>>2979762
>a touring tire
Disgusting.

how do I make my own homemade diaper? I tried using towels and a trash bag but it was uncomfortable.

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Anything neat I could do with this? I already got a free replacement through their online CSR so I got to keep the broken one

>>2979762
Ah the ol' t-bone tire poker...

>>2979768
Small hammer handle, shift lever for something, Make a custom wrench for some application. Just hang onto it and you'll know when it's the proper time to use it...

>>2979770
>Just hang onto it and you'll know when it's the proper time to use it...
Got it.

>>2979764
you jelly that I live somewhere with perennial great weather?

>>2979768
keep it ready for when you need to make a custom tool or you'll regret throwing it away.

>>2979768
Get a section of metal pipe and have the two be your designated breaker bar.

>>2979768
Weld it to the end of your new one

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I'm planning to pour a new patio and mount a structure on it and I'm doing some initial research.

Is it better to mount my 4"x4" posts:
1.) Directly in concrete footings
2.) With pic related

Climate is coastal south texas (corpus christi), always humid, very hot for 10 months a year, reasonably windy, not a lot of rain.

Also
Tips and tricks for covered patio construction?

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>>2979838
>1.) Directly in concrete footings
as in what, put wood INTO concrete? no. don't do that.
i used picrel, it's cheap and easy to use.
>pour concrete into hole
>take the post base
>JAM IT IN!
>????
>Profit!
but yours will work too, there's various different types for every kind of degenerate

>>2979847
As in
1.) Dig hole 1/3 pole height deep
2.) Pour sand
3.) Pour gravel
4.) Set post in gravel
5.) Pour concrete around post.

Fences I installed we didn't bother with a tube form for the hole. But that was years ago. These brackets seem like a fine way to do it but I live in a place with hurricanes and that worries me...

>>2979847
these exist as adjustable as well, i don't remember what they're called but pretty handy

>>2979768
Grind the end off flat and use it for a long punch. By and large it's pretty useless. Obviously too shit to be used for a good pry bar or anything.

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>>2979852
That will rot your wood. Concrete retains water and wet wood rots. Even pressure treated wood, it will just last longer. Dry wood will last forever. There are buildings built hundreds of years ago where the wood posts regularly get wet from rain and, because it is allowed to dry quickly, they are still around and solid. Think about wooden fences, what always fails first? The posts. Pickets can last a century unpainted (depending on the wood and your circumstances) but 4x4 posts can fail in as little as a decade when set in dirt because of the moisture. Concrete will help them last a bit longer but you can absolutely make them last nearly forever if you keep them away from moisture.

>>2979762
so a few nights ago, someone must of crashed but just drove off, there was a bunch of debris in the road and the guy in the left lane next to me had a tire pop and then there were two people already stopped with flats further up the road

my question is if you had a small trailer, to tow a single motorcycle...total weight of 800lbs and it used regular car wheels/tires would you carry a spare?

>>2979880
Probably why we don't care too much here. Humidity is 100% all year round, we're in a drought. But if you step outside water condenses on your skin.

Fence pickets need more replacing here than posts...

The real question is if we get a hurricane cause we're due a bad one any year now and I have those metal brackets instead of a deep footing, will they break off and turn my porch into a wrecking ball for the rest of the neighborhood.

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>>2979762
How is it possible for 2 1.5v double A in series to read at 1.5v on the board. Shouldn't it be about 3v?
What would prevent it from going above 1500mv?

>>2979893
Them being half dead.

>>2979893
Like the other anon said they're almost dead or your battery holder is actually set up for parallel. Or the first thing it runs to has a really high resistance and causes severe voltage drop, maybe it's broken

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>>2979895
>>2979894
Both batteries read at 1.5v not connected to the thing. For reference the holder to it tells me to do both positive at the bottom.
All I did to both controllers was change joysticks on the other pcb section the ribbons connect to. They powered on before just the sticks didn't work well due to drift. Idk if hall effect is meant for this however.

>>2979898
Try putting one battery in opposite of instructions and see if you get proper voltage.

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>>2979899
It reads like 1 battery. 1.5v all over

>>2979893
>2 1.5v double A in series to read at 1.5v on the board
>>2979898
>File: IMG_20260306_193657.png
That loolks like they're in parallel.

>>2979901
You must have some kind of short somewhere, then, anon. Perhaps a corroded terminal or broken wire. Either way, one battery is not being recognized.

>>2979885
>But if you step outside water condenses on your skin.
consider metal posts then

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I'm in trades college and I need to know this
Do I have to always use a chart to quickly estimate drill sizes for machine screw holes?
ex #10 24-UNC would require a 3/16 bit, and a tap drill that's sized about 1/4?
or do I have to undersize the drill bit so it's 11/64, then use a 3/16 tap and risk breaking it?

I'm just worried my final exam won't come with a drill bit size chart or anything so I'd have to guesstimate what fits best

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>>2979762
Q:
is this thing even viable for desoldering smd components? or is it for other uses. supposedly it's 2000w and reaches 550° C.

>>2979985
heat guns are for heating stuff like metal parts and such, stripping paint, burning wood, not for delicate soldering work. its blasts a ton of hot air out, for soldering you want a focused stream. at 550C you're starting to melt shit wholesale. i mean, it might be possible with some finagling, but this is not a dedicated tool and i imagine you're also going to be trying not to burn yourself
look up "hot air station"

>>2979985
>550C
if you have patience you can solder metal with it, brass/copper fittings and such but keep that shit away from electronics.

>>2979992
im still a noob at soldering, so i'm accustomed to being confused. but i've seen videos like this that made me consider it for components too small for my iron:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6XqvCNYn4c

for additional context: there are 3 temp settings, with the maximum being 550° c, so i'm wondering if it's like a "big no" or "some people use it".

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>>2979979
its stamped right in the front of your number drill index
you do have a set of number drills right?

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>>2979979
>>2979997
and once you get past jr hole driller level youll actually think about the percentage of thread cut or formed and then you can choose an bigger tap drill for tough material
when it really matters like form tapping stainless use the calculator to shit out the ideal size
https://guhring.com/tech/TapDrill/
and anybody who specs fucking gay ass 10-24 on anything should be horse whipped. id rather tap 6-32 in nitronic stainless than use snapomatic 10-24 i plastic. skinny root diameter piece of shit

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>>2979997
no, I have no tools or a vehicle
the job market here is raped and I can't find any grants/scholarships I can apply for to get a vehicle and tools.
thanks for the help though anon, I ought to ask if they'll have any info for the exam (like formulas and stuff) when you're writing it for the trades legislators that handle apprenticeships/certification.

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help me identify what diode this is. it's shorted, and needs to be replaced. the dc vcc jack next to it needs 5v input.
i measured it, and the black part is 1.5mm in length. but i don't know what to buy to replace it.

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>>2979999
noted quads
its rough all over and have nothing positive to say the state of things
dont take any rape job that expects you to supply youre own cutting tools. thats retarded and a sign of a shit business that will fuck you around on everything
as far as an exam i wouldnt know as i never went to school for machine work just picked it up by self study and intuition. basically you have to snap a bunch of drills and taps and auger out some threads and make a gorillion other mistakes in order to learn what works and what doesnt

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what these called

>>2980020
Hmm on a tailgate they're called support bars. YMMV

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When I moved into my current home, the majority of the house was had picrel as the flooring with the exception of carpet in the bedrooms. My plan was to do one room of flooring every 6 months-year until the entire house matched. Unfortunately Home Depot stopped making my flooring, and I can't find the same exact flooring sold elsewhere. What's my best path forward? Trying to find planks that match close enough? Go deliberately different so it doesn't seem "off"?

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>>2980025
>he did the millennial gray meme

>>2980025
>Go deliberately different so it doesn't seem "off"?
This is what I would do but Im retarded so

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>>2980027
As stated, I bought the house with the existing flooring. I do unironically like it though. Easy to pair with my wife's artwork.
>>2980030
Me too anon. Hence me coming to this bunch of retards.

What's that thing you put under carpet to make it softer?

>>2980042
carpet padding.

how much of a pain in the ass is it to put in a new staircase? my carpentry experience is framing up timbergarden beds and doing formwork for concrete.

>>2980077
stairs is one of those things that are painfully difficult when you know nothing and trivial when you know the tricks. search back in your memory, have you ever encountered a half decent staircase? i think not, they are either complete shit or so good you don't even think about it.

>>2980081
yeah that tracks. I hate the idea of paying someone when I can learn something, but I may have to with this one.

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Is a multimeter retardproof? If you power on an electronic device and touch the multimeter to the wrong part, could it explode?

>>2980092
yes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEoazQ1zuUM&t=343s

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can anons help identify the uf value on this capacitor? it's from an old atx power supply, it's 10v but i can't see the capacitance. i tried removing this glue they used by alcohol and sanding paper but didn't work..

>>2980097
look on that device for other capacitors of the same physical size that are also 10 volt capacitors.
If they're the same voltage rating and the same size on the same device, they'll be the same value.

>>2980093
Damn, I hope it doesn't explode, when I just want to test my TV tcon

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>>2980101
i desoldered and sanded the glue off it. looks like 330uf. there are no other 10v - 330uf capacitors. other 10v caps were all at 1000uf.
as for the actual capacitance value of said cap. after 20 years it's at 38-40uf. i'm surprised that psu still carried my pc.

>>2980103
to be honest that test put 750V on that meter, so it's not exactly something you'll see at home, and it's a cheap chink shit. they use a fluke meter in the same test later and nothing happens.
just don't use cheap chink shit and be somewhat careful with what you're doing. personally, whenever i work with an electric circuit i just assume it's actively trying to kill me. because it is.

>>2980105
>i'm surprised that psu still carried my pc.
i wouldnt worry about it capacitors dont really do anything

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>>2980109
>i wouldnt worry about it capacitors dont really do anything
wot! capacitors are very important to smooth operation. my psu fails under cpu load so i replaced it. but now i want to tinker with the old psu and replace the caps for solder training. only problem is other components aren't any better. some resistors i measured were off by 400% so i don't know if i should bother changing the caps on this 20 year old psu or just mark it dead and move on.

>>2980109
>capacitors dont really do anything
That why they spend the money to put them in all those devices.

>>2980092
most settings are retard proof, except voltage test, amperage test and continuity test.

>>2980092
A lot of modern multimeters beep angry at you if you have the leads plugged in wrong. Like if you switch from volts to Millsaps accidentally. If you're clipped on that's still too fast so your meter will pop first. It's good to not put alligator clips on both leads until you're really confident to avoid this, so you always have to stab something in to start measuring.

You also need to setup the test right. Like if you measure amps across a 120v outlet it will just pop. Measuring amps you got to put it in series with an appropriate load.

>>2980178
And the fuses are expensive for what they are, which is just one more reason why you don't lend your good Fluke to idiots. $5 Harbor Freight multimeters for everyone!

>>2980000
put a normal diode rated to whatever the expected amp are

>>2980192
>Can I just solder the leads together?
Yes. All a switch is is a controlled break in connection. You can probably throw any old contact switch in there.

>>2980192
>The housing is molded as part of the door so buying a new housing means a whole new door
isn't it amazing how technology advancements were supposed to make everyone's lives better and instead we get shit like this where corpos fuck everyone over? i think it is.

>>2980206
>instead we get shit like this
There's a word for this: enshittification

>>2980092
I watched my uncle test an outlet one time and his shitty free HF meter wasn't on the right setting so he didn't get the AC voltage reading. He then swapped the positive lead over to the amperage tap and then stabbed the outlet again resulting in the leads melting and him burning his fingers... It all happened in less than 10 seconds before I could even tell him how retarded he was being. He's one of those people that is always as nervous as a dog shitting razorblades, so he always moves quickly and in spontaneous bursts...

What are the best products available in the US for committing arthropod genocide? I don't want to spend a ton of money and I'd prefer something that doesn't need to be reapplied often. I specifically hate fire ants and wasps, but ideally nothing other than mammals and plants should be able to survive in my yard.

>>2980249
Get black ants, hope they out compete the red. .

Ants aren't bad. They aerate the soil, clean up other bugs, etc, provide food for other critters like opossums.

>>2980251
When a fire ant stings me, I develop a large itchy lump that doesn't go away for at least a week. Since they usually end up stinging the foot or ankle, wearing shoes becomes godawful irritating because of the constant rubbing.

I don't need my soil aerated, I need to be able to walk around outside without some inferior lifeform fucking me over.

>>2980167
>>2980178
>>2980184
>>2980211
>>2980108
I think I'm going to try it on smaller electronics first, like my genesis controller cable or something until I get more experience instead of working on the tv T-Con. thank you, guys

>>2980253
You end up with fire ants when the black ants are killed off. That's why you keep the black ones. Ants are pretty unstoppable. You're going to have one or the other.

>>2980269
I'm on the gulf coast. If I do nothing, I will have a ton of fire ants and somewhere between zero and very few black ants. If I burn a cross in front of the fire ant mounds or whatever the fuck you think I should do to get black ants instead, I will still have wasps and all sorts of other wretched things crawling and flying around. If I turn my lawn into a superfund site, such that any bug which dares to touch it shall be doomed to perish, then I'll be able to go outside and frolic gaily just like I could a month ago when it was cold and these repugnant creatures were mostly dormant.

>>2980274
>I'm on the gulf coast
I think I found your problem

>>2980283
Frankly, I'm kind of hoping that the pesticides will send me to an early grave so I won't have to live here as long

>>2979762
Hi, is there any way to fit some kind of drive wheel on this washing machine motor shaft? I want to make a belt grinder but it seems like these grooves on the shaft were intended for a drive belt and pulleys of sorts and I don't want to overcomplicate things

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>>2980297
Shit, forgot picrel

>>2980298
Why not just put the belt directly onto the shaft?

>>2980298
i have a similar motor and had a similar idea
i think the most reasonable would be to put a belt on it and power a separate shaft with attachments.

>>2980300
Because it's not the right width, I need a wheel that's something like 50mm diameter
>>2980301
That's possible but more complex and you're dealing with more vibrations and things that can fall apart.
The only thing I've figured out is that this pulley thing could be probably removed with a bearing puller but then I'm left with a smooth shaft and there's no reliable way to secure something to it except heat fitting it but I got no lathe

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>>2980194
how can i use picrel instead, because the smd version is smaller than the tip of my iron (1.5mm).

>>2980274
>Legality. Anteaters are federally legal to own in the U.S., but state regulations can vary significantly. Before purchasing a pet anteater, check state and local ordinances to ensure legality and understand if a license is required.

>>2980322
You can solder SMD with big irons, just melt solder in place, heat everything up and use pincers to place the diode

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>>2980322
>how can i use picrel instead,
fold the lead at one end parallel to the body of the diode
clip the leads short near the body leaving room to solder
stand upright and solder to the pads

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>>2980298
you want a 3450 motor for a belt grinder to get surface speed over 4000 feet per minute

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Need ideas for a cheap makeshift platform I can use stealthily on this pond

>>2980368
thank you so much. this is really helpful.

>>2980327
> heat everything up and use pincers to place the diode
i'll try. thanks.

>>2980395
inflatable pontoon, a piece of rope and a stake

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Say i need a somewhat portable adjustable PSU that can supply multiple 3-32v DC connections for various different devices simultaneously that all need a variable amount of current that i can adjust on the fly

Will something like picrel work?
I'm guessing I need to make sure whatever PSU I get is 32v and can supply enough amps to potentially supply about 6 per connection. so 24amps for picrel?
I would actually need about 8 connections total.

My new house has a bunch of lightly stained paintwork, possibly general grime but the paintwork doesn't seem old enough for the level of grime so I'm guessing it's partly tobacco stains. There's also some browning above some wall light fittings (old owner apparently liked bright filament bulbs)

Am I to be able to get it respectable with sugar soap or will I end up taking off/damaging so much paint that it needs painting anyway? I like the paint colour but the chances of matching ~4 year old paint seems near zero so it would need a complete repaint (which is a ball ache)

>>2980450
>Will something like picrel work?

It can.
As long as the main supply can provide the Volts and Amperes and the satellites are just as capable for their loads it should work.

>>2980452
Use something like LA's totally awesome or the yellow harbor freight degreaser and see if that will take it off.

I'm looking for an easy one-step solution to paint a a cement garage floor. I have a large detached garage that I have no room to empty it out too. Best I can do is shuffle things around so I can have to so I can only paint a third of it at a time. I need something that will dry within a few days, not weeks

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I want to make something like a pic rel to adapt a bike bag to fit onto my bike's proprietary carrying system. The top plastic adapter fits onto the bag, and the bottom one onto the proprietary bike frame "carrying block" which sits on the headtube. They need to be bolted onto a plate of some sort, ideally one that can be bent like in the pic, so the bag is not hanging off the front of the bike as much.

Is there something other than aluminium I can use for the plate to save weight? It needs to be bendable, strong enough for bolts, cuttable with a (metal) saw and stiff enough to support an 11L, max load of 5kg bag when riding over curbsides and stuff.

If it has to be aluminium, is this strong enough?
>2 mm
>6082-T6 aluminum plate
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B086BNJ6N2

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>>2980569
I'm finding 1-3mm titanium plates on eBay, but I don't know if they are easy to work with and am wondering if they would be springing around too much when riding if they are cut like in the pic rel. They are also double the cost, and the weight saved may not even be apparent at a certain thickness.

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okay so... the machine I built in my basement is working well.
but the things it's making are too big to fit up through the stairwell.
reminds me of a story I read as a kid about a guy who built a boat inside his house without realizing he couldn't get it out.
fml. that is all.
but at least I can dismantle the machine and move it somewhere else

>>2980575
Now you tell us what's the machine and what are the things it's making

>>2980647
uh .. dildos. he's talking about a machine he built that makes dildos too giant he can't get them out.

>>2980652
>dildos too giant he can't get them out.
sounds like a problem for his mom...

What's theb edt way to automatically kill the mosquitos in my bedroom?

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I got this swivel hanger for a children's swing in my living room. Currently, the carabiner slides around on the pin. Are there any hardware solutions I can use to make a solid connection?

>>2980741
nice cracks

>>2980741
Washers seem like a ready made solution.

>>2980745
>nice cracks
probably the pencil line he foolishly marked beyond what the hanger would cover...

>>2980741
there are carabiners that lock with a screw

>>2980741
Like the other anon said there are carabiners with a threaded sleeve, or just a quick link and some loctite

I'm running some 1" CTS pipe to what for now will be a camper hookup. In addition I'd like to add a spigot, as well as future proof the termination for if I ever build a shop or small outbuilding in that spot. May be better off just converting back to PVC either 3/4 or 1" to do all of the terminations and cutoffs, but CTS to PVC transitions are expensive as fuck, I already have to buy 1 of them to go from one of my existing PVC waterlines to this spot via CTS. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

>>2980774
NPT is NPT, right? Leave some threaded tees off of the CPS line, stick a plug in there and remember where they are, and then you can thread in whatever you would like in the future.

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>>2980756
>>2980773

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I'm contemplating in my head to paint a 1.5m wide U-shaped hallway in a split color combination.
>on the left side I want a the color gold just as it is in picrelated with the accompanying shine and "glitter"
>on the ceiling I want a powdery, matte white just like the color of a old italian or roman architectural pillar
>on the right side I want a slate black color and effect

Does anybody have any recommendations for specific paints and perhaps variation of plaster to achieve the effects of the gold and slate walls? And for the white as well?

I feel like I'm almost one thirds of the way there by having found a gold paint that seems usable for my headcanon: https://www.porterspaints.com/paints/products/liquid-gold/

Any input welcome.
Thanks in advance.

>>2980776
Anything to act as a bushing. Fill the gap with washers, take a small piece of pvc pipe and eat up space, some rubber grommets from your junk drawer, wrap it in electrical tape, take a large nut.

>>2980741
Its really for a sex swing isn't it?

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>want to buy first house
>wife and kid
>okay trade job
>kind of shit credit only 610
>find rent to own and it's a fixer upper
>it doesn't look terrible from the pictures and I don't know what all is wrong with it yet
>2 bed one bath and a covered porch 210 foot lot
>really decent area
>roof and foundation look good from google earth and from listing pictures
>just really overgrown probably some old fucker died in it a couple years ago
>been unlived in for at least 1-2 years I'm guessing
>deep appalachia
>6 year rent to own lease no interest or balloon
>will be 275 a month, 19k at the end of the lease
>going to take a look at it tomorrow
what should I look for? I obviously am going to be looking at the utility hookups pretty close like the breakers and water heater and the sewage situation. with it having been unlived in for a while what other things should I check? I expect there might be some mold. maybe some broken windows, maybe graffiti holes in walls etc. Maybe some unwelcome raccoons. What is the big red flags a guy should look out for? I'm very handy and have been helping my dad with around the house home improvement since I was a little kid. I can do drywall and roofing and flooring, some plumbing and electrical. So I don't doubt I can do whatever it needs myself, but what should I look for? Also should I jump on a 20 grand lot simply for it being a 20 grand lot I'll own outright in 6 years? whats some shady stuff to look for in the lease agreement that people get fucked over on? My long term plan is to pay this off and fix it up while saving a bigger down payment for a forever home with some acreage, and then rent this one out. Assuming this won't cost an arm and a leg I should be able to save another 20k by the time I pay off this lease, and plan on dropping that on a big plot with a house for 200k which in my area would buy 20 acres and a house easy

I got about 700-1000lbs of old machine manuals that work is going to throw away. What's more environmentally friendly, tossing them in the recycling bin or using them as fire starter for the next 20-30 years?
>anon how fucking cheap are you
Very

>>2980797
>what should I look for?
Asbestos and meth residue.

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>>2980802
obligatory

>>2980787
there's "paint" that can achieve the desired effect, dunno about english but over here it's called "decoration paint" or "effect paint", like this:
https://jeger.pl/produkty/jeger-micrometal#p=62&v=4592
it's gonna cost you though

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Is this possibly asbestos?

It's insulation in a 1962 split-level crawlspace, Chicago area.

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>>2980821

>>2980821
If that is asbestos, it's the most dangerous form of it. Looks a like it and the timeframe also makes it a big risk.

Don't touch it, don't go down there again without full PPE, get it tested.

>>2980802
It was built in 1951 so yeah that's peak asbestos years, thanks for reminding me

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>>2980821
Why do you need in there? My dad professionally removed and tested asbestos in government buildings for 20 years. I told him my house might have asbestos and he legit just went "as long as you don't ever disturb it, it won't ever hurt you"

Just don't fuck with it anon let the demon sleep peacefully in your crawlspace, no reason to wake it

>>2980845
Need to install sump pump.

I'll probably send out a test sample. Can't really tell if it's rockwool or asbestos. I'm having a really hard time finding any similar asbestos installations where they pack loose asbestos onto a foundation wall. Seems like asbestos would have usually been installed as blocks or some denser spray-on application. And spray-on residential insulation seems somewhat rare for 1960.

It kinda has a rockwool appearance -- although there are some long, crystalline strands that give me pause.

>>2980851
To me anon, in my very unprofessional and random idiot on the internet opinion, it looks like rockwool that really does not look like asbestos insulation to me. But if it were me I'd still get a Mira suit, gloves boots, respirator before digging around in there very long. Of course a sump pump is a quick job. Maybe you could get away with a full face respirator and good hose down afterwards and throw out the clothes and gloves and shoes you wore. It's always better to be safe than sorry

But me personally I would jump at the excuse to get a full hazmat suit and be able to justify it to the wife

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how can i straighten out kinked pieces of metal? they dont need to be perfectly straight but i would like to get them mostly straight even if that means the occasional S bend from time to time

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also looking for tips on making a rebar cage for inside the tubes, i have both 8inch tubes with four bars in a square and 6in tubes with 3bars in a triangle.

how do i keep rebar from sitting on the edge? how do i keep rebar bars from bunching up on each other??

ive never poured a pier before.
im about to go down there and give tie-wire a try.

>>2980858
Put it in a vise right at the bend and work each bend individually until it's straight. Just do it slow because it's easy to overcompensate the other direction and the more you work it, the weaker it gets

>>2980859
>how do i keep rebar from sitting on the edge? how do i keep rebar bars from bunching up on each other??
metal wire ties and standoffs

>>2980858
>>2980861
>Put it in a vise right at the bend and work each bend individually

This but when I do it I put it in a vise just past the first bend
slide a short section of pipe of slightly larger diameter over the straight part
use the pipe as a handle to reform the bend
keep sliding the pipe closer to the bent area
slide the pipe back and forth making certain it slides freely
once you get to the vise with the pipe, move the material to the next bend and repeat

>>2980809
Thanks a lot, anon.
That is very, very close to what I have in mind style wise.
I'm from Krautland so maybe there is a way to get these with only reasonable surcharges.
I'll investigate further.

>>2980828
If it's well water, make sure the water table hasn't fouled. Usually when things are cheap in that region it's because mines and drilling wrecked the water.

I have a box of assorted handles and drawer pulls. I just compulsively take them off of trashed furniture, desks I see on the curb or in the junk pile of my favorite thrift store

What's something I could do with them?

>>2980883
Attach them to drawers and cabinets.

>>2980885
Nah I mean something DIY and interesting

>>2980885
I already added some to my shaker box that I made to sort gravel out of the dirt in my yard because I got tired of the rocks dinging up my mower blades

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what is the tool called that opens this?

>>2980941
>what is the tool called that opens this?
sawzall

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This is a DIY channel. She knows the products, but I doubt she's ever used a power tool because it shows (like everything else)

>>2980941
Just a large adjustable (crescent) wrench

>>2980941
A square socket, duh

>>2980941
Wrench, large.

>>2980886
Put them up your ass?

>>2980969
Way ahead of you, along with $10 in pennies per day

One at a time, of course

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>>2980941
>what is the tool called that opens this?
Plumbing cleanout plug wrench
or Sewer plug wrench

>>2980982
lol
lmfao even
theres about a snoballz chance in hell of that plug backing out. the at about the torque of freight train the square will shear off and youll be chiseling the pieces out anyways

>>2980983
Soak down with kroil and let it set overnight

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>>2980985

>>2980023
>YMMV
Go back to redddit you gay faggot

>>2981061
No, you

>>2980033
>my wife's artwork
she makes porn?

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How do I get rid of that ugly cable mark above my light switch? The internet says it's PVC in cheap power cable that was laid too shallow reacting with paint thinner. And I should cover if with the cheapest acrilic paint. Would that work?

>>2980988
This is the wrong order. You torch the shit before cutting it off with the wheel. People who layer their own Step # B on on original meme are queermos.

>>2979770
>Just hang onto it and you'll know when it's the proper time to use it...
t. hoarder

>>2979777
checked and this.
also, i keep m3 three footer behind the seat for i keep 'forgetting' to take it back into the store for warranty replacement, officer.

>>2979768
>wear eye protection

They knew it was gonna break

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Which DIY hobby is fairly approachable? I do all repairs around the house myself so I'm not ultra retarded when it comes to diy-ing shit.
How difficult is woodworking? Making some little furniture stuff yourself sounds pretty cool, but I'm not sure what tools I'd need

>>2979766
Sew shamwows together

>>2979768
Seeing this pic made me realize

Why are breaker bars round? You're only applying force in one of two directions. Yeah round is stronger if the force is coming from all directions, but flat with a fuller is stronger if directionality is specific

>>2981191
Ok and? I keep stuff that is useful and keep it fairly well organized and scrap or trash anything that is absolute garbage.

I'm more appalled by people that throw things out at the slightest inconvenience than people that keep reasonable things that can be used or repaired.

>>2981284
Some of them are, but OP's pic of a breaker bar is more of an I beam shape. It's made for more torque in the left and right directions than the up and down. Round is just cheaper to produce and still pretty comfy to use. You definitely need a breaker bar to be able to take some torque in the off plane directions because when you are reefing on them with a cheater bar they like to try and twist sideways some and you inevitably end up putting torque on them at odd angles.

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I decided to make this small bookcase that's big enough to comfortably fit on this little drawer I have.
My issue is the sides of the bookcase, namely how best to join the wood together. I only have pallet planks which I know isn't ideal, but it's just something to do. I have to stack the planks three high and originally I had intended to do dowel joints. It seemed simple enough to drill some holes, get some dowel in, and laughing. But my brother used my drill press and somehow managed to strip the bolt so I can't use that. If I drill it by hand it's a guaranteed fuck up waiting to happen.
Then I was going to use some brackets, but there's no way to hide those so it'll look worse than it otherwise will.
The only other thing I have is seamless nails. But I'm not sure if they would really be strong enough, despite it only being small, and the more obvious part is I just know I'll struggle to keep them flush.
I don't have any wood glue or any clamps because that would probably have been the first and easiest option.
Does anyone have an alternative method or am I fucked and I'm going to end up using the seamless nails?

>>2981287
>you inevitably end up putting torque on them at odd angles.

I mean, not really. It doesn't matter if the bar accidentally swings in or out while you're chooching, it's still always just applying force in one direction in relation to the bar

>>2981131
Try one of those "magic eraser" sponges before repainting.

>>2981286
I used to hang on to everything I could potentially repair, then as I got older I realized I'd never have time to actually fix them.
A lot did go to scrap, mostly gas engine powered lawn equipment and lawn mowers, but I did try and give the stuff away first.
You have to be selective with what you glom onto, as it can easily take over your yard and shop.
Down to just a couple of small tractor projects and two or three 220V through wall/window shaker AC units.

>>2980092
Just look it up. How to not be retarded with electricity is one of those trade skills that is by necessity and law not obfuscated, just complicated.

>>2980249
Diatomaceous earth. I advise against it, though. It'll make your plants much less healthy due to the Total Bugger Death and it's nasty stuff if you get it into your lungs. Just find whatever species of black ant is native to your area, order or transplant some into your yard, and then try your best to violently wipe out the fire ant colonies so that they're weak enough for the black ants to keep dead.

>>2980249
Never going to be totally free of fire ants, just have to maintain constant vigilance. Get into melting aluminum and pouring it down their nests, you could sell the "sculptures" it produces and takes away some of the paint of the stings.

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this faucet on an old laundry sink in my basement has been leaking and needs to be repaired or replaced. how is this faucet most likely attached to the supply, screwed on? compression fit?

>>2980647
it's making picture frames not dildos. really big picture frames for giant art

>>2981499
Just turn the water off, take the assembly out via that nut behind the handle and replace the o-ring

>>2981499
This >>2981516
Might be a packing nut though. Almost as easy to replace and very cheap/easy to find. Any place with plumbing supplies should have some.

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I need a new dishwasher and have enough good boy work points to order one.
my only requirement is no wifi/smart/app control bullshit.
my choices are LG, Samsung, GE, Maytag, Kitchenaid, Frigidair, Whirlpool.

which of these brands should i go for?

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This is possibly a bit too specific but anyhow...

I'm looking at plug in solar which is soon to become legal here (likely 800w, straight into a plug socket via a micro-inverter). Without spending more money that it's worth I'm probably going to have to use my (detached) garage power sockets. My main home RCDs are bi-directional which makes them safe for solar. However I can't find out if this fused RCD spur (with itself is connected to the main consumer RCD) going out to the garage is bi-drectional as I can't find any info on this model (Powerbreaker line from Greenbrook is the most info I can't get at the unit for a closer look, pic is of same model found on the web with no info).

If I assume it's not bi-directional, is it likely to cook itself if it does trip or if it's tested when there's solar power running through it or will the main RCD get tripped by that?

>>2981537
>Kitchenaid
They are overpriced Whirlpool shit. Literally the exact same internals as Whirlpool models with fancier exteriors. As Whirlpool appliances are dogshit, I would skip that whole lot.

That said, I don't know shit about the others. I have an LG fridge and it is fine. Samsung clothes washer, also fine. My actual dishwasher is a little SunPenTown (SPT). They are a Taiwanese company that makes small and medium sized appliances. I had it 8 years and have had zero issues. It is not a built-in though. My house is old so it doesn't have those hookups. I have to connect it to the sink.

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>>2981516
>>2981536
it looks like I probably have to replace the valve. the o ring seems very brittle and the screw that keeps it on basically disintegrated when I tried to unscrew it.

>>2981537
>I need a new dishwasher
Recent breakup I see. Make sure the new dishwasher has a nice ass

>>2981553
Yeah that's a reasonable option. They haven't really changed much in decades so you can probably find one at Ace or something

If all the 18650s in my power tool battery that's refusing to charge, are reading 2.5v, is it even worth trying to save them?

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/tg/ anon here.
Is there a specific name for large but thin sponges so I can buy a bulk pack?

I made a DIY wet palette using a sandwich box and a sponge.
The problem is that my sponges are getting old and I need to replace them as I think my last one grew mould after I was absent from my silly mini painting hobby.
I haven't disinfected it with bleach yet and I fear the chemicals left over from disinfecting it will begin screwing up my acrylic paints I will use on it later.

>>2980797
mold, water damage sagging, DO NOT FUCKING CONVINCE YOURSELF IT'S "OKAY"
get an inspection
also go to a fucking bank son, lease to own is the buy here pay here car lot, they expect you to fuck up and when you do it's their house again.

>>2981280
>fairly approachable
3d printing, duyh

>>2981566
sponge insert or wet pallet sponge. they're cheap as shit anon you aren't going to find thin sponge that works well for wet palette unless you start tearing down memory foam mattresses. just buy them from dick blick not GW

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Thank you to everyone who replied. Ended up using a spare skateboard bushing that I had.

>>2980195
>>2980206
Yeah it's retarded.
In the end I just put some tape over the switches and moved on. Hopefully 3M's best will outlive this poor thing.

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What is a good dog piss smell breaker downer that isn't horrendously toxic to the 4 legged piss generators or kids, and won't damage fake grass? I use pic rel and it generally works ok, but it seems to not be able to fully break down smells deep in fake grass or soaked into rocks and shit even when I apply it at sundown to keep it from evaporating as long as possible.

>>2981583
>cleaning rocks outside
That's next level, man. Just get rid of the dogs.

>>2981574
>sponge insert or wet palette sponge
Thanks anon. I guess you're right.
>not GW
GW doesn't sell any wet palette stuff to my knowledge as of writing this.

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Is this a milk rack? The kind they use in grocery store fridges to hold a fuckton of milk? I need a rack that won't rust and can carry a lot of weight. The seller doesn't know shit about it and can't find any markings on it but they are selling it cheap. They say it is 38" by 18" by 78". Anyone know?

>>2981593
I don't think there is such a thing as a dedicated milk rack, anon. That looks like something they use to wheel out meat packages. Looks sturdy enough, but it is just wire. How much is a lot of weight? I wouldn't put more than 50lbs on each rack.

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I'm confused. Asking which type of saw to buy first when you want to get into / learn woodworking to make some furniture, a ton of people in US communities recommend a table saw while asking around german communities alot of people recommend a track-saw / plunge saw.

What's up with that? I feel like a table saw is way to versatile unless I want to cut huge sheets of wood, or am I wrong?

>>2981606
If you are making furniture you don't want those plastic and aluminum turds you see in Home Depot. You want the kinds of saws that get delivered on a truck and they unload with a forklift. You know, 5 HP 220-440 volt motors, lots of cast iron, that kind of thing. Shitty saws make shitty cuts and shitty cuts make shitty furniture.

Next, the difference is cultural. Track saws are very big in Europe but the USA has been slow to take them up. Track saws are just circular saws but harder to fuck up the cut. There is nothing you can do with a track saw you can't do with a plain ol' circular saw, some clamps, a straightedge, and a steady hand.

Really though, you don't need any of that shit. Good furniture doesn't use plywood or particle board so you don't need to rip down giant panels. A good quality miter saw or, if you are broke, a good quality circular saw will do most of what you need. After that, probably a good router to clean up edges and put in details. or fuck, if you are really poor, a few good hand saws and a triangular saw to sharpen them.

I want to make a box that switches by speakers between 2 amplifiers. how could I make the box itself? I'd like it to be metal but I don't have powertools other than a drill so I'm guessing it will have to be plastic? what could I use as a container?

>>2981612
Does it have to be pretty? Just track down a metal electrical box. I don't know if they still sell them at Lowes, but I'm sure you can find one.

>>2981616
sounds reasonable, I'll look for one

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>>2981612
How many speakers? Two? Easy. Two 'in' jacks, one 'out' jack. Get a '2 Position 6 Pin DPDT on-on' switch. Wire the signal wires of the first 'in' jack to the bottom pair of pins. Wire the signal wires of the second 'in' jack to the top pair of pins. Wire the 'out' jack to the middle pins. Done.

One thing to note: It is probably a bad idea to wire the grounds of the 'in' lines together. If one of them shorts it will power up the ground line to both amps instead of just one. So they should be floating. IE no ground. Using a metal box would be a bad idea. You'll what a plastic box to insulate you from any shorts.

More than two? You'll probably want a rotary switch. They look better and come in sizes that can have multiple wires connected to them without needing a magnifying glass to be able to see all the pins.

>>2981620
>It is probably a bad idea to wire the grounds of the 'in' lines together.
Scratch that, I am wrong. It won't work if you fail to connect the grounds. Wire them all together but not to the switch at all.

>>2981620
I got this one because it's 4 wires from each amp so it's 4*3=12

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>>2981622
(this one)

>>2981585
No mohammad

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>>2981622

>>2981610
Thanks for the information, anon. Yeah I think it's either gonna be a table saw or miter saw for a start. Or I'll start off really small and just get some hand saws and try that. Budget isn't really an issue as long as it makes sense for just starting out.

>>2981640
Something to plane with is rather important in making furniture. I don't know if a jointer-planer would be the first purchase, but should be near the top. Especially if you're making things out of real wood.

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>>2981599
yes there is, any britfags can see these in the supermarket

>>2981676
>britfags
We're talking first worlders here, Sanjay.

>>2980298
drill a hole through it and bolt it.

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>>2981622
>>2981623
>>2981639
That has an off setting. If you want that, sure, that will work. That said, when you say you have 4 wires, what are they? Generally, with a stereo setup you have two signal wires and two ground wires. You don't need to switch the ground wires, you just tie them all together. Maybe pour a resistor here an there to help with noise. If you truly have 4 signal wires, wow, must be an old amp. I haven't seen a quadraphonic amp made in like 30 years.

>>2981676
>>2981676
When I worked at Walmart they used these racks. I've also seen them in Winco (west coast store chain). Their refrigerator section was a giant walk in type. We'd get milk delivered on these racks and just roll them into the fridge. The customer side had standard doors and we would just roll the racks in front of the doors. Done. They were nice because you can load them from the back when they get low without having to leave the fridge area or pull the racks. Then the cheap fucks switched suppliers and we started getting milk on pallets. Each on of those racks holds 80 jugs of milk. Having to load those fuckers up by hand every day was a bitch.

you can make natural gas from your own shit look up biogas
shits insanely useful especially if you live in the sticks w no gas hookup

>>2981772
>Generally, with a stereo setup you have two signal wires and two ground wires.
Many amps have a speaker out + and - and the - connector is not ground. On higher power output amps both connectors are active and connecting the - wires together will fry the output amps.

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The joint is too loose, so it stays down under the weight of the showerhead and the water falls against the wall. I don't see any visible screws. Is this fixable, and if not, how do I take it out to change it? When I push it up or pull it I just feel like I'm going to break it.

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>>2981797

I need to buy a second shop vac for cleaning my shop vac filter

I know that with a DC PSU i can generate the voltage i want and measure how much is being drawing by a device...
BUT what if i want to measure how much a device can supply? for example i want to check a 20v charger for its max power draw, or a 12v one, what kind of device i need?

>>2981553
it is becoming a nightmare finding a replacement faucet stem. most places that carry vintage ones don’t even have ones with square broaches. I think I might have to try getting the broken screw out of this stem and rebuilding it. if that doesn’t work, I’ll need to replace the faucet, which will also be a nightmare since I think it hasn’t been removed since it was installed 80+ years ago.

>>2981804
I need to buy another magnet to get the metal shavings off my magnet...

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Boys I hate to admit it, but ever since I bought these motherfuckers for $2/piece I've been obsessed with their simplicity. The /wwg/ is not an issue, but how would I make the springs? I went down a rabbit hole on manufacturing since they're over 50¢ a piece on McMaster-Carr. What's the most economical way to mass produce these torsion springs? The actual spring looks straightforward if I can land something like a Di-Acro H-1342 or hell I'll even pay $1000 for the latest chink version, but how can I automate bending the legs? Is trying to get into spring manufacturing profitable?

>>2981876
my gut tells me the cloths pin market peaked about 1956 and aint never coming back

>>2981878
I wanna make clothespins for my own personal reasons, but springs are really what I'm asking about. Those little shits are in everything and seem to add a reasonable amount of cost to the BoM. I'm not Jewish but I do like money and doing something no one else really knows about

>>2981881
Go the old school route and just make some without springs.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Vintage-Style-Wooden-Clothespin-Doll-3-3-4-inches-Pack-of-10-Clothespins-Wood-Worry-Dolls-Guatemala-Clothespin-Craft-by-Woodpeckers/1040077450

>>2981881
https://www.youtube.com/@VALCNC/videos

>>2981885
this is good stuff i'll start digging. watched all of https://youtube.com/@thespringguy1's videos too

>>2981884
thanks but this design is only useful for actual clothes drying, which i'm not interested in

>>2981887
heres another good rooskie one thats similar torsion design. lots of machine axis freedom involved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QxAu0S-71Y

>>2981797
Probly a grub/set screw on the top side which releases the fixture to get to the bracket behind. Then replace with new.

>>2981889
another simpler and homemade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-1htwsgUAU

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>>2981884
>10 for $11.95
>out of stock

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002CH12E2

100 for $12.21

>>2981894
Looks like another "vintage" meme that fell out of fashion for good reason. I don't see how it won't fuck up your clothes.

>>2981894
I wasn't promoting the product. I just googled vintage clothes pins and walmart was the easiest to link to. The anon said he wanted to make his own and these are fairly simple to make.

>>2981894
>>2981897
They're meant to pinch your clothes to the line, but anyways I'm not interested in the actual clothesline drying. Kek though that I can get 100 for 10% of the price of 10

>>2981891
This is what I'm looking for, I'm fine /diy/'ing it just seems complex

>>2979768
grip tape the handle and use it for self defense situations

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>>2979901
dont listen to retards, both facing the same way = parallel, here's a pic if you don't know what that means

>>2981913
>both facing the same way = parallel

That's what this guy said >>2979902
>they're in parallel.

>>2980249 (me)
I googled it because you guys were not the wellspring of chemical warfare knowledge that I expected

fipronil
>extremely effective
>persistent
>probably gives you cancer

bifenthrin
>cheap
>easy to find
>probably good enough

gamma-cyhalothrin
>sprayed yesterday
>ants seem healthy

DDT
>looks like it would be fairly easy to make if chloral hydrate weren't a controlled substance

>>2982001
i used products containing this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetamiprid
and this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permethrin
and i found them reasonably effective. this was in slav euro, so dunno how this will work on whatever type of ants you have over there

>>2982004
Worth a look. Thank you, friend.

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>>2982001
just make friends with a farmer and get some granular lorsban from when hes drilling. sling that shit all over the flowerbeds and youll never even hear a cricket again at night

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I know I'm a retard. but I made one of these from parts from just looking at pictures and now I feel like I can do anything

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I'm looking to get some shop lights for a two car garage. Would two 10,000 lumen lights be too bright for a garage? Maybe I should stick with two 5,000?

>>2982032
these are cheapest/ easiest to just buy for $17 ea at whatever local box store. theyre shit though. fucking half random die in a year and they make wicked radio interference

>>2982033
Any brand I should get? What about the lumens?

The exhaust vent on my dryer and the wall vent opening are horizontally offset by like 6 inches, what can I use instead of the flexible tubing I have going right now that's getting crunched up like fuck and making my dryer super fucking hot(even after clearing out a bunch of lint). I can't move my dryer any more to the side because the washing machine is right next to it and the dryer also needs to be pushed up pretty close to the wall because it's in a narrow walkway. I can't use one if those 0-5 inch adjustable vents cause the distance is ever so slightly bigger than 5 inches

>>2982045
the brands are just chinkbabble that change like underwear and they are always lying about lumen output
color temperature is far more important to me. i cant stand eye rape 4500k+ pale blue
just go buy one and plug it in

>>2982014
>Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate that is a cholinesterase inhibitor
>Do not enter treated fields until 1 day after application
Badass

>>2982032
I've got 4 in my 2 car garage. Installing the extra 2 was worth it, the lighting is super even. Like the other anon says, try 5000 and if you don't like it, swap it for 10000. They're cheap and light, not a big deal to do a test run.

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>>2982001
>you guys were not the wellspring of chemical warfare knowledge
I would have suggested Termidor but in some/most areas it's difficult to get and kinda expensive.
It's what I use. Kills all insects...

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are these worth anything for parts?
it was passed onto me not charging and blinking error codes.
would i be better of trading it off to tweekers for services rendered?

abc

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>>2982165
um wat kinda services are these tweekers rendering?

I'm working on an art-car type thing and we're trying to find something that can be used as "spikes" for a mowhawk down the center. I'm trying to think of something temporary instead of bolting/epoxy to the paint. Basically a line of suction cup dildos but not dick shaped. Does anyone know of a website that has weird stuff like that? Can not even find individual suction cups to make my own.

>>2980741
a child's swing doesn't require that gauge chain, you sexual fuckin deviant. you and your wantch bought a sex swing. stop lying to people on the internet

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>>2982176
https://lustarts.com/products/double-sided-suction-cup

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>>2982213
Lol it's not a sex swing. It has ball bearings at two separate locations. This thing can swing from ceiling to ceiling and spins fast as heck. The kids love it.

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>>2982176
Aliexpress, dummy

>>2979985
You have to cover the surrounding area in tinfoil, just cut a hole in the foil for the component you are interested in.
I successfully fixed my old laptop's dedicated GPU by swamping it in flux and heating with a heat gun until the flux started boiling from underneath the chip.

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>>2981564
2.5V is fine, charge them and test the internal resistance. Pic related can measure resistance and true capacity.

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>>2981810
You need a dummy load and a PD trigger.
There are integrated testers with load, fan, trigger, and measuring all in one device.

>>2980825
fuck off, retard. unless you disturb it, it's effectively inert.
>most dangerous form of it
nigger have never dealt with asbestos clutch pads

>>2982167
hammering out crooked pieces of rebar, providing tubing for concrete piers and fixing up a bicycle for a kid.

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Hello /diy/
i'm trying to remove the fucking sticker from the manual (will have to remove some more in the future probably).
I've already tryied:
>heat with an hairdryer
the heat started to bend and discolor the paper
>ethyl alcohol
when pulling the sticker, the superficial layer of the sticker started to crumble leaving the glued layer on
>nail acetone
even useless than alcohol
What can i try?

For obvious reasons i don't want to ruin the manual surface, so i won't use pure acetone since it'll remove the sticker but will fuck up the page.
I've seen some glue remover but there are so many and there's no way to know which one could be effective or collateral damage on the paper
Halp plz

>>2982266
3M adhesive remover spray and a plastic razor

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Extra stupid question for those of you that like entertaining retards. How hard/expensive would it be to machine picrel out of stainless steel? Also it would be a plain cylinder not an ellipsoid with fancy shapes on it.

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>>2982275
i took a look at it and while people seems to agree on its performance, all have been using it on "intended" surfaces. I can't find any results on paper,
that's why i'm asking, I'm worried it or whatever would soak into the page and ruin the ink and everything else
Do you have a first hand experience?
Will it leave any signs?

>>2982287
To machine it for a one off? Like $4000. To mass produce it for a billion units? Like 1 cent. How much does the can in a can of soup cost?

>>2982297
It's about solvents. It's not solube is alcohol or acetone which are reasonable guesses. It should almosy definitely by soluble in oil or citrus oil then. Water might work too but that might damage the paper.

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>>2979762
How do I install one of these in the ceiling? Do I literally just screw it into the joist and call it done?

stupid question:
can i aleviate an overloaded.pickup truck bed by moving the trailer load.weight.to.the rear of the trailer?
i imagine it would add upwards stress on the ball hitch that it was not built for. 4cyl mini truck and a 1700lb harbor freight trailer. two 1200lb bags of rock from
home depot.
50miles of rural hwy

>>2982319
Just put the weight over the axles dawg

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>tfw the most expensive piece of the build is also the most fragile

>>2982319
ass heavy trailers are no fun and dangerous as fuck because theyll tailwhip and start fishtailing
plus your putting all your faith in that little shitty piece of stamped steel to keep the hitch together and its only touching a little section on the bottom of the ball

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>>2982167
Whatever you want it to be. And everything in-between.

>>2982319
make 2 trips
additional fuel is way cheaper than fixing your truck, trust me
>>2982306
afaik you should use duct hangers/straps for the whole installation

>>2982266
Soak the label with wd-40. Then get under the edge and keep the edge wet with wd-40 as well. Peel off all you can at once and then let the adhesive soak a bit longer and it should rub/wipe right off.

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>>2982266
Surround area with aluminium foil, hair dryer.

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diy concrete question:
are concrete ingredients measured by weight or volume?
3part rock, 3part sand, 1prt cement.
im using 5gal buckets to measure, but equally filled, they have different weights. the cement seems to be much less dense/heavy compared to the rock and sand.

>>2982402
i measured by weight, except for water which i measured by volume(litres) which is basically the same. don't k

>>2982047
Is there enough room for 2 90 degree elbows? I had this situation, not enough space for the flex duct to bend 90 degrees, but enough room for two elbows. So I swapped the position of the dryer and washing machine, then I had a longer run, which was enough room for two elbows and some flex duct

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What is this weird vise for and what would you call it? It looks like it clamps to the edge of a workbench and pushes sideways. Or maybe it's supposed to clamp to something vertical.

>>2979770
>Just hang onto it and you'll know when it's the proper time to use it...
This is why I cannot walk around in my shop.

>>2982001
>gamma-cyhalothrin
This is the good shit. I avoid using poison but if ants are crawling up my foundation and into my house (which seems to happen about twice a year) I spray this in their path and they quickly fuck off.

>>2982266
Heptane. Commonly used by stamp collectors to dissolved adhesive without damaging the stamp.

>>2982478
It's lighter fluid, btw, you don't need to buy pure heptane, though of course it would work best.

>>2982478
I'm pretty sure stamp lift fluid does not contain heptane. It's basically water and dish soap.

>>2982485
>my purpose-made chemical that costs twice as much is the only thing people use
Are you retarded?

Looking at drilling a possibly big hole in a brick garage wall to feed solar panel cables to an inverter. The cables won't be permanent (may be swapped around), they may be a bunch of them (2-4) and ideally I don't want to have to remove the connectors to feed it through.

Want to do it as cheaply and easily as possible. What size should I make the hole, what should I line/fill the hole with and what should I use to make it (ideally one that can be done with a standard portable drill and any drill bits aren't eye wateringly expensive).

>>2982510
>Want to do it as cheaply and easily as possible
these are mutually exclusive concepts
>easily
carbide hole saw bit with sufficient length and a powerful drill
>cheap
cheapest masonry bit you can find of sufficient length and drill multiple holes around the diameter of your final large hole, then refine edges using a masonry chisel

>how to seal
put a pvc pipe inside the hole and use caulk, and stuff the inside of the hole with rockwoll or whatever. remember to drill at a slight angle downwards so the outside hole is LOWER than the inside hole. put a junction box or similar outside and seal around it, them run our wires through the bottom of that box.

>>2982520
Hmm, the holesaw bits don't seem to be as expensive as I though, looks like I can get a hole bit and the adapter bit for £15 or so. I need a second person to spray it with water as I drill by the looks of it.

Junction boxes seem a good idea, probably a bit more rat resistant than just padding it up, is there a specific name for the ones that also have the pipe/lining for the hole built into it? Those seem the most elegant.

>>2982522
just look up junction boxes, they come in many flavours. make sure they're waterproof / IP certed. the "pipe for the hole" is called a cable gland, iirc.
>£15
oi, you got a loicence for that hole m8y?

>>2982526
Coincidentally this is all waiting on the government to legalise plug in/balcony solar. I do need a loicence for it currently

>>2982506
Unclear what you're bitching about. Stamp lift fluid is $4 for a bottle that lasts months.

>>2982469
It looks like it's missing some parts, or was part of a set . The square mortise for example.

I guess if you used it on the edge of a bench and had it push the work against whatevr stops you made, it'd be useful.

don't know if this is the right place but there's a rodent living in my wall and I need it gone. I've tried traps but they haven't done much and I don't want to use poison for fear it will die in the wall and stink. There any other methods I could try? It's fairly large from the brief glimpses I got of it

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>>2979762
I need a couple of plug ends for a 220v three prong outlet, both a male and a female. Can you guys recommend one to me? All of the ones I'm looking at on amazon have one or two reviews each of them burning out.

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About to impregnate a shower floor for the first time. Wish me luck boys!

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>>2982588
the chinkshit ones are ok if youre careful assembling them and keep them under 75% duty cycle at rated amperage. it you truly need 50a@100% them spend the bucks on a hubble or better industrial plug
most of the melted plug reviews are from mouth breathers running an over rated heater non stop on 10 awg cord and then surprise pikachu the terminals get hot as fuck

>>2982597
Roger that, man, thanks. The air compressor I just picked up says the motor pulls 15 amps, so I guess I'm good.

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First coat was a bit frothy. Foam roller holds a lot of product. Dabbed the excess off with a rag. Will let it dry for 5-10 minutes, buff off any excess, then go for a second coat.

>>2982553
What are you using for bait?

I'm trying to pull the two big inspection ports on a 60 gallon air compressor I just picked up. Are those things commonly reverse thread? It just does not want to let go. I'm talking about the 2.5" plugs on the bottom where the drain is and the side outlet.