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>>954659

the market prices are over the top for the commercially available ones

they require far less energy to heat/cool so they are, as consumption go, environmentally friendly, especially if the build uses recycled materials

the same goes for the economic benefit if you do it yourself or find a craftsmen who will not skin you alive for it

the permits however are a bitch, that's why most are build on top of trailers, so they can be considered non-permanent

as to what I think.... well at some point of your life you most probably get children, thus making the place inadequate

even if you plan to stay single, at older age the stairs to and from the bed will become troublesome

all, in all it's interesting choice for a part of your life

>>954667
And in regards the insulation ? It's really sure ?

>>954659
Call them what they are: mobile homes. They are fancy trailers for hipsters that don't want to live in a trailer park. Shitty ones at that. They cost a lot more per square foot unless you get a bunch of the materials free and you consider the labor you dump into it worthless. Or you can spend $50k building one that looks like a real house or you can spend $25k and buy one prefabricated that has a real kitchen, real bathroom and is 3 times larger. If cost really is the issue just get a mobile. Lets be real though; its all about looks and not being labeled a trailer park dweller.

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The capacitor.

I forgot to mention that this was hooked up to a three-way switch. It was supposed to be thermally activated.

But it was actually hooked up to a power switch in the wall (like a light switch). We flick the switch, and the attic was cool in a matter of minutes.

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I 'll go into my ideas in a bit... just want to get these photos up first.

Yes, they look good. You don't need to use that much solder though.

>>954576
Soldering electronics isn't about mechanical strength, but conductivity. Components which need to be physically held in place (sockets for example) are usually designed so that their pins have an interference fit with the holes in the PCB.

To answer your question though, yes those solder joins look good.

>>954580
Well I just soldered some pins on it so I can use it on a breadboard, so I felt like some strength there would be nice to have when removing and inserting and stuff.

Thanks guys!

>>954480
What a waste of time, data, electricity, broadband usage, leds, optic nerve life span and energy.

Fuck you OP it's your music stand. It aint like it's got a surface you can express anything on, just paint it MLP colours and get a grip on your life.

I think matte black music stands look great.

>>954485
don't be an asshole, dude. I'm just asking if anyone has any better ideas than what I was planning to do, before I get around to painting it.

thermoplastics are what they make gun parts plastics out of, check that stuff first

>>954421
Thermosets you mean?

>>954420
>17x17

>>954371
measure width of socket in pixels
measure width of gap in pixels
watch out wall looks wobbly

option 2: ask 'them'

>>954381
Thanks, it's actually an apartment in Iraq and I don't speak arabic. They're also lazy as fuck.

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>>954371
diy delivers

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Venture 30 Recharger + Nomad 7.

>>954333
/thread

>>954323
Those 2200mA phone charger batteries are used as a back on my Rpi server. Not solar powered but for $10 you cant beat almost 6 hours of battery life and you can daisy chain them together

unprinted corflute? you seem to be too lazy to plasterboard the thing.

>>954241
That would be my answer, 9mm plasterboard and skim.

You could even get away with board and tape and joint then seal paint if you wanted to save the cost of a plasterer.

>>954241
>>954254
Well I would do that, but people told me I would get big mold problems underneath if I just cover it.

If your type one, your done for. Just hope that when it all goes out of date it still works XD

I discovered I'm type 1 when I tried to go hermit...
https://hackaday.com/2015/07/30/the-biohacking-movement-and-open-source-insulin/

>>953908
you would need about 1 pig/cow a day man, this may fuck you up because of immune reactions.

This is not doable, the only way it would be possible is if you would get your hands on the genetically "enhanced" yeasts or bacteria that make the insulin precursor and do the rest of the chemistry in your cave/hut/forest/bunker/basement.
Since insulin is a protein it wil denature if heated ,exposed to light, radiation, an acid, base or an organic solvent.
For insulin the denaturing temperature is about 70°C.(1) This poses a serious problem for DIY jobs since you can not sterilize it before injection. Almost all sterilization methods will destroy the insulin.

I am pretty sure that you will kill yourself if you try DIY insulin. DIY penicillin may work but DIY insulin is a lot harder.

1: "Thermal dissociation and unfolding of insulin." Huus K, Havelund S, Olsen HB, van de Weert M, Frokjaer S.

>>953874

>can the mortar be removed or scraped away?

Try it. If he did a shitty job it is possible his mix was shit too.

It could be anywhere between:

>light tap with hammer and it all comes off

Or

>need grinder to remove 1/4" of the brick surface

The only way to know is to go ahead and try.

>>953897

Also. The mortar looked good in the first place. What is the point of wasting a favor on that bullshit?

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>>953897
>>953898
Back in the 70s there was a makeshif shed attached to the back of the house that was removed in the 90s. The mortar was FINE but it was just discolored slightly compared to the one around it.. Apparently my grandpa though it was crumbling so he had a favor done that was unecessary in the first place. Now it looks like an outline of the shed, and just shit in general.

Ill see what I can do

>>953762
delete this thread and search the catalog for "questions that don't deserve their own thread" or "qtddtot"
if no such thread exists, make one and ask your questions there

>>953766
That was my original thought, but this topic would be so juicy that it really DOES deserve its own thread.

>>953769
>this topic would be so juicy that it really DOES deserve its own thread.
not if this is the "wrong board theoretically"

clean your basement and throw away trash and rotten fruit and vegetables

>>953757
this

clean up and they'll be gone in a few days to a week

>>953757
thanks, but as far as I can see everything is clean

also no basement, just 1st floor flat

jet fuel can make a lot of heat

You can probably use the gel fuel for fake fireplaces.

>>953745
A cotton ball soaked with kerosene worked for mine, but they burn out pretty quick. Maybe 15 minutes of fire per ball.

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This is behind the chimney. This is mostly to show the dirt and why there is not that normal flashing setup to divert the water to both sides of the chimney.

first off clean all that shit off your roof it won't be doing your shingles and favours. second leaks can be hard to track down but start by looking in the attic to see where it might be coming in from. if you find a suspicious spot you can go back on the roof and put some tar around the area

the shingles don't look too bad

it might have leaked from all that junk holding/pooling water

clean it off, let it dry completely, and look for holes or cracks....if you see any, fill with foundation coating and or asphalt crack filler

tried different roof products before and they were crap compared to the driveway stuff; applied it years ago and it still there and still hard

>>953399
http://www.amazon.com/s/keywords=antistatic+bag

>>953413
/thread

>>953413
antistatic bags are just insulators, they dont have faraday cage capability

aluminium foil on the other hand will protect RFID if you wrap well