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Gearbox of my cordless drill exploded. I was driving self tapping concrete screws (small ones, 2 inch) and I got the bit adapter stuck in the chuck permanently. After I tried everything to get it uns...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2967198

Please share your drywall finishing wisdom with me. ... I decided to attempt to fix the fucked up walls in this room instead of simply repainting. There are random gouges and low spots, some seams hav...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2967132

These fucking things have lied to me more times than scammers from india

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2967277

Small scale scrap metal ... Hi /diy/, I'm in between jobs right now and lately I've been collecting broken appliances from the curb and checking the dumpsters around my local apartments too. I've take...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2967161

any idea of what to do with this broken mirror? What blade should I use to cut it?

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2966654

shed thread ... all I want is a shed to do my work in. is that so much to ask? How does one go about acquiring cheap land in the uk to build a shed on? ideally in an industrial area so no one will com...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2966524

How to ventilate apartment during winter without jacking up heating costs? ... >rent townhome >share wall with neighbors >neigbors are hoarders and druggies >odors leak in through kitchen and b...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2966532

Do friends and family take advantage of you for your /diy/ skills? How do you politely say you want payment or just tell them to hire someone?

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2966402

Generic 3-speed ceiling fan circa 80s or 90s makes buzzing noise at highest speed. I don't know what brand this is, I don't have a model number, but hopefully it's a similar enough widespread design. ...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2966103

Lichtenberg Sculptures ... Been thinking of getting into these. Anyone try making them? What's your setup? Everyone I see online is using a particle accelerator but maybe with a high enough voltage a ...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2966216

I run a kerosene shop heater, I use it sparingly, and I keep having fuel go bad every couple years. I used to be able to get it at the pump until a year ago when they remodeled the gas station and pul...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2966212

smelling neighbor's laundry ... I live in an apartment on the 2nd floor and whenever my neighbor runs their dryer, the exhaust from their dryer comes through my mine and floods my place with dryer she...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2965992

I have an 1100 Square Foot Uninsulated Garage, and a 30K Kerosene Torpedo Heater. How can I give it a fighting chance to warm up the space?

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2965653

this Composting seems more complex that it needs to be. this just because its from UK? I'm thinking of buying a house out in the sticks with Septic System and there is bunch of no-no's for Septic so...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2965324

Sledgehammer thread. Has anyone used both Fiskars and Wilton sledges? How does the vibration reduction of the handles compare, are the wedge faces (whether on Fiskars or on the handful of other comp...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2965101

SQTDDTOT ... Stupid questions that don't deserve their own thread. Last one hit bump limit

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2965082

>dad dies >inherit property >go through lengthy and expensive process to finalize and record deed because of attorney's incompetence >find out house has squatters that my dad let stay in >go ...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2965003

I work for a company installing garage doors, I'm not that competent and it feels like I do a dead end job with no room for growth. Starting from here what kind of services could I offer if I wanted ...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2964964

There doesn't seem to be a better board to put this in so I will put it here. I'm a part of the Amazon Vine Voice program. Ask me anything (vine program related). Vine voice is a program where you c...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2957526

DIY electrolysis ... im looking to finish my electrolysis at home. does the D-901 have any significant downsides over the D-998? from

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2954280

Anyone researched and built a solar dehydrator for food? I can't find good resources about how they're supposed to work and what the best designs might be.

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2945445

What's the best way to get good at picking locks? I've picked everything in my house a million times but I feel like I don't actually know how to pick any lock, like I've just sorta memorized the 8 or...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2943686

I have a sort of third world issue, I have unlimited power, but water as a resource is scarce. I can only get water by loading a tank in a truck and driving it to a place that fills it and then drivin...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2942363

I'm replacing my dishwasher and what a pleasant surprise to find copper. The pipe basically follows the arrows from under the sink to under the cabinet floor to out the side, and I need to get the inl...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2942250

I don't do a lot of plumbing (and this hardly counts as plumbing) but I want to be really sure I get this right because water leaks are bad news. I have to hook up a water supply to a refrigerator. I...

Thread: https://boards.4channel.org/diy/thread/2941993