▲ 4 r/DIY

Plastic mailbox in Texas needs numbers

I don't mind reapplying every couple of years, but not every couple of months lol.

Is there a brand of 2 or 3 inch adhesive numbers that will last on a plastic Step2 mailbox?

reddit.com
u/1LuckyTexan — 4 months ago

Two different papers, very different results

Top is Canon ink jet photo paper. A dried rosemary twig, and an aluminum foil 'snowflake' cutout.

The lower is thick watercolor card that my wife gave me. Leaves and feather.

Turmeric emulsion from the same batch, coated and dried the same day. Exposed side by side for the same amount of time. Until soaked in baking soda/water, there was close to no image on the Ink Jet paper.

u/1LuckyTexan — 4 months ago

Paper

my grandson and I have had some success with anthotypes, 3 prints so far between us lol.

but, I have been coating watercolor paper my wife had and it is too absorbent I think. Blobs of solution soak through, leaving less to drag across and causing blotching.

what paper, or different technique would you recommend?

tia

reddit.com
u/1LuckyTexan — 5 months ago
▲ 15 r/knots

Japanese rope storage

In the background of a scene or 2 in the Japanese movie The Great War of Archimedes, there are 'conical bundles ' of rope. does anyone know how to store rope in that manner.

not an easy thing to search for without getting bondage-type results.

reddit.com
u/1LuckyTexan — 5 months ago

Reduce sensitivity of motion detection

Very long story short.

I need to reduce the sensitivity of a motion detecting light that is positioned outdoors at a step near my front door. I think motion of nearby plants sets it off a lot and the rechargeable battery doesn't last.

I have only tried once with some gaffers tape to block part of the faceted plastic dome which did not seem to help. Can I coat/paint the dome with something? Try again with tape or aluminum foil?

reddit.com
u/1LuckyTexan — 5 months ago
▲ 3 r/knots

Typical knot for hand sewing?

No , didn't search but just finished fixing a hole in the grandson's pants' pocket.

after you thread a needle and marry the ends together with a stopper knot, is there a traditional or standard way to tie them?

reddit.com
u/1LuckyTexan — 5 months ago
▲ 375 r/dadjokes

Eight senior ladies and Bruce Wayne are waiting at a bus stop

Nana , Nana

Nana , Nana

Nana , Nana

Nana , Nana

BATMAN !

reddit.com
u/1LuckyTexan — 5 months ago