>>925739
Find your local SCA group and ask them who locally does armoring, if you're nice to them they might show you how to dish steel to make proper elbow cops and knee cops.

>>936512
>if I have like 0 tools

Wait for it to rust itself open.

Vent it safely first. Those thin sheet metal canisters aren't useful for much.

I suggest throwing the canister away, learning about tools, and gradually accumulating a potentially useful mix of tools over time. Used is fine, I get all sorts of good gear at yard sales.

Go to HF and buy an angle grinder. Also, you may kill yourself if you don't empty the tank properly and the latent propane explodes when it's exposed to a shower of sparks.

>>936240
Honestly you could just wipe it off with water

>>936241
Not really. Salt is not only on top of wallpaper but penetrated it. To much water is taking colour of wallpaper. Checked that in another not visible area

>>936248
Small amounts of water in large intervalls over long time? Withount rubbin the wallpaper?

You could build a wooden base pretty easily if you can access a lathe.

>>934304
>without making it look dumb.
It's a vape, you're already at peak.

Just lie the fucking thing down.

>>934304
How would an elastic band keep it upright?
Why don't you stick it up your fucking asshole you dumb fucking vapefags are the worst of the worst I would rather have everyone in the whole world smoke real cigarettes and blow the smoke directly into my eyes and mouth than have to see or hear from one of you fucking idiot douchebag cunts ever again.
God I really hope vaping is deadly and they just decided not to say anything to get rid of scumbag hipster trash retards.

>>935230
yes if the dimmer is a chopper type thing which inevitably it is then it wont work with inductive loads which is exactly what a motor is. well, it will work but the dimmer will be under a much greater load and could melt and explode.
this is why things like dimmers and occupancy sensors have different ratings depending on the lamp technology, fl, cfl, halogen, led etc.

>>935230
Those motors that come inside cat fountains are usually pretty small and low current and, if I recall, have a disconnect plug half way down the wire. With a little bit of calculation, you may be able to insert a resistor in to the disconnect plug to throttle the motor down a little by limiting the current to the motor.

>>935237
Strike that. Even though that solution may still work, first things first. Remove the pump from the cat bowl and look for a small knob on it. Turn the knob all the way down and reinstall the pump. Problem solved.

>>936222
>I'm disinterested in buying a pair because it seems most retail versions are poorly-built, and I think I could build a better one.
the retail versions are also dirt cheap, and for the effort and time you'd spend making a pair, you easily could buy 4 pairs, and just replace them once they're fucked.

>>936343
I know that, but I'm still not fond of the idea of thinking of my shoes as consumables, and additionally I think it would be interesting to make a pair.

>>936457
>thinking of my shoes as consumables

If that's the case you clearly dont get out enough for this to be an issue.

>>935226
For hobby robotics they are enough.

For the hobbyist "cut out from sheetmetal and weld together" operation, I would recommend a cheap CNC mill. Hand cranking sucks.

>>935226
>Are tabletop milling machines and lathes accurate and powerful enough?
yes

>What are some good brands?
grizzly stocks parts for their machines in their us warehouse, when you break something it is a pain in the dick to wait for parts from china. in my understanding the small machines are all made in the same chinese factory, so brand is largely irrelevant.

> I have found a full size Jet knee-type close to me for 1800,
get it, Ive been very pleased with my jet mill, its easier to do small work on a big machine than vise versa

>Weight and size is going to make moving it a bitch.
i lift my mill with an automotive engine hoist, then roll it on pipes. i can move it by myself if i need to. i used the same engine hoist to move the lathe.

>What do you people use?
i have a jet jvm836 mill and a harbor freight 12x36 lathe.
ive had to order lathe parts from china, it took 11 weeks to get them. On the mill i have only ever had to replace the electrical switch, it shipped from cali and arrived within a week. i bought the lathe in 2000 and the mill in 2001.

>>935226
Various thoughts-
1) your pic shows a round-column mill, and most people agree that square-column mills are more desirable as they don't lose the head accuracy if you adjust the head up and down
2) smaller mills are cheaper but conventional vertical mills are only really accurate over about the center 1/3 of the table's left-to-right movement. the weight of the table itself makes the whole thing sag if you crank it off to either side. ALL vertical mills do this, even the big & expensive ones.
3) no mini-mill I've ever seen has a nod adjustment on the head, so you can't tram them perfectly. only one mid-size mill I've ever seen (online) had it. All normal Bridgeport-style full-size mills have it. so if you want maximum-possible-accuracy, you must use a full-size mill that is trammed correctly
4) (In the US) Jet is often said to be the best of the mini-China/Taiwan metalworking machines. Grizzly is second-best, but has the best parts support. You get what you pay for.
5) I have a grizzly G0619 mill. The only thing I don't like is the lack of head nod. And I'd like to motorize it (or CNC it) but can't yet...
6) I also have a grizzly G9972Z lathe. It only threads one-way, so you can't cut backwards threads with it (some people make a gear to allow this tho). It is belt-drive so if you crash it, the belt just slips (I did that once). Mainly I wish it would turn slower than it does, the lowest speed is 150 RPMs and I'd like it better if it was 1/3 that--but the only way to change that is to electronically control the synchronous AC motor, which isn't cheap. Or convert it to a brushless motor, which also isn't cheap.

>>936675
>Looking for Hobby pricing with Pro performance.
>Looking for batteries that last forever.

You be looking long time, anon. I've gone DeWalt 18v XR (Li-Ion) - which aint really a recommendation either, just, bound to be a few things in the range (what you dont need today, you will tomorrow, etc.) - bare (no batteries) tools are cheap, and, currently looking at OEM batteries for these, if anyone tried any/got any recommendations? Otherwise, carry on..

>>936679
Batteries are more expensive than a new drill kit. That's why there are so many bare drills, it's cheaper to buy the kit and toss the drill.

Milwaukee M18 drill/driver combo. Tool stores will sometimes have specials where you get a free battery if you buy a bare tool. The trick is they want you to pay way too much for a charger. Buy a charger and extra batteries on Amazon.

>>936153
well if you fill it up with CO2 again, and get a pressure regulator, you can use it to charge up a pneumatic cannon.

What do you mean by expired? Do these things only last a limited number of pressurization cycles? If so that's a horrible design and it's probably aluminum. So you won't be able to use it as a crucible for aluminum.

>>936165
By expired, I mean that they don't allow tanks that are something like 2-3+years ( don't quote me on this) at my paintball field. I already have a fiber one, so I have no use for the metal tank. And just by the weight of it, it's probably not aluminium.

>>936177
If it's not past it's last hydro date it can still be hydro tested and used.
Since it's a metal compressed air bottle it's very unlikely it's expired, they simply haven't been around too long in paintball.

Protip: Call your cell provider and say you have poor reception in your house. They will often give you a booster.

AT&T just offered me one when I called in a month ago. They said my house qualified for one. Didn't bother since I actually get good reception.

For best results call customer retention and make it seem like you're going to switch to their competitor.

>>936713
Nice, that'd be awesome if I could swing it. Thanks for the tip.

Just an LED that blinks?

...a flashing LED. You can literally get LED's that flash all on their without any external circuitry, other than the resistor.

>>936566
i want it look more cool
now am thinking about 2 transistors circuit as far i know it should have stable frequency or i am wrong?

>>936572
It'll be stable enough that you'd need an oscilloscope to measure any jitter, sure.

The Belling-Lee connector or IEC 61169-2 radio-frequency coaxial connector of type 9,52, known colloquially in countries where it is used as a TV antenna connector, as a PAL antenna connector or simply as a TV aerial plug

That would be a coaxial...aerial connector.

As far as I'm aware they don't have any specific name to them. It's just an aerial connector.

Ah ok sweet cheers, just trying to find out what converter plug I'd need as I have to add more length for the cable to reach the tv

>>936111
I can buy medium/high density foam sheets from discount stores for like 2$. have you tried looking up "camping mat" or foam yoga mat online? it costs more to buy a specific quantity of a particular foam for a specialty job than it does to buy a finished product.

>>936111
How much capital do you have?

I suspect it's polyurethane foam-rubber (this stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOOdNyJjhD8). Which is easier to DIY than thermoplastic foams, but still trickier than buying that "Great Stuff" spray polyurethane foam and squirting it between two sheets of plywood (not all urethane foams are created equal).

Overall, I'm with these other guys; it's probably cheaper to just buy a yoga mat or some foam that's already extruded into sheet.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-foam-sheets/=10uizra

Oh, and an addition: it would be nice to have something slanted to attach the bindings to. The rider has to lean backwards to balance out the force of the sail, so it would be nice to have it a little bit that way by default.

try using drain-o or caustic acid

Stick your dick in it

>>934903
the correct name is caustic soda