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Photos before theory, measurements in mm, and credit the plans you used.
Replies: 48
Views: 21.9k
48 replies · 21.9k views · last wkselma_r
Workbench top: laminated beech or two layers of birch plywood?
Woodworking#workbench#plywood#beech
1,800 × 600 mm, mostly hand-tool work, a leg vice. Budget around ₺9,000.
Replies: 23
Views: 1.8k
23 replies · 1.8k views · 38 min agohugo.w
Wi-Fi microcontroller draws 4 mA in deep sleep instead of 10 µA — what am I missing?
Electronics#mcu#low-power
Bare module on a custom board with a cheap 1 A LDO. Measured with a bench meter on the µA range.
Replies: 11
Views: 960
11 replies · 960 views · 1 hr agoaiko
Black mould behind a wardrobe on an outside wall (1970s flat)
Home renovation#damp#insulation
Ground floor, north side. Is it condensation or rising damp?
Replies: 17
Views: 1.3k
17 replies · 1.3k views · 3 hr agoruth.m
Finished: a ladder-back chair from one ash log, green woodworking
Show & tell#green-wood#chair
Rived, shaved on a horse, rush seat. 41 hours over six weekends.
Replies: 36
Views: 4.2k
36 replies · 4.2k views · 3 hr agodeniz.cnc
Chatter on a 6 mm end mill in aluminium — feeds and speeds check
3D printing & CNC#cnc#aluminium
Router spindle at 18,000 rpm, 2 flutes, 0.5 mm depth of cut.
Replies: 4
Views: 388
4 replies · 388 views · 5 hr agotomasz_k
First MIG welds on 3 mm steel — be honest
Metalwork#mig#beginner
Gasless wire, 140 A machine. Photos of six beads attached.
Replies: 0
Views: 74
0 replies · 74 views · 5 hr agonew, no replies
Which no-clean flux leaves the least residue for hand rework?
Electronics#soldering#flux
Comparing four gel fluxes on 0402 parts, with photos under 20× loupe.
Replies: 19
Views: 2.7k
19 replies · 2.7k views · 16 hr agodeniz.cnc