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>>886459

how do I wire the speed wire?
is it neutral or hot?

>>886459
It's wired in star and its a three phase fan aswell

>>886460
For low speed I mean you want to wire it into star, what do you mean by speed wire? Do you mean your switch wire?

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>>884210
>I settled on a 4 ton self contained by goodman. 14 SEER. I sealed the hole where the old furnace/air handler was supposed to be inside and got rid of that JUNK. Then ran flexible to a metal Y under the house to connect the two supplies on each side of the trailer (via 90-degree metal elbows) to the supply of the Goodman.

> Did a new return air box and placed it under the floor where the Water heater used to be. The Waterheater is now outside in its own mini shed. Opened up a hole in the floor big enough for the return air's CFM into a 18 inch duct back to the Self contained.
>There are two return holes now, one near the center of the trailer's floor plan, and one above the return air box, to satisfy CFM demands, noise levels, etc (shit's that's in the fucking manual).

>>884210
fuck HVAC guys. i hope they get black lung from all the mold in my attic. fucking pricks ordered my part by pony express and its been 3 fucking weeks without heat/ AC. goddamn idiots i could order the part off amazon if my goddamn insurance would let me. fuck anyone who says it would be 3+ weeks before youll have heat. THANKS OBAMA

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>>884218
> After crawling for a while under the trailer, the install was done. TONS of Mastic was used - do not want to mess with this again. The system blows thru a 14 in supply that branches off into two 12 inches, and sucks air thru an 18 in return branched off into one 14 inch opening and another 12 in opening in the middle of the trailer floor plan.
> Ran two 60 Amp electrical supplies to the compressor disconnect and the heating disconnect. (Do not want this fucker starving for AMPS)

Fired this gigantic unit up in 99 degree weather.
In two hours, cooled the inside down to 72.
>SWEET
A huge fuck you to all the JADED A/C GUYS out there, for refusing to help me get an A/C system - ANY SYSTEM - going this summer. I had several Grand set aside for this, I guess you piddledicks missed on some dough this fall.

Comment welcome.

We use cloth. Then paint it with a varnish for stiffness.

>>885661
yep. old school is varnished canvas. New school is thin aluminium over the ribs.

Generally, it's ok that it deforms SLIGHTLY with wind pressure, because it deforms in a predictable manner. you're going to have more issues with the wings flexing if you're expecting it to be totally rigid.

Something more rigid than cloth that may work is steambent wood plys glued up.

>>885661
For rc planes use that plastic wrap stuff. If you aren't a pussy cover it with nitrocellulose, it's like really light or something

I considered bleaching it, then washing it with coffee or tea bags to restain it. Think that would work?

Matey, you should ask this in a /cgl/ thread, emphasis on alreday going "thread". They will be more helpfull.

>>885498
Dye it red.

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For a test just strip the inner wires and stick them in the end of pic related. If it works then do the job properly.

>>886577
>perfect condition

Anon, they cut the cord because the TV is FUBAR, they don't want it on their conscience that someone might take it home, plug it in and either zap themselves or burn their house down. Some people waste shit simply because they upgrade to a better model and throw the obsolete stuff out but you really shouldn't fuck around with thrown out electrical goods unless you're a competent electrician and have a barren shed or some shit to test it out in.

>>886701
Actually a lot of the time people will discard their electronic devices on the side of the road in good working order and people will drive around the neighborhood cutting the powercords off and taking them so they can sell them for their copper.

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Tomato plants which were given to me, they took over my balcony and produced ~100 tomatoes before I tore them down this week due to complaints. I'm on the third floor and they were hanging down to the second floor.

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I also started a hydroponic garden with green peppers. I sprouted the peppers in an Aerogarden, but when they started getting larger, I moved them to five gallon buckets. I'll post a few pictures of those. Anyone who's thinking about getting into hydroponics, don't be intimidated by it, it's super easy stuff and produces quite a bit of stuff quickly. I knew nothing about hydroponics before starting this.

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>>884828
Thousand island dressing.

>>884828
There's a cooking board, you know....

>>884833
I shouldn't be telling anyone this but here it goes
when I worked at mcd's the real secret, the real way to get the taste you're looking for, is to dip your balls into it, you can't just dip em in real quick though, first, you have to let your balls get some flavor for a few days, it's better in summer time, just don't wash your balls. Then you have to dip em' in there real good, and mix the sauce around with your balls. You want to be careful not to get any dick in there, that's just nasty.

>>886123
>dog
>arduino w motion sensor
>cctv
>NRA sign in yard
>dog

>>886123
>Open the door
>drill through hinge plate into door frame
> sink in long bolt
> cut off bolt head so it sticks out about 1/4"
> close door and mark where it hits on the door side of the hinge.
> drill that side of the hinge plus a bit so it closes.

Now you can't take the door off even if you take the hinge pins out.

Why? If thief gets in through window and you have double locks they can't open the door.

>>886123
classic sticks in the window frame
great when you want to keep the window open for fresh air

I know gold and silver coins can be intact and keep distinguishable features for thousands of years... because gold and silver don't really rust or corrode.

But I think I've noticed metal coins resist corrosion much better than other things.

It might be all in my head.

>>881486
Nah, you can't compress solid metal. The main reason those coins seem stiffer than the sheets they are punched from is because they are a lot shorter. The extra length acts like a level and makes it easier to bend them. Shorten them up and they before harder to bend.

>>881491
>level
*lever. Derp.

I used to use cheap vises at work. Went through 3. Last one we decided not to cheap out and got a Rock River. Big jaws, heavy duty, and got a set of cleats/shoes for it to work with wood and softer metals. If you wont do heavy work on it, go cheap, if you may have some big pieces or use it a lot and dont want it to break... Like always, spend more money.

Cheap vises are good as long as all you want is to hold on to something very hard.
Higher end vises have better jaw parallelism, smoother closing, less backlash and overall better finish.
I have a 40 dollar vise some would call a piece of shit and and an expensive Gressel.
If you don't specifically know why you would need a more expensive one, you don't need it.

Something you want to check for tho is interchangeable jaws to not damage whatever you're working on.

Kinda related, for the lulz :
http://www.amazon.com/Wilton-Machinists-Swivel-Base-Vises/dp/B0042T8624/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1350721474&sr=8-7&keywords=wilton+machinist's+vice

>>883870
You can find a good old one at a garage sale.

>>886682
If there was a way to fo that, the transnational food industries would already be doing it, in order to prolong the food's shelf life.

The reason you're seeing the food go off is because *someone threw it in a bin, because it was about to go off*.

>>886689

Wouldn't killing spores and bacteriae help? I was considering tablets with silver for water purification. I know that food that is starting to go off more prone to mold, but maybe removing spores could help, a little. I am heart broken when zuccini gets mold after three days of storage and dies on my before i have chance to munch on it.

try a quick dunk in boiling water

Theres a dead body in there.

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>>884946
>The hole wasn't cut with a saw
Turkish paw for some turkish bogs.

>>884946
tube of expanding foam

i'm really just here for the girl

get a job faggot

drugs

I'm considering selling home made bread.

It's easy as fuck to make, but people act like you performed a miracle whenever you bake it. Ingredients are cheap as shit, the average loaf of bread costs forty cents to make. But then people who can't bake will turn around and spend $3-$5 for a loaf. Because it's "artisanal".

In b4 someone 'hurr, if it wasn't crapsman it wouldn't have stripped'

>Go to change my cousins oil on her 10thousand mile pathfinder today
>get underneath and start ratcheting off the transmission bleed bolt
>special CVT fluid coming out
>surprised it was 3/4 bolt, pretty large for oil.
>Poured fluid back in some hole
>Changed oil

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>Join Army.
>Never even had a driver's license before let alone service an engine.
>First job is driver of an M1068, which is an M113 tracked APC with an enlarged cargo area. Pic related
>First job as drive is to service the vehicle under guidance from previous driver.
>Oil and oil filter change, great.
>Previous driver was just promoted to Sergeant, ain't got time to help some PV2 do preventive maintenance checks and services, hands me the manual and literally tells me 'now fuck off.'
>Can't be so hard right? Read manual, seems super easy, just dirty.
>...
>Can't get the fucking oil filter unscrewed to drain the oil.
>Ask mechanic for help, he brings strap wrench, we still can't get it off.
>He gets his boss, boss gets a hammer and a large screwdriver, Hammers said screwdriver through the oil filter and the two of them manage to unscrew it.
>Draining oil into bucket. Its very much like tar. Coal black and moves slowly. About 2/3rds as much oil comes out as should.
>Mechanic boss is not pleased, talks with my Platoon Sergeant, has me as 'the witness.'
>I spent the first half of my day under a tacked vehicle in 90 degree weather in Texas trying to remove an oil filter.
>I spend the second half of my day walking around an increasing number of Sergeant as we attempt to find my Sergeant, who was the guy supposed to be doing the PMCS on this vehicle for the last two years.
>Motherfucker is nowhere to be found and this was before cell phones were a thing.
>Sergeant shows up about 10 minutes prior to end of day formation.
>Platoon Sergeant asks 'Where have you been?", He says "Down at the motor pool helping do PMCS on the vehicle.'
>Platoon Sergeant smiles like a crocodile.
>Many things come to light in the following days.
>Long story short Sergeant becomes PVT, I now outrank him. He loses *a lot* of pay.
>Spends next 9 months on permanent CQ duty; 24 hours on, 24 hours off. Always pulls Saturday.
>His enlistment contract ends, he is not given the option to Re-Up.