Questions tagged [metal]
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Making a custom drill bit out of steel epoxy putty?
I have a unique situation that calls for a custom drill bit which I decided to make out of JB Weld Steel Stick, a metal epoxy putty. I am curious whether this is an appropriate use of the material ...
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Prime and Painting Bare Radiator Covers - Sandblasted Bare Metal
What are some reasonable primer and paint for bare metal radiator covers? I had them sandblasted so they are bare metal.
In the past I once painted a cast iron radiator with Rust-Oleum Clean Metal ...
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Building an 8'x8' metal climbing wall frame
I am trying to build a climbing wall out of 4 plywood panels 4'x4' each in a grid pattern. I'm comfortable building such a wall with either 6 pieces of 2x6 joists or 8 pieces of 2x4 joists running up ...
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Marking out metal tubing
I have some 2m long aluminium tubes of 15mm and 20mm outside diameter.
50 mm from the end of each tube I need to drill a hole to take a bolt and the two holes should line up along the length of the ...
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How should I add insulation to a metal shed?
I'm making a metal shed for sleeping in and working in. I think I'm going to do some slight 2x4 framing on the inside to be able to add some fiberglass insulation then drywall over that.
Should I add ...
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Can I cut a wall anchor so it will fit in the drilled hole without sticking out
I drilled a hole into my drywall and hit a metal stud. I don't have a drill bit for metal. I have 5/16" plastic wall anchors that will hold 85 lbs in drywall. Can I cut the plastic anchor so it's ...
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How to protect wheelbarrow from rust while still working on it
TLDR: How do I protect metal projects from rusting when they take more than a day to finish?
I’m restoring our old wheelbarrow. Stripping all the metal parts clean, filling holes, primer, paint, top ...
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How to install a deadbolt in a tight space?
Renting a home and trying to replace the deadbolt on the back door. However, the space where the lock slides in is very small and I can’t get the sliding piece into the door - the circled area is ...
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Umbrella Base Rusting Concrete
I have a cantilever umbrella which has a metal base (an x). To hold the umbrella and the x metal base we’ve used the plastic umbrella base, which comes with 4 blocks that are filled with water.
But ...
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Using metal roofing for ceiling
My outside porch has a plywood ceiling. Can I put metal directly over the plywood? I live in the southeast.
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Fastening wood sheathing to metal rafter structure
I have a garage that has a metal frame holding the slate shingle roof. As it's way past its best days, I'd like to have a new roof installed. Almost all is clear, but I have no idea how to fix the ...
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Installing floating mantel on metal studs
We got our fireplace tiled recently and bought a floating mantel shelf. It is a 5 foot long mantel shelf that weighs 15-20 pounds. It is hollow and is 4” tall. There are only metal studs available to ...
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Which primer and paint for metal roof home in Maine?
Having a lot of problems researching painting my steel roof here in Maine. I've had the paint folks at Home Depot and Lowes and Sherwing Williams all give me contradicting advice...LOL
The roof is ...
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Scythe blade warped while peening [closed]
I warped my blade while peening it.
Several reasons could be the cause :
it was my first time peening a scythe
that scythe had never been peened, while used for decades, thus a lot of peening was ...
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Provide another example in which a metal appliance can become energized besides the hot wire coming in contact with the metal frame of the appliance
A dangerous situation where no ground path is available is typically cited as the hot wire coming in contact with the metal frame of an appliance and thus energizing it and potentially shocking or ...
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A removeable adhesive, that sticks to metal to metal or metal to plastic, any suggestions? [closed]
I have a problem where I want to remove a pressed metal part, to be more specific the brake arm of a SRAM S7.
I would like to make a hollow cup like jig, where I put a thread inside to pull out the ...
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Electrical outlet smells like metal
What should I do if one of my electrical outlets smell like metal. At first I thought it was my surge protector, but I unplugged that. Now I found out its the outlet. I'm scared. I hope it's not ...
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Is there any cost-effective fix for this damaged bathtub drain plug, or should I just find a new one?
The coating on this popup toggle bathtub drain is damaged, exposing the plastic inside and I guess there's some oxidized metal there. It works fine though, so could I clean it up and re-coat it ...
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How to Stop Metal Squeak on Kinetic Sculpture [closed]
I have a kinetic sculpture in my front yard that's basically just a pretty weathervane. The top moving part has a tube on the bottom that slips over the pole in the ground. When the top part moves ...
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How do I fix a broken scaffolding flip lock?
I have 5'x5' steel scaffolding and two of the flip locks are broken. On one of them, the stub and pin are intact with just the flip part gone, and the other one has the end of the stub broken off. Is ...
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Rigidly joining two angles separated by 1"
I need to attach a 3/4" wide, 1/8" thick steel angle to a perpindicular 1" wide, 1/8" thick steel angle as depicted. The angles should be rigidly joined so that a force of about ...
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Bent chainlink gate
I had a tree fall on my chainlink gate and I'm looking for a smart way to fix it without replacing the whole gate. The hinges on the gate still work but as you can see in the picture there is a huge ...
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Attach wheels to hollow metal table legs
I want to attach some wheels to a small table. It has a metal frame. The foot of the frame is just a square metal legs of 20mmx20mm with a little plastic cap on each of the 4 legs. Taking the cap off ...
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How do I free a window grill exit from a fire escape railing?
Someone somehow got one of my window grill exits stuck behind a metal railing on the fire escape.
I can't close the window grill because the area circled in yellow is stuck behind the railing. This ...
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How to remove stuck patio umbrella stand
I have a patio umbrella that fits into a metal tube that is part of a patio end table. The umbrella pole, when it was inserted, was an extremely tight fit, there was no wiggle room once it was ...
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Connect washer drain lines to metal pipe
How do I best connect my drain lines to make the rubber-pvc and pvc-metal transitions water tight?
I've got a washer and drawer washer combo with a drain line for each. There's no vent pipe to the ...
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Framing on top of a half brick wall
I am designing a greenhouse and would like to create a 3ft brick wall, with metal framing on top where I can install various windows. I have included a picture of the general structure I am trying to ...
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How to remove welded metal hinges from gate?
I DIY'd a terrarium for my gerbils and found the perfect material to use for the lid- a fireplace gate from the thrift shop ($5!!). The only issue is that I just need one of the doors and I can't get ...
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Should I drill through the metal plate in my wall? [closed]
At home in my apartment, I was drilling into the top part of my wall to install a wall-mounted curtain rod.
I needed to mount it in 4 different areas of the wall, so I opted to install the first and ...
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How (not) to treat the surface of a precision ruler?
I made the mistake of leaving my Starrett ruler in a damp, cold workshop and develop a small patch of rust. To compound this mistake, I decided to dip it in rust-remover.
As you can see, I turned my ...
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Adding beams to an office desk to increase support [closed]
I have an old office desk which has this design, only colour is different:
I wish that I augment the design my adding support to this design. The discussion is how to add the support and not if ...
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Can I connect a plastic p-trap to metal pipes?
This is the current situation...(this is a an old cask iron slop sink that came with the house.)
There was a leak and we thought it was the p-trap...so we decided to get a PVC one.
The other pipes ...
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Will wood posts or metal post spikes last longer?
My gardener wants to set 4x4" treated wooden posts in the ground to support a 6' high wooden fence.
To stop rot and make it easier to change posts, would it be OK to concrete metal post spikes ...
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How to connect self made wooden structure to metal bike frame [closed]
I have a bike with an extended frame in the back, being able to accommodate two small children. For this back section of the bike, I built a custom rain cover, for which I constructed a simple wooden ...
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Load bearing or non load bearing wall
I want to get rid of a closet wall. It's odd shaped, so figured we open the room up. It's on the 2nd floor, no basement. The 1st floor doesn't have a wall under it.
How can I tell whether this wall is ...
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Does copper mesh react with wood?
I have about a quarter-sized hole in my door frame from where the bolt used to go, with a bigger hollow void behind it - and I want to fill this hole. I was contemplating using some copper mesh I had ...
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How to attach metal wind catchers to a metal pergola
I've been trying to get the welder who built us our metal pergola to weld a slightly larger tube with a bottom to serve as a holster to place my wind catchers so that they are upright and appear to be ...
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Straighten a piece of metal with very limited tools and skill
This is supposed to be flat, but got bent in a move. Because it is bent, it will no longer hold the trey properly. I have seen to use a torch, but the best I have is a candle lighter.
I have very ...
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Fixing parasol bracket on metal garden table
I'm new to DIY SE, and relatively new to DIY too.
I have a garden metal table, with a central hole and circular bracket for holding a parasol (umbrella). In a wind gust, the umbrella got pushed and ...
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Building a desk-Does it need reinforcement?
I'm build a computer desk, but I've been agonizing over the build because I'm concerned that there might not be enough support. These are the details:
Table top: Teak butcher block with a live edge ...
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How can I reinforce the bed frame to support freestanding bedposts?
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We inherited (parts of) a brass bedframe from my spouse's grandparents. We bought a new mattress which came with a modern bedframe of metal rails. The brass headboard has two 6.5'
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What type of electrical boxes can I use on small metal studs
I am having trouble knowing what type of electrical boxes to use on smaller metal studs.
I recently purchased a new construction that has an unfinished walk out basement. On the three sides of the ...
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Matching and painting metal garage door
I'm replacing a garage door, but need to match the color of the new door to the other, older garage doors on the property. The new door's style (but not color, the new door's color is white) is ...
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can use 1 5/8 25ga metal studs to hang 5/8 drywall
I came across free 1 5/8 metal studs 25ga. Can I frame out my basement using them and attach 5/8 inch lightweight drywall to them. The ceiling height is from 7-9 feet and some of the walls will end ...
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I was installing a TV mount in a new office on a partition wall and ran into some issues
After I got the measurements of the mount brackets to mark the holes and marked, I then used my stud finder, found some, marked them and made some pilot holes. It quickly became clear the newly added ...
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How to reattach flashing to the fascia board on a gable?
This piece fell from the front of our house and I need to get up there to nail it back into place. I do okay on ladders just not sure if my idea will work:
Fully extend the extension ladder and have a ...
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Caster wheel inserts and tube failiure on bar cart
recently received a new bar cart as a gift, and assembled and loaded it up. Unfortunately as I was pushing it along my carpet the tubes the inserts were in bent and the inserts fell out. How should I ...
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can isopropyl alcohol dissolve powder coat?
I have new outdoor furniture that is metal frame & wooden body. The metal frame is painted black, using powder coat I think. I was applying wood protector on the wood parts, and it stained the ...
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Drilling hole through layered wood and metal
I want to drill a hole (about 12mm diameter) through the floor of a shipping container. From the inside of the container, the wooden (probably plywood) floor is visible, and from the outside there is ...
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Remove clutch shoe stuck on electric starter
Below is an image of the situation I am trying to resolve. What you can see is the following:
The black triangly shape is the rest of the clutch shoe assembly of a centrifugal clutch. It is pressed ...
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