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>>1206531
Did you take off teh round plastic cover on the end and see if there's earwax right on the speaker itself?

Also, check the IP rating before using liquid cleaners.

buy relatively cheap in-ear headphones and replace them regularly
or expensive over ear headphones and clean them regularly

seriously in-ear ones are not designed for long term use

>>1206531
You might try sealing them in a bag with baking soda for a while alternatively put them in the freezer it might kill bacteria

>>1206166
Do you even google

Read the sticky

Also 1/10 stealth architect bashing

>>1206186
I have googled.

Seen things. Some I don't understand.

I'd like to see some real world exmaoles from people on here.

But with the building plans is where I'm very confused.
Seen so many houses which look identical but insides were different.
Seen architect plans which were copied and nothing ever said.

They do seem borderline distracted opposed to deliberately doing things incorrectly on the plans.

>>1206166
You can do whatever you want, but in most places you'll need someone to sign off on something you want to build.

>>1204473
The whole point of a foundation is to spread the load out over a large area. Means less pressure so no sinking.
Gravel into soft soil will probably migrate and sink. If you use graded gravel and laid down at least twice as thick as the largest particle you might get away with it because it spreads the load. Geotextile under the gravel will help.

Wood in a foundation is dumb because it will rot.

If you want to go balls out then concrete pad maybe 100mm thick.

How big is this shed? Most 6x4' type just end up with the joists on 4 or 6 concrete blocks to keep the wood dry.
Realistically a shed weighs fuck all.
What do you mean English mud, up in Scotland we have mud because it rains every fucking day.

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>>1204478
Thanks for ye' answer.

I still stand by concrete being dumb because if it doesnt sick, it is definately not going to sit flush with the soil on account of erosion. There will be gaps between soil and concrete, not to mention twisting and sinking.

And aye, the wood was a dumb idea..So you suggest a sort of larger-something to stop the small rocks sinking into the soil...
Would those large flat concrete slabs do the trick?

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>>1204473
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNaXdLWt17A
Piers could work. But that is overkill for a shed.
>>1204481
Those blocks could work. Around here we use precast concrete block that also holds the subfloor. (pic related) If it sinks a bit, just lift up the area and put another thin block under it.

A Hudson or equivalent compressed air sprayer so you don't pay out the arse for aerosol cans (you can pressurize them with a hand pump if no air compressor) and some poly squirt bottles are useful kit to spray your spooge of choice.

WD-40 is mostly good for cleaning and very good drilling/cutting/tapping lube for aluminum.

Have some useful recipes for cleaners and penetrants:

http://www.frfrogspad.com/homemade.htm

Here's a Northern match to the Hudson for less money:

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200413774_200413774

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Freeze spray is nice, I guess.

>>1209151
to check white leds (just see if they work/glow dimly) they need a forward voltage of ~3V each

see how many are in series (there may be parallel strings of series leds) and multiply by 3 to get the voltage to make them glow

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>>1209156
Well, the screen has stopped illuminating but there's audio and some subtle images. That's why I believe that one LED is dead. My idea is to identify the dead one and remove it to close the circuit again.

Pic related.

>>1209151
The strip will drain about 0,6 to 1,2 Ampere per meter depending on how many LEDs it has. Let's say you have a 40 inch TV, thats makes something like 3 meters. At 3 Ampere your average 9V battery (~600mAh) will last 12 minutes until it's dead.

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Most of the wiring is completed minus the gamepad, I'd love to avoid rewiring everything just for time's sake but also don't want the build to suffer. I'm new to electronics and don't really know what difference the different size wire makes. Case is 3d printed with my Lulzbot mini

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30 gauge would have made it more flexible and take up less room in case of a tight fit, but it actually makes no difference in performance.

however, your joints are kinda shitty - look at the reference pic, and compare with yours in the inset. you have like 1/4-inch of exposed wire, just waiting to be pressed against the PCB to cause a short. if it were me, i'd redo every single one, but i wouldnt recommend you redo them coz they'll only get worse.

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and i just noticed your solder. it appears to be about twice the correct diameter for this kind of work. .022 or lower is what you need.

You can use butane but the safest bet for DIY use would likely be CO2. CO2 works with low pressure and is non-flammable. You'd really need to tell us what you are going to put in the can if you want a more tailored solution.

>>1208957
Just out of cusiosity, why a glue can? I'd use a brake cleaning fluid can as that shit most definitely will have a clean inside. In the glue can there will be residual glue.

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Get a Sure Shot.
Inexpensive and last forever.

yeah, just need need a 2-way splitter (one input, 2 outputs), the appropriate terminals, and some kinda crimper tool. you can get it either from the attic or the closest other outlet. the longer the wire, the more signal attenuation you get.

if low signal is a problem, remember to install any amplifier at the SOURCE of the signal, not at the destination coz by then the signal is drowning in noise, so you're gonna amplify the noise as well.

>>1208881
watch some cable instal videos on youtube if you care

look and see if there is a coaxial outlet on a wall shared between your intended room and existing cable hookup. if there is you can split that cable and run it to your new outlet without having to go to the attic.

if there is no shared wall with an existing outlet you want to place the new outlet the same height off the ground as other outlets in the room. you dont really have to anchor it off a wall stud (cable installers never do), but if you want to its a cool idea. you want to have the wall outlet anchored to something other than drywall if you want it to be strong

if you want to be safe turn the power off to the whole house when you go to cut your outlet hole because there can possibly be electrical wires underneath

it really is just as simple as connecting it to an empty spot on a coaxial splitter

if you want a really simple install just drill a hole up through your ceiling and plug in. hide the cable in some of that cable management tubing or just let it fly like my dick is now because im not wearing pants

>>1208894
The run is no more then 20 feet I think. That's including it going down the wall to the new outlet location. It's pretty close and the room doubled that doesn't get much if any noise at all. So I think it will be pretty simple process.

I think the two way splitter you're talking about is the thing I referred as a junction box.. But I think mine is a 5 way? With 3 wires already hooked up so that leaves at least 1 output wire that can be hooked up? I'll try to get up there soon to get a picture or serial number off the thing to reference here. It's a little bigger then a hand sized box.

So I just basically cut and crimp an F connector onto the run of coax cable (after feeding it up the wall) and plug it into my "junction box" in the attic and everything will be good? What about if there's two tvs on at the same time. Will we see more noise or it doesn't work that way?

>>1208853
This would be the cooler, it is heavy duty extruded tube, with extruded tanks. the fins might burn off but with water cooling it i would think the tubes would remain... or like i said put a plate infront of it so the heat and smoke go through but no direct flame.

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>>1208856
oops forgot pic

>>1208856
I doubt the fins would "burn" off if they're Al, but have you thought about putting the cooler inside the barrel? Also consider putting insulation on the outside of the barell, youll be losing most of your heat just through that.

As long as you have piping, I would run some metal tubes through the firebox too. Also your fire will be shit without venting holes and air inlets.

>>1208776
If you are going to use silk and have no previous experience is sewing clothing, then find a tailor because you are going to fuck it up. Silk is delicate and expensive. You don't want to use it just to learn the foundations of the trade.

>decent looking silk robe but I don't wanna be look like a Chinese noble man, who do fuck would've ever want that? It's gotta be a fancy-badass type of mix for my situation.
you're a fucking lunatic, that's not a thing

>>1208776
>>>/cgl/

Also, if you recognize the design maybe you can point me to the original design so I can take a look at how it was supposed to be at first?

>>1208136
>I also want to replace the hook as it seems to be very fragile and prone to break but getting such a specific piece might be hard. Any ideas on how to replace that mechanism?

I don't see the hook. Please draw a red arrow pointing to it, or describe where it is.

Sorry if I'm being retarded.

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Yeah I realize maybe the image is not very clear, here's another photo from above. The cool thing about the hook is that you can set the height of the lamp by clamping it anywhere on the tube

Epoxy.

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I forgot to add that the ball will not open/close. It will mostly be for display.

>give kid literal cannonball
>"Metalmon i choose you"
>other kid gets a nice dent in his skull, becomes vegetable
>parents of kid are connected, and become obsessed with taking you down
>on the run forever while kid ends in juvie

>>1207866
Also let me know if you need more information, I really appreciate any help at all.

What brand / model of strip are you using?

You first need to figure out how much light you need. Accent lighting or you want to actually be able to see something? Depending on that you pick the type of led strip and the density of chips, which dictates your total wattage.

Beyond that, read up on basic electronics, understand U=R*I and P=U*I. Then once you know you want, for example, a 10W LED strip, you can calculate how many amper-hours you need from your battery (10Ah at 12V).

>>1207703
I vote sunroof. Also, nice blog!

Rainwater could be pooling around the fresh air intake and coming in through the ducting. There may be a drain around that plenum thingy under the windshield that's clogged. I have an old VW that has that problem.

>>1207703
>My wife
problem identified.

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>>1207675
Literally tie a fucking rope to a guitar.
Fuck this gay earth.

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>>1207676
You see, you have an immature understanding of things. You're probably a woman, and men have six times the brain capacity that women do.

>>1207677
Drill a hole and put a fucking ring on your shitty third world guitar. Make sure you use 2 washers so when the flimsy chinese wood flexes from your skinny sweaty brown skin pulling the rope, it won't just pull out and ruin your apoostics.