Binzy_Boi

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[–] Binzy_Boi@feddit.online 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Awesome! There's one closeby that's locally owned, doubt the owner would mind. Only question is if it would damage the cinderblock at all with chipping or whatever.

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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Binzy_Boi@feddit.online to c/diy@beehaw.org
 

Hey all,

My friends and I have an inside joke that involves cinderblocks that has been a few years old now. There's a house under renovations across the street from where I live, and I asked the people doing the renovations if I would be able to have a cinderblock I saw on the front lawn, to which they said I could! (for context, the house hasn't been sold yet and they were getting rid of them anyway.)

I am literally doing nothing with this cinderblock other than having it as a decorative piece in my apartment for the joke. I have put the cinderblock in my bathtub and sprayed off most of the dirt on the surface, but I was curious as to how I would clean it to get it looking more or less good as new.

Thanks in advance, I'm really excited over this stupid thing lol

[–] Binzy_Boi@feddit.online 1 points 1 week ago

That's neat, wasn't aware these existed! I'll be sure to see if I can find one second-hand.

 

Hi all,

Recently got myself a popcorn maker from the thrift shop that unfortunately refused to work. Wanted to try and get it operating as it should again, but it seems the issue wasn't so much something being broken in the machine, but rather extremely cheap build quality.

Repairing the thing just didn't seem worth it, so I disassembled it and am recycling the individual parts. However, I am thinking about making a toolbox so that I can learn some repairs and all, and am hoping to save the screws that I've salvaged from the machine.

My question is this. How does one sort and categorize the screws they keep? Are there codes the screws have, or does it come down to personally measuring and determining the length and type of screwdriver needed for them? Currently just keeping them in a sandwich bag for the time being.

Thanks for any help in advance.

[–] Binzy_Boi@feddit.online 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Y'all really coming into my community now to downvote shit because apparently anything that starts with naz = nazi.

Grow up, why did I even bother posting here?

[–] Binzy_Boi@feddit.online 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You share a community, and get a solid 8 downvotes with people coming into your community to downvote the content you posted in the community you made and shared.

Thank God I have no other communities to share because genuinely what the hell. Why bother sharing a community you made if people that clearly aren't interested in what you're sharing only come in to downvote content they know doesn't appeal to them?

 

Nazposting! is a community hosted on the Feddit.Online PieFed instance that is centred around anything and everything to do with Nazrin, the wonderful mouse youkai that appears as the first boss in the Touhou game Undefined Fantastic Object.

From memes to art to whatever else, Nazposting! serves to be a space on the fediverse for people to enjoy and appreciate one of the best characters the Touhou franchise has to offer.

https://feddit.online/c/nazrin

!nazrin@feddit.online

[–] Binzy_Boi@feddit.online 2 points 3 weeks ago

Seems it should! Thanks for pointing it out!

[–] Binzy_Boi@feddit.online 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hell yeah! Been loving PieFed. It's still got quirks here and there, but I also love submitting issues so it works out lol.

[–] Binzy_Boi@feddit.online 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Perfect than! Thanks a million. I asked on another comment about stability of the other shelves being on the pins rather than directly attached, but I should be good to go once that's sorted.

[–] Binzy_Boi@feddit.online 1 points 3 weeks ago

I appreciate this, thanks a bunch. Only question though is what if any risks I should consider in not having the shelves directly attached to the frame.

I don't have kids, so no worries there for furniture tipping, though just want to know if there would be other scenarios at all where the shelve might slide out and fall from the frame. Planning on eventually getting some pet bunnies, so if there's any risks of the shelve sliding out and/or falling over, wanna make sure I prevent that from occurring to begin with.

[–] Binzy_Boi@feddit.online 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Thanks for this, just one question though.

The single shelve that's already installed I see has has some wide screws in the bottom. I'm not a handyman by any means (hoping that can change), but I have put together IKEA furniture before and they seem to resemble these pieces I'm familiar with where you screw them in on the bottom to help hold the pieces connecting them to the frame in place.

With this said, would the shelf pins still be fine? Just want to ensure everything will be properly sturdy is all.

 

Hi all!

While I'm unsure how new a community has to be to qualify for posting here, I'm hoping to shamelessly advertise a community I made on Feddit.Online called NC-SA Bops.

NC-SA Bops was made because of my personal values, and a desire to follow those values as closely and regularly as possible. In my eyes, the way the copyright system works is flawed, restricting creativity of artists in building off of existing works, as well as being heavily commercialized, potentially preventing musicians from creating music that's uniquely theirs in favour of creating music that'd be seen as more profitable.

In my explorations of music licensing, I found there to be limited options outside of the Creative Commons. I immediately distanced myself from anything licensed ND (Non-derivative) as I felt that to restrict people's creativity, and while the general ShareAlike license is fine, I also felt that by allowing commercial use of works, the general ShareAlike license does nothing to address the root issue of the copyright system: money.

I found the BY-NC-SA license perfect as it embraces creativity in allowing derivatives while also preventing commercial use not just in the original track, but in derivatives as well. Whether you agree or disagree with my thoughts, I found it annoying that finding tracks specifically licensed BY-NC-SA was a pain, and in creating NC-SA bops, I hope that it helps others find tracks they enjoy under the license with more ease.

Check it out here at https://feddit.online/c/nc_sa_bops

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Me challenging myself to purely purchase second-hand goods has once again hit a bump in the road with my recent purchase of a bookshelf at the thrift shop.

The bookshelf itself is fine, it looks nice, it was cheap at $25 CAD, and doesn't seem to have any damage to it. However, what wasn't advertised was the fact that the three shelving pieces taped together that rested on top of the shelve in the middle, uhhh, didn't have the holes drilled in yet that would allow for me to attach them to the rest of the unit.

Everything is perfectly fine save for that, so I don't want to toss the bookshelf entirely. If I wanted to prepare the shelving pieces myself to hang them into the adjustable holes, how would I do so? What tools would I need? Since I've never done anything like this before, would this be a good starter project, or should I have someone more experienced do it for me?

Thanks for any help in advance.