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Is there a downside to making a bathtub or shower area completely out of tile? Pic related, I think it looks nice, but I've never seen it done outside of a few pictures.
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>>1097995
Costs a lot of money.
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>>1097995
Is there a downside to scrubbing grout weekly?
If I where to build one myself I would use all the same materials used in pool making. As thats what I'm familiar with and what not. As long as behind the tiles had some waterproof backing material. Then no.
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>>1098001
>Is there a downside to scrubbing grout weekly?
Just get the stuff you spray a few times a week and let it sit on there.
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Hey /diy/. looking for a micro drill press. I need something that can *very* accurately drill small holes.
My first choice would be the Proxxon. Used it before in school and its absolutely based. Could I save money and get a cheaper one while achieving the same performance?
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>>1097730
u need big drills to go accurate
not the other way
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>>1097730
you need a solid base for the drill to sit on to reduce vibration
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>>1097736
Or you could get a drill that's made out of metal, instead of the shit most companies import from China these days. The more metal it has, the less it vibrates.
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since black Friday I haven't been able to stop buying wrenches. I just dont know what to get, so I buy everything on sale with the mindset that I will return everything but what I actually need.
>need
So here's what I've bought:
2x Husky double ratcheting wrenches (6 pieces)
2x Husky ratcheting wrenches (7 pieces)
19.99 ea (maybe a few cents less)
I bought both sets because the single ratcheting set has an extra wrench in a different size. I honestly don't know if I'll ever need it.
I then bought 2x 7 piece ratcheting wrenches from harbor freight with the 25% off coupon thinking that they would be cheaper than the Husky variety, but I was off $5 and would only save maybe $4 if I took them back. My thoughts were to make a few bucks somehow but that didn't pan out.
I also thought, hey, I'll just keep the double ratcheting set, buy a socket set with the pass through head for longer bolts, return everything else, and call it a day. So I bought the Go-Through socket and ratchet set for $15 after coupon from harbor freight.
there's also the flex head ratcheting wrenches, but you only get 5 in a set, and there's the single ratcheting wrench set that gives you 20 pieces (metric and burger) for $49.99 from home depot. I've thought about returning everything and getting that.
I also have an employer who will reimburse me for any tools i buy for the job. someone already showed up for work with ratcheting wrenches, so I know that i can pass the buck on one set to him.
Maybe I keep the double ratcheting wrenches + the go through socket set, get reimbursed for 1+1 7 piece sets for $50, return all the single ratcheting sets and just get the 20 piece set from home derpo..
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>>1097621
Don't ever buy shit from home depot, everything is marked up by 20-30 dollars there, even wood screws.
Have fun with your nuts and wrenches, fag.
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... I don't know what to keep and what to return.
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>>1097622
harbor freight is like 2 minutes away from me on foot. I haven't tried exchanging a broken tool yet, but if that works out it may influence my purchase...maybe. $50 for 20 ratcheting wrenches is tempting from the home despot.
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Sound blocking/insulation.
I want to block the sound of fucking cars, I live next to a busy street, and all I hear all days is fucking cars, so I want to block all my windows with 2.5" rock-wool so I need to cover 12 square meters of windows and using 2.5" rock-wool it would cost me $105 USD for the rock-wool, $15 for the wood to make the frames, and like $10-20 for 15 square meters of cloth to cover the rock-wool.
So, will this work? or what other cheap options I have to block a busy street noise?
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>>1097503
Is it only the windows? Mass absorbs sound senpai
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>>1097503
How high of a brick wall can you build in your yard?
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Drywall is probably more cost-effective
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Should I cut the power when changing outlet plates? I know a lot of people say to do it as a precaution but is there really any good reason why I should dick around with it?
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I never have, the only way to shock yourself changing plates is if there is a live wire touching the box in which case you would have to rewire the whole thing anyway.
Stop being retarded.
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>>1097484
A lot of people also say that tofu tastes good. A lot of people say that Clinton won the election.
A lot of people say that /pol/ is a good board.
They're all wrong.
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>>1097484
I was an electrician for ten years, and *I* wouldn't bother turning the power off to change plates, BUT...
There's a tiny chance, with steel boxes, that you could stick the screwdriver between the receptacle and the box side, possibly shorting out the hot screws and causing a nasty arc.
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How do you /diy/ your life back into the track again when you have been unemployed for long time?
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>>1097471
Get ur ass up basically like any day project u need to have the drive to do it. Take ur time otherwise you'll be burned out in the long run
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>>1097471
It wasn't hard for me because I enjoyed my new job. It was a pain getting used to waking up early again, but once that went away, it was nothing. After 2 years, you forget about what being free is like.
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So I'm building a portable Bluetooth speaker box, the amp runs on 24v, and the Bluetooth module runs on 12v. The power source is two 12v SLA batteries wired in series, with the Bluetooth and amp sharing a common ground at the power switch. When I tested the Bluetooth alone, it works fine directly wired to a single battery, but when wired up sharing a ground with the amp, something is going wrong, the relay on the Bluetooth module buzzed and then quit working, in pretty sure it's fried. I've tested everything I can think of, all the voltages look correct. The only variable I'm not sure about is the power input to the amp, it's not polarized, meaning the power and ground inputs are somehow automatically switched by the amp. I suspect this is causing the issue with the Bluetooth module, perhaps some kind of feedback through the ground? But at this point I really don't know. It seems so simple, yet something is obviously wrong. Pic related, the Bluetooth is on the left, amp is in the middle. Please help!
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Lets define the voltages at the batteries like this: 12v at the + terminal of one battery, 0v at the terminals that are tied together, and -12v at the negative terminal of the second battery. If the "ground" of the bluetooth module is halfway between 0 and 12v, and you tie the "ground"s of both terminals together, you're shorting 6v between the two modules "ground" terminals. ...maybe. It depends on how the circuits are actually laid out.
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>>1097452
Ok so the first battery is the 12v source, the second obviously the 24v source, with the negative terminal on the first battery being the ground source for both modules through a simple switch providing the connection to ground for both modules, including a 12v LED indicator light. Everything works fine except the Bluetooth. For whatever reason something is going on with the shared ground, because all the voltage measurements check out correctly.
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>>1097427
back emf'd that bitch up
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Help my computer won't connect to my wifi
- ive turned off my wifi router for 10 seconds and turned it back on
- ive unistalled my wifi card and reinstalled
- all my other devices are connected to my wifi except my computer
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Have you considered a wired connection?
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I have but my computer is upstairs and my wifi is downstairs didnt think it was worth all the effort as my wifi was working before but now its just decided to poo on me
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Laptop or desktop? If desktop check antenna connections on back of computer.
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Identifying Spray Caps 2016-12-11 07:26:48 Post No.1097314
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I've had this baggie of spray caps laying around for some time so I completely forgot where I got them from. I'm having some trouble pairing them with the cans I've got (Montana Gold) because some of them seem to work and some of them don't, even though I'm pretty sure they're supposed to be a set. Anyone have any ideas as to the brand? Also what's the circled thing for? Thanks a ton.
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Okay, I'll ask the obvious question:
Why the fucking fuck are you keeping them in the first place?
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>>1097346
Hoodlums like Op prefer high end spray paint and nice nozzles for their grafitti work
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>>1097346
I have amassed tons of spray cans for projects I've done in the past but I've got them all mixed up now and why toss them if I can still use them?
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Any jewelry disigner here? 2016-12-11 09:50:35 Post No.1097172
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Any jewelry disigner here?
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I want to learn how to use a jewelry design program called Matrix from Gemvision. I heard you have to pay $10k for the lesson and the program itself. Is there a cheaper way to get just the software? It doesn't seem that hard to learn.
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>>1097172
Doesn't look like it sorry m8
http://rutracker.org/forum/tracker.php?nm=Gemvision%20matrix
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>>1097172
How is this any different to any other CAD app?
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>>1097172
No sadly, it's a niche product made for jewellery designers so the price reflects that
You can get Rhino for a free trial tho, Matrix is a plug in for Rhino
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I live in an old house that is on a concrete slab. There is no basement and the foundation doesn't go very deep because there is basically no frost heave out here. That said, it does get cold enough that I can really feel the cold through the concrete slab. Only around the edges of the building, though.
I did some research and it seems that the edge of the slab, especially where it is exposed to the air, is where a ton of heat is lost. They do make products to insulate it but I can't find anything helpful about how to insulate an EXISTING home. It's all shit that you have you have to install at the time of construction. That is about 65 years too late for this house.
Does anyone know of a product or a web page or something that I can use to research this? Can I just dig down to the edge of the slab and glue something onto the side of the concrete and then backfill the dirt? What could handle the dirt, water, pests, etc?
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>>1097142
Without a section of your wall showing existing insulation and finishes it is hard to tell what exactly are we dealing with
Some sketches or pictures will be good
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>>1097146
The framed structure is covered by wood siding. Below that it is exposed concrete. Below that is dirt. I'm trying to insulate the vertical portions of the concrete that are below the wood siding and extend down into the dirt. There is no existing insulation or finishes as the house was built in the 50's and they didn't do fancy stuff like that to concrete then.
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>>1097153
With no insulation, your concrete floor does not matter really especially when it is touching the ground already
You can insulate it but you will need protection for the insulation, and water proofing for the whole set up, i.e. building a new wall, there is no easy way to insulate the little strip and even if you did it the effect will be minimum
Time to build a new house I guess
Or wear slippers
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How fucked is your workplace in a fire, /diy/?
Pic related, I'm dead.
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My place is a fire trap and I've brought it up with management a few times but they haven't done anything. It's a three story factory with about 100 people in it. There are five exits, but only one guy has the keys and he locks all but one when he leaves at 4pm. Nobody told me this my first day and it took ten minutes of trying all the doors before I got out. If a fire blocks our one and only exit things are going to go down like the happy land disaster.
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>>1097143
Carry a a .40 or something with you. Use in case of fire... Shoot out the locks. Fuck suffocation.
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>>1097144
I don't live in America. Guns have to stay at home.
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Hey /diy/,
On a heat pump system, I have 16V AC sitting at both sides of my fan relay at all times when the condenser is powered.
Why the fucking fuck is that?
It has taken out 3 relays already, and the only thing that works is bypassing my relay altogether and running the fan 24/7.
What could possibly cause this? I get 16 volts even when the disconnect is off, and verified that all incoming power to the evaporator unit is off. Also, this is 16v to ground, not across. On both sides.
Tomorrow I will take apart the condenser and look, but the control voltage all comes from the evaporator, so this shouldn't even be possible. Unless what I just said is completely wrong. Some big strong A/C man, plz respond
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>>1097119
Last try for help
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>>1097119
>Also, this is 16v to ground, not across.
theres something up with the ground
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>>1097119
not a big AC guy but where is the power coming from if the disconnect is off? have you shut the power off at the breaker?
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I bought a real crap shack and the garage is my current headache. Would you guys post some of.your headaches so I don't feel so bad.
Pic is some water damage
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>>1097040
Not sure why pic rotated but that's a wall, here's outside. Some clever person just interrupted the gutter without adjusting angle to drain away
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How does this make you feel?
My house is old, and poorly constructed.
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Another one, before I tried my hand at putting up tile.
Not sure if I'm on the right board, but I don't know where else to go. I fucked up pretty bad (pick related) long story short, I went to move this thing to a standing position and it collapsed. The screws ripped right out of the shitty particle board. is there any way I can fix this shit? It isn't mine and I have to have it done within a couple of hours. Please help me bros.
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>particle board
you're pretty much fucked and with that damage even if you do fix it it'll look like shit
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a new one is probably only $20 at ikea. glue everything together when assembling the new one. nobody in their right mind is going to blame you for ripping apart a particleboard piece of shit
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>>1097036
Thanks anon, I was helping my parents move it to the bottom floor of their house. I don't think they care for aesthetics. Having this thing stand on its own is enough