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Ay Yo fellas.
I gots a problem with a gate in the yard. The panels be falling off coz it's quite old and that. I tried nailing the panels together but the nail wont be making a hole in the metal bit.
The nail be going threw the wood fine, but if it not be going threw the metal bit that holding it together then its no use coz it wont be sticking together.
How can I stick the wood to the metal?
>>990348
normally, screws
>>990352
But screws just be nails you can take out with a screwdriver?
>>990353
screws can go into metal
Sup /diy/?
I'm looking to move out into the middle of nowhere and building a house over the course of a few years. I'd be interested in knowing if there is anything I really need to know about construction that you can help me with. Pic related is a rough plan for the house I wanna build.
The current plan is that it will be a cottage, so no plumbing or power. The building will be built on a slab foundation and have only one floor. I'd also like the walls and ceiling to be slat and lathe rather than drywall, with the exterior walls being red brick.
>>989958
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
No.
^
>>989960
Man if you don't have anything helpful to say
Is this a good practice? I'd like to do this to a USB cable for my keyboard. I'm afraid it has some bad effect of doing this. Pls advice.
Just do it. Pussy. At worse, you'll get a participation trophy.
>>989845
Okay, kid.
>>989839
>is it good practice
no
>bad effect
is bad
Looking for a cocktail to knockout.. Any recipes?
ingredients
1 bottle of beer
directions
don't drink the beer
hit her over the head with it
1/2 oz Zirbenz
1/2 oz Besk
1/2 oz Campari
1/2 oz Fernet Branca
Garnish with the skin of a kiwi.
>>989239
1/2 vodka
1/2 Clorox
I call it the an hero and a half!
Your grass will NEVER be this green.
Your grass will NEVER be this healthy.
How does this make you feel?
Indifferent.
Shouldn't you rake all that dead grass away, if you're trying to impress people?
Like I live in an apartment building.
>>989093
my grass is greener.
my grass is healthier.
I'm mexican.
Hi /diy/,
My coworker picked the padlock on my locker and fucked with a bunch of my shit, how can I permanently close his locker (which he leaves unlocked) with all of his stuff inside? I considered using a higher quality lock but I'm pretty sure he'll just cut it or grind it off, which would end up being a waste of money for me. It's just in the basement of a restaurant so I don't think he'd have any problem using an angle grinder or something to get it off.
Should I screw it shut and drill out the heads of the screws/ cover them with...
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Epoxy it on a Friday. Will be solid by Monday.
Weld it.
Just jack off into it.
Rent a small-ish welder than you can bring with you to work in a backpack or something and seal it shut.
>>987723
Buy a 5 dollar can of expanding foam and fill his locker up
Flood prevention
Lets say you live somewhere in the south. Or really, anywhere that could wind up flooding after a Once In 500 Years type flood. Or even an industrial accident, where for some reason your habitat is flooded for a month.
So... how do you keep out the water? And I mean keep it out for about 6 months to a year.
This construction assumes the living space will be higher than the level of the water, but I'm more concerned about the worst case scenario of the land absorbing the water, becoming soggy and it sinking.
What sort of stone,...
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>Habitat
That is a weird way to put things, and a weird question. A place that is flooded for six months to a year is a Lake, not a "your habitat"
>>984823
Maybe I like knowing houses I build are good to live through rain, snow, hurricane or flood, pal.
>>984828
>live below sea level
>wooooooooooow why did it flood so bad
What is the ideal oil:gas ratio for a 2-stroke engine (chainsaw)?
Is there a specific sort of oil that is ideal for this, and chain and bar lubrication?
RTFM, oil mix varies from engine to engine.
>>991613
I think the bigger question you should ask yourself is "What is google and why can't I look up this simple question myself?"
Just type in the make of your chainsaw and "oil and fuel mix ratio" and you'll get your answer
>>991615
Don't have the physical manual. Suppose I could look up the model. Doubt the mix is all that engine specific.
I'm really asking for a good heuristic. The internet is largely an advertisement within a mess within an advertisement. I'm drawing from multiple sources.
So this is out of plasticine, what should i do now?
>>991444
Throw it away
You cant do anything with it, plasticine is pretty useless unless your sketching or practicing I don now
>>991578
You could make a silicone mold of it. Unless silicone reacts badly to plasticine?
hi /diy/
So I bought one cheap stereo a while ago and found out that it didn't have an audio in after it arrived - yes, I didn't check its specs very carefully. So now I'm trying hack one in it.
I have absolutely no knowledge of electronics but I can read and follow instructions.
This unit has an audio in 3.5mm jack on the front panel that ends at a 7 pin connector on its circuit board (hp r_out; hp l_out; hp _det; gnd; line r; line l; gnd (pic related).
As I see it, I have two options to try to connect my MoBo with it:
first,...
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I meant that this set doesn't have a RCA audio in at the back panel. And hence it also doesn't have the source selector for such (as with probably every other mini stereo that isn't this particular one from from philips).
But as mentioned, it does have the 3.5mm audio in and the source selector for it.
>>991236
>it does have the 3.5mm audio in and the source selector for it.
>>991236
>But as mentioned, it does have the 3.5mm audio in and the source selector for it.
ok, the thing you're looking for is pic related. Plug male end into your 3.5mm input, plug your RCA cable into female ends.
unless I'm really misunderstanding the problem
This stupid fucking thing doesn't suck up soap anymore should i actually try to fix it or get another one, or make something
i was thinking maybe just putting a low pressure check valve at the bottom to stop the soap from getting pulled back into the bottle
>>991072
>Make sure the hose isn't cracked and airtight
>Replace the adapter with a cork
>Check the pump for vacuum pressure by putting your finger over the tube and pumping
the tube isn't cracked, it's just ill fitting, i'll just go and buy a 3/8" id tube and an oring and put it on the outside of the pump and hold it on with 4 zipties 2 above the oring and 2 below and maybe order a 3/8" check valve that i'll put a few stainless steel nuts on to keep it in the bottom of the soap jug
Looking at relocating to a place like pic related which is not connected to power grid but comes with some sort of solar system. Without knowing the details can anyone point me to reliable information which may help me to understand ways to overcome limitations to the electric power capabilities of such a place as I am well conditioned to relying on the unlimited supplies of grid connected living.
Mostly I;d want to be able to run a refrigerator to keep typical foods and water cold for myself, A 36" TV, DVD player, Possibly desktop computer with cable from Satellite...
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>>990802
Get a generator.
Turn the generator on when you want to use your electronic toys.
Everything has to be efficient as possible. No desktop PC, just a laptop for example.
Solar is good for these light electrical things, but for a fridge you will have to use a propane one. For heat wood (or propane/heating oil).
>>990832
Just get a water powered Easicool fridge.
My neighbor has a ton of bamboo sticks on the curb of various lengths and diameters fresh cut. I hate to see it go to waste. Can I get some ideas in how to dry them without cracking and what I can make them into?
>>990734
That is, besides fishing rods.
>>990734
bamboo fountain
>>990734
Grow bean up them.
I have tried Google to NO AVAIL.
The rotary hammer chisel bit that I am looking for is NOT in this picture.
The one that I am looking for LOOKS LIKE the last one in the picture, EXCEPT it has a V-notch in it.
I have looked up 'V-cut' chisel bits, but NOTHING comes up for what I am looking for. I have seen them in the store, but I'm trying to order one online, but I DON"T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE CALLED.
Can someone please TELL ME WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR.
>>990711
you're looking for a tool to cut a v notch in a bit
>>990713
Thanks, but I'd rather just buy the bit that already has the V-notch in it.
Too bad I don't know what it's called.
Are you looking for something like this?
They are called cutter chisels, but I never see them for SDS
Hi /diy/
I'm working to a simple electronic project with arduino.
I have designed a sample and hold module with adjustable frequency.
The adc is the arduino one, I use a resistor ladder dac and a ne555 as a trigger generator. Everighin run smooth.
Now I have the desire to take a step forward, or maybe backward, doing this only analog. ( I've just a bit of experience in electronics )
I'm studing to make a s&h like the one in the picture, I suppose I can reuse the ne555 design as a gate...
Just someone can give me some general hint?
Then, it's possible to quantize my imput signal? I mean, the adc/dac conversion five me a 0-+5V signal in steps of 0.02 V, It's possible to obtain something like this easelly in analog?
At last, I want achive this goal for a large range of frequencies from 0.1 to 100kHz, I'm too pretentious?
Ty /diy/
I love you
>>990611
for simplicity a flash adc will work but is pretty component heavy
if you want something interesting try a sigma-delta adc. the output is digital but its not BCD
>>990611
>quantizing a signal in analog
quantizing literally means assigning a discrete value to an analog signal
the very act of quantization means that you shifted into the digital domain
>>990611
You know that the ATMega328 ADC has a built-in S&H, right?
One of the simplest ways to perform AD conversion is the single slope conversion (ramp up voltage at known rate, see when the input voltage is exceeded). There are better versions of the same idea, like dual slope conversion. Google explains it better. You can use ATMega328's analog comparators or even normal digital pins + timer for a crude single slope conversion.
Slope converters are generally slow, though. Typically 100kHz ADCs use successive...
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