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A single level? Pshaw. You may have to get at least 3 levels to calibrate true level, majority rule. a $5 level is apt to be erroneous.
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It's a good idea to keep extra levels in various rooms around the house to make sure everything stays true, and you can't discount level apps for use in a pinch.
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Oct 12, 2020 15:03
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FogHelmut posted:you can discount level apps for use in a pinch. iOS has one built in.
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Oct 12, 2020 15:04
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Jaded Burnout posted:iOS has one built in. I'd love to see how that plays out in terms of Steve Jobsism. also FogHelmut posted:It's a good idea to keep extra levels in various rooms around the house to make sure everything stays true new thread title?
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Oct 12, 2020 15:30
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Jaded Burnout posted:iOS has one built in. Fixed my typo.
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I have a torpedo level, but I can never trust that tiny little bastard. I went ahead and ordered the 24", because it was on sale for 10 dollars on Amazon. If it's too big, I can always just cut it in half and have two 12 inch levels. Win win situation either way.
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FogHelmut posted:It's a good idea to keep extra levels in various rooms around the house to make sure everything stays true, and you can't discount level apps for use in a pinch. This is assuming there's even a single thing in my house that's true, square, plumb, or flat.
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Oct 12, 2020 16:10
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On the other hand, truly square, plump, and fat describes me pretty well.
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Bioshuffle posted:I have a torpedo level, but I can never trust that tiny little bastard. I went ahead and ordered the 24", because it was on sale for 10 dollars on Amazon. If it's too big, I can always just cut it in half and have two 12 inch levels. Win win situation either way. THIS is why I love this forum, I learn something new every day! Level too long? Cut it in half! Tub sitting too high? Cut the floor joists.
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Trabant posted:On the other hand, truly square, plump, and fat describes me pretty well. Then you are the one true goon metric. You have my level, goonsire! edit- On another, but perhaps similar note- Amazon have all DeWalt and Craftsman tools 40% off for their prime day. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/12/amazon-prime-day-is-on-here-are-the-best-deals.html Mr. Mambold fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Oct 12, 2020 |
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Mr. Mambold posted:Then you are the one true goon metric. You have my level, goonsire! Just this morning, I had to add and remove the Tacklife random orbital sander from my cart multiple times before the problem resolved itself by selling out. For $17, I should have just bought the dammed thing. I'm licking my wounds by reading all the one star reviews though. On a side note, I'd asked about buying Ryobi drills earlier in the thread. I ended up with a corded Dewalt drill for the price of free, and it's done everything I needed it to do and more. I have to remember a lot of you are tradesmen, and I'm just a home owner. A home owner who doesn't have a sander.
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FogHelmut posted:Fixed my typo. See I misread your statement entirely, thought you said "you can get discount level apps".
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Inspired by one of the various threads in either AI or DIY, I popped onto craigslist to look at welders. There's 2 that seem to be good deals. Hobart LX235 for $500 (I'd need to run 240V for this) Lincoln 140 Weld Pack for $425 Both look new in box per the pics anyway. Would either of these be a good pickup for learning to stick metal parts together with the eventuality of learning how to weld car stuff?
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Bioshuffle posted:This is terrible news for my wallet. I'm treading the dangerous territory where I have to constantly fight off the urge to buy poo poo with the justification of "I can just borrow it". If it makes it any easier, 40% off Amazon prices for DeWalt is probably still more expensive than buying refurbs off of eBay (as I've been doing) which you can do any time, not just on prime day.
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Motronic posted:If it makes it any easier, 40% off Amazon prices for DeWalt is probably still more expensive than buying refurbs off of eBay (as I've been doing) which you can do any time, not just on prime day. Is there a particular seller you'd recommend?
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wandler20 posted:Is there a particular seller you'd recommend? I don't think I've ever used the same one twice. You can find refurbs that are still under factory warranty and that's mostly what I've been going with. I also had good luck buying used for some weird/expensive things like a grease gun.
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I need to rebuild and recalibrate a pair of turntables but I just realized I no longer own a frequency counter. Recommend me a decent CHEAP bench top unit please. I need to get it within .05kHZ and .1kOhm. I know "cheap" is relative, but so is my budget. I'm willing to spend what I need to get what I require but I don't want to pay for other fancy features I'll likely never use. I could utilize basic features that you'd expect to see in most bench top meters like signal generator, resistance, current, capacitance, etc... Doesn't have to be new as long as a used unit is known to be accurate and reliable.
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Jaded Burnout posted:I'm 98% sure I know what video this screenshot is from. Yes indeed, love that channel. I want it for the same purpose, puttering around with old frames, and would kill to have access to his workshop...
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Mr. Mambold posted:new thread title?  E: Nosre posted:Yes indeed, love that channel. I want it for the same purpose, puttering around with old frames, and would kill to have access to his workshop... Kaiser Schnitzel fucked around with this message at 04:43 on Oct 13, 2020 |
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Oct 13, 2020 04:40
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:It's too long A level in every room keeps the whole house true
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You need a smaller level for the bigger level to make sure it's level... and then a level for the smaller level to make sure that too is level.. and so on.
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Rutibex posted:A level in every room keeps the whole house true A level per room keeps the structure from doom
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Jaded Burnout posted:A level per room keeps the structure from doom Keep levels all over so you don't end up like Grover.
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Jaded Burnout posted:A level per room keeps the structure from doom 
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Jaded Burnout posted:A level per room keeps the structure from doom 
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Trabant posted:Keep levels all over so you don't end up like Grover. 
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On a scale of Ah! to AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!, where does this fall? https://imgur.com/a/oGZu33o Also how long has mounting a ceiling fan this way been against code in Socal? Edit: You're not the homeownership. You're not the homeownership thread at all! Bondematt fucked around with this message at 02:24 on Oct 14, 2020 |
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Bondematt posted:On a scale of Ah! to AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!, where does this fall? Yeah that's a lmaodamn.  
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Can anyone recommend me an endoscope inspection cam? I need to troubleshoot some plumbing issues. I have an old Ridgid CA-100 that likes to randomly ground out. Seems to boot up fine and then the screen will go green and freeze if you bump the head. I could probably get a new camera attachment, but the process I’m seeing makes me wonder if it’s better just to get a new scope altogether instead E: typo Catatron Prime fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Oct 16, 2020 |
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Hello DIYers! We have a new forum/mod feedback thread and would love to hear your thoughts! https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3944213 Get ready to read this message 15 more times in every thread you read!
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OSU_Matthew posted:Can anyone recommend me an endoscope inspection cam? I need to troubleshoot some plumbing issues. I've got one that I got for $5 on Ebay that connects to my phone. It's a piece of crap, but it's worked every time I've needed it to, and at such a cheap price, I don't really care if it gets covered in poo poo or whatever. Of course, I also don't rely on it for anything professional.
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What would you call this shaped bolt? This crank sits on top of it to raise/lower the bed of a planer/thicknesser 
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D shaft, aptly named for its D shape 
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JEEVES420 posted:D shaft, aptly named for its D shape That would make total sense, thanks! I cannot seem to find anything in the UK what would work as a suitable replacement at a reasonable price. Vier fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Oct 20, 2020 |
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Can you get a rod the same diameter and just grind the flat on yourself?
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Vier posted:That would make total sense, thanks! What size rod do you need? edit: You can also search for parts by the tool and probably get it direct from the manufacturer.
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Vier posted:That would make total sense, thanks! Email or phone https://boltbase.com/ . They based in Alloa, Scotland and their entire job is sourcing esoteric bolts. They may find you your bolt, but the flattening of the head you may need to do yourself. Take pictures and accurate measurements and email them!
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Ha sorry to confirm I need the handle/crank that sits on that bolt, not the bolt itself!
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What did you do to the existing handle?
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Vier posted:Ha sorry to confirm I need the handle/crank that sits on that bolt, not the bolt itself! 
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