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My wife and I recently lost our little girl. It was a stillbirth but we had some really compassionate nurses that made a hand and foot mold for us before we had to say goodbye. I’m worried that the (I’m assuming) plaster they used is really delicate/fragile. The detail on them is great but I’m eager to find a way to scan or duplicate them to ensure they survive long term. Could anyone give me some advice?
>>2795670you can make another mold from the plaster positive, then make as many duplicates as you want in plaster or whatever; that'll definitely capture the fine detail. I think you could use alginate like in your picture but AFAIK that works best for skin molds, but it degrades quickly after that, and it's better to use silicone or something else for copying objects. there's probably a specific material to use for copying plaster, if you search around.If you want a digital copy, you can get good enough detail with lots of pictures from a phone camera and free software to extract a 3d model. It won't as fine as the mold or a 3d scan, but you'll still have surface detail in the texture (from the photos), same as any other 3d model.
>>2795702Thanks anon, definitely a devastating turn we didn’t expect.
>>2795706Thanks that makes sense, is that a silicone mold being made in your image? I didn’t think about doing two halves like that.
>>2795708I think so. smooth-on actually has a bunch of decent info on making molds of various sorts, could look through it for plaster https://www.smooth-on.com/howto/basics-mold-making/?tags=video-tutorial .also if you do the photogrammetry thing, meshroom on https://alicevision.org/ is what you want, you can find more detailed tutorials too if you need it. I have used it and while you need a lot of pictures, it is free to try.
>>2795670Sorry for your loss.
I have two of these that are rather old. Anyone have tips on how I could turn them into a skate board or where I could find another wheel to make a three wheeled board? I dont wanna spend any money just use junk I find. Also what are other things you can build out of found junk?
>>2795728Those type of rollers are found under old beds. If you have three of them I'd make a tri-board-bump. You'd be able to do some nifty tricks with it! I'm sure you know this part but here goes! Take/Make a sturdy triangular fitting wooden board then screw those wheels in the respected areas. Preferably cut off the corners to the triangle board and add protective plastic better yet rubber to it's ends. Fit the bump beneath at it's center. Painting it for personal design and optional. Be sure to make it small enough for you to peddle with your feet. Other things you can create with common junk is for example take bed springs tin foil and an old fan to make a television satellite."Ponyboy was never found in the book." - ???Fun thread! If you have a pic of the object you created would you mind posting it?
>>2795728They would not hold up to that and you would end up feeling the concrete with your chin.
>>2795728I can tell you why it won’t work well1/ those are meant for minimal rolling adjustments on a carpeted surface. Plastic is hard and inflexible, unlike wheels designed for skateboards. Board wheels have ball bearings, this has a crappy axle that was never designed to handle 500 RPM or whatever.2/ mounting is fucked. These are designed to be mounted vertically into the bottom of a leg of a bed. They are design to support vertical stress. You will be applying horizontal stress as well. Whatever you mount it in will tear the fuck outI don’t know why I m replying to this bait thread, but it pissed me off enough to
Im having some trouble unclogging my basement drain. I bought one of those auger tipped drain snakes, but can't make it in but a few inches. Also what's this square peg?
>>2795299Yes, this appears to be fine
>>2795299Is this the new abomination thread?
>>2795270>Unfortunately I can't easily get the plastic plug back in, and u don't have have rubber mallet ( and everywhere is closed) . What do? Beat on it with my wrench?holy fuck you're retardedprofessional home owner
sounds like you need a longer snake if you havent reached the obstruction yet with the 15 ft snake you have. i had the same issue oone time and pretty myuch went through what your doing and eventyually i just called a plumber.was only $250 +/- for the plumber to get the obstruction clear and he replaced a couple bad fittings and a segment of pipe.uinless your prepared to go buy more roto rooter tools and up your own time and expenses, i'd just call a plumber.
>>2795300Thanks>>2795463>>2795466The plug didn't really unscrew per se; after about a quarter turn it literally flew out into the air. Further, I did take a brush to the threads before trying to screw it back in, but I still couldn't get it. This led me to believe it wasn't meant to really be screwed in. Maybe that makes me retarded. I'm just pretty new to diy shit.>>2795470>i'd just call a plumber.Yeah that's what I'm going to do. Thanks for the help everyone
I've seen videos of people placing multiple cameras all over their vehicles. This would be the ideal, since you can capture footage from nearly every angle, but I'm certain it's pretty annoying to implement irl. From order of importance, it seems like a camera recording what's in front of the car is most important, with a second camera facing back, recording the driver is the second most important. Recording the driver is important in case someone tries to assault the driver or steal the vehicle. Recording the back of the car may be the third most important angle, being able to get a good image of whatever is happening in the back of your vehicle, but this may actually be the fourth most important angle rather than the third if you commonly drive with people in the back seats. They could get assaulted during a road rage incident or worse, and it would be really nice to capture some footage of what was going on in the back seats.
>>2795034What's the best setup for such a system? I'm willing to do some DIYing, but it would be nice to add in some automation, like overwriting old data, or at least notifying me when data is running low.
>>2795034Also, single units that can do a few channels of recording are pretty easy to acquire. Once you get beyond that, you're quickly into multi-channel recorders and the kind of equipment that trucking companies install in their fleet. It's like a hard plateau on returns.Brands wise, Blackvue are expensive but worth every penny. Avoid Rexing.
>>2795036Too many variables man, depends on your appetite really. If you want fit-and-forget, get a Blackvue 4k dual channel and call it a day. If you want to get REALLY deep into things, get a 5+ channel truck recorder unit running on 12v, install it in your glovebox, and start strapping cameras into it.I played around with this stuff for a couple of years and ended up with a couple of dual-channel plastic units that do a basic job with nearly zero hassle. Next time they fail I'll roll to Blackvue unit and forget about it.WiFi offload when you return to base is a REALLY nice feature, but not easy to get.
>>2795025>>2795036I was a rideshare cuck for 4 years in a "mostly peaceful" city. I've had to use footage once I defend myself legally. I can only recommend what I used: Vantru N2 Pro. It's got a front facing and interior vehicle facing camera. I read the N3 version has the aforementioned and a rear of vehicle camera all in one package. All cameras, especially the interior one, seem to be fish eye lenses. You will end up capturing SOME of the sides with the interior camera at least.This is probably your best and easiest solution unless you wanna drop some serious cash. Just get the N3 and pop a 500gb SD card in it and call it a day. You could also set it up with your battery for 24/7 motion sensor recording if you like that sort of thing. I hope you the camera you get never comes in handy other than to parse up a clip of an interesting bird you saw once.
>>2795746The N5 seems pretty based.https://www.vantrue.net/product/n5The thing is, if a nigger with a bit of intelligence notices the dash cam, they'll just destroy the thing or steal it. This is bad if your car gets stolen, because you won't have much evidence of who stole it. You should also have some GPS tracker hidden in your vehicle to be able to tell where your vehicle is located.
>>2793777This is 4chan breh. I don’t think there’s very many dudes here who had a good, present father and a healthy relationship with said father. Those types of people aren’t on 4chan.
i broke the tooth off one of their like 8inch wrenches on my car and i dont think im all that strong. i wouldnt rely on it as my only set.
>>2793821I had a solid relationship with my old man. We worked together every day until he got so feeble from cancer that he physically couldn't do it anymore... Built our farm shop with him, completed many large farm projects with him, he helped me remodel my house before I moved in, I helped them remodel their house, etc. I just really like diy and shitposting...
It's somewhat refreshing to see a person with your level of self-awareness. And sorry about your dad...but...you sure he was your father? And I only say that because I know your mom...
>>2783125prove to me they're made at the same factories
No classes or anything. Just youtube videos and gear I can buy locally
CookingHow to sew on a button with a waste knotMending a simple tearSpot/stain removal for laundryIroningFixing a dripping faucetChecking vehicle oil level/conditionChanging the oil on your vehicleChanging the air filter and cabin filter on your vehiclePainting walls and baseboardsReplacing a door lock/handleBudget planning and saving
>>2793191>>2793429Don't even have to wait for something to break.Look for something that works, but you think could be better or there's an alternative that would make your life easier.Or find something you want or need and find a way to make it yourself instead of buying it.Or find something that works fine and learn how to maintain it so it continues to work fine.
>>2793180Learn to communicate effectively, to put yourself in the situation of the other part.For example, when asking a question are you giving the other part enough of information to respond with an useful answer?Above is a rhetorical question, meaning I assume you understand that your OP is lacking information for anon to help you out.I can only suggest not getting into something requiring teamwork and with minimal contact with any client based on what you opened with. If life gives you lemons you can at least make lemonade. From there you need to find customers. Put the lemonade in a container with a tap to let the customer fill their own cup once you have received payment. Keep a paper bin to prevent your endeavor from littering the area which is bad for business. Also never quench your thirst with your own supply. Bring a water bottle - every penny saved is a penny earned!
>>2793180Not a YouTube video or class, but check out the book "How your house works". It's good to know things work in order to disassemble and reassemble. The book goes into that with detailed pictures and short but concise explanations.
Opinion: Build yourself an IFAK and learn how to treat a number of injury scenarios.
Thread thermally drifted: >>2787618>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/ohmOP>Comprehensive list of electronics resources:https://github.com/kitspace/awesome-electronics>Project ideas:https://hackaday.ioComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2795678Don't try and desolder components by taking all the solder off the pads. Just liquify the solder and pull the component off with tweezers. If you're working with ICs use a hot air gun or short all the pads with silver solder then melt and pull off. If you're working with through-hole parts use a vacuum desoldering pump or snip the leads, liquify, and pull the remaining lead out of the hole with needle-nose pliers or tweezers.
>>2795681also chipquik, which is usu for chips but ok for other partshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kyaz4Zrd78
>>2795678Get a Yihua 929D, if not a proper desoldering iron with a vacuum pump and temperature control. They work great, if a tad tedious.There’s also the strategy of running thick solid core wire next to all the pads so you can reflow them all at once, but it’s eve more of a pain. Those extra wide soldering tips might be good for this.>>2795681These aren’t that reliable, often there’s just not enough room to fit them between the pad and the lead.
>>2795678melt the solder then quickly whack the board. the whole blob will come flying out, and you can just pluck the leg off of the via.
>>2795667Now you need to move into a new house now if one of the lights goes out? Is that where we’re headed? Never buy these goddammed things.Now that the chinese are making LEDs and chips, you’re going to have to come to terms with the fact that there’s a bunch of things that you’ll never be able to buy, and chips you’ll never be able to find specs for.You might be able to replace the driver chip, the bridge rectifier, or most likely that capacitor spilled it’s guts it looks like.> how do you know it’s chinese?I can tell by that font they used on the gloss-white PCB.
for leatherwork, you need a very dense material to tool (draw) and stamp on. We all have little granite slabs. I make luggage and messenger bags almost exclusively so that little slab is just top small. 2x3x8 slabs of granite are reterdedly expensive. here are a few factors I'm considering. 1, my house doesn't have a concrete foundation so reverberation will just always be an issue. I want to get as much force transferred onto what I'm working on as possible.2, I have read that a work bench the size I'm going to make will weigh 100s of lbs. 3, even the best concrete tables eventually Crack, sometimes within a year.what are your thoughts
>>2795074>sheet steelthis isn't welding you fucking retard. pounding shit on a stainless table would be fucking loud as hell and about as awful a solid surface as possible. you should shut your fucking mouth if you can't understand such a basic concept instead of trying to give advice on /diy/.
>>2795081A wood bench with a bonded steel top is not the same as a steel bench. The wood deadens the sound a lot. I can't say how it compares to a concrete bench top since I've never had one, but it's not all that much louder to hammer on than a plain old wood bench top.Also you should really talk to someone about your anger issues.
>>2795090>Also you should really talk to someone about your anger issues.He would but no one will talk to him due to his anger issues.
>>2795079Whats a concrete island?
>>2795737Sorry i didnt sage i just forgot to delete it afterr sageing some jewish fag on pol>>2795172Hahahah that is topkek>>2795090Yes that is true but i figured he needs a concrete one because of vibrations? I dont really know what exactly the Anforderung to his endeavour are
But the Shitposting Must Go On editionPrevious thread drowned out by contesters: >>2785963Eternal thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gd43b_ZcuU>New to /ham/? Read this shit!http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radiohttps://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/amateur-radio-service>Your search engine of choice works well too!>The FAQ is now back:>https://wiki.cybsec.io/index.php/HamFAQ>OP, the cybsec domain is gone.>NEW FAQ is updated to preview 15Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2795394How do you deal with whack jobs such as this guy?https://youtu.be/kgniXHhBHfA?si=wujtZod7gA95a3mn
>>2795717>268 viewscontinue to ignore a literally who
>>2795717He keeps saying ground the antenna. Most antennas should NOT be grounded, unless utilizing ground radials. Balanced antennas aren't grounded nor are elevated verticals. The masts should be to prevent static. Your radio is grounded, but don't rely exclusively on your outlet for ground.
>>2795689>I'm just asking if there is anything within the hobby that might come up on my job that I can look into or researchIdk, you're the Motorola installation tech and you're also a licensed ham radio operator. Did they not cover this in your test? You don't know what the hobby is about? Anything radio, there's your answer.
>>2795668No. And as far as a counterpoise, the coax shielding acts as the counterpoise.
Use this thread to ask questions you think don't require a thread of their own.The old thread no longer bumps: >>2789553If you didn't get a response in the old thread, feel free to ask again here.(except the guy with the 15A outlet on a 20A fuse)
>>2795593Burt brings up a good point. I mean we’re just asking stupid questions here and not insinuating ang faction in world war 2 committed any crimes Or even modern day…. Well except Israel we know they committed a ton of crimes since October of last year
>>2795607asking stupid questions is the key to opening npcs eyes. if they do any simple math, they'll quickly see the answer is greater than or equal to 110
>>2795607>>2795612you buffoons are like cockroaches in every way. can't you stay in your designated trashpile and leave us alone >>>/pol/
Do you have a Heuer vise? Do the threads on the spindle look similar? Or have you ever seen acme threads with this sort of finish?I was surprised, but I figure it doesn't matter for G acme threads. I assume this is a manufacturing shortcut. The thread flanks are smooth, and it feels fine, running it in & out.But man, that looks shitty.
I wanna enter the world of consoooooooooming 18V batteries, but I'm not sure which brand to go with.I want an angle grinder, a large-ish hammer and some sander and a lawn mower. Price wise so far it's a tie between makita and metabo, which both have sales right now for a "cheap" entry.I know, metabo is rather exotic in the US, but I'm actually living rather close to their home base in Germany (though, of course, they're china made (and also owned?) nowadays) so that's not an issue, however they're not seen that often in stores, so I can't just say >fuck it, it's just money and buy a new battery with a 15 minute car trip. Makita on the other hand is widely available and notoriously has everything under the sun with an 18V battery, but there's the whole>hurr durr, they're way behind with their tech and the batteries have a brick-it chip on themmeme, so I'm uncertain.
WHat musical instruments can I build especially on the cheap?
>>2795732https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_(musical_instrument)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maracahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbira Also known as a Kalimba.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_(musical_instrument)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystallophone
So housing is too expensive as it is and I've been feeling ambitious as of late. So more and more I've been interested in taking a task like this. I have the know how and I have family that have built homes before that have taught me the ropes as well as would be willing to help, but I'm not sure about having the time at least right now, so it's more of a future project. People are saying 5000 sq ft would cost anywhere between 400k to 1 mil, so 10,000 sq ft they would estimate as more. 10467 sq ft total living space, fireplace, and basement are in the plans. Planning to build on the west coast, Anchorage Alaska, or in a few options in Russia. Foundations are the most expensive thing to build, so I could take care of that to cover labor costs. Does anybody have estimates for this being viable below 1 mil? Or would you say this is pointless dreaming?
>>2790816> doesn't know how he is going to get robbed and gulag'd, unironically naiveLook forward to reading about you in the news
>>2790674this already sounded overly ambitious if not straight retarded but >in Russiaconvinced me you are trolling
>>2790674The amount of labor you personally put in for building yourself a 10k square foot house is going to be a drop in the bucket of the overall cost, unless you're legitimately doing it solo which would take you like half a decade plus. Even at $200 per sqft which is at the impossibly low end for custom new home construction, with 10k sqft you're looking at 2 million dollars.
I'm in a really lucky financial situation where I don't have to work and plan the same. >I earn around 2k€ passive net income per month with my wife an additional 2k€>I have an old house that I will probably be able to sell for around 200k, and around 100k in liquid money. >additionally, I can get a subsidy financial loan from the government, will probably total around 300k with around 1.1k eur payment per month for 30yany other europoors that actually build their own house? I plan to do the following, 150sqm EG - 100sqm OG, no cellar:>Foundation by contractor - 150sqm - around 60k € >Outer walls with ICF/Neoporbetonschalungssteine - myself - around 50k€>concrete for filling ICF + pump - contractor - 25k€>Pitched roof by contractor - 40k€>Filigrandecke by contractor - 20k€>Sewage/Water system - contractor - 30k €Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2790674Keep in mind you're gonna have to live there for the rest of your live because you're never gonna be able to sell it
>Do you even melt, bro?I did my first casting today, I'm totally a foundryman now. My first two melts earlier in the week I made some ingots, just melting soda cans. >>2783890Yesterday I made my first flask from a spare fencepost, and some greensand from sifted playsand and a mix of sodium bentonite and calcium bentonite. Yard marking calcium carbonate as parting powder, worked great. Designed a little ashtray in Fusion360 and turned it into a pattern. I did a pretty bad job but I was impatient and really wanted everything ready to do this casting today. Rammed up fine, might've been a little dry, but just barely. Worked out okay though, very happy with the result after a brief cleanup.Do you scrap? Stack? Do you sell signs on Etsy? Do you sand cast? Investment casting? Do you like huffing zinc fumes and snorting silica powder? Show me your furnace, show me your castings.Sand and jpeg compression don't get along.
>>2789361The split-head style mallet which takes pucks (whatever material you like, mine are UHMW, copper, rawhide, and lead) is so useful I have several. https://www.thorhammer.com/product-category/hammers/split-head-hammers/You could cast the clamp halves from brass and some inserts for a very nice non-marring custom hammer (if you miss a strike the clamp portion won't do more damage than your insert).
That was a close one, emptied the whole crucible.
Be glad you can't smell this, I absolutely hate the smell when removing a casting from the sand. I think it's the wood getting steamed, not sure. This casting turned out great, dirty but aside from that I'm totally happy with it. Gotta clean it up and decide if I want to make any changes before I cast another one. It'll be a nice little aluminum flask for casting small junk.As an aside, I finally took some measurements and did some math. The Amazon peristaltic pump tops out at 385oz or ~3.01 gallons per hour, putting peak output in the neighborhood of 345,000-385,000 BTU/hr. At the setting I've been using to melt Aluminum, it's pushing 172oz (~1.34gallons) per hour, so around 154,000-170,000 BTU/hr. I was worried about getting enough heat out of this thing originally, but it looks like it could handle a furnace with almost twice the volume, or heating a 9001 square foot warehouse.
>>2795534This is a very fun idea and it's definitely going on the list.
Love what you do! I always been interested into melting silver coin and sell the ingots. I can get 1$ silver coin for around 5$ containing 90% silver and weight at 26grm, so potentially around 24gr of silver into each of them(i let you check the price of 1gr of silver), should i quit my current job and start melting silver coins instead? If yes where do i start in my new journey?
- you can collect your own water- you can grow your own food- you can produce your own energySo why are internet contracts necessary? You can tune into radio for free so how come there's no antenna device that pulls free internet from the air in a similar manner?
>>2790890>>2790879the internet is just other peoples computersyou pay to use the infrastructure that someone else has installed to connect to those other computers.big infrastructure companies have agreements to connect to each other for no charge because it benefits them both.if you had some awesome web service that customers would literally change isp in order to use, then all the isps would offer to connect with you for nothing in order they keep their customers. thats basically it.
>>2793905you can make mesh networks with wifi or laser or microwave but what people like about the intermet is that it has stuff on it. unless you get websites to join your network its just you and your friend talking to each other
>>2793980Like >>2793984 said, the internet is just other peoples computers.>>2793985That's exactly the problem I was referring to. It's a mass-adoption issue. Even if I could figure out how to transmit the signal straight through the Earth to Australia, it wouldn't be useful unless I could get enough people to adopt it. And most people would rather pay a subscription fee for a more convenient internet that doesn't require the transceiver antenna to pan and tilt every time you want to connect to another computer. And that's not even including how much people would pay for the electricity needed to power the thing.
self reliance/off grid living is a myth
>>2790879>- you can collect your own waterIllegal in many areas these days because of over regulation. >- you can grow your own foodBuy too much fertilizer in a year and you get a visit by the feds. They will inspect and compare inventory with what was purchased.>- you can produce your own energyIllegal to install yourself in most areas without paying for permits or have a licensed installer and be inspected at multiple points during the setup.Fun note: you can transmit text and images over HAM radio for free. Close to 300 baud modem speeds, but can be done.
