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>>1214590

It is ok if he does it right, but they never use it in construction; it might even be illegal. Around here (NC) new construction uses PEX which can withstand freezing.

http://www.zurn.com/products/pex-cross-linked-polyethylene

It requires a special crimping tool that has to be dead on accurate to prevent leaks, but any moron plumber can do it so I'm sure your dad can too. Adapters are available to hook into other types of pipe.

PEX
PEX
Repeat after me:
PEX

Go drop under 100 on the tool and you're good to go for any non-drain plumbing.

>>1214590
replacing copper with plastic/pex is like giving yourself haemorrhoids.
replacing copper is simple enough but the tools are an investment.

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Second of two. Why is the (what I assume to be a) check valve broken? What is its purpose?

>>1214474
the brass thing?

looks like a vacuum breaker with the cap taken off
the fork/nut mounts to the wall with a rod

>>1214478
What is the purpose of the vacuum breaker?
What tools do I need to fix this?

Vinegar and dish soap.

>>1214393
>Any /diy/ ideas before I rip the seat out and strip the upholstery and wash the foam

maybe its better to just get a seat from a junkyard

>>1214393
You don't measure heat in money asshole

>>1214221
> I was wracking my brain trying to figure out a way to do Ben-Day dots

If you knew anything about Lichtenstein or pop art in general you would know thats exact how he did the paintings, its just perforated film like in your pic. Just get perforated vinyl film in amazon or go to an cloth store and get perforated vinyl sheets

>>1214250
Perfect, thank you. I didn't know what it was called and wasn't making any progress googling. I also couldn't find anything about his techniques, just pages and pages gushing (or the opposite) about the significance of his work.

>>1214221
If you can't find the specific vinyl sheet you want you could always use screenprinting.

What lead you into wanting to specialize in something like that?

On top of that, the market for this is likely slim, if it's a welder worth having, it likely won't break

>>1214176
I work in a welding supply shop and the guy I consistently deal with who fixes machines when they break is incredibly unreliable, I have to deal with it because he's actually the only certified miller\lincoln repair technician in the area and really it's more than he can do on his own. (He's had some of my customers machines for upwards of 6 months because he's so backed up). I've already asked him about coming in and offered to work for free any time I can because I just want to learn, but he's not interested. Thus, my current position.

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>>1214162
Layout of original board looks a similar to fig 8 from the article.

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>>1214162
No, never.

From what you're describing it sounds like a multiplexed LCD.

You're not going to be able to get that many voltages from an Atmega. You're going to need to step down/up whatever your source voltage is.

To control your LCD you're probably going to want to use a driver with a built in shift register. Sounds like you have 12 pins, so get something with a 12 bit shift register.

>>1214162
many manufacturers make driver ics specifically for driving various numerical displays of all types you could care to name.
don't reinvent the wheel.

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Bump

>>1214086
1. Thanks for bumping this thread
2. Nice pic. I have spent thousands of hours on Anki. I used it to cram info for my profession, and to make thousands of French and Korean sentence audio cards.

>>1214068
Computer knowledge

Just wing it

>>1214023
Well I can be crafty, but I like to start with with some baseline

Sierra Nevada? Have fun digging through solid granite with your old style hand tools.

>>1213976
I have no idea for white shoes but for black and tan shoes you just use shoe polish and polish them. I mean, that is kind of what it is made for. It protects the shoe, fills in scuffs and cracks, and conditions the shoe to keep it flexible.

>>1214006

I'm talking out my ass right now, but i believe I've seen white shoe polish before.

>>1213976
Try gesso. It's made for priming canvases and is stickier than ordinary paint. It also stays slightly more flexible than regular paint over the months, not sure how long it'll stay flexible though, like all paints it'll dry out and cure more as time goes on

Ask a physical therapist so you don't fuck your body.

Or post a blueprint or drawing or something so we know what the fuck you're doing.

y is my thread still in purgatory

>>1213642
my body is already broken. the guy in my post, who is regrettably not me, is a physical therapist who developed the regimen using a weight machine to do exercises to fix your very low level scoliosis.

anyway its one of those things, my body is broken and will continue to break every year. the only reason not to try to fix it is guys like you trying to shame me. waste of my time to listen to somebody who doesn't understand the realities of having a degenerative condition.

>>1213616
Going to need to see what's inside to help you op

>>1213616
Make sure its not in demo mode. Sometimes its a switch inside the battery chamber. They might be cheap enough that it all it does but check.

>>1213618
This.
Get us good images of the circuit board (both sides) and we might be able to tell you what to do.
Do you have acess to a soldering iron?

>>1212962
no, you REALLY want to learn how to use an index first. fuggin retard.

>>1212962
CraigTube on youtube.
I listened to him the first time I brewed beer and it eent very well. There is also a ton of other videos on youtube for brewing beer

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>>1212962
Buy a textbook of Brewing. And watch the Modern Marvels television series episode of brewing.

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Looked like this beforehand

>>1212913
>unplug
it wouldn't be plugged in, that would be fucking stupid. it will be hard wired into your house electricity.
you only needed to remove the mains power in and the battery leads. external bellbox usually has a battery too so it rings if you disconnect it.

tape is pretty shitty, if you can find the mains wire in that picture your better eyesight than i have, but cut them back so there is no exposed conductor/copper/metal and cover with a suitable rated terminal block or shielded connector.

tape is sticky and leaves sticky messes. bad way to make friends using it on wiring.

That's a 12 v battery and I don't see a transformer in that box.. it's probably got something like a doorbell transformer wired to a box somewhere in your house. Just my guess tho I don't work on alarm systems

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There are also these slots that go straight outside as well, on the bottom of the screens on either side.

I tried covering the top area in duct tape, but that didn't do a whole hell of a lot.

>>1212825
Ayy
I, too, have shitty windows in the room I'm renting
I just duct taped the edges of the screens all the way around to seal them
Black tape on black windows doesn't look too bad.
It's held up for about 6 months but it's starting to come off on one edge, most likely from constantly being peeled up by the sliding action of the window.
If you're cheap like me and trashy appearance isn't a problem, then it's an option.

>>1212870
Also FYI my inspiration for this ghetto fix came from the fact that my boss put gorilla tape on top of the boxes on his work truck because his dog was cutting his neck/face on the metal panels. The tape is frayed but is still intact after several years of sun, wind, rain, and dog face rubbing. So I thought it would work well for a window screen where it would experience similar conditions.

Also, if you know anything about flashing (as in waterproofing) just follow the same guidelines and the tape will help keep water out.

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My main issue is with this part. Since it's basically cobbled up from a bike chain and spocket. The problem is that it doesn't move finely enough, if you catch my point.

>>1212651

this thread is awesome. be patient, sir. we'll figure it out.

and we would have loved your dad. Hopefully the apple did not fall too far from the tree.

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>>1212739
I did not expect this. thank you. I actually think he was that kind of man, yes. He did teach me to appreciate craftsmanship. I'll just drop this in here too, just in case.