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From my limited knowledge in being able to describe this, i scored a electrothermal motor? You can see it is/was used for spinning a fan.
You see, my parents put in a new roof, and that included removing the attic fan for a ridge vent instead.
They were going to chuck this into the dumpster but i told them not to, and i myself killed the power to the circuit, tested the line to make sure it wasn't hot, and finally snipped the wire myself and removed it (though the entire housing had to be pulled out from the roof of the house)... but i made these guys'...
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The capacitor.
I forgot to mention that this was hooked up to a three-way switch. It was supposed to be thermally activated.
But it was actually hooked up to a power switch in the wall (like a light switch). We flick the switch, and the attic was cool in a matter of minutes.
I 'll go into my ideas in a bit... just want to get these photos up first.
am i soldering right, does this look good? it feels strong enough
Yes, they look good. You don't need to use that much solder though.
>>954576
Soldering electronics isn't about mechanical strength, but conductivity. Components which need to be physically held in place (sockets for example) are usually designed so that their pins have an interference fit with the holes in the PCB.
To answer your question though, yes those solder joins look good.
>>954580
Well I just soldered some pins on it so I can use it on a breadboard, so I felt like some strength there would be nice to have when removing and inserting and stuff.
Thanks guys!
hey guys, I picked up some kinda rusty but sturdy music stands a few weeks ago and I'm getting around to getting the paint and rust off with a stripper wheel. I was going to paint one dark blue and the other turquoise. any of you guys have any cooler ideas for music stands?
>>954480
What a waste of time, data, electricity, broadband usage, leds, optic nerve life span and energy.
Fuck you OP it's your music stand. It aint like it's got a surface you can express anything on, just paint it MLP colours and get a grip on your life.
I think matte black music stands look great.
>>954485
don't be an asshole, dude. I'm just asking if anyone has any better ideas than what I was planning to do, before I get around to painting it.
Hi /diy/
I'm planning in making a small, but functional, easy to reproduce 17x17 rubik's cube, and I wanna know what the most durable plastic is for fine moving parts.
thermoplastics are what they make gun parts plastics out of, check that stuff first
>>954421
Thermosets you mean?
>>954420
>17x17
How can I measure from an image? I haven't been to the actual unit I'm moving into but they sent me this picture of where the fridge is supposed to go.
How can I measure the space? Any ideas?
>>954371
measure width of socket in pixels
measure width of gap in pixels
watch out wall looks wobbly
option 2: ask 'them'
>>954381
Thanks, it's actually an apartment in Iraq and I don't speak arabic. They're also lazy as fuck.
>>954371
diy delivers
Greetings, first time here.
Did anyone here try to build 100% solar powered Raspberry Pi?
It crossed my mind and powering it using solar power isn't too hard, main problem is how to power it 24/7, i'd obviously need some kind of battery for that. I'm interested in options, what batteries to look for, what to avoid, any recommendations?
Is there any site with some specific math for my problem?
Venture 30 Recharger + Nomad 7.
>>954333
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>>954323
Those 2200mA phone charger batteries are used as a back on my Rpi server. Not solar powered but for $10 you cant beat almost 6 hours of battery life and you can daisy chain them together
Hello, I need some ideas here. I have a room that has this ugly wood on the ceiling. It also has 2 of these diagonal walls. I hate it, because it does not match the colours of my furniture in the room at all and I want something white instead so the room does not feel as dark, because I barely get any natural light at all.
I don't want to paint it, because that would take years and would look messy.
I can't just hang fabric on there, it's illegal here in Germany I believe, because of fire hazard.
Can I just screw large, flat, thin wood panels onto it...
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unprinted corflute? you seem to be too lazy to plasterboard the thing.
>>954241
That would be my answer, 9mm plasterboard and skim.
You could even get away with board and tape and joint then seal paint if you wanted to save the cost of a plasterer.
I'd like to become a hermit but am a Type 1 insulin dependent diabetic.
Could anyone talk me through how I'd go about harvesting various animal's pancreases and making them into something that I could inject? It won't be as good as pharmaceutical, I know, but you can only stockpile so much of that stuff and it needs to be kept in a fridge anyway.
Or if anyone has any other ideas about how I could get around the problem of needing insulin, would love to hear.
If your type one, your done for. Just hope that when it all goes out of date it still works XD
I discovered I'm type 1 when I tried to go hermit...
https://hackaday.com/2015/07/30/the-biohacking-movement-and-open-source-insulin/
>>953908
you would need about 1 pig/cow a day man, this may fuck you up because of immune reactions.
This is not doable, the only way it would be possible is if you would get your hands on the genetically "enhanced" yeasts or bacteria that make the insulin precursor and do the rest of the chemistry in your cave/hut/forest/bunker/basement.
Since insulin is a protein it wil denature if heated ,exposed to light, radiation, an acid, base or an organic solvent.
For insulin the denaturing temperature is about...
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My grandpa had an "old friend who owed him a favor" come by and repoint the mortar a few years ago on his house. The man did a shitty job, and now it looks like shit. Is it fucked? Can the mortar be removed or scraped away?
>>953874
>can the mortar be removed or scraped away?
Try it. If he did a shitty job it is possible his mix was shit too.
It could be anywhere between:
>light tap with hammer and it all comes off
Or
>need grinder to remove 1/4" of the brick surface
The only way to know is to go ahead and try.
>>953897
Also. The mortar looked good in the first place. What is the point of wasting a favor on that bullshit?
>>953897
>>953898
Back in the 70s there was a makeshif shed attached to the back of the house that was removed in the 90s. The mortar was FINE but it was just discolored slightly compared to the one around it.. Apparently my grandpa though it was crumbling so he had a favor done that was unecessary in the first place. Now it looks like an outline of the shed, and just shit in general.
Ill see what I can do
What do you do when you have a question for /diy/ that has no point in being in /diy/? You guys are the audience I want to answer said question, but this is the wrong board, in theory.
>>953762
delete this thread and search the catalog for "questions that don't deserve their own thread" or "qtddtot"
if no such thread exists, make one and ask your questions there
>>953766
That was my original thought, but this topic would be so juicy that it really DOES deserve its own thread.
>>953769
>this topic would be so juicy that it really DOES deserve its own thread.
not if this is the "wrong board theoretically"
Hi /diy/
I have a problem with fruit flies, I've made some traps out of empty beer and tomato tins with cling film over the top and holes poked in with a fork, is there a better method? It seems to work ok, but I noticed a fly climbing back out of the trap, and there are still new flies flying about
sorry, no camera to take pics with
clean your basement and throw away trash and rotten fruit and vegetables
>>953757
this
clean up and they'll be gone in a few days to a week
>>953757
thanks, but as far as I can see everything is clean
also no basement, just 1st floor flat
Hi /DIY/! I had an idea of making a aluminum can dtove. But which is the fuel that's needed for turning up the heat?
Sorry for bad english!
jet fuel can make a lot of heat
You can probably use the gel fuel for fake fireplaces.
>>953745
A cotton ball soaked with kerosene worked for mine, but they burn out pretty quick. Maybe 15 minutes of fire per ball.
I bought a foreclosure it was empty a few years. The water has done damage to the main floor ceiling. Slat and lath falling down on main floor and the beam in the basement has mold etc. Got up on the roof and the leaves had basically composted into dirt. Threw it all down. For some reason I thought maybe it was the mortar in the chimney; friend helps me patch the chimney. That wasn't it. Going to post several pictures of the actual situation.
This is behind the chimney. This is mostly to show the dirt and why there is not that normal flashing setup to divert the water to both sides of the chimney.
first off clean all that shit off your roof it won't be doing your shingles and favours. second leaks can be hard to track down but start by looking in the attic to see where it might be coming in from. if you find a suspicious spot you can go back on the roof and put some tar around the area
the shingles don't look too bad
it might have leaked from all that junk holding/pooling water
clean it off, let it dry completely, and look for holes or cracks....if you see any, fill with foundation coating and or asphalt crack filler
tried different roof products before and they were crap compared to the driveway stuff; applied it years ago and it still there and still hard
I don't know much about RFID but wouldn't lining a normal wallet with silver/gold cloth do the same thing without giving these fucks 50$?
>>953399
http://www.amazon.com/s/keywords=antistatic+bag
>>953413
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>>953413
antistatic bags are just insulators, they dont have faraday cage capability
aluminium foil on the other hand will protect RFID if you wrap well
Dear 4chin
I recently purchased a good quantity of beer making ingredients but forgot what type I was making. So here is your chance to to help me brew some quality 4chan homebrew "Much Wow" I will post the ingredients and you post the quantities to make a five gallon batch. I am in possession of two carboys so we could make two batches and I will post every step up to a complete beer. Comeon guys lets do this!!!!
Note: I will not put any piss, poop, or cum in this recipe
Malts and grains only haveone kind of yeast will post list
Hops
Liquid Malt Extract
9lbs sparkling amber LME
3lbs CBW golden light LME
Dry Malt Extract
3lbs Briess CBW golden light DME
3lbs Muntons Plain Extra Drak DME
Grains
1lb Muntons Crystal
1lb Crisp Pale Chocolate
Yeast
safale s-04
Hops 1oz pkgs
New Zealand Pacific Gem, New Zealand Cascade, Chinook, German Hallertaur Hershbrucker, American Centennial, American Golding, Pilgrim, German Perle
Mix Away
