Let's see the blades everyone's making.
This one's almost done, just needs a final polish
>>1159459
Nice clean lines, really good grind. Don't really care for the rounded handle, if you could throw some grooves for the hand shape that would be
Overall really nice, I'd just clean the forge marks on the spine. Finger grooves would be bad though.
Overall really comfy knife Anon.
>>1159533
Also, the spacing between that blade and the ring where you can still see some wood is nice, but a nice full guard would make it look above and beyond. Nothing fancy, just a finger stopper guard.
Pic related is an old knife I made a few years back. The black coating is coming off on the handle but it's still showing the nice parts.
>>1159459
made this one a couple years back, my first attempt at smithing a blade and it turned out pretty shitty lol.
never ground the edge properly but its smithed out of a rail spike so it aint keeping an edge anyway. just sits on the desk and looks pretty.
made the handle and sheath out of bloodwood. kept some of the scale on cuz i kinda like the look and grinding it off would leave the blade too thin.
Laying conduit for a 220 line to my garage. Because I'm unemployed and have no beer.
>>1159275
>"conduit"
You mean duct surely
>>1159275
you forgot the cable pull, dude.
throw in a cat5 while you at it (and no, IDGAF if thats 'code' or not) - then, you can still watch the game/shitpost from the garage when your house has been repo'ed.
>>1159275
Call to get layout of existing lines so you don't cut into a highvoltage line and get electrocuted
Hire a contractor
Bury at least 18" from ground level
Separate high voltage lines from low voltage lines
Hire a contractor
Get the proper permits
All lines must be waterproof
Hire a contractor
Hope that helps anon! Hire a contractor!
>bought a house
>fixed/replaced most of the energy-related stuff
windows
attic
door
furnace/water heater
>aluminum siding
>painted yellow, banged up in places, not insulated (just the sheet metal on top of that particle board)
would it be ok to remove/replace just the siding while keeping all other trim pieces like in the corners, around the windows etc etc?
the way I see it, those trim pieces are the hardest to handle (remove, cut to size, install) and they won't make any difference if changed
Also, should I use insulation sheets covered by plastic siding or that weird type of siding that already has insulation (picture related)
>>1159252
Do you want to keep the heat in correctly the cool out?
If you want to keep the heat in I'd recommend against having the insulation stuck on the vapor barrier as it will lead to condensation eventually. Presuming you will stay with something like aluminium which doesn't let moisture out.
>>1159351
Autocorrect blaablaablaa.
Do you want to keep the heat in OR the cool out?
>>1159252
For the miniscule extra cost of new J moulding it would be foolish to try and reuse what you have,and probably look like shit as well.
You said you replaced the windows, new replacements should already have J channel molded in.
Don't be a tight ass and just buy new corners as well. It won't look so half asked when it's done.
Now is also the time to think about soffits, facia boards, and guttering.
Don't forget to use a quality wrap, and flash around all doors and windows with ice shield.
Good luck
Hey DIY. I picked up around 20 barrels that used to have fuel in them a month ago. When I picked them up I emptied them and left the caps off and left them in the carpark of my workshop.
My thinking was the residue would evaporate out and they would be safe to cut open with an air chisel but I've heard a few horror stories from my work mates and I'm a little worried. (One washed a barrel out with a high pressure sprayer and tried opening it with a grinder resulting in the lid exploding outwards.)
Surely with an air chisel there would be no chance of a stray spark blowing anything up right?
Thanks
>>1159153
Completely safe, live stream it
>>1159153
>air chisel
you got these?
https://spanwell.com/shop/non-spark-chisel/
>>1159157
I knew non spark hand tools were sold but I had no idea they had air chisel attachments as well. I'll look around for one.
Thanks!
Has anyone ever tried to install arms for an armless office chair? How would you go about doing it, if possible?
>>1158923
Just buy a chair with arms
weird I always take the arms off of my chairs
>>1158923
buy two more chairs and raise the height to your arms when sitting.
Hi, I just bought a threadmill from walmart that didn't came with an user or maintenance manual, it didn't even come with the safety key.
I plugged it in and, after tricking the safety key sensor, tried walking on it and it sounds rough, like the band needs lubrication.
Specs of the equipment: 1HP motor, 90kg (~200lb) max load
Specs of the user: 85kg (~188lb).
Anyone knows what kind of maintenance or set-up steps it needs?
I bought silicone lubricant to apply under the band because I remember some staff at a local gym using that on the treadmills there.
>>1157724
>I just bought a threadmill from walmart that didn't came with an user or maintenance manual
what the shit? sounds like you got a used treadmill. go take that shit back and get a refund or a new one that you can examine that has all the shit with it.
>>1157733
It was a discounted $130 "non-working" unit. It doesn't work as it has no safety key but that's already fixed so it's not an issue.
Now I want to use it regularly but I don't want to mess up, I'd rather do a full maintenance as it was heavily used and get it running properly than risk it and have it break because of misuse or something,.
Brand is "Athletic Works" which is the same as "random chinese junk " as I can't find the manual on the internet.
You bought a piece of garbage.
Sad truth of it is that work out equipment is expensive or worthless. The cheap Chinese crap tends to fail under the load of a random old guy walking slowly on it for psychical therapy. They sell it targeting the people who want to get fit but don't have enough drive to drop $6-900 on a good one. They assume they won't use the machine, and will let it collect dust.
As for the crap you have? return it if you can, get your cash back, and spend it taking a gym class at your local uni for a next to free gym.
I've been collecting some books from the late 70s, and I have an allergy attack every time I open them. I assume that this is from dust or something between the pages. Is there a good method to clean the pages of old books without using chemicals or ruining them? I'm willing to go through the books page by page if that's what it takes.
>>1155639
Compressed air.
>>1155639
Unscented hair spray.
Nigga get a life
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWmughbUu2k
Someone came to my house the other day and brought in a strange thing he found on the ground. It appears to be some kind of self-contained LED light unit, but has obviously been pulled out of something else. Can anyone think of what it might be?
Pic related shows the unit after I cracked it open, with an expanded view indicating the way it was assembled. It's a small plastic housing coated in a softer rubber, containing two batteries wired directly to an LED light. There was a gummy translucent cap covering the LED that was attached to each half of the rubber coating, which separated into two pieces after being circumcised from the housing. On the opposite end is some kind of soft rubbery green knob that holds fast to both halves of the hosing. There is some thin, frayed plastic-bag material that is attached between the green rubbery knob and the housing.
This is a diagram to clarify how this unit was assembled.
This is a closer view of the circuit. Note that there is no way to turn the light off without breaking the device.
Last will be some closer pictures of the housing. Note that the inside is very dirty, which along with the rusty batteries indicate that this thing had been outside for a while.
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Any good tutorials or info on how to go about making a die cutter?
>>1155444
Get some 12 gauge (0.0808") 4043 sheet aluminum. 5xxx alloys can work too, but they're more expensive. Shear it into strips and start bending.
You can use epoxy to join your two ends, or you can weld it.
If you're looking for something beefier than aluminum, you're gonna need a brake press. Aluminum is pliable enough you can roll it and bend it easily.
Depends on what you're cutting and how long you want it to last.
Typically they're made using steel cutting rule, bent to shape, then set into a block of wood that has channels milled into it.
my old man said he has a welder somewhere in his construction site, its like a, electric welder, no stick or mig, jsut electric, is it good to learn on?
pic semi related
>>1154841
You provide no information yet expect an answer.
If it's an industrial machine and it runs it's fine to learn on.
Do yourself a huge favor and goto the Miller forums and website (has many good training videos) and the god tier Weldingweb forums.
Welding is wonderful but don't just randomly make sparks. Get some scrap, derust with angle grinder and SYSTEMATICALLY practice until you get REPEATABLE good results. Learn how to bend test and cut through practice welds to ensure you got proper fusion.
Welding is a tremendously useful skill, large fun, and helps you make all sorts of things throughout your life.
When you post a question on a welding forum, provide MAKE and MODEL of welder and if not in Burgerland a clear photograph of the face of your machine.
You can't weld if you can't see detail within a couple of feet which is normal work distance. Everyone is different so you may prefer a specific color tint and darkness level.
http://weldingweb.com/ I have over four thousand posts here and have learned more than I've taught, which is considerable.
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/ is a good site for Eurofags and other less weldy societies than the US. Some of their hardware and industrial gas cylinder standards differ from Burgerland. Know yours.
>>1154865
damn man too much effort and useful info given the OP.
with a question and background like OP gave, a straightforward insult is generally appropriate
No you can't weld a sword together.
>>1154295
I aim to build a platform with drawers for my truckbed, similar to pic related.
Anyone build one of these before maybe willing to share some insight?
Will be using 1"x6" joists for framing of the middle part, and 12mm ply for the tray itself.
The side boxes will be 13" high and 13" wide and made solely out of 9mm ply.
The drawers will be 4mm ply for the sides and bottom, and 9mm for front and back.
I won't be using drawer sliders.
>>1153917
>I won't be using drawer sliders
Why not? Just curious...
>>1153917
Last place I worked my boss built a couple of these and they worked great, lots of storage and still room to set stuff on top. He didn't use drawer slides either, just make sure you spring for the best plywood you can buy.
>>1153971
To save space and for simplicity.
The drawers will only be around 5 1/2" high and the bottom will be 4 mil ply.
The floor of the bed should provide support for the thin 4 mil ply.
If I put drawers on rails, the bottom will need to be thicker, and end up taking away more space.
I just picked up a Ei-Hi S900R for $25 but it doesn't have a controller or charger. I can get a controller for $30, but I'd like to see if I can control it wirelessly from my computer through bluetooth or something.
Ideas?
ayy purdue surplus is the shit
you can get controllers at rc hobbies. the staff there is usually pretty helpful but the fat dude can be a dick sometimes
not a student and i havent been to the new location but do they still have those powermac g5s?
>>1161119
oh shit im retarded and didnt read the op thoroughly
if you wanted to control it from your computer then you can find a way to send inputs to a controller probably by means of arduino. i don't see the purpose of controlling it from your computer or phone if you already have a controller
>>1161124
I don't have the controller as some genius flew it past it's range and lost it, hence it why I found it at purdue surplus. Pretty sure they do have those G5s though, and they actually have a fuckton of servers and shit right now too.
As for using arduino etc, I do have a Teensy LC I'm just not sure how to connect it wirelessly, that would be my main issue
Fucking reddit told me I was stupid and did not know where to post this, so you guys get my stupid question instead.
I want to be hot big strong guy and fuck with the cold wind, so I have decided that I need to do way instain clay by """hand."""
Now, everyone says:
1) SOURCE CLAY FROM NATURAL MUD/SOIL
2) HYDRATE
3) AGITATE
4) ALLOW TO SETTLE
5) SKIM
6) DRY
But that takes fucking ten years.
INSTEAD:
How do I somehow fabricobble a centrifugal contraption for to making the settling happen sidewards and faster? Does it have to be sidewards? Is this idea stupid?
>>1160871
Literally just let the mixture sit for two hours and syphon the rest. Sand falls faster than silt falls faster than clay.
If you really are this impatient, A centrifuge could work, but you would want to filter out anything larger than the clay particles but your yield will be less than if you just go about the time method. If you're a home diy dude, it is better for your time if you just wait the two hours. If this is for a business, consult an engineer.
>>1160871
tie rope to bucket
grab rope
sit in swivel chair
do the spin
???
PFFFIT
Previous light switch was not dimming properly, would go from nothing to full-on 100% light. I replaced it a few month ago, and now this new one started doing exactly the same.
Before I start replacing light dimmers one after the other for the rest of time like some electric Sisyphus, could this be more than just a coincidence and something is causing them to break this way?
Also, could I fix the current dimmer somehow instead of replacing it again?
>>1160755
what kind of bulb
>>1160766
Regular 100W incandescent(?) bulb, the usual. Why?
>>1160755
Need to make sure the tiny black switch on the dimmer is set to the correct kind of bulb, you can adjust the range of the dimmer with the instruction manual, and make sure you aren't incorrectly wiring a 3 way dimmer. Sometimes the traveler between two 3 ways can let out up to 30v or so with your other 3 way being off.
Alright... I hope to fuck someone has found a solution to this already...
I've got an aviary built out of wire+wood frame panels.
It needs to be portable and collapsible, so I fix it all together with cable ties and it works really well.
My bird is able to chew through the plastic ones so I got some stainless steel ones...(pictured)
I've googled and googled and tried myself different methods to *easily* undo them like the simplicity of plastic ties.
The only way I've been successful is to pry open the metal case part and remove the metal ball that is the stopper... It's not fkn quick though..and easy to loose the ball.
Anyone know of something similar that is releasable? Or how to undo/redo these efficiently?
Lend me your knowledge D.I.Y!
>>1160731
How about a chain with one of these guys?
>>1160731
>>1160731
Use Jubilee clips, you can tighten and untighten then with a flat head.