Archived threads in /diy/ - Do It yourself - 484. page

>>1017282
Can you post in English?

>>1017282
How much is the prize?

>>1017282
Don't make a new thread, this one will still be here on Thursday.

>>1017230
Make sure you don't have Parkinson's disease.

Don't set it on fire

>>1017230
get matches or thoothpicks

>>1017075
>What tools do you use for your projects?
the right ones

>Which is your very favorite tool?
hands

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>>1017075
The right tool for the right job.

>>1017075
Oi mate shit off, yeah?

>>1016391
ton of video blogs on youtube

Check the Weldingweb and Miller forums.

If you are highly experienced, check

http://rigwelder.com/forum/

>>1016391
ChuckE2009 on youtube

I have hunting land up in Northern Minnesota with no grid ties. I truck in water since I am not there for more than a week so a well would be a waste of money and time.

I have a few car batteries that I got for free that I use for lights. They are hooked up to cheap solar chargers (Harbor Freight) to keep them charged between visits. I bring a small generator with for power needs. Cabin has a wood stove there for heat.

I use an outhouse to shit and a tree to piss. I keep a sealed bucket of hydrated lime in the outhouse to cut down on the smell and I move usually once a year which means the hole doesn't need to be overly deep.

I keep a hanging camp shower there and heat up water to take a quick shower. I use dry shampoo to keep my hair clean.

I cook on the stove mostly but keep a propane stove there with some small propane canisters.

I sleep on an old twin sized bed because air mattresses suck.

What else do you want to know? You don't really need electricity and you don't need internet.

>>1015695
Thanks, really good suggestions.

What if my power needs are a little more intense? I was thinking of growing my own vegetables, and the only way to do it is hydroponics. I have access to a large indoor area that can be used to house it.

>inb4 weed farm

It's not, but there's really no way to ask without making it sound like it. Solar is nice, but I'd only be seeing the sun half of the year. I'm going to need to get creative with power needs, and storage.

Can't use wood stove for heat either, not enough wood. Preferably electric heat.

>>1015700
Electricity is not a good option for heat. What do you do when your power generation fails?

I assume that this, like 99% of other of the grid posts on /diy/ is just fap material to you.

If you're in a tundra area, fuck growing food. Hunt. It's what indigenous people do in the tundra. Grow some potatoes in a bucket to get some extra calories.

For heat, stick with a fuel and make sure your dwelling is insulated to high fucking hell.

Consider fuel oil or propane. Get a giant out door tank and have it filled once or twice a year.

You can generate power with fuel too. That is how a generator works.

Since you're going to scrap the idea of growing veggies in the middle of the tundra, what are your power needs really going to be? Maybe a small tv or laptop to watch DVDs?

Since this is 4chan you're going to say you need internet which means you have to go with satellite internet. As long as you don't go full retard, you don't need some high end gaming PC, you need something minimal like a chromebook or a tablet. You want something with next to no current draw.

You'll want a smokehouse to smoke meat and fish. You'll want it to be bear and animal proof.

Unfortunately I think the only answer you'll get goes something like:

"if you actually used tools everyday then you would understand"

No one can ever seem to objectively say where the value comes from.

>>1015457
It's a combination of name brand, fanboyism, and the fact that all the tools come with a lifetime guarantee. Also, they deliver it right to the shop.

That said, a know a lot of mechanics who don't buy snap-on stuff because it's do expensive.

50% name and branding
50% lifetime warranty
50% banking on retards bandwagoning

>>1015002


-Can the head be grabbed with vise grips? If it's a panhead style one way screw, most panhead style one way screws can be removed using a visegrip to unscrew them out.

-There are commercial removal tools, I own a set of these screwdriver like tools but rarely use them, but don't go and buy one, since there's many kinds and they're very expensive, and not guaranteed to work.

-Use a dremel tool with cutting disc to slot the head and use regular screwdriver to remove. If you do have one, make sure it cuts sheet metal
or regular metal, depending on the kind. Most kinds are usually sheet metal today from what I know.

-Use a center punch placed on the sloped portion( as close to the outer edge of screw head as possible) of the one way and rap repeatedly with a hammer (how hard?). Once the the head makes a few turns and rises above the surface, just use the vise grips to grab the head and complete the unscrewing. This method works on the flat headed ones that are flush with surface and hardest to remove. Just remember to direct the fast raps to "walk" the screw, no hard blows needed. A hard blow can cause the punch to slip and mar the work. This method has never failed me.

If you make a hard blow to the screw, you probably won't be able to get it out.

Is it your house? If not, fuck off kid.

>>1015007

Stfu faggot. He's not using it for anti-theft or anti-vandal purposes. You're the underage b8 here.

>>1013115
>hot and humid
Get a window unit.

Saw a post on imgur where a guy had a simple fan but he lined the cage with copper wire that was chilled...I'll see if I can dig it up for you.

>>1013115
>>1013130

http://m.imgur.com/gallery/jgvlM

Here you go mate.

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I knew it was a really bad idea to mount the car battery up high like that, but I was too impatient to weld a place for it to go lower down. I got two feet, fell over sideways, and tore off most of a knee ligament. I can still walk and ride a bike fine, but anything that requires a lot of agility will cause a serious sprain right away. Ligaments don't grow back.

>>1012747
What in the fuck

>>1012747
Enjoy getting it fixed with cadaver tissue. Which ligament? You're got like 5 in your knee.

>want to /diy/
BUT
>you're a poorfag

Jesus Christ. Kids these days. Back in my day, we had to fix our own shit because we were too poor to pay somebody to fix it, not because we only had enough money to pay the mechanic/plumber/etc. and weren't able to buy tools. It was necessity, /diy/ BECAUSE you're a poorfag.

>>1008257
look on craigslist or ebay instead

>>1008264
He might mean he wants to learn DIY things as a hobbyist/new skill (which will then later allow him to fix his own things) but to just buy equipment with no NEED can feel expensive

>>1018419
>Cost this guy his job over a mailbox? How much of a POS am I?

It was not ONE mailbox, obviously he has a history, which proves him UNSUITABLE for his job, he crying about it doesn't change a fucking thing, if he is a danger to everyone else, then he shouldn't be doing it

>>1018431
This. Next time it'll be a kid on a bike. He should flip burgers instead.

Had a teen in my neighborhood drive home drunk and hit my mail box.

Mailbox at the time was a custom built 1/8 inch thick steel box from the past owner who got his hit with a bat back in the 80s.

Ripped the whole right side of her car to shreds. And she never came to my house to let me know so I follows the trail of parts to her house.

Made her parents and her pay $400 for a new mailbox and to not involve the police. People that truly are worried would have given you the cost of the mail box and than some to stop the issue.

Someone on 3rd strike has had enough chances to learn.

make a stencil and engrave it

Look up laser engraved zippo.

Guy used to do it at the local flea market, it was $25 plus the cost of the item or you could bring an item in. He used specialized equipment that probably cost a good bit of coin, but he did zippos, dog tags and blocks of glass as well as anything metal that was relatively flat(he had a knife blade on display).

>>1018240
Used engravers are usually expensive, so best to /diy/ the design then have it lasered or mechanically engraved. Any trophy shop can do that. Ask what format they want the drawing in so you can bring it as a file.

>>1018076
build a a brick wall with a 50mm gap in front of the wall

nevermind
I'm buying a white noise machine maker from amazon and will keep it on 24/7
>needs to pay extra shipping because third-world
why was my mom so cruel and let me be born and raised here

>>1018083
>I'm buying a white noise machine maker

Shit man just use your phone... download the white noise mp3... and play it...

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Anybody know how to take the pins out of this thing? A basic Gatehouse deadbolt

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>>1018042
Reverse side

>>1018042
not expert here but looks like there is no way to take that housing apart. there might be a master key [that a lock smith would have] that allows the lock barrel itself to slide out thus exposing the pins etc.