should i remove and install insulation myself? the removal seems like a hassle and i have no idea how to put insulation in.
DIY, just need a respirator and suit. rent machine from home depot. they will show you how to use it.
Just add some blow in
>>1115575
the vacuum thing right? know of any regulations in texas for disposal of the stuff? laying is as simple as placing it down right?
ITT:
>what are your DIY projects at the moment
i'm swapping a 1.5cc N/A to a 1.7cc turbocharging it and make it debit ~ 250 bhp
>next week i'll be working on my golf mk3 swapping from a 1.6cc N/A to a 1.9 TDI from an audi A3 , i'll also try to use all the interior from the A3 so maybe i'll even make a thred dedicated to it
>pic non related, just a very cool and original design
>cc
That must be one hell of a gear ratio to get those little RC engines moving your ricemobile
>>1115504
>Not a 1.8t
Its worthless m8
>>1115504
You misclicked /diy/ for /o/.
Would any of you gentlemen happen to know what kind of Stihl saw this is? Picked it up out of impulse at a shop.
>>1115490
What *model I mean.
Has a 26" bar on it.
>>1115490
>>1115493
017?
Hello!
I bought a phone splitter (pic related) and find that the connections are flimsy and require a specific and delicate angle to be held in order to work.
Is there any way to strenghten the bond between this splitter, and the phone connectors I clip into it?
Tape?
>>1115381
Bend pins in splitter up. Used that one for dozens of stores
Best solution is to get all new phone wires and good quality equipment. Start clean with a fresh install of new wires. That would be the best option.
>(CNN) - An Arkansas mother says she used YouTube tutorials to build her family home.
>Now, the two-time divorced mom of four has written a book about the experience.
>It's called Rise: How a House Built a Family.
>The story chronicles the life of Cara Brookins, her children and their mission to build a 3,500 square foot home in nine months. The family managed to pull off the feat with just $130,000.
>The book comes out Jan. 24.
Buuuuuu, Anon, you'll never be able to build your own home!!!!
Fuck boys on this board butthurt as fuck.
>>1115350
Sorry, forgot. Discuss building your own home, again.
>>1115350
wasn't their a movie about a poor family who did this i rember one kid fell or something
>>1115350
>Buuuuuu, Anon, you'll never be able to build your own home!!!!
>The family managed to pull off the feat with just $130,000
Thats 3 years of an average wage, before taxes, room and board, food, and other bills and debts.
You gonna live at home for a decade to save up, when you could have just gotten a loan and paid most of the house off by then?
I'm looking for some ideas on how to secure a remote rural property against theft, especially when it's unoccupied. It will be fairly low-key but it will have solar panels and satellite dishes that advertise to theives.
I was considering camouflaged tire-spikes on the main driveway and perhaps either narrow ditches or anti-vehicle cable on the outer perimeter. I was also considering motion detectors that text an alert, but I feel that'd cause a lot of false alarms.
The goal is to have an inexpensive place to live and work from home over the long term, mostly alone, so no expensive total-loss insurance policies or armed guards or anything crazy.
>>1115269
a rifle and a sack
>>1115269
A sign: No Trespassing
What the dogs don't finish, we feed to the pigs.
>>1115269
Cheaper to "hire" a guy to live there in exchange for security.
Can anyone tell me if there are any cheap alternatives to a rotary tool? I'm trying to cut a hose clamp in half longways and I'm not in possession of such a tool? is there any other simple tool or item I could use as a substitute?
hacksaw blade
tape for handle
>>1115025
http://www.homedepot.com/p/WEN-Rotary-Tool-Kit-with-Flex-Shaft-2305/203604481
My knowledge of electronics is very limited. I did a quick google search, but that didn't help.
Would it be possible to make a bigger INTERNAL battery for a smartphone device, or similar, by jury-rigging a bunch of batteries together of the same type.
I guess voltage would be my biggest problem,as i need to keep it somewhere near 5V. Also I don't know if the battery would charge by simply plugging in the phone (possible software limitations not
taken into account).
Is all of this possible, without going the way of the Note 7? If so, can anyone point me in the right direction? I got some old smartphone batteries btw, should I need to scavenge spare parts
>>1114788
Lithium ion batteries can be wired in parallel, but only if each cell has its own protection circuits and you fully discharge them all before hooking them up, otherwise you'll have horrendous battery memory issues.
Also you won't be able to expand the internal battery of a smartphone. The energy density of lipo batteries is pretty standard, if a lipo battery holds twice as much energy it will be twice the volume.
There are cheap Chinese companies that try to flog high capacity lipo batteries in seemingly tiny form factors but they are all 100% fake. As a hobbyist you should only ever buy lithium polymer batteries from reputable sources like adafruit, a bad lipo could kill you or burn your house down.
Never compress or physically stress them either. The reason the note 7 kept blowing up is because they forced a huge battery into their phone and didn't leave the industry standard 10% expansion room for the battery, as lipo batteries expand when they get warm or are being charged. Inside the batteries are basically two thin metal foils working as the electrodes separated by an electrolyte. Too much pressure and those electrode layers will touch, and massive current will flow between them, creating massive heat and a brown colour in your pants.
>>1114886
I forgot to mention you can only wire the batteries in parallel if they are the exact same battery, no mixing and matching
Just smoosh two batteries together with either peanut butter jam. Jelly works aswell but it will take longer to charge.
anyone here dealt with a pool? i was looking at a fixer upper house that has an above ground pool with a deck. never dealt with a pool myself, is it as bad as people say? should I run? anything in particular to look for? (its murky green this time of year)
IMO it looks like biopools are the way to go, filled with baitfish to eat mosquito larvae
Pools are SO high maintenance if you have to buy chemical and constantly clean. There's a difference in busting your ass and having fun.
Biopools/artificial lakes and ponds
>>1114668
Chances are the lenders will want it removed before they loan on it.
At least that how it is where I live
>>1114668
>anyone here dealt with a pool?
Hey /diy/, I just got this i2c screen for my raspberry pi, what are some cool things I can do with it?
I know the (very) basics of python, and I can make it print some words, but not too sure what to do beyond that.
have some fun with the custom characters
>>1114555
use it as a display for your raspi while you install gentoo on it
>>1114555
nice double trips
I have a hard-on for classic electronic games (ie. Entex Electronic Baseball), so I would try and program a classic game for it. A rudimentary electronic baseball simulator would be pretty cool.
I bought this drill at a second hand tool store in Japan because I need a drill and it was dirt cheap. When I saw it I imagined it was some kind of specialized drill, but since they didn't have any regular power drills in the shop and it was under $20 I decided to get it anyway.
My question is, what kind of drill is it? I've done some searching and I have no idea.
It's a Makita (Japanese model 6800).
More pics inc.
>>1114514
>>1114514
cont.
>>1114514
Im no drill expert but theres probably nothing special about it other than more power than your average house hold drill.
one of my dads rental houses just had a kitchen fire we dont know the condition but it will be on 10 pm news locally. any tips? its a low value house but some company said it would be 100k i they are just trying to scam us.
>one of my dads
Ask your wifes son.
>>1114339
i meant one of his houses
>>1114335
If it just left some marks on the microwave, they're ripping you off.
If the house was a mansion and burnt down completely, it's a steal.
There's a lot of in between here, anon.
Hi guys,
I'm not exactly sure if this is the right place to post this but I'm trying to find information on how to build social media channels. I'm looking for any tips and tricks on this subject. I've tried looking through search engines but a good portion of them are trying to sell me something which always gives me doubt. I remember seeing various file compilations in passing on /pol/ but I wasn't necessarily interested at the time. I appreciate any help you might have.
>>1114273
do you know anything useful?
can you teach people something?
can you talk for hours on end on inane subjects but keep a listeners' interest?
>>1114273
Provide value.
>>1114279
>>1114290
I understand that I won't get too far without actual content to entertain, intrigue, or sell. I'm more worried about the natural and not so natural schemes these channels use to better reach their target demographics. The various channels that go on following sprees on specific hashtags in the hopes of a follow back and so on. I'm actually on the hunt of a specific image that /pol/tards used for twitter to do their silly propaganda operations.
So, I've been looking at houses lately and may start the buying process on one tomorrow. before I go out, what are some less obvious things I should make sure to look for? Everyone knows about water marks, sagging, roof damage, etc. But what would a /diy/er look for specifically?
>>1114234
You hire an inspector to look with you...
>>1114237
if i can spot deal breakers before i pay a few hundred for an inspector, that'd be neat
>>1114234
I remember from a house-flipping show that pink gummy substances on the walls or ceiling usually means the house was used as a meth lab.
How do we improve it, gentlemen?
>>1114189
Make the handle a bit longer with a serrated edge.
>>1114189
Lightmyfire's titanium version is the final form of the spork.
>>1114194
This, but add a folding cover on the serated handle.