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>>1144328
It all started with this giant tree in the backyard. It was dangerously too big, one lightning bolt and it would fall on the neighbors house. The branches were full of carpenter ants, and it cast 24/7 shade in that area so the grass would never grow. Plus the dog got muddy paws when it rained so it had to go.

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>>1144331
My wife, in-laws, and dad all helped take this thing down. I can't thank them enough for all of the help they gave. Love my family, I couldn't of done it without them. We started by cutting down the main leaf parts one at a time...

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>>1144333
Lots of work here. We would tie a rope to the branch, cut it, and let it swing off of the next branch below it and then lower it down. Took forever but it worked like a charm

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>>1143538

>>1143538
anything by Craftsman

>>1143543
>craftsman
amerifat

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I guess it could work if you don't bury it or fill in the sides properly. Make the edge of the hole a birm so water doesn't run in, lay logs across the top and then a tarp. Then plant thousands of pricker bushes all around the area so no one will investigate.

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>>1143228
I think the consensus on shipping containers is you can't use them underground. Since containers are designed to place all their load on the corners, covering the roof with soil will collapse the container. You'd have to reinforce the roof, which defeats the purpose of using a container as a single item solution.

A better underground structure idea is a dome.

>>1143228
>>1143298
Put it upside down solve half the problem. If your soil is hard and you made a just fit hole you can bury your shit.

Cut it out so it's square, get small backer strips of wood, paint stirrers are fine. place on each side inside the wall, screw in with drywall screws, tape and mud all seams and sand smooth, nothing to it.

inb4 the "lol mericans and their cardboard and paper houses" meme

>>1142149
Stop drinking dad!

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>>1142149
Put a poster over it

copper pipe with a copper pipe copper stopper™

>>1150734
Temperature pressure relief valve. Do not cap it off but you can plumb the open end into a drain.

>>1150734
that's the blowout valve. it keeps your water heating from becoming a rocket in the event of a malfunction.

>>1150694
do you own the land?

>>1150699
it belongs to my family.

>>1150694
cultivate meth

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I was considering vertical furring strips? Wouldn't it be stronger to attach them directly to the wood siding? Every application I've seen has it layered furrstrip-foamboard-whateversubstrait

seems better to fit the foam board between the strips, not under them?!?

>>1150599
>seems better to fit the foam board between the strips, not under them
If you care about the total thickness and want to minimize the offset at the windows and doors, put it between the strips which are nailed directly to the old siding.
If you are looking for maximum insulation and sealing, put vapor barrier and foam up first and strips on top.
Personally, I'd put the foam between the furring strips.

>>1150605

Yes. I tend to agree that would be better, but was wondering why I don't see that application... almost ever? Every picture I've seen puts the foam under.

Frankly, I would be concerned with the layering being wood, foam, wood, what good the fur strips are even doing. That foam in the middle is as good as dead space... seems like you loose a lot of holding strength. Especially considering I'm almost guaranteed not to hit a single stud while putitng it all on.

My biggest concern is the siding not coming off due to nails sagging/pulling out wihtout enough to bite into. That's the whole reason I want to use furring strips in the first place.

>>1150528
looks like shit, put a door on it, it is a cupboard not a bookshelf

>>1150528
cupboards are for cramming shit into then closing the door when you need to tidy up.
looking at the picture its almost impossible that that wall is load baring. its doubtful even a brick wall is it? probably stud? plaster on timber? if so then yeah smash it out no problem. if its brick then there is no fucking way its held up by a door frame even if it is metal. have a look for an actual lintel. if there is a lintel then have at it, get the frame to fuck.
its 90% fine, if you want to be sure you need to do some more investigation or get someone in.

>>1150536
my whole house is brick but idk if theres a lintel i dont think so but ill have to double check later on. i dont plan to cramp, just keep some clothes in it trying to minimalise what i own now days.

good to know its not load bearing or anything, what do you think of the way it looks though?

>>1150532
what in particular dont you like about it?

Maybe it was near the edge of how far it can move? Could mess something up.

>>1150502
It was nearby, that's true. But still ~4cm away from the edge plus it has safety contact switches on each axis.

>>1150499
After resetting, do an air pass of a short, known good program. Then, do an air pass of that section of the other program. The idea is to see if it is the program or a software/controller error. Also, triple check the power settings/sleep thing.

>>1150464

Your questions are extremely subjective, depending entirely upon the material, density, size of the wick, and temperature. Even if you DID know all these things, calculating your answers would be much, much more difficult than just taking some measurements with some samples.

>>1150485
So I found a chart for mineral oil indicating that the boiling point ( begins producing vapour ) is @ 310 degree celsius

the specific volume of mineral oil is 0.88 kg/L = 0.88 g/ml

Q = m(Specific Heat)change in temp, assuming ambient to be about 15 degree Celsius i wind up with ( subbing specific volume in for mass )

Q = 834.750 J/ml. So it takes 834.75 Joules to bring 1 ml to boiling

I plan on hooking it up to a 12.6 Volt Car battery and want it to take about 3 minutes to begin producing smoke once hooked up or less, still working on those calculations but I'm going to post them upon completion, need these variables to finish them all however ( i think?)

In terms of materials I have
Wick: 3/4" inch wide, 100% cotton about 2 mm thick i'd say
Wire: Nichrome 80 Series 30 Gauge Resistance Wire w/ R = 6.76 ohms/ft

Sorry, this is my first time designing something and I'm trying to fill in the gaps, if there's any more info I can provide or is necessary pls respond

>>1150489
Woops, for got to include Cp (Specific Heat ) = 1.67 KJ / KG * Kelvin

Used Q = m * (1.67( KJ / KG*K)) * ((310-15 ( ambient temp ) + 273 )

>>1150334
you will surely perish

>>1150365
thank god.

battery/panel/charger are grossly mismatched.

find out what your power usage requirements are, size the battery properly to that, then size the charger properly to that, then size the panel.

You are looking for a logic level converter https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12009 there are other ways but I think this is one of the easiest.

>>1150299
Thank you, looks about what I was looking for.
Any idea what breadboard-compatible alternative is there to a BSS138?

You need to do a basic electronics course, and read a book or two about electronics. I learned at university, so my suggestion would be to grab some books like Sedra or Boylestad to learn electronics, also grab a Circuit Analysis book to learn the ropes and one of those 100 projects kind of books. The thing that helped me the most were the lab assignments and the fact that I was at the electronics club at my university, so doing stuff and projects will make learning faster. I think that a good starting point if you're not that serious could be the Make Electronics and Make More Electronics books by Charles Platt.

>>1150247
Your plumbing vent and/or P-trap in your bathroom are fucked up or non-existent. If you can look at your sink drain does it come to a "u" shaped bend right after the sink? If it does is it shallower than the kitchen sink "u" shape? Does this stink problem arise when you flush the bathroom toilet and does the toilet have trouble flushing?

>>1150251
it has a functional siphon at (almost) the same height as the kitchen one, this is a recent problem.
The toilet flushes perfectly and has no influence on the problem. sometimes when I come home the shit just fucking stinks

>>1150247
Have a plumber snake your toilet, or the closest clean out. If it still does what it has been doing you need to have a camera inspection. If your drainage pipe is busted and underground your home owners insurance should cover the cost of repair.

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- satellite dish that is...

>>1150189

I have no idea if this is possible and no information to help you, but shit man, that's an interesting idea.

>crickets

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>>1149967
>complaining about lack of attention on a slow board
You should lurk a bit before posting, this isn't >>>/pol/ or >>>/b/
As for lamps, I frankly don't care, so long as it's got a gooseneck. Ikea's Jansjo lamps are amazing once the led is switched over to neutral white/cool white. Pic related, although for whatever reason right looks far more blue than it really is, and left looks far less piss colored than it really is.

>>1149967
Banker's lamp, warm light. Personal fav.