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>>1006195

Given that you don't care about thread strength and it's not a very deep hole, there's no reason to really prefer either in your case. You should be able to form tap with a thread that small in a material as soft as aluminum.

You'd REALLY have to be trying (or be using a really shitty tool) to break a tap in aluminum. Assuming you're using tapping fluid, anyway.

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>>1006198
Thanks, I'm planning to use WD-40.

>>1006195
rolled threads are mechanically stronger, but the taps would require more torque for forming the threads. I wouldn't recommend applying torque by hand in this instant. Try placing the tap in a mill, drill press chuck, or tapping jig/station and use a wrench/key/lever to rotate the tap thus preventing you from bending the tap sideways.
t. machinist.

>>1006191
Do we really have to post this in every fucking thread?

>>1006191
Hi! I see you've posted your forced meme in a valid thread again! As a proud member of the /diy/ community, I appreciate your concern and efforts to self moderate, and on appropriate threads I applaud it. However you seem to have misread the OP in this case and gone ahead and posted it in response to a perfectly acceptable thread. Whoopsie! Remember that as long as the thread isn't breaking any rules and isn't obviously bait, you should rather just ignore/hide it if you don't like it. Thanks for making /diy/ a better place!

>>1006164
Look at grain and flour silos and how they feed into trucks should be good enough.

As for the flame wouldnt that blow a bunch of the powder away? Ive no real knowledge about what your doing but im sure going with a element in a circle and dropping the powder in the middle might be a better idea

Is this legitimately a way to make rubys? And whats plans do you have for them afterwards?

>>1005882
Its easy if you are halfway handy
How expensive depends on how big, you have to look at your local prices of raw materials.

>>1005884
Thanks
Are there any good online tutorials or guides out there?

>>1005886
Its literally just framing studs, go on youtube should be hundreds of thousands of videos.

>>1005776
soak in boiling hot water for a minute.
stick it straight on your head and force it down until it fits snuggly then wear it until it is dry.

>>1005778
Bit sceptical about that idea

>>1005776
I guess adjusting the snap is out of the question?

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Laugh at the flames

>>1004947
I'll bid 2,000,000.

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theres this spanish geezer, quite good with all that 'natural support element' stuff. Been busy with some blood church for the last century and a half tho, just cant get the staff nowadays.

>>1004947
>how much would it cost

Stop daydreaming and go to school Jimmy

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Here are the frames for the pontoons(that I am also fabricating).

This is where I need some advice. I plan to cover the frames with osb and fill the cracks with something like Spackle or plaster. The issue is that I need something to cover the entire bastard in(something hard, like a liquid plastic type material), so that it creates a water tight seal.

Everyone I ask for advice from say I should fiberglass it, however that defeats the purpose because it greatly exceeds my budget. I was thinking polyurethane but my father says it might not be water tight, what do you master craftsmen think?

Don't let this deter you from trying, but this shit looks jank as fuck. Your nails/screws are going to be gone in a year unless they're stainless or brass. If you're aiming for dirt-cheap ghetto chic I say look up wooden ship building techniques for getting the seal right. This is something you really should have researched before you started just tacking shit together, though.

>>1004764
Yes I know my workmanship is kinda shity but I'm really only looks to get one summer out of this though. By next winter I'll be ready to get rid of it.

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I doubt your parents even own a screwdriver set.

>>1003742
>bumping threads with this /b/ tier shit

Worse than OP

Feeling the need to comment on the fact you don't like his picture. Literal cancer teir shieet right their my nigga

>>1002454
> kids are capable of more than that.
No they aren't. The best they will come up with by themselves is gluing junk together. You will need to give them guidance for some of them to get past that level, and from what you're saying it looks like nobody but you has those skills (even then your skills don't seem to be too great since you don't even get 3D printing). The question is do you have the time?

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>>1002454
So this is for an elementary school? Arent the oldest kids there like 3rd graders?

Regardless, if you want to run a 3D printer dont buy a makerbot. Lulzbots sell to a lot of schools ive heard, and youll be a lot better off.

When you buy a decent prebuilt printer like the Lulzbot, you will have decent software and references for print settings which makes printing easier. The only maintenance you will need to do is clean the occasional print head jam, or level the bed. Easy stuff.

There are different Gcode slicers, and a lot of them have options to tell you exactly how much filament will be used, and you can input the price and will tell you how much it will cost.
Its one way to do it, is charge people per print.

1kg of cheap filament is about 20$ a spool. Im doing a pretty big print right now, its an 8 hour print and its 300 grams of filament, almost a third of a roll.
Little nick nacks dont take too much filament, and less time, but still printing is a slow process.

Modelling designs is as hard as the model you want to do.
There are dead simple things you can use if you dont want to learn a real program.

https://www.tinkercad.com/

The biggest thing is understanding the 3d printing process, knowing the printers limits. Half of the battle in modelling 3d printer stuff is dealing with the printers limitations. Its great to design something perfect for printing, but a lot of times you have to resort to support material. Its a pain in the ass to remove and clean, and it wastes material. But the print would otherwise be impossible.

Its honestly not hard in general if you actually want to learn a bit about what you are doing.

>>1002482
It's K-5. The 4th and 5th graders would be able to handle this I think, or at least the magnet program kids would (I think roughly 50% of the student body?)

Thanks for the advice on the printer. I'm sure there's a bunch of resources for pre-made designs, right? Any value in just letting students print something (no modeling) to be exposed to the concept at this level?

If it's super important, I usually pick through until I find the straightest wood I can. Some places will have pre-picked over lumber where you can pay a little extra to get mostly straight wood without having to sift through the whole pile.

Lumber yard.

>>1001441
This.
Also, I am pretty sure if you go to a proper lumberyard, instead of Home Depot, you can find wood of higher grade (ie select structural or grade 1 instead of stud quality)

I'm not positive that those would be less likely to be bowed, but certainly they wouldn't be any worse. They'll definitely have fewer knots and other imperfections though.

Post pic of boat.

I am not a boat builder but I repair them on occasion.

Once the hull is in good form you can almost literally do anything you want.

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>>1001412
The boat is a 1985 FiberKing Bomber. I literally just started ripping the floor/wood/foam out today. It's interesting because only the wood from the stern to slightly in front of the cockpit; at a certain point, everything moving forward is totally fine.

>>1001419
Probably was stored at an angle with the bow higher than the stern. Thats where the water would collect so thats where the rot is.

>>1001298
You could use them as tiny gardens, hang them up everywhere, and grow basil, mint, and shit.

>>1001298
if you have a refigerator in the garage or basement, or even your main one. You fill them up like 3/4 the way with a drop or two of soap in them and freeze them.

The idea is that it not only takes up dead space that would otherwise disappear when you open your frig, but also since it will be cool it will cause it to kick on less to maintain temp. Works best in ones in the garage where you have to deal with hot summers.

Otherwise shoot em.

>>1001298
Make a mallet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyP7YJ9O3TY

im thinking of what to do with a couple slot machine glass plates i got my hands on. i feel like if you're not into woodwork or electrical, this board isn't inviting.

id post my bar rack i finished last week, but you guys tend to be a bit critical

So I have this idea since I love coffee so much. I want to make a brewer that either:

A) Brews from the top of my cup, straight into the cup (think like a flat disc that sits on top of my cup, with the brewing components above), but maybe a K-cup size filter apparatus can sit below the top of the cup, underneath the disc like base.

B) Far less cool, but maybe something that brews from the center console, and pumps to the cup in the cup holder

Both would plug into the outlet in the car (usb).

Much more interested in option one, but this would be my first electrical and mechanical /diy/, any tips?

>>1000436
imagine a tube that runs from the kitchen through your computer desk with a minimalist faucet. you put your mug under the faucet for coffee refills. that'd be some cool shit

>>998864
How is it cringeworthy? It's somewhat funny, but totally absurd.
Cringeworthy would be some guy with severely misaligned tiles that actually tried, using a shovel it apply thinset.

>>998864
The video is a joke OP.

https://youtu.be/6h_W7XFPXms

This. Just look at the table at the end.

>>1005520
go find one that can supply 12V at 1A (at least)

>>1005521
That's it no hidden thing I should think about?

>>1005552
Just your own suppressed homosexuality