Anyone know the name for something like this? Wanting to make a camera strap, and this is the kind of thing I would be using at the bottom on it. No idea what it's called, or where I could find such a thing.
Thxxx.
>>1104449
gold plated balun core
>>1104449
ferrule
probably other names for it as well.
>>1104449
What you are looking for is a compression sleeve
You can find them on mcmaster under pulling&lifting>wire rope>wire rope accessories>compression sleeves
small crafts thread .
i am a carpenter with limited free time and i like to take on small projects.
current one is a box entierly out of wood .
i started with the hinges since the rest is pretty straight forward.
first time doing wooden hinges so i did a simple hinge to see what problems i run into . ended up doing a lot of cuts by hand cause i didnt think forward . next one should be better.
wondering about grain directions . i stress tested this one and it broke predictably ( will post pics).
wondering if making the grain go 90° to this would make it any stronger.
post small crafts and questions about them.
after breaking it.
also made this phone stand that i will varnish tomorrow.
>>1104443
>make wooden version of steel parts
>broke
>wonder if grain direction
no
the whole thing is wrong
Last night I was pretty drunk.
Long story short I missed a step and fell off my patio about 4ft into a lake behind my house. I had my headphones plugged into my phone and was listening to music and smoking.
My phone is water resistant so it's working fine, the headphones also still work but the foam in the ear piece on one side is wet and cold.
Any idea how to dry this out?
It's about 40 outside so I can't put them in the sun.
Just time?
Is this kinda foam like downfilled blankets? Will it ever dry?
They aren't expensive but they are my favorite pair for sentimental reasons
>>1104436
>Just time?
yeah
and out it in the oven and turn it up very slightly to make it warm
or put over radiator
Just put them somewhere and point a fan at them for a day or two.
The vapor pressure will have them dry in no time considering how dry most homes are in winter
>>1104441
yup... I mean you could press a dry cloth into the foam to try to absorb as much of it as possible, but beyond that you just need to give it time.
Dont try to speed it up by using heat either, since it drying too fast can damage the membrane used by the speaker. Just set it aside for a day or 2.
Please, what is this /diy/ ?
That's a stealth bathroom.
thats just a funky wall with pieces of mirror cut to fit.
>>1104071
Better pic
I started posting this in /ohm/ but realized it was going to be a bit long.
So I live on a good sized sailboat that I got for cheap 2 years ago and I've been gutting and redesigning all of the critical systems (on account of them being over 40 years old and never properly maintained, let alone improperly modified). Now that it's winter and too cold to use any epoxies or glues or work on the plumbing, its time to plan ahead.
I want to design a system for remotely notifying me if certain events occur on the boat while I leave it anchored in a cove or anchorage for a potentially unspecified amount of time. The idea is to find a place out of the way of other maritime traffic where I've got a friend willing to "check up on" and head to the boat in case of emergency.
Events I would like to know about:
If the boat drags anchor- Anchors are set at a 7 to 1 ratio of rode (anchor rope/chain) to depth, so in 10 foot waters you'd set out 70 feet of rode. Naturally with winds and tides your boat is going to swing around in a 70 foot radius of where the anchor lands so the device has to know if you're inside of that circle or not.
High water- if water in the bilge collects and reaches past a certain level (seems pretty easy to detect as it can just be two contacts at the top of the bilge that send a signal when water bridges them) which can indicate a failure in the regenerative electrical system or just a leaf or debris clogging the bilge pump.
Those are the two biggest ones I can think of right now, but I'm sure I'd include others after going through all this trouble, such as general status updates like battery bank level etc.
What I mainly want to know is which platform should I start looking in to for this? Is something like this best handled by a Raspberry Pi? Or an arduino based system? The power available is 12v dc, and its got to be able to text my phone somehow.
Any input?
>>1103963
I would go with a raspberry pie.
I'm thinking if you use a GPS to record the point of where the anchor was dropped and then the distance or radius you can monitor the anchor drag with mathematical calcs.
There are cellular modules that you can also buy to hook up to your pie. You'll have to get a basic data plan and iirc they can cost as low as $10 a month.
Use the pie to take the info from the GPS and do your spacial calcs then your water level.
Then you'll be able to text yourself the data through the cellular/sim module with your pairs for sim card.
Easy peasy.
>>1103985
This. Depending on your investment, you might want to design some redundancy in. Maybe use two independent systems to monitor the RPis.
The RPi is a great solution because it has a large online development community and draws very little power.
>>1103963
Will your boat be within cell tower range? Everything you said you want to do is easily achievable with either Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or even an ESP8266 or ESP32.
You can get these on sparkfun, adafruit, or even ebay/amazon.
Cell shield:
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13120
Liquid level detector:
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10221
GPS module:
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11058
Am trying to get into 3d printing and would like to know what you guys think the best program is.
CATIA
or SolidWorks if you're a pleb.
also what do you think about the nexd1 printer on kickstarter?
>>1103915
thanks I was going to try to use openscad
When you don't have a christmas tree because you forgot to buy one, decorate a palm tree instead!! This is a DIY suitable for any age
This dumb
I bought a tree at Lowe's for 50 cents yesterday. Marked down from $135.
>>1103686
this is worse than pintrest clickbait
Its so cold in my house i cant flush the toliet. Wat do?
Get a job so you can pay your gas bill or get your furnace serviced
Pee in the reservoir. Or heat up the house/room. Space heaters can be found for a relatively cheap price now.
>>1103571
Thank God I live in Florida, fuck that shit.
I see this type of axe/hammer in antique stores a lot but never on store shelves or talked about these days.
Can someone give me a quick rundown on the pros and cons of this type of hatchet?
The way I see it it looks practical but the trend among outdoor enthusiasts these days seems to be mainly scandinavian-style hatchets.
>>1103292
The knob on the back isn't for hammering. And they are more along the lines of carpenter axes then anything. Still too fat to be carving. The v notch is for vine cutting or rope. Hardly works like that tho.
They're more a craftsmans hatchet, you can shape timber, bang in nails, pull them out and in a pinch, make some kindling. They're maybe less adept as an 'axe' I guess than the scandi ones which are more of a woodsmans tool for carving, bit better at handling thicker timber and bashing in tent pegs, whittling etc.
>>1103295
Ignorance.
>>1103296
Closer, but still off.
>it looks practical but the trend among outdoor enthusiasts
No.
It's a roofer's hatchet. Could also be a lath hatchet or a box hatchet, etc. Depends on the maker. Either way, each part had a use. The notch is for pulling and prying out nails. Some had them, some didn't. A claw hatchet, for example, had a claw and left off the notch. The edge was for working with small bits of wood. Splitting wood shingles for roofing, opening crates, etc. The "knob", as this turd >>1103295 speculates, was absolutely for hammering. It was intended for small nails, though. Roofing nails, lath nails, etc. You wouldn't frame with one of these.
I have a mild flea infestation and a fair amount of dried catnip, I've heard that catnip is a very effective insect repellent but i dont have any idea how i could use it.
Any ideas?
Also my cat is immune to catnip so im not worried about that.
>>1103099
Put some anti flea stuff on your cat and get said cat to rub up against a bunch of shit. also google it.
>>1103099
Diatomaceous earth.
>>1103099
eucalyptus leaves
most insects hate eucalyptus oil, and will stay away from it. it also smells like cat piss, so it will blend in with the smell of your room.
I don't know if this is the right board to ask, but I figured you guys might know something about it.
I want to learn technical drawing.
Any of you guys can recommend me some good literature about the subject and some beginner friendly drawing software?
I already have some basics from middle and high school, mainly hand-drawn projections of relatively simple objects, but I'm completely out of the loop on the standards and conventions and the more advanced stuff like sections, auxiliary views, etc. Most importantly, I never tried to draw something with a computer, so I also need a software for that that doesn't take ages to learn.
Thanks a lot
Anyone?
>>1102822
just get the standards (pirate them), try ISO 128
>>1103150
I was looking more at some books or online sources that actively teach me how to do that stuff.
I'm sure there are a lot more standards than that one anyway.
Plus I need an easy to use drawing software, is autoCAD good enough or is it shit?
I assume this is the wrong board, considering the lack of responses, where should I bring my requests?
Is this dangerous?
My mother is planning to drill a new hole on the wall to move this dangling thing up. Neither of us know shit all about electrical so im worried for her safety. Any insight?
>>1102300
As long as you shut the electricity of it should be fine.
I'd install a new box and rerun the wires though.
>>1102300
turn off the circuit breaker power and youll be fine
Any one got a good way to get a dent out of a downspout?
Plug the end and fill it up with water. Let it freeze
>>1102206
Sawzall , a coupler , pop rivets, and a new piece of downspout
Hey friends, do you know where to get pic related but without having to pay $20 because muh Swiss made victorinox.
>>1101755
So you want a small bit wrench, but you want it made cheaply in mainland china?
Cant find some garbage on ebay?
>>1101758
>bit wrench
Fuck I found now, pretty much the same but for $5 with a couple bits more. I'm not a native english speaker so I didn't knew the correct name for that tool.
Also sorry for my poor english.
>>1101755
the cost of what it takes to make a one off something remotely similar to that (lathe, broaches, torch, vice, hammer, material for a mold for the bit holder, milling machine for making the mold, plastic/rubber injection machine), its cheaper to just spend the $20
granted you can buy bits for it from different manufacturers, not all bits are of the same quality. buying cheap just means your bits will just wear out faster.
Hey I just got a kit including a drill and jigsaw. Both look to be 50s-60s, but I am having trouble finding anything on them or the brand.
They are labeled "W.T. Grant Co"
They both came together in the wood box, it too is very well made.
>>1099618
Here is the side of the jigsaw. They both have threading on the side to mount a plastic handle, it's in the box.
>>1099620
Here is the side of the drill. It doesn't have a reverse mode, but has a trigger lock button so you can lock it with the motor running. This leads me to believe it is a commercial tool. I cant imagine many DIY guys in the 50s needed a drill that would keep running for long stretches of time.
>>1099621
This is the tag on the top of the drill. It lists some basic info.
I tried searching the brand, model #, even serial, but nothing comes up. Not even a picture or reference of the brand.
Its definitly high quality. The case is actually some ferrous alloy, it is magnetic. I assumed initially it was aluminum. Also, the cables are very thick and rubbery, similar to the cable on modern makitas.