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can i do something with this plastic thing and its lid?
it feels like a waste to throw away as i'm never again probably ordering another €50,- sushi take-out
>>2606884 (OP)
put coins in it?
why would i keep that much cash on hand
trips, btw
anyone ever got quints?
>>2606884 (OP)
Are you my mother? shes always s... | 2606884 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,497 |
not my problem
>>2599122 (OP)
I use an electricians knot myself but you do you.
>can toss knotted cord into truck bin without worrying about tangles
>spend longer wrapping cord up and unwrapping it again than doing any work at all
Coil it up however you wish then plug it into itself, as long as neither end can go ... | 2599122 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,452 |
Have a fault on my dishwasher, if it's on one trace this should all be soldered together right, not with one pin isolated in the middle? I soldered it and think I've now somehow killed the machine, not got a clue what I'm doing
>>2602575 (OP)
>this should all be soldered together right
Correct. All those large sil... | 2602575 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,437 |
i wanna use this for a pot thats too large for most stoves, how would i go about turning this into something i can plug into the wall
alternatively, would anyone know how to obtain a good 220v immersion heater that i can easily attatch to a pot (permanently), or two smaller voltage heaters
i ideally dont want to spen... | 2607862 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,422 |
How would i go about to smith something like pic related? Obviously it'd have to be out of suspension steel, but aside from that and shaping it what do i exactly do?
t. have access to well supplied smithy
bump any knoifmakers here?
>>2602120 (OP)
Heat. Beat. Repeat.
Quench. Grind. Reheat. Temper.
But first...rea... | 2602120 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,417 |
Hey /diy/
Long time ago, I managed to bent my 3.5mm Audio Jack in my desktop computers motherboard.
Now that would not matter to me much since i'm using external audio interface anyway, but
I have nothing plugged in the port, and my motherboard keeps detecting a nonexistent audio device , making a popup flicker... | 2600991 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,407 |
Can I brace a post and beam wall with cables like this? To stop it from rocking?
Basically a rectangle, with two cables, one sagging from the top corners and the other from the bottom which then gets tensioned in the middle,
that's not bracing though. you can pull it square and hold it square like that, but you're no... | 2599299 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,405 |
I just found my really old wallet my grandad gave me and I really want to use it again. The problem is that it has velcro and the sound it makes is really loud. What would be the options to "neutralize" the velcro without removing it completely?
>>2609518 (OP)
That loud sound is like catnip to the ladies.
When they ... | 2609518 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,355 |
>>2600222 (OP)
nah, the conical angle is too aggressive. It pushes+deforms the bolt outward radially, making extraction harder.
Get the ones with a straight shank that you have to hammer in
>>2600222 (OP)
>>2600222 (OP)
Used one a few weeks ago on pic related and it worked just fine. Git gud.
You’re supposed to... | 2600222 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,335 |
I’ve got a dormer in my room (pic related) that I want to put a pull-up bar in because I want to be able to deadhang without my feet touching the floor, and none of the doorways in my house are tall enough. It measures just over 37” across, and the longest extendable pull-up bar I could find online is 36”. I was thinki... | 2601559 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,317 |
i got 3 total, 120 320 and 512 GB laptop HDDs, i there any real use for them? i have usb to sata adapters so i could use them as off site backup, but is there any other use you could think of?
>>2595820 (OP)
no use, go to a e-recycling place and have them shred it up.
they're probably worn out, if you like magnets ... | 2595820 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,305 |
What are the steps to reclaim this old garden? Pull the roots, till it ..?
>>2604464 (OP)
first, you'll need a scythe
>>2604464 (OP)
Do you have a tractor? If so, plow it over.
If not, spray the area with killer a month or two in advance of planting, till it too. If the ground is soft a hoe will turn it over, but... | 2604464 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,297 |
name a /comfy/er channel
you can't
Mr. SampsonBoatCo is wholesome, makes me want to take up sailing while I've got the access to it rn
At this point it's gone on so long I just don't care anymore.
It's now clear that his first project should have been to find a competent director.
he grew the fucking trees to b... | 2606166 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,295 |
picrel - not mine but similar. Bought a property with a one acre pond in the back yard. spring and runoff fed, so very clean water. already came stocked with bass & perch.
besides shrimp farming, what do i do now for maximum utility?
>>2608919 (OP)
Geothermal coils
>>2608919 (OP)
>maximum utility
That would d... | 2608919 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,290 |
I haven't had a job in 11 years, after my last job I just threw all of my work shirts into a suitcase, my mistake was not washing them first. Now I have somehow managed to get an office job but I need clothes, I opened my suitcase and all of my shirts have yellowish stains and discoloration around the neck, I can't aff... | 2594249 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,280 |
Do I really need a BMS these days when charger modules are so cheap I can have one dedicated for each individual cell in the series pack?
>>2593519 (OP)
these dont talk to each other though, so it won't take long for one cell to become unbalanced
>>2593519 (OP)
Yes, if you want to spend the money you spent on your ... | 2593519 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,265 |
rentcucks wouldn't understand
Grass is the world’s largest cultivated crop and it does absolutely nothing
Except provide the best sustenance for one of the largest terrestrial land mammals which provide people with meat and milk.
If you mean cattle pretty sure the majority of them are stuck in blockades being fed co... | 2609712 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,260 |
Good morning sirs.
I have had a solar system in my home for a few years. Over this time I have replaced most of my devices with ones that can run off of the DC.
Pretty much everything has been replaced except for a few devices I have not quite nailed down a solution for.
I think the refrigerator is fine just being... | 2609300 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,245 |
Post houses
Not sure what happened here to create the turkducken of redneckery but it appears someone decided to class up their singlewide mobile home by disguising it partially as a shipping container.
Great design
That’s brilliant… probably getting around that “no rvs” zoning bylaw.
“Can’t you see it’s a shipping... | 2589987 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,240 |
I need to get my hands on some acceptable metric drill bits. I only have an imperial titanium-nitride set by DeWalt. Where can I find them?
Shops.
>>2607615 (OP)
>acceptable
just buy good ones and never worry again
look up norseman drills on amazon
why would you need metric, drill bits dont need to be exact like ... | 2607615 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,222 |
I work a night shift reception at a hotel in a downtown area, mainly my job consists of checking in very few guests and mostly just keeping an eye out for crazies and people trying to break in. It's an old building and so I currently have to grab the mace and run down a flight of stairs if I'm to stop the homeless from... | 2599659 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,215 |
Any woodworkers have any preferences on wood adzes? Any qualities to look for past materials and edge geometry? When is the point of diminishing returns in price?
>>2603987 (OP)
>adze
It's spelled "axe" or "ax"
it's adze numbnuts
Look at the picture and tell me those are axes
> let me axe u a qestion, do those lo... | 2603987 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,212 |
My North facing kitchen wall looks like this after 8 years of neglect.
Am I gonna die?
drywallers son here
no
if fucks with you but you can easily clean it if its not inside the drywall
if its inside
just rip it out
and buy another sheet screw it on
how to clean
vingegar and listerine
soak cloth and it... | 2606227 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,205 |
My outlet has been burned out for the last few months, and today I figured I'd try replacing the outlet. I had everything hooked up right and was even getting power to it, but whenever I plugged something into it, the socket sparked and my fuse blew and that was annoying me because most of my rooms outlets are on the s... | 2610197 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,205 |
I’m thinking a bit of gain/drive too
Any chip in particular?
Bonus if 5v or 9v
Jfet or other high impepedance preamp. Jfets are getting hard to find though. J201 is almost gone, MPF102 is getting rare. You could use a TL072 or OPA2134 opamp.
Then you need an amplifier. LM386 is the standard first project that fits ... | 2602193 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,200 |
Hello I have a few friends on Discord and they want me to send them condoms filled with my cummies. I am wondering how I can do this keeping it warm and tasty for them. This is an honest question. not female btw
Every day we stray further from God.
>>2608560 (OP)
>no female btw
As if there was any doubt
>>2608560 ... | 2608560 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,197 |
How do you stop being taken advantage of? It's nice that they let me get my foot in the door, but on some jobs I'm getting the same treatment as an illegal immigrant.
>>2602458 (OP)
start your own business
>>2602458 (OP)
>but on some jobs I'm getting the same treatment as an illegal immigrant.
What makes you think... | 2602458 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,192 |
stuff to stop condensation forming inside? Is there some shaped insulation foam I can buy or is there some other method to prevent thermal bridging
>>2607380 (OP)
do you want to insulate it or just stop condensation?
to stop condensation you buy the sheets with felt lining or apply a sticky felt.
the felt soaks u... | 2607380 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,190 |
Thinking of buying an old unit on Australia. Will the issues with the bathroom attached be costly or difficult to fix? Is it just black mould or rust? I heard rust spreads.
This straight up looks like they painted over something they shouldn't have on the ceiling
Blob blob blob
Why wouldn't they fix this up before... | 2603943 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,165 |
Is there any window film that actually works at reinforcing the glass and on top of it blocks the view from outside while still allowing sunshine to come in and a clear view from the inside?
>>2605457 (OP)
afaik 'privacy' film works inversely at night - you can see in when the room itself is lit. Electric glass - goe... | 2605457 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,135 |
I've got access to a pretty much limitless amount of cement. I want to start doing experiments with it. Something I want to do is try to do toys or jewelry or table top decoration casting 3d printed molds. For that I need the finished pieces to be a) smooth surfaced b)Small but structurally solid c)able to retain good ... | 2598731 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,120 |
Going to be driving a long distance to look at houses to rent tomorrow. It'll be my first time having to do this, can you guys give me any tips or warnings about what red flags I need to look out for? I'll only be living there 6 months to a year so it doesn't have to be absolutely perfect, I'm just worried I'll miss so... | 2600186 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,110 |
Any issues in this? I’m trying to make a simple amplifier with the lm386. No this is not school homework, I‘m making sure there’s no errors.
Also how do I know when to use film vs electrolytic caps? I can’t find a solid answer on the internet.
>>2602744 (OP)
sorry about image rotation.
if you are trying to make a 9... | 2602744 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,107 |
This is my kettle, I use it for brewing and as a steamer for mushroom substrate. My problem is that I can’t find a float valve that works with an external tri clamp port. I’m thinking about having one custom made, but this seems ridiculous to me - I was able to find a float switch (which I’ll be purchasing), but no tri... | 2608200 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,105 |
I bought a few metal files at the flea market that had a pretty thick coating of rust. Gave um 4 days in vinegar and scrubbed them with steel wool.
I still need to get a bit more of the rust off but do I need to paint these or anything? I don't want new rust forming. This is my first time doing anything like this
... | 2601854 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,097 |
Anyone here own a desktop laser engraver? I'm having this problem where my pieces aren't being cut completely. The material is being cut through and the laser moves the full path, but for whatever reason it looks like the laser doesn't fire at full power for the first few seconds of cutting a piece.
Laser: aufero la... | 2609764 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,095 |
What is this circled here? Is there a part missing? I turned on my water and this shit started gushing out of of the bottom of the pipe, obviously.
>>2600614 (OP)
>Is there a part missing?
Yes, start digging and when you find the other pipe in the ground, connect them
>>2600614 (OP)
I don't know shit about sprinkl... | 2600614 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,095 |
I connected about 10 LED lamps (a single one seems to draw about 14W) to a 200W power supply in parallel and the PSU is reaching a temperature of about 53 degree celsius (127 Fahrenheit). The First segment of the Cable before any major splits happen and the most current flows through is reaching about 38 Celsius (100 F... | 2598599 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,090 |
Are we ever going to have cheap thermal imaging infrared cameras? Come on China!
>>2607855 (OP)
You can get one for $150 with low resolution, that's pretty cheap.
all I see is memes
life is a meme, or to quote Shakespeare
"memes memes memes"
>>2607855 (OP)
Damn it’s rough in Yurop
Seems like the low pixel one... | 2607855 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,087 |
what do you buy
i have seen euros with thousands of satelight channles
All free to air terrestrial channels, meaning those that can be viewed unencoded have to be the same when relayed through a satellite. Depending on the satellite footprint this means you can pick up free to air channels from multiple countries
>>... | 2605021 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,080 |
In a somewhat densely populated area, is a 'plumbing service' that only does clogs a good business idea? I could go for a 'day or night' scheme as I have no life anyway.
Plus I wouldn't have to actually know much about plumbing lol.
>>2599721 (OP)
I say get some license for it and do maintenance for boilers and shit... | 2599721 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,055 |
Seems like all I do is move dirt around on surfaces. I can never seem to actually get anything clean and sparkling. I've copied everything I saw my family do, but I just can't seem to clean up properly? This is actually making me depressed.
>>2598799 (OP)
Anon post picture of the surface and the dirt you can't clean.... | 2598799 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,052 |
Today i made a power cage from used pallet shelves.
Make sad thought go away.
I would shift that I thought to the left away from the mirror, any place that slide off the barbell is going to give you a bad day
>>2598228 (OP)
>just enough space under the ceiling
Good job anon
This is the least stupid not-designed... | 2598228 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,037 |
I don't have a lot to live for so I've decided to work towards the goal of constructing a 2 floor geodesic dome house. I don't have a lot of hands on skills. What would I have to learn to do such a thing? What's the realistic cost of one?
>>2604429 (OP)
>What would I have to learn to do such a thing?
Architectural e... | 2604429 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,035 |
How to fake Covid Vax Record?
>>2601885 (OP)
HIPPA
Act like you're having a heart attack
>>2601885 (OP)
There was a .pdf template floating arounda while back that you could just fill out using lot codes from reports in the VAERS database. What kind of libtard hellhole do you live in where you still need one of the... | 2601885 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,032 |
>be me
>have Chinese land lords
>everytime I take shower, the shower begins to flood, water leaks from under the toilet and toilet doesn't flush
>water leaks also where washing machine hook up is supposed to be
>call land lord
>cleans some pipes
>no more leak
>2 days later leaking again
I'm out of options and... | 2610345 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,027 |
Can't find any reviews
no
>>2607248 (OP)
It's not, but anything in this price/power range is going to be garbage either way.
I need to power my old laptop from a battery.
These are my choices
I have about 41€ in my Amazon account and shipping is 6€
have you considered just cutting out the middleman, and going st... | 2607248 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,017 |
>resistors
>capacitors
>potentiometers
>etc.
Are there any basic electronic components one could produce at home from raw materials and sell them at competitive prices? Neglect the cost of labor.
what kind of retard are you?
the autistic kind, please be patient with me and if that's entirely impossible then expla... | 2609169 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,012 |
Help I need to find a way to put my motorcycle's throttle on a foot pedal, and the front brake too, like a diy combined brake. For tendonitis reasons. The faggots over /o/ aren't willing to contribute. Preferably keep the wrist throttle for legal reasons.
>>2609731 (OP)
Throttle can be done, keeping the wrist throttl... | 2609731 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 1,000 |
Can any line workers explain why the electrical infrastructure looks like pic related in most third world countries? Yes, obviously it looks way less organized and safe but what is with the sheer number of extra electrical cables? Why don't there seem to be regulations in place that prevent local municipalities from pi... | 2609286 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 985 |
Do any anons have any experience in euthanizing a bird? Obviously this would be a just and Christian act of mercy, of course. No malice meant.
PS: it also needs to be discreet and undetectable in an autopsy.
Is eating it not an option?
OP is from peta.
>>2596674 (OP)
Build a gas chamber and inject it with c02, Zy... | 2596674 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 985 |
What are some things I can do with street sweeper bristles? I find these things all the time when walking my dog. I already know you can make crude lockpicks with them and have done that, but I'm looking for something more interesting.
>>2602209 (OP)
Lockpicks
What are they made from?
Aren't you a goood samaritan, ... | 2602209 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 980 |
Use induction stove and the pot slides on its own
How to fix the position of the pot at the center and prevent it from moving?
I have a solution that involves heavy objects (brick, books, bucker of water, etc) and stick (from tree)
I surround the stove on four sides with heavy objects and use the heavy weight to... | 2600788 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 957 |
Depends on what you want to DIY fren. You're gonna want a different state for building a sailboat than building a log cabin
>>2602812 (OP)
Fuck off we're full
>>2602812 (OP)
>Which mainland US state is the most [anything] friendly?
The whitest one
>The whitest one are the most black friendly.
?
Yes? You can tal... | 2602812 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 952 |
Would a jetboard be easy enough to diy with a surfboard and a Dremel?
Anything is easy to diy if you know what youre doing. So for you, the answer is no. Spend three times as much effort doing research as you were planning to do.
>>2604087 (OP)
With a dremel? No. Using real tools, sure.
I seem to remember about ... | 2604087 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 952 |
See cases like this? Say I have the plastic shell that comes with a product (you know part of the packaging), how can i make a form fitting case like this? Finding information on it is actually a bit tricky.
>>2602034 (OP)
or actually even with the object, im thinking if i wrap it in heat shrink plastic then coat tha... | 2602034 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 950 |
How can I wire my motorcycle's switch so that whenever I press the starter button it cuts off the lights? I want to eliminate the lights switch but still have them shut off when I start the engine to save the lamps and the battery
>>2605981 (OP)
some relays have NC and NO terminals. use the NC for the light circuit.
... | 2605981 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 945 |
I don't have dental insurance and wanna fix my teeth. I'm 19 male and only the front 4 teeth of my top jaw are crooked. Is there a way to do this at home
>>2597718 (OP)
If you have a college worth of free equipment then it's possible. https://amosdudley.com/weblog/Ortho
>>2597718 (OP)
There was a guy on here like, ... | 2597718 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 932 |
A douglas fir tree fell near my house, and I want to monetize it beyond just firewood or selling its segments to a lumber mill. How difficult is it to make semi-polished 'rustic' rounds/platters that I can sell on Etsy or something? Would I get a higher price if I included photos of the tree and gave it a story? It wou... | 2606698 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 930 |
How hard is it to install an S-trap under a sink?
And what tools will I need?
This is from someone with 0 plumbing experience
A few years ago my mom renovated her house and the dumb contractors cheapest out and didn't put them in
>>2601340 (OP)
It's one of the simplest plumbing jobs you can do. All you'll proba... | 2601340 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 915 |
Doesn't just have to be crack castles
PREVIOUS THREAD >>2590869 →
How tho
Is that Francis Ngannou at the bottom?
That looks like a kid built a Lego house and then used A.I. to recreate it.
>>2607761 (OP)
Kinda impressive
Absolutely abhorrent.
did a bunch of niggers win the lottery or what
>annual windex bud... | 2607761 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 912 |
You guys will never figure out what this is
easy, truck bed
Looks more like the lift gate.
Either way, a thread died for this?
It’s a chest on the back of the truck bed. Still brainstorming on how to mount the chest to the bed with easy access and easy detach for travel
alright fag well reply to me up top not him ... | 2598274 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 897 |
I don't know what happened but I can no longer shut off the water to my toilet. It's been making loud noise for a year but I'd just turn the water off and not worry about it. Now i keep turning right and it doesn't shut up so the noise is permanent. Any ideas?
>>2606855 (OP)
is the clear plastic handle spinning on th... | 2606855 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 895 |
Hey guys, please help me !
I bought a shower set similar to the one in the pic.
Looks really fucking good in real life and it is overall nice to handle.
However, i had it for about half a year now and it's suddenly leaking everywhere.
I'm not joking. It's leaking on something like 8/10 gaskets.
The thing is, i... | 2605985 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 892 |
Got a couple 6502s from a friend
What neat project should I do?
>>2597629 (OP)
>What neat project should I do?
Hop in your time machine and go back to 1976 and beat Woz to the punch. Other than that, have fun playing with obsolete garbage. And it can actually be fun, in the same way that embroidery can be a delig... | 2597629 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 890 |
rich and famous celebrities who /diy/
Why is the former governor filling potholes himself? Is the economy in California really that bad, does the transportation dept not deal with this?
>>2598247 (OP)
KEK, Commiefornia got BTFO'd so bad by Arnie that they're saying "IT WASN'T A POTHOLE, IT WAS A SPECIAL TRENCH", but... | 2598247 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 890 |
Is there a practical use for a penny as an object?
You can get 100 little metal discs for $1.00. It costs a lot more to get the same thing but not currency.
Aside from shitty gimmicks like tiling a countertop, or straight melting them down, what purpose can be served by a penny as a metal disc?
Fill a sock with like... | 2608400 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 875 |
I searched but all I found is frosted glass in spray. /diy/ I need your help
>>2603804 (OP)
mat coating?
the frosted effect?
frosting something like that comes from tiny imperfections refracting the light as it passes through
so what you need is some kind of surface imperfection.
so it depends what you want, the ... | 2603804 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 865 |
I have some empty land in a warm climate earthquake and hurricane zone and I want to put an off grid cabin I was going to build a 40’ shipping container cabin, but now I’m thinking of building it with steel SIP panels, and having them shipped in 20’ container that I can just leave on site for an extra weatherproof stor... | 2602977 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 865 |
I just picked up one of these second hand but the grill around the heating element is rusted, what's the best way to clean it off?
>>2599089 (OP)
asking 4chan is like trying to use a snarky and very slow search engine, that may just ignore you.
try google it's faster and more accurate.
>easy mode
ignore it because... | 2599089 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 860 |
I've been reading about Orgonite, and I've wanted to make my own: just having trouble finding ingredients. Anybody have any tried and true recipes for tower busters? Is it better to homebrew or buy online?
Orgonite, the epitome of subjective taste.
I'm sure /x/ can help you with that.
Dude they couldn't help with my... | 2606863 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 855 |
I have like 400 beer bottle caps from when I worked a Bar last year.
What actually useful shit could I do with them?
bar tiddlywinks
>>2607580 (OP)
Brew some beer or wine, sanitize the caps/some bottles and reuse them
>>2607580 (OP)
buy an anti material rifle and waste some fiends
Embed them in a resin countert... | 2607580 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 855 |
Realistically how hard would this be to make?
So easy a retard could do it, because only a retard would do it.
Imagine the rust, still it looks fun, and I cant think of a better send off for a Datsun than sinking.
>When you realize it's just a center console boat that's had the U-shaped shell of a ute wrapped around... | 2598373 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 852 |
hi /diy/, first time posting here
how do I corrode aluminium? It's not urgent but it must be significant corrosion, not only surface
I tried searching google but every link that I get from googling is how to prevent corrosion lol, closest thing I found was using HCl but I doubt that it will be enough to corrode
... | 2593723 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 850 |
why is this sand neon yellow. how would you fix?
>>2603326 (OP)
That's where saddam hussein hid his uranium. Don't buy this property I'm srs
it's not sand it's chicken feed.
High iron content. If you want white/grey sand you need it to be more pure in silica
As for how to "fix", I would just get a couple loads of ... | 2603326 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 847 |
I've got to replace the floor in my basement bathroom, the toilet is leaking around the base. Except that I'll probably have to hire someone since this is the third time things have gotten to the point the floor needs ripped out. Both previous hires insist that there was nothing obviously wrong with the toilet. Floor's... | 2608003 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 847 |
What would be the best material/method for making buttons around 3 mm? I'd prefer not to use plastic.
>>2597603 (OP)
Brass rod, saw, rock tumbler, and brass lacquer.
I tried doing something similar to this with a sheet of copper (actually just a penny i flattened on the railroad several times) and i hit a snag when ... | 2597603 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 845 |
Anons, my place has this hideous linoleum floor in the kitchen, and the ceiling leaks
Noticed a tile peeling up and I found fucking hardwood floor underneath
Now the question stands, do I rip the rest of this up? Or get some scrap linoleum to protect this with till the ceiling/roof is fixed?
Apparently it was tr... | 2595561 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 845 |
My dishwasher died and I'm looking to buy a new one right now. I measured it 24" across. I go on homedepot's website and it has them listed at depth, width, and height. What is the proper way to measure this unit while installed? I'm confident with the 24" width.
I measured from the tile to the bottom of the counte... | 2603897 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 837 |
Past month or so, I've been working on restoring an old Underwood No. 5 that had been living in a barn since who knows how long. Through some intense wire brushing and a lot of PB Blast, I've got it broken down and all the rust removed.
The metal arms attached to the strikers in particular were extremely rusty and m... | 2604480 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 835 |
I'm building a 6x4x4 doghouse to sit inside a 10x8x8 plastic shed. I have heaters runninng inside the shed on cold days. I do renos on the side and am in 2nd year engineering but unfortunately I've never worked with insulation before. What would the cheapest, easiest solution be here? Is there a specific size of dimens... | 2601344 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 830 |
I love this little nigga like you wouldn't believe
>>2609213 (OP)
The only person who should use linesman's are... Linesmen.
Other than that, you are pretty much a hack for using them.
They're good for barbed wire. The little cutting slot in fence pliers can be annoying to line up
>>2609213 (OP)
Love those utilit... | 2609213 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 822 |
Can anyone ID this wood on my new house staircase? It's got a few scratches from moving furniture upstairs that I need to fix
Yep, it's wood
Thanks king. What kind?
Looks like it has a finish of some sort.
Anon please :(
did you plan on replacing the whole piece? Just get wood filler that matches the shade of colo... | 2607381 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 822 |
Here's a bit of a question. I just moved into an apartment complex that looks similar to this. So open plan gardens, no apartments over one story, the gardens and the above ground carpark all lead to the individual aparmtnets either on the ground or up a flight of stairs.
Anyway, here's my question. Where would the ... | 2609995 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 812 |
I'm looking to install a vesa mount on my non vesa monitor and there are two options availabe, the cheaper one being 3D printed, with steel bolts for stabilization, and a more expensive version made from aluminum. Which one do you think would be better for a 7-8kg monitor?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IrGng9iFeA... | 2607877 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 810 |
I RMA'd my flexzilla hose and found this shit coating the inside of it at both ends.
When I first moved into this house I had straight well water going out the garden house, and it was full of chunks. Last summer I installed an iron filter, and a whole house 5 micron filter.
Now my garden water is filtered, but the ... | 2606951 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 810 |
It's at least 80+ years old, I started with a jack hammer but it stopped breaking off in chunks once it got this low.
I have been using a 12" concrete cutter to cut width ways to weaken it.
Is there a better way to lower this to floor level instead of slowly cutting lines like I have been doing?
Any advice would h... | 2599140 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 807 |
Question:
Any suggestions on how to seal the gap from drywall to floor along a room while still allowing carpet to be kicked under baseboards? The gap is pretty big for caulking and I think expanding foam would be a shit show.
tl;dr:
I ask because I've been unable to locate a strong smell that comes from this room... | 2600454 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 800 |
How do you drain and repressurize a well based water system? Been trying to get the air out of the line but it's pretty hard.
Cut the power to it and open all the taps
Just that? But wouldn't that just work for draining it?
Turn the power back on
When you turn on the taps?
Let the taps run out, close them, turn th... | 2600721 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 795 |
I have been reading a lot of history lately and am always fascinated by the fact that if people wanted to help their communities through manual labour for free they could easily do it but nowadays even if you want to you will meet grumpy and hateful people who expect you to know everything and be able to do it instantl... | 2610075 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 782 |
Hello friends I need your thoughts for a gold shaker table that I'm gonna build I've got the motor in the shaking part all figured out it's the surface. I don't have much money and I'm trying to process extremely Fine gold the consistency of flour and the shaker table seems to be the best for this material.
Are neop... | 2598233 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 780 |
Hello.
I like doing sit ups. Until now, I've been using the bedframe as a thing to hold my legs down while I do them. However, this is no longer an option, because the bed keeps moving. What can I use/build to hold my feet in place?
Keep in mind, space is limited. The more compact and simple the device, the better.
... | 2600390 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 757 |
/an/ tourist here. I'm wanting to make an automated valve for my aquarium's CO2 system. The valve is used to release the CO2 in the air at night so that the CO2 isn't getting into the water while the plants are not photosynthesizing, causing the PH to raise. Right now I have a valve that I manually open and close, but ... | 2608561 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 755 |
Trying to replace this faucet at my mom's house and having a time trying to remove the old one here could use some advice.
Big problem is this old one is held on to a bracket that's really near impossible for me to get to I'm looking for ideas on cutting it out or something this is my first time doing this.
Get a bas... | 2607936 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 755 |
I have one of these portable air conditioners with a 3D printed intake cover for a second hose and it works fairly well in terms of cooling but it is quite noisy. I was planning on constructing a frame from scrap wood or cardboard and place some kind of sound insulating material around the AC, with possibly a second la... | 2603589 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 755 |
How does this work? Is there a drain tobthe sewer? Or is it just rocks? Or what?
How tf would we know
The earth is hollow, the pipe goes to the Inside.
>>2600710 (OP)
If the pipe doesn't come out of the ground anywhere then yea it's likely plumbed to the sewer
Doing this is illegal in most places since it's adds a... | 2600710 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 742 |
I have alot of these deck rail planters but hate how they look, is there any ideas what i can craft to make them look better?
>>2605402 (OP)
Nothing, they're nasty, make your own from aircrete or wood.
>>2605402 (OP)
kek
yes
nothing
you plant plants
and when they get giant and green they look amazing
you can ... | 2605402 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 740 |
If I am delivering packages or whathaveyou for a client, is it better to get some sort of llc? Or at the very least a business license? I recently got a contract/gig that pays me directly with a 1099 form at the end of the year. I use my own personal vehicle. It is paid off, insured and reasonably fuel efficient. I jus... | 2608243 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 725 |
working on a splatoon cosplay and im pretty much finished besides the ink tank, do you guys know any thin/flexible material i could use for tne "glass" part of the tank? i need something i could wrap around so it all cohesively forms a sort of bottle. tried using an acrylic sheet and it was a bust
for reference
maybe... | 2599332 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 720 |
I cut down a bunch of pines on the left side in picrel, right side is grass. Problem is there is 30+ years of pine needles on left side. What’s the easiest way to turn that into grass? It’s been decaying so I think below the surface is still acidic but I don’t really know.
>>2598029 (OP)
Picking them up, or mulching ... | 2598029 | 4chan_diy | none | none | none | none | none | 700 |
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