Hi, how do you think how many i can get for this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qOJg7iHOQc
$5.
>>983660
bout tree fiddy
$5 + $200 delivery, of course :)
What is a minimalist poorman woodworking kit?
Dremel with attachments?
Hand powered shit?
????????
>>981811
Hand saw, claw hammer, second hand corded drill, cheap set of drill bits, chisel, a couple screw drivers, tape measure, set square, pencil, sand paper, paint brush.
That's pretty much all you need.
A Dremel is an expensive tool that has a few niche uses that it's great for, but is marketed to rich home owners with no diy experience as a universal solution to their problems.
>>981821
Oh, and clamps. You can never have too many clamps.
>>981811
If you'r gonna try and hoax people to think your kid is magnetic, maybe not use a copper coin?
What is the single best steel for knives in use today?
>>973036
chinese steel
316 stainless steel
>>973036
There is no single best steel, every knife is different and needs different steel properties
Hello /diy/ I'm about to build my first pc. Any tips?
>>984483
What kind of imbecile needs tips to build a computer...
Here's a tip, don't Fuck up.
As many LEDs as possible to make it look sick.
>>984483
get the Z170 motherboard not the economy h170 boards. you can thank me later.
I'm going to be building a 20ft by 30ft rancher this summer to be a bachelor pad and I'm thinking about use ICF for the walls.
Is the saving on heating worth the initial costs? I also hear doing electrical in it is easy. Also how sound proof is it?
Anyone have any experience with this? It's hard to find unbiased views on the stuff.
>>983239
That or standard block. Doing siding on some spray on finish on the exterior. I think the raw look in the inside would be awesome, especially for a bachelor pad.
As far as heating, it will take some years to recoup the initial ROI. Just like buying an L.E.D light bulb.
You could probably go standard cinder with poured concrete.
http://www.icfhomes.com/DYKpages/dykTRUTHmyth6.htm
Good luck bro
>>983239
knew a man and woman that built a home with it, its good for a "modern home", meaning if you want a passive heating/cooling system, yes its worth it. if you know how to use a wood burning fireplace/stove and/or thermostat properly, i would say no.
where are you building this place?
>>983246
Building on west coast, southern Canada, so a heat exchange would be what I would put in it. Hopefully that would be enough.
When you paint do you personally prefer to paint over outlet covers and switch covers or do you mask it off
>>978869
What the fuck
Try just taking the fucking plate off and not hamhanding it?
>>978869
I take the plate off.
How do I do this? I want to stick it to my power company.
How do you make an electromagnet?
If you can't see from the picture you posted, I don't think you're qualified for /diy/
>>977850
>image.jpg
Why are phone poster threads so shit?
>image itself
What does a shitty electromagnet have to do with power companies?
Here's the original source,
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-basic-electromagnet./
And it seems other fucktards are using it as clickbait.
>>977850
if you just could get every atom of that battery start a nuclear supercontroled reaction ( i mean not even like a nuclear bomb or reactor, more slowly)you could have energy for yourself for the rest of your life.
Can /diy/ recommend me a good pair of tough gloves to use while fucking around with power tools and rough work?
What kind of rough work?
Different gloves for different kind of work.
>>982822
working with barbed wire, broken glass, cleaning branches in the backyard, that kind of stuff
>>982828
I find these gloves with the rubbery bullshit on them are pretty good for doing that kind of stuff
is there any good guide on how to change ps/2 keyboard to usb?
>>981446
this anon is tricking you, the green adapters are for mice. you need a lavender adapter for keyboard
>>981446
tbf, those are the $1 specials - they aint 'converting' anything, they just changing the cable wiring from PS" USB - but will actually work with some things, surprisingly.
more expensive ($10 - $15) - Belkin etc. - will actually convert signal format. Check AMZ reviews or whatever b4 buying, but /diy/ is a bit stoopid at this price, easier buyfagging.
>24" centers
>no joists
>b-but why is my roof sagging
Why don't people do things the right way?
>>980965
iPhones suck.
Here's a better pic
To save a few bucks and get the job done a day earlier.
Because in 10 years when problems do arise, the homeowner forgets the contractor name, or the contractor has changed company names and can no longer be held liable for the incorrect installation.
>no joists
Is that not what I am looking at?
Ask a guy, who is deeply endulged in the pointless task of building aquaponic systems since 2012, anything.
>>980912
Best type of media for the plants/filter?
Also post pic of a setup
>>980912
see
>>>/out/736028
There will be a new thread soon I'm sure and it will be linked in that thread.
What type of aquatic life do you use?
>>980912
what kind of systems? size? growbeds? what animals/plants?
what are your insights in feasability, work/maintanence/yield?
also seconding the pics of setup part
https://youtu.be/TrKs0nCbFpE?t=1m32s
https://youtu.be/_qHJXfZhGNc
https://youtu.be/P9UjxG8sN1c
Some things really shouldn't be done.
What really drives me nuts is the clutter. If you're going to do dangerous shenanigans at least try to minimize the risk and be prepared for the worst possible scenario.
Give me a legitimate reason as to why you don't own a Bandsaw. Upright or engineering flat bed.
big saws scare me
For your reference. Engineering Bandsaw.
>>979522
Bc too poor and when I do get money I buy alcohol to numb my neet pain
How do I build this? Would it be possible to make one that lasts 5 minutes?
Here's a video of it in operation, it's clearly a drone of some sort.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn_afSOwmqo
>>979441
>How do I build this?
learn 2 quadcopter
>Would it be possible to make one that lasts 5 minutes?
you are probably looking at the flight time in that video
When I see these things the first thing I wonder is "why did they try to do it all electric?"
They could get something way more practical if they used gas engines for the main source of lift, and just used the electric fans for controlling the thing (pic related)
this makes way more sense since it is way easier to store energy as fuel, but gas engines don't have the instant throttle response you'd want for control purposes
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even so: powered-lift aircraft have fabulously high fuel consumption rates.
the harrier jets can fly normally for like 5 hours, or they can hover for 25 minutes,,, and that's the best that real-actual aerospace companies could manage
>>979474
>Red = electric engines for control
Unnecessary. As light as this platform is, kinesthetic control using the rider's own sense of balance by weight-shift is sufficient. They did this shit 60 years ago with gas engines only.
>>979474
I wouldn't say that hovering fixed-wing aircrafts are necessarily representative of all hovering aircraft.
I think that because there is proportionally less payload for the craft to carry, and that we don't have an unusual shape, we wouldn't see the massive fuel dump characteristic of harrier jets.
I'm fucking depressed. I'm unemployed (not broke) and have way too much time on my hands with not enough ideas or motivation. How do I find my DIY-muse? I feel the need to create something, at this point I don't care if I can make money or entertain anyone but myself. However, eventual income would be really cool.
Background: I'm a shitty "mechanical" engineer with extensive experience in project management, automation, and 3D CAD. I'm cursed by being a "jack of all trades," as in, I'm not very good at anything except researching and learning new skills JUST well enough to complete a task.
Shitty "skills" and stuff I have:
>programming and databases: VB.net, Python, AutoIT, SQL, VBA
>microcontrollers/PLC: Arduino, Allen Bradley, Opto22, Velocio
>CAD: Inventor, SolidWorks, AutoCAD
>tools: most basic hand tools and power tools. TIG welder access
>photography/videography equipment: Canon 70d with a variety of lenses. Canon EOS M. 2x action cameras
>audio recording equipment
>electronics: tons of passives and crap to go with my handful of Arduinos, multimeter, soldering station
>have an LLC and a few domain names
I'm really thinking about getting a 3D printer, for $250, it seems like a bargain. I have a good amount of experience using a Makerbot Replicator 2x, so I'm not learning from scratch.
Other random interests include: motorcycling (I have 4 of them), cars (own a WRX), guns, hiking, random bullshit...
Every time I think of something, I find a better version online. If I think of something that doesn't exist (possible product idea) I start researching, developing, and prototyping to find out it doesn't fucking work or is just overall shitty.
If anyone is in or around Denver and want to collaborate on something, I'll post my email address.
Anyway, I need ideas or inspiration! So, I guess this is an inspiration thread.
well, I'm trying to come up with a better polishing pad for removing scratches from a DVD >>976430
so far I made one with a small sponge mounted with cardboard onto a dremel mandrel, and another with just two felt pads glued together (on a mandrel)
the problem I'm having is that I can't put enough pressure on the pads to make a different without the screw mandrel coming loose from the felt
I want to keep it to around that same size and it would need to fit into a dremel or drill chuck....I'm thinking maybe a dowel covered with cloth; the main problems being getting the mandrel/hole perfectly centered and the disk level enough
>>978204
>I'm a shitty "mechanical" engineer
explain?
do you have a degree in that in particular? why are you unemployed?
>>978252
>I'm trying to come up with a better polishing pad for removing scratches from a DVD
Why, DVDs are obsolete
