The Weekend Hobby Thread

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No, not really. I'm here and not out fishing. Haven't been feeling well most of the week, so you get a short hobby adventure. Feel free to discuss hobbies and projects.

Please leave the politics and current events outside the front door.

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Regular commenter and all around good 'ron, Kindlot, submitted the following. Oh yes, tools are used in hobbies and here is how to take care of them per Uncle Sam.

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Looking to take up a new Hobby? We here at the AoSHQ hope you would carefully not considering Deadliest Hobbies we want to keep you around for awhile.

NFOGRAPHIC: THE MOST DANGEROUS HOBBIES

What's your favorite weekend pastime? Some of us like to travel, either by plane, car, or motorcycle. Others enjoy sports such as running, swimming, cycling, or horseback riding. If you're a bit adventurous, maybe you like to scuba dive, hang glide, or climb mountains. Of course, an element of danger comes with all of these activities, but it's not always easy to differentiate what only feels dangerous from what might actually kill you. The following infographic from ChessInTheAir.com offers a ranking of a few of the most dangerous hobbies based on the statistical likelihood of death per ho

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Blowing up big things is big fun!

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From Sharon(Willow's Apprentice) is an interesting home construction/renovation: Project “I think most people are nerds in their hearts in some measure. The point is to have fun,” says the star of this Project.

Airplane and Turned It Into a Masterpiece Home
John Travis
This article was originally published on TheEcoFeed
Although an airplane has a broad spectrum of uses that range from transportation of goods and people to military and research use, there are some people who believe that the potential of airplanes is much more than their intended use. Meet Bruce Campbell, a retired electrical engineer who also happens to be a very inventive man. Bruce is known for using his imagination and creativity to turn planes (that would have otherwise turned to scrap) into really impressive masterpieces. So, keep on reading to know how he turned an old airplane into his home.

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I know what the answer to this question that commenter fd asked. Do you? Fishing lure or sex toy?

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Hobby and or projects on your mind? Please share with us here at petmorons at gmail dot com. You are also free to send Jenkins Green Acrylic Paint, 20/0 fan brushes, #6 filberts. Until the next time, "Keep on hobbying".

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1 Welcome Hobbiests

Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 05:32 PM (fwDg9)

2 Biggest thing did this week was gather all my drill bits, sort them into indexes and start sharpening them with a Drill doctor

Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 05:33 PM (fwDg9)

3 Hello hobbyists!

Posted by: TRex at June 01, 2024 05:34 PM (IQ6Gq)

4 Plane is neat, think I would have made it look like a crashed plane

Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 05:37 PM (fwDg9)

5 I know what the answer to this question that commenter fd asked. Do you? Fishing lure or sex toy?
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Can't it be both?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 01, 2024 05:37 PM (BpYfr)

6 The deadliest hobby link makes me think of professional athlete contracts. Many athletes are prohibited from engaging in activities that pose a high risk for injury. Common for professional racing drivers.

Amazing how many people get injured and report that they were "bicycling." Wink, nod, nudge.

Posted by: TRex at June 01, 2024 05:39 PM (IQ6Gq)

7 I thought the title of the first video was "Care and Use of Hand Grenades."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 01, 2024 05:39 PM (CHHv1)

8 Say "Yep" if you are a crappy or walleye fisherperson.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at June 01, 2024 05:40 PM (CWMF2)

9 #1 Deadliest Hobby....Drinking and Whore Chasing.

Not for the faint of heart, the timid or those looking to save a buck or two.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at June 01, 2024 05:41 PM (R/m4+)

10 'at's a spicy beaver!

Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024 05:42 PM (vFG9F)

11 Might have to introduce the grandson to Tannerite.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2024 05:44 PM (Q4IgG)

12 Re: Frontier Hotel demolition. How very Vegas to start a demolition with a fireworks show. Thanks for posting. Hadn't seen.

Posted by: TRex at June 01, 2024 05:44 PM (IQ6Gq)

13 My hobby today was carpet cleaning. Picked the machine at Home Depot and thought "Gee, this light weight. Cleaning should be a snap." I forgot account for the 3 gallons of water that you have to add. After cleaning the big living room rug and 3 small area rugs I'm pooped. Will probably have the mother of all back aches tomorrow. I'm giving up this hobby and letting the professionals do it next time.

Posted by: Tuna at June 01, 2024 05:46 PM (oaGWv)

14 Sorry you are feeling under the weather MisHum. I bet you are ready to get out on the lake. Has the ice cleared yet?

Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024 05:50 PM (vFG9F)

15 Had a Pace 1000M 40 channel version on my bench this week. Note stuck to it said "No TX or RX." Which is usually a PLL or VCO problem. Stuck an o'scope probe to a test point and it started working. Cold solder joint, straight from the factory. Probably took years of vibration while mounted in car to finally break the connection.

Quick reflow of the solder on the test point and connected components and it works just fine.

Got the replacement parts in for the Robyn SB-510D project that went wrong. Starting on rebuilding the MPC23017 boards. No idea why the other ones died, these parts aren't supposed to be quite that fragile.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at June 01, 2024 05:51 PM (dZVON)

16 No hobbying for me today, mostly painting, and not the fun kind. Tomorrow's my day and I will assemble my crank carrier and plastigauge the mains.

Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024 05:51 PM (vFG9F)

17 14 Sorry you are feeling under the weather MisHum. I bet you are ready to get out on the lake. Has the ice cleared yet?
Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024 05:50 PM (vFG9F)

Thanks.

Ice was out in March. Froze up again and left in April.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at June 01, 2024 05:52 PM (QXQ4l)

18 What will you be fishing for next time you go?

Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024 05:52 PM (vFG9F)

19 I'm still venting the garage from the fuel leak this morning. Gas got into a lot of things that soak up gas.

Fucking pain in the ass.

That's my poem for today.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 01, 2024 05:55 PM (Q4IgG)

20 My neighbor bought a ski boat for a dollar. It needs an engine. Otherwise it looks serviceable. Like I need a boat. But it would be fun and maybe I could fix the engine...

Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024 05:56 PM (vFG9F)

21 13 After cleaning the big living room rug and 3 small area rugs I'm pooped.

Posted by: Tuna at June 01, 2024 05:46 PM (oaGWv)
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I hear ya. One of my hobbies today was powerwashing our back deck and railings and an outdoor stairwell leading to the basement. I knew everything was dirty, but didn't realize how dirty until underway. Very happy with the result but glad it will be awhile before needing to do it again.

Posted by: TRex at June 01, 2024 05:56 PM (IQ6Gq)

22 Welcome Hobbes!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 01, 2024 05:59 PM (RIvkX)

23 I got my dad's power washer but haven't started using it yet

Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 06:03 PM (fwDg9)

24 hiya

Posted by: JT at June 01, 2024 06:05 PM (T4tVD)

25 Red flag at the Nurburgring 24 hours. No prospects of a restart until after dawn. Bummer. Weather is such a gamble this time of year. I *believe* that the red flag rules permit work on the cars during the stoppage, so will see if entrants that had difficulty earlier can make repairs and rejoin.

Posted by: TRex at June 01, 2024 06:06 PM (IQ6Gq)

26 Hello hobbyists. More chores than hobbies this weekend. Up at hunting shack with BiL. Mowed, brushogged (pulley/belt problem on mower deck), sprayed exterior of house, thistle battle, Pel Lime & yard reseed done. Tonight is swap sump pump out (failure avoidance), then off to local VFW or Legion for some grub n beer. Tomorrow is staircase & platform for a permanent stand and measure up for a front porch.

Posted by: scampydog at June 01, 2024 06:07 PM (LVaYG)

27 Afternoon, folk,

The latest print catalog from Pipes & Cigars just landed in my mailbox. Tobacco, pipes, lighters and supplies, oh, and cigars too. It's like a very miniature Sears catalog!

Got to hang on to my wallet, though. I already have more pipes and leaf than I need. But pipe and tobacco acquisition disorders are real, and very seductive. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2024 06:10 PM (omVj0)

28 I had an idea for a thread. What useful tips did you learn from a mentor, like maybe your dad and a friend? Like from my dad, one thing I remember him showing me is how to seat a nut, bolt, or screw in it's threads by turning it backwards gently until you feel it drop in.

Another thing is use the box end of a wrench when you can, and a 6 point socket/wrench over a 12 point. There are lots of little things like that he and others taught me, and when I use them sometimes I'll think back to then and when I was a green whippersnapper.

Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024 06:10 PM (vFG9F)

29 Bruce Campbell turned a plane into a house?
GROOVY!

Posted by: Ash housewares at June 01, 2024 06:11 PM (+t/Uk)

30 How many of you keep some wood screws stuck in a chunk of beeswax like your dad did?

Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024 06:12 PM (vFG9F)

31 I tried my first SOTA (Summits on the Air) activation this morning. I forgot to post an alert, so I called out blindly. Didn't get any responses, so I started hunting around. Managed to make one POTA (Kansas) and one SOTA (Montana) contact; I could hear many more stations who just couldn't hear me. The SW-3B is a great ultra-portable rig; from southern Oregon I could hear coast-to-coast on 20M with a very compromised antenna.

Posted by: PabloD at June 01, 2024 06:14 PM (euahq)

32 I've been dealing more with chores as well. Grocery shopping, feeding the car. Miss Linda has strongly suggested that (even though I don't own this place) that I replace the window blinds. The cats, these two or maybe previous ones, have broken some of the narrow plastic slats. Not only does it look horrible from either side of the window, the gaps will let more hot sun pour in. I have blackout drapes, but still . . . They're a standard size, and they're not terribly expensive (right?). And here I thought I was done with Walmart for the week.

Need a plastic shower curtain liner too. There's no easy way to clean those things, and the effort involved would be a bigger drain on my time than buying a new liner would be on my wallet.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2024 06:15 PM (omVj0)

33 I’m 85% finished with my latest oil painting. It’s a religious symbolic composition based on
John 8:58.

Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2024 06:17 PM (SHMXB)

34 polynikes I hope we will see it?

Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 06:20 PM (fwDg9)

35 28 I had an idea for a thread. What useful tips did you learn from a mentor, like maybe your dad and a friend?

Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024 06:10 PM (vFG9F)
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The magic of baby food jars to organize loose screws, nails, bolts, and other assorted pieces parts. Easy to keep them separated and visually identify what is in each. Rip off a panel from the box they came in and drop in the inside back wall of the jar. Add writing on a piece of masking tape if more is needed.

Posted by: TRex at June 01, 2024 06:21 PM (IQ6Gq)

36 I know what the answer to this question that commenter fd asked. Do you? Fishing lure or sex toy
I.U.D.
OB\GYN out front should have told you.

Posted by: Eromero at June 01, 2024 06:24 PM (o2ZRX)

37 Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024 06:10 PM (vFG9F)

My dad was the greatest in my eyes and was very skilled at multiple things but he never took me under his wing to teach me what he knew. He did though offer to provide me with anything I needed to pursue my interests. All I had to do was ask. The problem was I also took after him and never ask anyone for anything. I learned most of what I know on my own. That’s why I’m just a Jack of all trades and a master of none.

Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2024 06:25 PM (SHMXB)

38 Listened to a podcast on a diorama of Waterloo 1=1 figures. It was from 2022 but they were just starting it. He said it would be as large as a tennis court in 20mm scale. It must be further along but wondering how much and done yet?

Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 06:26 PM (fwDg9)

39 polynikes I hope we will see it?
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 06:20 PM (fwDg9)

Hope to have it posted on my site in a week or so.

Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2024 06:27 PM (SHMXB)

40 In past threads we've mentioned fly tying and fishing as hobbies. Anybody make their own lures, like spinners, spoons, buzz baits or jigs. I got sticker shock a while back when I saw the cost of these lures at a Cabela's. For years I've ordered parts from Jann's Netcraft and made my own. Much, much cheaper to get the parts and they are simple to assemble. And they make great gifts.

Posted by: JTB at June 01, 2024 06:28 PM (zudum)

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Filled in holes in the yard dug by My Hobby. Cleaning all the dust, hair and dirt in the house left by My Hobby.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 01, 2024 06:29 PM (MoZTd)

42 Listened to a podcast on a diorama of Waterloo 1=1 figures. It was from 2022 but they were just starting it. He said it would be as large as a tennis court in 20mm scale. It must be further along but wondering how much and done yet?
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 06:26 PM (fwDg9)

Caught the middle of the movie Ronin last week . The movie immediately makes me think of you and other war gamers here because of that one scene .

Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2024 06:30 PM (SHMXB)

43 28 I had an idea for a thread. What useful tips did you learn from a mentor, like maybe your dad and a friend?

Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024

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My mother taught me how to open pickle and other tightly sealed jars. Take a sturdy metal knife and use the handle part to bang the edge of the metal lid of the jar at intervals. This breaks up the vacuum sealing and allows you to open the jar easily.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2024 06:30 PM (omVj0)

44 I think I learned most from my grandfather, he was a adult through the depression so had to do things on his own

Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 06:31 PM (fwDg9)

45 For all the ham radio ops/shortwave listeners: this weekend is "Museum Ships on the Air".

Here's some links: https://is.gd/yInGsy
https://is.gd/6sQQ77

I worked USS Alabama (BB-60) last night on 40 meters.

Posted by: Bert G at June 01, 2024 06:31 PM (VARTN)

46 I was thinking Bruce Campbell of the Beach Boys, or Bruce Campbell of the Evil Dead movie. Living in an airplane?

Posted by: Eromero at June 01, 2024 06:31 PM (o2ZRX)

47 Posted by: JTB at June 01, 2024 06:28 PM (zudum)

That was a Bandersnatch hobby IIRC.

Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2024 06:32 PM (SHMXB)

48 28 I had an idea for a thread. What useful tips did you learn from a mentor, like maybe your dad and a friend?

Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024

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Also, when I painted and assembled plastic models: the use of lighter fluid in the regular Ronsonol tin to thin paint and clean your brush. The bottle of thinner that you can buy along with the model paint goes dark gray the moment you clean a brush with dark paint on it, and that gray never goes away. It'll show up in light-colored paints, too. The lighter fluid rinses the brush clean like a shower, instead of bathing it in the bottle.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2024 06:33 PM (omVj0)

49 Spent the day getting harley #2 up and ready for the season. New gas, and a fluid change. Had to put in a new battery which was a surprise seeing it was on a trickle charger. It was almost 5 years old though so I guess it was time. I had to put a new battery in #3 last week. The battery in #1 is probably 7-8 years old. I can hear it laughing from the garage. I probably should just get a new one for that too before even attempting to start it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2024 06:33 PM (VwHCD)

50 I did learn a lot of things just observing my father though.

Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2024 06:34 PM (SHMXB)

51 I'm not resuming operating HF until Logbook of the World is back up. It looks like ARRL has given it lowest priority among their services, in recovering from the cyberattack(?) they sustained. Down 18 days so far.

Posted by: Knock gp A Kiss at June 01, 2024 06:35 PM (MvF+J)

52 Doing a number of digital images of decay, for some reason. Here's one.

https://tinyurl.com/4bvntca3

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 01, 2024 06:35 PM (CHHv1)

53 I tried my first SOTA (Summits on the Air) activation this morning. I forgot to post an alert, so I called out blindly. Didn't get any responses, so I started hunting around.

Posted by: PabloD at June 01, 2024 06:14 PM

If you have iOS and cell coverage on the summit, the SOTA Goat app is hugely useful. Even without coverage, it's useful. Also, the new PoLo app (Portable Logger) has a spotting function built in (again, dependent on cell coverage). It's available on Android and iOS, but still in development. I do really like it, though. I'm not sure if they've put the SOTA spotting in yet, though. I know it's in the works.

Posted by: Bert G at June 01, 2024 06:36 PM (VARTN)

54 My fishing buddy returns this weekend from his home in the Keys so hopefully lots of fishing on the calendar for the Summer. Can't wait to be out on the water.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2024 06:36 PM (LkLld)

55 41 In past threads we've mentioned fly tying and fishing as hobbies. Anybody make their own lures, like spinners, spoons, buzz baits or jigs. I got sticker shock a while back when I saw the cost of these lures at a Cabela's. For years I've ordered parts from Jann's Netcraft and made my own. Much, much cheaper to get the parts and they are simple to assemble. And they make great gifts.
Posted by: JTB at June 01, 2024 06:28 PM (zudum)

I do.

I use to get my supplies from Tackle-Craft in Chippewa Falls. Unfortunately they are out of biz now. I've ordered a lot of things from Jann's Netcraft over the years.

I haven't made any lures in awhile. One winter i poured I don't know how many jigs from 1/32oz to 1/2oz. Both round head and stand up head jigs.

I also make spinner baits and buzz baits.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at June 01, 2024 06:36 PM (QXQ4l)

56 I frequently need to wash my sheets for some reason...
Posted by: J. Depp at June 01, 2024 06:21 PM (fSFcR)

You get two sheets. Every Saturday, you put the clean sheet on the top... the top sheet on the bottom... and the bottom sheet you turn in to the laundry boy. Any man turns in the wrong sheet spends a night in the box.

Posted by: Carr, The Floor Walker at June 01, 2024 06:36 PM (R/m4+)

57 Regarding shaving as a kind of hobby: I just ordered some Cella brushless shaving cream. My plan is to take it with me on road trips where I may not have the room to pack a brush and shaving bowl. I'll take the brush anyway, and if the Cella doesn't lather well, I can lather it up on my face.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2024 06:36 PM (omVj0)

58 Helped do a sand and polish job on a 1976 Eliminator Jet boat this week.
Felt pretty good about it but I just can't see not taking care of something so awesome. $3500 Holly 850 cfm carb left uncovered for at least 15 years. Clear coat on the deck totally gone. Actually was buffing the metal bronzing powder in the paint.
Turned out okay. Then I pulled the dipstick. Oil was 3 quarts low and stain your soul black. Engine was run into the ground.
Whole thing isn't worth the effort I put into it. Needs way more work then it's worth. I offered the guy $500 for the whole thing, he wants $3000. I could maybe get $1000 for the trailer but the boat needs to be disposed of or have $10,000 put into it. That's if the carb is salvagable.

Boat

Posted by: Reforger at June 01, 2024 06:37 PM (xcIvR)

59 Spent the day getting harley #2 up and ready for the season. New gas, and a fluid change. Had to put in a new battery which was a surprise seeing it was on a trickle charger. It was almost 5 years old though so I guess it was time. I had to put a new battery in #3 last week. The battery in #1 is probably 7-8 years old. I can hear it laughing from the garage. I probably should just get a new one for that too before even attempting to start it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2024 06:33 PM (VwHCD
When I walk into O’Reilly’s they ask me ‘which battery?’

Posted by: Eromero at June 01, 2024 06:37 PM (o2ZRX)

60 I'm not resuming operating HF until Logbook of the World is back up. It looks like ARRL has given it lowest priority among their services, in recovering from the cyberattack(?) they sustained. Down 18 days so far.

Posted by: Knock gp A Kiss at June 01, 2024 06:35 PM

Yeah, it would be nice if they'd be transparent about what happened and what they're doing to fix it all. Makes me think it was a ransomware attack. I'm just hoping they're taking this opportunity to revamp/fix LoTW. But I doubt that's going to happen.

Posted by: Bert G at June 01, 2024 06:37 PM (VARTN)

61 fvcking trolls.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at June 01, 2024 06:37 PM (QXQ4l)

62 Favorite Tannerite vid, 42 secs:
youtube.com/watch?v=Dqwi22HuyWg

Posted by: Knock gp A Kiss at June 01, 2024 06:38 PM (MvF+J)

63 27 ... "The latest print catalog from Pipes & Cigars just landed in my mailbox. Tobacco, pipes, lighters and supplies, oh, and cigars too. It's like a very miniature Sears catalog!"

Wolfus,
If that catalog got to you it should arrive at Casa JTB early next week. So much temptation to get stuff I have plenty of. They do offer a good selection of the Sutliff Match blends. Now if they would just offer Three Nuns at 1970 prices or Amphora in bulk. (Sigh!)

Posted by: JTB at June 01, 2024 06:38 PM (zudum)

64 My Dad taught me how to change out a distributer on a car. Never had to use that knowledge as yet, but ya never know. He also taught me how to change a tire, which has proven useful several times. He also taught me how to pay bills and balance a checkbook.

Posted by: tankascribe at June 01, 2024 06:38 PM (HWxAD)

65 " I think I learned most from my grandfather, he was a adult through the depression so had to do things on his own
Posted by: Skip "

My grandfather was a carpenter. I picked up some from him and tried to pass it on to my boys, but I don't think much took. They are turning out to be decent auto mechanics though. And they know how to replace a toilet.

Posted by: fd at June 01, 2024 06:39 PM (vFG9F)

66 Signed up this week to go to Historicon middle of July, 2 games each day, Wars of Oz and Waterloo. Never played a Waterloo game and will have 2 in 2 days.

Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 06:39 PM (fwDg9)

67 When I walk into O’Reilly’s they ask me ‘which battery?’

Posted by: Eromero at June 01, 2024 06:37 PM (o2ZRX)

I was a bit surprised that I needed a battery because they were all on battery tenders. None of the bikes were ridden in the last 2 years, so I guess they called a meeting and said fuck this guy. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2024 06:39 PM (VwHCD)

68 I had bought a used 1200 Sportster 35 years ago that seemed to eat batteries.

Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2024 06:40 PM (SHMXB)

69 Think I've opened up a rabbit hole and dove right in...

Hit a Trifecta on the Kentucy Derby for $1100 - gave most of it to the wife for new luggage for our upcoming family trip, but put a couple hundred on some Japanese cooking knives and a 1000 grit whetstone. Huge difference compared to our 20 year old culinary set. One lower and one higher grit, and anxious to see how good I can keep these up. God help me if I ever end up in Tokyo again - I suspect I'll be bringing back a nice (and expensive) santoku.

Posted by: MD_Mike at June 01, 2024 06:40 PM (BouEL)

70 60 For me, I get just as big a kick out of receiving confirmation of a QSO, as I do from making the QSO in the first place. I rely especially
on LotW and QRZ Logbook for confirmations.

Looks like 6m season is open.

Posted by: Knock gp A Kiss at June 01, 2024 06:42 PM (MvF+J)

71 The deadliest hobby link makes me think of professional athlete contracts. Many athletes are prohibited from engaging in activities that pose a high risk for injury. Common for professional racing drivers.
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While working as an independent consultant, I had to provide for my own health insurance. At the time, I was also racing in both WERA and the AMA. Not long after having done that, I received a very specific notice from my insurer telling me that in the event of an injury while participating in organized motorsports, it would not be covered. So, I prudently quit.

I have always wondered if they had obtained the names of licensed racers and cross checked with their policy holders.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 01, 2024 06:44 PM (XeU6L)

72 I think I learned most from my grandfather, he was a adult through the depression so had to do things on his own

Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 06:31 PM (fwDg9)

I learned the wonderful world of tools from my maternal grandfather. He had a workshop in the basement and also lived through the depression. He made or repaired everything. My parents grew up in the same town, so all my grandparents were in the same town. my mother used to split up me and my brother, she knew better than to give us both to a single old woman for babysitting, lol, so I went to one set of grandparents, and my brother went to the other. I usually chose the workshop. My earliest memory was hammering finish nails into a wooden block. I got some of his tools after he died

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2024 06:47 PM (VwHCD)

73 I was a bit surprised that I needed a battery because they were all on battery tenders. None of the bikes were ridden in the last 2 years, so I guess they called a meeting and said fuck this guy. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads
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Same has happened to me. In my case the Battery Tender was also dead. I haven't figured out whether the Tender killed the battery, or vice versa.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 01, 2024 06:47 PM (XeU6L)

74 Crawfish lures .

Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2024 06:47 PM (SHMXB)

75 Looks like a slow day on the thread. I haven't done anything, except start a new story. I call my writing a hobby, because I haven't made any money with anything yet.

I do have Sarah Hoyt looking at one of my sci-fi novels, but she's busy, so I'm not rushing her.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 01, 2024 06:48 PM (0eaVi)

76 I do have Sarah Hoyt looking at one of my sci-fi novels, but she's busy, so I'm not rushing her.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 01, 2024 06:48 PM (0eaVi)

That’s cool.

Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2024 06:49 PM (SHMXB)

77 69 Think I've opened up a rabbit hole and dove right in...

Put put a couple hundred on some Japanese cooking knives and a 1000 grit whetstone. Huge difference compared to our 20 year old culinary set.

Posted by: MD_Mike at June 01, 2024 06:40 PM (BouEL)
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Please keep this thought for next weekend's hobby thread.

Posted by: TRex at June 01, 2024 06:50 PM (IQ6Gq)

78 I saw that airplane house on a YT vid a few months ago. Amazing what you can do when you have extra money to spend.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 01, 2024 06:51 PM (0eaVi)

79 Feel better

Posted by: Gonzotx at June 01, 2024 06:54 PM (MwHgU)

80 fvcking trolls.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian

Fishing sounds more fun, as hobbies go.

Posted by: mikeski at June 01, 2024 06:54 PM (DgGvY)

81 That’s cool.
Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2024 06:49 PM (SHMXB)

I read her personal site and writing club site. I read the stuff they post and look at my output. Sheesh, talk about being a true amateur. Those people are constantly writing and publishing. I'm nowhere near their league.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 01, 2024 06:55 PM (0eaVi)

82 71 I have always wondered if they had obtained the names of licensed racers and cross checked with their policy holders.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 01, 2024 06:44 PM (XeU6L)
***
Bet on it. The age of big data makes such things extremely easy to do and they have every incentive to do it.

Posted by: TRex at June 01, 2024 06:56 PM (IQ6Gq)

83

One of my hobbies is finding new uses for grapeseed oil and sandpaper...

Posted by: Lance Hardrock at June 01, 2024 06:58 PM (mFgKd)

84 My maternal grandfather was probably my biggest mentor. He taught his 4 grandsons the basics of safe and effective tool handling, from hammers to power drills to table saws. It worked. The only time I was injured on a table saw was when it was unplugged and I was changing the blade.

During the Depression he helped his neighbors doing tune-ups to keep their jalopies running. Friends of the family who were kids at the time told me he could tune an engine so that an overfilled water glass on the valve cover wouldn't spill. He taught us the basics of tuning an engine that came in handy over the years. (Until it went to computers and other crap.)

He also emphasized the need for information and reading. Every year he got the Old Farmer's Almanac and the World Almanac. Sixty-plus years later I still get the OFA each year and the World Alamanac every other.

Posted by: JTB at June 01, 2024 07:00 PM (zudum)

85 Not sure what heats the plane house but imagine the storage for heating oil

Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 07:01 PM (fwDg9)

86 I like to watch the TV series, You Live In What?

You know who was on an episode when he was the mayor of a small town? Yes, pre stroke Fetterman. You can probably see the episode on YouTube.

Posted by: polynikes at June 01, 2024 07:12 PM (SHMXB)

87 The plane house is cool, but it probably feels like you're living in a giant aluminum sausage.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2024 07:14 PM (VwHCD)

88 From my paternal grandfather I learned to do basic carpentry, electrical, plumbing and simple concrete work. Has come in handy from time to time.

Posted by: Aviator at June 01, 2024 07:15 PM (HQ9Sl)

89 Better be no snakes in that airplane house.

Posted by: Morgan Freeman at June 01, 2024 07:16 PM (IQ6Gq)

90 Although I do more fly fishing these days because I enjoy the challenge, but when I am too lazy to try proper technique I 'm not above using a light spinning rig with some small spinners or spoons. The first freshwater fish I caught was a good size crappie on a Colorado spinner. The best bass I ever caught, about 4 or 5 pounds, was on a simple silver spoon. Using light spinning gear can make a small bass or big bluegill feel like hooking a striper or bluefish on a big Penn reel.

Posted by: JTB at June 01, 2024 07:16 PM (zudum)

91 When I'm partying with my friends in the plane house I then go, "hey guys I got to crash"

Posted by: scottst at June 01, 2024 07:16 PM (i0w7o)

92 Better be no snakes in that airplane house.
Posted by: Morgan Freeman at June 01, 2024 07:16 PM (IQ6Gq)

Which is really funny because that is actually a picture of Nelson Mandela

Posted by: Kindltot at June 01, 2024 07:17 PM (D7oie)

93 My hobby is racing sailboats or as some people say trying to optimize an obsolete form of transportation.

I say it may be obsolete but it sure is pretty.

This week's episode is particularly spectacular:

richardmillecup.com

Posted by: scottst at June 01, 2024 07:20 PM (i0w7o)

94 Bravo, PabloD! good try!
first time is always the hardest; next one will be a bit easier ...

you can also self-spot on the POTA site, which has worked well for me in the past. SOTA seems more difficult, hard work to get a minimum number of contacts.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 01, 2024 07:20 PM (tQtDb)

95 One of my hobbies is finding new uses for grapeseed oil and sandpaper...
Posted by: Lance Hardrock

Sounds painful.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 01, 2024 07:21 PM (IG4Id)

96 Dangerous hobbies? Guilty of general aviation until I couldn't pass the medical anymore. Now I risk my life in MS Flightsim.

Along those lines, I think Campbell's got a neat idea in repurposing old aircraft but I couldn't see living in one. Ok to fly in but that's because I leave them when I'm done.

Last but not least, get well soon, MisHum.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at June 01, 2024 07:22 PM (/HDaX)

97 @60, wow, really?
so glad I never took up LoTW; I still do the old-school paper cards.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 01, 2024 07:24 PM (tQtDb)

98 I am still punting along at firing clay, I have two more tricks to try, one is using ground up ceramics added to the clay to make a better textured clay that won't crack while drying, and a final try to use "starch gel" from rice to get a sturdier fired clay.
I am thinking I don't have a high enough temperature to fuse the ceramics, so I will buy a bag of charcoal briquettes for my fire pit to see if that makes much of a difference.

It would be easier if I knew what I was doing. I mean, to date I know I am making bad ceramics out of clay dug from a clay bank, but what I need is to figure out how to get from "here" to whatever I can get to.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 01, 2024 07:25 PM (D7oie)

99 Plane is neat, think I would have made it look like a crashed plane
Posted by: Skip at June 01, 2024 05:37 PM (fwDg9)

Plane guy sounds a little too artsy-fartsy for my taste.

Old planes as homes or businesses go back a long way.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 01, 2024 07:25 PM (BfydD)

100 >>My hobby is racing sailboats or as some people say trying to optimize an obsolete form of transportation.

>>I say it may be obsolete but it sure is pretty.

We have a number of races like that around here including the annual race sponsored by the International Yacht Restoration School. Pretty boats. Crazy expensive to own one and do the upkeep.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 01, 2024 07:26 PM (LkLld)

101 Re: Frontier Hotel demolition. How very Vegas to start a demolition with a fireworks show. Thanks for posting. Hadn't seen.
Posted by: TRex at June 01, 2024 05:44 PM (IQ6Gq)

Yep. That's Vegas for you. Where every hooker sets off a Roman candle when she successfully completes a BJ.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 01, 2024 07:27 PM (BfydD)

102 Don't know if there is a lot of demand these days but Jann's Netcraft, in addition to parts for various lures and flies, offers the materials and tools to make you own rods. Probably won't save you any money for spinning or casting gear but it could be a way to make a special rod for a special purpose. Considering how much a fly rod can cost it might save you some bucks.

Posted by: JTB at June 01, 2024 07:27 PM (zudum)

103 I always wanted a tank to park next to the house. Not to live in, but to stock it with booze and cigars.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 01, 2024 07:28 PM (VwHCD)

104

My favorite hobby is stump traing sheep.

Posted by: Biff Walnuts at June 01, 2024 07:29 PM (mFgKd)

105 My mother taught me how to open pickle and other tightly sealed jars. Take a sturdy metal knife and use the handle part to bang the edge of the metal lid of the jar at intervals. This breaks up the vacuum sealing and allows you to open the jar easily.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

My mother's method too. I remember watching my aunt and grandmother struggle with a lid on a jar for what seemed like forever. My mom, having tired of the comedy asked for the jar. She took a knife, applied the handle with a forceful "whap" and walked out of the kitchen. Earliest instance of mic drop I've ever seen.

Posted by: Tuna at June 01, 2024 07:30 PM (oaGWv)

106 91 Ha!

Posted by: Knock gp A Kiss at June 01, 2024 07:30 PM (MvF+J)

107 Mis Hum,
Hope you are feeling better soon and can get out on the water. (Or at least a chair on shore.) And thanks for the thread.

Posted by: JTB at June 01, 2024 07:31 PM (zudum)

108 Thanks, sock. Now that the weather is decent, I plan on making POTA / SOTA a "priority" to the extent any hobby activity is a priority. The nice thing is that the kit I've assembled will easily fit in a bag on my motorcycle so I should be able to ride to a park, do a POTA, and make a two-fer out of a Saturday morning.

Now it's time to cook dinner. Hello to the PNWMoMe crew, if you're checking the blog. Hope I can make it next year.

Posted by: PabloD at June 01, 2024 07:32 PM (euahq)

109 Woohoo!

maybe work you one of these days P2P!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 01, 2024 07:33 PM (tQtDb)

110 maybe work you one of these days P2P!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez

Any time, baby!

Posted by: Tranni Tilapitwat at June 01, 2024 07:36 PM (mFgKd)

111 nood

tunez

Posted by: DaveA at June 01, 2024 07:36 PM (FhXTo)

112 Same has happened to me. In my case the Battery Tender was also dead. I haven't figured out whether the Tender killed the battery, or vice versa.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 01, 2024 06:47 PM (XeU6L)

I have one of those fancy-dandy battery maintainers, and it has shit the bed, too. Told me a perfectly good battery was reverse polarity.

Time to dig out the old Tungar bulb job.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 01, 2024 07:37 PM (BfydD)

113 My mother taught me how to open pickle and other tightly sealed jars. Take a sturdy metal knife and use the handle part to bang the edge of the metal lid of the jar at intervals. This breaks up the vacuum sealing and allows you to open the jar easily.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Oil filter wrench.

Posted by: davidt at June 01, 2024 07:37 PM (SYTee)

114 I went to the car show in Three Hills today, and saw a lot of very cool cars, and a great many I wouldn't be caught dead in, too. Had a nice visit with several friend, and the dog got treats.

Headed home, clouds were gathering, and rain threatened. Filled the car with gas. Once home, I got on the riding mower, and got all the remaining unmowed grass mowed, and did a few orbits with the blades set real low to decapitate some bad stands of dandelions.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 01, 2024 07:44 PM (BfydD)

115 You know, I do general aviation.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at June 01, 2024 08:45 PM (iZEhM)

116 The proper care and treatment of tools is very important when you're a hobbyist and respect form and function.

In my place of employment, I have 40 pliers and 50 screwdrivers and some are simply reserved for the fucking morons who want to borrow a tool and use your screwdriver as a pry bar. This is where Harbor Freight is your friend; - buy the cheap, Chinese shit for the rubes and your idiot co-workers.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at June 01, 2024 09:12 PM (dmXQN)

117 Regarding shaving as a kind of hobby: I just ordered some Cella brushless shaving cream. My plan is to take it with me on road trips where I may not have the room to pack a brush and shaving bowl. I'll take the brush anyway, and if the Cella doesn't lather well, I can lather it up on my face.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 01, 2024 06:36 PM (omVj0)

Stirling Shaving Company sells a collapsable shaving bowl for a reasonable price. I haven't bought one, but i have purchased several of their shaving products and those have worked well.

Posted by: mrp at June 01, 2024 09:47 PM (rj6Yv)

118 yo

Posted by: no count at June 02, 2024 07:59 AM (us2H3)

119 Tungar bulb, LOL AOP!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 02, 2024 06:37 PM (tQtDb)

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