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look up "micarta"

>>1077830

Stack paper, clamp, vacuum impregnate with thermoset resin, put in oven, use block of paper/resin composite to make shit.

>>1077833
This is exactly what you need to do to get those kind of results. I did a micarta knife handle out of some old jeans.

shameless self-bump

>>1077778
Was tempted a few years ago. Instead purchased a 2000USD NC mill with a rotary axis addon.

Still works and the water-cooled motor is powerful enough for aluminum.

>>1077778
I got one of those. It's pretty shit, don't expect to mill or turn pretty much anything on it, not even palstics. However it's nice for drilling wierd parts.

>>1077710
leds dont work like that, and even if an led is dimmable it will be dimmable like regular bulbs but at a lower wattage which is lower than the usual ranges these dimmers operate with

>>1077714
what does that even mean? when I buy an E27 LED bulb which comes advertised as "dimmable", how am I to dim it?

>>1077716
holy shit, are you mistaking that socket to be where you put in your light bulb? that is a mains socket you dumbass you can plug in whatever the fuck lamp you want

My solar road detector is going off.

>>1077504
Thank you for that verbatim regurgitation of the presentation.

When I see some concrete figures regarding cost, yield and lifetime, then I'll get excited.

didn't watch the presentations - unless they are less fiddly than regular panels to install or maintain, how are they different from regular panels except aesthetics?

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I have a few thousand to spend. I imagine using a contractor to do the cuboards and maybe putting a shower in. The tiles in this house give me a headache.

>>1077181
tile is not a beginner job
put linoleum or something in there

I have a godfather who worked with my dad who could help me.

>>1077183
What about ripping up all the tiles to save a few hundred, then hiring someone into do it?

>>1076994
No. But you can buy an external USB soundcard.

>>1076994
Logitech use to have a adaptor with speakers to make them into avi plugs then i used avi to aux to work mine back in the day.

But easiest way would be to go sound card or external, youll have no chance finding the adaptor now

>>1077024
I take back my words, check online for game adapter for logitech about 12$, then you just need the aux to rca plugs

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>>1076845

Have you tried removing the center console and using glue to hold that carpet back in place then putting the center console back on?

>>1076849
Not sure that console just comes off

just slather it in brown shoe polish. presumably there are youtube videos for millennials who need youtube to show them how to wipe their bums.

>>1076826
Get shoes made of leather

>>1076826
First step get a leather shoe, will be uncomfortable the first few wears but as you break it in it gets better.
Second get shoe shine polish and polish the bitch untill it shines then polish it some more cause fuck you.
Third wear a nice suit to go along with those fuckin nicely shined shoes, bitches love shined shoes

Ceiling fan motor won't have enough power.

>>1076758
Try a sewing machine, they already have foot pedals.

>>1076758
Potter here. I've only seen a couple that I'd use outside of a joke. Not saying it can't be done, but it starts to get expensive. The only inexpensive, viable diy electric wheel motor is from a used treadmill. You need a DC motor with at least 1/3 horsepower and decent torque. If you're lucky, you can salvage the controller. Then you've gotta get a tight v-belt pulley system figured out. Anything else is not realistic on a budget and you're definitely past used professional equipment prices.

I recommend making a kick wheel with a big ass concrete flywheel. This is a very throwable, classic design and well within most people's ability to make. Too lazy to google it for you.

if we were you, we'd already know the answer to your question.

if you just barely graduated high school, then you will find lots of kindred spirits working as electricians. so, that's your only option. if you think, or know, that you can handle lots of mind-numbing calculus, then you have 2 options to choose from.

Very different work man.
You wanna be designing circuits and writing code or working with your hands and installing stuff?
Both take some circuit knowledge and are perfectly respectable professions but its up to you my man.

>>1075784
An electrical engineer can do everything an electrician can do plus more. Engineering has a higher ceiling. If you want to have carpal tunnel from wiring buildings by the time you're 30, go to trade school.

find $15 and a thrift store.

>>1072730
Four screws hold the arms on. Remove those and the chair is apart. Four more screws removes the base if you want to, but not necessary. Rip leather off, replace foam, staple on new fabric or leather. Done.

My chair is just like that one. An arm broke, so I bought some angle steel and 2" wide flat bar, and welded up new steel arms. Matched the shape of the original arms with the flat bar for the arm rest. Worked out nicely. I'll be redoing the seat cushion again soon. I keep this up I'll never buy another chair.

>>1072737

what would be an ace material to fix the butt and lumbar. could i build it with memory foam?

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>>1069619
Nice meme

>>1069636
nice bump. thank you.

>>1069642
Haha that's what you think

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>>1077774
CRAP wrong image

>>1077775
>>1077774
Negative. That is a crap lathe. The bed is a pipe. A SINGLE pipe at that. It will flex on you and the tail stock might even slip (depending on the design). You want a cast bed. Also, the motor is lying to you about its power output. It is probably somewhere around 1/2 HP, and maybe not even that. If it's inefficient, which is likely because it is Taiwanese garbage, it is probably closer to 1/3rd HP.

$200?? That fucker is out of his mind. It's worth less than half that. I'd price that turd at $75 and take best offer.

>>1077774
I had a look at the lathes in your area and holy fuck. The selection is decent but the prices are insane. I thought in the south stuff was cheap. I live in California. The other side of the country where the good stuff is manufactured and my prices are half what these fucks are charging.

This lathe is decent, if overpriced: http://charleston.craigslist.org/tls/5790544263.html
It's in Charleston though, so you'll have to trek out to buy it.

This lathe is *really* overpriced ($600) but its probably the best quality one for sale around you, period: http://charlotte.craigslist.org/tls/5814952757.html
Again, it's a trek. There is an identical lathe, with more accessories, for sale where I live for $450 and it's been on the market for 2 months because it's overpriced. If it was $300 it might sell. The fact that this guy has had it on the market for a month tells me it's overpriced for your area as well. Sign up for the OWWM forums and check out their for sale area. There might be something decent in your neck of the woods.

>>1077770
>paint
>food

no, just no, maybe only externally but even that, is a very bad idea

>>1077771
YEah, it would only be externally, I was going to keep the lip and interior covered when painting it. Surely there's some type of non-toxic clear enamel sealant thing that I could just cover the finished paint job with that wouldn't wash off?

>>1077770
OP

here is what you want:

https://www.mcmaster.com/#8916k89/=14tpe64

braze it with some food grade braze to a plate on the bottom

fold another piece of no lead bronze

keep nickel level really low as well, there is a chance nickel is a carcinogen though there is no absolute proof yet

dont paint it

get someone else to do it for you

>>1077620
You won't be able to get a perfect circle.

>>1077620
circumference = 2*pi*d

connect the ends with magic if you want a perfect circle

cut a bit longer and hookup the ends with solder, a butt splice, or a clever knot if you don't need a perfect circle