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I bought 100 meters of hemp cord for $4, I used it to make a suspended cabinet, with stretched cord, and it makes me wonder what else I could buy which is ridiculously cheap, compared to its utility.
For example, microcontrollers and lasers are ridiculously cheap for what they can do, as are many electronic parts.
I think there should be a list of stuff which is ridiculously cheap and which inventions can be made from.
For example, hydrogen and oxygen are ridiculously cheap, because you electrolyse from water, and they have great utility to make balloons...
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The plastic bags you get from walmart and places like that can be braided into surprisingly strong rope
>>963364
Which op could use to hang themselves from a gallows made of petrified dog turds.
>>963339
See ya
How can I tell how thick my apartment dry wall is without cutting out a part of it out?
I need to buy the correct size Molly bolt anchor.
>>963279
Make a gauge out of a bobby pin or something.
Like make a small hole, the straighten the bobby pin out.
Create a square bend at the end, then once you have it in you can mark the pin. Pull it back out and measure it
>>963282
This doesn't work.
>>963279
Use toggles or sleeves, instead. Then it doesn't matter whether your drywall is 1/2" or 5/8".
I wiped down this wood bookshelf with some wacom wood oil, so now it's deep and shiny. How do I seal it so the oil doesn't rub off when someone touches it?
i think you need wood finish if u want to keep it shiny
you don't. If you did it right, the film will harden, as the oil cures. If you did it wrong (ie, didn't wipe off the excess well enough)... well, you're fucked.
Look at the incredients, because I'm not familiar with that particular product, but I'd guess its probably boiled linseed oil with maybe a little solvent.
Was the wood finished before? Because if it had a film finish (poly, wax, shallac, etc) it isn't going to penetrate and will just turn into a sticky mess on the surface.
If the wood was unfinished, it will penetrate and cure into a good looking, but not very protective finish. You can top with any of the above finishes after it cures.
If you do something like this again, I'd recommend...
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Ok so im not good at using for 4 chan because this is my first post. If i sound retarted please bare with me. I have a hole in my fiberglass tub and all the videos and tutorials on youtube are not helpful whats so ever i wanted to know a cheap and easy solution to fixing my tub thanks and have a nice day
>>963243
Where in the tub is the hole?
How big is the hole?
In the outside skirt? Easy fix.
On the top deck? Easy fix.
On the upper wall surround? Easy fix.
In the bathing well? It's fucked.
And fixing tubs is neither "Cheap" nor "Easy", expect to spend at least $25USD and have an entire day spackling in new Resin and sanding and polishing the tub.
Need more info, man, I'm not psychic.
a new tub will cost less than the fibreglass repair supplies.
>>963270
horseshit.
Any marine store, or even car store, will carry a basic fiberglass repair kit for under 50 bucks.
Anyone know how to make a petrol KAWEE lighter work again? I changed the flint, filled it up, fixed the leaky fuel cap, changed the fuse but even after filling it up to the max the wick only burns for like 30 seconds and actually burns off instead of draining and burning the lighter fluid.
Pic related.
sounds like you got crap/fake wick material, or the stuffing has gone hard and needs to be fluffed out.
I checked the stuffing and it seems usable, also you can't fluff it out from the small, 5-6 mm opening of the fuel tank. How do you fix the wick of one such lighter? It's very weird.
Is it easy to change a euro cylinder lock? I've looked at a few videos and it looks simple enough so I think I'll attempt it.
Also, how can I tell if my lock is a euro cylinder lock?
>>963231
Euro cylinders are held in by like one screw right? They are meant to be stupid easy to change.
Are you in euroland? Then you might have one.
>>963231
>is it easy
depends on you
>how to tell
if it has the same shape and size and not inside a handle knob or anything
The screw that is holding the cylinder in is really tight and I can't loosen it. So I tried snapping the cylinder lock like it shows in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lzX5sSTbig but the cylinder isn't breaking? What am I doing wrong? Is there a technique I am supposed to do?
I've got a 12 volt LED Floodlight ive had on my 4x4, have since taken it off - what do i need to install it to a 240v circuit. ie have it on a switch shining on my backyard.
>>963219
You need a step down transformer/DC converter. You could probably find a laptop/bombox/battery charger power box from old electronic equipmentand rig it up, but why? You can purchase LED floods with all that built(with motion sensor!) in for like $40. Also, you need a surface mounted junction box if there isn't one there, and make sure to seal the space between it and the house with some silicone or weather stripping.
Connect it to a 240V->12V transformer. And add a switch to turn it on and off.
>>963223
Dont really need one with a motion sensor on it. Already have this one just laying around thought i may as well use it.
Does diy make their own mobile accessories?
Pic related is a micro USB charge only cable I made from a cheap $1 Chinese cable that died and 20awg wires from a dead power supply.
Also currently working on a fast charge adapter for the gf.
I know it looks like shit but it's going to be covered by a perspex box and painted black so you can't see inside it.
>>963200
Im all for /diy/, but my 800$ phone is worth too much to me to do this.
I havent used ANY cable or charger except for the OEM ones.
>>963204
And if the oem one dies?
Which is the best of the MEMS motion sensors? It's hard to find much info comparing various sensor performance. Invensense mpu-6050 seems to be the most popular 6 axis while fairchild seem to have the newest product.
Anyone know how invensense, ST, bosch and fairchild sensors compare in performance and software stacks?
Also I have seen some drones with multiple IMUs, is there a way to use multiple IMUs to somehow increase resolution and accuracy?
Are you planning to roll your own sensor fusion? Noise is way more dependent on vibration in my experience
>>963186
Invensense 9250 is considered the best. The 6050 is their previous generation, has similar specs, but lacks a magnetometer. You'll find either in high end drones.
>>963198
Noise-sensitive applications sample the sensor data at 4kHz or 8kHz, and filter it. It's not a lot of data, an M3 or M4 micro-controller can easily handle the filtering.
guys I need a new plate for my orbital sander.
I bought it second hand, it's a skil 740xx
I really don't know what replacement I should buy.
any tips ?
the current plate is kind of shredded.
did I use to much pressure ?
am I even allowed to use pressure ?
the previous owner told me something was wrong with the part , was it just the wrong kind ?
it's from bosch and 150mm instead of 125mm
so. I have an old laptop that I don't use anymore. Plugged half the memory into my daughter's second-hand, first computer....figured it's useless to me now, but still runs linux distros with great ease, so idea!
Project time:
I want to turn this laptop into a home-made tablet. Because reasons.
What do I need to give touch-screen capability? Are there mod cases on the market to stuff components into new form factors, or will i need to design a case on my own?
Need tips, hints, and advice. Cost is not an issue, because this is for fun and experience. I would rather put $600 into this project than buy a new iPad, for example.
>mods
Yes, there are.
>out-of-the-box touchscreens ready to use
No, there aren't.
You've got two viable options.
Option 1. Apply a touchscreen kit to the front of your existing display.
Manufacturers exist that offer these sorts of solution. One I've seen used in the industry is called EloTouch. They apply a glass plate to a monitor and provide you with a Serial (RS-232)/USB controller that you plug into your PC. With some clever hacking you can hide this in the bezel. It's...
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some good info to start with, thanks. I will look into those items!
I've also seen things like "digitizers" and glass panels, but have never really seen those things explained.
http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=&SearchText=touchscreen
could I use these to make a workaround?
A digitizer is the 'glass' part on the front of a touchscreen. They are essentially the same technology as a laptop touchpad, just a lot thinner and transparent - If you have a broken cellphone, you can usually separate the digitizer from the lcd unless that's what's broken. Looking closely you can sometimes identify the controller chip - the Xperia z1 compact for example uses a synaptics controller, which im hoping to decipher and feed to an arduino for giggles (ordered the wrong part last time I dropped it, oops! Might as well learn something from it!). So a tablet digitizer *if* it can be made serial/ps2/usb readable would probably work for you.
I'm 22 now and moving out now that I'm finishing school with a heavy equipment technician certificate in april.
But when I was cleaning I noticed something.
I remembered how much of a fucking savage I was and just came all over my floor when I was 13 and just discovering faping.
So how I do Clean a patch of carpet of dried cum that's hard as rock and is 9 years old
god fucking damn.
dump cold water on it and rent a steam cleaner, then steam clean it. i doubt you'll get it off though. just buy new carpet for that room.
Hot water, vinegar, h2o2, heavy brush, elbow grease, and perseverance.
>>963674
Hot water fucks with the proteins in jizz and makes it harder to clean though, cold water would be better.
My fellow ausfags, do you think it's a little chilly today?
Went to use my good old soldering iron and noticed it had frozen over from the cold
>>963113
Here's the butt
>>963113
I didnt think australia got cold. There is snow down where I live
>>963113
it is not even cold enough for snow.. i call bullshit
It's impossible to see what gear I'm in while driving. I thought itd be fun to set something up where an led lights up depending on what gear im in. What's the simplest way to do this?
Pic related, It's my car. 99 forester
>>963097
Its a fucking automatic. You put it in D and don't fuck with it. The only time you need higher gears if you are driving up a steep hill or towing something. If you somehow are so retarded that you can't remember what lower gear you put the vehicle in 15 seconds after you started climbing a hill you should get yourself checked out for dementia or something. If you are talking moving it into neutral, reverse and back to drive you just count the gears as you move it up and down the shifter. Its not rocket science...
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>>963121
Holy shit anon calm yourself. OP just wanted to do a fun car project.
>>963130
He's right though, OP must be pretty dumb if he can't work an automatic.
Perhaps he can get one of those LED strips or some fairy lights and hang himself with it
How do I get rid of the green stuff? Scrbbing it with a cloth does nothing and how do i prevent more damage to the finish?
>>963093
bleach. spray bottle. 50/50 mix of water/bleach. spray it on, wait legit like 30 seconds. wipe off with a scrubby pad.
what is this, hard water buildup on a faucet? use a strong acid, let sit, rinse with hot water.
>>963095
>>963104
Thanks. It wasnt shown properly but these methods wont harm the wood finish right? And how do i prevent it from deteriorating even more?
