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>>1215217

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>>1215217
Just get one of these. Don't get a chinese one, get a korean one. The chinese ones soften and warp if you leave them in a hot car.

>>1215233
Just get a burka

Shelves, beds, cupboards, dog kennels etc.

>>1212207
>virtually infinite supply

Solve the world's fuel problem via charcoal, coke, and wood gasification.

With enough bolts/screws/nails you can make pretty much anything with that from houses to decks to well anything.

>>1212212
have fun with your cancer. I'd even be skeptical of the picnic tables.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhu9QIn94ME

everyone's so fucking guarded about this shit when i was looking into it. theres a couple shitty english videos that everyone refers to, but i came across this russian guy's one that covers the process pretty decently even without understanding him.

>>1210540
We get this thread every few weeks, and no one seems to ever figure it out. Or at least, if they do, they certainly don't post their work here.

You might even get stuck trying to splinter wood in exactly that pattern.

You probably aren't going to get much help other than the basic vacuum chamber, heat gun business.

Since it seems like you have ideas already, just try them out and post results so we can record it for posterity

>>1210545
Thank god for the russians, great vid, lots of good practices for making these.
>>1210557
I'll get this documented, unless it turns out to be too profitable /s

Why would you want a saw blade for an angle grinder?

>>1206563
Sharpen it with side of thin grinding or cut-off wheel.

Try to keep all the teeth same, do not grind half of them to nothing. Also try to keep the geometry, remember that they are left and right teeth.

When you grind them to base metal, replace the wheel.

Looks like rain damage

looks like my gf just gave me a hand job

>>1218866
grease stain

>>1218797
eBay 'aluminum project box'
'plastic project box'
If you're doing wall plug wires in/out drill through it and go to your local supply store for those connector things, like this
https://m.grainger.com/product/2HYA5&AL!2966!3!166591489617!!!g!81031653477!?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxYal36Gx1QIVTh2BCh1l-gibEAQYASABEgJ-pPD_BwE

>>1218797
Hardware store. Plastic electrical/junction box.

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>>1218805
Cheers, found a suitable box right after posting. Do you know where I can find a similar flex bracing as this to attatch to each end of the unit? Got different diameter cables each end, the link you provided might be a tad overkill. Can't seem to find the right thing on ebay, any idea what I should search for?

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>>1218260
here is a pic of how things are attached. my question how do you call that and how can i, if possible, do that?
do you know another possibility except glue to fix hinges etc on the case?

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>>1218263
here a pic from a different angle

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these are the same straps i plan to use i think if i use glue they might fall of at some point and leave and ugly mark from the dried glue

>>1218238
With thread and a needle.

duct tape and 2 zip ties

whatever method you finally choose, it pays to add a shot of black.

>>1217905
what is that thing? a big toy sword?

yeah, he's our guy.

any other middle schoolers here? join in.

>>1217905
I heard he sexually molested his daughter

>>1217983
yuck!

>>1217831

This is not quality shitposting anon. You should be ashame.

>>1217833
So I can't?

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>>1217833
I was planning to take the farther lenses out and measure out how far they should be from your phone to work and fix them in a cardboard box. Like this, but you know, more makeshiff

What type of lock?

If it's a regular tumbler lock, check for scratch marks, and other wear or tear

>>1217710
Sit there all day and watch.

>>1217710
Free: Throw some dust on the lock and door knob when you leave. When you return, use a torch to check it there's any streaks where the dust has been disturbed.

Very Cheap: use UV powder, it's very cheap on ebay; observe with a cheap UV torch (counterfeit currency detector) you can get both for less than $3. Much easier to see than regular dust.

Bit more expensive: get a $20-30 hidden camera which records to microSD and set it up either in the peep hole, or hidden in the door frame, ect. Review the footage at the end of the day. You could even get one which broadcasts to wifi and will send alerts and screenshots to your phone when it detects movement in a similar price range.

>>1217681
I would put balancing valves on the outlets and fiddle with them. generally, slowing the flow is going to get you hotter outlet temp but with diminishing returns the slower you go. also, watch the amp draw on the pump as you restrict the water flow so it doesnt get too high

Thnx. That's the idea. The gauges would just be extras to know exact pressures.

>>1217681
Why is the bottom row getting hotter than the top row?

>>1217626
USA here.

In my location we use drywall. Gaps are left between the panels of drywall so that the mud/spackle/plaster can have a better grip in the joints. Joint tape (a mesh-like reinforcing strip) is put on the joint. The plaster is smoothed out into the joint then taped then more plaster to make it as smooth as possible. All fastener heads are also plastered. The plaster and surrounding drywall gets 1 coat of paint then sanded until the joints are smooth. The 1 layer of paint is important so that the sandpaper doesn't rough up a fuzz off the drywall paper. When done, everything is either painted or wallpapered. The plaster is only ever applied to fastener heads and joints. Except ceilings. People fucking love slathering an entire layer of plaster on the ceiling then "stomping" it with some texture. It is fucking horrid and I want to strangle people for it.

Lathe and plaster is a lost art where I live. Lots of old houses have it, but nothing new is made that way. Everything new is pine lumber, fiberglass insulation, blue board Styrofoam, asphalt shingles, and drywall. It costs next to nothing to build a house with this contractor's Lego shit. The really old houses all used local hardwoods, cut stone, lathe and plaster, and slate roofing. Those cost more to build than the McMansions with the 2x4 pine wood skeleton and brick facade.

I've done a lot of DIY and handyman shit OP, but only recently have I ever attempted internal plastering (internal corners and ceiling joints of all things).

That white shit is cheap and goes on easy, it also sands to a smooth finish relatively easy and with little talent. However, that shit is a fucking nightmare to clean up.

On a fine grit, that dust will creep under doors, up hallways, into any crevice or gap left exposed. It also tends to shrink a lot, so the general advice is to "mound" any application.

So, while the white shit is easy to put on and sand back, it's a bitch to clean. I guess the brown stuff may be harder to put on but require minimal finishing and therefore less clean up.

Kind of one of those things where you hold out both hands as though they contained roughly similar weights and imagined judging them.

>>1217626
>what do you prefer and why?

Contractors prefer sheetrock (plasterboard?) because any mexican can learn how to install it whereas proper plastering requires skill and training, and I would guess that the lath or whatever the plaster bonds to is more expensive and slower than sheetrock.

I worked with a guy like you described. He learned proper plastering in NYC and was painting with us. Once he skimmed an entire ceiling and told me that it would be ready to paint without any sanding. I laughed and said ok. When he was done I went up on a ladder to inspect it, and it was smooth as could be.

He was amazing. No ordinary sheetrock guy could do that.

When he was done, we got some ceiling white with a shot of black and painted it and it was perfection.

You can get sheets of mirror acrylic, but will need to be gentle with it as it scratches

>>1217558
what happened to good old aluminum sheets, you can polish it up and make it mirror finish

https://www.amazon.com/24x60Chrome-Mirror-Silver-Sticker-Self-adhesive/dp/B00LYMX48I

Cover a plexiglass base with this material.

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turn the PSU into a lab bench PSU.

You could turn the monitor into a light box.

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You can make the monitor transparent