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I used two steel hemispheres, a vinyl washer, and an aluminum button. A threaded rod with two nuts was epoxied between the two halves and clamped to join them.

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I left them unfinished on the bottom to make them look worn but they could easily be polished up.

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I wanted to simulate when they are "collapsed" in the anime. I always loved seeing scenes when there were a bunch of them sprawled out on a table.

really going to need more info than that buddy. Does it make any noises, and does it spin at all during the soak period?

Take it apart and look at it. Thats how you fix things.

>>1234048
Try another part of the timer
like instead of permanent press, go to dark
The timer is sticking or contacts fucked up.
Mine doing the same thing, fuck if I'm going to spend 50 on a new timer switch, or get around to fixing the damn thing, just using another cycle for now

>>1234027
Sounds like your gears are ground to fuck. It is probably fucked.

>>1234027
if you don't have hot water at faucets, I'm going to assume there's no check valves on the line or the return. If you stand back and get a pic of more of that setup, might be able to tell you exactly what to do.
For the moment, try just closing one of those valves at the recirc pump, then check if you have hot water at a faucet, or no pressure, etc.

If there is a valve on the return line going into the bottom of the tank, close that one instead

You have 2 valves there so you can unscrew the (what look like) unions there (if they aren't unions, then they are valves with compression connections on the outer sides, so you'd need to turn off the water to the water heater and any other water valves on it, take loose the compression connections, remove the pump and valves, then remove valves from pump and put them back on the pipes, closed). you can unplug then remove the pump yourself. look up a repair manual or parts explosion for that model. You can then take it apart and try to fix it yourself by ordering the parts you need, or just buying/ordering a replacement yourself.
Those pumps are expensive, but most plumbers aren't going to try and take it apart, tell you to wait for parts then come back to put it together. They are going to just replace it, plus labor, plus service call.
So if you have basic tools and sense, repair or replace yourself

>>1234035
Well, shit guess it'll need replacing

>>1234009
mommy milky!!!!

>>1234009
i'd replace her whatever she likes alright

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>>1234009
Depends on how it was put in. Generally, you have to pull the trim at the very least.

Sometimes the cabinet is placed directly on the subfloor and they run the flooring up to the base of the cabinet. Then they use the trim to hide the gap. If you don't pull the trim you will have to run the flooring up to the trim and that never works out. You will have an exposed joint that will be a magnet for debris and look awful. Just wait till you spill something on it. It's nightmare to clean.

Sometimes the laminate was run under the cabinets, in which case you will have to cut it flush. This is a super pain in the ass because of the toe-kick and limited space. You will still have to pull the trim *before* you cut it flush or the trim won't provide the cover needed to hide the joint. Magnet, debris, etc, etc.

Source: lived in a rental where they did a shit job of it. It was super disgusting because the only way to clean it properly was to get down on your hands and knees and use a little brush to get in there. Oh, and those cheap-ass laminates that snap together? They *will* shift on you unless you pack them like sardines. Any gap around the edges and after a few years you will notice the gap 'moves' down the line and you have picture related.

>>1233938
I totally forgot to add that this will also be hooked up to a foot pedal to act as a deadman switch.

>>1233939
You could plug and cord it with a 15A plug, but don't be surprised if the circuit breaker feeding the receptacle opens if someone else is using the circuit when you start the motor. Kinda like when you run a vacuum cleaner.
I would also get a manual motor starter for overload protection.
https://platt.com/platt-electric-supply/Manual-Starters-Switches-Enclosed/Eaton/MST01SN/product.aspx?zpid=152475
https://platt.com/platt-electric-supply/Manual-Starters-Switches-Overload-Protection/Eaton/MSH14-2A/product.aspx?zpid=69477
So do you want to have to constantly step on the pedal for it to run or to step on it once to stop the motor.

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>>1234473

together those are about $200. That's not far from buying a new washing machine.

On the other hand, I wonder what you get when you buy the bottom-end washer.

an innocent thread died for this. There's a welding thread directly beneath your post.

$600 doesn't buy a high end welding machine

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>>1233826

get an AC/DC stick welder.

you can learn a lot by practicing, watching youtube videos, and reading online. there are some excellent welding forums, and you can get help here. On the other hand, at first it can save a lot of frustration to be with an experienced welder who can show you the basics and identify your mistakes.

welding is one of those things where you can get better each time you try, as long as you don't wait too long between sessions and forget what you learned. So accumulate some scrap metal and buy some sticks and practice, practice, practice.

pic related is some of my current work on a distiller.

take pen and paper. listen and ask questions.

>>1233734
what about calculator?

don't stand around with your thumb up your ass and do what you're told.
no one likes a useless asshole.

also don't be soft. banter will make the day faster and keep you sane

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spider plant needs very little light and infrequent watering.

cactus plant, garlic chives

>>1233716
dont get if you have cats otherwise you can put them anywhere really

>thin walls
>no vertical supports
>caves in when buried
>inadequate for chemical attacks

It's just a meme anon. What do you need protection from that your ar-15 can't take care of? You do have an ar-15 right, anon?

>>1233705
A connex will run you about $2k delivered.
And I can pretty much guarantee you won't be able to make a water-proof, rodent-proof lockable enclosure the size of a connex for that money.

Don't be retarded with them - don't try to bury them. Otherwise they work just fine for storage.

>>1233740
>no vertical supports
They're *designed* to be stacked - their vertical supports are on the corners. Load the corners, they'll support a shitload of weight.
Nice b8 tho.

>>1233705

Its a quick and dirty way to make a home. Sure there are those that prefer not to use them. It all depends on your budget and locale for building codes. One of the main objections is the lack of walls to insulate, but there is straw bale and rigid foam applications. I don't know where you are, but apparently ignorance reins supreme as far as building inspectors and codes go, which is why they are prohibited in many jurisdictions. As someone who has delt with inspectors before (not involving shipping containers) typically if it is considered "non-standard" then the only way to get a building permit and then a certificate of occupancy is to have the design professionally drawn and stamped by architect or engineer.

However, if they are allowed, then they certainly are neat.

http://mdornseif.io/2010/02/14/shipping-containers.html

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=straw+bale+inslation+shipping+container

More Insulation Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFpmsBdLmPk

In many areas, one of the objections to shipping containers on property is that they are considered "ugly". So, it might be a good idea to consider coating the exterior in "papercrete" or stucco.

Papercrete:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DJZrrh8AVc

Stucco:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr5taXxYagg

Buy a Dremel rotary kit and put it to work.
Alright, bye now. Have fun.

>>1233559

I was looking at doing the same and from what I have gathered:

>do it with a mame emulator because you'll never get the original arcade feel without a CRT, which are rare now a days
>don't bother building your own cabinet as it would cost more than getting any decent gutted cabinet

But if you want to do it your way you can use regular ply wood from what I remember, you don't have to use furniture grade.

>>1233556
Racist.

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>>1233556
Pic related was my first forge-type thingy. I took a 2 gallon paintcan type thing (found it outside a lab at university), cut a section out of the side, cut a hole in the top, drilled some holes in the side of a pipe, slide that in through the hole, then packed perlite around it, then covered that in perlite/refractory cement, then covered that in refractory cement. Dried it, fired it, then I mostly used it for very inprecise heat treaments.

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>>1233965
Oh and it's blown by a hairdryer on "cool" setting

how about you fucking call them? how fucking retarded are you? like jesus fuck

>hey i have a retarded question only a retard would ever ask
>i know, i'll go to /diy/ and shit up the place. i'm so fucking smart

>>1233522
>yes

yes as in "yes I know" or as in "yes they sell them".

I don't have time to fuck with trolls.

>>1233523
yes i they sell rivets

http://www.homedepot.com/s/rivet?NCNI-5

Get yourself an electric car - it doesn't have all that shit that breaks in gas-powered car.

>>1233403
>Get a car with no range, few places to charge it, complicated to manufacture power source

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>>1233402
>he doesn't have a dualsport

>>1233351
>Measuring the inside temperature would be nice
why?
just touch with your hand and you know immediately if its too hot or cold to drink.
do you know the temperatures off the top of your head? you will have to learn them
heres a start: if its boiling water its 100C

>>1233351
I habe the exact same teapot and always wondered if the top can be disassembled w/o destoying it. Is it possible?

>>1233351
Make a fleshlight