Archived threads in /diy/ - Do It yourself - 67. page

>>1214182
>it seems to me to not do anything
I'm sure the factory designed and installed this do-nothing part on these vehicles just because they wanted to spend more money on them.

It's an 8mm (5/16) bolt. Find a socket that fits properly (tight) and take them out so you can move it to the new compressor.

The line is made out of cardboard and tape.

>>1214173
What line?

>>1214173
thats stupid because the actual brake light that turns it on is just a button behind the pedal assembly (well where behind the top of metal peice that goes down to the pedal).
it'd be easier to replace the actual button and have them working then do that.

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THICC

>>1213925
Thats a box hatchet from back when tea came in crates.

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the head off a maul that nearly konked me after flying off. Just finished putting a new handle on it.

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I started by tearing the slats off the cloth connecting them and pulling out the staples, then I arranged them

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I then bore small holes into the cross slat because I tried to just drill some screws without them and I stripped 2 of them before I came to my senses so I had to twist them out using pliers

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Unfortunately I had to use a hand saw so one of the legs came out uneven, I nailed some wood wedges to it and tried my best to disguise them, i'm going to sand it down to try to hide it more and lacquer the whole thing this weekend. Hopefully my little kids will like it

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>>1213422
You're going to want one of these, OP. Oh, and stop being a foggot.

Used to save cardboard in my shop for art projects but basically it just creates nests for bugs and spiders. After I started clearing it out there's much less of those little fuckers around. It's easy to get if you have a project in mind, no need to store it like some crazy hoarder 'just in case'.

>>1213495
Eh, I think I'll stop being a "foggot" and recycle like 90% of it, but I'll keep some of the large flat pieces

>>1213296
>Are these ladders actually safe?

Yes because they weigh about three times as much as a normal ladder. On the rare occasion when it's exactly what you need, it's a wonderful ladder. The rest of the time it sucks, which is why you never see them on a job site unless it's a gay wallpaper man.

The hinge seems pretty tough, four half-inch steel pegs through heavy plates. I wouldn't worry about it failing at the hinge any more than I'd worry about it failing at some random point along the frame.

>>1213296
I've had one for quite a few years now. It's a big heavy bitch but in the rare instances when I need the functionality it's awesome. Most of the time I grab my werner aluminum 6 footer.

>>1213216
Not bad. Just some time needed

>>1213230
Is there certain gauges of wire and how would you regulate the power throughout?

>>1213235
>Is there certain gauges of wire and how would you regulate the power throughout?

Can you go by the existing old wires to determine the gauge? If not you should find a wiring diagram or a smart guy. On a typical car harness much of the wire is the same size with a few larger wires here and there and of course the huge battery and starter cables.

The system itself "regulates" the power; the wires just carry the current, or as /diy/ says, the "amperage". Saying amperage instead of current will let people know that you are a pro.

what the fucking fuck? so you gonna cut a hole in the garage door window to vent the ac. and now want to rig some crappy ghetto system to hold the duct up when the door goes up... jesus thats stupid and so is your landlord.

>>1213317
Why is everyone here so negative? It's a simple question. He's going to have a mechanism that will remove the ducts from both sides when the door goes up, and he's going to use a pneumatic system that has15 psi to do that.

Then when the door closes, it will take more force to re-insert the ducts from both sides, so he's planning to use 25 psi for that step.

He's open to suggestions, people. So far it looks fun and workable. It might take a year to design and debug the robotics, with a cost of maybe 100k not including the mobile structure to move the robots in and out of the way.

It's one of the coolest projects we've seen in years guys, lets pitch in and make it work.

>>1213321
Hahah thanks.

I was actually looking for more of a "Hey, here's a solution that exists that may be what you need!"

>>1213317
Dude, seriously? Go back to /gif and complain about the porn.

>How difficult is to construct a steam bike?

Comparatively if you have the know-how and tools? Not particularly difficult

If you lack the know-how and tools? Impossible

>Also how dangerous is it?
You will die if you try to make a steam boiler without knowing what you're doing.
Something as simple as a water inlet blockage allowing the boiler to dry out, then you hit a bump, the blockage releases, water hits the dry hot boiler. You just died.

Steam power isn't something you fuck with at anything greater than miniature hobbyist sizes; a boiler big enough to move a bike and you along with it will turn you into a pale pink cloud of hot steam.

the hudspith steam bicycle uses a gas-fuelled flash generator, honestly those are pretty safe. certainly safer than an espresso machine.

150 years ago called, they'd like their bike back.

No.

Maybe.

I don't know, can you repeat the question?

>>1212789
see
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>>1212789
I've actually thought about his quite a bit. You know those center pivot irrigators, make one like a gantry crain with a robotic arm that travels up and down. Could even put a plow attachment and whatnot on it. Would need to be beefier than a regular aluminum center pivot one though. That was my idea anyhooz. Prolly a pipe dream.

>>1212789
Weeding is unnecessary in a hydroponic setup and you'll have more fun automating that than a normal garden.

https://www.amazon.com/Arcadia-Outdoors-Cookware-Lightweight-Firestarter/dp/B01F6CV8H0

It is only 18 bucks, and it is super durable. Crazy Russian Hacker or maybe his second channel did a review on it. It works better than most cook kits. Very impressed.

>>1212425
Been looking for something like this. Saved.

>>1212410
>Might not be the best multitool around

I seriously don't understand /diy/'s love affair with these hipster tools.

I'd love for one of you Leatherman afficianados to make a video of you using the flat head screwdriver to do anything with a screw. Real people have real tools because they work 100x better than these swiss army abortions. Last time I posted this rant somebody claimed he did farm maintenance with his Leatherman. I can just see him now, using that girly saw to remove that twig that fell into the lower 40.

>>1212330
make a murder investigation interesting

>>1212336
>shoots enemy
>waits
>diagnosed with cancer
>no investigation

>>1212330
You'd need
>Gamma ray source
Decaying isotopes (Cobalt for example) are the usual gamma source, but they aren't potent enough to be a usable weapon. Unless causing an statistically increased chance of cancer over the next 3 decades counts as a weapon. That means you need a nuclear reaction of some kind. I have no fucking idea how you'll get that in a handheld form factor, especially without irradiating yourself.

>A Gamma ray reflector
Google tells me that a gamma ray prism material was invented in 2012. If you have access to a state of the art materials research laboratory, you might be able to get some.

>An initiator
If you have a steady gamma source of the required intensity (such as an active fission reactor) then the trigger only needs to open an aperture in the shielding. If the device uses a nuclear burst, then the trigger needs to initiate the fission as well.

If all goes well, you'll have a device capable of rendering the target dead from acute radiation sickness 12 to 24 hours after exposure.

>>1212184
Why would we look up specs for you?

>>1212185
I ain't asking for specs. I have them: https://www.cnet.com/products/dell-vostro-200-core-duo-e2160-1-8ghz-2gb-ram-160gb-hdd-xp-home-series/specs/
I just dont know what they mean, I have zero experience with this.

>>1212184
/g/

>>1212026
i like how the nicks and burrs will teach people not to touch it

>>1212026

Nice work. If you could apply some sort of patina to give it some color it would be very nice.

That's cool as hell