/diy/ - Do-It-Yourself

Is there a good way to use one of these as a general purpose crane away from the truck, or some model that's made to do that? Some system designed to anchor and stabilize to either some second tripod or something in the environment?

Thread suffered metal fatigue: >>2939202

>I'm new to electronics. Where to get started?
It is an art/science of applying principles to requirements.
Find problem, learn principles, design and verify solution, build, test, post results, repeat.
Read the datasheet.

>OP source:
https://github.com/74HC14/ohmOP
bake at page 10, post in old thread

>Comprehensive list of electronics resources:
https://github.com/kitspace/awesome-electronics

>Project ideas:
https://hackaday.io
https://instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-technology/
https://adafruit.com
https://makezine.com/category/electronics/

>Books:
https://libgen.is/

>Principles (by increasing skill level):
Mims III, Getting Started in Electronics
Geier, How to Diagnose & Fix Everything Electronic
Kybett & Boysen, All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide
Scherz & Monk, Practical Electronics for Inventors
Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics

>Recommended software tools:
KiCAD 6+
Circuitmaker
Logisim Evolution

>Recommended Components/equipment:
Octopart
LCSC
eBay/AliExpress sellers, for component assortments/sample kits (caveat emptor)
Local independent electronics distributors
ladyada.net/library/procure/hobbyist.html

>Most relevant YouTube channels:
EEVblog
W2AEW
Moritz Klein

>microcontroller specific problems?
>>>/diy/mcg
>I have junk, what do?
Shitcan it
>consumer product support or PC building?
>>>/g/
>household/premises wiring?
More rules-driven than engineering, try /qtddtot/ or sparky general first
>antigravity and/or overunity?
Go away

Y'all make anything neat?

Is there a /diy/ friendly way to make an adjustable height desk? Ideally simple and mechanical, not electric. I just don't really trust the ready built frames that I see for sale and need something bigger and sturdier like pic rel because I plan to have a ton of computer equipment on it and mount my monitors.
I know I can just use a cardboard box but I was hoping to make it pretty nice.

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I Can't believe its not butter Edition

>Your print failed? Go to:
www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting

>Calibrate your printer.
ellis3dp.com/Print-Tuning-Guide/
teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html

If that doesn't help you solve your problems, post:
>A picture of the failed part
>Printer make & model
>Filament type/brand
>Slicer & slicer settings

>What printer should I buy? [52/40/10 :detadpU tsaL]
Do your own research, but if you gotta ask; just buy whatever Bambu fits your budget.
DIY: reprap.org/wiki/
SLA: >>>/tg/3dpg

>Where can I get things to print?
www.thingiverse.com/
thangs.com/
printables.com/
grabcad.com/
www.yeggi.com/
cults3d.com/
www.stlfinder.com/
google.com/
T*legr*m

>What CAD software should I use?
Free to anyone: FreeCAD, Fusion360, Onshape, TinkerCAD,
Free to me: Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Rhino, Solid Edge
Autistic /g/oobers: OpenSCAD, OpenJSCAD, CadQuery
Participation medal entries: PTC Creo, Solvespace
Mesh free-forming and modeling: Blender
Architects: Sketchup

>What slicer should I use?
For everyone: Cura, PrusaSlicer, BambuStudio for Bambu owners.
For enthusiasts: SuperSlicer, OrcaSlicer
For autists: Pleccer/SuperPleccer, Kiri:Moto, FullControl

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ITT: amusing nicknames that tradesmen use for their tools / parts / supplies / whatever. I realize it’s not strictly /diy-related, but a lot of tradesmen frequent this board.

Cable linemen call this lube “camel spooge” because it’s gooey and orange. Really funny to watch it blast out of a conduit with an air compressor on the other end.

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woodsisters sharing ideas

So I just found out you can get infinite amount of raw unprocessed sheep wool for free. Apparently all the value is in the processing, the wool itself is a nuisance.

What can be done with it? Feels like insulating a house would be a great way to use it but there must be some catch right?

I want to stop johns from taking this ladder to visit a prostitute living in the flat above mine. There are two flats on each level and they go in through a hatch in her roof but exit down the regular stairway. They use this ladder to enter because the exit door is locked from the outside but opens with a push bar from the inside. These customers make a lot of noise all night, and I am tired of being threatened and harassed in the stairway. Any suggestions on blocking this ladder?

Please wait a while edition

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>New to /ham/? Read this shit!
http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio
https://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 15
https://files.catbox.moe/aftx43.htm

>The wiki is down but is archived: https://archive.is/PjR5s
>Idiot's Guide to Coax Cable
https://www.pcs-electronics.com/guide_coax.php
>Looking for frequencies to monitor near you?
http://www.radioreference.com
>Basic Rx loop fundamentals
https://www.w8ji.com/magnetic_receiving_loops.htm
>DIY SWL Mag. Loop
http://www.kr1st.com/swlloop.htm
>Small Tx Loop
http://webclass.org/k5ijb/antennas/Small-magnetic-loops.htm
>In Depth Loop articles
http://www.kk5jy.net/magloop/
>Homebrew RF Circuits
https://www.qsl.net/va3iul/Homebrew_RF_Circuit_Design_Ideas/Homebrew_RF_Circuit_Design_Ideas.htm
>NEW Library
https://mega.nz/file/UCgEGAjb#rwNcnMAQCUUbSp8supsFvn9QEHCWUW86eLcZa16ZG4Y

>Online Practice Tests:
http://aa9pw.com/
https://hamstudy.org/
https://hamexam.org/
> Real-Time Propagation Data
http://prop.kc2g.com/
>Space Weather
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/radio-communications
>WSJT-X Home Page
https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html
>Homosexual (ft8) guide
https://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf
>APRS
http://www.aprs.org/
>Weather Fax resources
https://www.weather.gov/media/marine/rfax.pdf
https://weatherfax.com/stations/
>point to point predictions, its free and will give you an idea of how much power/ what frequencies to use to reliably talk to your friend
https://www.voacap.com/hf/
>how do I into Morse code in a good way?
https://pastebin.com/HByjfN4F

>Shortwave radio schedule
https://shortwave.live/

I built this DIY antenna out of an old coax cable. I used some garden snips to cut off one end and strip off the shielding (I don't recommend you do this, it's tedious as fuck and you gotta be extremely careful not to cut off the copper bits) and arranged the copper into a dipole.

I can only get 1 channel with this antenna, as this thing can only pick up stuff VHF transmissions that are really strong. I've tried repositioning the copper elements to better receive signals to no avail. This pic is my third version, the copper is bent to try and make it a bowtie.

I'll buy an antenna on Amazon, but I would still love advice on how to improve this antenna I made, namely increasing it's effectiveness and picking up UHF signals. I can only do suggestions that can be done easily at home, no power tools, additional devices to buy, etc. Preferably something with aluminum foil and cardboard.

>buying and installing flooring for the first time in my life
>want to put in specialty floor from a specific manufacturer that seems to only have one consumer distributor in my country
>contact distributor for a quote and the assigned salseman is redflaggy off the bat but decide to just roll with it since im pretty laid back and time isnt a concern
>want to do 3 or 4 color tiles in a pattern that is predominantly dark blue
>ask for 7 color swatches
>salesman doesnt confirm just sends 2 shipments with 5 duplicate swatches (no dark blue) then sends a weird email asking if i got them because he doesnt have a tracking number
> tell him about the duplicates and about the missing dark blue, also tell him i would like to see a few more colors because the ones i saw werent working as i had hoped
>crickets
>2 week later receive an email asking if im still interesed in the tiles
>reply with a reiteration of the previous email and a list of 8 more colors i want to see
>he replies back with "ill resend the blue but the maximum is 7 you cant have anymore
wtf
is this a normal interaction i
for this industry or did i just get a dud?
thanks for reading my blog

General Info can be found: linktr(dot)ee/4chansewing (always updating, post links, and I'll add them)

Last General: >>2904686

Thread theme:

Costume!

Always remember, it doesn't have to be the theme, post your work, post what you want to talk about as long as it has something to do with sewing in general, or the craft in general. We welcome everyone and will try our best to help you out. Yes, sewing is an art, it's a practicing art, you will always suck at it, but remember that everyone starts somewhere, so Google everything!

Or just show off your work.

BTW this thread has been going strong sense last Halloween and we're about to hit Halloween again! Neat!

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Your question may be stupid, but ask it anyway.

How much of a pain in the ass would it be to have one or two engines and swap onto a generator, air compressor, water pump, winch, etc?

what work gloves are you guys wearing? need new ones

How would you add a $300 million ballroom to the White House?

A place for anything to do with Welding.

Post your MIG/TIG/Stick/Fluxed Cored Arc welds, ask questions and discuss sticking metals together.

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Why isn't there one?
Post your /diy/ Halloween

and it didn't cost me no 50 bucks as le kuhnepix.

Built a greenhouse in my yard. Ask me anything.

What makes a good laser level?
I'm seeing things that are prohibitively expensive and things that look like e-waste, with shitty clamps or a tripod that can barely cover any height. I'm a weekend warrior and am taking on some volunteer work helping people with chores.

my work threw out a "labconco 30 inch fumehood". they were rennovating and it was going in the dumpster and i figured i could use it for soldering, or putting my 3d printer in, or sandblasting.

well that was about a year and a half ago and it's just been sitting in my garage.
the problem is i don't have a benchtop to mount it to. it's 30"x30"x48". which conveniently fits perfectly through normal doors.
however if i put a normal sized table under it, it'll no longer fit through doors, which are like 80" tall.
I want to keep the footprint able to fit through a door.

So, my plan is to make some sort of short table with wheels on it that I can jack up when it's where I want it to stay.
I've got 3 ideas for how to do this and I'm hoping you guys could sanity check me on these.

id rather avoid spray laquer or whether because it might make them bleed.
maybe some heavy duty clear tape?

I am jerry-rigging a 40 watt guitar amp up to a 750 watt inverter connected to a 12V LiFePO4 battery. There's other effects pedals too. All run off the inverter. Need suggestions on where I can go to test this out with the volume cranked while running a decibel measuring app on my phone to get some idea of how loud the 55 yo 85 decibel volume is. Some kinda wide open space where no permit is needed so that its still legal to try it out there would be ideal. Any suggestions on where to go other than some beach that nobody visits?

How do i diy soundproof this roof on a budget. I want to turn this old building into an indoor shooting range.

/g/ abandoned me. you're still here chat?
I could use a little cheer. Its like nobody wants me to be the one who makes this but in the end im the only doing it you know.

What toolbox do you have?

I just bought a house that has an awful, horribly maintained lawn. Would it be a good idea to just cover the entire thing in cardboard and mulch and start over from scratch?

Last Threads: https://warosu.org/diy/?task=search2&search_username=artbyrobot


To begin: the project goal: I am working to make a series of humanoid robots. I am using a Biblical theme of naming the first 3 robots I make Adam, Eve, and Abel. The goal is for these robots to have human body inspired musculoskeletal systems, advanced AI, and that they look human and pass for human to a casual observer at least at a distance. They must be able to walk, talk, run, dance, do sports, do chores, manufacture products, and make more robots just like themselves if not even better. My aim is to build a single robot arm and head and then add sufficiently advanced AI to that arm and head to enable it to build the rest of its own body for me. This way I am delegating the work of building the majority of my first humanoid robot to that robot rather than doing that work myself - and this is to save me time.

In a like manner, my goal with the AI is to code just enough AI that the AI can begin coding itself and this way I don't have to code most of the AI myself because it will self create itself. I liken this to building a seed and that seed growing into a tree because for me to code that tree would take too long for me and just creating the seed would then save me time.

/EMOT/ - Eternal Machine Operator Thread

Clock in, push green button, play on phone until m30 happens

When out of metal go get an adult

Never going to learn gcode or machine offsets what about you guys?

What flavor vapes are the best?

>hey bro
> one of the drill bits, the one with the flat bottom that cuts with the sides is broken
> Imma go smoke while you fix it bro

Is it better to buy the trashiest used mobile home I can find, buy a shipping container and DIY, or buy a prefab "tiny home", cuckshed, etc.? I want to do the bare minimum, the only real requirement is having a roof over my head.

>replace pilot light assembly
>press knob on pilot and click button once or twice
>flame lights
>keep holding down knob until status light starts blinking
>let go of knob and flame immediately goes out
why??

Got a few more sanding passes to do then its time for the osmo and ceramic coat

I am building a bathroom in my cuckshed and I want to insulate it. However, there's no room to insulate in between the block wall (goes 3 feet up) and the pipes running to and from the hot water heater. If I insulate on the inside of the pipes, I am concerned that they could freeze on an extremely cold night because they wouldn't be getting much warmth from the inside because the insulation would be in the way. If I don't insulate near the pipes at all I know for a fact they would never freeze, because they'd get so much warmth from the bathroom (it has a register in it) but I'd lose a lot of my heat. What's the best solution?

Alright I've been having a hell of a time trying to find a simple design for a post based wood crane. It's not going to be handling heavy loads, it's to help lift me groceries up my rather steep porch cause I'm lazy. I had some work done and had the gents attach a post. Now I've salvaged the painted post to the right of it for potential reuse. I plan on getting a cheap winch and then mounting it either on the unpainted post or the painted which I plan to make the boom. I had planned on using a swivel base, but I was rethinking and they don't do well with the sheer that the design would cause. So do any of you old bones know if what I can use to do this? I'm not deadset on using the painted post.

Note that the base is only bolted to the rail so this crane cannot accommodate much of a load and it isn't going to be used for that. The winch will be hand powered

Cool free shit on Craigslist/FB marketplace

>you are an Congolise laborer making $10/day
>this is your work truck
>you have trash and lumber as readily availible materials
How do you make it better?

Replacing Struts With Shit Tools Edition

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Here we discuss microcontrollers (MCUs), single board computers (SBCs), and their accessories, such as Atmel mega and tiny AVRs (Arduinos), PICs, ARM boards such as blue/black pill STM32, ESP8266/32s, RP2040, Raspberry Pi, and others.

For general electronics questions (power supplies, level shifting, motor driving, etc.) please ask /ohm/.

>where can I find verified quality microcontrollers and other electronic sensors or parts
digikey.com
mouser.com
arrow.com
newark.com

>but that's too expensive
aliexpress.com (many parts here are fake, particularly specific parts out of stock in the above sites)
lcsc.com

>I need a part that does X and Y, with Z specifications. How can I find it?
use DigiKey's or Octopart's parametric part search. Then purchase from one of the sellers listed above.

>how do I get started with microcontrollers, where should I start?
There is no defined starting point, grab a book and start reading or buy an arduino off ebay/amazon and start messing around. There are a plethora of examples online to get started.

>resources:
https://github.com/kitspace/awesome-electronics

>RISC-V microcontroller list:
https://codeberg.org/20-100/Awesome_RISC-V/raw/branch/master/RISC-V_MCU_development_boards.pdf

im looking to finish my electrolysis at home.
does the D-901 have any significant downsides over the D-998?

from
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/2025-New-Professional-Portable-Salon-permanent_1601491330856.html?spm=a2700.galleryofferlist.normal_offer.d_image.6b1f13a0DKAKv3&priceId=bdf544950cd24ccb96f8f4f68b17f5e9
and
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/New-Pro-Electric-Hair-Removal-Tweezers_1601577191363.html?spm=a2700.galleryofferlist.normal_offer.d_image.416b13a0o7gzYx&priceId=cd34cdf84f1749958aa2869ad9324462

Do you use multitools in your DIY projects as main tools or is it standard tools for you? Personally, I use pic related as my main when I do woodworking. Haven't touched pliers, drivers, knives or saws since I picked it up.

Dad was going to hand me down his mixer for a good deal but now I don't want it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMFyG6ILV6g

Quit halfway through the addition edition
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7527-Shorewood-Dr-Salem-WI-53168/40334021_zpid/

This path has formed in my yard over the last 6 months. Undesirable individuals and packs are using it and leaving rubbish. They also make a lot of noise late at night. How do I stop this invasive behavior? Can't do a fence per HOA.

In /rcg/ we discuss anything & everything remote controlled - multirotors, fixed wing, cars, rovers, helis, boats, submarines, battlebots, lawnmowers, etc.

>How do I get started with racing drones?
https://oscarliang.com/mini-quad-racing-guide/
https://www.fpvknowitall.com/ultimate-fpv-shopping-list/

> How to build a racing drone (16 part video series from Joshua Bardwell)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoDb7WF6c8mWARrcxtX_G6yytK7QFHID

>What about planes?
https://www.flitetest.com/

>What about aerial photography, is DIY viable?
Buy a DJI if what you actually want is to take good photos/videos, go DIY if what you actually want is a fun project.

>I want a cheap RC training plane that is turnkey.
XK Beaver
Eachine Wing Dragon
OMPHobby T720
Hobbyzone Champ (used only)

>I want a good FPV fixed wing platform.
ZOHD Drift
Sonicmodell AR Wing
Finwing Albabird

>I want a basher fixed wing model for doing crazy shit that is easily repairable.
RCFactory, Hacker and other similar profile models

>I want a dirt cheap drone to fly around my yard/garden
Syma X5C

>I want a dirt cheap drone to fly inside my house
Eachine E010/Hubsan X4

>What are some good YouTube channels for learning or fun?
Joshua Bardwell - https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaBardwell
Painless360 - https://www.youtube.com/@Painless360
Flite Test - https://www.youtube.com/@FliteTest
Peter Sripol - https://www.youtube.com/@PeterSripol
RCModelReviews - https://www.youtube.com/@RCModelReviews
Andrew Newton - https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewNewton
RCGutt - https://www.youtube.com/@rcgutt
RC Test Flight - https://www.youtube.com/@rctestflight
Think Flight - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkflight
Tail Heavy Productions - https://www.youtube.com/@TailHeavyProductions

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How do bad people, criminals and other bad people make psilocybin mushrooms at home?

does anyone have any experienced building wallmounted retractable desks like pic related? i'm moving to a smaller place and need to think in more compact terms but still have a space to set up a laptop with a set of small speakers, an audio interface and smaller pieces of gear.
I found a few online but the structure itself seems relatively simple, so I'm thinking of building one myself.

I haven't made a thread since the purge a few months ago. About me.
>natural stone expert
>specializing in restoration/repair
>many years as a slab installer
>many years as a business owner
>brief but intense fabrication experience
Topics?
>stone selection, ie. Differences between granites, marbles etc.
>artificial stone, including modern porcelain slabs, quartz etc.
>application of stone indoor, outdoor etc.
>products related to stone, such as sealers, epoxies, silicone and waterproofing
>experience working in higher end sector, working in finished homes vs. new developments etc.
>business advice for small scale self operated company