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Anon09/26/25, 22:10No.2947198
How difficult would it be to remove this sink faucet and replace it with a new one? I want to replace this with one with a longer neck and uses a lever, similar to a faucet you'd find at a kitchen sink. Yes, I know this looks disgusting.
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Anon09/27/25, 06:33No.2947257
I need a thin (sub 5mm) small 30x60mm quick release plate that I can glue something to either side of so I can quickly attach and detach a grip to the back of my phone.Alternatively, something like a T slot would also work, any ideas? I don't really want to use velcro or magnets.
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Anon09/27/25, 10:54No.2947271
Hi, DIY, could you help me?
I need to measure the time of an industrial conveyor belt.
How would I do that?
I'm thinking of putting a magnet on the conveyor belt and some kind of sensor to start and stop the timer.
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Anon09/27/25, 11:43No.2947274
I'm kinda maintenance retarded but I wanna learn how to be useful but idk how to become smart to maintanence stuff I just dont know how to get started
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Anon09/27/25, 12:29No.2947280
I'm a subcontractor for a large multinational company, I'm new and not qualified neither is the older guy there, he has absolutely not enough knowledge to be leading the jobs we work. We take forever to finish a task that someone competent would complete much safer and faster yet here we are, moving from jobsite to jobsite with almost no oversight.I don't get it, foremen see us working and try to accommodate us, might make so snarky comments or call the office but no one from the company ever comes to see us at work and how incompetent we are.
I don't get it, should I contact upper management, address this and force them to pair me with some capable or quit? It's becoming pathetic, others tradesmen probably joke between themselves about us.At this point all I try to do is making sure there's enough anchors and fixtures to make it safe, I don't care if it works properly or looks good.Is this normal? Are companies so deprived of workers they hire someone, give them carte blanche and just figure shit as they go? Do I resign?
The job would be nice if I were learning the ropes the right way, do as I'm told, but as is today it's not a good environment. If my team leader had a functional brain he would tell the boss that he needs more time, training a experience before leading a team but he just accepts the responsibility and tries to make do without caring much for safety or the outcome.
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Anon09/27/25, 15:22No.2947303
do you need to service a couple years old drill ive been using it an okay amount the chuck and stuff feels a little stiff
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Anon09/27/25, 21:57No.2947383
I want to model my own head.
Is there a well known way of doing this?
My first thoughts were:>1
>stand in front of a spotlight and trace head profile onto sheet of paper using the shadow
>use tracing as template to carve wooden block into head shape>2
>cover face in saran wrap and stick straws up nose then paper machete face
>flip over and repeat process for back of head
>clamp both halves together and pour plaster in>3
>measure rough head dimensions
>cut them out of fabric
>stitch together
>stuff tightlyFor context, I like to make helmets for stuff like cosplay and airsoft/paintball and I'd like a model of my own head so I can get the dimensions more accurate from the start instead of trial-and-erroring my way to something that fits comfortably after 10+ iterations.
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Anon09/28/25, 03:33No.2947433
So in the end I just pulled the thing apart and figured it out. Kinda neat looking at the internals, actually very simple.
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Anon09/28/25, 08:58No.2947480
What’s the difference between a route and a, my ESL-ass thinks, trimmer, like pic related?
The trimmer is smaller and cheaper, but other than that, it appears like it’s the same tool? I wanna up my woodworking game and a router or trimmer seems like a logical update for getting into furniture making, but I’m not sure how to start.
Pic related is about 50€, so it wouldn’t really matter if I realize it’s the wrong tool, but still, I I can avoid getting the wrong tool, I’d appreciate it.
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Anon09/28/25, 12:33No.2947508
I am looking for a tiny widescreen display. About 1" tall and 1.78" wide would be best.
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Anon09/28/25, 15:33No.2947560
What is this , why is it here , and how do I get rid of it ?
It’s like a heavy wood ramp of sorts with bolts through it along the sides , like 6 inches thick. My current plan is to dig around it , use a chainsaw to cut it into smaller pieces and dispose of it that way
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Anon09/28/25, 18:13No.2947605
I want to repaint the dash in my car but I do not want to use spray paint. What kind of paint can I use on those plastics?I also do not care about brush of roller marks because I plan to integrate them into the pattern I have in mind.
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Anon09/29/25, 01:14No.2947677
How do I become a maintenance crafty good at stuff person
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Anon09/29/25, 08:50No.2947747
how easy is it to make an exchange at harbor freight
the torque wrench I bought doesn't click
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Anon09/29/25, 09:34No.2947750
I won a bid on a home that uses well water, the water softener looks rusted out so I know I need to replace at least that much but what else do I need to look at? The uh... Reserve(?) tank looks to be in decent shape. I don't think thje main home has gutters, the garage/workshop does though.Also, the subfloor needs replacing or at least to have a new layer of plywood built on top. Some research tells me that running drainage pipes to a sump, insulating the walls (or skirting in this case), and encapsulating the area is probably the way to go as long as there's no mold necessitating replacing beamsIs the thinking right here?
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Anon09/29/25, 19:12No.2947815
I just bought this place with a yard/garden that hasn't been tended to in a while. What tools/methods would you guys recommend for getting the vegetation under control? The goal is to get rid of pretty much everything but the non-overgrown grass and replant from there.
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Anon09/29/25, 19:37No.2947821
I keep accidentally setting my fridge to 6 causing my food to freeze. How do I mechanically and elegantly prevent this knob from being able to go above 5?
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Anon09/30/25, 02:49No.2947883
i live downstairs of a 2 seperate unit house. 5rooms upstairs, 5rooms downstairs. we had a pipe burst in my house. then it got fixed by landlords old chinese henchman. fastforward a few weeks and now im constantly hearing a 'waterhammer' noise from upstairs unit. sometimes affected by us running water. sometimes from them running water. i told landlord to send her guys to check it out. we ran the sinks a few times and got the noise to replicate, they said it was fine. well fastforward a week later and idk wat folks are doing upstairs but im hearing it louder and more aggressive. what do? wait for pipes to break and mold the house? water hmmer noise last about a second or maybe two at a time.
noise is coming from rear end of house. upstairs kitchen is rear end of housei take it when the noise stops, thats my cue that the pipe has burst.
should i look under crawl space for puddles of water or something?
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Anon09/30/25, 15:22No.2947972
I'm trying to go nuclear with weed control on my gravel driveway. Why is Paraquat impossible for me to buy? Is there anywhere I can actually purchase this?
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Anon09/30/25, 16:48No.2947988
soap bottle was almost empty so i added a couple oz of water so it would keep pumping. my partner said i ruined the cleaning ability of the soap by diluting it. "i turned it into water and now were just washing our hands with essential oils and fragrances and removing its sanitary functions"
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Anon09/30/25, 17:28No.2947998
are tubular wrenches irrelevant
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Anon09/30/25, 18:13No.2948002
What trade union should I apply for?
Dubs decides
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Anon09/30/25, 18:45No.2948005
so someone has a advice on how strong pipe liner are? Its for the main drain pipe I have no idea about the details but my drain pipe had a huge fucking hole in it through which gravel like in pic penetrated and the plumber fixed the pipe with the liner. I am wondering if I should remove the gravel or will nothing happen? The pipe is 5m deep below the gravel layer ontop isn't covered by anything its just a walking area right next to a house wall. The dude who did the work said not to care but that seems kinda strange to me. I got another dude to look at it but he agreed as well not to bother.
I think the original hole happened because the retard that changed the water pipe which is 2m above the drainage used the pressure hammer and made some cracks in the old pipe (>50 year old I think) could that happen with the pipe lining as well?
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Anon09/30/25, 21:30No.2948032
Are scaffolders a thing in america? They're a big deal in UK, Australia, Ireland or continental Europe but they don't seem to be talked about a lot in the us. It seems like a cool trade.
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Anon10/01/25, 19:12No.2948196
anons, i have an older table that i salvaged that would fit my other furniture. however, it's been sitting in storage unprotected and got damaged by water(i think). the table top is built from some sort of particle board and is covered in a "thick" layer of glossy lacquer, kind of like shellac or similar. i don't know the specifics, the piece is around 50 years old
at the edge that was sitting on the ground the board has swelled a bit and looka at it i can see some voids that have developed. from the top the piece is discolored a few centimeters in, it looks like the lacquer has separated from the wood and has given it this sort of "bleached" look.
i don't really care about the swelling, as in i don't mind that it's thicker on one side. what i'd like to do is somehow clean it, then seal it and make the lacquer look better. i assume that i can't "reglue" it or anything, should i ship it away and apply some sort of new coat? if i do that, should i ship away the whole thing across the whole top?
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Anon10/01/25, 22:59No.2948239
bros, how much is it to
>replace a bathtub
>replace bathroom floor
>replace carpet
in a small apartment?
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Anon10/02/25, 01:00No.2948258
There's an old widow lady that lives down the road that always asks me to help with stuff and every time I do she tries to give me a bunch of her dead husband's tools and stuff. It's nothing super high dollar, there's some Craftsman, New Britain, a lot of stuff just stamped China. She has kids but they've basically abandoned her but I still don't feel right taking stuff from her.What would anon do?
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Anon10/02/25, 09:09No.2948315
Can i fill the space inbetween my fly screen and the window frame with expanding foam to stop insects from crawling in?
Like just a smidge not fully fill it
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Anon10/02/25, 10:46No.2948318
I need to attach a lamp to a bed headboard, it came with a really shitty plastic clamp that keeps falling over. The lamp has a 1cm diameter metal rod as its attachment point at the base, so basically I want a metal bracket that can screw into the headboard and provides a vertical cylindrical sheath to drop the lamp into. Here's a rough mspaint drawing of what I'm imagining, front view and top view (with screws visible).
What kind of terms should I be searching for to find this? I can't figure out how to describe this in a way that will let me buy one.
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Anon10/02/25, 19:08No.2948387
I want a really small lockable pin that can go into a small hole into an empty cavity and then mushroom out or something on the other side to leave it loose, but unremovable. Obviously there are things like toggle bolts and wall anchors, but I'm talking like a sub 3mm hole here, and I want the expanding part of the pin/bolt to be reversible without access to the cavity.
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Anon10/03/25, 04:39No.2948476
I bought a used galvanized steel car port (allegedly from 1998 or so) from an estate sale. It had every piece except one, a piece of telescoping square tubing that connects the roof brace to the bottom frame. It's a 2.25" piece of galvanized square steel tubing (presumably).I'm not sure what the technical name for this is, and I'm having a lot of trouble finding a replacement for the part. Anyone know where I should be shopping for this, or what an equivilent replacement part would be. Local hardware store has nothing like this, and the big boxstore a city away also claims it has nothing like this.before i try to jerry rig this with a block of wood or random connecting bits of metal, i was hoping the wise anons would be able to help. Thanks in advance.
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Anon10/03/25, 15:25No.2948530
What are the best marerials to use when replacing the trim of a bathroom window in a shower? Do i use finish nails if its pvc or do i just glue them down with silicone? Its a traditionally framed window like youd see anywhere else in the house except its not set back, just flush with the wall.
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Anon10/03/25, 21:06No.2948603
Is an 18 gauge sink sufficient? Yeah obviously a 16 gauge sink is better but these suckers are already looking pretty pricey.For what it's worth I live here but long term it'll turn into a rental. I know I won't be an animal with it but no guarantee on tenants even if it's in a slightly nicer areas.Was looking at a Kraus sink
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Anon10/03/25, 22:42No.2948623
>silverfish
>ants
what can I do about these going underneath the baseboards in my room? should I seal it with something
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Anon10/04/25, 03:42No.2948660
What kind of tool or device do I need to record music from digital onto a cassette? Ive been browsing a couple of audiophile forums but im getting some conflicting answers. Is there not something I could just plug into my computer and into my tape deck and record it directly?
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Anon10/04/25, 08:48No.2948699
I need a new handheld vacuum, ideally one with a brush that can pick up long hair without constantly getting clogged, and that can take standard 18V tool batteries.My current vac is a Dyson V6, which has a crap brush, but at least it took tool batteries. From what I can tell the later Dysons switched to 22-24V systems so you can't just buy an adapter, you have to pay for their shitty batteries.
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Anon10/04/25, 09:12No.2948702
should i buy tools or should i buy new sailphome
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Anon10/04/25, 16:30No.2948755
Got really fucking pissed at up stairs neighbor for the morning noises but hes also my landlord so fuck me I can't do shit to him. What's the cheapest way to noise proof my bed. I've been looking into getting a bed tent and then stacking lots of noise canceling blankets/carpet on top of it but I'm not sure how stable amazon bought tent plastic is. Was thinking about making a DIY coffin but I have no saw or wood working experience as I'm a white collar cuck. Should I just go to homedepot and buy some pvc pipe or metal pipes to make a frame and then start stacking blankets on top as a cheap start? Also thinking about getting a bunkbed frame and then start adding walls to that. Anyone else have experience building their own noise proof sleeping quarters? What materials should I look into to completely block out the noise?
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Anon10/04/25, 16:52No.2948762
I have to install a few windows soon and I'm fresh out of that foil window flashing tape.
However I have a shitton of butyl deck flashing tape. Would it be stupid to use that instead of proper window tape?
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Anon10/05/25, 00:28No.2948836
Any ideas on how to make pic related? football helmet with a peg for weight on the top for weight training. i would assume you would have to bore out the top and feed it through the inside of the helmet and maybe put a pin through the peg so it doesnt move or fall out.
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Anon10/05/25, 07:40No.2948877
wore through my gloves, need a new pair. not opposed to rebuying (theyre like $12), what gloves should I buy?suede is warm enough for winter here btw so no need for lining or anything
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Anon10/05/25, 09:01No.2948886
I punched a big hole in my wall just like what that cunt whore bitch did to my heart when she cheated on me. How would I go about covering this up while making it look normal? Thank you kindly.
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Anon10/06/25, 05:08No.2949061
there's a thin, literally straight crack going from the baseboard to thigh level in the bathroom. is that an indication of something or is it a small problem, simple fix thing like just re-plaster or whatever
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Anon10/06/25, 05:23No.2949068
are there any fibreglass enjoyers here?
i haven't worked with the stuff in a while and i'm about to start a project
the old guy i buy my stuff from sold me polyester resin which is waxed and he said waxed is the way to go if you want to apply multiple plies/layers of fibreglass all in one goi've googled around all day and every single answer is saying that unwaxed resin should be used that way and that waxed resin should only really be used as a finishing layer
why the hell did the old guy tell me that? can you really use waxed resin for multiple plies of fibreglass without their bond failing? wouldn't the wax fuck something up there?
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Anon10/06/25, 16:40No.2949144
getting fiber soon, unfortunately acess is in the basedment and i have to route the cable a long way and through thin, filled to the brim and not straight conduit.
How easy is it to fuck up modern single mode fiber cable? i wouldnt even consider it but fiber is much thinner than cat6 and as described above, space is a premium
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Anon10/06/25, 23:20No.2949310
This is our only bathroom. Its old and often smells a bit moldy. House was built in the 40s. I can do some handy stuff like installing ceiling fans, built a wood fence topper and added it onto a short brick wall, changing brake pads/rotors or changing out a toilet, etc. but theres no way im going to be able to tackle an entire remodel on my own with very very little experience/know-how. I might be able to save some money by doing the demo myself but I really could use some tips on how to commission this work without getting screwed over by a general contractor. I'm not even sure where to begin. Also when we bought the house they suggested doing a repipe because we have nearly 80 year old galvenized pipes. I figure we'll just take the savings hit and do all this work at once that way we can also assess any rot/mold issues. This also gives us a chance to relocate some fixture placements. What do you all think?
>where would you move fixtures, if at all?
>should i bother with the repipe?
>who do i contact to start this work?
Also, the little cut out by the door belongs to one of two hallway closets, maybe we can get rid of that closet and add to the sqft of the bathroom? The cut out by the tub and the sink belongs to a bedroom closet that could be removed too but would probably be awkward because it actually extends further north past the sink.
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Anon10/07/25, 12:18No.2949373
anyone used AI for making plans and designs
i asked gemini for a floor plan with two bedrooms and baths within 1200 sq ft and there were a lot of rooms labelled master bathroom and the floor was quite big
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Anon10/07/25, 20:29No.2949455
I have some 12"x12" hackberry and cedar blocks that are between 1.5" and 3" thick each.
The cedar blocks are each made of three 2x4's glued along their sides.
I'm thinking of stacking them like picrel and gluing them, then smoothing the sides and carving something.
Would that work?
How do you even smooth a 12"x15" face that may vary by as much as a quarter of an inch? Can you run a 12"x12"x15" block through a planer until all sides are flat? Should I take a chainsaw to it? Run it through a band saw?
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Anon10/07/25, 20:37No.2949457
I'm looking to buy a new faucet for my bathroom sink because the handles are all janky.The handle holes are 8" apart from center to center. The faucet hole is offset toward the rear by about one radius. What type of faucet do I need to shop for? I'm more worried about getting out of it cheap than style.
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Anon10/07/25, 22:08No.2949488
I'm hoping to learn woodjoinery. Where should I start?
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Anon10/08/25, 01:35No.2949505
2000's ford ranger, 4cyl mt is making a "whurrrrrr" whining noise when driving 1st and 2nd gear and also while in third gear when loaded with 500lb in the bed. perhaps higher speeds drown out the noise. any idea wuts going on? noise recently started.
also i have p0442 fuel evaporate "gas cap" code, could it be related?
>i am ip range banned from /o/ but not /diy/. why?
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Anon10/08/25, 01:39No.2949506
noise stops and then starts again between shifts
"WHRRRrrr *shift* WHRRRrrrrrrrr *shift* WHRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...."
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Anon10/08/25, 01:50No.2949508
also for past year ive been taking a few 500mile trips with a 1500lb trailer. and recently i did the drive with a 200lb buddy with about 800lb in the back (no trailer). and we had to take turns driving through hilly highways and whenever i would wake up, i would look at the computer and he would be at like 90-100% load. fuck i hate when other people drive my truck
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Anon10/08/25, 01:54No.2949510
and my belt started squealing in the past 6weeks or so. did timing belt 2years ago. serpentine belt in 2018.
belt was barely squeaking during todays 200mi drive.
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Anon10/08/25, 19:36No.2949670
Baldbros winter is coming, how do you keep your had cosy and comfortable while wearing a safety helmet?
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Anon10/09/25, 00:15No.2949712
Curbside findGot it home plugged it up flipped the switch and the chuck makes like two rotations then stops and if you leave it on it starts humming louder and louder. Is this fixable?I was just gonna spray it down with oil and see if it unseizes but I didn't know if it would cause some kind of slippage somewhere or something
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Anon10/09/25, 00:29No.2949717
when I am considering steeling something from the local depot, I like to first read all the helpful comments so I can be sure to get the right one
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Anon10/09/25, 01:13No.2949732
kitchen is getting cold. how can i warm up these doighballs so they rise? i figure a lamp with an inefficient bulb should do the job. cheap suggestions?
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Anon10/09/25, 13:08No.2949814
what solar panel + battery bank setup do I need to run a security camera so I don't have to worry about running out of charge over the winter?
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Anon10/09/25, 16:09No.2949827
is this the only tubes that can cause obdii code p0442 "gas cap" evaporative leak?gas cap > fuel filler neck > gas tank > gas vapor line > charcoal canister > another vapor line > and little rectangular box that has some sort of check valve, i belive.should i ignore the high pressure fuel line? are there lines elsewhere in the vehicle that can be causing this p0442 gas cap code?
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Anon10/10/25, 00:51No.2949912
can I use this car inverter with this solar setup?
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Anon10/10/25, 07:29No.2949984
Easiest way to get a bunch of spilled silicone off a painted metal chair leg?
Knife?
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Anon10/11/25, 00:23No.2950102
what is the ideal tool for cutting up tons of random shit?grandma gave me permission to clean the basement. junk has been accumulating for like 50 years. There's so so much junk. i wanna call one of those tv shows and let them clean it out but grandma said no.i want to chop up the stuff cuz i don't wanna dick around with dismantling or maneuvering obnoxiously large or heavy things up the stairs, through the narrow door, right at a corner. id rather spend 10 seconds cutting into manageable pieces i can move myselfi already have a skilsaw so that should take care of 99% of any wood ill come across. what should i get for every thing else? i have dewalt and ryobi batteries (no outlets in the basement but i can use an extension cord if i absolutely must)
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Anon10/11/25, 01:45No.2950113
What can I do with this coolant? I got it on a govdeals lot, and can't find out much about it other than it's used on air compressors. Was thinking about using as cutting oil for my drill press but I've got like 15 liters of this stuff
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Anon10/11/25, 06:35No.2950156
My kid threw a toy car down the lint trap and I cant see it. Its at the bottom of the chute. How do I take apart the dryer to retrieve the car?
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Anon10/11/25, 08:45No.2950163
FOAF gave me this. Does anyone else have one and can give me a quick rundown on all the different features?
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Anon10/11/25, 17:35No.2950209
What do I need to do to install wool or denim insulation? I'm not using owen's corning or any of that fiberglass shit because I don't want to die and it's not important if the area is only slightly insulated..
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Anon10/12/25, 03:24No.2950338
Am i crazy or is my drill bits undersized. I have two 7mm drill bits, one from amazon and another from china. Both are 6.9ish. I was trying to fit a 7mm rod into a hole I drilled and couldnt figure out why it wasnt fitting until I measured both. Is this normal. Should I order special 7.2mm drill bits or something.
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Anon10/13/25, 16:55No.2950566
i got these plate for a dollar each at the thrift store. what is this coating the looks to be coming off?
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Anon10/13/25, 16:58No.2950569
are these quality plates? they dont look like multiple pieces of wood glued together like most wooden items i see at target/walmart. i like wooden plates
for pizza cuase they dont trap humidity under the crust and soggify my food.
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Anon10/13/25, 17:51No.2950580
trying to hang a cclothes hanger rod in a pretty recently built ADU and my stud finder isnt picking up any studs. what do? buy heavy duty drywall anchors? ive had bad luck using drywall hangers and im doing crappy handyman services for middlecllass/poor people
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Anon10/14/25, 00:12No.2950698
Went down a rabbit hole looking into fixing an old synthesizer and realized it's probably not that hard to DIY my own synths/drum machines. Are there any resources or projects people would recommend?
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Anon10/14/25, 02:12No.2950719
I have a piece of land where superficial flow of rainfall makes a piece of the land completely muddy. Zoning laws say I can only build there. I'm going with shipping containers, joined together, with proper insulation. I'll dig french drains, but I just bought this land and rain season didn't start yet, so idk if it will be enough. If I pile up all the leftover dirt, and make the part where I want to put the house a bit higher up than the rest of the land, is it an acceptable solution?
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Anon10/14/25, 05:58No.2950755
How can I work on woodworking projects if most of the wood I have access to is warped/cupped and not very dimensioned?
I've done rough stuff, but I do want my work to look good some day you know.I don't have access to a planer or jointer like all those Woodworking youtubers either
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Anon10/14/25, 22:13No.2950878
any suggestions on how to support this hole? replace the narrow plastic bracket-wedge with a 4x4 cut into a wedge? and a big wide washer on top? what have yall seen work for this common wheel barrow crack?scincerly, wheelbarrow man
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Anon10/15/25, 01:39No.2950896
I started thinking about making my own extension cord to run big things off of like a table saw and welder. All the videos I see make something like pic related, but isn't this just plugging four things into one outlet basically? isn't that kinda stupid?
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Anon10/15/25, 08:03No.2950933
is it worth buying cheapo stair climbing handtrucks
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Anon10/16/25, 09:25No.2951115
An exhaust fan that has never worked suddenly won't stop spinning. It has a humidity sensor, no switch or button of any kind that I can see.
I don't care to repair it, just want it to stop. At the source the wires are messily coupled/joined/spliced (whatever you say) to important stuff with a ton of tape, I'd rather not touch it.
If I disconnect the two wires inside the fan itself and wrap them with electrical tape, will they still waste any electricity?
Looks like a slow board so thanks in advance.
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Anon10/16/25, 13:35No.2951143
Where can I get a 25 lb or larger box of wood or construction screws. They need to be 1-1/2" to 1-7/8" in length, and have a torx head.Picrel is biggest box I can find. $50 at Lowe's. Found some bigger quantities on Amazon but they're not really cheaper per screw.
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Anon10/16/25, 16:11No.2951158
Can someone tell me what this valve is at the top of this picture and how I would go about replacing it?
It's dripping like crazy.
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Anon10/17/25, 08:37No.2951268
anons, i have a noise-propagation-in-solids question
i have 2 rooms that are partitioned by a thin sheetrock wall, filled with (supposedly)noise suppressing wool. the problem is that when move about in my room (like moving my chair), the noise gets transfered to the other room easily through the floor, because those two rooms have one single connected slab. the slab composition is as follows
>resin coat
>10cm C20/25 concrete slab
>10cm floor insulation board (styrofoam)
>10cm C8/10 concrete slab
>water barrier etc
all slabs are free floating (i think that's what it's called)my first question is, would it decrease the noise transfer if i were to cut the top slab across, parallel to the sheetrock wall? i can't cut it all the way across, but around 3/4ths of the length (the rest is a hallway). i assume the nouse would not be transferred then, because the slab would be disconnected, but would that improve things significantly or is this a fool's effort? i'm assuming i'd cut it all the way to the insulation board, so the whole 10cm.assuming i were to cut it, what would be the best method? i don't mind the dirt/dust, i know concrete cutters exist and i can rent one, but it seems like an overkill for a 4 meter cut, or am i wrong? would a large angle grinder with a diamond cutter suffice? would it be safer? are there any "slow" cutting tools? i don't mind it taking a few hours.
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Anon10/17/25, 16:11No.2951308
drain pipe seems to be leaking from one of these two pipes under the sink.
i felt moisture around it then dried it off.
then i ran the water in the sink for a while and could not feel more moisture coming out.
wat do?
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Anon10/17/25, 16:12No.2951311
>leaking from one of these two pipe connections*
alternate pic
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Anon10/17/25, 19:27No.2951361
Opening up drywall and adding Rockwool R14 insulation. 2x4 studs, 16" on center, main floor.Do I really need a vapor barrier for the insulation? Also putting 5/5" drywall on top of existing 1/2", will 2" drywall screws be enough or must I go with 2 1/4" or even 3"?
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Anon10/18/25, 00:13No.2951411
What's the cheapest you can get a new home built for?
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Anon10/18/25, 01:50No.2951430
i want to explore behind my bedroom drywall for water/moisture/mold in my 100year old flophouse under where my upstairs neighbor's bathroom runs. i assume its drywall becuase the house has probably been remodeled a few times. i would like to half-ass the procedure so i figure all i need is:
-cut drywall square and save piece
-inspect
-anything else???
-put a 1x2 plank of wood behind existing drywall and attach old drywall square to plank
-attach mesh tape
-quick mud putty over
-repaint with mismatched whitewhere abouts on wall should i cut to avoid utilities? up high? use handsaw and feel for obstructions? how do i identify possible obstructions/utilities?
wat do if i encounter lathe and plaster?
any money saving tips on tape/mud/paint?
any recommendations yall have in searching for mold/moisture?
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Anon10/18/25, 08:23No.2951467
Alright chaps. Can I change this light switch to one with a power socket on it? This isn't my country so I dont know the rules here. Don't want it to melt and fry my foreskin off during the night. It's got yellow, blue and white
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Anon10/18/25, 09:35No.2951478
How do I remove the pcb/internal plastic frame of this usb flash drive such that I can reuse the enclosure? The drive inside broke and I want to hot glue another drive’s pcb in it it’s place but it’s stuck in there pretty good.
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Anon10/18/25, 21:03No.2951599
Is this a gas valve for my furnace? Quarter turn? Won't budge at all and the furnace won't light.
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Anon10/19/25, 03:04No.2951657
my door frame is chewed out/rotted and now there's a huge gap with the door closed. do I have to replace the entire door frame to fix this?
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Anon10/19/25, 07:54No.2951691
whats the point of channel like spaces in keys
can i copy a key using regular metal of similar thickness since there are people doing it with credit cards even
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Anon10/19/25, 08:29No.2951694
Toilet went from draining normally in like a second to draining in hours.
That was from 1 flush to another, with nothing but a minimal amount of toilet paper used in the last 2 flushes. No gigaturds either.
Either someone broke into my house just to clog my shitter or...?
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Anon10/19/25, 09:31No.2951699
A hypothetical, but what's the proper response to seeing someone (especially a junior) -about- to do something immensely stupid, like say operating a tablesaw or drill press with gloves on.
Yell at them to stop? Let them operate then talk after?