Archived threads in /diy/ - Do It yourself - 18. page

>>1234200
>This antenna is advertised to go 500m indoors and 2000 outdoors depending on surrounding environment.
That is not how it works my friend. You are more dependant on your neighbors broadcast power then you are your ability to receive. If his system is shit there is very little you can do from your end. Those ratings are almost certainly its broadcast ratings.

>>1234232
So no matter how much power I have to receive with it won't help?

Its about getting the most of the signal you want plus the least of those you don't. Omni directional like you have there is not ideal.

>>1234019
The work is straightforward but there's probably a little bit of expensive expertise that goes into designing the layout of the theater room and use of materials to dampen sound reverberation or reduce light reflection.

>>1234020
Mass and Velvet.

Double thick cement board walls with sound-blocking insulation.

Covered with a nice dark velvet covering.

>>1234023
I'd guess that the room size and speaker positions would contribute to acoustic performance, but I'm not sure if it would be a big difference unless you're an audiophile autist.

Leatherman wave has saved me way to many times.

Other than that lathe or band saw.

My benis

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>>1233623


silly question. useless thread. man's forever favorite tool is tucked in his shorts.

>>1233242
>in my drywall ceiling

go to the store and get a patch big enough. it's usually made of mesh and is sticky so you just stick it over the hole. skim with joint compound. let it dry. maybe sand it down if it's really high or not smooth. repeat until it looks half decent. ceilings do not require perfection if you use flat paint.

you do not need to prime no matter what anyone says, unless there is a water stain in which case buy a can of spray Kilz and spray all the water stains. then paint with one or two coats of ceiling white. It will cover much better if you tell the paint store guy "and add a shot of black", plus he will see that you are a pro and he will respect you.

>>1233242
expanding foam. spray it in. let it dry. cut it, sand it.

>>1233251
Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply. It seems super simple never would of thought its this easy. This I presume would also only be a temporary fix right? Would I need to fit in actual plasterboard later on or is this a long term fix too?

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>>1231834
Invest in dangerous chemicals

>>1231834
Buying tools is DIY because making your own everything is provably stupid. Anyone not a serious /diy/er with professional background in trades STFUKYSthanxby.

Welding is the most empowering hobby you listed because it makes tools, equipment and useful things. Welding serves you for a lifetime. Modern quality welders are often small, light and portable. (If need gas, get small cylinder for portable and larger for shop use.)

OP should goto real welding forums and never go to this place for a welding question again. Why? For his own benefit. Weldingweb and Miller forums are best. If Euro, migwelding.uk covers EU equipment but the others are vastly superior for everything else. Weldingweb has many specific equipment forums. I have over 4,000 posts there as I'm an equipment guy.

Post questions with details, and if need critique post clear pics. Forget all 4chan posting customs including lack of detail because that's teentard shit.

Welding requires practice and the "empty mind" spoken of in Zen. It's relaxing, interesting and requires patience as you train your muscles to produce the desired result. There are endless interesting things to learn. When you get gud you can barter welding (make the client buy the metal and consumables) for stuff.

http://weldingweb.com/

Make sure you can see at welding working ranges. You'll play with different lens tints and sometimes magnifying "cheaters". Some people use cheap reading magnifying glasses with good results. I ran a welding school toolroom and we stocked cheaters and lenses and clear cover lenses because it payed for itself in reduced waste. You can find school/training threads to make your own training area.

You can teach yourself to weld. If your local CC has a class I recommend them if practical for you to attend.

Do not get frustrated when you make a mistake. They teach you too.

LISTEN to experienced advice. You'll find experienced welders usually agree.

Have fun!

http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/communities/mboard

Also check Youtube for training videos.

Chemistry won't make you anything useful at a home level nor will it help furnish a shop.

You can barter welding for food better than bartering food for welding.

Decent quality offshore welders exist. Take welding forum advice from the pros. Ignore all advice from noobs. The nature of welding makes their inputs inferior and if you take inferior advice you'll be frustrated.

>>1231793
Yes

>>1231793
no

>>1231793

That shit will burn the eyes out of your head

Yup, it's a wallet with a chain on it.
No coming back from that. Just toss it.

No. Your best bet would be looking online.

Cannibalise some other small electronics for a similar sized screw

>>1235536
Harley cucks cant even change a baterry from a calculator

>>1235472
Youre gonna have to give a lot more details. Im not an expert on speakers, so I cant help much with what little you have to go off of.
RCA cables use mono/stereo wires, where as >>1235474 seems to only take in two wires for power indicating mono. There are speaker wire so maybe its actually stereo. Actually on second look it seems that the red and black cable split but the image quality of that area is bad. Makes sense because stereo for tvs are weird.
Usually the black wire is ground. I dont know the standards for rca cables and the voltages they supply, but you are probably looking at making some sort of signal converter or adapter. Since rca cables to aux cords exist theres probably no converter needed. Again I dont really know about audio standards so youd have to check that out. I dont know if the white port on an rca cable supplies enough power so youd need a signal amplifier. Maybe theres info on using the red port for that. But I my educated guess is that its not going to be enough.
Id probably just buy an rca to aux adapter because itd make me feel better. Might not be needed. Then id make a circuit that would attach to the head phone jack, and some power adapter that fits the voltage rating of the speakers. Use some opamps to amplify the signal.
That being said Id probably mess up and blow the speakers trying this and would look up info about the topic for days ahead of time to prevent this.

>>1235415
A Flex Shaft maybe? Some have pedal switches.

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>>1235415
>but the power supply was in a box outside of the tool body on the outside so it fit comfortably into one hand
sounds like an air-powered tool

Generally they call them a die-grinder or hand grinder, depends on the brand.
They're basically an industrial use dremel for the lack of a better description, with a flex-shaft

Btw the picture is sideways, the white drain is on the floor

>>1235275
needs 3 or 4 inch. see what that drain connects to. If it connects to 4 inch, you just have to change a few things and replace that 2 inch with 4 inch

>>1235279
So I'd have to uproot the floors and follow the drain and then install a 3-4 inch piping system that leads to the larger pipe size?

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>>1235271
Is this a troll thread?
The only thing that'll be cheaper than a 10 dollar deadbolt is pic related, and that's assuming you already have a piece of wood.

>>1235274
Thats a good idea, thank you dude, I have some pallets in my house that I could use to make this

>>1235413
Reinforce it with some imitation crab meat for added support.

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I'm a sparky but they get me to do all sorts of crap
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Grinder forgives all sins
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In my area (USA) this is called an 'auxillarly dwelling unit' and only permitted for new construction on lots larger than 1 acre (or renovations to an existing structure)

>>1235141
Op

I also stay in the USA, California. The property isn't an acre. Has a good amount of land to build something smallish tho, like a one bedroom unit with kitchen and bath. Building and safety department would be a good start of finding out right if possible?

>>1235144
The whole "tiny-house" idea is usually based on putting them on wheels of a big trailer so you can avoid these minimum living space rules by calling it an RV.

It's pretty overrated, IMO, because you could just buy a used travel trailer for much less money and no effort.

But sure, all you need to do is email your local building inspector office, and ask. These rules are often town-ship based so who knows?

>>1234986
>that doesn't work with my lcd tv,
how can it not? don't most lcdtvs have at least vga?

>>1234986
>Is buying one IDE-usb adapter
i bought one of these for recovering old shit from a long forgotten hard drive
had reservations but it was pretty solid.
took an image then worked from that.

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>>1234993
It used to but somehow it doesn't anymore. My desktop was in storage for like 4 years and I took it apart before retiring it, maybe I fucked up.
Last week I was talking with some buddies about a camping trip we had like 12 ago and I remembered I had all the photos in pc's hard drive, hence why I'm trying to figure out some way, otherwise I would have sent it to the junk already.

>>1234995
got a link to the one you bought?

>took an image then worked from that
what do you mean by this?