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Any pictures of set up and progress?

>>1166313
seems like you know what you are doing work on it till you like it. shit looks pretty dope as is

>>1166313
the penis is a bit much tbqh

>>1166109
Leds generally don't 'dim' well. It takes so little to get them to light up, a dimmer wouldn't be very useful

You usually dim LEDs with PWM. A 555 timer with a pot.
http://www.pcbheaven.com/circuitpages/LED_PWM_Dimmer/

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>>1166109
get the voltage range that will put ~1mA to ~20mA thru the led, use that range to find the max/min resistance, put a pot in series with a resistor to get standard values

>>1165895
Differences in climate, type of soil, weather, cultural needs and building codes

Ie. You cant sell a house designed for low foundations in a very smooth soil area

I think you're referring to prefab houses, thats doable because it would be like a lego set

The problem is prefab houses look like prefab houses. Imo, it's no different from the suburbs that are all cookie cutter but appearance&location are more important to the majority over function.

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>>1165895
But they do.

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>>1167104
That's what building AKs is for.

>>1167104
Surgery is the only way

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>>1167104
>any proven methods?
Context.
Get a GF with a smaller pussy.

>>1166640
..am I missing something? What exactly is wrong with it?

>>1166640
>"make knife great again"
>frost cutlery tier chinese knife

Pottery

>>1166640
well then what is the biggest problem? learn to make a fucking thread

Nuke it from orbit

>>1166529
>I tried dumping bleach down it but it didnt work

If that didn't work, nothing will work, you need to replace the thing

cleanse with fire

I was originally going to make planter boxes, but I'd rather have something wider and or thinner for that.

>>1166481
coffee table?

>>1166481
New flooring

>>1166465
Because good ones are made from tool steel and the plates are milled from tool steel. If you have a milling machine, go for it.

>>1166465
Have you tried asking your parents to increase your allowance? Maybe mow some lawns to earn the extra cash.

Really joe even with the wife and 3 kids?

>>1166358
Actually built a bar at the back of my house about 3 years ago best decision of my life in my opinion.

I made an open gazebo to begin with but it was far too cold in winter so we sheeted it up and insulated.
The counter I used was just a log sliced lengthways, and I have a half door (not sure if these are a thing outside of Ireland)

What type of design or style have you in mind?

If I was to rebuild I would p

>>1166385
Deleted some of my post by accident..

If I was to rebuild I'd make it out of steel and run my cables through the box irons of the frame.

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You gotta see my barn. It's 8 of clock here but I'll show you what I'm working with tommorow. Gotta get my trench going but here's a teaser. It's a 2 story with enough room for a tight 2 cars

>>1166330
>how to use tape measure

0/10

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Template it out with cardboard first.
Trim until you get desired results.
Use that template to cut the MDF.

Get the right volume for the sub you're putting in. Adding poly-fill can help if you're on the smaller side.
Wood glue on all the joints.

-Get a piece of poster board or cardboard
-Rough cut it to get it in the ballpark
-Temporarly attach it to the side of the vehicle
-Measure up (vertical) from the surfaces (including the flat,easy part) an equal amount all along the contour about every inch or so. A small block of wood or something about the right size, is a lot quicker and more accurate than using a tape.
-cut out curve (and flat) and use it for a template to mark the wood.

print it on multiple pages

>>1166296
The drawing having measures has nothing to do with being on A3 paper, unless it needs to be 1:1 scale?
Open it with a vector graphics software like inkscape, add a new layer on top and trance over the important lines. If you can't measure it (pretty sure you can in like every vector graphics program ever because that's what they are for essentially) directly you can work out the dimensions from coordinates and angles. Then just scale each measurement by whatever factor to give you the size you want/need

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>>1166306
Tried, but it's a bit wonky and doesn't result in what I prefer.

>>1166309
She told me it had to be 1:1.
Here is what I've drawn by hand.
I've turned up the contrast to make the lines easier to see. Is this completely unproportional? I think I will attack the spikes seperately.

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Upon opening it up I found the guide bearings are disgusting but still spin OK but apparently modified (pressed on?)

OD is 30 mm and ID is 20 mm. Need to find new ones somewhere if anyone has a clue how to unfuck these.

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Another pic of the guide.

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Clearly I expected the tires to be fucked as everything else looked ancient and untouched for about 50 years.
When I opened it up the upper tire came off easily (rubber) where upon closer examination of the lower tire someone had put what looks to be roofing tar or some shit on it as a makesift bandsaw tire. FFS

I already bought new ones online (just arrived last night) so it's time to unfuck this.

>>1165897
i also spent an hour at lowes with one of their smart plumber dudes looking for an adapter that will connect her new faucet hoses to the shut-off valve, they don't exist

>>1165899
Pics?

>>1165905
nah. shit's out of my hands now i'm never gonna think about this for the rest of my life

>>1165807
Recessed floodlights as you say are more commonly known as spotlights because they illuminate small spots. This in itself is an inefficient way of lighting a room.
The type of lamp in the spotlight is important, incandescent is much more inefficient than led. Does anyone make cfl spotlight lamps? I don't think so.
Replacing led with led isn't going to make too much of a difference.
You can buy led strips with a mains adapter which you could in theory very easily connect to your lighting circuit.
In reality there are all kinds of pesky rules and regulations to deal with.

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>>1165807

>is this an economical solution?
Not really. You won't be saving any money really. Just do it for convenience or ambient lighting.

>is it possible to run this off mains power?
Yes. Either the 12V or the 5V version can be run off an AC adapter.

>Any ideas?
If you want to go the super easy route get 5050's. They're cheap and have premade controllers for them.

If you want to try and make your own patterns, colors, or just have more control get WS2812Bs and hook them up to a microcontroller.

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>>1165837
>replacing LED with LED
That's the thing, some of the lights are LEDs while others aren't. From what I remember, LED spotlights are ~$30/per (or were a few years ago) while a meter of LED strip is ~$20-30 as well but would look much nicer.

>>1165845
>AC adapters exist
>5050s are easy
Awesome, will look into those.
I don't really need fancy effects, maybe just a fade between colours but I don't know how much I'd really use it.

Another thing I forgot to ask - are LED strips hot or warm? I'm not going to be putting them into a pile of dry straw and running them constantly, but I want to make sure that they wouldn't melt something close to them or be a fire hazard. I've also considered EL wire.

Quantify stuff. Like 5 years 14 months full time etc.

Pastebin it and I'll fix grammar and spacing and stuff for you.

>>1165794
Surely a welder resume you should write in a beads of welding wire on aluminium plate or something? I know nothing about welding but why the fuck would you hire a welder based NOT on a practical demo?