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I'm thinking of something like strapping an engine to a shopping cart or something

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>>968652
I'd base it off a go-kart or a custom built frame.

Depending on how heavy it is i think any standard 50cc scooter engine will do.

For the hull make a rectangular frame and put sheet metal around it.

Pretty much to the same for the turret, just leave a hole to put the marker in.

Similar to this, only smaller.

>>968648
If you live up north. You can find snow mobiles for cheap. And make sorta a half track. Replace the sleds with wheels. And just cover the thing in like 3/32" thick steel plate.

>>968568
Go back to /g/. If you weren't retarded you'd know they have sqt for this kind of questions.
btw what's the point of having all these OSes? Why not boot one and set up multiple VMs.

>>968574
Super slow, reason I am so interested in Vista is becuase it's the best /comfy/ and aesthetically pleasing OS hands down. In a VM, Aero graphics don't work.

if i remember, getting the older OS'es to ply with the newer ones is a challenge, so i gave up and installed 2 diff HDDs, one for XP and Vista, and a second for Win 7 and 8.
in the BIOS, i can select which SATA HDDs are on or off, so if i wanna switch from the old to the new sets, i just reboot, and disable/enable the appropriate drive. some BIOSes let you change the boot order, so you dont have to disable anything, but mine only boots from lowest available SATA.

>>968560
0/10
Nothing consistent
Spacing is terrible
-1 for a stupid idea for a thread
-1/10

>>968650
Fucken fight me nigger

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>>968700

>>968549
go back to /g/ faggot.

>>968562
No, he should go to /wsr/

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>>968274
The creeks got lots of fallen trees in it, that sit just below the water, we've tried to take a regular john boat with an outboard out to clean it, but some spots are really bad, and require you to go over the trees first before you should cut them, because we're using the boats + electric winches to drag the logs to the banks, otherwise they'd fall to the bottom, and eventually get floated/pushed to the next low part or choke point of the creek and get super stuck, we've already removed ones like this and it was a huge PITA because they get stuck under live roots and cypress knees underwater and all this junk.. its easier to pull them out of the way and push them up onto the banks now while we're cutting vs leaving them at the bottom and making them a bigger issue.

we don't need them super clean either, just enough so a john boat with an outboard can safely travel up and down it. nothing sucks more then breaking your prop on a hidden 800lb log under water...

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>>968278
And here's an example sorta what I'm talking about. since we use the boats for moving the logs around, you can see how getting over the log first benefits one.

A: no bend to pull the log through.
B: once over, you have a straight away to pull the log up
C: can use a combination of the flow, and a pulley off the bank, with a winch rope pulling it towards the bank, and the flow keeping it from anchoring it to the bottom.

the absolute madman

Pic is a trailer right next to the slab that mysteriously caught fire

>>968199
Existing slab sounds fucked. How deep do you have to go down in that area? Like, cause of frost heave and shit.

>>968199
yeah what country are you even in? canada holds many frost problems and you would not want to build on an old burnt foundation as the age and heat will have caused a few problems

>>968120

fill them with cum

>>968120
I throw mine away
Im too scared of someone seeing me have a ton of them laying around, and get the idea to rob me.

Pillheads cant be reasoned with and care nothing about right and wrong.

>>968120
Collect sand from each beach you visit.

>>968022
"patio cloth" $40-$50

canvas or sail cloth.

>>968022
Pallet wood shipping container meme cloth.

Need to know more than that... what kind of heating element are you using?

>>968038
I just wrapped some kenthal wire and made a spring looking deal. It is 24 gauge runs about 1 ohm per linear foot, so I did about 9 foot worth to get about 15 amps in theory, it is probably less though with heating up and all the other factors

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Hot enough to melt aluminum, but it takes forever to get there.

>>968009
They are not made for use outdoors where they will get exposed to sunlight. Unless you plan on painting your pipes every few years just use solid ABS pipe for the outdoor portion.

>>968009
PVC is inherently brittle. When it explodes it turns into shrapnel, there is no way around this.

>>968009
A thick paint of paint will stop UV degradation but will not stop the stuff that makes PVC soft and not shatter from diffusing away.

>put a computer inside a computer case
Sure, go for it.

>>967927
>mini ITX builds inside of game consoles

Jesus christ, what is this 2007?

>>967930
Technically it is a computer, but, it requires a lot of modding.

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>>967688
I had sanded down the area where caulk and paint had built up over the old casings, and repaired the area with spackle and sanded it flat.

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>>967690

Pretty normal. The old trick is to predrill a pilot hole or tap the point of a nail with a hammer to blunt it slightly.

When you hammer a sharp pointed nail into wood it forces the fibres apart causing it to split. blunting the nail causes it to break the fibres as it goes in.

I prefer predrilling myself as it gurantees no splitting.

Uhh, how much is a standard whiteboard? What do you need a whiteboard that size for in what I'm assuming is your home?
And why is it so expensive?

Starting a bathroom remodel soon, can't commit myself to starting the teardown, as I have no experience in tiling. Is this something I can pick up on quickly? I'm tiling the floor and shower, and removing tile from walls to paint. Will probably do a 4 inch tile border around base. Which do I need to do first, shower tile or floor?
What do I use as a border for the shower tile?
Is there a certain paint I need to use in wet areas?
How likely is it that I can tear the old tile off the wall, sand then paint? Or will I need to replace drywall or whatever it is?

>>967683
Ohh fuck, I thought this was QTDDTOT. Well, if anyone has answers, I'd appreciate it. Otherwise I'll fuck off. My bad OP.

>>967683
>>967683
No prob. I do accounting for a living, and I am considering grad school or going to for the CPA for my 2nd time. Whatever path I go, I need the whiteboard for notes. I used to take painters tape and tape notes to my walls in school to help study. This is to visually layout chunks of info. The fine detials cant fit on the board, but at least I can draw out some rules and regs to understand it easier.

Same way you polish anything. Start at low grit, work your way up, making sure to completely eliminate all the scarthces from the grit below. For steel 200-800, followed by a buffing wheel with compound, will give you a mirror shine. Expect to spend many hours. There are no shortcuts.

>>967685
This may be a shock, but I've never properly polished anything before so this is new to me. I will take what you said in mind, but I at least have some leeway as I'm not exactly going for a mirror finish, rather try and take care of scratches/pitting before parkerizing or blueing the steel

what kind of old gun stuff?

if it is of any value, you never want to change the finish

go over there with a bat and teach them to not interrupt your beauty sleep ever again

fucking chinks gotta learn not to mess with Pretty Pete anymore

>>967559
this

stop being a pussy OP

>>967559
>>967563
I wouldn't do that. There's way more of them then me and I'm sure at least one of them has a knife or something. I would rather just make my door more soundproof then call the police or start a fight and get stabbed or shot