How should i begin doing taxidermy work by myself. What tools do i need? Are there any good textbooks on the subject?
>>2787815the photo is on its side sorry
>>2787816well you start with a dead animal. have you a source for dead animals? dead animals that have minimal damage? e.g. no shotgunned squirrels. you know how to skin right? have you ever killed anything? skinned anything? you can go down to the pound and get some stray cats that have been euthanized for practice.next, what is your familiarity with scraping and curing hides? how many have you done? if you can't do it right with a flat hide you'll never make it with taxidermy. start with skinning and curing 10 cat pelts from the pound and then you might be ready for a book on taxidermy. the good news is all the salt, glycerine and tools should translate directly to the first steps. you can turn the skinning boards into bases if you're done with just turning dead cats into pelts.after the taxidermy it's sculpture time, selecting the proper materials and framework, basing if it's small. It's the sort of thing you don't get into if you aren't already hunting and fishing all the time with family, so I think maybe you should buy a nice 3d printer and just skip the whole dead cat scene.
>>2787815Googly eyes are the patricians choice, just saying.
I broke of these pic related stoneware mugs and am thinking of doing a faux kintsugi thing. However, I also want to be able to microwave this thing, so JB Weld is out, epoxies are apparently out (temperature issues and potential fuming or whatever when exposed to enough heat), and superglue was never practical to begin with.Unless someone has any better ideas, I was thinking of resorting to a cement mixture of some kind and sorta painting on my gold (mica) pigment onto the cracks and then figure out how lacquers work.
>>2785597> hot pockets of corporate goyslopNow, try to not be a faggot who uses a microwave.
Anyone ever use Elmer's Stix All?
If you're putting in the effort, just do actual kintsugi. Food safe is a problem when you're working with adhesives, sealants, mortars plus you want to throw this in the microwave with hot drinks.
>>2786609>just do actual kintsugi>you want to throw this in the microwave with hot drinksI got the gold mica powder specifically to avoid putting metal in the microwave. Do I just not do this, then?
Also have a broken ceramic plate. Not sure that hot food would present the same problems that hot fluids in a cup would, but there's a nonzero chance that this would end up in the microwave too.What's the best way to handle this one, in terms of supplies? As long as cured epoxies are inert, my guess is that my epoxy that's rated at 200 degrees F should be fine.
The question is not "why" but why are you not building a BATMAN entrance to your basement?
>>2787629Which they?
>>2787763({[they]})
>BATMAN entrancebruh it's called a walk-out basement.
>>2787597Bill Gates has underground bunkers in his house. That's the bare minimum you need to survive ww3.
We're in hell
How to I strip the paint off an old, heavy duty steel PC case? and any tips for repainting itI have a belt sander, a detail sander and an angle grinder but I legit don't know where to start
>>2786742There is no need to be so rude about it
>>2786744cry more faggot
>>2773594if you want it to last give it to a chemical stripper, then have it zinc phosphated and have it EPD dipped then paint it with 2k paint of choice and a secound coat of 2k poly urethane clear coat.
>>2787714bruh I can't afford new underpants or a full tank of diesel for my car
>>2787811Get back to work slave. In the president of hell. You need to be forging more spoons to feed my brave warriors of hell.
I'm seriously fucking considering the shipping container pill. I have property with a shit house made in the 40s some meth addict previous owners ruined and it needs a shitload of maintenance that pretty much means I have to empty it out to replace the roof and redo literally 1/3 of all exterior walls. I'm so fucking demotivated of it that I'm just looking into alternate structures I can throw up and live in for the time being and do the construction over the next 6 months. Shipping container seems like the logical solution for a spartan life at least. My concern is management of condensation, I'm at a high elevation so it goes below dew point every night for 9 months of the year so how do I manage this so that water does not condense in the walls against the cold surface of the steel?Can I literally just hose the walls down with insulation foam like picrel? or will it just promote rust jacking and trap water between the foam and the wall spreading as it pushes the foam away is my bet. What is the best solution? urethane based coating and then foam? some kinda polymer paint? Or do I just embrace the condensation and simply coat the steel, then provide drainage at the base and separate my insulation and walls from it with a sealed vapour barrier ?
>>2776842I renovated my home while I lived in a used rv.All that bullshit work you have to do on the shipping container is already done with an rv.Knew a guy who renovated a shipping container into a foam-insulated radio shack, it's just a lot of fucking work. But if you want that kind of project then go for it.t. own a shipping container and an rv
>>2787170the entire point though is i end up with a second permanent structure fit for lasting at least 50 years. desu I'm thinking more and more about just framing a 16x20 A-frame and call it a day. I can either build an outbuilding for toilet/shower/laundry or just drive to the other house for that. It also brings a few other options, mainly I can build this in quite a remote area if I wish, there are a few different quiet deadend valleys I can build in.
>>27869892 containers cost 4k or less, buying wood and getting a carpenter is more expensive desu i think is the general way of thinking
>>2787409>getting a carpenteranon...no the reason people are drawn to a container is it's a one lump sum bam spend $2400-2800 and a box shows up. the box is already weather tight and wind tight and you can immediately begin living in it. it is highly desirable for people with no savings or plans because it's just low enough cost you can impulse buy one and then use weekly disposable income to improve it gradually. Something like a small timber frame house you have to drop $1400 on concrete, rebar, rental post driller, tie wire, some bits of wood for molding and layout. that gets you the foundation peersafter that step you can wait a bit for more money and then you basically have to afford the entire cost upfront of framing, exterior walls, and roof before it becomes weather tight and you can begin using it, building it also takes a month of weekends. you either do it in the spring/fall whne it will probably get rained on and fucked up, or you do it in the summer where you fucking melt in the sun and get skin cancer.and at the end of it' you're in it for the same money.
>>2787559Containers make stellar workshops like mine but they're not for people who care about conventional housing. The military and industry, fountains of all that is good, make great use of them for their specific advantages which of course do include instant usable vermin-proof space where it's exceptionally easy to control humidity (the reason my classic motorcycle garage and machine shop are built of High Cubes). Containers are far stronger than stickbuilt construction though extreme waves at sea can smash them (so never live in a storm surge area unless your home is built like an oil platform AND on a turtleback so it won't flood afterwards). An instant hurricane-resistant structure can be very nice to have. If containers are hard, you fucked up and would likely fuck up stick building. Pole barns etc crumple in high winds unless unusually reinforced (steel posts and trusses as used on poultry barns do well). Wood is nice for furniture and camp fires but wildfires are an increasing threat and containers are easy to defend (kill a generous firebreak so they don't cook) because flying embers will bounce off just like weld spatter. >>2787409>2 containers cost 4k or less,Best to avoid the beat up condemned "WWT" (which often are neither) and spend the extra for at least "cargo ready" (not condemned for maritime use like WWT) and the best are "one trip" grade which are new having made one passage. ALWAYS get a High Cube for max storage, room for overhead shelves and equipment etc. Standard height sucks and are best for storage. Study, never assume. Those who fail to study all their options exhaustively of course get worse outcomes. Containers are best used by people who already weld and fabricate because we can make short work of them but it's not hard to learn. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
We own you.
>>2779917artists drew waifus, engineers created them.
based and da vinci pilled
>>2779917thats a weird way to spell engineers.
>>2782419>>2782446cant you just find wires with lidar now?
>>2786951>spent youth installing sprinklers>finish a job>watch the landscapers pull up at the house a few days later>*mexican sounds of ritualistic pipe sacrifice via shovel*>"yeah ditch nigger anon, my sprinkler system is le-">"I'm already on my way."To be fair I've murdered countless cable lines literally just rolled under the sod. It was always funny the moment I took a spade to the neighborhood cable line, 50 boomers in their 55+ community would wander outside like zombies.
Wait, is there any reason to use a Pliers Wrench over a Cobra with these things on them? Because now the Cobra is non-marring too?
>>2787269Don't reply to the tripfags, they need (You)s to survive
>>2787212>now the Cobra is non-marring too>pliers wrench>soft jaw pliers>same thingWhat?
>>2787321These cocksuckers ain't going nowhere. Might as well rag on them.
>>2787269>Imagine watching the catalog like a hawk.Imagine watching for namefags like a hawk.
>>2787700TopkekPic related answers OP’s question. Two different tools for different purposes.
>be journeyman union member.>get paid prevailing wage to do relatively little work for the wage.>single, no kids>can easily pay all of my bills on unemployment insurance >mfw I work as much or as little I want all year round >will retire with a pension>have healthcare as long as I am paying dues, doesn’t matter if im currently employed or not.
wonderful. do you post off-topic bullshit on other boards, or just this one.
>>2787750Do you always get molested by everyone or just your stepdad?
I have found a good site with a lot of sound proofing advice and products. I like their "best" solution but one section is confusing. I have made a convenient screen cap that you can look at or you can visit the site here: https://www.soundproofcow.com/existing-wall-soundproofing-assemblies/This part is unclear: are they actually saying that you leave a 1/4 inch gap everywhere, including between the panel and the existing wall, and you fill that entire area with sound sealant, which makes sense acoustically but would be very difficult. Or, are they just referring to the gaps around the edges of the panels where they butt up against the existing wall or an adjacent panel. I live near a lot of mexicans; if you are familiar with their culture you understand the need for sound abatement. Imagine this shit at 3 am (turn it up as loud as your speakers can handle - I think that's a rule): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3lW8zAHwSE
The gap between the gypsum board and wall is filled with a soundproof mat. The 1/4 gap filled with caulk is all around the soundproof barrier boards>Leave a ¼ inch gap between the new layer of gypsum board and all adjoining wall, ceiling and floor surfaces.
>>2787555thx 555 anon. that makes sense.
>>2787547Here before you buy anything watch a couple videos by this guy instead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHKK2jkClcAHe references actual professional soundproofing literature with quantifiable measurements and isn't financially motivated to shill a particular brand of soundproofing materialSummary: more mass good, material phase transitions good, acoustic bridging bad, cheap DIY possible and effectivetl;dr: air gap > fiberglass insulation > stud > isotrac > 5/8ths drywall > pressure sensitive carpet adhesive (or green glue or mass loaded vinyl for the same effect but more $$) > 5/8ths drywallBut even if you do all that the sound is gonna come through your windows anyway unless you build a plug for them
>>2787589>unless you build a plug for themthx for the video; I'll watch it later. The nice thing about the room is I boarded up the windows years ago because they were the old roll-out kind that never seal and were facing neighbors so the curtains were always drawn. So I stuffed them full of fiberglas insulation then a sheet of 1/2" plywood.My initial idea was to haul in cinder blocks and make walls with the blocks filled with concrete, but that's so impractical and apparently not that great at sound abatement anyway, or at least that's what the site in OP says.
>>2787547bro, i get you...first, the "best" solution you're referring to is indeed the best, you want to have an original massive wall (plug all holes as much as you can) then space (this is *really* beneficial, but decreases your room space) then a soft barrier (also thick as you can spare) then 2 or 3 layers of the heaviest plasterboard you can bring in. this will make tremendous effect.the problem is the way the sound transfers, you must be extra careful with the installation and follow all the recommendations to avoid sound leaking. even then the sound will resonate through other walls and the floor. if you cover all the other walls/ceiling that leaves the floor which you should insulate too, and hopefully there's no sound coming through the windows.it's an enormous energy and money waste, and it's pretty certain you will miss something and it will make you mad and depressed, but just keep at it, if you don't want/can't move
How do you prevent your house from becoming radioactive?
>>2780536I rentnot my radiation, not my problem
>>2786185>He believes water can be radioactiveWait till I tell you what they cool nuclear power plants with.>plus radon is much denser than air causing it to stay in the basement.How the fuck does it rise up to the basement in the first place? It's like saying bismuth crystals are going to start spontaneously growing out of my concrete instead of efflorescence.>That's why mutts have a radon problem.We have a "radon problem" and determining "radon problems" is the problem itself. It's make work to get homeowners to update their bank rentals so the bank doesn't have to pay for it when they die without paying off their mortgage.
>>2786168kek
>>2780536>>2783256Do really expect me to believe that red squigglies are worming into my basement just to hang out on my floor? And the solution is to vent them through my roof? Lol nice try.
>>2786535tell that to ohio
Bros,How would you paint black or darken the metal frame on pic related?I've tried a couple of methods so far:>Hot bluingNot the results I was expecting. Too light tone and not that scratch resistant.>Epoxy paint (Rust-Oleum Appliance Epoxy)Looks great but not durable at all. The paint just comes off too easily.Is there a primer I should use or special paint/method?I've consider cold bluing, but the liquid is quite expensive. Also some say the piece smells bad after going through this process.
>>2787344buy one with a black rim. what are those like $20 at walmart?second is 3d print onethird sand and acrylic paint.treating the metal depends on what metal it even is. do you know?
>>2787497There is duracoat too which is air-cure but not quite as durable as cerakote, but it's not like it immediately flakes off or something. Any other methods you are talking about sending in parts for chemical processes. Some jewelers may be able to do some stuff.
>>2787511G shocks are like $100-1000
>>2787511>buy one with a black rimThe one with the black rim is quite expensive, and not available in my country. Besides this is /diy/>3D printcould be, maybe I could do a mold to cast another material>acrylic paintIs that durable?>what metal it even is. do you know?I think it's stainless steel>>2787533>duracoatI remember that lolbertarian nutnfancy shilling duracoat some years ago. I'll look into itWhat happens if I dip it on black expoxy glue?
Is that stainless steel?You might be able to rust it with bleach (or other chemical depending on the grade of stainless), then hot-water treatment to turn it into black magnetite.After that, you also have a good painting/dye surface.I mean dye, as in what they do with anodized aluminum to get the black color,Thin coats and repeat is the key.
loaking for uhm.. sewing patterns for male clothes., can any diy bosses send some patterns for shirts maybe jackets maybe hats., anything truly I’m brand new
I use Pinterest to find my patterns.
bump
>>2786059Take cheap, unwanted t-shirtTurn it inside out so seams exposed Remove stitching Disassembled panels are now a pattern
lrn2draft nigga
>>2786059>>2757813try asking in the sewing thread :3
I've been having multiple mental breakdowns in the past two years and I'm moving out of my apartment next week. What can I do to get my deposit returned at this point? I fixed the holes in the wall but I feel it still looks a little "off"
>>2783915Damn bro I just wanna leave a suggestion here man.
>>2780328Bingo.
>>2781198>mental illnesses should be treated before going out of hand by punching holes in the walls>mentally ill people should have no problem seeing their mental illness and making appropriate decisions with a mentally ill mind >you clearly aren’t able to post clearly and have life difficulties because you have schizophrenia which I’m inferring is a deficiency that causes you to struggle with normal life>but mental illnesses don’t cause people to struggle making rational decisions >but they do if I can turn that into an insultLmao what a retard you are. Or my maybe like I said originally, your post could have just been a symptom of your own mental illness/retardation. Almost guaranteed you make a comment about post length where before you made a comment about not having things explained concisely because it’s clear you’re a massive faggot.
>>2780541Doesn't matter as tenant doesn't have to pay to replace 2+year old carpet no matter how trashed it is.
>>2783884or an open can of tuna fish
Something like pic related, but with more modern things like ESP32, LoRa, etcProjects for things that can work in situations as simple as the power grid being off for some days, or mesh networking a farm, to the end of civilization.
There is nothing related to survival based on that. Are you high? Maybe a door shotgun trigger.I mentioned using an electric shock instead of primer for gun and what did i get? a ban.
>>2763701>Would /diy/ build>buildlet me stop you right there
>>2763701No, Next question.
>>2784213>Ventilated facades are very metrosexual, they have a huge bugman aestheticKek, I gotta agree with that. Ugly shit.>and I've never seen them on single family homes, I have on two or more like one and a half, since that's an old duplex and one half got a tumor added onto the back of it. Rare as fuck overall.>This kinda sucks because for all you know it could be the wood glue in your neighbour's shitty furnitureI would more say it was our shitty furniture. We had a lot of the original garbage that was falling apart.>and you're suffering collateral damage as a result of that.I was suffering collateral used qtips falling through the ceiling from the dude upstairs because the holes in the slab around the radiator pipes were "30 and ready to settle down" y'know. Wild building, I fucking miss it, so far ahead of its time in many ways yet so far behind in others. Would've been a good apartment to renovate if it weren't for someone being granted permission to build 3 massive blocks across the narrow one way street. Vertically, the sound insulation was horrid, but horizontally well I didn't believe I had neighbors on the floor, you could've told me the apartment over was empty and I'd believe it, to say the least. No idea how they managed that level of sound insulation in 1991.
>>2763719I'm in Finland and all houses are required to have like 30cm of foam. Houses in the countryside are also wood famed. Idk why people here say that's an American thing.>>2783654That's why we're also required to have forced air ventilation running 24/7 with heat exchangers nowadays. It makes winters a dry hell in new apartments. Indoor humidity hovers around 10% on very cold days. But I guess its better than mold.
>>2787461>Idk why people here say that's an American thingpicrel
