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I love old tools, post yours
Not home so this is all I have to contribute

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Some friend on mine gave me an old raspberry, same as pic but with two usb port.
What can i do with this material ?

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Why is my 12v + and - shorting out?

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Newbie here! please help.

I am trying to make foldable wooden legs for my table and I don't know what type of screw/hinge/bolt/mechanism I'm supposed to use for the center part that swivels. please help! Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

PICTURE RELATED (what I'm trying to replicate)

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I just graduated with a bachelors degree in University (General) Studies. I currently work in a warehouse(2 years, part time) as an order selector, but I was thinking of taking up welding. My community college offers classes, but all of them are filled except for one (TIG), which I can take in the morning or evening. I feel like I can actually learn MIG and stick from people who have learned the art.

A position opened up in the warehouse to work in the morning from 7-4, so it could give me the chance to make money while taking the class at the same time. They also provide logistics classes, mostly in the evening and some on Saturday.

Should I stick to working in a warehouse? Or should I start to learn welding?

I feel the degree would help me move up faster, but I'm willing to work with everyone else to learn as much as I can about either job before telling others how to do their job.

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My brother knows HVAC but he's so fucking lazy he wouldn't explain how to do this, only what is wrong.

My furnace keeps turning off after only being on for maybe 5 minutes. An although it puts out heat it keeps turning off and tries to turn back on but doesn't unless you turn it off then on again and it does the same thing.

He told me there is a flame sensor in my furnace and it needs to be cleaned by using steel wool or a light grit sand paper.


How do I do this? How can I find out where the sensor is? He said it's a long metal rod and it might not be visible


How do I take it off first? Which bolts should I remove to access it? I think the AC is the bottom portion although I may be wrong

It's a condo, Not a house.

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Hi there /DIY,

I've got a load of brass that i need to clean up real good - the problem in both cases is that i have hundreds of pieces to clean so am looking for some solutions that are simple and not overly backbreaking.

problem 1 - one set of brass arrived with significant tarnishing

problem 2 - the second set of brass was laser cut with a plastic backing on it that has burnt on. its a pain in the ass but will come off with some acetone and scrubbing with a magic eraser.

because of the use i have planned or the brass i realy need to avoid introducing any scratches at all so want to avoid abrasion as much as possible.

any thoughts here about how best to clean up? I'd ask over in /k but y'know .... I'm pretty liberal

tarnish pic attached

plastic in next post

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How would I go about making one of these?

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Has anyone here tried himself on self made
nightvision?

I'm want to build my own (most likly IR-based)

If anybody has any tips, i would really appreciate it.

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Trying to find a heavy duty bag to haul some gear around. Something roughly the size and shape of a school bag is ideal because I use public transport a lot and can't carry a massive bag everywhere I go.

Preferably something that can fit a welding helmet and some other misc instruments.

Thanks.

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Trying to think of cheaper ways of powering a 12v compressor/inflator. It needs to draw 10-15A max, the lower cost adapters that are only like 5A won't quite cut it.

My first guesses would be either a battery charger/jumper or a pc power supply.

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Hi /diy/ers.

If theres anyone here who knows electrics or can understand whats going on here I would massively apreciate a reply.

Ive been fitting a kitchen which includes some LEDs, 2 of which run from 240 and obviously have built in transformers and the other 2 have a transformer they plug into.

I ran a wire up to the loft and found the power wire to the light switch in the kitchen. I cut the wire and added a junction box and connected the wire for the LEDs in to this. By my understanding this should mean the LEDs are permanently live and the main light works by the switch as the LEDs have independant switches.

When switched back on with the light switch on the main light works but the LEDs do nothing. Then when the light switch is off it causes the LED lights to flash like a strobe effect and the main light also flashes in time with them.

When removing the ones with built in transformers from the circuit the exact same thing happens.

When removing the ones with the external transformer one light works as it should but the other still strobes.

Does anyone have any idea what the hell could be going on here?

Ive attached a simple diagram. Not an electrician but done a lot of simple things but never fitted this type of light. Thanks.

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So I have this speed limit sign that I found, and I wanna do something to make it a decoration for my flat. What do?

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Ask a solar blanket mobile fid tech anything.

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I have done some cursory research, but I have a bunch of other garbage to do today.

Have any of you experimented with different ferrofluid techniques? It seems like "Just add magnetite powder to oleic acid/vegetable oil" is too good to be true.

If I want to just put small amounts in small jars to give away for Christmas, what should I suspend it in? What is MICR toner made of in the first place?

My current plan is to just buy some test tubes with stoppers and try whatever comes up in this thread. I would love to see if anyone has images of what they have already made.