the idea is screen netting just like the ones in windows,
surrounding the individual in box with the top layer being an umbrella.
And at the waist level of the person there would be 4 wood boards attached together like a box
so there's a open space, Attach handles to the wood boards so the user can just pick up and carry the whole room. or somehow attach it around a bike. If so what material would allow the room to slide on a pavement surface along with the bike? And their should be resealable small windows on all angels for the user to able to aim their rifle out of. From standing or kneeling position's. So the bare minimum width of the room have to be wide enough to aim in any direction or put camp chair in the middle or long enough to surround a bike.
Yes I live around a lot of mosquitoes.
>>1206526
like a camping tent?
>>1206534
No,it's gotta be something I can carry while walking around and enjoy the view at the same time. Something for on the go but with the option to become comfortably stationery while preferably keeping the mosquitoes swarm feet away the face. which mosquitoes spray and suits failed to do.
>>1206540
Like a mosquito net?
Workshop layout thread?
Curious as to what /diy/'s ideal shop would look like. I've been taking into account shit like workflow, ease of moving large lumber, roomfeel, etc., and wanna know how y'all'd go about it.
And here's a really rough draft I just came up with. I'm sure with a bit of real thought it could be much improved
And those are the tools I currently have. Fuck I need a bandsaw
Also interested, currently only have a single workbench with a drill press and a tool wall behind it. Also have a clamp rach and a shelve for my power tools and a snapon tool box.
Im looking to get a mitre saw, anyone have any good mitre station ideas?
>>1206387
Don't put your miter saw in the corner. You want it in the middle of a long wall in case you have to cut long stock.
Hey /g/ need some tool advice. I need a clamp meter that records the max inrush current on a motor. Cheap but accurate would be preferable. I had one of those el cheapo harbor freight clamps but it was horribly inaccurate. Somewhere in a quarter of an amp accuracy as in 12.3 actual and it reads somewhere around 12.1-12.5. IS this possible under 50 bucks? Recommendations?
>>1206297
>clamp meter
>inrush current
check out mr moneybags! money to burn over here!
>50$
oh, never mind, just a retard.
>>1206301
Eat a dick. I've seen some sub 50 dollar units with good reviews on amazon that have the feature, just looking for some input on anyone that had luck with them. You sound like a salty little bitch, anon. Eat something. Like a dick.
Hello, how should I make these boots into an almost knee high length, like "colonial" boots or jackboots?
Either putees or gaiters. You'll look quite close tothe "it's late in the war and there's no leather for full boots for expendables such as yourself" look.
something like this, for example.
>>1206232
Real jackboots are rather uncomfortable, I got to wear some at subzero temps when my platoons served as extras at a WWI reenactment. They're both massive and tight at the same time.
I'm renting a condo that has a AC that is garbage. I'll run it all day, widows closed, blinds shut and cold air will come out the vents but the house will still go up and up. Today I ran it for 12 hours and the place got upto 95, 5 degrees less than outside. At night it'll stay that way. Closing all windows except one with a fan blowing out and one letting cold air flow in cools it slightly, but still not very much. I have a relatively new filter, also went up on the roof to make sure AC fan was running, the condenser fins were fine and no leaves or debris were in the unit, the drain was uncloged and all was fine. I don't have access to the attic to check the ventilation for leaks.
The landlord won't send an HVAC guy to check out the unit since it's blowing out cold air,bl but is there anything else I could check out without expensive specialised tools or does anyone have any tips for cooling and keeping the place cool?
Constantly sweating at midnight when I'm just sitting on the couch is not how I want to spend my summer.
>>1205919
Demand an HVAC guy from your landlord. Just be straight-up with him, you're not trying to waste either of your time or money
>>1205919
kek gettin into HVAC myself.
probably needs refrigerant.
>>1205966
>op stated its blowing out cold air
>probably needs refrigerant.
yeah.. I suggest you get into another line of work.
its most likely an issue with the buildings insulation, or possibly a leaking duct. could also be the blower motor, it might be dirty, or old and running slow and not blowing ENOUGH cold air to make a difference. without a proper diagnosis its hard tot ell exactly what ti is. OP needs to tell his landlord to send someone to check it out regardless. dont let these landlords keep you hostage because they dont wanna pay for repairs.
Hello /diy/! The past week or so has kept me busy with a rather large and ambitious project.
I've been itching to get back into playing DDR/ITG/Stepmania for quite a while, but I wanted to have a nice hard dance mat since I tend to play harder songs and soft mats get destroyed quite easily. I could have bought a metal pad for ~$350 online, but that's rather expensive and usually these mats are of dubious quality. I wanted something that's cheap, but would hold up well under stress.
So I decided to make my own! I just finished it today and I wanted to share my (very long and arduous) process and the results with you! Hope you enjoy my little dump.
First, a bit about the materials and the design.
The design is based rather heavily on this video, With my own little altercations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXjj9IXUaA4
For the majority of the pad, I used 1/2" thick MDF. I used 1/4" inch thick birch plywood for riser panels and for the arrow panels. The top of the board will be covered in nine acrylic panels. Button contacts will be made using aluminum sheet metal. Other materials include 5/8" thick foam insulation tape, wires, screws, solder, wood glue, industrial strength spray adhesive, and a few other things here and there that I can't remember at the moment. I'll probably get to them as I go on. I'll also go into more detail about the design as I continue to post the process of making the pad.
First off, we start with the base board. This 1/2" thick MDF board is cut 35" by 35". Since this board had to have perfect dimensions, and the table saw I had would not make this cut easy, I had some millwork guys cut the board for me at the same lumber yard I bought the MDF sheet. I did some light sanding around the edges just to clean things up a little.
Next, I made more cuts as pictured here.
The top left are five 11" by 11" 1/2" thick MDF panels. These will be the stationary panels that will not be used as buttons.
The top right are four 11" by 11" 1/4" thick birch plywood panels. These will be the button panels that will be stepped on during play. These will also have to be trimmed down later on to make sure that there is enough space between the wood and the arrow panel to allow me to actually step down on it without catching on the surrounding wood. For now though, I decided to make them exactly 11" by 11" to be sure they were big enough, even if they weren't small enough.
The bottom left are four 9" by 9" 1/4" thick birch plywood panels. These will be the riser panels on the inside of the pad. These riser panels will be used to make button contacts.
Also pictured are two 1" by 33" 1/2" thick MDF pieces. Not pictured are two 1" by 35" 1/2" thick MDF pieces. These will make up the borders of the pad.
The soil is currently absolute shit, with basically nothing but weeds. What should I start with other than get rid of all the weeds and til the dirt?
How does prepping for grass vs a garden compare?
Is there any way to sell my produce?
>>1205632
see
>>>/out/1049633
Also use raised beds and make your own soil.
the "fuck you, you're all dead" solution: put black plastic (trash bags) all over the ground and let the sun do all the work. Come back a week later and everything's gonna be dead.
>>1205632
I bought about 6” of garden soil and tilled it in, had TSC test the tilled soil and bought some lime and fertilizer that they recommended. That was 5 years ago, and I just spray with miracle grow each year now.
Hello, handy anons! I'm thinking of making an exercise wheel for cats, and i'm thinking about something by the likes of the picture.
They claim to have attached the hula hoops and plastic with brackets, but i have no idea how to do that. Any suggestions on how to attach them, or what kind of machine i need to do as they've done? Looks like it was done by a giant stapler but it should require a great deal of force to go through all the plastic.
I'm thinking of making two hula hoops and attach bendable plastic in between (maybe this: http://www.ikea.com/no/no/catalog/products/44881100/) and then placing them on a wheel platform as shown, maybe just a better platform.
I'd greatly appreciate all help, suggestions and ideas i can get from you!
Why would you buy some Ikea cutting board or whatever when you can just buy acrylic?
Also it looks like they just used a staple gun/nail gun. It's thin-ass acrylic sheet. You could just drill holes and zip tie the thing if you wanted.
I'm going to check out acrylic as well but it seems as if it'll be more expensive or i have to buy more than i need etc, i'm going to check it out though. It's been impossible to find anything on the internet, however, since i'm living in norway and apparently it's not usual to buy this in small quantities. If i ant hula hoop tubes, i need to buy like 100 meters, for example, when i only need 8.
I thought a nail gun would just shoot a nail in and that's it? I think i need it to bend around and hug the material like staples do, or?
>>1205552
Use a staple gun, same principle.
Airbag
I'm working on a 26 year old car that doesn't have an airbag, is it possible to install one without a lot of work?
>>1205155
installing an airbag on a car with no airbag and wiring in sensors from another car will probably result in a greater chance of you being killed in a crash
>>1205159
How so?
>>1205160
You don't know the right angles or size you need or anything. You might just snap your neck if you install it wrong.
Hey /diy/ what are some cool things you know how to make out of pvc piping?
>>1205106
metal/wood rod stock holders
Check out Pinterest. On that site you can find a million projects for your hubby to do when he gets off of his daily 14 hour shift and start complaining that he never does anything he is supposed to do while you sit at home browsing that website pinning shit.
A fucking boot drier using PVC, a rubber coupling and a hair dryer. I should have made mine years ago. Many examples online and cheap to do.
Welders post your worst!
Continued from /g/
(that's not me in the pic, I actually refused to do that)
>>1204093
Following you from that /g/ thread.
Reposting this god awful piece of bullshit.
How do your caps look anon?
>>1204095
Still sort of busy on /g/ I'm posting my repair other ppl's shit folder
>>1204103
Started out as a 5/4" saddle but ended up with a 1/2" piece to weld in... It's just an air release valve they said, it's gonna be fine, they said. It was on top of a fucking haystack of pipes, in the cieling...
I have the option to buy some cheap ruby boules originally inentend for ruby laser tubes. There are some minor inclusions but still good for artistic use. They are between 3700 and 5400 carat.
Would it be possible to carve them into stuff in a home setting without special jewelers tools or is this too impractical. How should i go about this. I have experience with wood but this my first time working with stone or stone like materials.
My first thought was to use an angle grinder and make it into a wet saw. A diamond disk should be able to cut corundum and the use of water would eliminate the dust.
I am not really sure how to do the smaller carving, is a dremel powerful enough?
How well would corundum sandpaper work for cleaning it up?
>>1203481
I would try to use a dremel. But I have no experience either.
>>1203481
Ruby has a hardness of 9 Mohs, same as corundum. Diamond is 10 Mohs.
You might be able to work it with diamond wheels.
Ruby...the second-hardest metal
Not sure if this belongs on /o/, but how do I fix a slipping clutch?
I drive a 1995 4wd manual rav4
It's inside the bell housing of the gearbox. You will need to remove the gearbox and install a replacement clutch kit. No small task without the proper tools.
>>1203255
You fix it by replacing it
How do you know it's slipping?
Is the pedal softer or has the point of engagement changed?
My favorite jacket has 2 spots on the stitching where the thread has come un-sewed. Is there anyway i can fix this, or do something to prevent it getting worse?
>>1202879
Cut the loose thread and go back over the line with another stitch.
>>1202947
For that to work, wouldnt i need to go through the same hole on those green dots? To drag the loose thread through? Otherwise id just have the extra length of thread hanging out, waiting to snag something and make a bigger mess.
I appreciate the high-effort picture though.
Can we turn a high end motorcycle into a drone one strong motor should be enough power and i was thinking 4 magnetic field based gearboxes could be used to vary th speeds of all the propellers
No. Believe it or not but drones are old technology thats been around for decades, everythings been tried.
>>1201955
example of this idea falling
>>1201955
I don't know if you are serious, but modern microcontrollers and sensors get better all the time. Drones as we know them have not been around more than a few years.
I'm not sure that a single motor is optimum, but then I have no idea what a magnetic field based gearbox is.