The Do-it-Yourself Thread: A Home for Handymen and Artisans - General

[QUOTE=highvoltage;42749010]Would 3.7 volts make much of a difference powering something that uses 3 C batteries? And would the amount of amps matter much either?[/QUOTE] Name [I]doesn't[/I] fit

I'm making a wall mount for my Gravity gun and I want to try finding a power supply in my random collection so I can have it lit up without constantly going through batteries. And it's 0.35 amps.

Here's the notes I sent to the architect Side Windows (Lounge/Kitchen, bedroom 2, master ensuite). Would rather not have sidewards looking windows due to privacy of and from neighbours. Is there an alternative? Would rather have study/office in the basement Dining room seems small, maybe it’s not worth having if we can’t make it spectacular? Utility positioning seems kind of awkward (probably down to the requirements I put in). Needs to be able to easily accommodate an ironing board that is always unfolded. Enough room for somewhere to hang up clothes to dry, so they don’t end up getting hung on random radiators all over the house. Room to store hoover, carpet cleaner, steamer etc Would prefer double door entry to the house Could stairs be wider, more grand? Coat hanging/shoe storage on entry Lounge bifold doors - could they span further? Pool room needs a bar, lounging area, projector screen. Hot tub part of the pool. Open shower in pool room (for washing off), steam room linked to pool room. Pool room will probably need a plant room closer to it. Possibly a basementy bit? Place to store wheelie bins. Study move to basement Ensuites, shower upstairs should be wet rooms, rainfall showers, with somewhere to sit. Master bedroom ensuites, windows break symmetry. Don’t really want windows in ensuites. Maybe obscured roof windows instead. Maybe high, slim obscured windows. Master bedroom front window. Some privacy concerns. Rooms should be 3m high. Bedroom 5 seems quite small Upstairs Bathroom - one sink. TV. Seems small, basic. Garage to be linked to the house Attached shed/garage hosting tools, lawnmower etc? Is the house as forward as we’re going to get away with? Laundry chute into utility room Don’t understand how the basement entry door works Basement windows?

[QUOTE=Dracik;42747972]Garry I heard that your wife had the idea of Garry's Mod? Is that true? Could just be a stupid rumor but I feel like the man himself should prove me wrong.[/QUOTE] No the idea was totally from jb55 :v:

[QUOTE=garry;42752469]Here's the notes I sent to the architect Side Windows (Lounge/Kitchen, bedroom 2, master ensuite). Would rather not have sidewards looking windows due to privacy of and from neighbours. Is there an alternative? Would rather have study/office in the basement Dining room seems small, maybe it’s not worth having if we can’t make it spectacular? etc, etc.[/QUOTE] I was reading through this and it seems like a huge list but I guess if you're building your dream house you won't settle for anything less than perfect. I hope you get just what you want Garry!

I'm actually considering starting up The Sims to build Garry's house :v:

[QUOTE=garry;42752469]Here's the notes I sent to the architect Pool room will probably need a plant room closer to it. [/QUOTE] What sort of plant room are you building? Like a room for growing plants or a room that contains machinery? I am assuming the latter since you want it near the pool.

[QUOTE=imptastick;42755871]What sort of plant room are you building? Like a room for growing plants or a room that contains machinery? I am assuming the latter since you want it near the pool.[/QUOTE] It's going to be for things like the boiler, and the air con air handler units if they fit. The pool room will probably need its own plant room for the pump, filter, heater. It'll probably need its own air handler with a dehumidifier too.

Does anyone here know anything about plexiglass wall panels? I can't find much about it, but apparently it's just taking plexiglass, painting the back, and screwing it into the wall. I've only been able to find five pictures or so on Houzz. I'm thinking about redoing my entire desk wall with that sort of thing, to sort of cast the red from my desk to the wall, and have a nice shiny backsplash for that part of the room.

[QUOTE=woolio1;42760081]Does anyone here know anything about plexiglass wall panels? I can't find much about it, but apparently it's just taking plexiglass, painting the back, and screwing it into the wall. I've only been able to find five pictures or so on Houzz. I'm thinking about redoing my entire desk wall with that sort of thing, to sort of cast the red from my desk to the wall, and have a nice shiny backsplash for that part of the room.[/QUOTE] Depending on how thick it is you could back it white and put coloured LED strips around the edge?

Does anyone know if duct tape can survive higher temperatures? I have a cheap heater fan here which is a pain in the ass. If I run it on the highest heating mode, the damn overheating protection kicks in, while the whole thing is not that hot at all, as it's not so hot that the heating coils are glowing red or something, nor do I smell burning on operation. I'm sure it's not the ''thermostat'', as I see a zap in the middle due to the power flow breaking up and the whole unit shuts off.

[QUOTE=Merijnwitje;42871704]Does anyone know if duct tape can survive higher temperatures? I have a cheap heater fan here which is a pain in the ass. If I run it on the highest heating mode, the damn overheating protection kicks in, while the whole thing is not that hot at all, as it's not so hot that the heating coils are glowing red or something, nor do I smell burning on operation. I'm sure it's not the ''thermostat'', as I see a zap in the middle due to the power flow breaking up and the whole unit shuts off.[/QUOTE] Sounds like a fire hazard. I'd get a new heater rather than burn your house down trying to get it to stay on.

So I bought a 3ds xl, with a broken hinge, from a fellow facepuncher. Today, I decided to fix it on the cheap by replacing the broken hinge plastic... with epoxy and plumbing parts. It turned out surprisingly well. thumb [t]http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2609/osus.png[/t] Now I just need to figure out the best way to get rid of that nasty hot glue he put on it...

[QUOTE=Zags;42899529]So I bought a 3ds xl, with a broken hinge, from a fellow facepuncher. Today, I decided to fix it on the cheap by replacing the broken hinge plastic... with epoxy and plumbing parts. It turned out surprisingly well. thumb [t]http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2609/osus.png[/t] Now I just need to figure out the best way to get rid of that nasty hot glue he put on it...[/QUOTE] Best way to get rid of hot glue, I find, is to just hit it with a heat gun until it starts to pull up and then peel it away.

[QUOTE=woolio1;42900035]Best way to get rid of hot glue, I find, is to just hit it with a heat gun until it starts to pull up and then peel it away.[/QUOTE] I just wound up using an x-acto and applying liberal amounts of patience. Worked well enough.

[QUOTE=Ajacks;42876781]Sounds like a fire hazard. I'd get a new heater rather than burn your house down trying to get it to stay on.[/QUOTE] Expected that already, got rid of it and bought a new one for 13 euros. [T]http://i.imgur.com/JpVU6PP.jpg[/T] Damn thing works like a charm, heated up the room within 15 minutes when I was running it on the highest setting. [t]http://i.imgur.com/26FKYs9.jpg[/t]

I need a portable heater... My room gets really cold due to the big plate glass window.

Got bored and decided to make a quick duct tape wallet. [t]http://i.imgur.com/efmItPs.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/2euUfQx.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/WqWobP6.jpg[/t] It still needs to be pressed for awhile so it sits completely closed naturally and I intend to fix the small wrinkles on the left side. Then I will probably give it away.

I made this in first semester engineering school: [video][URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjrbQhKc9iw[/URL][/video] It was a dirt sieve for gardening. It was quickly nicknamed "the hump-a-tron". The frame was made of thin u-profile, so once it got loaded with a few pounds it would kinda start "prancing".

[QUOTE=garry;42752469] Pool room needs a bar, lounging area, projector screen. Hot tub part of the pool. Open shower in pool room (for washing off), steam room linked to pool room. Pool room will probably need a plant room closer to it. Possibly a basementy bit? [/QUOTE] Dunno if you'll read this, but I figured as a professional pool contractor I could throw you a bit of info. Incorporating the hot tub into the pool is a big step up from a detached standard hot tub. The heater unit for the water of the hot tub will be larger. They are generally a natural gas or propane unit. Insure you have close local hookups for these to be plumbed in. The hot tub will also likely be a spill-over unit. It will run off the same pumps, filters, and equipment that the pool itself does. Please note that when you want to use the hot tub, ensure you set the temperature up before use. It will take some time to heat. A good high end setup will have a wireless remote or phone connectivity, making it easy to adjust temperatures or turn the heaters on. Being in doors, there will be a ton of humidity in the room. It will also echo and generally be a bit noisy when doors are shut. Ensure a tight seal and high quality doors on the area leading into the pool from the house to avoid ridiculous humidity. You will need a room for the pool equipment, being the pumps/etc. You CAN place these things outside, but if you would like a heat pump to keep the water in the pool warm or cool, talk this over with your builder. The rest of it is pretty simple. A shower should be no problem to have installed. Good luck with the new house. Hope to be in the same position once my business grows.

Making a small safe/lock box: [T]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/34886768/Pictures/Projects/20131119_041932.jpg[/T][t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/34886768/Pictures/Projects/20131119_041956.jpg[/t] The front of the door will be rounded to match the rest of it and the hinge will be 1/2 inch round bar. I'm not sure how I should do the ends of the hinge and hold the hinge pin in place. Ideally I would like to paint it before I assemble the door so I can't really weld caps on the ends. Any thoughts? Edit: Fixed the pictures, apparently public links from the dropbox android app are different then the ones from the windows program.

I don't know if this is the right thread to post this, but I really want to buy a set of this [t]http://i.imgur.com/4sHppJf.png[/t] they also have all kinds of brackets and rollers, and it seems like a simple way to create some sturdy framework for smaller projects. The set above costs 110 euros, which seems to be fairly cheap for what you get. Even though, I don't even have enough money to afford that right now :suicide:

[QUOTE=scratch (nl);43067484]I don't know if this is the right thread to post this, but I really want to buy a set of this [t]http://i.imgur.com/4sHppJf.png[/t] they also have all kinds of brackets and rollers, and it seems like a simple way to create some sturdy framework for smaller projects. The set above costs 110 euros, which seems to be fairly cheap for what you get. Even though, I don't even have enough money to afford that right now :suicide:[/QUOTE] Looks like an erector set (US version of Meccano), but I bet the materials are a bit sturdier. [img]http://www.towngreendistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/erectorsets.jpg[/img]

[t]http://i.imgur.com/blrzLOt.jpg[/t] I did this today... Took a roll of wall vinyl, an X-acto knife, and about two hours.

[QUOTE=GeeOhDee;42138967]I just made a small habitat for a house spider I found today. The spider seems to like its container. It already has already made some webs and is currently just chilling it them. It has some water, and I'll find or trap some food for it tomorrow morning. I think I'm going to make more of these, and use them whenever I find a spider. Soon I'll have a collection of house spiders that I'll be taking care of. According to what I've read online, it's not good for them to put them outside. So I'll keep them, but in a container so I can kind of control how much of the house they're taking over.[/QUOTE] Well it's been 3 months since I've had the same spider. It's been in the same spot that I put it in ever since. I found some spiders the other day and gave them to my spider. It wrapped them up as soon as I put them in. Was pretty cool to watch. Also, I found a spiders nest or whatever it's called. I put it in with my spider, and a while later, it actually hatched. Now I have so many tiny spiders in there.

[t]http://i.imgur.com/5yI5WPk.jpg[/t] It's for school I have no fucking clue what I'm doing, the spike looks like shit

I did this for my Technology GCSE, landed me an A* :D! [T]http://i.imgur.com/7rN04Ve.jpg[/T] Was a pain to get legs lined up correctly, resorted to clamps and a few bits of spare plywood cut to the length between the legs. [T]http://i.imgur.com/rpMfAKF.jpg[/T] First bit of wood work I ever did In my life.

[QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;43120279][t]http://i.imgur.com/5yI5WPk.jpg[/t] It's for school I have no fucking clue what I'm doing, the spike looks like shit[/QUOTE] You making a halberd? If so, I'd probably start again and make the parts separately. Grab a bit of 2x1, ( possibly shave it to 1.5"x1") and then with a block plane, shave down the edges to make a long octagonal shape for the handle. Then carve the top spike. A belt sander will give you a nice starting shape for the angles on the blade. For the other blades, make them separately but leave enough material on the end so you can mortise and tenon them into the shaft of the halberd.

Don't make it as long and/or as thin as well.

[QUOTE=scratch (nl);43067484]I don't know if this is the right thread to post this, but I really want to buy a set of this [t]http://i.imgur.com/4sHppJf.png[/t] they also have all kinds of brackets and rollers, and it seems like a simple way to create some sturdy framework for smaller projects. The set above costs 110 euros, which seems to be fairly cheap for what you get. Even though, I don't even have enough money to afford that right now :suicide:[/QUOTE] I was considering building something out of a larger set like this, more specifically a six-monitor stand, but that kinda stopped when I bought a TV instead.