Archived threads in /diy/ - Do It yourself - 505. page

>>1006826
It clean pretty much anything you can fit into it, and you would be amazed how much dirt would float out in a beautiful cloud shape

>>1006826
We have this in our lab. Love this thing. Will clean most anything, glue, rust, dirt, grime, nasty shit and oil it all comes off in a bigass WHOOOSH.
Protip: to clean with flammable solvents (acetone) pour acetone into a small beaker then add your nasty tools, samples, whatever. Put the beaker into the water and watch as the vibrations travel through the glass into the solvent.

>>1006893
>Put the beaker into the water and watch as the vibrations travel through the glass into the solvent.

You just blew my mind.

I've been wanting to some some solvent washes in the gf's ultrasonic cleaner but she won't let me because she uses it for jewelry (her business) and is afraid it will damage it.

>>1006495
Who's the dickhead? Why didn't you buy a phone you wanted?

>>1006505
Wtf are you talking about?

>>1006507
Why do you want to remove a feature of something that was paramount to the design of a device?

Do you not see what I'm saying. That was the selling point of that phone, and you don't want it. So why buy it?

There's no neat way of doing it. Marker pen? Paint marker? Electrical tape?

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And i have to replace it with this one

Without seeing the other end of the cables there is nothing we can do for you. The easiest way to check this shit would be with a multimeter. But I'm assuming you either don't have one or have no idea how to use it.

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I do not have a multimeter.here is a fu ll picture

>>1006443
Diesel powered will be best. Id suggest something reliable like a toyota 1DZ engine or a cummins 4bt.

The hardest part will be developing an armored track system and the actual plating

Wouldn't hybrid work the best?
Electric engines powered by a diesel generator.
Certainly would save effort on figuring out a steering mechanism.

Also, it's kinda hard to do a project like this without paying out the ass.
What's your budget anyway?

>>1006462
I have a good amount of money. I'm just a cheap fuck.

Forge a dildo.

Or learn how to weld and make useful things.

Or just make cast iron skillets or engine blocks

>>1004745
Iron skillet, nigr

That's actually a great idea

What about making tools

>>1004747
>tools
Hammerhead maybe?
Or an axehead?
Try making some nails?
Door hinges?

Basically, simple shit just to see if youre able to make it.

Buying anything but hand tools from Harbor Freight is a really bad idea.

>>1009805

I've used their mini lathe and mini mill multiple times a week for the past 5 years and they both still work fine, even after being thoroughly abused (I planed the top of an anvil with the mill). Harbor Freight is more of a minefield than a deathtrap; most of the time you'll be fine, but occasionally you'll get fucked. Don't buy their multimeters or drill bits.

>>1009812
Agreed about the minefield. My wooden screw clamps are great but the black plastic ones are practically disposable. Some still work but some broke the first time I used them.

>>1009574
cheap soldering iron and even cheaper digital multimeter

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>>1009576
What about cheap oscilloscopes, are they even worth it?

>>1009579
Well sure, but you can still find a proper used analog scope for not that much money.

>>1009487
WD-40 air conditioning: windows down, 40mph.

>>1009496
yeah, those motor+shaft are a pretty specific shape & size. you're going to spend a lot of time modifying a motor to fit. roll the windows down or pick a motor out at a junkyard

>>1009487
Whats it from? Sometimes you can give the brushes/contacts and good clean.

>>1009428
Just have the computer reverse the direction of scrolling. This is pretty easy to do on most computers.

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>>1009435
I didn't make myself clear. When I scroll down it goes up but and when I scroll up it still goes up. Here's a better look to where the wheel is attached to

>>1009437
Seams like one of your rotary encoder channels has died. You could test with a multimeter to be sure. When this happens the mouse's firmware can tell you're scrolling but not the direction and for whatever reason your mouse defaults to up. It's probably a worn contact or some other mechanical problem in the encoder; mechanical stuff can only be used so much before it breaks. Replace the encoder or open it up and try to fix it.

>>1009347
yeah it will reinforce it. just make sure you're not going to break something more expensive if you put too much force on the reinforced handle.

>>1009347
Generally yes, but it does depend a bit on what the handle is going to be used for- leverage and striking both will be slightly different

>>1009347
It would pretty much only have the strength of the steel, as the wood loses it's strength. The wood's strength is from its natural grain and handles are cut from center of the log for density. Basically, you'll have a steel handle with a wood grip. Better off just making a handle out of steel pipe and tape for the grip. Far easier, and lighter than you're idea.

I ask because I've been homebrewing for a while. I'm now getting some plans together to build a sort of walk-in refrigerator in my basement...not quite so cold, maybe, but perfectly temperature controlled, so I can do more to control the fermentation temperature.

Anyone have experience with a project like this?

>>1009305
You should try looking in the catalogue before making a thread on any board.

>>1003373 literally on page 2

>>1009305
Ask in the homebrewing thread, retard.

>>1009301
I'd try some contact cleaner. The stuff people use to clean the switches and dials in old electronics. Its designed to evaporte cleanly.

>>1009301
they're just hard to push, unless its binding up(doubt it, starrett are p.gud), you just need to get some fucking grip strength.

alternatively, i'm sure someone will give you a pretty peny for those older bases, you can then go buy a more modern version with the flippy switch, much easier to turn on/off.

also >they say not to pop the front off or else they won't be as strong as before.
who? its just a pair of magnets, don't drop them or weld them and they'll last forever.

>>1009342
This.

Thread.

>>1009227
Its meh. That stuff fades quickly with time. It stops working. I think something similar you should do stuff that reacts to a black light. Oorrr do it so its just tinted color and put like LED strips under the table. Like around the knee knockers or something.

>>1009232
Hmm those are some neat ideas. Black light would be cool but I can't think of a time when I'd ever have one, let alone have it on around the house. But the LED thing is interesting.

The paint will fade after a year or so and just look like shit. What you need is some tritnium OP. Or diffuse LEDs

Wouldn't be terribly difficult to find some guages you like online and mount them where and how you want.
You could glue a piece of painted aluminum in front of your broken display and then cut holes in it with a holesaw to fit the new guages in. Then you have to wire them up, which isn't too tricky.
A boost guage might be difficult if you don't have a turbo on your 5l Windsor but you could do a vacuum guage- it just runs to an unused bung on the intake.

Unfortunately, you are going to find out that LED displays do not speak a universal language, and that automotive gauges can be very expensive.

Your best bet is to use something like an arduino as an OBD reader/trip computer to pull data from the vehicle's own sensors. Then you can display that data on a screen that fits the location, or perhaps re-use the original screen.

That's a lot of coding to learn, but there are worse ways to spend your time.

>>1009213
>>1009229

I'm seeing cheap seven segment displays that claim to be tachometers on ebay.
I'm also seeing that ardurio is pretty nifty and people are using it for builds.
Should l try to get one of these chinese ones first? Theyre like 15 bucks and the right dimensions. I've also seen some coding examples with the same chip you mentioned.
I just want something that goes with the seven segment green dash of the car. Custom making it would be a cool project.

>>1009136

2MB blurry ass photo
terrible description
most people wont be able to tell what in the fuck your talking about or what in the fuck the picture is of.


OP you are a fagot, your post sucks and you should feel bad.

Take a better photo. Do you have a question or is this just a blog post about your shitty 3d printing?

>>1009136
Looks like you have several problems going on at once, all on your tuning.
Go to the 3d printer general, if you not get retards like
>>1009155
replying to your posts.

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>>1009136
>fail at tuning 3d printer
>fail at asking question in print general
>fail at giving enough information
>fail at constructing a coherent sentence