Protip thread

>>1108676
>lending your neighbour anything
no

>>1108676
Enlarged screw hole?, kek. Glue a piece of dowel rod in the hole and saw off the excess

>>1108676
If you need to fish a cable in a cavity wall, form a loop with a piece of spare cable and place it into the hole, then drop a plumb line from the top. Pull the loop back out to retrieve the plumb and use the string to pull the cable.

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In the winter, remember to open all valves on your frost free spigots and especially remember to instruct other people who use it to do the same thing.

>pic fucking related

>>1108676
When repairing something complex always take pictures

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>>1108676
Make simple jig to cut perfect circles with a jigsaw

>>1108676
Fill an empty coke can half way with water and dip your drill bit to prevent overheating

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Keep a pack of silica gel in your toolbox to prevent oxidisation

>>1108700
Noted
I've always had a problem with this the few times I've done it

>>1108700
Works good for your router too.

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If you ever unforunate to use one of these pieces of shit, keep the spare tyre under the car for when it fails

>>1108676
O'Keefe's working hands lotion makes excellent drilling lube. It is solid at room temperature, melts at body temperature, it's easily cleaned up, doesn't smoke much, doesn't smell, it's non-toxic, and excess can just be rubbed into your hands.

>>1108715
Good to know

Rub a hand saw with soap before use to make the cut easier

>>1108724
Does this include hack saw?

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I feel like everyone knows this, but i wanted to contribute

When framing walls, mark out 3/4" shy or long of where you want the studs, and draw a line with a framing square. put the stud to that line and you will be on center. Make sure you put the X so you know what side to line up with.

Pic as example

>>1108704
I always just spit on the floor and use that.

>>1108691
pls explain better.

>>1108691
what?

>>1108713
that's a good pointer

>>1108683
Why not just get a bigger screw?

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>>1108713

Just to point it out:

NEVER get under the car when using one of these, spare tire or no. For that matter, don't get under the car when using ANY kind of jack as the only support. Use jack stands or ramps if you need to do so.

>>1108809
Some things, like gun stocks for instance, you want to use the original screws but bubba done wore out the hole.

>>1108820
Toothpicks for tiny holes.
Golf tees for bigger. Dowels for real holes, but if you gotta patch a dowel sized hole, reconsider your current plan.

>>1108814
This. 10,000%

>>1108745
All saws where soap won't bother your work piece.

Bar Soap is also great for dresser drawer rails.

>>1108713
motherfuck, i literally almost lost an arm to one of these fuckers. was changing ex gfs tire, i had my arm under there checking the fucking brake line cuz it had a ding in it, started hearing some creaking, no sooner did i get my arm out of it the fucking jack collapsed.

>>1108836
>Golf tees for bigger.
Never thought of that. Was gonna post about the toothpicks... Golf tee. Learned something today.

>>1108814
When I first started working on my own car I bought a pair of car ramps at a garage sale.
Used them for everything unless I had to remove a tire

If the tire had to come off I used an old scissor jack.
I dont remember what exactly I was doing, but I had the front drivers tire off and the hood open.
It was on just the scissor jack.

Not sure exactly what happened but the jack failed and the car hit the ground.
Luckily I was inside the hood and felt it slowly moving.

You dont have time to react and it just happens.

I didnt actually know that Jack Stands existed or that I was supposed to use them. Bad on my part, but now I have a decent assortment of jack stands.

Use old newspaper and tooth paste to fix holes your tenants alcoholic boyfriend punches in the walls

>>1108715
And its great damn lotion anyway. My hands are always dried out from industrial drill coolant and such, it works wonders.

>>1108676
Life hack. Wear a condom if you don't want kids. Seems like a simple enough solution but I keep seeing everyone every day not using it. Dont be silly wrap your willy.

>>1108814

Guy diwn my road got crushed by his 4x4 last year because of this. Brutal way to go

>>1108814
I collect used rims (without tires) to use instead of jack stands. They are free and MUCH more stable. Rims even work on sand and many u-pull-it salvage yards store their vehicles on rims. Aluminum is best because it doesn't rust. I also keep lots of 4x4 and larger wood blocks handy for shimming, chocking etc.

If you don't want any normies using your computer unplug the jumper to the power button on the motherboard. When you want to turn on your system open your side panel back up and use a screwdriver or other metal object to jump the two pins on your motherboard.

>>1108939
Or just use a password? What the fuck?

>>1108947
Someone can use a live usb to boot into your system even if it's password protected.

If they can't get it to turn on to begin with it may deter someone messing with it.

>>1108951
>someone wants to mess with your system enough to liveboot into it
>would somehow be deterred by the fact you unplugged your power switch

Also thats why you encrypt your home folder if you are actually worried about it.

>>1108951
BIOS passwords are available on some systems, and disable USB booting. That should take care of all but the absolutely most determined user.

best DIY thing I've had is buying big box of decent nitrile gloves that won't rip for car anything with grease or sanding paint etc. where hands get covered in shit

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>>1108783
>>1108751
Its really for commerical buildings with false ceilings. For example if you needed to add a light switch halfway down the wall and run the cable up you drop a plumb line from the top hole. By putting a loop through the lower hole when you drop the plumb it will pass through the loop, so pulling on it will retrieve the plumb. See poor sketch (black : wall, red : loop, blue: plumb and line)

>>1108880
should have left your arm there and she would be still your gf

>>1108706
Nice tip. Use packets of it in varying other places around the house but I overlooked my toolbox.

>>1108951
>normies

>>1109006
ahh, thanks.

I need to drill something into a hollow metal door and have it not be shit. What kind of anchor do I need? /diy/ should have a one off question thread

>>1108695
Years ago my dad taught me to do your breaks one at a time so you had something to look at to get it back together. That has changed into take pictures of everything now.

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>>1108814

I use the actual jacks that only go up and down by removing a metal bar by hand. First jack it up with the one that moves and slide those babies in so there is no chance of failure. Pic related.

Saw a guy die because he was stupid around his forklift once. He parked it up against a dock ramp without the breaks then tried to un-jam some shit in front of it. It only rolled forward maybe 4-6 inches but crushed his chest.

Dont just avoid mistakes eliminate the possibility of them.

>>1109090
Probably not women dont have that much compassion.

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>>1108933
Damn wish I thought of that

Many probably know this but-
Climbing a steeper roof (ideal to shit)
Lay ladder to Ridge
Lay ladder to peak
Use Valley
Use rake edge

Hose down fresh set concrete a couple times a day for a couple weeks to prevent it from cracking as it dries

>>1109216

Do large areas is squares or rectangle and leave wood in between like a 1 inch gap. Then itll absorb the shrinking and expansion of the concrete for a full years. Eventually itll wear and rot and you can just fill the gap.

>>1109204
Protip: check out the Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread thread.

>>1095859

>>1109215
Are steeper rooves more common up north, or is this a weird coincidence? 8 grew up in Florida, but recently moved to Nova Scotia, and I'm seeing much much steeper rooves in Halifax. I don't remember anything close in FL, except maybe on churches

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>>1108692
why? i live in the desert, would it be because ice could form and break plastic parts?

>>1109240
>cold freezes water in pipes
>ice expands
>destroys pipe
>warms up, you get a nice surprise

>replace water valve with one that can be turned off from inside the house
>forget to open the tap on the outside
>water still freezes and expands so you wasted your time

>>1109238
Yeah, they are more common, but it isn't a coincidence. It's because snow can pile up on a less steep roof and cause it to cave in.

1. NOT GOOD WITH TOOLS? HIRE SOMEONE TO DO IT FOR YOU WHILE YOU PLOW YOUR GIRLFRIENDS LOUDLY IN THE NEXT ROOM TO SHOW WHAT AN ALPHA MALE YOU ARE.

2. WIRES TANGLED? GET SOME FUCKING WIRELESS DEVICES, YOU COCKSMOKING CAVEMAN. THEY INVENTED THE CLAPPER FOR A REASON, JULES VERNE.

3. GOT A DEEP FRYER? WASTE OIL FROM IT IS ONLY HALF USED. PUT IT IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR OIL, IT IS THE SAME AS 5W30, FATSO.

4. GOT DRILL PROBLEMS? GET SOME VIAGRA GRAMPA. BUT SERIOUSLY, IF YOU JUST HAVE TO DRILL THROUGH SOME WOOD, AND NOT SOME SWEET PUSSY, USE DIFFERENT CALIBRE OF BULLETS AND A HAND DRILL, OR AS NOT RETARDS CALL THEM, SCREWDRIVERS.

5. REUSE OLD SAWS AND SAW BLADES BY SHARPENING THEM BY RUNNING THEM AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE RELATIVE TO A GLASS SURFACE, STOOPID.

>>1108683
We always used golf tees growing up, also works for stripped holes.

Dad didn't golf - we had them strictly for that purpose.

>>1108679

>not being friendly with neighbor in case you ever get fucked raw by circumstances beyond your control

Be good to neighbors and usually they'll be good back

>>1109258
That... Makes sense I guess. I guess I never thought snow could be that heavy in that amount.

>>1108700
Brilliant. Thank you for this! Im about to route the casing I made for my window and this would work very well.

>>1109204
It's still a good idea to leave one unit intact if you're working on multiples anyway.

Even taking pictures doesn't always help. Especially with complex gearing or the presence of springs in whatever you're working on.

I'm sure there are plenty of other examples, but those two things just happen to be the ones I've had most problems with reassembly of items in the past.

>>1109238
Hey welcome to Nova Scotia, I just left Halifax after being there for two years. Fuckin great town while the action lasts.

>>1108713
THIS IS NOT MEANT TO SUPPORT YOUR CAR, IT'S JUST MEANT TO RAISE IT

BUY JACK STANDS AND KEEP THEM IN YOUR TRUNK

>>1109643
Op here, yeah I do. But I've seen many people on the roadside with just one of those shitty jacks.

>>1108695
Whenever I'm disassembling something like that I always draw a sketch of the thing and put the parts onto the sketch in the appropriate place. That way it's impossible to mix up parts that look similar but aren't interchangeable.

>>1109808
>But I've seen many people on the roadside with just one of those shitty jacks.

Because in all reality, when you change a tire on the side of the road you really are never under the car, and if the jack fails you probably arent going to get hurt.

I dont think a jack stand is worth driving around with just for tire changes honestly.

Leaving a banana under your pillow on the 13th day of March will keep the banana reaper from harvesting your potassium, leaving your muscles tired.

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>>1110000

Check'd, but not respect'd.

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>>1108713
I got sick of lifting my car up and down last time I did my brakes.

>Cut the hook off the
end of handle
>Insert into drill
>???
>Profit

>>1108939
I just added a second power button to the back of the case, press them at the same time to turn on

>Isn't that a hassle
My phone turns my computer on as my alarm goes off in the morning.

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>>1110000
Huh, so that's why I always wake up with tired muscles on the 14th of march.

>>1108700
>>1108707

I didn't get this shit to work. Make sure the line connecting the center of the circle and the front of the blade is perpendicular to the blade. If you're off the circle will go one direction while the blade is trying to cut in another, and you just fuck your blade up.

>>1110000
Chekt

>>1108683
tooth picks or wooden matches with the heads removed work well enough


>>1109324
my father didn't gold either, but always had golf tees in his tool box just for plugging vacuum lines working on older cars.

i remember when my first car 's EGR valve went, my father just plugged the line with a golf tee and the car ran fine for a week until i got my paycheck so i could replace it. granted this was well before the OBD 2 standard and emissions check at inspections.

>>1108842
i use wax for lubing dressers, either spent stick candles or going to the store and buying a box of paraffin.

also if you have an older car, keep high temp candles (waxes can melt at different temps) just in case a coolant hose springs a leak.

you can light the candle and drip wax over the leak when the vehicle is not running, the wax will actually seal the hose well enough to get you home so you don't have to pay for a tow truck.

if you have the room always carry an old fan belt just in case your current one goes, again its good enough to get you home. also having an adjustable wrench or socket set helps too.

>>1111748

.....what about duck tape

Whatdo they call that clear tubing shit they put overa connector's solder points?

>>1111846
that would be heatshrink, friend

>>1111841
I prefer goose tape

>>1111841
as far as i'm concerned duct tape regardless of the brand is all garbage, it fails at sealing duct work after a few years, which is its intended use.

it might hold up well enough though to get you home, i've never tried it so i can't recommend it.

with 400 degree F candles, you at least have a light source (open flames are not really dangerous unless gas is already atomized in the air or its above 85 degrees).it's also a heat source if your stranded in the winter.

multipurpose thus less clutter

>>1109320
I like this guy

>>1110000
duly noted thanks

>>1111912
>it fails at sealing duct work after a few years
Clearly the problem is a retarded operator. It was originally called Duck Tape because it is waterproof. Then morons started called it Duct because reasons. It was never designed and was never approved for use in ductwork. If you weren't an idiot you would know that.

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>>1109320
>5. REUSE OLD SAWS AND SAW BLADES BY SHARPENING THEM BY RUNNING THEM AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE RELATIVE TO A GLASS SURFACE, STOOPID.

>>1108683

Forcing steel wool into the hole also works

>>1109357
I make a living in the winter season shoveling snow off of cabin roofs. 200$ per roof, because rich/old/frail people who never use them make up 75% of cabin owners. I use a ladder, shovel, a plank on a rope and a length of plastic mat as a slide. Usually have at least one roof collapse each season, which is free press for me..

>>1108695
I second this, as an apprentice hydraulic fitter who has the memory of a shoe I'd be so fucked if I didn't have a phone to take pixtures of shit i ripped apart

>>1108676
If you need to cut PVC pipe and you don't have a saw, a zip tie will do the job just fine.