Weekend Hobby, Craft and Bodging Thread

Greetings, gang. Hope you are all resting up with the final week until Christmas upon us. Still, you need a break so let's head to the basement, garage, shop, studio or wherever else you can go to be creative and make a mess.

What projects are you working on or have planned?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at 05:05 PM

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1 Building a chicken coop.

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 05:06 PM (nMXLX)

2 I've been watching LoTR. I'm fascinated by the art of building miniatures. I wish I could do that.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 05:06 PM (eGTCV)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at December 17, 2022 05:06 PM (wybTg)

4 No title?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 17, 2022 05:07 PM (u73oe)

5 I learned to curl yesterday. At least I didn’t break anything.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 17, 2022 05:08 PM (u73oe)

6 Hey, JJ. Thanks for the weekend post.
Happy Hanukkah my friend

Posted by: Redenzo at December 17, 2022 05:08 PM (E7vND)

7 Is mold making for model cars still a big thing? I would have thought the newest generation of 3d printers would have pushed them out of business except for large scale production stuff.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at December 17, 2022 05:09 PM (uNylN)

8 Good evening Hobbiests
One thing would be neat to put up JJ is something, video or if anyone does it, printers that make objects.
I only seen live ones at gaming conventions. Models, crafts and even firearms are possible.

Posted by: Skip at December 17, 2022 05:10 PM (xhxe8)

9 My hobby is prognostication I predict an edit is coming.

Posted by: Evil Bun Bun at December 17, 2022 05:11 PM (EaPWM)

10 Hope no one’s hobby is being a Colts fan.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 17, 2022 05:11 PM (u73oe)

11 hiya

Posted by: JT at December 17, 2022 05:12 PM (T4tVD)

12 I learned to curl yesterday. At least I didn’t break anything.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 17, 2022 05:08 PM (u73oe)

I started learning years ago. Never pressed in.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 05:12 PM (eGTCV)

13 Finished my 15mm 40 year old total repaint of 1815 Brunswick Uhlans. I clear coat all my figures so need to do that next.

Posted by: Skip at December 17, 2022 05:13 PM (xhxe8)

14 I got a stone in the blue ring and I didn’t go ass over tea kettle on the ice. I’m calling that a win.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 17, 2022 05:14 PM (u73oe)

15 I designed and painted a sort-of Pennsylvania Dutch hex symbol for my son-in-law and daughter. The idea is they will hang it on the side of a barn on property I still have out in the country--behind their house. I painted it on a 3 x 3 piece of plywood.

Posted by: AgathaPagatha at December 17, 2022 05:14 PM (xDMjB)

16 No title?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 17, 2022 05:07 PM (u73oe)

From the content I'm guessing the post has something to do with class action lawsuits.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at December 17, 2022 05:15 PM (Qzn2/)

17 I just finished watching the guy make the concrete pavers. It's an interesting idea. I'm not sure how I could incorporate it, but I'm filing that one away.

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 05:15 PM (nMXLX)

18 NLurker I am shocked, I thought all Northerners curled

Posted by: Skip at December 17, 2022 05:15 PM (xhxe8)

19 New Mr Chickadee video:

https://youtu.be/yMa5EdV5zzY

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 17, 2022 05:15 PM (uz3Px)

20 I learned to curl yesterday. At least I didn’t break anything.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

Now you have Curly hair ?

Nyuk-Nyuk !

Posted by: JT at December 17, 2022 05:15 PM (T4tVD)

21 I learned to curl yesterday. At least I didn’t break anything.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 17, 2022 05:08 PM (u73oe)

Next up, caber tossing.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at December 17, 2022 05:16 PM (Qzn2/)

22 My hobby is being pedantic. What's the title of the post?

Posted by: mindful webworker - lead frisbees at December 17, 2022 05:16 PM (0/Wc3)

23 My project today was to dismantle a dog run that the previous owners had constructed outside. They had cemented big plastic posts into the ground to hold up the fence sections.

Milwaukee Sawzall ftw.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 17, 2022 05:17 PM (qoGsy)

24 Agatha- did you do a traditional style or total first?
There is meanings to Hex signs. Love, luck, happiness ect

Posted by: Skip at December 17, 2022 05:18 PM (xhxe8)

25 Next up, caber tossing.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at December 17, 2022 05:16 PM (Qzn2/)

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Is a caber a type of dwarf?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 17, 2022 05:18 PM (u73oe)

26 NLurker I am shocked, I thought all Northerners curled
Posted by: Skip at December 17, 2022 05:15

Didn't quite get there but Curling is a very sociable activity.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 05:18 PM (eGTCV)

27 I designed and painted a sort-of Pennsylvania Dutch hex symbol for my son-in-law and daughter. The idea is they will hang it on the side of a barn on property I still have out in the country--behind their house. I painted it on a 3 x 3 piece of plywood.
Posted by: AgathaPagatha

Nice! When I still owned the family farm, the hex signs on the barn needed repainted. They were removeable which was sort of unusual. I hadn't realized until I was at the top of a 24' ladder they were a little less than 6 feet across.

Uh, plan B, C and D were brought into play.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 17, 2022 05:20 PM (qoGsy)

28 Going to own up a trick on clear coating or spray priming.
It's not good to do inside a house, can't do it outside its too cold.
But if you occasionally work by yourself on a construction project that is warm, not occupied its a great place to take figures in winter.

Posted by: Skip at December 17, 2022 05:21 PM (xhxe8)

29 I'm sure there are members of the Horde who could build a Minas Tirith.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 05:21 PM (eGTCV)

30
Her Majesty, who returned from a week in Florida, reviewed my efforts at cleaning the kennel this week, a gut-punching two-day job. While she reorganized some few items, she was mildly complimentary of my efforts, so I guess I didn't do too badly.

Cleaned up outside the kennel today. A 10-foot concrete pad surrounds the building, so I made sure there were no weeds sticking up, the pad was swept, etc. It looks absolutely not bad.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 17, 2022 05:23 PM (MoZTd)

31 I'm sure there are members of the Horde who could build a Minas Tirith.
Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler?

If they have the Minas Touch.

Posted by: JT at December 17, 2022 05:24 PM (T4tVD)

32 I thought by curling you meant the 12oz

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at December 17, 2022 05:26 PM (6gO92)

33 NLurker It's been done at a war game convention, didn't have the bleached old tree but exact copy of the tunnels and paths up to top.

Posted by: Skip at December 17, 2022 05:29 PM (xhxe8)

34 I really need to start drawing again, and maybe try my hand at some relief carving while I wait for my stonecarving class to start up in January.

Posted by: Colorado Alex in Exile at December 17, 2022 05:30 PM (wmDcS)

35 I hope I did a good-luck hex sign. It is tulips and hearts. Lots of red, blue, orange. I looked at pics online and made my own.

Posted by: AgathaPagatha at December 17, 2022 05:32 PM (xDMjB)

36 I thought by curling you meant the 12oz
Posted by: Jamaica NYC

If ya do the 16oz., you can do the Curly Shuffle.

Posted by: JT at December 17, 2022 05:32 PM (T4tVD)

37 Thanks Skip and Tonypete for the feedback.

Posted by: AgathaPagatha at December 17, 2022 05:33 PM (xDMjB)

38 I just started stitching the Mill Hill Bead&Button kit of a blue jay. Mill Hill kits come in two types -- really striking and really crappy. Sadly, the really crappy ones far out number the good ones.. Last week, I finished the Northern Lights one.

The worst part of doing a Mill Hill kit is sorting the floss. Mill Hill rolls all the fiber in one glob, then expects you to sort the damn thing by color. In the past, I've screwed up I don't know how many times by confusing pale green with pale gray or light medium green. There's only one solution, so I spent over an hour last night checking every color of floss against DMC's big floss sample book, and still raining curses down on their fool heads.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- I wasn't particularly fond of the '70s the first time around at December 17, 2022 05:39 PM (z7W9M)

39

Missed the pet thread because I was out buying stuff for the new puppy.

I guess the pup is my new hobby.

Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer at December 17, 2022 05:39 PM (W6oxe)

40 Howdy Horde!

Today's project is to mount a TV to the wall. I bought the bracket for it back in August... of 2021. So it's been on the docket for a while now. Sadly, in that time, I've somehow managed to misplace the lag screws that hold the bracket to the wall, so I had to make a trip to Menard's to find a suitable replacement.

My previous project was assembling a new computer desk for my home office. My next project is assembling a new computer desk in my son's bedroom.

Posted by: No One of Consequence at December 17, 2022 05:40 PM (uPgE/)

41 Good Saturday, 'ettes and 'rons of the Horde!

Was supposed to be on the road for pre-Christmas vacation, but spousal unit was diagnosed last week with the unlovely trifecta of RSV, COVID, and the flu. Other members of the family also came down with one or more of the maladies. It didn't seem like the smartest course of action to transport sick people to go visit senior citizens. So now I'm looking at a week of "staycation" where I can engage on some hobby-type stuff -- first order is to assemble and test out the new 3D printer.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at December 17, 2022 05:41 PM (XEl8M)

42 Wow. Just wow, JJ.

Posted by: Eromero at December 17, 2022 05:42 PM (/RDPd)

43 Continuing transmission rebuild on a 1968 F100.
C6 auto transmission behind 390 FE.
First time I have tried such a thing.

Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at December 17, 2022 05:44 PM (AtP/f)

44 I consented to join the schola at my parish; so prepping for High Midnight Mass has been my hobby lately. We will have caroling followed by Mass with the chanted Credo. Afterward, we will be driving over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's house we go. (Don't lie, you sang it.) It will likely be the quietest three-hour drive since Christmas 2019, which was the last Midnight Mass I lent my voice to. Good thing I'm decent at Latin, I guess.

Posted by: Catherine at December 17, 2022 05:46 PM (ZSsrh)

45 I guess the pup is my new hobby.
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For the first little bit "hobby" is very much the wrong word. "Job" works better. It's not a bad job, though, and congratulations on getting the pup. They're a lot of fun.

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 05:47 PM (nMXLX)

46 No real *projects*, though I do want and need to get back to writing. I have to submit a story to a contest, maybe send another to an online magazine that OrangeEnt has told us about. Otherwise: I have 2 recently-bought vintage pipes that are still sitting in their box. My plan is to try for some of that kidhood suspense and excitement -- open them on 12/24, smoke one that day or evening, and one on 12/25.

Oh, and if the weather is not too cold or hot, to clay and wax the Buick. We may take a road trip to an aquarium on the Gulf Coast. (The big aquarium here is closed while they move the Insectarium into the same quarters, which oughta be interesting. And going here, I'd have to deal with major traffic and with paying to park. The drive to the coast is a lot more appealing.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 17, 2022 05:47 PM (KAKDL)

47 Anyone brew here? It was a thing for lotsa folks a few years ago. I always wanted to learn to make wine, since beer is not happenin' for this celiac.

Posted by: Catherine at December 17, 2022 05:47 PM (ZSsrh)

48 Tonight I shall kill some brain cells via alcohol consumption.
Really, I'm just pruning the slow and sick ones.

Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at December 17, 2022 05:49 PM (AtP/f)

49 Rear shocks brakes all around and new front rotors on wife's Durango and find a missing ground on my Caravan. Spray suspension for squeaks

Posted by: Lord Percy at December 17, 2022 05:49 PM (iSbhf)

50 Safe travels Catherine !

Posted by: JT at December 17, 2022 05:51 PM (T4tVD)

51 I've been working on designing objects for 3d printing. The ultimate goal is to make robots with printed chassis where the brain box is built from old computer motherboards. I have a general approach, which is currently beyond me, so I'm trying to up my CAD game.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 17, 2022 05:52 PM (iZEhM)

52 Dresser build

For an all-too-brief time back in the last century, we had access to a woodworker's toolshop. (Not quite as extensive as the guy's in the video.) MiladyJo and I designed and built [drumroll] a breadbox.

It was a nice pine breadbox, too. Lid on front pulled down. Had a wood handle. Closed tight simply by friction. All wood, pegs & glue, no metal. Gave it to my sis-in-law and it was still working fine decades later.

Not much to speak of, but was a great proof-of-concept of what we could do. Even if we never did.

Posted by: mindful webworker - was not bigger nor smaller than at December 17, 2022 05:52 PM (0/Wc3)

53 41 Good Saturday, 'ettes and 'rons of the Horde!

Was supposed to be on the road for pre-Christmas vacation, but spousal unit was diagnosed last week with the unlovely trifecta of RSV, COVID, and the flu. Other members of the family also came down with one or more of the maladies. It didn't seem like the smartest course of action to transport sick people to go visit senior citizens. So now I'm looking at a week of "staycation" where I can engage on some hobby-type stuff -- first order is to assemble and test out the new 3D printer.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at December 17, 2022 05:41 PM (XEl8M)

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Which 3D printer do you have? I've got a Creality Ender 3 V2. Haven't used it as much as I'd like, but it's been fun (and sometimes frustrating) to use.

Posted by: No One of Consequence at December 17, 2022 05:52 PM (uPgE/)

54 Used to brew beer. got some Guiness for Christmas eve

Posted by: Lord Percy at December 17, 2022 05:52 PM (iSbhf)

55 Tonight I shall kill some brain cells via alcohol consumption.
Really, I'm just pruning the slow and sick ones.
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at December 17, 2022 05:49 PM (AtP/f)

Autophagy is important.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 05:53 PM (eGTCV)

56 gumming a modern battery and battery controller into my epson px-8. mine has the modem/ramdisk wedge. turns out of you take the lid off the wedge and the battery compartment in the main unit, they line up and you a) have some space to work with and b) have access to unused space on the back panel of the machine.

Posted by: stochastic kulak anachronda at December 17, 2022 05:53 PM (edU/H)

57 I am giving up one hobby so that I might resume other hobbies: drawing, writing, wood carving, etc.

The hobby I am giving up?

Drinking. I am sipping my last bourbon. I've had enough.

It's not even fun anymore.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at December 17, 2022 05:54 PM (UQUAY)

58 I won't be doing it myself, but the Buick will get its blood swapped out (6-month oil change) and its feet realigned (annual tire rotation). Weird, but Quaker State 5W-30 was less expensive than Walmart's own brand, Supertech; and the QS was not on sale. The brand doesn't matter nowadays, any major brand is good stuff. My car takes 6 qts. and is rated for 5W-30 with the "dexos" rating. So it's easy to choose.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 17, 2022 05:54 PM (KAKDL)

59 The carboard to silicone paver molds look like something that would work to top off a patio the better half and have been discussing.
If time is money building more molds would make sense. I'm retired so the opposite is true.
I've saved the link.

I wish I had the tools in that table making video. I don't think I can get the better half convinced that I *need* rather than want them.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 17, 2022 05:54 PM (jW/QK)

60 Not to but in but

Are there any horse people out there?
I've forgotten every thing I read and I
need to buy some horse paste, specifically some
Ivermectin paste and the rules are lost in the
vacuum of my mind. I see different kinds and
flavors etc and just didn't save a word that has
been written. A little help if you please?

Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? badger your congressman at December 17, 2022 05:55 PM (IjhTR)

61 My laptop has a bad fan not the harddrive I thought
Ma have to rig a replacement outside the case.

Never leaves its desk anyway

Posted by: Lord Percy at December 17, 2022 05:56 PM (iSbhf)

62 Which 3D printer do you have? I've got a Creality Ender 3 V2. Haven't used it as much as I'd like, but it's been fun (and sometimes frustrating) to use.

Posted by: No One of Consequence at December 17, 2022 05:52 PM

I know you didn't ask me, but when I got a 3d printer a couple of months ago, I bought what my local expert told me to buy, which is a Prusa i3 Mk3+. He says that you'll spend more up front, but the less expensive printers are all kinds of works in progress which you have to upgrade to get to the state of the art.

I had the money, so why not? It lets me lean on him a little bit of it doesn't work out. Not only is it the printer he mostly uses, so I've got somebody local I can ask questions, but I can use guilt to manipulate him because I bought it on his say-so.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 17, 2022 05:57 PM (iZEhM)

63 Anyone brew here? It was a thing for lotsa folks a few years ago. I always wanted to learn to make wine, since beer is not happenin' for this celiac.
Posted by: Catherine
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I've tinkered a bit with wine-making. I *really* like learning some stuff from this guy. He likes to do things with a budget in mind, and he's got a good personality

DIY Fermentation

https://youtu.be/ur7HVol6aXA

There are tons of quick and easy videos out there. This is a random grab, but they're all pretty much the same. A great and easy way to get your feet wet:

https://youtu.be/Wa6o1coAgoo

If you've got kids around you should absolutely take the balloon approach because you can discuss what's happening

https://youtu.be/lPCcm6XOV34

Good luck and have fun.

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 05:58 PM (nMXLX)

64 The hobby I am giving up?

Drinking. I am sipping my last bourbon. I've had enough.

It's not even fun anymore.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at December 17, 2022 05:54 PM (UQUAY)

I've had a beer or two most Saturday nights for the past month, but beyond that nothing. I go to the gym late in the evening, so by the time I get home it's too late to start drinking if I want to get up at a reasonable hour.

Posted by: Colorado Alex in Exile at December 17, 2022 05:58 PM (wmDcS)

65 I always wanted to learn to make wine, since beer is not happenin' for this celiac.
Posted by: Catherine

Wine making is easy. If you want to make good wine, now that is another kettle of fish.

Try mead it is much harder to ruin a batch. You can make sweet or dry (rocket fuel) and flavor it if desired.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 17, 2022 05:59 PM (jW/QK)

66 I won't be doing it myself, but the Buick will get its blood swapped out (6-month oil change) and its feet realigned (annual tire rotation)
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If there's an NTB around you they might still be running their conventional oil change and tire rotation for $20. Worth a call.

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 06:00 PM (nMXLX)

67 That's both for $20 total btw.

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 06:00 PM (nMXLX)

68
That's both for $20 total btw.

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 06:00 PM

same as in town!

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 17, 2022 06:01 PM (ENBF0)

69 projects are like work, there is an endless supply. All you can do is justify buying new tools. kids are bringing a few repairs too. I remember when my mother was still here I took my tools home for Christmas and spent most of the holidays fixing stuff.

Posted by: Lord Percy at December 17, 2022 06:01 PM (iSbhf)

70 Thanks, Juan!

Posted by: Catherine at December 17, 2022 06:03 PM (ZSsrh)

71 same as in town!
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BOOYAH!

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 06:03 PM (nMXLX)

72 I see different kinds and
flavors etc and just didn't save a word that has
been written. A little help if you please?

Posted by: Braenyard

Look for 1.87% *without* any other additives.
Amazon has it.

I recently bought Ivermectin solution for when and of my friends (or I!) get a case of the WuFlu. I also picked up blunt needles and syringes.
All on Amazon.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 17, 2022 06:03 PM (jW/QK)

73 Good on ya Pug !

Best of luck with everything !

Posted by: JT at December 17, 2022 06:03 PM (T4tVD)

74 I usually have a good beer after a car job or some emergency repair.

Posted by: Lord Percy at December 17, 2022 06:04 PM (iSbhf)

75 AZ, how sweet is mead? I avoid sweet drinks out of preference and concern for my health; so I'd never seriously considered making a fermented honey drink.

Posted by: Catherine at December 17, 2022 06:04 PM (ZSsrh)

76 Hey signs are fantastic decorations in or outside, they all are kind of copies but any flourish you want to add makes it unique that's awesome.

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 06:05 PM (xhxe8)

77 Are there any horse people out there?
I've forgotten every thing I read and I
need to buy some horse paste, specifically some
Ivermectin paste and the rules are lost in the
vacuum of my mind. I see different kinds and
flavors etc and just didn't save a word that has
been written. A little help if you please?

Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? badger your congressman at December 17, 2022

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The tube of Bimectin is 1.87% ivermectin, costs about $8.50, and can be had from Tractor Supply or Cactusvalleytx.com. The dosing is by weight; the whole tube is for a 1250-lb. horse, so you take the amount for your weight. There's an amount ring on the tube; set it for your weight, squeeze the 'mectin out, and mix it with some peanut butter on toast or something else you like. It does taste like apple juice.

I've been taking it monthly for a year.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 17, 2022 06:06 PM (KAKDL)

78 A lot of the fun of wine making is seeing what happened when you open the bottle. It's a tad unpredictable, and you should ALWAYS take notes of measurements and ingredients. You'll regret the perfect bottle that you can't reproduce because you were just starting out and didn't think to document everything. And I mean everything. Did you include peels when you threw that leftover fruit in? What brand of apple juice did you casually dump in without thinking much about it?

Trust me. You'll think about that batch almost every time you make wine for years after.

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 06:07 PM (nMXLX)

79 You can get grape juice from wineries and make your own with yeast I think, never did it.

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 06:07 PM (xhxe8)

80 All you can do is justify buying new tools. kids are bringing a few repairs too. I remember when my mother was still here I took my tools home for Christmas and spent most of the holidays fixing stuff.
Posted by: Lord Percy

That's the story of my family. Whenever we visit, we end up helping with whatever project is current.
On the other hand I've shanghaied my brother (he's a carpenter now general contractor) into helping me to many times to count.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 17, 2022 06:08 PM (jW/QK)

81 Braenyard, I have family members that have had decent results ordering from AllMedKart. I had the WuFlu before anyone knew what worked and survived; so I hadn't bothered. But then a close family member got it and got it bad. According the the Frontline doctors, HCQ is actually more effective because of mutations now. YMMV, of course, but my dear family member went from considering the hospital to sleeping soundly in an hour after HCQ+zinc. It takes a LONG time to get your order tho.

Posted by: Catherine at December 17, 2022 06:08 PM (ZSsrh)

82 I won't be doing it myself, but the Buick will get its blood swapped out (6-month oil change) and its feet realigned (annual tire rotation)
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If there's an NTB around you they might still be running their conventional oil change and tire rotation for $20. Worth a call.
Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022

***
There is one, but I have my regular mechanic (since 2001) who does it for that. I buy the oil and filter, true, but then he doesn't have to send out for the supplies, and i can pick whatever brand I want.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 17, 2022 06:08 PM (KAKDL)

83 76 Hex you stupid phone

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 06:08 PM (xhxe8)

84 I've made the decision to cut down on my pub time and the amount of money I spend on beer.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 06:08 PM (eGTCV)

85
My current hobby is reconstructing my garage ceiling after a burst pipe ruined about 120 feet of drywall - hello butt joints everywhere. I envision a time when my electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and other tools are neatly filed in the garage into containers and appropriately marked for quick retrieval. I have a dream.

My success with installing two different mini-water-heaters has me planning a third. At which time the entire house, every sink, shower, bidet, has hot water (on a timer) for some period during the day. Each mini-water-heater provides a shower of about 8 to 12 minutes with a recovery time between 20 to 30 minutes. My township sends out a newsletter every month. This month it is suggesting 5 minute showers to save water. Yeah, no.

Anyway, when the third mini-water-heater is installed I'll have spent about a grand. No savings this year, but in five years maybe about $2,000 in Biden dollars. With the leftists apparently able to control elections in the past, present, and into the future, the savings could be even higher. My 1,000 gallon underground home heating oil tank will be untouched this winter. Spring hobby will be filling it with cement. I'm done.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 17, 2022 06:10 PM (enJYY)

86 There is one, but I have my regular mechanic (since 2001) who does it for that. I buy the oil and filter, true, but then he doesn't have to send out for the supplies, and i can pick whatever brand I want.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,
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If you've got a regular mechanic I'd definitely keep him in business. I was driving by an NTB and saw that on the marquee and thought "Holy cow, I can't buy the oil for that." I know they're trying to sell other services and get you in the door at that price, but still. That's cheap as crap.

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 06:10 PM (nMXLX)

87 My township sends out a newsletter every month. This month it is suggesting 5 minute showers to save water. Yeah, no.
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The do know that people downstream need water too, right?

SCIENCE!

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 06:11 PM (nMXLX)

88 AZ, how sweet is mead? I avoid sweet drinks out of preference and concern for my health; so I'd never seriously considered making a fermented honey drink.
Posted by: Catherine

That's the interesting part the yeast you chose can either be for 'dry' or for 'sweet' mead.
You can also stop the yeast when the taste is *right* by shocking it by chilling it. You have to be careful if you try to stop it though because bottles can not handle the pressure if the yeast takes off again. (I mumble-mumble might have made a batch of bottle bombs when brewing beer, maybe.)

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 17, 2022 06:12 PM (jW/QK)

89 Insectarium is bait for the aquarium? Latin be hard.

Posted by: Eromero at December 17, 2022 06:13 PM (z3WCn)

90 (goes and watches videos on making mead)

(also cider)

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 06:13 PM (nMXLX)

91 Anyway my current project is changing out faucets ad sinks, about half done. I am not as flexible as once was.

Posted by: Eromero at December 17, 2022 06:15 PM (z3WCn)

92 AZ, how sweet is mead? I avoid sweet drinks out of preference and concern for my health; so I'd never seriously considered making a fermented honey drink.
Posted by: Catherine

I have tried mead. I don't recall it being sweet.
You do need to drink it of the skull of an enemy.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 06:15 PM (eGTCV)

93 If anyone seriously wants to learn to brew in AZ I can teach all grain beer brewing.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 17, 2022 06:16 PM (jW/QK)

94 Insectarium is bait for the aquarium? Latin be hard.
Posted by: Eromero at December 17, 2022

***
Some years ago the city turned the Old Customs House near the river into a gigantic insect "zoo" and museum. It was still a Federal building, so you had to go through metal detectors and the rest of the crap to go see some butterflies. Actually it was fun. But now apparently they are moving it into the big Aquarium complex on the river. I *hope* they'll keep the two sections separate.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 17, 2022 06:16 PM (KAKDL)

95 You do need to drink it of the skull of an enemy.
Posted by: That NLurker guy

Skull curing time hasn't been covered in the Hobby Thread yet, right?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 17, 2022 06:17 PM (jW/QK)

96 Wolfus and Catherine, thanks.
I've got a script of HCQ from last year.
An order of Paste and I'll cut it both ways.

Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? badger your congressman at December 17, 2022 06:17 PM (IjhTR)

97 I built this QDX 5W HF transceiver kit this week. It works!
qrp-labs.com/images/qdx/manual_1_15.pdf

Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 17, 2022 06:17 PM (24fqN)

98
The do know that people downstream need water too, right?

SCIENCE!

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 06:11 PM

The people downstream of me (Philly) who need water voted 80% for John Fetterman. Because of them I pee in the shower.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 17, 2022 06:18 PM (enJYY)

99 AZ, how sweet is mead? I avoid sweet drinks out of preference and concern for my health; so I'd never seriously considered making a fermented honey drink.
Posted by: Catherine

I've had mead only once and it was sweet although not offensively so. I've since been told that mead is usually not sweet.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks Now With Pumpkin Spice! at December 17, 2022 06:18 PM (FVME7)

100 Trump's breath reeks do bad my garbage can refuses to open when he is within a mile of it !!!@

Posted by: Dorcus Blimline at December 17, 2022 06:18 PM (fg2aY)

101 Had mead at a medieval banquet New Years 78/79, remember it was sweet, it has honey in it

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 06:18 PM (xhxe8)

102 I never learned to bodge.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 17, 2022 06:20 PM (0hOvj)

103 Big black kitten Stirling is curled next to me. He's not a lap cat unless you scoop him up and put him on your lap, and he'll stay a long while. But he's very companionable.

The other thing I need to get back to is my cardio and maybe weight training. My sciatica pain is just about gone -- I noticed this morning that I did not feel stiff and sore when I got up, and haven't noticed my knee twinging at all. Tomorrow I hope to walk 1.5 miles, maybe trotting about 10% of that. This week I plan to stop at the Anytime Fitness up the street from me and see what their fees and restrictions are.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 17, 2022 06:20 PM (KAKDL)

104 Which 3D printer do you have? I've got a Creality Ender 3 V2. Haven't used it as much as I'd like, but it's been fun (and sometimes frustrating) to use.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at December 17, 2022 05:52 PM (uPgE/)

I suspect we have a similar unit - mine is an Ender-3 S1 Plus.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at December 17, 2022 06:22 PM (XEl8M)

105 Funny Bizzarro funny:
https://comicskingdom.com/bizarro/2022-10-14
The cows/corral one

Posted by: Ciampino --- things that go squeak at December 17, 2022 06:23 PM (qfLjt)

106 Wolfus and Catherine, thanks.
I've got a script of HCQ from last year.
An order of Paste and I'll cut it both ways.
Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? badger your congressman at December 17, 2022

***
Zinc tablets help too, though I'm not sure which you need, either quercetin or HCQ, to "open up the cells" and let the zinc in. I used the quercetin + zinc for quite a while. Was never sick from Dec. 2019 until June of this year, and the latter was a fairly quick illness.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 17, 2022 06:24 PM (KAKDL)

107 The hobby I am giving up?

Drinking. I am sipping my last bourbon. I've had enough.

It's not even fun anymore.
Posted by: Pug Mahon,
------------------------------

Pug, let me help you through this brief moment.
You may have bought a bad batch or possibly, well,
I've had my troubles with bourbon too, just didn't
metabolize like it used to but with a little help from
Ivana, Ivanabitch to be precise, I got over those thoughts of never drink.
Give it a shot and see what you think.

Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? badger your congressman at December 17, 2022 06:25 PM (IjhTR)

108 I built this QDX 5W HF transceiver kit this week. It works!
qrp-labs.com/images/qdx/manual_1_15.pdf
Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 17, 2022 06:17 PM

What are you using for an antenna? I need to get all motivated and make a second attempt at raising the helically-wound vertical.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 17, 2022 06:26 PM (iZEhM)

109 Barnhardt.biz if you want to use the liquid stuff. I have a stash of HCQ and the antibiotic but ivermectin is getting low.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 17, 2022 06:26 PM (uz3Px)

110 104 Which 3D printer do you have? I've got a Creality Ender 3 V2. Haven't used it as much as I'd like, but it's been fun (and sometimes frustrating) to use.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at December 17, 2022 05:52 PM (uPgE/)

I suspect we have a similar unit - mine is an Ender-3 S1 Plus.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at December 17, 2022 06:22 PM (XEl8M)

----------------------------

Looks like yours is be a later model than mine. My printer doesn't auto-level the base (though it can be modded to do so).

Posted by: No One of Consequence at December 17, 2022 06:26 PM (uPgE/)

111 26 NLurker I am shocked, I thought all Northerners curled
Posted by: Skip at December 17, 2022 05:15

Didn't quite get there but Curling is a very sociable activity.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 05:18 PM (eGTCV)
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Tell us what booze is involved.

Posted by: Ciampino - things that go hic in the night at December 17, 2022 06:28 PM (qfLjt)

112 I've been shelling pecans. That's not really a hobby I guess. It does mean I get 🥧.

Posted by: fd at December 17, 2022 06:29 PM (iayUP)

113 Put together the new bed today. At least 150 screws and nuts. But stronk. I'm tired of cheap, crappy bedframes that break.

But, thank G-d, unlike SOME people who run certain blogs, I own and know how to properly use a screwgun.

About 2/3rds of the way into this thing, I pictured someone doing it with the little Allen wrench they provided, and paused to laugh at his misery.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 17, 2022 06:29 PM (oINRc)

114 I know you didn't ask me, but when I got a 3d printer a couple of months ago, I bought what my local expert told me to buy, which is a Prusa i3 Mk3+. He says that you'll spend more up front, but the less expensive printers are all kinds of works in progress which you have to upgrade to get to the state of the art.

I had the money, so why not? It lets me lean on him a little bit of it doesn't work out. Not only is it the printer he mostly uses, so I've got somebody local I can ask questions, but I can use guilt to manipulate him because I bought it on his say-so.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 17, 2022 05:57 PM (iZEhM)

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep an eye on that line for my next purchase.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at December 17, 2022 06:29 PM (XEl8M)

115 Changed out a gas strut for the hood on the Volvo V-70.

All of about four minutes.

Oh, and an oil change and a transmission drain and fill.

Lazy week, what can I say?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 17, 2022 06:29 PM (1n+EO)

116
The 'science' in my area is 4" of rain per month for 12 months every year. We have absolutely no shortage of water. The 'depth to water' on my well, almost 200 feet deep, is about 25 feet.

Whichever leftist is writing the township newsletter is a lower-case moron. Who smells really bad after an incredibly ineffectual five minute shower to 'save the planet'.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 17, 2022 06:31 PM (enJYY)

117 Oh man....I sure do love trains. They are amazing machines, even when they are tiny!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 17, 2022 06:33 PM (XIJ/X)

118 "What are you using for an antenna?"

I have a 10-40 EFHW ($75) off the east side of the house, and a 10-80 EFHW ($90) off the west side; other ends hang in trees. EFHW's are great. I've worked 135 countries with them and 50W.

Mother Nature hates antennas, and works very hard to destroy them. So that's why I prefer inexpensive wire antennas that can be put up by one person in an hour. Instead of expensive heavy antennas that need a team of people to replace, in often dangerous situations.

Look into magloops. They're expensive, but you can set one up anywhere you want, height doesn't matter, and I hear that they really work.

Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 17, 2022 06:33 PM (24fqN)

119 Tell us what booze is involved.
Posted by: Ciampino - things that go hic in the night at December 17, 2022 06:28 PM (qfLjt

Mostly beer.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 06:34 PM (eGTCV)

120 Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep an eye on that line for my next purchase.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at December 17, 2022 06:29 PM

I was going to say something snarky like "don't expect me to help you with it, I'm immune to guilt" but I thought about it and I actually have some advice. Don't even think about buying a new printer until you understand what limitations you're trying to fix. If you don't run into any limitations with what you have, then maybe using what you're familiar with is the way to go.

It may turn out that you actually need a resin printer or maybe a bed larger than an 8-inch cube or something else drives your need, and so the i3 would not be appropriate. The nice thing about having a printer is you a have a context into which you can put reviews and tech news.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 17, 2022 06:35 PM (iZEhM)

121 Got the 2 cords of firewood stacked with the help of some friends who refused payment. Need to tarp some of it before the rain later today but I'm beat.

I get to do it all again in a couple weeks and I still have significant portions of a 80 ft blue spruce that needs to be split, hauled to the back 40, then stack.

Posted by: Beartooth at December 17, 2022 06:35 PM (PX01u)

122 101 Had mead at a medieval banquet New Years 78/79, remember it was sweet, it has honey in it

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 06:18 PM (xhxe

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It is fermented diluted honey after all. Made that in my youth when we would ferment anything with sugar for booze. Orange or pineapple juice were favorites.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead

Posted by: Ciampino -- things that make one go hic in the night at December 17, 2022 06:35 PM (qfLjt)

123 Trains reminds me that I have my father's collection of HO trains from back in the 60's all wrapped and stored in a foot locker.

Yeh...one day I want to do a Christmas set up with them.
But the last I saw them running must be at least 40 years ago.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 17, 2022 06:38 PM (1n+EO)

124 I had problems on the futon lounger. But I need to dig out the drill and redo some pilot holes. I couldn't get the screws seated in some spots, even using the drill to drive them. The Winsome bookcases and desks use allen screws and I've had no problems doing those by hand.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 17, 2022 06:39 PM (uz3Px)

125 Look into magloops. They're expensive, but you can set one up anywhere you want, height doesn't matter, and I hear that they really work.

Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 17, 2022 06:33 PM

One of the hams at work bought himself something that Alpha Antennas calls an "HF J-Pole". He really likes it. I'm tempted to buy it, but the problem I have with the antenna that I have is that I can't work up the enthusiasm for putting it up. How does buying something new help with that?

I will think about a mag loop, though. They're pretty easy to set up, and maybe if I'm making contacts again, I'll get more energy to putting up the bigger antenna.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 17, 2022 06:39 PM (iZEhM)

126 2 ... "I've been watching LoTR. I'm fascinated by the art of building miniatures. I wish I could do that."

If you have the LOTR on DVD, I think there is a featurette about the miniatures and how they were made. As I recall, many of them were not table top models. The one of Minas Tirith was over 6 feet tall.

Posted by: JTB at December 17, 2022 06:39 PM (7EjX1)

127 Good thing I'm decent at Latin, I guess.
Posted by: Catherine

Liturgical Latin or the reconstructed Latin like Polymathy's channel?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 17, 2022 06:39 PM (IyrhE)

128 CBD, getting into model trains doesn't cost much these days. We have my dad's trains from when he was a boy (b 1946). In the '90s, a couple of his cars would have been worth about $1500. Now, my generation is almost giving away good Lionel trains because they consider them clutter.

Posted by: Catherine at December 17, 2022 06:41 PM (ZSsrh)

129 8 Good evening Hobbiests
One thing would be neat to put up JJ is something, video or if anyone does it, printers that make objects.
I only seen live ones at gaming conventions. Models, crafts and even firearms are possible.
Posted by: Skip

I'm planning to get a 3d printer in the new year. They're slow and impractical and generally just really cool.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 17, 2022 06:44 PM (BLOW1)

130 Weft-cut Loop, I learned classical Latin in high school (public) *mumblemumble* years ago. Now I teach my kids Church Latin and make them cringe when the other pronunciations sneak in. Since this is Gregorian Chant, I'd better be careful!

Posted by: Catherine at December 17, 2022 06:44 PM (ZSsrh)

131 120 [...] The nice thing about having a printer is you a have a context into which you can put reviews and tech news.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 17, 2022 06:35 PM (iZEhM)

Yep, and that's why I decided to pull the trigger on my initial purchase after admiring the technology for a long time.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at December 17, 2022 06:45 PM (XEl8M)

132 Model trains: "O look, a new toy to chase and kill!" - anyone with house cats.

Posted by: Ciampino --- things that make one go hic in the night at December 17, 2022 06:45 PM (qfLjt)

133 Oh man....I sure do love trains. They are amazing machines, even when they are tiny!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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I always ask owners of model steam locomotives if their engines have crossheads. Separates the men from the boys.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 17, 2022 06:46 PM (clWQn)

134 I wonder if my uncle still has his train and sets it up under the tree.

Hi pixy.

Posted by: Infidel at December 17, 2022 06:46 PM (ZEa+g)

135 I find cognac is better in cold, warms the body and soul

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 06:46 PM (xhxe8)

136 "One of the hams at work bought himself something that Alpha Antennas calls an "HF J-Pole""

J-poles are commonly used on VHF and UHF. They are easy to build. I made one out of a length of 300 ohm twin-lead cable (like TVs used to use a zillion years ago.) You just nip it in the right places, solder coax near the bottom, and hang it up by the end. Works fine for a low-power dual-band 2m/70cm xcvr.

The 10-80 EFHW gives you every ham band 10m-80m (except 60m.) Being able to work nine HF bands with one inexpensive antenna is a real joy.

Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 17, 2022 06:47 PM (24fqN)

137 With the help of a friend I modded a 3/4 size arcade1up cabinet to play 16,000 games... of which I'll probably play 10 but it's really neat. Also changed out the cheap toy-like arcade controls for a real joystick and buttons.

Posted by: ... at December 17, 2022 06:48 PM (4dJYv)

138 I see lots of war gaming stuff you can make with 3d printers

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 06:48 PM (xhxe8)

139
I built this QDX 5W HF transceiver kit this week. It works!
qrp-labs.com/images/qdx/manual_1_15.pdf
Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead

The receiver sure looks to be a lot better than the old direct conversion or even simple single conversion jobs of just a few years ago.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 17, 2022 06:49 PM (63Dwl)

140 Model trains: "O look, a new toy to chase and kill!" - anyone with house cats.
Posted by: Ciampino
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It's difficult to gauge this comment.

Did you ever watch 'The Wrong Trousers'?

Pic: https://tinyurl.com/2qggs6bf

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 17, 2022 06:50 PM (MbWzp)

141 I have a fake tooth 3D printed, watched it being dome sitting in chair for a hour.

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 06:51 PM (xhxe8)

142 "The receiver sure looks to be a lot better than the old direct conversion or even simple single conversion jobs of just a few years ago."

Glad you mentioned that! The whole design is very clever and economical; designer is a genius. Here's a super-good video that explains how the QDX detector/mixer works:
youtube.com/watch?v=JuuKF1RFvBM

Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 17, 2022 06:52 PM (24fqN)

143 I built this QDX 5W HF transceiver kit this week. It works!
qrp-labs.com/images/qdx/manual_1_15.pdf
Posted by: Apply gp Directly
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Wait...the SMD's are already soldered? Where's the fun in that?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 17, 2022 06:53 PM (S5P0o)

144 I used to make silicone molds for model cars.

Now I have a 3D printer. My Creality Ender has been running for over two years, very consistently. Every printer requires a bit of maintenance (nozzle replacements for example). And it depends on what materials you want to use. Today I printed a riser for a red dot on a .22 that I am planning to use to teach my grandson to shoot.

Posted by: Chappyman66 at December 17, 2022 06:57 PM (L3byd)

145 "Wait...the SMD's are already soldered? Where's the fun in that?"

Yeah, I can't do SMDs. Sorry. There are about 100 solder points left for the kit-builder to do with through-hole components. The nine inductors are challenging to wind; they are tiny and fumbly.

I'm working on my Frtizing and KiCAD skills, so that one day maybe I'll be able to design my own SMD project, and just have a fab build it complete from my design files. But I'll never attempt to solder SMDs on my own.

Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 17, 2022 06:57 PM (24fqN)

146
Just to be a pain-in-the-ass I sent my son and daughter-in-law a DIY mountain making kit for the H0 train set we sent our granddaughter last year. The response so far?

* crickets *

Maybe it's too Freudian a concept for the NPR addicted DIL - a train disappearing into a tunnel? Actually, the silence doesn't bother me at all. I know I scored a bulls-eye. She's annoyed and can't focus on NPR. Oh, well.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 17, 2022 06:57 PM (enJYY)

147 If you have the LOTR on DVD, I think there is a featurette about the miniatures and how they were made. As I recall, many of them were not table top models. The one of Minas Tirith was over 6 feet tall.
Posted by: JTB at December 17, 2022

Many of the miniatures were large.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 06:58 PM (eGTCV)

148 All you modeling folks, trains and such, are so talented.

Keep it up!

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 17, 2022 06:59 PM (R/m4+)

149 "One of the hams at work bought himself something that Alpha Antennas calls an "HF J-Pole""

J-poles are commonly used on VHF and UHF. They are easy to build.

Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 17, 2022 06:47 PM

I find J-poles to be fiddly because they have three different frequency-dependent parts, and if you make a bad enough mistake on any of them, then it doesn't work very well. I generally like vertical dipoles with a delta-match for VHF and UHF, or I just buy something like the discone in the corner over there, or the traditional "mag mount on the filing cabinet." This "HF J-Pole" is nothing of the sort. As near as I can tell from the description, the "J" section is what is energized and the coupled interaction with the larger element is what causes it to radiate.

I've got a 6-meter quadrifilar helix in the other corner. I 3d printed the parts to hold the spokes on, but I have yet to do the final assembly.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 17, 2022 07:00 PM (iZEhM)

150
I've been watching LoTR.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 05:06 PM

I'm sorry this is happening to you

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 17, 2022 07:01 PM (ENBF0)

151 Ciampino'

Did you see the "pie" in the corral?

Ha!

Posted by: pawn at December 17, 2022 07:01 PM (wsHtO)

152
Yeah, I can't do SMDs. Sorry.
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Yes, my facetiousness didn't come through. I would not, could not do SMD's. Eyes are too far gone. Wouldn't even consider it.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 17, 2022 07:02 PM (lGAue)

153 Many of the videos on trains layout we have seen here use extruded foam, many war game boards use it too.
I can get a I want and don't.

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 07:04 PM (xhxe8)

154 Three weeks ago I sent out 43 Christmas cards. So far, only 8 received. I think I see where I can save some money next year.

Posted by: Diogenes at December 17, 2022 07:05 PM (anj39)

155 149 I had a discone on my flat roof for awhile, but it took less than a year for the wind to begin to remove elements from it. I wish I could still use my hatch to access the roof, but I had to have it sealed off during the latest roof repair job; otherwise I'd be trying all kinds of stuff up there. No way I'm climbing up there on a ladder.

Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 17, 2022 07:05 PM (24fqN)

156 I've been watching LoTR.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 05:06 PM

I'm sorry this is happening to you
Posted by: AltonJackson

I read that only chick directors will make the series this season. That'll straighten it out. Well, more plots about shoes.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks Now With Pumpkin Spice! at December 17, 2022 07:07 PM (FVME7)

157 The Minas Turith at a convention was quite massive and detailed

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 07:07 PM (xhxe8)

158 Three weeks ago I sent out 43 Christmas cards.
--------

[trots to mailbox]

Drat.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 17, 2022 07:09 PM (d9q+b)

159 147 If you have the LOTR on DVD, I think there is a featurette about the miniatures and how they were made. As I recall, many of them were not table top models. The one of Minas Tirith was over 6 feet tall.
Posted by: JTB at December 17, 2022

Many of the miniatures were large.
Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler?

I remembered something about the Isengard miniature, so I looked it up.

That model was 15 feet high and 65 feet wide.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 17, 2022 07:10 PM (BLOW1)

160 I saw a video about wet-on-wet pen and ink techniques for drawing, trees in this case. It was all done using a bamboo reed pen (think quill) and a brush. Really interesting results for such minimal tools. I should give it a try.

Posted by: JTB at December 17, 2022 07:10 PM (7EjX1)

161 "Yes, my facetiousness didn't come through. I would not, could not do SMD's. Eyes are too far gone. Wouldn't even consider it."

Some people do it, including a couple commenters I've run into here. I tip my hat to them! Back in the 1960s and 1970s, I'd build
electronics all day long, but now I have to break a project up into 45-minute sessions, only one a day. My depth perception is shot, and hands not as steady.

Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 17, 2022 07:11 PM (24fqN)

162 At the gaming convention was a year ago but guess it was 10 -15mm scale, 4 feet high maybe as round

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 07:11 PM (xhxe8)

163 Model sailing ships. Building a Dutch East Indies trader, mid 18th century.

Posted by: Queequeg the Harpooner at December 17, 2022 07:14 PM (9X60i)

164 Was thinking I'd get willowed by the movie or music thread, but...sent out six hand drawn Christmas cards. Four on red or green paper with fancy font and intricate snowflakes, all in white gel pen. Then two hand lettered with drawing done in colored pencil, special for son and cousin.

Posted by: skywch at December 17, 2022 07:14 PM (uqhmb)

165 went up into my climate contrilled storage and realized that now that I'm retired, I have devolved from a professional pack rat to just a plain ordinary pack rat

I must have 75 antique boxes up there in various stages of dilapidation. I'll never get to them now

I've wondered if JJ would like some pics from a professional collector, I probably have at least a couple of dozen early 19th century tortoise tea caddies around this place

I've always loved boxes since I was young boy

Posted by: REDACTED at December 17, 2022 07:15 PM (us2H3)

166 OT. I just got home from the Vikings Colts game. Holy Moly, what a game. Biggest comeback in NFL history.

Posted by: johnd01 at December 17, 2022 07:15 PM (uVQvU)

167 Posted by: johnd01 at December 17, 2022 07:15 PM (uVQvU)

Awesome. That must have been crazy.

Posted by: ... at December 17, 2022 07:16 PM (4dJYv)

168 OT. I just got home from the Vikings Colts game. Holy Moly, what a game. Biggest comeback in NFL history.
Posted by: johnd01

Did someone win ?

Posted by: JT at December 17, 2022 07:17 PM (T4tVD)

169 Here's something you don't see everyday.

Hippo Swallows 2-Year-Old Boy, Throws Him Back Up Alive

https://bit.ly/3W5m65a

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks Now With Pumpkin Spice! at December 17, 2022 07:18 PM (FVME7)

170 Royal icing cookie decoration...

Posted by: lin-duh (y'all/all y'all) at December 17, 2022 07:20 PM (UUBmN)

171 Adventures in using aftermarket parts.

See I have in the stash a few more Eduard FW 190F-8 kits. And amidst all the extra parts Eduard provides on the common parts trees are the wide VDM propeller and the 14 blade cooling fan for the more powerful BMW 801TS engine that produced 2,200HP for the FW 190A-9/F-9.

Some research says some F-9s got a Ta 152 tail. Some sources say all F-9s did. Of the photos I have found, none showed a Ta 152 tail. But wanted to try a conversion so ordered a resin Ta 152 tail.

Using a Tamiya micro-saw I carefully cut the kit tail parts off at a panel line that matched the resin part. So taped the fuselage together and slipped the new tail in to find, oh the horror, it was undersized a noticeable bit. So now have glued the kit tail back on.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 17, 2022 07:24 PM (kNH06)

172 Hand made Christmas cards are fantastic

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 07:25 PM (xhxe8)

173 This is more of a habit that hobby. Dinged my right front bumper cover (plastic) in a parking garage. Scraped off some paint and made a small hole. I had previously dinged my right rear fender in a parking garage and my left front fender, in a parking garage. Previous ones cost $$. So, I am going to try and fix this one myself.

Bought certified car color paint and clear coat, in spray cans, and some bondo for one small hole. Will consult the internet. Not looking for another hobby.

Posted by: Javems at December 17, 2022 07:25 PM (AmoqO)

174 Recapping a Stalker IX AM/FM/SSB. Don't know why people go crazy for these things, it's decently made but no better than anything else from that era.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com - Email for morons. at December 17, 2022 07:25 PM (Bd6X8)

175 Vikings were down 33-0 at halftime and ended up winning 39-36 in overtime.

Posted by: johnd01 at December 17, 2022 07:26 PM (uVQvU)

176 Nice to see Pixy in the comments!

Posted by: Emmie at December 17, 2022 07:26 PM (Emce2)

177 Anna modelers on metal use a product called Green Stuff, any chance puddy the difference and float it in,?

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 07:27 PM (xhxe8)

178 I've always loved boxes since I was young boy
Posted by: REDACTED at December 17, 2022 07:15 PM (us2H3)

You must have some feline ancestry.

Posted by: Emmie at December 17, 2022 07:28 PM (Emce2)

179 Emmie I think it's EMT time there, my tablet has time zones for F-1 races so not sure

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 07:29 PM (xhxe8)

180 Royal icing cookie decoration...
Posted by: lin-duh

Is the 'spawn' in heaven due to the beauty of the Royal Icing?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 17, 2022 07:29 PM (jW/QK)

181 178 I've always loved boxes since I was young boy
Posted by: REDACTED at December 17, 2022 07:15 PM (us2H3)

You must have some feline ancestry.
Posted by: Emmie at December 17, 2022 07:28 PM (Emce2)

I know it's teed up but I aint going there

Posted by: REDACTED at December 17, 2022 07:30 PM (us2H3)

182 Hand made Christmas cards are fantastic
Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 07:25 PM (xhxe

My late wife made Christmas cards. She loved her hobbies.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 17, 2022 07:30 PM (eGTCV)

183 Javems watch some videos, prepare to have to sand some you'll be fine.

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 07:30 PM (xhxe8)

184 Aircraft spine where the plastic meets the resin is a 1mm difference in height. In 1/48 scale.

Would mean lots of putty because I would have to build up the resin part to match the plastic. And then re-scribe all the missing panel lines.

Not worth the headache for something that might not have even actually happened.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 17, 2022 07:31 PM (kNH06)

185 Soon this will be weekend and toboggan thread

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 07:32 PM (xhxe8)

186 Anna difference in making models for show and basically playing with them gaming

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 07:33 PM (xhxe8)

187 We had plans to spend Christmas week in Key West. Unfortunately a family emergency is forcing us to leave tomorrow for Ohio. We have been living in the South, in the RV fir 5 years, and we have avoided cold weather. I told my daughter that it looks like we are setting out for an Arctic expedition. I have croched hats and gloves and scarves and blankets for us. We have no winter gear and they told us today they expect snow for Christmas eve. I'm glad to be seeing family but not snow.

Posted by: Megthered at December 17, 2022 07:34 PM (vyZJk)

188 I saw a 3X5 foot N scale train setup that was pretty cool the other day. 4 different lines. Two figure-8's, two ovals and a spur.

In today's market that'd probably cost about $5K or more.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 17, 2022 07:36 PM (Q4IgG)

189 151 Ciampino'

Did you see the "pie" in the corral?

Ha!

Posted by: pawn at December 17, 2022 07:01 PM (wsHtO)
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Is it that alligator-like thing top right?
I did see the dynamite stick with burning fuse, left on the fence.

Posted by: Ciampino - - - things that make one go hic in the night at December 17, 2022 07:37 PM (qfLjt)

190 Ha.

I just saw that Doctor Professor Neil Degrass PRIME Tyron did a video on their WE WUZ FUSION breakthrough and how all of our energy needs are solved and we're just 30-50 years away (still, just like always).

https://youtu.be/4s2ynUAJ5ZU

Guess which crucial part of the math he left out?

Go ahead. Guess.

Posted by: Press Juan For English at December 17, 2022 07:38 PM (nMXLX)

191 Got the one outdoor Christmas decoration up. Might do more in the coming week.

Fresh cut heavily discounted Christmas tree is in its stand inside, waiting for my firstborn to decorate it.

Gotta winterize outdoor pipes, plants, garden hoses and such for the Texas Arctic Freeze that's coming Thursday night and lasting until Christmas Day.

And assemble the firewood rack I now have and fill it with the wood I've been accumulating since last year and storing in my shed and now garage. The past few days there was a run on the local firewood guy who HAD a sizeable pile of well-seasoned fireplace-sized logs. He's scraping the bottom of the pile now.

Posted by: Count de Monet at December 17, 2022 07:40 PM (4I/2K)

192 Just heard a weather forecast. The days leading up to Christmas in our area are supposed to be unusually cold with various types of precipitation, all solid. Decided my new hobby may be preparation so we don't have to leave the house until things melt. I can still shovel some snow but won't take a chance on ice. I think gravity is getting stronger as I get older.

Posted by: JTB at December 17, 2022 07:40 PM (7EjX1)

193
"Posted by: Emmie at December 17, 2022 07:28 PM (Emce2)"

Nice hash!

Posted by: A Einstein at December 17, 2022 07:40 PM (iayUP)

194 30 years away?

They why fund it? We can get ANWR online far sooner.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 17, 2022 07:41 PM (kNH06)

195 Here's something you don't see everyday. Hippo Swallows 2-Year-Old Boy, Throws Him Back Up Alive

Piker.

Posted by: Lizzo at December 17, 2022 07:41 PM (Xrfse)

196 Go ahead. Guess.
Posted by: Press Juan For English

Can I have inputs for $1,000 Alex?

Posted by: MkY at December 17, 2022 07:43 PM (cPGH3)

197 With the forthcoming Texas Arctic Blast, I've made a Dad decision that it will be too damned cold to smoke a brisket on Christmas Eve afternoon for Christmas Day. Instead I'll obtain a Kroger spiral sliced ham for 97 cents per lb with $25 additional purchase and Kroger card.

Posted by: Count de Monet at December 17, 2022 07:44 PM (4I/2K)

198 Does Q know of Q[laser] and Q[total]?

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 17, 2022 07:44 PM (kNH06)

199 " 30 years away?"

We'll be dead twice over from climate change by then. We need fusion now. Joe should sign a bill making it so.

Posted by: An Einstein at December 17, 2022 07:46 PM (iayUP)

200 Neil been smoking to much of De'grass

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 17, 2022 07:48 PM (xhxe8)

201 Movie nood

Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 17, 2022 07:48 PM (u73oe)

202 There are two low pressure systems that are going to bring cold weather. Supposed to snow a lot on the east coast and some on the west. We have three days with highs in the teens and negative numbers on the lows. Drive safe and stay warm, Megthered.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 17, 2022 07:48 PM (uz3Px)

203 I started to gather pieces/parts for new over cabinet lighting - nothing too difficult put I'll need to run the power up there and the walls are tiled so I'll want to keep any new electrical boxes to a minimum.

It looks like Biden has been able to keep the prices of electrical supplies to about 130-140%% of what they were two short years ago.

Is there nothing this man cannot do!!?

Posted by: Tonypete at December 17, 2022 07:48 PM (qoGsy)

204 "Is there nothing this man cannot do!!?
Posted by: Tonypete

Say two sentences without lying?

Posted by: fd at December 17, 2022 07:53 PM (iayUP)

205 It was hot as shit here last summer, it'll be cold as shit this winter I think.

Averages, Grandpa dartist

Posted by: dartist at December 17, 2022 07:55 PM (9X/y4)

206 Late to the thread. One of my goals this year was to get back in the cocktail game -- eh, it's still 2022!

I made a splendid Midori Sour with the juices of one lemon, one lime, Midori, and a slender can of artisanal lemon-lime soda, all in a tall glass with ice. Nice!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sans-Culottes (except for the Book Thread) at December 17, 2022 07:56 PM (Dc2NZ)

207 Late to the thread, too. Spent my bodging time building components for a 2-step stairway to lead from my "front room" , on the slab, to my kitchen, in the trailer which makes up the middle third of the house. An 18" delta in elevation. So one step at 6" and the next at 12". Built plywood side pieces, and under-stair supports. Working on cleats to attach treads and risers. Stairs will be 54" wide. Treads will be 12" deep.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 17, 2022 08:51 PM (tkR6S)

208 Have made a number of items for Christmas gifts. Five ice cream scoop handles (turned on a lathe), a cat rest/table, a hickory charcuterie board with walnut bread board ends, and a bespoke indoor wind chime table top stand.

I love the smell of wood dust.

Posted by: steve walsh at December 17, 2022 09:56 PM (PBCuZ)

209 I love to watch Bernadette Banner's sewing adventures.
Someday I hope to get back to sewing. Mostly I have been baking, as it is cookie season for me. So far I have made ginger snaps, coal cookies, chocolate balls, shortbread, and sugar cookies.

Posted by: Nancy at 7000 ft at December 17, 2022 10:15 PM (0tmoY)

210 ...I can still shovel some snow but won't take a chance on ice. I think gravity is getting stronger as I get older.
Posted by: JTB at December 17, 2022 07:40 PM (7EjX1)

JTB - You may be right about gravity. The consequences of falling are certainly getting worse.

Posted by: Nancy at 7000 ft at December 17, 2022 10:41 PM (0tmoY)

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Posted by: PaulaFox at December 18, 2022 12:35 PM (qQZyW)

213 I'm cleaning up a cheap dividing head. As soon as that's done, it'll be time to digitize it with LinuxCNC and a stepper motor. But the last part is a secret. shhhh....

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