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What does /diy/ know about vintage clockwork?

This pocket watch doesn't work, and I'd like to fix it or find out how to get it fixed. I also have no idea what it's worth.

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Looking for something to protect a rope that goes through a piece of wood. I could smooth down the edges of the holes, but I'd rather have something else like a grommet to keep it from shredding the rope.

Not sure if the home center sells something like that or not.

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I have a nice (was nice) Harbor Breeze ceiling fan that I replaced at my parent's house. They said toss it but it's a perfectly good motor. Anything I can use it for? It started to sound like it was scraping something (probably off balance) and they are selling the house so they want simple lights everywhere.

Can I use it for something more interesting like a peristaltic pump or should I just sell it on craigslist for $50 or so. Like I said, it works fine. Under the same principle of "only use the proper tool for the job," the best a ceiling fan can be is a ceiling fan as it is designed to be. Peristaltic pump is about all I can think of using it as, maybe to cycle aquarium water.

tl;dr: Good motor, what purpose? Keep it or toss it?

Also I am not an idiot I can wire it to a plug...

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Can we have an old style vacuum thread? Eurekas, Hoovers, Electrolux, anything from the 40s to maybe the 70s

>have a few myself
>trying to fix one but can't take it apart, need help.
>no screws or rivets or anything I can see, I think the sheet metal was somehow crimped together as part of the assembly
>will UL pics later

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I've been buying books on building a robot for a while now, and I'd saved up about 400 bucks to get me started. I was going to place an order this weekend when I had to take adetour today going to work.
I drove by a scrap yard and saw a couple of power wheelchairs sitting inside the fence. I was just going to buy some parts off of them but they sold me the whole damned thing for 30 bucks! Only thing I can find wrong is the batteries are worn out and won't take a charge.

Controls all work and the motors sound good. I'll keep you guys posted!

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I need something handheld that cuts pipe without breaking or wandering after 40-50 cuts.
The company I work for has been using pic related and it sucks my balls all day.
Needs to last relatively long and not break all of my blades and should be able to cut up to 2".
Price is not an issue because the company is buying, but it must be handheld.

Help me, /diy/, you're my only hope.

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I own a 0.93 acre plot of land, it's in the city limits of a small town but on the edge of town so the area is all woods. I'm trying to make a self sufficient farm as a proof of concept, for my and my kids enjoyment and to show you don't need a huge plot of land out in the middle of nowhere to have a farm/be more self reliant. I have:
>Small house with a woodburner for heat; high ceilings and tree cover make AC unncessary
>Chicken coop with 6 hens (roosters are illegal in town)
>Rabbit hutch with 4 female rabbits and 2 males
>Firewood shed
>Lots of big planters in a sunny spot for a garden come springtime
>A big compost bin with a nice heavy lid to keep animals from getting into it

I can't get cows/goats/sheep or any other large livestock being in town so I guess I'm gonna focus on gardening and small livestock. What should I do next? Does anybody have any experience they'd like to share on the subject? I'll answer any questions anybody has

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How do I homebrew Evapo Rust? I have no chemical knowledge, but what I do know is that Evaporust is scentless, has no acids, and is probably some small amount of a certain secret sauce that I can probably source for cheap, heavily diluted with water.

I'm thinking it would be handy to have a kiddy pool's worth of Evaporust for dunking entire bike frames and other large rusty objects.

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How do I make a strong cipher? E.G. Will it be impossible to solve if I take common words like I and A and use symbols for them, and using different symbols for the letters I and A? So the phrase "And I am it" would have different symbols for A and I depending on their location.

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Recently re did the finish on my table, sanded down the fake printed wood laminate and glued on top some veneer and stained it. However the stain ended up being darker than expected so i went ahead and used the varnish on the side part of the table top which is still fake laminate and it wont dry completely since it has no wood to go into, i rubbed off the excess on the side no avail, its still sticky. Whats the easist fix? should i just remove it and sand down the fake wood and glue veneer and stain as i did on top? or just clean off the stain and have the color not match? any way to easily solve it? Also satin or semi gloss polyurethane finish? i already bought semi but im having second thoughts for it.

Yes I know i have a fucked up Laptop

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I have a question about air compressor regulators. I was told that when not in use I should always dial my air compressor regulator back down to 0 psi, because otherwise the spring will break and wear out. Is this true or can I just leave it at 90psi indefinitely? thanks.

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whats up /diy/

I found a hole in the market for a very specific hobby

hobby is mostly dominated by old tech illiterate people

I have an idea for a product that is based on a raspberry pi zero
very original I know

but currently I have 2 problems:

the battery- is there any information on ways to do this? do you guys have any suggestions? right now my idea is to use a cellphone battery
but as i understand it it then I'll need a charging circuit?

My next issue is a screen. I've decided that the screen would have to be at least 4.3 inches
but not any bigger than 6.5 inchesand capactive.
resistave touch screes wont work.
there seems to be a hole mess of different screens out there but no capactive screens in the 4.5 in. - 6.5 in. market.
is there any specific reason for this?
if any one knows any definitive guide to touch screens on the pi that would be great.
also ways of wiring 40 pin screens to the pi? is this possible?

sorry English isn't my first language

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hello /diy/, I had accidentally forgotten my keys at walmart and i went back to get them, but someone had taken them. I cannot get into my house and I am currently sleeping in my car.

Help?

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Anyone successfully do a conversion on a van for backpacking/travelling/camping. Please share with me your experiences, advice, layout designs, and must have essentials. I have a 2003 Toyota Hiace and im hoping start making some nifty modifications to it in the next week. Its only going to be a single bed. Im currently in Australia.

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I'm studying as a welder, and I'm trying to make the MIG cert. it requires vertical down welding into a corner >< (on 1/16th inch stainless)

I've got the vertical down bit, but when I have to twist the gun such that I'm angled down into the corner I always punch out the back of the plate or don't get the penetration I need. any tips?