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Why are quill stems and underappreciated diy item? They can be used to build all sorts of things yet nobody ever talks about this
>>2792502>They can be used to build all sorts of thingsSuch as?
>>2792505Anything that requires two metal tubes to be joined at 90 degree angle
how worried should i bee with this anodized garden hose connection being connected to brass, and why the aluminum work like an anode?
>>2792429plastic to metal is horrible bro if you use similar metal connection you can cross thread plastic to metal is worse.I just don't wanna fuck up my eley reel cause of some shitty anodized aluminum connection.
>>2792437>>2792471>electrical insulation a primary concern on a fucking garden hoseThe Nigga Whats are off the scale, Doc.>>2792472If you're super duper cereal concerned about galvanic corrosion at the connectors then don't mix metals. Steel to steel, brass to brass, aluminum to aluminum, plastic yeeted directly into the nearest dumpster where it belongs, etc.
>>2792478Yes this a high IQ thread discussing electrochemical effect and currents that happen from two dissimilar metals and charge balances.
>>2792471>worrying about fresh water conductivityGet a life, breh.
>>2792396I avoid them like the plague. Galvanic corrosion is a bitch, and the fitting WILL be (possibly permanently) seized if you leave it attached. Unless your hose bibbs are also aluminum (in which case lol), it's absolutely worth looking for brass connections specifically.Even plastic is better. Not great, but at least you won't have to get the angle grinder out to remove the hose once you need to change it. Already had to do that twice. Even the thickest anodization won't save you. It WILL scratch (a significant portion of outdoor dust is made of alumina, so the hardness of the anodized layer doesn't matter), and, once that happens, corrosion of the rest of the fitting follows fairly quickly.
What are the best /diy/ jobs?
>>2791497>diy>jobChoose one dipshit, or at least ask a more specific question
Janny or thread bumper?
meth cook
>>2791548>Choose one dipshitYou can't do a job yourself? If you want a job done that's the only way anon
>>2791497probably making drink combo vids on youtube and wand making
My first DIY project this year. I only had access to a hacksaw with hammer and nails do get this done so it took a while but it was pretty therapeutic to do. I still need to sand and coat but am wondering how much one of these would be at retail price. It’s 200cm by 150cm btw.
your garden is hell, are you a dentist?
>>2791435>>2791438Good job.Next time I would try to do more even gaps between the slats, some are closer than others, but that would be a shitty cut with a hacksaw.
>>2791987>try to do more even gaps between the slatsMy god I did not notice that horrible work.
>>2791988I mean if you wanted to fix it, you could yank em up, just the top boards and do the math so they’re all even. But then to satisfy my autism, you would probably have to cut a couple boards lengthwise, and that’s rough without a table saw. But you could probably cut notches in the corners fairly easily like on those bottom shelves.Or forget about it and try to factor that in to the design on the next one.The last project I did that was similar, I cut a couple small wood pieces to space out the slats evenly, and then left the gaps at either end to be whatever they ended up being. But I learn a little more every wood project I do so somebody more experienced probably has a better idea.
>>2791435i made a 8x8x6 catio for under 100. and $100 catios on amazon are basically shoeboxes
I got 7 cubic yards of soil for my raised bedsShoveling it is killing meIs there like a way I could vacuum transfer it? I have an old shop vac and a leaf blower/sucker combo thing. I was thinking maybe if I just don't put the shop vac base on, or the leaf bag, one of those might work to like spray it into the bed. Or maybe that will just destroy them.Is there something like that? I'd buy one. Otherwise I could rent a loader but I'd also have to get it delivered and picked up, that gets kind of pricey.
Jesus youre weak. Try shoveling 16 ton-of 2” clean in 4 hrs….
>>2792257lolhttps://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1714253169477374.webm?thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1980WfKC0o
>>2792422yeah sounds like what i thought i saw when i looked into possibly moving there awhile back.would love to live there if i could afford it.
>>2792427>>2792469
I did 4 cu yards of mulch today. Shit sucked. However make sure you have a mulch fork and it will go way better than a shovel. For dirt that only really works if it's not super dry though.
I want to do some stuff and I need a rotary hand tool. Some stuff includes maybe hitting a PC case and some wood. what do I get?
>>2792248i bought the chinkshit variable speed version off amazon (wen brand.) it works fine. i wouldn't waste money on official Dremel™.
>>2792255Cordless or no?
>>2792258Almost all of the cordless ones are gutless unless you go with something like the M12, and they also have die grinders which are like a slightly larger dremel. Once you get a 12V battery pack on there though, it’s going to be a bit more bulky for what is considered a precision tool.Also the Wen might be straight for your uses, but the nice thing about the name brand Dremel is all of the attachments they offer. If you do go name brand Dremel tho, don’t get the cheapest one. It’s not worth buying the name brand if it won’t work with the flexi shaft and router/plunge base and all the cool shit they have. The father in-law had some cordless NiCd one that was fucking awful and I had to grab mine to finish the job.
>>2792258Never buy cordless. You dont need any flexi shaft or nothing. Just buy a cheap chinese one. It's just a motor in a tube, don't overspend. Make sure it comes with different sized collets for smaller chinese attachments. Always wear eye protection.
>>2792248Die grinder if you need something with more power than a standard rotary tool. They make corded and pneumatic ones.
>be journeyman union member.>get paid prevailing wage to do relatively little work for the wage.>single, no kids>can easily pay all of my bills on unemployment insurance >mfw I work as much or as little I want all year round >will retire with a pension>have healthcare as long as I am paying dues, doesn’t matter if im currently employed or not.
>>2787750Do you always get molested by everyone or just your stepdad?
>>2787747What union?Unions seem like the best gigs if you live in a city with a lot of big commercial or public infrastructure jobs.It also seems like union workers of all trades are basically just glorified laborers. Take the union's approach to concrete work for example. You have 'carpenters' for the forms, 'ironworkers' for the steel and 'cement finishers' for the finishing of the concrete. All of these guys are only skilled in one part of the process and that one skill is really pretty narrow. Like can you really call yourself a carpenter if all you can do is set forms? An experienced non-union concrete worker can usually do all 3 of those things.Or what about electricians? Half of the union electricians wouldn't even know how to wire a 3-way switch because all they do is bend conduit and pull wires. Are they really electricians or just laborers?
>>2789591>screw some 2x4s together to make a square>"carpenter">slop some rebar down into the square>"iron worker">cement finishersyea ok i'll buy thatthe other ones tho fuckin lmao
>>2791534I mean even cement finishers it's sometimes a stretch to call them that because like for instance the guys that do the freeways out of concrete just get those huge machines to do the finishing for themyet we still call those people cement finishersunion labor is kind of a joke, it's hard to imagine that they get paid so much
I am a glorified button pusher that makes $38hr. Saturday 1.5x Sunday 2x. Comfy.
Me, Vodka, Ham Radio and the Boys editionPrevious thread got eaten by a bear on his POTA trip: >>2769487Eternal thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gd43b_ZcuU>New to /ham/? Read this shit!http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radiohttps://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/amateur-radio-service>Your search engine of choice works well too!>The FAQ is now back:>https://wiki.cybsec.io/index.php/HamFAQ>OP, the cybsec domain is gone.>NEW FAQ is updated to preview 15Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2792325>this hobby is doomedHams have been saying this for fifty years.
>>2792319what is this doomer posting?bands are still full of ssb. FT8 is relegated to their designated shitting frequencies.Get a better antenna setup if you can't hear all the action.
>>2792325>buy our antenna that a computer designedThere's people itt that think building your own tower or antenna for a repeater is impossible, and you need "commercial grade equipment."
>>2792491>Popsicle sticks, yarn, and elbow grease is all you need for a repeater tower and antenna that'll last 30 years
>>2792493>correctAgain admitting you have no idea how to do put up one of the smallest antennas required for amateur radio activities.
I'm working on a personal project that isn't a normal repair or assembly, and I need to go to the store and ask for help. What I need to know before I go to the store is what is the difference between a pipe and a duct and a hose. I have social anziety so I have to be prepared with a little speech that will work in the store. If I ask wrong and he just stares at me I really start to fall apart.Pic relates is not the part I need btw.
You forgot conduit
>>2792461> pipeIs a rigid tube meant for the transport of gases or liquids (sometimes solids)> ductIs a tube meant for the transport of solids or gases, may be flexible, may be ridgid. The term is used way more for tubes or pipes that transport air than it is for tubes that transport liquids or other gases. “Gas duct” and “water duct” may be technically correct but to most people duct refers to a pipe or hose used to transport air> hoseAny flexible tube used for the transport of liquids or gases (and sometimes solids)
>>2792463thanks for the detailed breakdown. I'll probably be ok, but if I run into trouble I can't imagine reciting all that to a perfect stragner. Maybe I'll reconsider the personal project and look around for one that doesn't involve a deep knowledge of technical matter.
>>2792461don't worry, the part time, minimum wage kid or mexican working at lowes won't have a clue even if you know exactly what you're looking for
>>2792468yeah this is the truth. the worker will point him to something pretty much unrelated and op wont be able to get out the poor suggestion and will buy it to then drive to a different store with a different layout completely unprepared and the situation will be 100 times worse. good luck op you shouldnt have gotten out of your pod
The design for this thing is so compelling, but most of it is a gaming thing. What features would you have built into it for doing real things with it while having your hands free?Things I can think of (besides radio, mp3, clock, messaging, etc):- Network monitoring: ping when some device just signed in to the home wifi (people are back home)- Scanning for wifi fransmitters (bugs)- tracking GPS - mesh network
>>2787150this teenaged poster mad as fuck lol whats wrong kid
>>2791126Why does the form factor of such a device have to be so thick and bulky when there are Android devices available in thin, lightweight formats?
>>2787144Basically all the stuff Garmin shoves into their watches. Optical HRM, pulse ox, stop watch and countdown timer, altimeter, barometer and compass.
>>2791716cant have slaves being comfortable
>>2791716Those things aren't big at all. In fact, that thing is supposed to be worn on the back of the hand with an elastic strap. then the scanner part is worn on the back of one of the knuckles.
Posted a week or two ago about getting some broken snap rings out, finally found the time to fuck with it again. One side popped right out with a pick, other side refuses to come out at best it just spins in the groove. Any ideas?
block one end so it doesn't spin and pry outwards against the other end you fucking imbecile
>>2792454you're entering the 7th level of mechanic's helli'd probably try to use a little dremel cut off wheel to delete as much of the broken ring as possible. if you're lucky you'll grind it thin enough it to be able to bend it and dig it out
>>2792458Thats the first thing I tried you cunt.
Im not helping a retard
>>2792485then why did you say "at best it just spins". find someone who has held a wrench to learn you some skills
I want to implement an error detecting and correcting system to keep my data perpetually.I would need it to work through the deaths of individual drive, and I should be able to varry the amount of redundancyIt would also be great to know where there is already error correction in my dataDo y'all know any good resources, programs, etc?Thanks
>>2791607>People love to scream that physical media is deadwhat other type of data storage media is there?
>>2791607Alright, see you there
>>2791611Cloud/hosted storage. I should have said "WORM" Write Once Read Many media
>>2791587store them on the biggest blockchains...make a virus that spreads on all the boomer computers in the world that just stores copies of your furryporn maybe with a backdoor so you can access it remotely...go to all campuses and have all students download copies as an assignment and make it seem like a teacher told them to...there's many ways...
>>2791685>Cloud/hosted storageare you kidding? do you think the "cloud" does not use physical media?
And why do (((they))) insist on calling it hydrochloric acid ?
Bump
>>2775660I don't know, why don't you be smart and ask 4chan since they're so full of all the right answers?
Muratic acid
I'm buying a new tractor, it gets delivered next week. Kioti CX2510 with the FEL, 3" spacers, weighted rear fill and a 5 spine box blade. pretty excited, can finally fix my gravel driveway
>>2792481nice fat backend for roll stability on my hilly, rutted road
>>2792483Fill the tires up with bull semen for more stability.
