/diy/ - Do-It-Yourself

I want to make a board game. Nothing super professional and I have no delusions about it, but it would be nice if I didn't have to write out all the cards by hand.

Just curious if anyone had any suggestions or ideas?

My washer from the 90's failed and I dropped the timer (most expensive) while dissambling and figuring it out, causing it to break. Found another washer for free, works, better than nothing. But the amount of bullshit involved with it...
>No ability to set water level
>Put it on "deep water wash" but it still only fills half full
>Auto sensing
>Stops filling when you open the lid
>Won't spin at all with the lid open
What the fuck is this shit? I know how dirty it is, I know how much soap I put in, I know what I want. I set it to deep water wash, so fucking do it. Fill all the way goddamn it. It fills to half. Half. I said full, you stupid fuck. Occasionally end up filling it manually with a bucket.

Is this really how bad it's gotten? My old one had a dial. If you set it to full, it filled to full. Period. Very straightforward. You pull on the dial, it starts working. There was no start button. There was no auto sensing. It didn't do any of this shit. What the fuck is wrong with this world. I have no control over this thing and have to fight with it to have it doing what it needs to.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Stillson and Swedish pipe wrench designs? What do you prefer, or what do you prefer for what tasks?

Winter is coming! What are you doing to stay cozy/save on heating costs?
Me? I'm currently in the middle/at the start of various projects on the house I got.
>Windows
I'm changing the gaskets, they're done and leaking heat, just gotta figure out how to adjust the windows to get rid of the remaining gaps.
>attic
Already got a big-ish layer of rockwool in it, but apparently, nowadays you're going thicker. Contemplating if I should just plaster the whole area in a few cm of XPS, which would also give me a better walking surface and the option to store some stuff, without producing stupid ass rock wool dust.
>pipes
Not really worried about pic related, but my heating system in the basement has all its pipes uninsulated. While it does warm up my basement, the fact that the basement itself isn't really insulated does waste quite a lot of heat. So those pipes gonna get covered. Just wondering if it's really worth it to shell out for armaflex, or if I can just get random PE or rock wool insulation of my local big box store, which costs half as much as armaflex and seems to have a better λ as armaflex. For armaflex, I can only find λ ≤ 0,036W/(m·K) at 0°C at the various stores that sell it, but for the cheapos, I get about λ = 0,037W/(m·K) at 40°C, and armaflex lists 40°C only in their datasheet for all their products, and there its at 0.041, so worse. What gives?

Pick your favorite pattern.

There's a fucking cricket somewhere in my basement that won't shut the fuck up. I'm going absolutely insane. How long does it take these fuckers to die of starvation? Why won't it shut up!? WHAT THE FUCK is the matter with these wretched creatures. MOST ANNOYING SHIT EVER. WHY DO THEY MAKE THIS NOISE CONSTANTLY

HOW CAN I LOCATE AND GET RID OF THIS THING? When I go down there it shuts up but otherwise it hasn't stopped chirping for like 4 hours now. I'm going insane! WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO PREVENT MORE?! FFS i'm ready to buy a chicken coup and get chickens to get rid of this shit. I'm about ready to burn my fucking house down that's how annoying this little fucker is

I'm replacing my dishwasher and what a pleasant surprise to find copper. The pipe basically follows the arrows from under the sink to under the cabinet floor to out the side, and I need to get the inlet to about the circled area. Should I:

>1. wrangle the copper to the new inlet position and get an adapter for the threaded end to what my dishwasher takes
>2. cut the copper where it comes out of the wall, shark bite adapter to braided steel hose (I think this is my preferred option even if it's the least proper)
>3. start by unscrewing the fitting from the cast elbow and hope really hard nothing else breaks... probably end up replacing the valve at that point

Please advise

As far as I can tell by looking at eBay and Amazon and aliexpress, I've been completely screwed by the Boomer I bought my KS-RT70 and XL-MK500 from, because he cut the stupid proprietary cable that these units need to connect to each other and I can't find one anywhere. At this point, I'm starting to think that this type of cable doesn't even exist anywhere else but for this one specific JVC head unit produced sometime in the 1980s.
I'm at least glad that the tape deck works, but I don't see a point replacing the failing CD player in my car with a working cassette player and a CD player that I can't even use.

Is it even possible to make this cable myself? Do one of you somehow have one laying around that you could throw up on eBay so I could buy it? Or maybe one of you guys are way better at internet searching than I am and are you able to hunt one down?
Did you know that if you spend enough time on eBay uselessly searching for a specific type of cable that they will start to suspect you're a bot and make you solve captchas? Hahahaha my life sucks...

The closest I have found, is this, this thing appears as if it would allow me to physically plug the head unit into a 13-pin cable that I have already, and plug that keyboard into the CD changer, but there's no possible way the pinout is correct on this, right? https://ebay.us/m/TlR63f

ITT: Share your home media setups. Because fuck all these subscription services.

I'm using picrel on an old CRT I have in my house to capture that 90's era programming. I've got a Pi5 with a 2TB NVME connected to it, running 4 channels at the moment. The whole setup was about $250, if memory serves. The case in picrel fits the Pi perfectly, and then I run an HDMI to Coax adapter out to my CRT. My kids love it, we call it the "time machine" in our house. Source for the project is all here:

https://github.com/shane-mason/FieldStation42

I'm trying to set up a movie channel, and I want to add more 4:3 movies to the lineup. I've spent the last 3 days drudging through the Internet Archive for halfway decent VHS rips of movies and found a few. Does anyone have any recommendations for good sources of 4:3 movies?

Here's a few of the shows my kids love:

https://archive.org/details/the-big-comfy-couch
https://archive.org/details/WishboneTVSeries19951997
https://archive.org/details/MSBTVSeries
https://archive.org/details/double-dare-1988_202011

What does your media center look like? What software are you using? What hardware?

hey /diy/, i'm painting some tile and i've never done this before.

i've cleaned, sanded and done a coat of primer, and the back of the can says i should sand it again between the first and second coat. why? is the can full of shit, or should i actually do this?

How do I not die from sewer gas? I want to go into an old timey sewer like picrel and it has ventilation shafts all the way and the tunnel is large enough to drive a car into and is level in its entirety (entrance is from the side if a ravine so one does not descend at any point)

ever just start doing shit with no plan?

Literally Just Copypasting You Lazy Fuck 2.0 edition

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Eternal thread theme: [YouTube] Deadbolt - The Mocker

>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 2.1 User Guide
https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.1.2.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/

Playing farming simulator with the new holldand L555 and though that It could be retro fitted with mechanical self levelling. So I'm wondering why you don't see any vertical lift mechanical self levelling skid steer loaders?

Anyone into chain mail as an artform and branch of mathematics? Most people stick with European 4-1 for armor or byzantine and persian for jewelry but I'm trying to see how many different sheet weaves I can make into ~1" polyhedra. I believe that in general any weave capable of forming triangles, squares, diamonds, or hexagons can be made into a regular polyhedron and it's just a question of choosing the right ring sizes.

I need a few pieces of this optimus primal toy repainted. I lack the skills/tools to do it myself. It's a very small amount of work to be done and I will pay you but you have to be in san diego and willing to meet up and take the toy/show me some of your work.

Anybody here got the skills or know where I should look for something like this?

I need to unload 24 pallets with bricks on my property, but I cant drive a big truck on it because there are power lines next to the street on my side. A truck with a crane wont fit under them. I also cant get them delivered and unloaded onto the street.

I was thinking to build something like pic rel, but it has to be free standing.

Constrains:
1: It needs to be movable so I can unload several pallets without having to move them.
2: It has to be done on uneven terrain (grass)

I thought about a double A frame with car wheels that are adjustable in height so I can compensate the terrain.
The connectors would be made ouf steel where I can just slide some lumber inside and bolt it down.
Has anyone ever done something like that?

>Option B, get a forklift, but they are expensive and/or might break down
>Option C unload the pallet by hand but that would take a lot of time and effort

I need to unload them as fast as possible because I need to rent a small truck to get them from the store. One pallet is about 1 metric ton.

I want to buy some floor tiles
A square foot is 12 x 12 inches right? How is there a fraction of a square foot in a box of square foot tiles?

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

>be retarded
>renovate bathroom
>install tile floor
>alldone.jpg
>measure existing toilet flange for new toilet
>11" from wall
>all new toilets require exactly 10" or 12" flange distance
>no 11" available

wtf don't they make 11" toilets??? now i have to tear up an entire brand new tile floor because they keep changing things to sell more toilets

My dang ol' original 3DS has paint chipping on the d pad, and I want to seal it so it doesn't progress. I want to avoid replacing the buttons entirely because it involves almost full disassembly and the 3DS is fiddly. What sort of glue or resin can I use to paint a clear cap over the cracks? I'm picturing something thin that I can paint over top in a few layers to build up a smooth flat coat. Or what would you suggest?

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

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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.

I just so happened across some YouTube archiving software (pic rel) so I've decided I'm going to go on an archiving spree before the inevitable enshitifcation and collapse of the internet, and likely society at large. Post some good channels for me to download and others to see, almost anything is welcome; >documentaries
>Recreations/explanations of historical events and stories
>how to's and tutorials
not too hyperspecific like how to set the clock on a 1982 magnavox vcr
>car repair/diag
>Automotive modification
If it's interesting or unique, don't need every single channel about putting a cam in a small block
>Cooking and food
Pls no Indian street food or Chinese gutter oil k thx
>Cinematography (movies, tv, animation, etc)
no trailers or extra/tmz crap, actor and director interviews ok if it's not solely a promotion for a specific film, set and studio behind the scenes also ok
>Music, theory, composition
no music videos and album uploads
>educational classes and courses
>Guns
shooting, building, engineering, history
>Computers, technology, programming, electronics
No unboxings or hardware reviews or anything else that is just a glorified specs page in video form
>gaming
historical and technical content, not lets plays
>Science
chemical work, biology, metallurgy, etc
>Nostalgia bait
Again as long as it's interesting or historical or at least has some significance, don't want literally every single tv commercial from 20-40 years ago
>Machining, welding, building, carpentry, etc
Channels with cool and interesting projects or good tutorials
>just plain entertaining, interesting and neat shit that's worth keeping

Absolutely *NO*:
>shortsslop
>tikslop
>aislop
>any other form of garbage shit tier content
Also keep political content to a minimum unless it's historical or extremely important, I don't need the entirety of cnn or fox or st louis local channel 5. same for talk shows and podcasts and other shit that doesn't have "longevity", for lack of a better term.

if you don't know how to do this, make a friend with someone who does bud.

I hear PVC has "no structural rating" at least officially for boats etc.

What are some drawbacks for small PVC structure, besides not being fire-proof steel?

How long will PVC last in blazing full sun?

What is best sheathing, either plastic wrap or something more solid like polycarb panels?

I'm thinking it would be kool to have Flat Pak PVC structure that you could strap on roof racks, but then plug wall/roof etc into connectors.

Would anybody be interested in a thread all about batteries, battery tech/chemistry, cells, building your own packs or scavenging cells from old packs, making your own chargers, etc?

I'll start off in the next post.

I made this cool cuff

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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.

How long after the last chlorination would a pool be suitable for fish? A few of my neighbors have inground pools that they just let go stagnant until it's time to get it ready for next summer and I want to sneak around and throw some mosquitofish in there to control the larva

Hey /diy/ bros, total noob at watches here. How to take off the crown of this watch? It's a Perona incabloc 17. It has a little moisture on the inside of the crystal so im just trying remove the internal mechanism to clean it up a bit. Pls help

are these too close?

>comet gp1
>hyshikra 26-28Mhz 20' antenna
>Eton elite 750

dont remind me about the trees

I want to make a little library. I can buy a kit, but I want to have one where I don't need to dig a hole and make a post. Any ideas there?

Or anyone know a good old box that'll make a good substitute?

Why do basic all-around handymen who know how to frame, wire up outlets, and install plumbing think they deserve to make 150 dollars an hour? I have a simple project that I need done for me, but I can't afford for some asshole to come in and do rushed, shoddy work for an ultra-premium price. Do they think they're slick when they quote me a job price? Do they think I don't understand their game and that it's going to end up with them making well over 100 dollars an hour?

How to fix? This is the plug for a vacuum cleaner.

Any issue adding a ridge board here? Just to make erecting those rafters easier, ie one side at time rather than as assembled units. This board would be non structural and shouldn't be placing additional loads on the framing it's 'hanging' from, correct?

i want to paint pic rel white using spray paint (rust oleum 2 in 1) without disassembly. I have masking tape but don't know (a) will it damage the delicate parts (b) how to mask the logo and tough areas (c) how to make it perfectly circular so it doesn't look like shit.

>mfw fixed the forklift at work
The battery just needed water but I still fixed it.

Thanks GPT!

>Captcha: HHP0G

how to fix this?
https://files.catbox.moe/5z1rb1.mp4

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i ripped some coating off of my oven steel accidentally by putting clear tape on it and pulling it off.
how do i fix this? should i just tape the entire thing so its less obvious?

I just remember that there was a video in youtube that showed how some architects made a sink layer by layer to make it sound like a waterfall.
It look the like the one in the photo but with steel

I'm considering renovating a house, but before, i gotta know what root cause issues exist.

It's probably moisture/humidity related but tf is going on with this carpet?

I don't think there's pipes underneath...

Destroy the carpenter's pencil industry with this one simple trick

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Spurious help 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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containment thread for those of us who are not just weekend warriors.
>what are you workin on right now
>what do you like about your job
>what do you dislike about your job
>what was the last tool you bought

How do i replicate the sheath for this knife but in leather? Sheath's made out of cardboard and is not in very good shape. Keep in mind i don't have any experience with leather. Only cloth.
Is it a complicated project?

.

I hate this shit you like you wouldn't believe
>replacing bushings in car
>decide to repaint the control arms since they're already out and look gross
>wire wheel them and get some of pic related and the corresponding metal primer
>spray a couple light coats of the primer within a couple minutes of each other just like directions say
>directions say to spray top coat immediately after primer (even though primer say it needs 48 hours between applications)
>okay.jpg
>spray like 3 passes of the top coat within a couple minutes - still pretty thin: can almost see primer underneath in certain spots.
>hang dry in garage which is like 90F and 30% humidity
>come back after a couple days: still tacky
>can dent it with my fingernail almost a week later
>paint flakes off if you even look at it wrong now
This stuff made a couple hour job suddenly take almost two weeks. I swear Rustoleum used to not be this awful like 10-15 years ago. What does /diy/ use for enamel paint?

Do you think it's possible to make a portable music player with a zero RPI? I'd like something DIY with HiFi-like quality. Do you think it's possible? Are there any projects like this already? The important thing is that it's small and has a good display. Should a small ESP32 be considered in this case?