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The tread in question

yes. advice is a noun, advise is a verb

if it keeps you from injuring yourself, wear ugly shoes

old bike tire tread can be attached to the bottom as kind of a re-treading...I did it on a pair several years ago with e6000 and they're still glued together

>>960188
shoes that have non-slip soles have something done to them called "siping", it is basically cutting lots of little slits into the sole of the shoe.
The slits just need to be 1/16" or so deep with a razor blade, maybe 1/8" apart, you don't have to actually dig out grooves in the rubber.
(the sole also has to be basically flexible; siping works less well on harder materials)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siping_%28rubber%29
The wiki article don't show shit, in this instance Google is better.

you can do it yourself tho it is somewhat tedious unless you build a thing to hold a few blades parallel.
They do it to car tires too, to improve wet traction.

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>>959993
acoustic tiles are notoriously expensive, for some dumb fucking reason.

if you can get yourself some rolls of fiberglass heat insulation all you have to do is put it into frames and then put fabric or grillcloth over the outside to make it look nice.

also, some brands have foil on one side, for high frequency absorption you want the foil against the wall, but for low frequency absorption you want the foil on the outisde toward the room. you can alternate or whatever, or use the low Hz version more in the corners, etc.

it's not absolute dirt cheep but it's still like 1/6 the price of the market shit. and way more fun because it's /diy/ and it'll be of your own design

>>959994
Think foam gym matts would work or too densely packed to absorb?

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>>959998
probably too dense, but not necessarily. it's important to understand that closed cell foam isn't acoustically valuable. you need open cell foam. if the gym mat foam is open-cell, it'll work!

>how to tell
pour water on it, if the water works its way through it's open cell! be careful not to be tricked by holes and seams though

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Some more pics

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>>959877

>>959431
mineral oil

>>959431
the thing is, your son is going to bite it, it is going to happen, guaranteed, so ideally don't put anything on it

Use chemically treated pallets.

>>958824
Start with something simple, a 4 instruction cpu that can load a register and add two numbers or something. Forget microcode, use combinational logic based on the instruction for now.
Start at a high level, define your alu, controller, memory etc. Then figure out their operation, create from logic gates then simply swap logic with the fet equivalent

>>958834
It's there any webpage with some easy to follow instructions?

>>958837
>build my own
>walk me through it
>>>/g/o home

You should make some since this is /diy/.

>>958303
I think that lay out is pretty good. I'd say go 2 12" shelves and maybe like a 43" overhead.

I'd also put the computer on the floor

>>958303
I never made floating shelves but I can't imagine it being hard.

It's meant to be rock-tumbled smooth into a wooden dildo.

>>958138
Sometimes I hate 4chan

>Any ideas on what I can make it into?
Yeah, the trash.

>>957934
Define 'common tools'.
In either case, your best bet will be to make a jig and try out your method on a test piece.

Everything else depends on your skills, tools and how much time you're willing to invest.

>>957937
Everything non-electric.
I've got files and sandpaper, clamps, hand planes etc

That sort of cut is awfully hard to get right without a table saw.

Why? Looking to end it all but don't want to lose you're security deposit?

>>957397
It's pretty cheap and easy to fill holes as long as it isn't a popcorn ceiling.

>>957397
No.

Hanging something heavy is going to involve damaging the ceiling. Adhesives that are strong enough to hold a large weight will damage the ceiling. You're going to have to drill some holes.

I suppose you could cut through the floor above and mount some powerful magnets directly above the ceiling if you wanted a cheeky solution.

Wear an extra sweater

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Get a replacement price on the lock from them then weight up if you are willing to cut it off.

I know some contractors who are regularly faced with being given the wrong keys. They ring the customer and quote them a price per hour to sit and wait for them or given them the option of cutting it off. You can guess what normally happens.

>>955438
Pay the bill. If you bypass the lock you are committing theft. They may decide to not restore your service at all then. They may decide to call the police and press charges. Is it worth having a criminal record over? Just pay the bill.

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This is the wall directly over the jpist with two registers cut into it. Note the floorboards pulling away, and the door I had to hack up to get to close. Assumed the floor was warped because the heater and furnace were down there. Next time I won't use the inspector the realtor suggests.

>>954842
Oh wow. Gonna have to cut that hvac shit off and sister some new joists to each side.

>>954864
Really stupid thing is, other side of that vent is just an open area under a stairway. No one would have cared if the duct was five inches back. Which is what I'm planning on doing.

Do you really think I need to sister both sides? The joist is obviously not doing what it needs to be doing, but it's not cracked and honestly looks better than most of my joists.

I wanna fix this myself, but I want to do it right. Or as rightly as I can afford.

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>>953044

>>953055
that stuff is crap

>>958830
Some kind of hose clamp?
Looks like some scaffolding or am aerial pole mount or something but it wouldn't do much

>>958830
Whatever lock that key goes to looks like it would be really insecure. Id guess you could open it by setting just the single pin.
Whats the key go to op?

>>958833
I'm really not at liberty to say. But good to know! Thx

It looks like the head of the screw or bolt broke off one end. Tightening and loosening the screw expands and contracts the rings.
Nobody?

>>958805
Also I need a new hard drive because I'm out of space. What do I look for on my motherboard to see if it supports sata?

Not it doesn't

>>958806
SATA connectors. If it doesn't have them you can use a PCI sata controller.

Wrap it in bubble wrap.

>>958607
I don't want the hard drive to die from heat.

>>958605
Insert between foam sheets, a 5 yo kid could've figured it out.