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I went to a tool show recently and tried everything from impact drivers to skill saws, jigsaws routers and I can't make up my mind as I want to replenish my cordless set as its ryobi. I'm thinking makita but I'm also swerving toward Milwaukee, what do you guys think?
You got Ryobi, if it works it works. I mean, is there anything you don't like about them other than "hurrdurr mah milwankeeeeee"
Milwaukee. Makita. Dewalt. Metabo. Hilti. Bosch.
>>995306
I would go makita because I've had them and still have them. A buddy likes his milwaulkees. My step son likes his porter cable.
Get something that feels good in your hands.
rather than running a conduit under a road to connect a simple rj11 cord, I am hoping to wirelessly do it, but I cant quite find something that would work exactly
I was thinking of using a hobby drone telemetry transmitter and just going pin for pin or using an rs232 transmitter and going pin for pin though for both of these I'm not too sure whether it would even work
it seems like such a simple concept, yet I am having a real pain finding something designed specifically for it that isnt an "through the power outlet" style extender
pic related,...
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>>1008151
rj11 is a connector, not a protocol
rs232 is a protocol, not a connector
>>1008153
as you can tell, I'm pretty lost when it comes to this, my intention is solely to transmit telephone line wirelessly, less than 50 feet
my knowledge is in plc's not this
rj11 is simply because I have no idea what to call the standard telephone protocol
Its called a cordless phone dummy.
IN REALITY WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO COST. ORE THAN BUYING YOUR OWN GODDAMN POTS LINE. YOU NEED A TX AN RX AND ETCETC
I've just given an apartment to rent a house.
I want to have a Hank Hill-tier lawn, but it's currently half grass half weed.
If I dump pictures of the weeds, can /diy/ help identify them and their best removal method?
The lawn is in Australia.
>>1007882
A broad-spectrum broadleaf herbicide will kill almost anything with broad leafs (surprise) - you don't need to do much specialization. Won't touch crabgrass through, like in the first picture. That you need to get before it germinates, i.e. next year.
Meme answer is to just roundup the whole fucking thing, till it and resod/reseed. That's not necessarily a bad idea if it's really too far gone.
If I cut my headphones and hot glue it to my speaker would it play music?
yes
im 99% sure yes
but im not to good with computers
>>1007822
It will produce sound
It will be far too quiet to actually listen to anything without an amplifier.
>hot glue
No dude, if you cant solder at least use electrical tape.
Newfag to /diy/, what is pic related made of and how do I create the mesh? Should I use foam or use wood and go to home depot?
How do I cut the tubular shape out of planks for a fuselage?
shameless self bump, i really want to get into RC
>>1007679
The frame will be wood, light weight like Balsa, but probably cedar for strength...
The skin is likely some kind of canvas fabric, again for it's light weight...
You will be cutting arcs for the frame, similar to boat/canoe building...
Google rc building ya lazy fucker...
>>1007679
Many large scale RC planes of that size are nonstructural vacuform components over a balsa core structure, or foam with a heat-shrink covering.
Long ago, they were a built up balsa structure covered in tissue paper treated with nitrocellulose or butyrate doped finishes.
Some still are, but most use more modern materials.
I've determined that my welder is frequently shorting out and flipping the breaker when I use it. Should I make an attempt to have it rebuilt? And if not, is there anything else I can use it for? It is a very old model, and I wouldn't mind replacing it, but I don't want to be wasteful.
There has to be a shop that repairs electronics. Or go to a hardware store and ask if they have any idea it could be worth repairing. Good to see you don't want to be wasteful :) About half the time it isn't worth repairing though. Gl
>>1007555
repairing a lorch is worthwhile, their reputation is good. and old welders are less chinese than new welders.
what breaker are you using? you'd need at least 32A single phase or 10A 3 phase.
What's the easiest and most profitable craft you can make and sell on etsy? I was thinking wooden spoons.
550 cord anything....
Anything "steampunk"
>>1007213
Some kind of jewelry item that's either unusual or interesting that costs $10 and is somehow easy and inexpensive for you to make/assemble. Any material.
Is it a meme? Or can I do better?
>>1006823
http://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/digital-oscilloscope-comparison-chart/
A couple EE guys I know through ham radio stuff have Rigols and they think they're pretty good.
>>1006823
a tektronix tds 360 will give you 200mhz at 1gs/s easily for under 300 bucks on ebay.
Running rooted MM (N6p) with Chroma. Been using GravityBox but it seems rather shallow.. And xBlast Tools is not working for me.
Google has not been my friend at all on this matter.
You guys have any suggestions?
Could there be an easy way for me to cherry pick features from a rom and then compile it into an apk?
>>1006800
Xposed installer
App settings for DPI adjustment that actually works.
>>1006905
>Xposed installer
Seconded.
Mom has hit a rough spot again.
It seems the Alcoholism and Deflated Ego has come to a point.
I've consulted her since I was a young teen but it seems it's out of my hands at this point.
I know this isn't really /DIY/ material,
but how would YOU go about helping/treating YOUR Mother whilst knowing that you aren't putting her through unworthy programs or simply not letting her put herself out of misery?
I'm personally looking into a co-dependency program..
but how far should I take this?
I'm worried of making...
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Also the cops have already been by tonight so no need to blow it up bigger than it already is.
Definitely doesn't belong in /diy/
R9k has a few guys in there looking to help.
YOU can talk to a counselor to see if they can help you help her if she doesn't want outside help.
It is obviously getting to a point where you feel you have to seek outside help through an american cordless tool shilling forum
I need some help guys, my garden is mostly clay and during yesterday's heavy rain completely flooded resulting in water coming up under the door and flooding my house. Is there a way to help prevent this? I was thing of using a yard stick to make deep holes in garden
Also uk sparky, ama
>>1007945
you need trench, not holes, but really depends on many things
>>1007949
Have a concrete trench with a little drain running along the house, but it just can't deal with the gutter and the garden, water just runs straight off the lawn
Goggle garden drainage.
Look for French drains.
If you can't do that, pay someone to do it for you.
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So I'm probably retarded, but I cannot seem to wrap my head around how to program a toaster oven for reflow using PID on arduino. Anyone offer a quick run down?
Side note, the oven I'm using has the shitty resistive elements, so I don't think it heats up quickly enough for the reflow curves, should I just try to find a new oven or will it be fine?
>>1007656
Get a job and move out of mummy's basement
>>1007656
have you actually seen this done before? Reflow oven temperature zones are static, so ramping a toaster oven doesn't really compare. You would need to invent your own oven curves since the ramp times wouldn't be similar at all.
If you are serious about doing it then thermocouple each board and use that for the feedback loop directly. You'll be able to tell when you hit thermal equilibrium to end your preheating zone. I don't know how critical the TAL is, since your oven probably wont be...
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>>1007729
shits all over the internet for hobby grade shit. And this is what I was talking about for reflow curve, although I'm sure temperature profile would be a more appropriate name. I was under the impression that there's one provided in the solder paste datasheet to inform what temperatures and times the paste needs.
And of course I have a thermocouple for feedback. How else would I know anything about whats going on inside?
The elements are basically hooked up to mains through a solid state relay...
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Hey guys,
I have a few PSU's
What are my options to do something useful/interesting.
I've already made a bench power supply, a usb charger array, and powered a car deck and speakers to make a really dope speaker system with bluetooth.
I have a few more left. Any Ideas?
>>1007414
See how many of the wires you can get up your asshole before you bleed
build an inverter to power your power supplies
>>1007418
lol
but srs I already got an inverter
How it's going one guys? I need a little help here, can you please tell me if I can ran this 3 phase motor as a single fase one? Thanks.
The short answer is no.
The engineering department at your local university could do it, but it's not worth the effort to look into.
>>1007406
Thanks for the input. I saw a few youtube videos of people doing it but they had a different setup than this one. Care to explain why would I need a team of engineers to do it?
I got this motor for free and I'm willing to put the time it takes to make it work though.
>>1007403
Sure you can.
The cheap and nasty way is to use a capacitor between two phases to simulate phase shift.
The proper way is to purchase a VFD
I accidentally bought the wrong version of a Delta sprayer.
I don't have a Delta sink. I only bought this because it seemed like it was the only sink sprayer that wasn't cheap Chinese garbage.
So I need help figuring out how to connect this thing to the water supply. Picture related.
>>1007320
Picture of the valve.
Sounds like I might need to return this thing to Amazon and get the right one, but finding the right one is proving to be difficult because they use the same image for every fuckin' product.
>>1007322
You gotta return it bro. Its not made to be hooked up to the water supply. Its made to fit in a special connector that built into the underside of the faucet.
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>>1007325
What about this one, then?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H5W50Q/
The comments report that it comes with a "standard 1/4" adapter" but I'm not sure if that means that it threads onto the water supply or not.
I'm not familiar with plumbing at all.
