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Anon·04/25/25 22:55·No.2912282

Welcome to /diy/, a place to: Post and discuss /diy/ projects, ask questions regarding /diy/ topics and exchange ideas and techniques. Please keep in mind: - This is a SFW board. No fleshlights or other sex toys. - No weapons. That goes to /k/ - Weapons. The workmanship and techniques involv...

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Anon·10/04/25 02:38·No.2948655

muh loto

Not my problem.

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Anon·08/26/25 02:04·No.2940847

What are the shittiest tools you have ever used?

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Anon·04/26/25 04:34·No.2912365

My Advanced Realistic Humanoid Robots Project - #5

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 ...

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Anon·09/28/25 16:11·No.2947565

HD Deisel Trucks

Duramax vs PowerStroke vs Cummins Which truck is the most reliable? Best value? Most capable when towing? (Decided against posting this in /o/)

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Anon·08/04/25 07:08·No.2936243

Sewing General

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...

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Anon·10/07/25 07:34·No.2949351

So i ordered a silicone sex doll. Long story short, it was damaged during shipping. It was stored upside down, the neck bolt actually tore through cardboard box and for part of journey was being dragged across a dirty floor by neck bolt. Area was black when i got it and ive since cleaned it up. Due ...

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Anon·09/28/25 14:21·No.2947531

should I buy a chinese excavator ? they are so cheap

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Anon·10/17/25 21:16·No.2951377

Are left hand drill bits worth it?

When I try to remove severed bolts using a regular drill bit and bolt extractor, it almost never works. It only works like 1 out of 10 times if I’m lucky. Do left drill hand drill bits work? How many times out of 10 would you estimate does it work?

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Anon·10/13/25 12:52·No.2950534

>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?

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Anon·09/26/25 21:46·No.2947196

SQTDDTOT

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Anon·10/15/25 05:53·No.2950922

What does /diy/ think about basement fish farms?

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Anon·10/19/25 03:37·No.2951662

Any new coders

Knowing how to code is the hard part along with the time management it take *If any one whats to learn by mentorship or hands on one-on-one lessons as a student to me teacher* Msg: [email protected]

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Anon·10/05/25 19:24·No.2948955

AHHHH! i have mice in the walls! i can hear one scurying around once a day. what do i do??

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Anon·10/18/25 12:33·No.2951493

how can I make this without actual metal? I dont have a 3D printer btw. And where do I buy the string for this?

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Anon·10/17/25 17:39·No.2951332

Multitool General

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.

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Anon·09/25/25 14:00·No.2946936

DIY Reviving Old Tech

Absolutely NOT a "tech guy". 45y/o tradeworker, left off at DOS & Qbasic in '93. Found some 2016 tech during eviction remodel: 2016 Galaxy Tab-A and 2016 HP Stream 11. Do not be fooled; all the "tekkie lingo", specs and processes I will be citing are new to me, learned over the course of these proje...

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Anon·10/05/25 19:29·No.2948960

Electricity is gay

Why does my power go out when I have a 1000w microwave and a 2000w induction cooktop running both off the same plug board? How's that different to having two different wall plugs? Do I need to rearrange my wiring because I'm scared of fire and shit? Like, split high power things between different wa...

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Anon·08/08/25 06:48·No.2937029

/rcg/ - Drone & Radio Control General

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-lis...

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Anon·10/18/25 10:07·No.2951482

/ohm/ - Electronics General: Hand-wound toroid edition

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/74H...

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Anon·10/05/25 19:07·No.2948949

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 c...

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Anon·09/26/25 16:33·No.2947143

Previous home owners built a small ball court. I dont know what to do with this. I already have an elevated wood deck and small 2 car garage. Options: 20x20 pole barn ontop Massive patio area Keep as sports court Something else??? I am just not sure what would neat to have.

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Anon·10/17/25 21:10·No.2951375

Psychoactive mushrooms

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

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Anon·10/19/25 00:04·No.2951632

Is there any reason besides cost and size in a bag to get a Dremel style, low wattage rotary tool over a Foredom style flex shaft grinder? And then is there any reason to get one of those over a die grinder type tool with a flex shaft added? It seems you can the light, dexterous precision tool with...

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Anon·10/18/25 20:44·No.2951588

Stuffing fiberglass insulation between window frame and wall?

>had new window put in >contractor didn’t install trim around window because dad wanted to re-use old trim >dad says oh I want to touch up the insulation because they used spray foam but it wasn’t as thick in some spots >come back home >he has completely packed this shit with fiberglass insulation >...

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Anon·10/02/25 03:19·No.2948294

Car Repair General

Replacing Struts With Shit Tools Edition

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Anon·09/06/25 22:15·No.2943348

Will my son hate me when he hits puberty?

For making this small of a room?

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Anon·10/18/25 19:38·No.2951576

LED Flourcent bulb replacement

It didn't work. It says it is plug and play you don't have have bypass the ballast. What now?

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Anon·10/03/25 19:34·No.2948582

What's a good place to get ideas/inspiration for getting the most out of a small living space? I live in a single bedroom bachelor's apartment in an old commie block, and I think I've done just about all that I could with it, but perhaps I could get more out of it. If I wasn't renting I'd tear down ...

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Anon·10/11/25 08:09·No.2950162

I recently moved to an apartment that's second floor street side, and the amount of dust I get is insane. I have to vacuum every day, sometimes twice a day. I heard about Corsi Rosenthal boxes as DIY air purifiers and figured I'd give them a try since I think a conventional air purifier with my budg...

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Anon·10/10/25 05:13·No.2949974

Would this work

I have a dumb idea for pneumatic puncher, that extends when I extend my arm, would this work or go through my arm?

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Anon·10/09/25 02:54·No.2949744

hon, good news... the toilet seat will always stay down now. I gotchu babe.

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Anon·10/10/25 00:40·No.2949909

another watch thread

Hello, I saw another watch thread here people were responding to so hopefully this question isn't too retarded. Pic related is my grandfather's old watch. It runs fine, but the second hand doesn't turn. I think it has to do with this copper wire you can see in the upper part of the mechanism. Anyone...

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Anon·08/11/25 18:14·No.2937699

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.

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Anon·10/17/25 21:49·No.2951383

Stop light

What material should I use for the casing/shield of my third stop light? I'm trying to mimic the black plastic shiel that keeps the red LED light to bleed into the whole back glass of the car.

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Anon·10/13/25 16:47·No.2950558

woodworking generals

woodsisters sharing ideas

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Anon·10/11/25 23:22·No.2950278

How to Change Smoke Detector Battery

>inb4 you're completely retarded This one isn't at my house, so I can't just walk over there and mess with it, but I need to replace the battery. This thing is from the 2000s, so I'm wondering if the whole thing should be replaced. Do I just twist it, there's going to be a battery in there, and I ju...

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Anon·10/04/25 21:13·No.2948802

/3dpg/ 3d Printing General #374

Last Thread: >>2942969 Al Fresco Printing 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 ...

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Anon·10/14/25 01:52·No.2950714

any place to get code books online without paying the kike price of 180 bucks for a softcover?

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Anon·10/03/25 09:18·No.2948500

Windmill generate electric with connected other windmill with generate electric rotation bikewheel

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Anon·10/18/25 00:12·No.2951410

My river table project is coming along well

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

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Anon·10/11/25 13:21·No.2950187

I still think this is a good idea, throw in a magnet to continually clear the swarf

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Anon·09/20/25 13:49·No.2945905

I want to start a Marijuana bar

For years I have refined the bong process to the point I want to share it. We will have a menu with different options. To make it easy for even the novice to order. Ready to consume, in the nicest glass, or hand rolled in the back to your specifics. It will be wonderful

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Anon·06/25/25 20:03·No.2926704

Solar and off-grid thread

Previous >>2903345

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Anon·10/16/25 00:13·No.2951060

Help me redo my room? I used Planyourroom.com. there's no link to share so you can edit directly I'm afraid.

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Anon·10/15/25 16:29·No.2950977

Moisture Meter. Help Please.

Mom wants me to go under the house and check the moisture content of the beams and joists and such. Legit concern given it's a crawl space closed in by a brick foundation (with vents, but still). She bought a meter, but it's garbage (plus or minus 4% error range when the difference between "dry" and...

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Anon·09/30/25 06:03·No.2947917

/robo/ - Robotics General: v2 Edition

Post all about /diy/ robotics, robowaifus, kits, hardware, careers, ideas, etc.

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Anon·09/30/25 18:49·No.2948006

Project topperwheel

I am making this pencil topper by layering paper and it’s going to get wider and wider and it’s gonna end up looking like a disk/wheel

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Anon·10/14/25 06:13·No.2950757

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...

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Anon·10/17/25 13:10·No.2951293

I just fixed my sink.

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Anon·10/01/25 22:35·No.2948229

Can we talk about professional construction here? Okay great. I am a concrete truck driver. It's pretty good money but with somewhat inconsistent hours (it doesn't get cold very much here but we just hired a bunch of new drivers and haven't sold the workload fully yet plus we get assfucked by rain)....

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Anon·09/26/25 01:07·No.2947057

boys outdoor structures books

Looking for book recommendations for boys outdoor crafts, similar to picrel which is from Modern Mechanics & Inventions, but hard copies of that are a fortune. Thanks

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Anon·08/06/25 16:35·No.2936692

Marble and Natural Stone

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 ...

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Anon·10/03/25 20:42·No.2948593

Okay now this is based

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

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Anon·08/18/25 14:17·No.2938987

Home Media Entertainment Systems

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...

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Anon·10/17/25 12:16·No.2951288

I have a 250w dc water pump

And I usually use it with solar directly to water my garden. But there's no sun and I planted a few trees. What can I use to power it? I have a couple of 12v batteries but I'm afraid they would burn it if I just stuck them in series. Any ideas?

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Anon·10/14/25 13:29·No.2950797

Home Depot Trades Courses Certifications?

Has anyone heard about these self-paced HVAC, carpentry, electrical, and construction courses with certificates? Supposedly they're free. Is it worth it to attend to learn more about DIY? For those of you that have certifications or degrees, how long did you go to school?

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Anon·08/17/25 11:01·No.2938757

Ant formicarium buildalong

I want to build an ant enclosure, more formally known as a "formicarium" myself because ant enclosures are overpriced as shit and the materials needed are pretty cheap all things considered. I'll document it here similarly to a cookalong thread in /ck/, so whoever is interested can come along for th...

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Anon·10/16/25 12:55·No.2951134

can someone recomend me how to diy alt chlothes??

i mean as an alt person i would love to get more chlothes or in this case do them, in my region there are 0 alt stores and i would love to convert old chlothes i dont wear into my current style. if someone can give me inspo or advice i would be so gratefull :333

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Anon·10/14/25 02:00·No.2950716

Wall mount without a wall

I have a monitor mount like picture related which is meant to bolt to a wall stud. I'd like to attach a 2 by at the base of a desk sticking up and not have the top attached to anything. And attach the mount to that. It's a multi monitor mount that can extend, needs to hold 2 x 12 lbs plus it's own w...

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Anon·09/28/25 11:20·No.2947498

Help me build a fence to deter theft

I have to build a fence so crackheads don’t break into my shed to steal shit. How do I do it best? The fence has to be 4 meters wide. There are no rules against what kind of fences are allowed where I live. Is barbed wire a meme? What about spikes? Thanks

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Anon·10/03/25 01:59·No.2948456

Apologies for wasting a thread on this, but I didn't see a general for furniture or stupid questions My desk is L shaped, where each side is a seperate piece from the corner connector, and as such there's a slight 2mm height gap where they meet. That is, sadly, also precisely where I put my mouse a...

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Anon·07/20/25 19:14·No.2932874

/wg/ - Welding General

A place for anything to do with Welding. Post your MIG/TIG/Stick/Fluxed Cored Arc welds, ask questions and discuss sticking metals together. Previous: >>2894379

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Anon·09/10/25 02:21·No.2944099

/emt/ Eternal Machinist Thread

wtf happened to this site? no machinist thread??? Ask machining questions, post machining failures. CAD CAM talk Speeds and feeds guessing G-Code, M-Code, Bro-Code Fanuc vs Haas Bitch about pay Ignore Sieg Whine about spline shafts Button pushers who think they're machinists

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Anon·10/07/25 21:34·No.2949480

RIP Robert Murray-Smith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhramXiUrY4

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Anon·10/17/25 00:11·No.2951231

are chink clones blow torches good? are they all the same or are there worse chink ones? which style torch do you prefer? turbo torch or benz?

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Anon·10/12/25 10:52·No.2950363

Wall-plug in brick wall

Hello! My coat hanger was affixed to a wall via a wall-plug, however I drilled in at the mortar. After some years the plug fell out due to too much weight being put on the hanger. I'm wondering what the best way to go about this is. My father recommended that I buffer the hole with some material l...

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Anon·10/03/25 17:09·No.2948545

I'd love to work in a trade and learn how to do something real and not sit in some office all day like a faggot, but I have OCD and I'm worried about how toxic or dirty the work is. Am I just overreacting? Welders have to deal with fumes for example. That can't be healthy to breathe. Electricians ha...

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Anon·10/14/25 17:21·No.2950845

Yarn crafts thread

Share your projects, questions and discussions related to >knitting (needles, loom, machine, etc) >crochet (regular or tunisian) >other crafts that can use yarn like macrame >yarn dyeing And anything else yarn related

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Anon·10/13/25 20:57·No.2950651

Are standing desks a meme?

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...

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Anon·09/17/25 05:43·No.2945320

The first thing a real man does when he gets a new angle grinder is rip off the guard and toss it in the garbage.

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Anon·10/15/25 19:32·No.2951027

I want to put this IR sensor...

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Anon·09/12/25 04:57·No.2944447

What toolbox do you have?

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Anon·09/04/25 08:39·No.2942855

/cdiyg/ - CHRISTIAN D.I.Y. GENERAL #1

Anything Christ-related/Christianity-related D.I.Y -- guides, projects, tips, etc. SISTER THREADS: >>>/po/cpco [//boards.4chan.org/po/catalog#s=cpco] >>>/gd/crgdg [//boards.4chan.org/gd/catalog#s=crgdg]

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Anon·10/05/25 21:12·No.2948988

Where tf can I learn to House painting in-person?

I want to start a business. And none of these retarded apprenticeships please, I don't need 2-3 years tagging along someone to paint well enough for a 6 figure business

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Anon·10/15/25 20:08·No.2951032

Favorite material

What's you favorite material to fix/make things? I recently got some plastic beads that melt under hot water and become a mouldable plastic. It's great! epoxy putty is nice too, I like that i can fill in small gaps (holes in a part or to connect two parts. I did some wood carving, it was okay, bu...

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Anon·10/14/25 19:16·No.2950861

I am at my wits end. I have a GE GTW460ASJ washing machine that will not stop failing a wash cycle due to an imbalanced load I replaced the suspension rods, I made sure its level, I took it apart and inspected all components, belts, pump, vacuum line, etc. I ran the diag, only shows unbalanced load ...

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Anon·06/02/25 05:39·No.2921463

/hbg/ Homebrewing General

There hasn't been an /hbg/ thread since the site got taken down. Tell us about your latest batches, recipes and experiments. What is your definitive summertime beer?

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Anon·10/02/25 18:49·No.2948381

Can someone give me some reasonable fix for this old piece of shit toilet that some retarded plumber fit a tiny jagged PVC flush pipe between. The connecting pipe doesn't remotely occlude the outlet and water pours everywhere when flushing. I thought there would be some standard rubber seal but can...

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Anon·10/11/25 23:42·No.2950290

The weather stripping on this window in my new house seems fucked

Requesting help: I moved into a new house recently, and the window in my bedroom has this weather stripping randomly hanging off of it. It seems to have been glued in place and then duct taped in place, probably by the previous owner. I have no idea who did it, why they did it, if I should just ri...

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Anon·09/24/25 23:16·No.2946817

Orbital sanders

>I've made a table and kinda fucked up the finish. It's built into a nook and in active use, so I'm trying to fix it without completely nuking the place. >Tried doing it by hand, but the stuff clogs up a p120 paper within seconds. >Thinking of buying an orbital sander and blow a pack of p120 and a p...

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Anon·10/09/25 23:44·No.2949891

Ignoring these specific products/Harbor Freight (just a convenient spot to grab an illustration), are there any reasons to go with one of these style grip/trigger nozzles over another?

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Anon·10/06/25 21:15·No.2949279

I'm having an issue with mold building up in my room. I use a dehumidifier and it does help a little bit not as much on the walls. Anyone have some tips on dealing with mold?

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Anon·10/03/25 18:19·No.2948562

Not handyman fails at basic tasks

How do i attach this fucking thing to this fucking thing? Sorry. Frustrated. I got an air compressor. I want to use it to check for leaks inside of a sealed vessel. I got a nylon tube that will fit inside of the air compressor thingy but it triggers the air by being fully seated down inside and the...

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Anon·10/10/25 22:34·No.2950082

DIY cnc mill

Thinking about building a small cnc mill for small steel and aluminum parts. I’d like to make the thing mainly out of aluminum extrusions. I was thinking that a fixed gantry design like picrel would be the most rigid, except I’d like to mirror it so there are diagonal braces on both sides and to inc...

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Anon·10/01/25 20:09·No.2948203

upstairs neighbor's exersize bike vibrating the house

upstairs neighbor bought an exercise bike that is vibrating the whole house and my ears for 90minutes at a time. i live in a 100year old house/apartment with roommates and we are underneath another 5roommate apartment/flat. the house has really good sound proofing as i almost never hear the neighbo...

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Anon·10/08/25 14:42·No.2949622

How do we feel about cheap generators? I just got the prime discount on this one. >3600 watts / 4400 peak

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Anon·10/08/25 13:08·No.2949594

Home design and layout

I plan on building an offgrid cabin and want to layout my design in 2 ways: 1 for floorplan so I can work out how much space I really need to be comfy in each room. 2 for visualizing the exterior. It doesnt have to be perfect but sort of like sketchups you see people do for their /diy/ projects on...

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Anon·09/27/25 19:38·No.2947348

Reminder if your "job" doesn't involve wearing toolbags every day, you don't have a real man's job.

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Anon·09/14/25 18:15·No.2944888

tractor general

post your tractors

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Anon·10/08/25 13:56·No.2949606

Removing cinching

Is there some easy way to remove the cinching on the back of these bikini bottoms without destroying them or do I have to bring them to a tailor?

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Anon·09/29/25 02:30·No.2947685

Would you recommend construction as a career? Most of the people i talk to irl say its not worth it

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Anon·07/18/25 20:43·No.2932429

DIY Pocket Console

So, together with a friend, we have decided to make our own console for fun and giggles. This surely is an undertaking but this is an idea we were considering for a long time and as we got more and more experienced with circuits, embedded programming, 3d printing and stuff like that, I feel like it ...

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Anon·08/27/25 05:45·No.2941103

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

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Anon·10/13/25 18:33·No.2950594

Need some advice on a computer desk I am trying to build, never done anything like this before so I don't want to screw it up. I bought a 6' x 25'' x 1.5'' butcher block. I then got some custom legs because all the ones on amazon looked like cheap shit that would break. The company I ordered them fr...

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Anon·09/01/25 15:56·No.2942234

Locking duck quacking gag

Would a locking gag that forces quacking be feasible? I'm thinking a simple duck whistle incorporated into one of those gags with a breathing hole. Mostly looking for what kind of gag would be best. An o-ring or spider gag seems like a bad idea but something that fills your mouth would probably wor...

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Anon·10/11/25 22:54·No.2950272

My man /diy/ this shizzz... can I learn this? I have to build a mud furnace first, amirite?

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Anon·10/12/25 22:42·No.2950452

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Anon·10/12/25 00:30·No.2950312

What made old DIY youtube so good?

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Anon·10/12/25 19:49·No.2950425

Can you make springs out of this stuff?

I have some 316L stainless tig filler rod laying around and I thought about trying to bend it around a mandrel but have no clue if it will work. I saw on some manufacturer sites that they make some of their springs out of 316 but this filler wire seems kinda ductile. Does it need heat treatment or d...

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Anon·09/05/25 15:08·No.2943092

Comes with a battery and charger. 40$, yay or nay?

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Anon·07/03/25 10:24·No.2928655

/mcg/ - Microcontroller General: Serious Devboard Edition

Previous thread: >>2909001 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 (p...

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Anon·09/30/25 20:26·No.2948021

Molten salt electrolysis

Anons, Give me some advice. Is it really so dangerous if i gas my neighbours with chlorine for some elemental sodium or is it not so bad if i actually pull through?

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Anon·10/08/25 05:00·No.2949541

I got a Martin D-28 clone made by a luthier, and a nice hardcase for $300 because it had a star of David on it and nobody wanted it. How hard would it be to remove it and replace it with a larger inlay?

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Anon·10/12/25 21:55·No.2950444

Igniter Trouble

I have troubles with my pellet stove igniter. > picrel n3. The last one I've installed melted cause I've been a retard and made the tip stick too much inside the combustion chamber (4). How do I prevent the igniter melting off every year? They are expensive (50€). I am an electrician and a mechanic ...

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Anon·09/27/25 20:56·No.2947374

Built A Batchelor Pad For Tyrone

modus operandi: Ø currency invested, only reclaim & scrap from paying jobs used. 120cm x 90cm x 90cm started at 9:30 this morning, finished at 14:30. It has an interesting assortment of materials. the two south posts were oak. I have no idea what they came from. the two north posts are cut from a ...

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Anon·07/02/25 13:48·No.2928400

/abo/ thread

Abomination Thread Fresh from a deranged namefag edition This is a warning to everyone, if you do a custom construction, have an inspector come out every week to check up on the beaners. Semi related vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRuO62aNBEE

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Anon·10/12/25 00:34·No.2950315

Any scrap yard workers here? There are 3 within ~30 miles of me and I know that two of them are hiring but before I apply I wanted to ask first if it's common for them to let employees dive through the scrap? Because if I saw a bin full of decent name brand sockets and ratchets etc. just being haul...

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Anon·10/12/25 11:20·No.2950365

Your thoughts on foundation footing for old stable?

In the pic. Blue is the wall, grey concrete footing, brown dolomite gravel, circles where rebar goes parallel to the wall. What size of dolomite gravel would you pick 8/16 or 16/40? There will be water barrier between gravel and footing and footing dirt.

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Anon·10/01/25 18:30·No.2948186

I'm repairing a mobility scooter. It has tab washers (picrel right) on the wheel axel bolts. I can only find one place online selling them and they're cash rape. Could I get away with left (picrel). How much less secure will it be, would it be sufficient?

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Anon·08/21/25 01:44·No.2939599

/ham/ Amateur, CB, Shortwave Listening, Pirate Radio, Repeater Kerchunking General

Literally Just Copypasting You Lazy Fuck 2.0 edition Previous thread: >>2931635 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 sea...

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Anon·09/22/25 19:39·No.2946355

What happened to Hilti, why aren't they as goated as they were 15 years ago?

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Anon·10/11/25 23:45·No.2950292

Some lazy niggers thought this was too difficult for people to master.

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Anon·10/04/25 21:05·No.2948801

Tradesmen

If you are a licensed plumber, electrician, union Carpenter etc. please chime in. Do you have the energy to do home projects outside of work? Do you keep your work/hobbies separate?

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Anon·07/10/25 22:21·No.2930419

Stupid accidents stories when doing diy stuff.

> My big office chair gives up under my fat ass and the metal bracket underneath breaks > Decide to weld it back > Forget that the chair's piston was in compression. > With the heat of the welding the piston inner mechanism breaks and releases instantly. > It hits me square in the face. > Fortunatel...

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Anon·05/18/25 19:15·No.2917864

Battery general (?)

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.

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Anon·09/20/25 18:40·No.2945951

Cool free shit on Craigslist/FB marketplace

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Anon·09/20/25 14:17·No.2945906

adv pls!!!

why does my paint look so bad. this is after two coats of primer. I used this exact same base in every other room of my house and after two coats had perfect streak free walls. I decided to color drench my den and it currently looks like this. guys I'm scared what do I do. ;'( just bought a second ...

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Anon·09/26/25 08:27·No.2947094

How to improve air flow in my basement bedroom with no windows and 1 door?

I'm finding that I struggle a lot with sleeping and doing certain things that necessarily lead me to believe that my bedroom has bad air flow. My bedroom is in the basement of my house, has no windows, and exactly one doorway in the opposite corner from my bed. We do have a vent system but it's old ...

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Anon·10/10/25 15:39·No.2950025

hypothetically what would happen if you used one of these while it was filled up with water?

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Anon·10/10/25 03:10·No.2949948

damn fine engineering, if you ask me.

>Venice Was Not Built on Solid Ground... >It was built on millions of wooden piles driven deep into the seabed. Since the year 421 AD, this floating city has defied both time and engineering logic. While most cities rise upon rock or concrete, Venice stands upon a submerged forest of timber. Specifi...

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Anon·09/26/25 08:03·No.2947092

What won't stick

Trying to mold/cast from anything this can make, non stick so it dont, tear thru. Any recommendation?

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Anon·10/08/25 14:27·No.2949617

I mostly tinker with air guns. I have some designs for valves I'd like to try out. Would it be better to try to have cnc services make them for me, or get a $500 mini lathe and learn how to use it? 1. Have you had any success with online cnc services? 2. Are those mini lathes any good? Valves are ...

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Anon·06/09/25 06:58·No.2922997

/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 bott...

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Anon·09/16/25 16:42·No.2945191

Tell me what AA battery to buy off Amazon. Sick and tired of the cheap ones I'm getting from the corner store.

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Anon·10/01/25 16:38·No.2948171

Xbox 360 RROD 0110, need help

Hey anons, I opened up my old fat 360 to replace the thermal paste and now I’m getting 3 red rings with error code 0110. From what I found online, it’s usually GPU or RAM around the GPU. I circled some empty spots on the board in the pic, but people told me that’s normal for this revision. Question...

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Anon·09/27/25 20:06·No.2947359

if I ever meet one of the MOUTH BREATHING RETARDS that programmed this godforsaken software, I'm gonna shoot him, I swear to got I'm gonna shoot him right then and there

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Anon·09/07/25 19:58·No.2943604

Bullshit appliances

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" bu...

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Anon·10/07/25 18:24·No.2949439

My wired earphones have some issue and refuse to work I try to connect to my green headphone/earphone jack port on my computer, and it appears connected, but nothing plays Similarly, on my laptop, the earphones produce nothing, unless I rotate the thing connected near the port and sorta lift it I'm ...

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Anon·10/02/25 22:00·No.2948422

They always talk about paint thinner, but what about paint THICCener? If you thinned your paint too much, you royally fucked up.

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Anon·10/08/25 16:38·No.2949645

I found these little shits crawling in my bathroom and kitchen. they seem to like the inside of cardboard tubes like in the cling wrap packaging. I put out a mix of Borax and peanut butter and after a few hours they were swarming it like crazy, but now they barely touch it. they just walk by it with...

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Anon·08/25/25 20:40·No.2940762

post tools you'd have sex with if such a thing were possible

Ah, the Milwaukee M12 Fuel Impact Driver™ .... my beloved

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Anon·10/06/25 22:43·No.2949303

what work gloves are you guys wearing? need new ones

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Anon·09/28/25 08:13·No.2947474

fiberglass

What's the most economical way to work with fiberglass? Would you apply it as a coating onto some kind of bulk material like a surf board, build it as a lattice, lay it in an epoxy? Let's talk about fiberglass

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Anon·09/12/25 01:08·No.2944420

Manual or Hydro Trans Riding Mower?

The only manual trans mower still made is the Murray MT100. Am I dumb for wanting a manual for the durability, even if it’s less convenient when mowing around trees? Should I only consider used mowers or just buy the MT100?

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Anon·10/01/25 08:16·No.2948112

all these Hicks are on both Septic and Well Water and seem to be kinda close. WTF happens when one or more of these Hicks have septic systems go bad and of course they can't just spring for a $12,000+ redo, and everyone is still using Well Water? Is that a constant source of shit in these areas?

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Anon·08/31/25 21:44·No.2942106

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

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Anon·09/15/25 18:14·No.2945064

Tranquilize a dog

Dog (rescue mutt) has gotten into a porcupine 3 times already this year, and while I'm usually able to get the ones in the head, I usually have to bring the retard to the vet for the mouth ones. Wondering if anyone has a dosage rate for ketamine (if that will even work?) or any other suggestions on ...

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Anon·08/31/25 23:02·No.2942118

So apparently Logging is the most dangerous occupation. What do you consider the most dangerous occupation?

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Anon·09/23/25 15:45·No.2946536

how to make a storage drive completely irrecoverable before disposing of it ?

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Anon·10/06/25 20:16·No.2949263

Been trolling marketplace for a nice workbench for a few weeks now and not finding shit, so I'm considering building my own. Any reason I shouldn't just build the entire thing out of 4x4's like so? I hate the ones with lengths of 2x4 making the top effectively 7" thick and full front crossmembers ...

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Anon·10/07/25 07:35·No.2949352

Replacement for silicone/resin casting?

Basically home-available(??) materials, glues, whatever?

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Anon·09/23/25 10:49·No.2946493

I'm looking for a cheap (around 100-200$, not those small $30 webcam things) microscope for soldering work. But I already have DSLR, with a much better image sensor than you'd ever find on those. Am I better off trying to find an affordable macro lens than picking up a cheap HDMI microscope?

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Anon·09/24/25 00:10·No.2946616

Is there ever a good reason to buy a cordless circular saw over a corded one? The batteries die in like 2 hours if you're actually using it

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Anon·09/18/25 19:09·No.2945584

/ohm/ - Electronics General: Professional Soldering Edition

Thread saw too high SWR: >>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/oh...

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Anon·09/20/25 22:15·No.2945988

Beginner workbench?

Hi, I'm a beginner and was good at woodworking in school, but unfortunately moved to a school without a shop when I was 15. Since then I have been pretty crafty and built and made all sorts of things, but never had the space for a shop. ...until now! While I'm still pretty limited in terms of budg...

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Anon·09/26/25 13:22·No.2947114

What do you do with cubby holes behind the chimney like this? Put a 20cm IKEA shelf for CDs in it? A lamp? Junk? Some electronics? It feels like an unusable dead space that just accumulates dust and spider nests over the years.

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Anon·08/02/25 17:27·No.2935829

Chainsaw thread. What chainsaws are you guys using and what things you like or dislike about them? Would you pick a different saw if you would be buying one today? Also do you fix and maintain them yourself or use shop?

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Anon·09/11/25 09:46·No.2944333

Gentleman, and woman. Present your daily carry slide hammers for inspection.

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Anon·09/20/25 19:56·No.2945967

Stinking wall paint.

I reopened an old bucket of paint to redo some parts of the house. Is not white, but a very specific grey color. The type of paint is what we call 'calce'. Some calcium formula with pigments and water. Unfortunately the paint stinks like sewer, but after making a test the paint is still perfectly go...

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Anon·10/04/25 23:26·No.2948822

The absolute state of truck tool brands. German tool supremacy is a case study and also bepis and his Wera(Czech made) hate btfo.