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and what's wrong with gasoline? cant find any outlets selling it coz you live in Antarctica?

>>1178605
Depends on your idea of "decently far", but considering similar things have been used to launch potatoes, probably.

I'm sure I could try gasoline, it might be a little extreme for what I need, I'll try in a couple days and see how it goes

>>1178443
Post the other end of the fucking cup.

>>1178443
Make a sabot like fixture that is indexable and repeatable.

Something that clamps around the cup, buy has a tail that will fit your chuck

>>1178444
Thank you sir. I just left my shop to grab food and beer. Really stressed out right now. On the other end is the bottom of the cup. Too small of a space to use a centering cone thing so I had to take that off. My only option is using the chuck jaws to push on the inside of the open part of the cup.

>>1178412
let me get my crystal ball out...
wtf is contractors solvent? contractor of what exactly?
what is the sign made out of?
why can't you peel off the wrap off? was the paint still wet when the wrap was applied?

is the edge double folded? try some solvent on the back where you won't see it fuck up. rub it the same as you would rub the wrap off when you are testing it too.

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>>1178433
>wtf is contractors solvent? contractor of what exactly?
Pic related. It's a degreaser that claims to be safe for nearly anything and one of its primary ingredients is orange oil.
>what is the sign made out of?
It's made out of a metal base with a highly reflective piece of material stuck on the front where the sign portion is. I'm not sure what the main sign part is, but it feels kind of like plastic-coated metal.
>why can't you peel off the wrap off? was the paint still wet when the wrap was applied?
I peeled the wrap off just fine, but there is still a notable film of residue left.

>>1178440
Signs are designed to weather outdoor temperature and ran abuse I dont think some light solvent will hurt it

also Contractors solvent is awesome

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The door to the bathroom shouldn't go through the laundry area. I'd turn the bed 90 degrees, with wall to wall cupboard on each side...

>>1178402
I put the bathroom through the laundry room (I considered reversing them, but want to keep the bathroom away from the kitchen, even if I will use the bathroom more than the laundry room/ pantry) in order to save some space so I don't need a hallway with the doors. I also considered having the door to the bathroom be through my bedroom, but I don't want people having to go into my bedroom to get to the bathroom. As for the bed, I think I'm going to put it flush up against the windows as that's how my current room is set up.
Are you saying I should have wall to wall cupboards in my bedroom or in the kitchen?

>>1178247
to estimate how many 2x4s you need to add up all the lengths you need

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>homo negro and blowe's carry 2×4s in lengths of 6' 8' 10' 12' 16' and studs which are a few inches shy of 8' or 9' etc (sized for house framing)
>also bear in mind a 2×4 actually measures about 1.5" × 3.5"
>get fir, pine is dicks
>avoid picrelated
>look at the ends of the boards; you want the lines to look as much like | | | | | | that as possible, don't get the ones where they curve
>bring gloves

design the shelves around the lumber dimensions to eliminate waste are lots of cuts

>>1178099
Collect a few signatures and show up at your mayor. As soon as he sees that many people have this problem he will have to act, otherwise you can write a report to your local newspaper and that would damage his rep.

Can't you threaten to sue him btw, i doubt he has officially rented that spot?

>>1178099
So you want to commit a terrorist attack and you're here looking for co-conspirators?

Fuck off.

>>1178099
Illegal, damn near anywhere.

You dont want him there?
Keep calling the police, goto the mayor.
Ask him to move

I would make a secret shipping container bunker to secretly work on a shipping container boring machine to bore a tunnel with shipping container walls which would be welded and depressurized to allow a shipping container capsule to travel hundreds of miles per hour out of the island to an underwater shipping container base with a fleet of shipping container submarines which would transport me to my shipping container floating fortress/rocket pad from which I would take off with my shipping container rocket into orbit to avoid detection or interception and then plan my descent with my shipping container capsule into American soil.

Nobody will ever suspect anything, except maybe for the stream of shipping containers going into my property.

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strap on a life jacket and swim, faggot

>>1178024
>build rafts
>sell them to the idiots that want to cross
>live like a king in s third world shithole

Sandpaper

A good tool will have wear, it's not a Gucci handbag

Is it just laser engraved, or is it actually engraved with some depth? If it's laser engraved, you could probably just use electrolysis (super easy, Google it, use a wet sponge on it). If it's got depth, don't.

I mean, assuming there's a good reason not to just lightly sand it.

Thanks. it probably needs sandpaper. Tinfoil didn't work

>>1177825
>I have no circular saw or modern sawtable to create accurate pieces.

i'd just sell it, check what the going price for a cherry log is approx and put it up for 3/4 of that, first to offer 1/2 gets it

>>1177827
The tree *technically* belongs to the local council, I simply made off with a piece of it before they could assume disposal duty of it, so selling something I acquired in possible questionable circumstances doesn't sit right with me.

I wouldn't know where to start, desu, craigslist isn't very active in my town and it could be weeks before an offer came along. I'd really rather just turn the wood into something useful.

$50 could get an okay saw I suppose. Not the best, but functional.

>>1177825
Maybe have a crack at carving wooden spoons, salad servers and other stuff out of it?
Cherry is a very nice timber for that and you can carve it wet I think

seems like a pointless richperson thing to be honest, shitty location, little privacy, no room, whats the fucking point?

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>>1177723
>shitty location
you reckon?
>little privacy
pic related
>no room
its a cabin
>whats the fucking point
"It is intended to be a shelter of extremes, open or closed. In order to feel cold, you have to feel hot; in order to feel safe, you have to feel at risk. Contrast is the true measure of a complete experience.."
so there, yi cunt. Its actually well-architected solution to the spec - site is windy af, they wanted open to nature, but easy to secure when not there, etc. 'richperson thing' - sure, but, the ideas maybe adaptable for a garden workshop or something, that opens maybe 1/2 sides, its legit. And it aint a goddman shipping container.

>>1177659
Dip in a solvent known to remove the gunk, acetone has worked with loctite for me before

>>1177659
What is the spinner made of?

>>1177667
>>1177659
Oh and i forgot, throw that stupid thing in the bin after

The blinking light is usually an error code. Try to find the error codes for Waltham TVs and it'll lead you in the right direction. If the TV is more than a two-three years old, it's unlikely you'll find spare parts except from a donor TV. If the error code indicates a failed screen, it's not worth trying to fix, as panels often cost as much, or more than the cost of replacing the TV itself.

>>1177663
Alright thanks I'll look into this.

>>1177650

I would recommend buying a simple multimeter with AC and DC voltmeter settings, as well as a ohmmeter setting.

I would start by looking at the yellow board on the right in the picture. I would check capacitors on the board to see if they hold voltage when power is supplied. Also for the electrolytic ones, I would check resistance. Remember polarity for these kind of caps. Red to +, black to -. If the resistance isn't increasing slowly, especially for the electrolytic caps, I would replace the cap.

I had a similar problem with my LED TV recently. If I'm right here your tv isn't leaving its standby voltage due to a component failure on the power board. Luckily, this kind of problem is an easier one to fix.

If you can find a model number or serial number on the power board, then you can find a schematic for it. Now I'm thinking your specific component that failed might be a polypropylene film capacitor at the top center of the board. It's one of the blueish-gray rectangular components next to what appears to be a transformer of some sort (coil of wire that is exposed). I would go ahead and disconnect the power from the board and let these caps discharge for awhile before you do anything though. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MEASURE/IDENTIFY circuit problems with power connected. Especially with problems specific to the power board. If you have to measure potential (voltage) across any capacitor, LET THE POWER CHARGE THE CAP AND THEN DISCONNECT POWER CABLE QUICKLY.

I'll see if I can find any schematic for this board. Godspeed fellow /diy/ brother.

>>1177407
Concrete is gonna be hard as hell to clean out, prevent water leaching, and the lime leaching into the pipes is gonna be nanners. I'm very interested in you keeping a record of the lime buildup over time so I can compare it to porcelain and steel, if you would.

if you're gonna do a concrete sink, do it right.
Not worth the effort imo tho.
rete is kinda porous for a sink

>>1177434
>kinda porous for a sink
polished concrete?

>>1177387
ypud be better off with 'proper' tools when possible - probably aint fun gripping that with a stuck nut, and I'd be particularly dubious about its worth as a pipe wrench, for example - but, if you aint got nothing, anything sure better.

>been thinking to buy this for a month
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BCN60T8
its under $20, but, dont rush into large purchase decisions now. And for that price, its prob. OK, till you can afford specific tools.

Any pass thru socket sets worth buying?

>>1177404
just bought it any way.

>>1177296
look under the leaves and along the stem
http://www.almanac.com/pest/cabbage-worms

>>1177296
Ill give you a piece of advice.
Don't grow cabbage. It isnt worth it.

>>1177897
why? it's only about two months per head and they're small enough to fit quite a few in a good area. although I live in florida so I don't care about seasons.