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>client wants a raised fish pond like this
Alright. Make a structure out of wood, weatherproof it, whatever. Add a pond liner and it will hold water.
But it will be outside, so it can overflow in very rainy days. How can I add an overflow outlet to a PVC pond liner?
1) Cut a hole in it at the hight you want it to overflow at
2) Add a PVC pipe or similar as a spout to direct run off to a convenient place
3) Profit
I'm sure you could think of that yourself though, what part are you having trouble with?
>>948538
You don't put the over flow through the liner, you put where the liner ends and in your case the wood starts.
>>948538
From the outside (dry side), put a piece of PVC pipe against your liner so you can see the outline on the inside. Put a smaller diameter short piece of PVC pipe against the liner from the inside, so the OD of the inner piece aligns with the ID of the larger, outside piece. Hammer the the thinner piece into the thicker piece for a press fit. Cut a hole in the liner inside the pipe. Cut the short piece, paint it, use some sealant/glue. Whatever to make it pretty and durable.
What electronics crash course is considered among the best out there? I googled and found lots of them, but I'm unsure which one is the best.
>>949827
I hear a lot about this book, but don't take my word since I have not done it myself.
>>949827
Any old book
Go to a library
Find an old book. The oldest they have. But not too old. Maybe early 90s, if it has tubes and valves instead of silicon it's too old. Unless you want to learn that stuff.
New things are terrible ignore all of them.
1. Make: Electronic series
2. Practical electronics for inventors
3. Art of electronics
This is my plan though I haven't had the time to focus on this hobby. Search books and get recommendations from different sources.
>>951031
Don't listen to him unless you want to start with algebra right away.
Theoretically, is it possible to make a radio transmitter with an Arduino?
Can't the current variations required to create radio waves be created by programming the Arduino appropriately? (Use the sine function and shit.)
>>950704
Why tho.
You can make an FM transmitter with a hand full of caps, a linear pot, a transistor, some thick ass copper to make an inductor and some perf board.
>>950704
You can. Not sure anyone has written libraries for it yet, but you could do it.
Of course, you'll still have to make an antenna, and it's going to be a very low power transmitter unless you send the output through an amp first. If you're going to need an external amp to make it worthwhile, why not just assemble the whole thing without an arduino?
>>950704
>Theoretically, is it possible to make a radio transmitter with an Arduino?
welll,,, any RF leakage is technically a 'radio' transmission
it does work as a TV signal generator (tho you need a type of TV no longer common in the USA)
http://tronixstuff.com/2011/05/30/tutorial-video-output-from-your-arduino/
Hi /diy/,
a badly beaten Asus eeePC 904HD netbook has recently got in my hands. It has ceased functioning after ~5 years of working in hands that didn't care about computers due to having some liquid (probably water) spilt on it.
However, it still seemed to boot up after being damaged (just asked to set settings in BIOS), but I disassembled it and used 90% isopropyl alcohol on it. Now it's dead. What did I do wrong? Can soaking it in IPA90% help?
inb4 sell for scrap; noone would buy that & I'm thinking of keeping that LCD screen. Could I hack...
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http://www.computerrepairtips.net/how-to-reflow-a-laptop-motherboard/
you're welcome
>>950564
>you're welcome
and you're welcome to delete your shitpost
>>950562
90% is not 100% and maybe some liquid is still trapped underneath the bga chips
or the soak you did moved the inflicting minerals/debris to an even worse place
clean again using something "cleaner" like destiled water (this is super cheap, just ask for unscented steam iron water or acid battery water)
My mini fridge is dead. It won't make a sound. It was left off for a few months and is stone dead.
Compressor coils measure 6, 14.5, and 20 ohm with no shorts to ground.
Samsung D130c-l1z2
The ptc relay measures 9 ohm.
part no. j531 q32e
The overload protector measures a short.
part no. 265RHBYY
I have a ton of high voltage capacitors on hand. Should I attempt to rig up a hard start kit?
.... I wasn't able to get useful information testing the temperature control so I jumped across it. The compressor is running.
>>949852
Pressure cutoff? Do small residential refridge even have that? I work on dishwashers, I don't know. If it isn't working it probably developed a leak over time and won't start because a pressure sensor is telling the board that there's no gas. My father in law's refridge died in a similar fashion, except I found the main board fried. Everything worked except the compressor wouldn't run.
>>949856
I think she'll run. The thermostat seems toast to me. There's more green than copper there. and I can't get any kind of measurement across the lugs.
Just found a matching thermostat for 3 bucks on freebay.
>>949852
Into the trash it goes. Buy a new one for $50.
I'm getting a good deal on this house because it used to be my parents. It's not great looking and it's from 1959.
I have questions as a first time homeowner looking to make it both more comfortable and more valuable:
What style would you say it is?
What porch/deck design would suit it best? I like craftsman style but don't know if it would be appropriate.
What paintjob do you think would work or should I just leave the brick and put some primary color trim up?
Any other ideas that leap out at you?
The roof was getting repaired in this picture.
By style I mean this
I can't figure out which one it is I feel retarded. I just want to Google whatever style house it is so I can look at other people's homes to get ideas.
yours is a pretty standard mid-century modern prairie style split level. without more pics of where you want the deck, it's impossible to suggest a design. with an older home you have some decisions to make...how is the plumbing? the roof?.how old is the HVAC system? how well is it insulated?are you going to keep the existing landscaping or do something different? etc., etc.....the biggest issue being how much are you looking to spend right off the bat?..
>>950802
Contemporary cross gable roof.
If your parents sold you a house at or below market cost don't worry about the valuable aspect unless you're just trying to flip it. Keep the styling in line with your local area and similar to what your neighbors have. If your house stands out too much it can lower the value.
I assume this is the front of the house, you might like a paver-brick walkway instead of that poured concrete.
Make the windows pop with a contrasting color to the brown brick and...
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Has anyone opened one of these car boosters up before ? / Made one themselves ?
It seems like an interesting project.
Throw in 10x 18650 batteries in there, steal internals from a non working unit and get a crazy amount of boosting power.
All i'm finding online are people using big heavy car batteries as a solution, which isn't practical for an every day throw in your car sort of solution.
I just saw a youtube vid of something like this. I used to use the plug in chargers and the booster packs that were 12lbs; essentially a small car battery with 2 alligator clips.
I'm curious as to how these tiny things can jump a car 20 times or whatever they're claiming. They're all about $100 a piece, but in reality Its $20 of batteries, connections, and a plastic housing. Seems like a perfect project for /diy/ to make on the cheap.
>>950663
Most of them use a single soft prismatic LIPO cell. I doubt you'd get enough amps to jump a car out of 18650's unless you get the high output kind used in tools and such, but those only have a ~2ah capacity.
>>950663
Mine didn't have 18650s, it had a small sealed lead acid battery.
It was fucking shit. 2 weeks after giving it its' quarterly charge I needed it and it barely gave me enough to turn er over.
Such is life when you get a bargain from Lidl. I'll just keep a spare battery on the boat from now on
hello , how would i fix these plastic standoffs into place ? i've tried superglue but the whole is too big and it just drops out the bottom . is there a putty or special glue i'm unaware of ?
>>950405
Buy a hot glue gun, you will suddenly be using it for everything.
Why exactly are you using weird plastic standoffs that dont fit on that fan anyways?
>>950408
FUCK why didn't i think of that thank you anon .
i'm trying to put cooling into this server hard drive bay i'm re purposing for my ssds . i'm not having heat problems i just wanted small project
Best bet would be plastic cement.
I don't know shit about eelectronix.
My dental chair already has a recline via a "momentary on/off/momentary on" rocker footswitch. I'd prefer to add a momentary handswitch to also control the recline. Is it as simple as adding an additional set of wires (picture #2) out of this red thing I circled in picture #1?
Do I need diodes or any other thing so I don't blow this chair motor up?
Thanks.
Probably.. actually, almost certainly, as long as the switch you get is rated for the same load as the one you are duplicating.
And you use wires rated for the same load, the hand-switch shell is properly constructed, etc and so on.
>>949389
I'm not sure how your switch switches, but its very likely you will make a short if you use both switches at the same time, to different positions. If its a simple on/off switch that doesn't cross polarities then it would work without problems though. 2 switches in parallel usually isn't ideal, but since its just a momentary switch then it should work just fine.
>>949451
What's wrong with having two switches in parallel? Even if both switches are activated, all it would do is have a reduced wire resistance right?
Just made a sweet coffee table out of shit I had laying around, anyone else got one?
Parts used
1 wire reel
3 x 3' sheet of 1/2 plywood for top
6 3/8 " dowels
1 chunk of handrail
1/2" misc wood for shelves
3 x 3' bit of carpet for anti scuff bottom
1/2 EMT straps bent for shelf braces
12 1/4" hex head screws
Glue
Paint
Tools used
jigsaw
Drill w 3/8 bit
Big black dick for ass
Caulking gun
1/4" hex head bit
Level
Table saw for straight cuts
looks nice, good job mate : )
i stripped down and finished a big ass spool for a dinner table, it's big enough to get 4 bar stools around, i'll try and get some pics of the top it's all taken apart for storage
Does anyone here create/invent their own instruments?
What? How?
Any Advice?
>>942312
Building resonant bodies out of wood is a high art, you won't pick it up from a YT tutorial. It takes the material to the extreme and requires a lot of experience in selecting the right woods, carefully shaping them without disturbing their structure, connecting them with incredible precision, and doing it all while keeping track of the sound characteristics. It requires years of apprenticeship and mastery.
Recorders are easier. Electric guitars are very easy, there's very few parameters to control....
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>>942312
Yes. There are really two ways to go about lutherie. The first is to expect the instruments you built to be on the same level as professionally made lutes, violins, harps, etc. But here's the thing about that. All modern instruments have undergone hundreds, if not thousands, of years of evolution. Improvements and crafting techniques passed from master to master for generations. If you're trying to build an instrument that has never been built before, you will be disappointed if you want it to work as well...
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>>942992
>The instruments that preceeded the violin (pic related) actually sounded terrible and were nearly fucking impossible to play.
Hell, Strads that are unmodified are almost impossible to play.
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Does any place have this in stock in the US? (at or about the stated $5 price)
Or does anyone have any idea when these might be more available?
1. Wait until the initial hype dies down
2. Buy from your favorite place
>>950634
Its been a few months. Was just checking back in.
You can get $5 bills at any bank, anon.
Hey /diy/, I'm a newbie in need of your help. Internet guy just glued this wire to my ceiling, I'd like to put in in the bracket with the other wires. I don't know how though. Do I just drill into the bracket thing and push the wire in, drill into it in the other room and pull it out where I need it?
Thanks for the help. Pic related, where I want the wire to go in
>>948514
The room ends here but I suppose the bracket goes into the wall in the other room
>>948514
So the wire would just continue here
>>948514
And it would end here on the top left side of the picture where it should come out
A few years ago, I had the strong urge to build a banjo, and then promptly moved 700 miles to philly with no access to tools or a job or anything. So the project fell by the wayside.
Now that I've got all my shit together, I thought I would pick the idea back up. Does anyone have any experience building a banjo? I'm not quite understanding the math and theory of why things are built the way they are. I don't want to make a glorified cigar box guitar with a tamborine and a length of board (though maybe eventually a fretless one like that would be cool to...
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I don't know anymore where exactly I read this, but I think the wooden circles are not made with a lathe, but by glueing pieces of veneer together around a round template. This might not be for banjos though, but for actual toms.
You might also find the Watson & Bailey plans helpful. Never studied them myself, since I always was more interested in the mandolin/mandola plans, but I think they're pretty in depth.
http://web.archive.org/web/20081015172010/http://www.watsonbailey.com/plans/
This thread is now shitty luthier General.
This ultrasonic mister automatically shuts off after 3 or 6 hours. How do I force it to continuously run?
>>948181
No fucking clue, but it could break if you do so
power cycle it every 3 or 6 hours
>>948188
This is how the power settings work . Touch it once to set the timer for 3 hours, twice for 6 hours and a third time will turn the unit off. How does it know it is being touched? If I could stimulate it three times every 5 hours I could keep it on the 6 hour setting.
