#waterproofing — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #waterproofing, aggregated by home.social.
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#PineTar from scratch - How to make it using simple tools
Gustav Thane, Sep 24, 2021
"This is a rather unusual way of making tar these days. It is also a way of making tar of a higher quality than you’d buy in the store. This is brown tar, or should I say reddish brown, with a higher resilience to water, ampler then black tar and on woodwork far more beautiful if you’d ask me. It is made from pine root in a tjärdal (tar ditch kiln) as tar has been made in Sweden for at least a thousand years. The old ditches can be found every here and there in the forests of Småland but I made my own one, about a fourth the size of what I believe is a normal size."
Learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXPi-NLDSYo#SolarPunkSunday #TarKilns #PineTar #SyntheticAlternatives #Waterproofing #PetroleumAlternatives
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This method involves using #tallow and #beeswax to keep the end-product more workable. Note: The resin is very volatile! Only do outside and using appropriate precautions!
How to Make Pine Pitch
by Jamie L. Burleigh"I try to collect pine resin deposits that happen naturally, usually caused by a fracture in a limb by a storm, lightning, or animals scratching on the bark. I also gather resin that oozes naturally out of the broken knots in the pine tree. The runny clear resin, the dried up clumps of amber or the flakey white drips, dried from seasons past, are all good resin for making pine pitch."
Learn more:
https://primitiveways.com/pine_pitch_stick.html#SolarPunkSunday #AnimalProducts #PinePitch #DIY #Waterproofing #SyntheticAlternatives
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5 Clever Ways to Use Lanolin At Home
April 28, 2023
"As we may all know, lanolin is commonly used in skincare products due to its ability to moisturize and protect the skin. However, it has many other uses around the home that you may not have known and considered.
It is a versatile and useful substance that can be used in many ways around the home. From leather conditioner to lip balm, lanolin is a natural and effective ingredient that can help you to care for and protect your belongings.
Let's explore some clever ways to use lanolin at home."
https://www.nznaturally.nz/blogs/news/5-clever-ways-to-use-lanolin-at-home
#SolarPunkSunday #OldWays #NoChemicals #AnimalProducts #TraditionalArts #TraditionalTechnology #DIYCleaners #HomeProduct #Waterproofing #NoPFAS #NoChemicals #LeatherConditioning #WoodPolish #RustPrevention #LipBalm
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#EdwardianFarm - Extracting Lanolin from Sheep's Wool
"In this clip from Edwardian Farm, Ruth Goodman extracts lanolin from sheep's wool.
Lanolin, also called wool wax or wool grease, is a yellow waxy substance secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals. Most lanolin used by humans comes from domestic sheep breeds that are raised specifically for their wool. Lanolin primarily consists of sterol esters. Its waterproofing property aids sheep in shedding water from their coats. Certain breeds of sheep produce large amounts of lanolin.
Lanolin and its many derivatives are used extensively in products designed for the protection, treatment and beautification of human skin.
Crude lanolin constitutes about 5–25% of the weight of freshly shorn wool. The wool from one Merino sheep will produce about 250–300 ml of recoverable wool grease. Lanolin is extracted by washing the wool in hot water with a special wool scouring detergent to remove dirt, wool grease (crude lanolin), suint (sweat salts), and anything else stuck to the wool. The wool grease is continuously removed during this washing process by centrifugal separators, which concentrate it into a wax-like substance melting at approximately 38 °C (100 °F)."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2pEIsyWD-Y
#SolarPunkSunday #AnimalProducts #Lanolin #TraditionalTechnology #NaturalWaterproofing #Waterproofing #NoChemicals #NoPFAS #OldWays
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A Ruggedized Raspberry Pi for Sailors - Nautical navigation has a long history of innovation, from the compass and chrono... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/20/a-ruggedized-raspberry-pi-for-sailors/ #raspberrypicomputemodule #transportationhacks #supercapacitor #waterproofing #raspberrypi #waterproof #autopilot #nmea0183 #nmea2000
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A comprehensive guide to finishing dome homes, covering waterproofing, weatherizing, and interior finishing for earthbag and aircrete domes. Designed for ease of use, it supports sustainable, durable construction. Improved through One Community's Aircrete and Earthbag Crowdfunding Campaign.
https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/dome-home-finishing-water-proofing-and-interior-finish/
#DomeHomes #SustainableLiving #EarthbagConstruction #Aircrete #GreenBuilding #EcoHomes #Waterproofing #Weatherproofing #opensource #SustainableArchitecture #OneCommunity
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@juliewebgirl I'm reading the directions (If you fuckers says a damn thing) and it says rules I've already broken. K here goes. Like Scotch guard but totally not.
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A very in-depth post about waterproofing electronics based on years of real-world outdoor and underwater deployments.
https://thecavepearlproject.org/2023/03/17/waterproofing-your-electronics-project/
#electronics #waterproofing #sensor #environmental #datalogger
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A Survey Of Long-Term Waterproofing Options - When it comes to placing a project underwater, the easy way out is to just stick i... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/27/a-survey-of-long-term-waterproofing-options/ #encapsulating #encapsulation #waterproofing #underwater #waterproof #how-to
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@cy
This! ^^^ and #waterproofing. They must shoot that #ad of people swimming and diving with their latest #shartPhone.Oh and which phones are getting smaller? Over past several years all the thin #phones are designed to be so large they scarcely fit in a #pocket, slip out, and break, or bend.
We say revive #Minis. Its ironic but they had #replaceableBatteries too.
(In a somewhat related note, we abhor the push to remove #DVD Drives from #computers.)
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Could the EU lead the way in making #replaceableBatteries law?
https://www.digitaltrends.com/features/smartphones-removable-batteries-climate-impact-comeback-analysis/Some interesting points made. How important is it for a phone to be able to go #underwater for minutes to hours?
#ethical #sustainability #smartphones #fairphone #samsung #apple #UNU #waterproofing #ShubhamAgarwal
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He Comes To Bury Sensors, Not To Praise Them - [Adosia] has some interesting videos about their IoT platform controlling self-watering plant pots... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/06/12/he-comes-to-bury-sensors-not-to-praise-them/ #weatherproofing #waterproofing #heatshrink #potting #sealant #how-to
