Re: the kicker. My brother always used a homemade one for tightening up the carpet in his rentals. A 2x4 with a lot of screws poking part way out the bottom and some tapping with a mallet.

Google homemade carpet kicker images.

But it looks like you'll have to see if you can pry up the metal edge -- otherwise you'll have to stretch away from it.

What I would do is go to the left or right side and loosen the corner. Get a carpet pull and give it a few whacks to pull it tight. Because I cant see either side, I would suggest if possible you get a carpet transition strip.

You can rent a kicker at US rentals. It might be not much more to buy one. Remember to work wrinkles away from doorways

I'd considered boxes, but they won't work for what i want. Unfortunately quite a few of the items are too big to fit in any boxes and on top of that i prefer to be able to see everything, rather than having to look through boxes, so i'd prefer to just open doors and be able to see it all.

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Maybe carpet tape?

I think he's talking about removing the portion of it with the retractable collar. Google image search shows some pictures with what looks like a plastic took to install and remove it.

Duct tape anybody?

Yes, but i like making stuff myself while also using my 3D printer :)

Dude they're cheap AF on Amazon and mone is bright enough, any brighter it's be a distraction while gaming

Boxes with covers. There's tons of those so it's not hard to find cheap ones that will fit and fill the shelves. Added bonus is that you can store items you use with each other and be able to pick them when needed in one reach.

If not, thin cheapest class plywood may be a solution. I'd go boxes though.

You can also look for used furniture. People quite often give it for free in really good condition. You get free shelves, someone gets rid of unneeded stuff and you're saving the environment. Win,win,win.

cheers for that, another person mentioned that and for some reason my mind just skipped right over cardboard as an option and thought wood was the cheapest, which obviously wasn't actually that cheap!

I'll certainly be looking for somewhere to get some large boxes/sheets that i can use.

Cheers for that, not sure why but i never considered corrugated cardboard as a "building" material, but there's no need for anything to be particularly sturdy as i'm the only one who'll be using them.

I'll have to do some searching and see if i can find somewhere to get large sheets/boxes i can use

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How do I go about doing that? Do I need one of those kickers? Would I have to remove all furniture?

I would recommend installing a metal hatch if you wanted to maintain access.

Allright, thanks a whole lot for all the info! I'll take a more in depth look when i get home!

The absolute lowest cost material is corrugated cardboard. Large appliance cartons would yield sheets more than adequate to cover the sides of these, and you'd simply tape them to the upright corner brackets. You could probably make "doors" with the stuff too and hinge them with tape. Plastic sheeting is easier to manage, though if it's tearing buy a thicker product and reinforce the "magnet" spots with clear packing tape.

Rudimentary dust management is easier and cheaper than you may think. A box fan with a cheap furnace filter taped to the side of it will catch a healthy percentage of the "random" airborne dust which is what's giving you the most fits. If you are out there while this dust is being generated, you'll benefit from a health perspective as well as cleanliness because fine dust is not great for the lungs.

If cheap and easy are the goal, maybe try cardboard and duct tape? You could make cardboard doors for the front and glue some magnets on to keep them closed.

Dirt floors are very cost effective In The long run.

I believe you can use a transition plate from the carpet to the floor; We just started pulling up our carpet after 10 years as we saw underneath made us decide to get rid of carpet throughout the whole house; also not having carpet is very cost-effective in the long run

it could be just loose carpeting that will become evidence in high traffic areas. It could also be the metal has come loose from the floor. Either way it would just need a slight re-stretching, and to be reattached.

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So how much information do you want on DIY-ing LED lights????? Do some searches on youtube, or check out some of the Electrical subreddits for more info, but here is a little (too much) info and some links.

Whatever you decide, please post pictures of your final product, that rock is beautiful.

There are a few different ways to go. I have used a number of products from Superbright LEDs website and they have quality parts and pieces. You can also take apart a headlamp like yours and just extend the wires to the diode (if you are comfortable with soldering), then mount all of that in a wood base.For a DIY base you are probably going to need to build a base that will hide the battery pack and LED diodes, and that crystal can sit on like your headlamp.

For parts and pieces there are thousands of options unfortunately.

There are kits like this wine-bottle fairy light system for $3 that are inexpensive and you wont feel bad if you damage the light or wires so they don't work anymore doing trial and error DIY-ing (vs taking a $50-$80 headlamp and modifying it for your first project). I have not used this specific product, but you can cut the doides off you don't want to use and solder the ends or tape it off, or just bury the unused diodes in the base. They shouldn't generate enough heat to cause a fire if they were stuffed in a wood base.

https://www.superbrightleds.com/wine-bottle-led-fairy-lights-cork-shaped-battery-operated-led-lights-w-silver-wire-6-5ft

For a plug and play, no wiring or soldering exp needed option, I have used this single diode LED and it is awesome. Complete kit from Amazon for $18

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QBZ3DHX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

It's possible you can get a battery pack from the link below and hook to this light and controller and have a remote for it (that might be cool). The battery pack generates 12V with 8 AA batteries, and this light and controller work off from a 12v system.

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You can also buy the parts and pieces it will probably take 3-4 pieces to put together

1. Like an 8 cell AA battery packs, or a 4 cell D pack that is already wired with a plug in connection for $2-$4. These generate 12V. So look for a 12V LED light. Do not bother with 24V systems if you use these

https://www.superbrightleds.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=battery%20powered

2. Then you need the LED. There are tons to choose from. First look for LED's that work with the battery pack so you are limited to 12V systems. and LED that is between 9V-14V will workTo get the output that your headlamp has you need to choose the color (tempurature) and lumen output. Your headlamp is probably a 300 lumen Diode and it looks like it is in the Cool range of 5500-6500k range for color/temperature. 4000k is more like natural light and 2500-3000k is a warm brownish light (probably not what you want to highlight that rock, but maybe it is. 5500 can be a harsh color for a desk light.)

https://www.superbrightleds.com/more-led-lights-and-fixtures/component-leds/led-wired-bolts

this is another very bright LED that would workhttps://www.superbrightleds.com/more-led-lights-and-fixtures/component-leds/led-wired-bolts/bolt-beam-10mm-led-light-10b-x

3. Last you need to connect the light to the battery pack and have an on off switch.This is a fun remote on off switch from amazon that is plug and play to the battery packhttps://www.amazon.com/Control-Wireless-Controller-Brightness-Flashing/dp/B0BTXCY5Q4/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=9OP6DQQZGRLO&keywords=12v+LED+switch&qid=1678990689&s=hi&sprefix=12v+led+switch%2Ctools%2C148&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyT0YxSDRPVktOWjNZJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTgzOTA2Mk02UFZTQTVaNURJMiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzAxMzY2MzkyS1FFWEc5M0kyVyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

4. Last you need to wire an end on the LED to plug in. there are barrel connectors that you don't even need to know how to solder, just a screwdriver.https://www.superbrightleds.com/cps-f2st-female-standard-barrel-connector-to-screw-terminal-adapter-cps-x2st

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