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I love to woodwork. Been making my own furniture. I live in an apartment and I can't make noise. I've been using grandparents small backyard for powertools. But I know they don't like it, but let me and it's a drive there. Was thinking about renting a workshop with two other relatives. $400 each, only two blocks away from my apartment.
My apartment is too cramped with tools.
I don't feel safe leaving my large table saw, miter saw, lathe, drill press outdoors at my grandparents. I hate to leave my projects outside, overnight, after applying a coat of oil or varnish.
Anyone have any experience renting workshops to store tools and work on projects? Pic related, something similar to this.
Seems pretty expensive. I know a guy that rents out a storage unit and does all his work there for less that a hundred a month. I'm sure most places wouldn't let you do that depending on where you live but that's what I would try if I needed space.
>>965554
It kind of is. I live in CA, everything tends to be more out here. This shop is actually one of the cheapest I could find.
I was thinking of a storage place idea like you said. The four I looked at had specific rules prohibiting using it as a place to work.
occasionally but not everywhere you can ask if they have or know of units with power outlets that can be used as workshops. usually independent storage units
I have a keen interest in metalworking and so far I have a blacksmithing shed and a MIG welder, I want to get into foundry work but I'm too lazy to buy a real foundry.
btw Pic unrelated
>>965401
OK.
>>965401
What was the point of this thread?
I was given a tin of left over paint by a family member that I used to paint the inside of a small closet for towels and bedding, it looks nice.
Afterwards though among the dried up paint on the tin I noticed it was for wood and metal, should this be fine?
Yes.
>>965360
I forgot to mention this isn't a stand alone closet, it is part of the wall therefore made out of plaster, no wood in sight.
Cheers for the reply though.
>>965375
Paint is paint, manufacturers just modify some of the ingredients and properties to make it more suitable for the element they're being applied on. Even if the paint is not 100℅ recommended for that job, drywall will take almost any kind of paint as long as it is applied properly.
Hey there, /diy/nosaurs.
My mom works in a pediatric doctor's office and the doctor knows that I tinker a little bit. He gave me this old centrifuge that has just been collecting dust for years, along with the tubes that go inside.
What are some neat things that I can make or synthesize using a centrifuge?
spin some blood
spin some jizz
...
spin some blood
Is there anything you need to filter?
>>965344
>CAUTION DO NOT OPERATE WITH AN UNBALANCED LOAD
operate it with an unbalanced load
>>965331
Operate it with an unbalanced load.
My previous supplier vanished and I'm having a hard time finding a source with good volume to price ratio... could be potassium/sodium/ammonium nitrate.
I will keep trying to buy, but my diy ideas so far are:
1) Soil fertilizer
2) Fermenting urine with straw for a few months
Anyone got tips?
>>965113
Yeah, fertilizers are good sources of nitrate salts.
Good luck with your vanning.
Are you buying in bulk? Because i know ammoniium nitrate is in instant cold packs excluding walmart and stump remover is potassium nitrate you could also piss on the dirt in the same area for a year or so and make your own potassium nitrate
Mohammed go home
Alright so I need ideas. I'm an all-around faggot and don't know jack about shit.
I have a 5 month old son, and I am starting a precious metal / coin collection for him.
I want a safe, secure place to store everything, but I also love the idea of all these coins and gold and shit just being kept in an old wooden chest, for aesthetic reasons.
Any ideas how to combine those two things? This collection might end up taking a considerable amount of space, especially if silver gets involved. I'll be throwing about $1000/year at it.
I'm...
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>>965106
Make a "frame" for the exterior; weld some angle steel along the edges, with fortification ribs in the middle. Then cut sections of hardwood and secure them to the "inside" of the box to the angle steel frame. Use hasps and hinges for hardware.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGB0sVKrtpI
>>965130
Supplemental post
These "treasure chests" can be accessed by someone with an axe or sledge. Faster and quieter with other tools like a grinder, drill, or saw. It shouldn't be for security of your PM collection, but it will look really cool and keep your kid out of it.
You can make one from an old wine barrel.
Or this.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pirate-Chest-Beer-Cooler/
> Build your own home.
There is a 0.81 acre lot in the area I'd like to live. It appears to be just a lot that was never developed with houses surrounding it. I tried to google for some information, but it just gave me dead sites and clickbait sites. Does anyone have any experience with this? Like how much would I cost to get sewer/water/gas/ect to hook up?
>>965069
.81 acres? Hot damn!
That's actually a lot for a city lot. I have no clue about your question, but all the lines are right the fuck there, so you shouldn't have too much of a problem. Call your water/sewage Dept and see if they even charge. Electric may be free as they are a private-ish company.
Depends Op, you need to contact the City for a servicing report on the lot, and also contact your local electric/gas provider to determine what's existing.
The price could range from $0 if there is already service stubs to the lot, to $60000 if you need new services with a utility cut through a roadway
Some neighborhood plans call for empty lots as green space.
anyone know where i can find a datasheet for a
Bosch # 0 280 217 515 or
Bosch # 0 280 217 516
mass airflow sensor?
i'm after the voltage response curves
<- data like this (similar bosch part numbers, but not the same)
http://www.maseratilife.com/forums/attachments/coupe-spyder-gs/10210d1326782931-diy-maf-sensor-cleaning-bosch-hfm-5-sensors_airmass.pdf
bump.
this is a goddamn maze looking up 'compatible' numbers, new revisions, finding original datasheets
anyone know if you can pull a pdf out of this?
https://www.boschautoparts.com/en/auto/products?c=1601&n=Mass%20Airflow%20Sensors&r=/mass-airflow-sensors
>>965056
Isnt it just three pins?
Just read the damn output pin.
The shower in my master bathroom is being wonky. When we turn the shower on there's still a good bit of water coming out of the spout. I'm assuming that there's a connection somewhere that's not sealing up completely, but I'm not sure where to look.
I attempted to take off the middle handle that is the diverter. After digging through the soap scum I got the hex screw out, but was unable to get the handle off. I wasn't sure where to go from there, so I just left it be since I didn't want to break anything. How do I get it off? Do I need...
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>>965029
Uhg, is that pic your spout setup?
The fix is a $0.10 neoprene washer.
But you'll need to turn the water mains off and disassemble the spouts to replace the washers.
Tools:
non-marring pump pliers
flat blade screw turn
teflon tape
>>965029
Yeah sounds like the seals are just old, went hard and broke up, won't need to buy a whole new set of taps, just the o-rings/washers.
As for getting it off, not sure about those taps but have you tried unscrewing the the base that connects with the tile, in my experience that usually holds the whole assemble to the wall.
As the other anon has mentioned, turn the water off first unless you like getting drenched.
Also clean your fucking tiles man, Jesus.
>>965157
Theres a hex screw near the base. I got that off.and anf tried to skip it off but it wouldnt budge.
Yeah that crap keeps coming back. It was never there until this started so I told my wife a few months ago don't bother until I fix it and ive kept putting it off.
anyone have any ways to make diy lock picks?
>>965010
If you're just starting out, it'd be a lot better to buy a cheap set and figure out what kind of picks you like, so you can make picks you'll use.
If you're not just starting out, check out bosnianbill's series on making picks out of dollar-store carving knives.
>>965010
With how cheap it is to buy a high quality set, I would advise against creating your own pick set, unless you need a specific pick. Otherwise here is a good info pick on the process.
tl;dr: Get some sheet metal of your choice and simply file it down to size and shape.
1/2
Post forges, forge projects, holes in the ground used as forges, etc.
Here's my simple little fire poker I made. Didn't take very long at all and only really made it because I was bored.
>>964980
I remember my first attempt at a sword was hilariously bad. I overworked it and left it in the water trough after cooling for some reason. THEN, I decided to paint it in order to hide the rust with tempra, making it look flaky. I still have it somewhere. My second attempt was much better, though I simply reworked high quality steel into something else and didn't leave it in water that time.
Bumping this from destruction
>>964980
>simple little fire poker
heh had a field trip in elementary school where we helped to make one (hot steel and everything) and got to take it home. doubt that would fly today.
How the fuck do I unscrew this thing on my fan so I can put the lighting fixture on it? I tried wrenching the bolt thing but it won't budge
Here's the tool I'm trying to use
>>964895
>>964896
ok now get one more.
Grab both nuts.
Twist in opposite directions.
Recently came across a few of thiese things, any ideas as to what to with them?
I'm thinking of constructing maybe a battlefield for them? Thanks in advance.
![stevebrule[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/CCwVCTG.jpg "stevebrule[1].jpg")
>>964849
ya play wif em ya doofus. ah geez
Melt them all down into a buttplug.
And don't come back unless you can't figure out how to melt it down into a buttplug.
/diy/ doesn't stand for Pinterest.
Diorama
I have 50+ extra 2.5" 500 gb sata 2 hard drives laying around not being used. I've already jammed 16 of them into my gateway toaster in raid 10. Any ideas on what to do with the rest of them?
>>964732
Bring them to recycle and do your part in saving the planet.
>>964732
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5C9iPm2UuE
>>964737
I have these because I used to work at an electronics recycling facility and they were getting scrapped. They came out of a pallet of brand new DVRs that had a manufacturing problem.
So I'm circuit bending a simple sfx toy, sure enough the resistor in [pic related] can be swapped out for a pot to modify the pitch. The lower ohms, the higher pitch. Naturally, I then figure higher ohms means lower pitch: nope. It's like the further I get away from 330k ohms (or whatever value the resistor on the board actually is) the higher the pitch, regardless if ohms increase or decrease. What gives, /diy/?
Shit, nevermind I figured it out: didn't bother to physically remove the old resistor so any new ones I tested were always in parallel with the old one.
>>964597
Dumbass.
