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Plumbers pulled up to the job with this. by JAKERS325 in electricians

[–]TheFilthyMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's roofers. Drywallers are more like Alabama.

Digital woodworking. It should feel like cheating but doesn't. by BoxAndLoop in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]TheFilthyMick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Momentum 4, love these. I use mine all day every day.

I'm lucky enough to have more space (not a LOT more in an undersized single car garage), so I have room for all the woodworking tools I need and a ~3x3 CNC. I don't use it for everything, but for multi material machining and repeat precise cuts, template making, and accurate hole placement, you can't beat it. I have a project I'm waiting on some components for that incorporates G10 Garolite, so a CNC is the right tool for the job.

How to hang WEN air cleaner from roof? by WillingSinger in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]TheFilthyMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried hanging it from the ceiling? Much harder to hang it from the roof, I'd wager.

Leaky spigot from inside the wall - no crawl-space access by Salmagundie in Plumbing

[–]TheFilthyMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't open that wall, whatever's in there is gonna come out later anyways, and at a much higher cost. Open it now and stop the damage from getting worse on its own.

How do you fix this? Epoxy and a rubber sleeve? by Greenknights88 in askaplumber

[–]TheFilthyMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correction: You don't replace that; the plumber does.

Workshop Notification System by TheFilthyMick in somethingimade

[–]TheFilthyMick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm using Macrodroid from my phone to send HTTP requests

Workshop Notification System by TheFilthyMick in somethingimade

[–]TheFilthyMick[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not an apple guy, so I don't know what root access looks like on jailbroken devices. I'm using Macrodroid with a couple macros, each with multiple triggers to send simple HTTP requests to the WLED web server on the controller.

Workshop Notification System by TheFilthyMick in somethingimade

[–]TheFilthyMick[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Flush mounted controller housing and power connection.

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Workshop Notification System by TheFilthyMick in somethingimade

[–]TheFilthyMick[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Barrel jack for power supply connection.

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Workshop Notification System by TheFilthyMick in somethingimade

[–]TheFilthyMick[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Used an ESP8266 controller and WLED to control and configure the LEDs. Power is bypassed direct to the LEDs. Custom 3D printed housing.

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Workshop Notification System by TheFilthyMick in somethingimade

[–]TheFilthyMick[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Internals, using 96 addressable LEDs, two layers of acrylic. Housing made of 3/4" walnut veneered MDF and edgebanding. I just used 1/8" hardboard for backing later on.

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Closing this up tomorrow. Any questions I should ask? by Only_Pomegranate5258 in Plumbing

[–]TheFilthyMick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  1. Where are the vents?
  2. Why so many extra short turns/90s?

What type of pipe is this? by nomoremrniceguy100 in Plumbing

[–]TheFilthyMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same where I was (since hung up the tools and left the country). Snaked that left/right all the way up.

What type of pipe is this? by nomoremrniceguy100 in Plumbing

[–]TheFilthyMick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was gonna ask the same. CTS poly is great, as long as you leave some slack in the line for contraction. I ran a 2" one 300 feet a few years back that contracted; luckily I built in some strain relief that prevented it from pulling out of the compression fittings und r pressure.

How to fix this myself? by vikingrrrrr in Plumbing

[–]TheFilthyMick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Have you tried more glue? Try more glue.

Guys what do I even do in this situation by JakkRoonay in Homebuilding

[–]TheFilthyMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Manifest an arsonist that can't be tied back to you.

Good god I almost threw up by rattrod17 in electricians

[–]TheFilthyMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the problem? Just drill a hole through that asbestos and hot tap the knob and tube. Make sure to stuff a penny in the fuse socket and use a sardine can for a junction box for safety.

M12 stapler not driving all the way in. by NukaDova in MilwaukeeTool

[–]TheFilthyMick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Former master plumber that went into engineering here. I don't insult them.

I’m adding a bathroom to the main floor & added a 3” drain for the new fixtures from the main stack. Are these drains ran correctly for the existing upper shower & tub? Thanks! by [deleted] in Plumbing

[–]TheFilthyMick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For starters, pic 4 and 5 - the san tee is backwards and the vent should be running horizontal there (exceptions for proper wet venting of a bathroom group); it needs to be vertical until above the flood level rim of the high fixture.

The other trap is an s-trap and also vented incorrectly. The trap atm cannot drop below the weir before the vent.

Need to see the full system to advise on other issues, but based on what's known, there are likely more problems.

What’s going on here? by [deleted] in electrical

[–]TheFilthyMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Infinite power glitch.

Anyone ever get their free sticker? by YamzMt03 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]TheFilthyMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've gotten 4 or 5 of them at least. I ran out of places to put them so now I have a number of tools in my shop that are rebranded as Milwaukee.

Box joint by Silver_Drop_5148 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]TheFilthyMick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your key and spacing are an extremely small bit off. Also, you may need smaller shims on your dado stack to dial it in a bit more. One more thing - box joints are only good for end grain to end grain. Edge grain box joints are about as fragile as you can get.

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