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I imagine the trickiest bit is getting the fit right for the part the stump slots in to so it doesn't rub wrong and leave blisters/irritation. Probably they do a plaster casting for that?

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>>1223819
Plaster cast the stump.
Make a light weight attachment shell that various things can be attached to.
Have different attachments for different environmental conditions.

>>1223819

> tfw so cheap you don't even want to pay for your own leg

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>buy some riding gear
>buy a dirt bike
>go ride dirt bike

Maybe try amateur radio. On-air shitposting!
$30 baomeme, $20 license.

Or maybe buy a few moras and start a bushgrafd :DDDDDDDDDDD youtuber channel.

Linux

>>1223503
Delete system32

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Me being an inovative guy, asked around and found out that the usual way for whites to build, is to ship in the construction materials to bissau and use local hands to build a house.
And this brings me to the question on how to build and what to build.
I thought about compressed earth bricks that i saw a youtuber doing in A Gambia, looked briliant and cheap but im unsure of the sturdiness due to water pressure. And this makes for a one floor building.
Locals also sell this block that looks sun dried but has two great big hollow parts that looks sorta flimsy. I'm unsure on how to test it for strenght and whatnot.
Regular european looking bricks make it quite expensive making for very small house due to finacial constraints.
Common sense would tell me to build what locals build because thats what works, but my problem is that most of the recent stuff is just western buildings that look like they are breaking up meaning they just imported without local knowledge.

All in all I'd like ideas, or comments, or a pdf document that might help me or youtube that might guide me.
anything from building in that enviroment, to crops, to fortifing myself in my caju infested palace for the next coup d'etat.
Worst comes to the worst this thread is a thought execise ....Or i get called an idiot.

Gracias

Get /pol/ to think they can start a micronation there, I think they've all forgotten about their last hilarious failure

Get some 6/10 brunette girl to make youtube videos where she repeats basic /pol/ talking points and then also talks about your plan to start a new micronation

Use the money they donate to build your own warlord compound with hired guards

When they realize you ripped them off, what are they gonna do- you've got the guns and guards

>>1222598

>The country

Being white is probably your biggest problem, when they decide to chimp out, you ded along with all your chickens. But that is entirely a different topic more suitable on pol.

>The house

Local materials and methods are probably the cheapest, however you should still make your own improvements, like raising the ground floor to above flood levels. Use concrete if unsure. Overbuild if unsure. Go taller if unsure.

Also without any government or authority issues you can build whatever the fuck zombie fortress house you want, which is a plus.

>>1222582
stick a hose into near the top of the barrel, run the hose away from the house

>>1222582

Get a hose kit built to attack to a rain barrel, attach a hose, run the hose to your street when it rains and open the faucet

>>1222585
Good idea... I'll keep my eye out for one of those.

Unrelated tips
>1
IF YOU EAT ENOUGH CALCIUM AND GET VITAMIN D, YOU WON'T GET CAVITIES
>2
IF YOU GET VITAMIN C, YOU'LL HAVE HEALTHY GUMS
>3
BRUSHING HARDER IS NOT BETTER - BRUSH GENTLY
>4
sip water during meals

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>>1224175
Try an electric toothbrush.

Do not be tempted to attach toothbrush to your drill. It will not end well.

>>1224175

Put some salt on a rag, brush yo teef with salty rag. This is what OG prisoners do to maintain oral hygiene.

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>>1223207

yes every mechanic in the world uses those.

do you have a point or do I have to hunt you down and kill you?

pic related are just as god emperor you fucknut.

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and 2 of these in SAE and 2 in metric make life wonderful, because you can crawl under a vehicle with 4fucking wrenches in each one.

>>1223207
i honestly dont like spanners, i find they're actually HARDER to get onto a nut i cant see

im just more comfortable sliding a thing forward than trying to lock it on from the top i guess

im guessing im alone and retarded in this; when i did damage control school, we had that style of wrench-spanner for turning bolts on skinner seals, and the instructor asked me with this confused look on his face why I used the wrench part and not the spanner part

Get a ups or something

>>1222259
That won't stop it from constantly tripping. I'd rather not make a trip outside to reset the switch twice a day for the rest of the time I'm living here.

>>1222257
Well, there's your problem. You have breakers, not fuses.

Breakers have an amperage rating. In the USA that is generally 15 amps (1800 watts) although sometimes they use 20 amps. For 220 residential circuits, it can be much, much higher.

>Can I just replace the individual fuse that consistently blows
Very, very, very much no. If you have 15 amp rated wire in your walls and you but a larger breaker on it, it can start a fire. The breaker is there to keep things like your wires for getting overheated. Generally, though, your 1200 watt load should not be tripping your breakers. Have an electrician come by and take a look. Either there is a problem or you might be making an incorrect calculation on your load and it is greater than you think.

Not really no.

>>1221694

I would.

>>1221703
>I would.

*wouldn't*

fucking auto correct

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>>1221258

Is pic related what you are calling a rod? It can go around some bends.

That vertical pipe might have a removable plug at the top (should, anyway) that makes it easy to clear it.

And you should never flush anything except toilet tissue because it is designed to fall apart when wet. If you are flushing baby wipes it's amazing that you have not had problems all along.

If you do add a plastic section you should use the part that has a wye where you add the screw on plug so you can unscrew it next week after flushing 100 more baby wipes and hand towels.

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>>1221258

The section you add should look like this. You buy a short piece that is threaded and a plug that screws in, and you don't have to get the hacksaw out next time.

>>1221261
The rods I've got are the same as this picture.

Unfortunately there are no access plugs, it's a 1930s cast iron pipe.

I didn't flush the baby wipes, I rented out my house for a while and the tenants blocked it.

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>>1219665
I don't know for sure what materials to use yet, but ideally just some inexpensive 2x4s and screws -- something I can get easily for cheap, not necessarily pretty or high quality. The shed is already something we're considering demolishing in favor of a larger one, so I'm not _terribly_ concerned if something goes a little awry, but any advice for someone who's never done any sort of roof work before would be nice.

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>>1219665

>>1219669

clean off the moss you degenerate.

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>>1203902
Been trying to print the base of pic related on a MP select mini but it keeps failing practically at the same spot.

I'd love to be able to check on it, except the print takes 15 hours and I print it at a "makerspace" of sorts which is far from my home.

The print just "stops" halfway through and the supports seem stringy. So frustrating. I should just buy my own device. Honestly.

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>>1203902
>>1201718
Where are all the deals on this America Day?

>>1203914
Have you tried using a different slicer or, at the very least, did you try re slicing with different settings (i.e. infill, wall thickness)?

First thing I'd try is printing a tall cylinder/cone that runs the full height of the printer. Don't even bother with infill, just vase mode it to check your slicer can properly command your printer to go that high (I'm assuming you haven't printed anything this tall before).

>>1224394
Oh that's a nice idea. Check out gold leaf, easy to get into, tough to master :-)

>>1224394
The pro's add a shot of black. Calling card for a true professional

>>1224397

Very lazy use of this meme. Many such cases. No effort put into plausibility. Sad!

>>1224236
Try /biz/, I'm sure they'll tell you how to get it exchanged for bitcoins.

>>1224236
pawn shops are only good if you want the lowest payment for simple melt weight. i have one that i loan my stuff out to a local pawn shop and buy it back with 10% interest.

etsy and such are okay for cheap bead jewelry. i see people post gold to letgo, offerup, and things like that but it's not likely they sell anything because not many people are willing to go out and spend $100+ on jewelry from randos.

you should look into crafting and repair.

all the jewelers i know also do repair work.

>>1224246
speaking of buying from randos, you should learn how to tell what's real and what's not. monet makes really good fakes, i've been fooled a few times.

>>1224086
???

>>1224086
Yes

>>1224086
>what's the worst that could happen?

Wood might swell and push up a bit. Bump in roof plus lifted shingles and water leak.

Why not just take skill saw, set depth to thickness of decking and cut along seam?

put seeds in soil

>>1224036
I'm looking to do the same. Look up pdf guides from local universities. They pretty much hold you hand through it.

>>1224036
make your beds no wider than 4 feet. they can be as long as you want. this short width allows you to easily reach all the plants without stepping on the bed.

MULCH MULCH MULCH MULCH. if you think you have enough mulch, you dont. call local tree service companies and ask for tree mulch. Whatever you do, don't tell them to dump as much as they want. I have 1 acre under intensive cultivation covered entirely in woodchips 4" deep and more coming every week.

you dont actually need to make a raised bed. just deliminate a 4'wide swath for your garden with a minimum of 3' between each bed for standing/walking/kneeling. (ideally 4')

I don't water, and I don't have a problem with weeds. We just went three weeks with no rain, and full sun the entire time with temperatures averaging 95 degrees. I didnt water a single time and none of my plants showed any sign of major stress.