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>>1157371
Store them about half charged; full charge stresses the anode more. Fridge is good-- it will slow down the chemical/mechanical processes that age the battery.

that will be fine for ~ 6 months, but you can't store them for eg 10 years that way.

>>1157374
Thanks, do you have any reference or paper I could look into ?

>>1157384
do not store your batteries in the refrigerator or freezer... look up J Mooch Muchow on youtube or facebook. he will answer any questions you have... his word is second to none

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heres also the only makers mark on this tool

>>1157257
drum brake tool.
these things are invaluable. doing drum brakes without one is a nightmare.

>>1157257
Put the pointy end in the rivet that holds the friction material to the brake shoe, put the spring in the hook, squeeze it and put it in the hole it goes in. It doesn't work very well. (I made a tool that works better I'll post pic tomorrow cuz it's at work.) The other end has a thing to remove the spring hook from the anchor near the wheel cyl. Put the anchor in the hole, pop the spring off by turning it. The other side has a indent in it. For installing the spring, put the indent on the anchor and use it as the fulcrum to pry the spring and it slides down onto it.

Look up geothermal heating. Basically the same thing. It's good for maintaining a stable temp year round, but won't function as climate control unless you add a heater or chiller.

dont' know much about the efficiency though

>>1157255
yes works and as far as i know is done in some houses

>>1157255
Some people do this and run black pipes out into the sun, usually covered in some box. In places where it freezes there is either a heat exchanger with anti-freeze in the outdoor loop or the entire system uses anti-freeze. Some greenhouses use them too; everything from geothermal to Trombe wall.

The main design decision is if you live on flat ground or have access to a hill below your house, if you want to use solar. If your house is on a hill you can use passive solar (thermosiphon) to pump the water from the solar heaters into the water tank and into your house. No electric pump is needed with such a system, you just need to use large diameter pipe and as few elbows as possible. If you don't have a hill to use, you'll need to use an electric water pump.

>>1156877
Get a chisel and tap the nut off until it's loose, then use your fingers.

>>1156877
jamal we've been over this time and time again.

>>1156885
What if it is stuck inside of something like a square street sign post?

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>>1156676
All I know is that you need strong lights, certain spectrum range LEDS will do great for plant growth, maybe cut some skylights, and even better, would be to do aquaponics, where you have a few fish in the bottom, and water pumps from the fish enclosure, up to the top where the plants are, and back down, could get costly for startup though

But I have a micro setup of what you are doing, just a single koi tank with a Pickerel Weed growing in it, it specifically is a pond plant meant for maximum growth in water. In our fish-less pond it grows maybe an inch a week, in the tank it has grown 2 inches per day (combined inches from all stalks, all one plant though).

No lights in my tank, just next to a window. Koi is very happy, plant is very happy.

>Pic related
>but shitty.jpg

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>>1156676
I share officespace with a startup that's been doing this for a few years now.

'old shack' needs to be a 'well sealed, climate controlled, and super clean shack' first. Else you'd be better with a 'LED supplemented greenhouse' approach.

The 'metro' style restaurant shelving shown in your pic related is kinda shitty for cleaning. The company also makes a plastic version that is easier to wipe down. If you have space, I think the normal standardized warehouse pallet shelving is the way to go. The building inspector people will freak out less as it's already built to code(s) if you want commercial scale.

You'll need some bulk HPDE containers, quality ball valves/pipes, lots of pumps and plenty of spares for *un)scheduled maintenance, Alex Jones tier water filtration, etc.

But basically just read all the existing NASA research (adding *.gov to you Google queries) and youtube will get you most of the way intellectually. The real battle is keeping things clean and well organized.

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>>1156686
>Pic related

That's pretty sweet anon.

I daydream often about having an outside aquarium of sorts built for an aquaponics feedback loop to grow 'pretty' stuff rather than edible stuff. Something like you'd see at a well funded zoo. Basically a tank butted against a large pane window so I can sit in the comfy ac with my pets and watch fish/frogs/turtles do whatever it is they do, have some weird water features, and have this area walled off from the rest of 'nature'....possible on a second story. I haven't quite worked out what the best way to butt the two panes of glass together yet ... but one can dream.

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>>1156363
Pipe strap

C bracket

>>1156363
Saddle clip

>>1156262
Considering they are being sold to fuckwits that can't spell properly and have more muscles than brains I'm betting several hundred dollars.

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>>1156265

unfucking believable

>>1156267

hahahahahahahahaha wow. I would start a business making ripoffs of these right now if I thought I could sell them for that kind of price. Hell, I could make them much stronger with very little extra cost or labour.

>>1151326
Cheap stuff

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>>1151326
You typically get better grip and therefore better torque on those rubber handles. They don't last more than a few years of heavy use, but they're better for the hobbyist (or corporate shill). It's planned redundancy, you see. If you can get your dirty dick-beaters on a set of these, you'll be set for life as long as you don't leave your soldering iron too close to them.

>>1151342
I remember those yellow and black screwdrivers from watching my father work on his car.

>>1160550
If you eat a pear while smelling banana, it will taste like banana. Scents have a major effect on taste, your brain is likely transposing the smell onto the taste. No way paint could be in the pipes, just ride it out till the paint stench goes.

Open your windows, all of them.

>>1160576
This probably. I've had the smell/taste of bleach for days after cleaning the tub with that powerful bleach gel stuff.

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>>1160290

>>1160290
> did I do good?
Is your hair cut? Then there is your answer.

Why the fuck are you going out of your way to seek the validation of a Northumbrian bird fanciers forum?

>>1160297

I'm lonely and I always need validation.

Seems like you have this figured out

>>1159981
Idk how much room you have to work with but have you considered installing a dry well? It' s a good amount of work but will solve your problem and give you peace of mind.

>>1159981
The backside of my house had some issues with drainage.

I buried a six inch schedule 80 pipe that takes all the down spouts off the back of the house and combines them to a single outlet. past the foundation. To prevent the issue of trenching or damage to the grass it runs off into a gravel pit about 18 inches long.

That and when I buried the pipe I surrounded it with gravel under a stone path to aid in drainage.

You can also use a perforated pipe to reduce the amount of water coming out the end if you want.

So far, even after a hurricane we didn't have any issues from the water damaging the lawn.


>>1159989
depending on your zoning laws, that might require permits or not be allowed at all.

what?

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>>1159971
i think its like kimchi

take your chew, put it in a clay pot, salt it real good, put it in a hole in the ground, and let it sit thru the winter. and wallah you have dip

>grind it
>add salt

That's the closest you're going to get it scared differently

>>1159848
You have to give more information
where do you want to "build" it?
is it straight, it it concrete on the ground, can you dig, do you have to follow any building codes, can you weld etc tec

I've just used the cheaper ones and enforced them with spiral screws in the ground and some cables. They tend to work as described, they're not a scam, though salesmen may try to oversell you.

>>1159848

heres a tip: dont build it in any area that has: hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons, or any weather where the wind exceeds 30 miles an hour, or you can kiss your k-mart carport goodbye

>>1159671
the whiteboard is most likely made from melamine. if you want to find a professional way to seal that material, a google search is a click away. With that being said, clear spray paint would probably work

I'm assuming you're getting them to sign it with a "permanent" marker like a Sharpie.

A spray can of clear coat wouldn't work since the solvents in it would diffuse the markings and make it ugly.

I suggest taping over the whiteboard with a large sheet of 2-4mil clear adhesive vinyl.

Have you considered having the people sign a poster board or canvas? Those are much better mediums.

>decent camera + tripod
>frame the shot and take a HQ picture of the board
>save a copy in the cloud + backups
>resize it to desired size and send it in to get printed as a poster
>frame it if so desired

boom

I don't want to fix it as carvewright offers no parts or support in Canada I'd have to spend more then the machine is worth to me for 2 cables

what doesnt work about it?

the sweetest thing you can build is a cnc...

what kind of cables? post pics you are much better off keeping it as a cnc

>>1159797
>2 cables
what cables are they? Worst case, the pinout can be figured out and you can wire up your own. Are there any forums for that machine? You could try and ask for help there.