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>We're going to test that!
>>2796126my problem with the twisting test is how the force was applied, I don't think the jaws being inserted into a larger piece of steel and that piece twisted reflects how the pliers are used, it should have been the pliers clamped down onto a flat piece of steel and then twisted so all the resistance was coming from inside the jaws instead of an external twisting force being stopped by the jaws.the knipex pliers performed terribly in all his testing methods because none of what he tested reflected what long nose pliers are intended to do: manipulate materials in tight clearance spaces. the knipex pliers are fantastic at doing what they're intended to do, they're dogshit at working as holding pliers for random fasteners and cutting through fucking deck screws. I wanted to see him test how well the pliers could do a straight pull on various materials to test how well the teeth grab in that function, since that's my #1 use for them
>>2790763>he appeals to redditors and boomers>i watch his stuffoutted yourself fag
clickbait retard who trollishly designs his tests to be 100% useless for determining product quality. he might as well drop each one down a plinko chute and the winner is whatever falls into the right slot.
>>2796527It’s not Todd’s fault that you didn’t buy Gearwrench like I recommended! Now you’re all Mr. Sandy Vajayjay over here
>>2790857goddamn all those girls are hot...unlike the "females" of today with the tiktok freckles filters and other gay shit like that, they all look like clones
But the Shitposting Must Go On editionPrevious thread drowned out by contesters: >>2785963Eternal 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.
>>2796434Get a tait. Actually I do have something to offer. See this anons comment:>>2796436A twenty five year old motorola would be a good investment too. When they say they don't make em' like they used to. Motorola fights in to that. They used to be great before they outsourced all the engineers to india.Instead of water I would recommend isopropyl alcohol from the pharmacy. More controlled.
>>2796322When your rotator weighs more than your antenna, it's time to rething your antenna choices
>>2796322>Will it hold a 2 element 10m yagi?Mine holds a 25ft high 6-20m hexbeam with a medium duty rotor on top. If you have any doubts just throw another cement block on. Make sure the roof is supported too.
Does anyone have a HF/VHF/UHF mobile radio recommendation? I'm considering a few>IC-7100Seems gimmicky>IC-706Serious contender>FT-100Seems like an overlooked good contender.>IC-705I'm not gay>Yaesu FT-991ANo detachable screen
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for leatherwork, you need a very dense material to tool (draw) and stamp on. We all have little granite slabs. I make luggage and messenger bags almost exclusively so that little slab is just top small. 2x3x8 slabs of granite are reterdedly expensive. here are a few factors I'm considering. 1, my house doesn't have a concrete foundation so reverberation will just always be an issue. I want to get as much force transferred onto what I'm working on as possible.2, I have read that a work bench the size I'm going to make will weigh 100s of lbs. 3, even the best concrete tables eventually Crack, sometimes within a year.what are your thoughts
>>2795081Awww someone missed nap time. >>2789211If you use proper admixtures/plasticizers, fibers, and get your mix dialed in, you can absolutely make concrete that won’t crack and be unbelievably strong and resilient. It’s not granite, granted (tee hee), but GFRC is pretty damn strong. I get all my admixtures and fibers from below. You can also find other companies for similar products. https://trinic.us/
>>2796142I should add that yes I’m aware “all concrete cracks”. The cracks don’t spread and their hairline and on the edges if they appear at all. It almost acts like epoxy if done correctly.
>>2789211I don't get why people do this to their kids. mean-spirited pranks that they 100% know are going to make their kid cry, betraying their child's complete trust in them for a laugh then posting it online for updoots.the kid's not going to understand the joke, and even if they eventually find it funny they're never going to forget the betrayal they felt upon taking off the blindfold and believing wholeheartedly that their parents made them put their finger in a dog's ass.truly millennials inherited their parents' narcissism and sociopathy. I guess it's up to the zoomers to break the cycle now.
>>2796146"All concrete cracks" i have never heard that and im a master steel concrete builder, are you sure this isn just some kind of salesman trope like "breakfast ist the most important meal of the day" pushed by lazy cement manufacturers?
>>2796188Don’t know just always heard that and people here tend to get argumentative.
A) I can get the storage shelves I want for $300, plus tax. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-5-Tier-Industrial-Duty-Steel-Freestanding-Garage-Storage-Shelving-Unit-in-Black-90-in-W-x-90-in-H-x-24-in-D-N2W902490W5B/319132842B) Or buy lumber boards, and build one for $150.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLBl15hnt28&list=PLKnDtSMnSKEFT9xBAdw9vYQdHCqXrBUpk&index=31I got the tools, but I'm on a budget. I'm worried I will fail : ) What would you do?
>>2796500You should check your local estate sales for shelves. I see this shit go out the door for around $50-$90 on avg. You gotta tear it down of course but thats ez
>>2796500>What would you do?not ask or post here about it.
>>2796532It's going into a garage. It'll hold like hoses, bags of shit, garage stuff : )
>>2796536Good idea
>>2796574Just buy off a deal.
and now you know.
>>2796076If I give you a sloppy rim job, who gets paid?
>>2795876I report every muriatic post.
>>2796112Kek….hows that working for you princess
>>2796084if you put some effort and do it not sloppy, you'll get paidalways put effort in your job anon
>>2796084Clearly I’m getting paid in that scenario.
I am moving up north soon where everything is 3x as expensive. My new house has a large garage though, and I'd like to have a workshop. I just don't know what I should buy before I go to save money.
>>2794950Honestly, the 3M, DeWalt, and Mirka equivalents are about the same price range as Festool anyways, and getting the fancier fixed shop models can be the same or much greater price. The really big advantage they have is dual filters that alternate and bang the dust out of the one not being used regularly without pausing suction. The other is that they have a power pass-through that turns it on with the tool.>>2794952Another thing to think about is putting together an air filter to circulate the air and catch fine particulates, and you can do that with as little as a cheap box fan and filter.
Okay /wwg/ be real with me:How realistic is it to drill a 6inch deep, 18mm diameter hole in a 2" thick piece of wood with a spade bit and without a drill press, while keeping it perpendicular?
>>2795623Make yourself a little square jig and it's certainly doable, assuming your bit has a vertical edgehttps://youtu.be/eSJtG947ZPkThere are other ways to do it, the basic idea is to give yourself a square reference to get started.
>>2794952I've got the new Dewalt silent something shop vac and it's a lot quieter then my old screamer. Was under $200.
>>2794829build it to code for where you plan to be buriedalso make it so you can use it for shelf space or storage until you die.
Is there anyway how to get Solidworks for free? Solid Edge has free license for hobbyists but I would like Solidworks since its more popular. I dont want to pirate it unless its only option.
>>2787867I remember those threads. That was a fun time. I like to think Linus was spasming at his keyboard every time he saw or typed the letters x and z
>>2785897Holy shit what a garbage model tbqh
>>2788734>>2787860some riveting posts from the tripfag
I'm a little bit lay with all this sfotware sorcery and o after reading the thread and some more on the internet I got some questions. The only unavoidable problem seems, as if you make you sure you pirated SD dont get internet conection you are clear, to open a file saved in a pirated software on a legal one, that aparently the file carry info that would trigger a phone home in the legal. So if you make a file in a pirated SD, open in a Opensorce software, and saves it would it still phone home if the file saved in the open sorce was open in legal software? Some what like libre Office changes .txt (word) to .odt or this extensions doesnt really mean much.There is a way to be caught or how to prevent if I take my file made in a pirated software to print, machine, or 3d print in a third party busnisses?
>>2796559Solid works doesn’t sign your files unless you have a student version then it marks the file student version forever You export as an X_T for machining before you start programming for CAD You export it as an STL for 3D printing or 3mf if newer 3d printing Printer sliders don’t give a shit where you get your files as long as there aren’t any errors in the import , if there are it will auto repair but it smfucks up a lot
Hello. I would like to find quality hair clippers to cut my hair off with.I have bought this set a couple of years ago for a great discount, is this hair clipper a good model which should last me years?The hair clipper is a Wahl 09243-2616 and doesn't use a battery
>>2790310I've buy a new set every 18months or so The attachments break and they get blunt. I've tried sharpening them, but it doesn't work.
>>2790314Wizard, beat me to it. >about to use mine right now!
>>2790310Here's what I got. Wahl makes a good product but these two are rather old. Not sure how good they are now. These two will probably outlive me.>>2790510>>2790534>>2790598I use WD-40.>>2791895I think that's the one I got.>>2796433Nice thicc cord
>>2791353I already responded and told him that dipshit.
>>2795314> a box of a hundred will last you a few yearsI dont even get ten shaves out of a blade.I usually replace after five. You must be using some space age shit.
I'm not talking about used cars. I mean for metal, machinery, etc.I see so many Euro videos where they're like:>Just head down to the scrap yard to find oneNigga, I don't have that. None of the metal recycling places will sell me material. I just want to get some cheap metal parts and old machinery, but they won't sell it to me.
>>2795518>they don't bother to learn how to find things.Shouldn't the scrap yards want to get new customers?
>>2794555Is NYC getting as bad as they say on twitter and youtube or it is all lies and political posturing? have you been robbed lately?
>>2793104>the noble savage wastes nothingimagine believing some 70s era propaganda. but they do infact play by different rules. reservations are micro-nations with their own legislative/governing bodies and do not have to follow most regulations.
>>2793035We have scrap yards, however they serve a different purpose as the shit people bring them typically gets recycled rather than just kept sitting around in hopes that someone might want it.
>>2796238Yea, that's probably why it was mentioned in OP
All the top soil available to buy is extremely sandy, nothing loamy. I am trying to find clay soil to mix in the mud pit. Can I use modeling clay or is there other stuff added to it and will it break down?I found betonite clay powder which is used to make clay, some says food grade, and some say for cosmetics but I read that betonite can contain lead. Anyone know how to get mud?
>>2796268Just steal dirt from construction sites.
>>2796274 But it will just be sand bc of where I live
purify some clay out of dirt in a bucket via levigation.
>>2796294There are different types of soil in your area. It can't all be sand...
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?
>>2793957I've removed far more snap rings than you. Take it to someone not retarded like a machine shop for>>2793763or they may simply pry it out. Your ineptitude is not universal.t.aircraft, vehicle, industrial and all sorts of other stuff mechanic wrenching longer than you've drawn breath.
put it up on your bridgeport like a real fucking man. and mill it out. oh thats right your stupid and poor.
>>2794202Not the OP but my used pair from like 2000 and fuckall look exactly like that. I've never found a use for them.Do the tips wear out or something? I've tried them on snaprings before and they're useless because they're like 5 times the size of the fucking E clip.
>>2794003post wrist circumference with proof
>>2792867This is the way.I find a small tweaker screwdriver works better for capturing your progress but if your picks aren't made of chineesium then they should work fine.
Use this thread to ask questions you think don't require a thread of their own.The old thread no longer bumps: >>2789553If you didn't get a response in the old thread, feel free to ask again here.(except the guy with the 15A outlet on a 20A fuse)
>>2796487That's not how it works... kind of.... actually it's possible that it could slightly reduce the efficiency... I would have the panel at a 45degree angle as close to you, and as far away from the AC as possible and it shouldn't be a problem.Do any anons have any ideas on how to drop a large vehicle like a trailer or RV a 8 inches and slowly jack it up again without the occupants inside realizing? It can't be too noisy. But some noise could be explained as sci-fi nonsense.Looking to reliably raise and drop a vehicle over and over.
>>2796491Thanks
what’s the best place to buy steel for welding projects? I’m looking for smaller sizes, like 2 by 3 feet of 20 or 18 gauge to repair a rusted out rocker panel.
How good are waterproofing sprays for clothes and are they any better than molten wax? I want to make me bag and pants waterproof but I worry about it making them feel uncomfy to wear.
>>2796525theres a shop just down from me sells off pieces exactly like that would suit you fine, dirt cheap too.
Just finished this deck, step thing for an old mill on my property. Please r8
>>2796311Seems like the only thing you diy'd in your life was your reading ability.
dude what is your flashing even trying to do
>>2796257Nails??
>>2796332Son this country was built on nails.
Looks good from my house brother
So housing is too expensive as it is and I've been feeling ambitious as of late. So more and more I've been interested in taking a task like this. I have the know how and I have family that have built homes before that have taught me the ropes as well as would be willing to help, but I'm not sure about having the time at least right now, so it's more of a future project. People are saying 5000 sq ft would cost anywhere between 400k to 1 mil, so 10,000 sq ft they would estimate as more. 10467 sq ft total living space, fireplace, and basement are in the plans. Planning to build on the west coast, Anchorage Alaska, or in a few options in Russia. Foundations are the most expensive thing to build, so I could take care of that to cover labor costs. Does anybody have estimates for this being viable below 1 mil? Or would you say this is pointless dreaming?
>>2791778Even better, steel construction with stone siding for material savings
>>2795731good, keeps faggot descendants from selling your property and land and forces them to live in it
>>2796175Or they'll just sell it for someone to tear down and set up their own thing. If OP already put in water, electricity and sewage it's prime real estate
>>2790674If you knew anything about home building, you would never take on a build over 2000sqft soloI do large renovations solo and just a good remodel without major structural changes takes a year. Imagine what having to do everything would takeThat doesn't even mention that a small house is $100k+ in materials before foundation
I find it's around $80-$100 per square foot of materials for a house no matter how you slice it. Due to:- Roof- Insulation- Exterior Cladding- Structural Members- Flooring- Interior Finish Work- Windows- Doors- Plumbing Materials- Electrical MaterialsThe raw cost ends up being higher than you'd expect. Picking pennies can really keep costs down to 1/3rd of "a modern nice finished home". For example, a hardwood floor can cost you $25k, or a similar laminar floor like those cheap apartments can cost you $3k. That's the kind of stuff that will add up if you buy the expensive option time after time.You could always have no insulation, and no floors, and save like $30/sq ft. But is that really worth it? Only you can decide.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
