The Weekend Hobby Thread

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Good afternoon and welcome to another Saturday and another The Weekend Hobby Thread. Today's opening photo, coffee and art. What's not to like?

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The Weekend Hobby Thread has been covering woodworking since its inception. I don't believe we've ever had any luthier topics. Until now................

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There are as many hobbies as there are grains of sand. Our Horde has interesting and varying hobbies. Here are just a few............

When buying my wife’s diamond for her engagement ring, I was amazed that anyone could place 58 facets so precisely onto such a small stone.
I read everything I could on the subject, and eventually bought some used equipment.
I’ve been cutting gemstones now for 45 years, and still enjoy the challenge. Here’s the largest stone I’ve ever done, 1,209 carats, blue topaz:

Our jeweler friend did not provide a Nic and I wasn't given permission to use a first name. So our friend remains anonymous at this time. What an interesting hobby. I have never met anyone who cuts gemstones for a hobby. I'm lucky if I carve into a bar soap and don't end up at the local ER at Last View Memorial Hospital.

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Greetings, Mis Hum!
I may take some teasing from the horde on this, but I enjoy costuming. I mostly make stuff for the kiddies, but I like to make something for myself every now and then. The attached picture is the Pip-Boy 3000 I made for a Fallout costume a couple years ago. Definitely not professional quality, but I was pleased with how it turned out considering it is made of foam, garbage, and paint. When coupled with the jumpsuit and armor, it was good enough to win the office costume contest (yeah, yeah, laugh it up). More recently I did a Furiosa costume that was pretty epic, but the mechanical arm didn't photograph as well as the Pip-Boy, such is life.--She Hobbit

I hope the Horde doesn't tease you. There is nothing wrong with your hobby. As a matter of fact I know a young man who adds lighting to various outfits and has turned it into a little money maker on Etsy.

That being said, we thank you for sharing your craft and we celebrate your win at the office.

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This is my current cross stitch project. My friend--who does not craft--took my word for it. The drill doesn't help things, and both my fabric and pattern are irresponsibly squished. I'm at a boring stage (shown in second photo), so I'm procrastinating and need to get started again! I lurk and sometimes comment as FollyHerself.

Looks like your hobby room is full of goodies including a nice Milwaukee drill. Keep that thing away from Ace. Hopefully your procrastination stage will come to an end in the near future. Let us see it when it is finished. Thanks.

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Do you have a broken hair dryer just lying about the house? If you do, here are additional hobby ideas..............

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That's it for today Crafty 'rons & 'ettes. If you have any hobby ideas, Jenkins Green, #6 Sable filberts or 12"x12" stretched double primed canvases you can send them to yours truly at petmorons at gmail dot com.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 05:27 PM

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1 Good evening hobbies
https://tinyurl.com/23ub7769
Just finished at Historicon
Quatre Bras 1815 at 1530

Posted by: Skip's phone at July 23, 2022 05:29 PM (wXdd5)

2 Dutifully called and heading home very soon, over a hour drive

Posted by: Skip's phone at July 23, 2022 05:30 PM (wXdd5)

3 Only got to 101 today so I sucked it up and got out to the shop and finished some shelves I've been workin on.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 23, 2022 05:32 PM (MGB5H)

4 Costuming?
*Nelson Muntz laugh*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 23, 2022 05:33 PM (EZebt)

5 Customing seems like a fun hobby. Do you do Comicon ?

Posted by: Anti doesn't matter at July 23, 2022 05:33 PM (epFyj)

6 Heard someone talking about beer and theology groups or prayer and beer groups. I could do that as a hobby.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, my trench is full of chickens at July 23, 2022 05:34 PM (LAmgw)

7 Ooh, nice cut gem! My dad made jewelry from rocks he cut and polished. He wanted to buy a faceter so he could do work like that, but never was able to justify it to himself.

I'm still slaving away on my HF antenna. I hope to be able to share a photo of it in a week or two.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at July 23, 2022 05:35 PM (6jmQG)

8 I used to facet, but dropped the hobby about two years ago. Mostly due to aging equipment which was just to expensive to replace.

Now I'm flying drones. A friend of mine who's into the hobby upgrades whenever something new comes along, and he gave me a couple of his no longer in use drones. The big one, a Yuneec Typhoon H is a bit intimidating, but fun to fly anyway.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 05:35 PM (CCf67)

9 Nice PipBoy....

I am pondering taking up building "beer can" mini ix apu driven small gaming computers as a hobby, and then placing them in wooden standee sized VaultBoy style cutouts....

Posted by: sven at July 23, 2022 05:35 PM (Lzpvj)

10 8 Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 05:35 PM (CCf67)

If you joined the local search party volunteers you could combine walking with a purpose with your droning.

Posted by: sven at July 23, 2022 05:37 PM (Lzpvj)

11 ElectroBOOM videos are always quite entertaining...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 23, 2022 05:37 PM (K5n5d)

12 I used to read up on "Your Money or Your Life" and met some folks that had gotten out of debt and changed their lives. One was a young woman in her 20s. She wanted to travel and saved up her money. She toured the US by bicycle. She had leaned how to facet stones. She carried a bag of semi precious gems with her. She could work them up, during her travels and sell them. Sometimes she would find a jeweler that needed help and would work for awhile. I found it really interesting

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 23, 2022 05:37 PM (YynYJ)

13 Ditto for the drone hobby here.
I've been frustrated lately due to high winds and cold fog.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 05:37 PM (jTmQV)

14 Whoever did the coffee drawing is very good. Very good.

Posted by: Eromero at July 23, 2022 05:38 PM (gktX6)

15 The big one, a Yuneec Typhoon H is a bit intimidating, but fun to fly anyway.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 05:35 PM (CCf67)

I have the DJI Pro with 26mgp. Awesome pics. Still can't fly it worth a hoot.
But I like it.

Posted by: MkY at July 23, 2022 05:38 PM (cPGH3)

16 3 Posted by: BruceWayne at July 23, 2022 05:32 PM (MGB5H)

We had rolling storms through my work area, I had a rough day but this morning there is a tac freeze so I got the day off.

If the ground dried up during the day I may mow the lawn, if not I am gonna make the wife a decent meal and crash.

Posted by: sven at July 23, 2022 05:38 PM (Lzpvj)

17 MisHum, you're missing a potential goldmine! If you can carve bars of soap, I'm sure there's plenty of buyers at the local lock up.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 23, 2022 05:39 PM (7bRMQ)

18 In "weather news" the storms knocked 12 degrees off the temp down to 88, and as always we have high humidity.

Posted by: sven at July 23, 2022 05:39 PM (Lzpvj)

19 I like the sharpie sketch in the top photo. I do a lot of quick sketches, or doodling. Keeps my hand and eye in tune, and it's a good way to pass the time when I am in a boring meeting or something.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying to be Moar Funnier at July 23, 2022 05:40 PM (x8Wzq)

20 17 Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 23, 2022 05:39 PM (7bRMQ)

I heartily endorse this message.

//J Dillinger

Posted by: sven at July 23, 2022 05:40 PM (Lzpvj)

21 If you joined the local search party volunteers you could combine walking with a purpose with your droning.
Posted by: sven at July 23, 2022 05:37 PM (Lzpvj)

I think I'd have to upgrade to a professional license to even do volunteer work. The FAA, in it's usual helpful way, says it could possibly be a violation of a recreational license to even 'donate' my services. Not "yeah it is", or "no it isn't". It's a maybe possibly could be.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 05:41 PM (CCf67)

22 21 Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 05:41 PM (CCf67)

Ah "regulatory fiat", I will spare the hobby thread my long form rants on the fun they have.

It still sucks about Dave in Texas, we are as a group not 29 anymore.

Posted by: sven at July 23, 2022 05:42 PM (Lzpvj)

23 Ditto for the drone hobby here.
I've been frustrated lately due to high winds and cold fog.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 05:37 PM (jTmQV)

Lots of storms here have kept me grounded for the last week.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 05:43 PM (CCf67)

24 My grandfather was a mining engineer. He had a collection of some very interesting "stuff." Gold, silver, various minerals and gems. I don't know exactly what happened to his collection, but I suspect a cousin might have raided it many years ago. Whatever... he had some pretty big rubies (uncut) and some gold nuggets of various sizes... including numerous "Hershey Kiss" sized. And... an awesome collection of fossils. I still have a section of a Mastodon tusk along with a partial jawbone of primitive man.

* Smithsonian... call me

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 23, 2022 05:43 PM (BFigT)

25 Sticky Wicket @ 21-
It's like the difference between Private and Commercial Pilot. I skipped Private ticket and just went straight to Commercial.

Posted by: Eromero at July 23, 2022 05:44 PM (gktX6)

26 I have the Mavic mini.
249 grams, one less than the FAA requires a permit to fly.
Advantages: A robust 30 minutes of flight time, 4k camera, much quieter than the full size.
Drawbacks: not stable in high winds, no "headless" operation.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 05:44 PM (jTmQV)

27 I used to be into shaving crack

now, just shaved crack

Posted by: Hunter at July 23, 2022 05:45 PM (us2H3)

28 27 Posted by: Hunter at July 23, 2022 05:45 PM (us2H3)

amateur

//HH Holmes

Posted by: sven at July 23, 2022 05:46 PM (Lzpvj)

29 I have the DJI Pro with 26mgp. Awesome pics. Still can't fly it worth a hoot.
But I like it.
Posted by: MkY at July 23, 2022 05:38 PM (cPGH3)

It's all the options on the remote that get to me. Invariable a bumped toggle switch has it doing all kinds of things I don't want it to. Thankfully it has a "Come Home" setting, that once enabled, settles the drone right down. It rises up to about forty feet, and serenely flies back to me, and lands in the neighbors pool.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 05:47 PM (CCf67)

30 another hobby I have been pondering is scam-baiting

Posted by: sven at July 23, 2022 05:49 PM (Lzpvj)

31 Maritime Restoration Update:

Electrical is the focus today. I replaced an expensive but dead AGM deep cycle battery with a conventional flooded battery designed for marine applications. I added a new hi-tech charger to monitor charge levels and recharge as necessary from shore power.

It was a partial success. For the first time since the restoration began, the outboard starts instantly from battery power. Win.

The downside is, the other 12-volt items in tge boat -- running lights, cabin lights, radio, GPS, etc, appear to be unimpressed by the new juice. They're still non-functional.

Now I'm focused on the circuit breaker panel as the source of the problem but so far, I've had no success.

Limited success has been achieved but numerous problems follow.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 05:49 PM (Txkoe)

32 If you join the Academy of Model Aeronautics, they include $2million of personal liability insurance in case your drone hurts anything or anyone, or itself,
which it shouldn't do if you follow rules.
Worth the membership.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 05:49 PM (jTmQV)

33 Ah "regulatory fiat", I will spare the hobby thread my long form rants on the fun they have.

It still sucks about Dave in Texas, we are as a group not 29 anymore.

I'll miss DiT, I definitely enjoyed his wit. He was one of a kind.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 05:50 PM (CCf67)

34 Scam-baiting is the art of using conman skills to sucked real conmen who prey on the elderly into time sinking....

Kit Boga and Jim Browning do it.

https://youtu.be/Aslt4DdrMXw

Posted by: sven at July 23, 2022 05:50 PM (Lzpvj)

35 Here's a clip from the Tabernacle Choir's summer concert last week: https://tinyurl.com/3h6r3r6r

This was our first big public concert in more than two years. It was good to be back.

I'm singing in that recording, but I didn't get a close-up this time.

Posted by: Half Dozen at July 23, 2022 05:50 PM (dJs6r)

36 my sis Sarah, who is a recently retired orthopedic surgeon, is an avid quilter

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 05:51 PM (us2H3)

37 If you join the Academy of Model Aeronautics, they include $2million of personal liability insurance in case your drone hurts anything or anyone, or itself,
which it shouldn't do if you follow rules.
Worth the membership.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 05:49 PM (jTmQV)

Great tip! Thanks, I'll give them a look.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 05:51 PM (CCf67)

38 I'm working creating a 18th century three legged tilt-table for my daughter's wedding. Never built one before. Lots of crazy lathe work starting with a 5" x 5" x 48" square glued stock on a lathe, and crazy band saw work roughing out cabriole legs rough maple

If I finish this thing with all ten fingers intact and no concussions from the stock jumping off the lathe, I'll consider it a success.

Posted by: Levin at July 23, 2022 05:51 PM (kk8TL)

39 I am admiring the sketch in the top photo
And I am in awe of the Horde's talents and creativity.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 23, 2022 05:52 PM (kf6Ak)

40 I have a Phantom 3 Advanced. Hacked. 2 mile range (sometimes) and no altitude ceiling. Almost lost it to a C-130 out of Fort Knox a couple years ago.

To be fair.. he was probably below the 1500 limit here an I was above 1000. Wish I'd got a photo, but I was a bit freaked at the time.

Whatever. I hardly fly it anymore as it takes hours to charge the batteries and synching up with a smartphone and the controller is more or less fucked.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 23, 2022 05:52 PM (BFigT)

41 my sis Sarah, who is a recently retired orthopedic surgeon, is an avid quilter

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 05:51 PM (us2H3)
So am I.
Oh quilter. I thought you said quitter.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, my trench is full of chickens at July 23, 2022 05:52 PM (LAmgw)

42 36 Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 05:51 PM (us2H3)

The first rule of the quilting society is you do not talk about the quilting society...

https://tinyurl.com/ycxkwp83

Posted by: sven at July 23, 2022 05:53 PM (Lzpvj)

43 A huge refurbishing project does not allow any hobby time right now but once that's done I want to go back to making some handmade tiles.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 23, 2022 05:53 PM (ZGsIv)

44 38 I'm working creating a 18th century three legged tilt-table for my daughter's wedding. Never built one before. Lots of crazy lathe work starting with a 5" x 5" x 48" square glued stock on a lathe, and crazy band saw work roughing out cabriole legs rough maple

If I finish this thing with all ten fingers intact and no concussions from the stock jumping off the lathe, I'll consider it a success.
Posted by: Levin at July 23, 2022 05:51 PM (kk8TL)

ya know, they make turning squares

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 05:54 PM (us2H3)

45 Brother Urker, you slay me.

Posted by: Eromero at July 23, 2022 05:54 PM (gktX6)

46 My sister does cross stitching, which helps her carpal tunnel. but her projects have become more and more intricate. and has done some photo-quality work. Alas, it's mostly Harry Potter and Disney themed, but she did a really neat black and white one of Sirius Black (Gary Oldman).

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying to be Moar Funnier at July 23, 2022 05:56 PM (x8Wzq)

47 24 My grandfather was a mining engineer. He had a collection of some very interesting "stuff."

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So was my dad! But he didn't collect semi precious stones, alas.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 23, 2022 05:57 PM (kf6Ak)

48 Electric Guy is wild and crazy. But still alive.

Costume On She Hobbit! Having fun and enjoying a hobby is one of life's pleasures.

Nice work FollyHerself!

I don't buy gemstones so is that Topaz worth anything?

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 23, 2022 05:57 PM (R/m4+)

49 Selecting a location to fly is a problem where I am because I am in an urban setting, very few permissible locations to fly. It's actually illegal to fly over humans or cars or habitations, etc. illegal in all the parks, illegal to fly in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (which is enormous).
There is a free phone app called B4UFLY which will give you the status of your location via GPS, whether it has warnings or such.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 05:58 PM (jTmQV)

50 my sis Sarah, who is a recently retired orthopedic surgeon, is an avid quilter

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 05:51 PM (us2H3)

My wife quilts, and has an amazing collection of machines, gadgets, and doohickeys to make it all happen. She has a "long arm", which is some kind of giant mutant room filling sewing machine which sews by itself.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 05:59 PM (CCf67)

51 my other, older, sis, who was a GP, is real POS

haven't talked to her in at least 20 years

I'm not saying she's a scunt

but she's a scrunt

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 05:59 PM (us2H3)

52
Water is back on here now as well. The propane is still out, but the lines are expected to be fixed tomorrow. We've lost our TV and internet modem and a GFI in the kennel is out as well.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 23, 2022 06:00 PM (JVuoD)

53 my sis Sarah, who is a recently retired orthopedic surgeon, is an avid quilter

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 05:51 PM (us2H3)

I'd say she's making good money in retirement. She keeps telling us about it!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 23, 2022 06:00 PM (7bRMQ)

54 here is a free phone app called B4UFLY which will give you the status of your location via GPS, whether it has warnings or such.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 05:58 PM (jTmQV)

I'm in an urban setting too, so most of my flying, so far, is around my own house, at a local park, a drone permitted state park a few miles away, and at friends houses.

B4UFLY had most of NEPA shut down the other day for Slow Joe's aborted Wilkes Barre visit.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 06:01 PM (CCf67)

55 43 A huge refurbishing project does not allow any hobby time right now but once that's done I want to go back to making some handmade tiles.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 23, 2022 05:53 PM (ZGsIv)

You are so accomplished!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 23, 2022 06:04 PM (kf6Ak)

56 My main hobby is getting interested in something, acquiring a stockpile of related gear, then investing little or no time in the hobby for months or years.
Ham radio and reloading come to mind...

Posted by: PabloD at July 23, 2022 06:05 PM (5AvQm)

57 I'm still at a loss at someone "turning" a cabriole leg

I mean, I've only repaired or made maybe a few hundred

and never once chucked one up in my lathe

you'd have to be tricky to get the cyma curve right on a lathe

guess I wasn't holdin my mouth right

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 06:06 PM (us2H3)

58 I don't know who the crazy Persian is but he makes me laugh.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 23, 2022 06:06 PM (0ocXn)

59 another hobby I have been pondering is scam-baiting
Posted by: sven

Rubber worms ?

Posted by: JT at July 23, 2022 06:07 PM (T4tVD)

60 hiya

Posted by: JT at July 23, 2022 06:07 PM (T4tVD)

61 56 My main hobby is getting interested in something, acquiring a stockpile of related gear, then investing little or no time in the hobby for months or years.
Ham radio and reloading come to mind...
Posted by: PabloD at July 23, 2022 06:05 PM (5AvQm)

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That's a great plan. I would have saved so much time and money if only I committed to giving up when I started with this boat business.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:07 PM (Txkoe)

62 To be fair.. he was probably below the 1500 limit here an I was above 1000. Wish I'd got a photo, but I was a bit freaked at the time.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 23, 2022 05:52 PM (BFigT)

I run mine all the way up to 400 every time I fly it. It makes for great videos.

Batteries are a real pain...and I just retired one, as it's looking kind of explody to me. New batteries for my model are around 120 dollars...so I'm looking at printing the battering case, and repurposing much cheaper (half the price!) 4s batteries.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 06:08 PM (CCf67)

63 Hadrian, I hope you have insurance.
It sounds like you guys dodged a real catastrophe, like injury, death, etc.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 06:08 PM (jTmQV)

64 It rained here around noon, so it was a good thing I didn't wash the car this morning. Sort of. I'll get it done tomorrow even if there is rain in the forecast, so at the least the car will have a coating of wax-as-U-dry wax to protect it from bird crap and hot sun.

That's kind of my hobby, I guess: taking care of my cars.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 23, 2022 06:09 PM (c6xtn)

65 Jill Biden heckled in Connecticut, of all
Places;
Heckler: "Your husband is the worst president ever."
Heckler: "You owe us gas money".
Jill Biden: Thank you
Heckler:"You suck".

Lol. When is the last time you heard a First Lady heckled like that.

Posted by: Marcus T at July 23, 2022 06:09 PM (ZeDNp)

66 "ya know, they make turning squares"

Yes. They are great.

This one is glued stock, sandwiching black limba 1" and two pieces of rock maple 2". My daughter is biracial, so this is going to be a hybrid of african stock and stuff from her New Hampshire childhood.

Posted by: Levin at July 23, 2022 06:09 PM (kk8TL)

67 59 Posted by: JT at July 23, 2022 06:07 PM (T4tVD)

and chickens

Posted by: sven at July 23, 2022 06:10 PM (Lzpvj)

68 My main hobby is getting interested in something, acquiring a stockpile of related gear, then investing little or no time in the hobby for months or years.
Ham radio and reloading come to mind...
Posted by: PabloD at July 23, 2022 06:05 PM (5AvQm)

I used to do that, but I've found that starting hobbies that require almost no investment of time or money are better. Collecting egg cartons for instance. One day the wife is harping on you about the trash piling up, the next day it's a priceless, and irreplaceable collection of poultry related Americana.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 06:15 PM (CCf67)

69 Jill Biden heckled in Connecticut, of all
Places;
Heckler: "Your husband is the worst president ever."
Heckler: "You owe us gas money".
Jill Biden: Thank you
Heckler:"You suck".

Lol. When is the last time you heard a First Lady heckled like that.

Did they at least refer to her as "Doctor" though?

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 06:16 PM (CCf67)

70 My current new hobby is sitting on the deck smoking a cigar with a fan blowing on me and trying not to die in the heat.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:17 PM (0IeYL)

71 y main hobby is getting interested in something, acquiring a stockpile of related gear, then investing little or no time in the hobby for months or years.
Ham radio and reloading come to mind...
Posted by: PabloD at July 23, 2022 06:05 PM (5AvQm)

Metoo. I call it my enthusiasm stage, which tends to run hot for a short period. I need to learn to moderate it.

Posted by: LASue at July 23, 2022 06:17 PM (Ed8Zd)

72
Did they at least refer to her as "Doctor" though?
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 06:16 PM (CCf67)

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Yes, by all means respect the title!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:17 PM (Txkoe)

73 I don't remember Big Mike getting heckled.....

Posted by: JT at July 23, 2022 06:17 PM (T4tVD)

74 I started an album of my doodles during meetings, sketches and just, stuff...in here I sprinkled my imaginings of our own Horde members - can you guess who is who? I also don't know who is an 'ette and who is a 'ron - other than the sketch of Fen and Joe Mannix arguing - so everyone is an 'ette but Martini Farmer!

https://tinyurl.com/5xpvhu5w

Posted by: Boswell at July 23, 2022 06:18 PM (+Cgut)

75 I got the guitar building thing covered.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2022 06:18 PM (VwHCD)

76 Jill Biden heckled in Connecticut, of all
Places;
Heckler: "Your husband is the worst president ever."
Heckler: "You owe us gas money".
Jill Biden: Thank you
Heckler:"You suck".

Lol. When is the last time you heard a First Lady heckled like that.

Did they at least refer to her as "Doctor" though?
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 06:16 PM (CCf67)

Stolen from some moron yesterday: I'd pay $100 for someone at an event to fake an injury and have someone yell out : "Is there a Doctor of Education in the house??!""

Posted by: LASue at July 23, 2022 06:18 PM (Ed8Zd)

77 My wife made a lot of quilts over the last few years. She got bored with that and now is making various cards with all her scrapbooking tools and supplies.

Hell, I know the aisles at our local hobby lobby better than the people who work there.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 06:19 PM (R5lpX)

78 Razor honing hobby update: an old Norton or Pike translucent Arkansas stone, flattened, then conditioned on 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper, the sandpaper sprinkled with 600 grit silicon carbide powder, then used wet to condition the surface of the stone, puts a helluva fine shaving edge on a razor.

Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:19 PM (cm/80)

79 I don't remember Big Mike getting heckled.....
Posted by: JT

Don't poke a sasquatch!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now the Summer of Our Discontent at July 23, 2022 06:20 PM (FVME7)

80 Egg cartons?

Why did no one tell me about this?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:20 PM (Txkoe)

81 Did they at least refer to her as "Doctor" though?
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 06:16 PM (CCf67)

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Yes, by all means respect the title!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:17 PM (Txkoe)

my oldest sis insists everyone call her Dr Judith

even her fam

I call her Dr Fuck you

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 06:20 PM (us2H3)

82 Stupid FaceTube is responsible for my other new hobby which is repairing old pocket watches. And to think I once considered some gun parts small and easy to send zinging across the room.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:20 PM (0IeYL)

83 Stolen from some moron yesterday: I'd pay $100 for someone at an event to fake an injury and have someone yell out : "Is there a Doctor of Education in the house??!""
Posted by: LASue at July 23, 2022 06:18 PM (Ed8Zd)

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*snort*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:21 PM (Txkoe)

84 > My current new hobby is sitting on the deck smoking a cigar with a fan blowing on me and trying not to die in the heat.
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HERO!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 23, 2022 06:21 PM (BFigT)

85 I've seen that guy in the guitar video before, he's pretty funny. Don't try any of that stuff at home. LOL!

Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 06:21 PM (jTmQV)

86 Stupid FaceTube is responsible for my other new hobby which is repairing old pocket watches. And to think I once considered some gun parts small and easy to send zinging across the room.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:20 PM (0IeYL)

My brother has been messing with them. The parts are microscopic, literally look like specks of dust.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2022 06:22 PM (VwHCD)

87 Heckler: "Your husband is the worst president ever."
Heckler: "You owe us gas money".
Jill Biden: Thank you
Heckler:"You suck".

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"You suck"? Was Kamala there too?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now the Summer of Our Discontent at July 23, 2022 06:23 PM (FVME7)

88 70 My current new hobby is sitting on the deck smoking a cigar with a fan blowing on me and trying not to die in the heat.
Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:17 PM (0IeYL)

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Any thoughts on the best fan for the application?

I like those bladeless babies from Dyson.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:23 PM (Txkoe)

89 vmom, not accomplished just an avid DIYer

Posted by: Ben Had at July 23, 2022 06:23 PM (ZGsIv)

90 My brother has been messing with them. The parts are microscopic, literally look like specks of dust.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2022 06:22 PM (VwHCD)
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Man, no shit. I have an actual microscope on desk #2 in the den which is the watch destruction bench.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:23 PM (0IeYL)

91
Any thoughts on the best fan for the application?

I like those bladeless babies from Dyson.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:23 PM (Txkoe)
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I bought a Milwaukee battery (M1

fan which is currently in the test phase.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:25 PM (0IeYL)

92 86 Stupid FaceTube is responsible for my other new hobby which is repairing old pocket watches. And to think I once considered some gun parts small and easy to send zinging across the room.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:20 PM (0IeYL)

My brother has been messing with them. The parts are microscopic, literally look like specks of dust.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2022 06:22 PM (VwHCD)

Man, I should try this hobby. I already have the Optivisor, for looking at edges. And I already have practice with subtle manipulations on tiny things, specifically, the tangled-up gold chains that Mrs. Splunge hands me periodically, from the jewelry I buy her. Also, I like pocket watches, but I'm not sure why.

Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:26 PM (cm/80)

93 bought a Milwaukee battery (M1 fan which is currently in the test phase.
Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:25 PM (0IeYL)

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Looking forward to the full report.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:26 PM (Txkoe)

94 Quilting is something I planned to do when I retire. Of course it looks like I will never retire. I picked up a cedar quilting frame for $5. I plan to move it. Meanwhile, I am still working on a cardigan and a pair of socks. I should try and finish the socks.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 23, 2022 06:26 PM (pqE8u)

95 I've got two of those Ryobi hybrid 9" two speed fans. Runs off the 18v battery or you can plug it in to an extension cord.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 06:27 PM (R5lpX)

96 I'm pretty lucky in a way. My hobbies and my work overlap a lot. We just ordered a Xtool D5 laser engraver. I'm going to try and make some insanely small circuit boards for one of our products, were talking 2 to 4 mm in size.

Posted by: pawn at July 23, 2022 06:28 PM (wsHtO)

97 If there is a bad tool in the Milwaukee M 1 2 or M 1 8 lines, I have not found it yet. If I had to pick a favorite, it would be the little tire inflator, because it is the tire inflator I searched for all my life.

Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:28 PM (cm/80)

98 Man, no shit. I have an actual microscope on desk #2 in the den which is the watch destruction bench.
Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:23 PM (0IeYL)

Whoa - I can't read a newspaper anymore without a thick pair of coke bottle glasses...judos for doing this.

Posted by: Boswell at July 23, 2022 06:28 PM (+Cgut)

99 Customing seems like a fun hobby. Do you do Comicon ?
Posted by: Anti doesn't matter

I've considered it, but some of those folks are a little intimidating. Also, I have a bad habit of comparing myself to others rather than enjoying the outcome of my efforts on their own merits.

Posted by: She Hobbit at July 23, 2022 06:29 PM (ftFVW)

100 My main hobby is getting interested in something, acquiring a stockpile of related gear, then investing little or no time in the hobby for months or years.
Posted by: PabloD

My wife says I have the same hobby. She might be right; but, I'll deny it (please don't look at all my toys though).

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 23, 2022 06:29 PM (vrjjg)

101 Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:26 PM (cm/80)
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It's actually very rewarding. Start with pocket watches because they're larger and non-runners can be found on eBay for under $50, and the movements are beautiful. The hobby consists of multiple parts which is fun, not the least of which is sourcing parts for a movement that's 140 years old. Plus there are a ton of cool tools to spend a fortune on. I think I promised MisHum a write-up.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:30 PM (0IeYL)

102 There's two things I don't do as a hobby but I can't quit watching videos of other people doing.

One is dioramas (real terrain hobbies is incredible) and the other is dioramas in resin.

Ok three. That Australian guy that melts down scrap metal in a forge and makes ingots.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 23, 2022 06:30 PM (9qSw/)

103 You can have crappy vision, and super-detailed hobbies, if you are surrounded by wonderful magnification devices.

Don't ask me how I know...

Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:30 PM (cm/80)

104
Looking forward to the full report.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:26 PM (Txkoe)
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It's really very nice! I haven't done any scientific testing but it spins around and blows air!

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:31 PM (0IeYL)

105 Well, I guess this is both a hobby and a work related thing. For the past three years or so, I find out the background of the hymns we sing for our church services and let the folks know about them. Sometimes hymns come out of very difficult circumstances, and it's sometimes helpful for people to know how people sensed God's love in the midst of troubles, and this is reflected in the words. One hymn we're singing tomorrow is "God will take care of you." There is a very interesting bit about how this hymn affected the life of a man who was living in 1930-about twenty five years after the hymn was written, and whose name most of us will recognize:

https://tinyurl.com/2p95fdwb

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 23, 2022 06:32 PM (fL5aK)

106 Oh and if I ever get a nice barn shed I'm wasting money on woodworking.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 23, 2022 06:32 PM (9qSw/)

107 I've been watching carving videos, both hand tool and machine carving. I happen to have both, but haven't used them since around 2010.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 06:32 PM (R5lpX)

108 101 It's actually very rewarding. Start with pocket watches because they're larger and non-runners can be found on eBay for under $50, and the movements are beautiful. The hobby consists of multiple parts which is fun, not the least of which is sourcing parts for a movement that's 140 years old. Plus there are a ton of cool tools to spend a fortune on. I think I promised MisHum a write-up.
Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:30 PM (0IeYL)

I would love to see that write-up. I'm not sure I'd ever move beyond pocket watches; they fascinate me in a way that wristwatches do not.

I have lots of ways to decide which old straight razor to buy. Everything important is exposed to your view, so that's easy. How do you judge what non-functioning pocket watch is worth buying?

Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:33 PM (cm/80)

109 One hymn we're singing tomorrow is "God will take care of you." There is a very interesting bit about how this hymn affected the life of a man who was living in 1930-about twenty five years after the hymn was written, and whose name most of us will recognize:

https://tinyurl.com/2p95fdwb

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 23, 2022 06:32 PM (fL5aK

How do you track this down? Just Google-Fu?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 23, 2022 06:33 PM (9qSw/)

110 106 Oh and if I ever get a nice barn shed I'm wasting money on woodworking.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 23, 2022 06:32 PM (9qSw/)

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Get finger planes.

Any guy who works with finger planes is a woodworking virtuoso.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:34 PM (Txkoe)

111 You can have crappy vision, and super-detailed hobbies, if you are surrounded by wonderful magnification devices.

Don't ask me how I know...
Posted by: Splunge

Worked with an engineer who used a huge magnifying monitor at work.
His hobby you ask? Mountain climbing. Died while climbing in the Alps.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 23, 2022 06:34 PM (vrjjg)

112 https://tinyurl.com/2p95fdwb

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 23, 2022 06:32 PM (fL5aK)

Beautiful story - with a twist at the end.

Posted by: Boswell at July 23, 2022 06:34 PM (+Cgut)

113 another hobby I have been pondering is scam-baiting
Posted by: sven
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This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Sarah at July 23, 2022 06:34 PM (LUJEW)

114 Posted by: Boswell at July 23, 2022 06:28 PM (+Cgut)
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It's a little intimidating at first, but after a while you start to recognize pieces and how they fit together and work. Very rewarding when you finish one without leftover parts and it starts keeping time again.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:36 PM (NQycO)

115 >>> 74 I started an album of my doodles during meetings, sketches and just, stuff...in here I sprinkled my imaginings of our own Horde members - can you guess who is who? I also don't know who is an 'ette and who is a 'ron - other than the sketch of Fen and Joe Mannix arguing - so everyone is an 'ette but Martini Farmer!

https://tinyurl.com/5xpvhu5w
Posted by: Boswell at July 23, 2022 06:18 PM (+Cgut)

I can only guess one or two (besides those you helpfully labeled) but since they all look well under 29, the collection must be Horde: The Early Years

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 23, 2022 06:36 PM (llON8)

116 Get finger planes.

Any guy who works with finger planes is a woodworking virtuoso.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:34 PM (Txkoe

If you watch the latest James May Amazon special (James May Man in Italy), he visits the Stratavarias HQ and you want planes? Those guys have some serious planes. Some of the smallest finger planes I've ever seen.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 23, 2022 06:36 PM (9qSw/)

117 " You can have crappy vision, and super-detailed hobbies, if you are surrounded by wonderful magnification devices.
"

Optivisors for the win!

Posted by: pawn at July 23, 2022 06:36 PM (wsHtO)

118 111 Worked with an engineer who used a huge magnifying monitor at work.
His hobby you ask? Mountain climbing. Died while climbing in the Alps.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 23, 2022 06:34 PM (vrjjg)

There's a hobby I will never do. I trip on stairs every time I get new glasses, because they trick me about where they are.

Also mountain climbing is the only hobby that has killed two people I knew (one colleague, one acquaintance).

Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:36 PM (cm/80)

119 At least the drill is the right brand.

Posted by: noseitall at July 23, 2022 06:37 PM (MfEYO)

120 would love to see that write-up. I'm not sure I'd ever move beyond pocket watches; they fascinate me in a way that wristwatches do not.

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I have a Brietling watch I need fixed. Just found out it's gonna cost at least $450, probably more like $750 to get serviced and I have to send it off.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 06:37 PM (R5lpX)

121 FollyHerself, Looks like you have an interesting and challenging project. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by: Mrs. JTB at July 23, 2022 06:37 PM (7EjX1)

122 You can have crappy vision, and super-detailed hobbies, if you are surrounded by wonderful magnification devices.

Don't ask me how I know...
Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:30 PM (cm/80)

Magni-goggles. My fave pair has several different lenses of differing strengths.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 06:38 PM (CCf67)

123 Weasel,
Pocket watches!! You're brave. I think I maxed out my delicate touch restoring some lineman's pliers or an old hand drill. Thick metal is my friend.

Posted by: JTB at July 23, 2022 06:38 PM (7EjX1)

124 If you watch the latest James May Amazon special (James May Man in Italy), he visits the Stratavarias HQ and you want planes? Those guys have some serious planes. Some of the smallest finger planes I've ever seen.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 23, 2022 06:36 PM (9qSw/)

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That whole business about how Stradivarius and Amati made such sublime instruments is just fascinating.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:39 PM (Txkoe)

125
"I'm still at a loss at someone "turning" a cabriole leg"

Oh, I see the confusion. I'm turning the 4 inch stem of the three legged table, not the cabriole legs themselves.

That being said, I have actually turned cabriole legs, but only for long ones say 30", and only for shaping the round of the foot underneath the upper part of the foot that is duck foot shaped (i.e. Queen Anne legs, circa 18th century, not today).

You center both square stock at the top that abuts to the furniture you are building (e.g. low-boy), and the tow. The swing of the cabriole knee needs to clear the lathe bed, and you need to really secure the stock and turn it at low revs since the asymmetry of the rotating stock is extreme.

Posted by: Levin at July 23, 2022 06:40 PM (kk8TL)

126 117 Optivisors for the win!
Posted by: pawn at July 23, 2022 06:36 PM (wsHtO)

Yes. I regret all that time I wasted thinking what I needed was a lighted head magnifier. No, I needed a couple of different Optivisors (tradeoff is focal length vs. magnification) and a really bright task light.

Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:41 PM (cm/80)

127 I have lots of ways to decide which old straight razor to buy. Everything important is exposed to your view, so that's easy. How do you judge what non-functioning pocket watch is worth buying?
Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:33 PM (cm/80)
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It's a crap shoot. Good photos are helpful in determining if the movement is complete because in most instances you're getting the bare movement without the case which has long been melted for its metal value. Sometimes you're lucky and it's all there and you just have to figure out what's wrong, take it apart completely and clean it, replace broken stuff, reassemble and oil/lubricate. The most common problem on movements from that period are broken pivots and jewels because the movements were not shock protected and were dropped a lot.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:41 PM (NQycO)

128 That whole business about how Stradivarius and Amati made such sublime instruments is just fascinating.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:39 PM (Txkoe)

Truly

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 23, 2022 06:41 PM (9qSw/)

129 "The Red Violin"
What a fantastic movie.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 06:41 PM (jTmQV)

130 Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 23, 2022 06:33 PM (9qSw

Yep; There are several sites at least that have this info, You just put in "Story behind the hymn______" Not all hymns have information on them but it's interesting when they do.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 23, 2022 06:42 PM (fL5aK)

131

My hobbies are strangling animals, golf and masturbating.

Posted by: Harry Baggot at July 23, 2022 06:42 PM (AAJn+)

132 Posted by: JTB at July 23, 2022 06:38 PM (7EjX1)
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I wonder sometimes how the screws were even made. Some are about the size of a large grain of sand.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:42 PM (0IeYL)

133 The Red Violin"
What a fantastic movie.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy

Yes! Beautiful music coupled with interesting stories.

Posted by: She Hobbit at July 23, 2022 06:43 PM (ftFVW)

134 I've been very busy bodgin' myself!

Posted by: Jeff Toobin at July 23, 2022 06:44 PM (PIlQh)

135 I have a Brietling watch I need fixed. Just found out it's gonna cost at least $450, probably more like $750 to get serviced and I have to send it off.
Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 06:37 PM (R5lpX)
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I have an Omega Chronometer like that. No way in hell I'm working on it!

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:45 PM (0IeYL)

136 Fallout is a good choice. I'd think it would be easy considering the setting if things looked improvised.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 23, 2022 06:45 PM (dNqv+)

137 Lighting is the key when using magnification.. I have a couple of gooseneck mag based LEDs (from Cree/Amazon).

They work really well and are cheap. I tried a bunch of other illuminators including the Amscope ones. The only problem is remembering to turn them off because they use batteries.

Posted by: pawn at July 23, 2022 06:46 PM (wsHtO)

138 My hobbies are strangling animals, golf and masturbating.
Posted by: Harry Baggot at July 23, 2022 06:42 PM (AAJn+)

**

So you like chokin' chickens...a twofer.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 06:46 PM (R5lpX)

139 Posted by: Harry Baggot at July 23, 2022 06:42 PM (AAJn+)

Your hobby is also redundant trolling, Please get help.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 23, 2022 06:46 PM (fL5aK)

140 My mom broke her wrist very badly and rehabbed it by crocheting. She got her full range of motion back when the doctors said it was doubtful.

Posted by: huerfano at July 23, 2022 06:48 PM (dTFZY)

141 133 The Red Violin"
What a fantastic movie.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy

yeah, and I fucking hate SJ

kinda like Frank in Manchrian Candidate

even he can't fuck it up

and I like "the last Vermeer", another good look back

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 06:48 PM (us2H3)

142 Fallout is a good choice. I'd think it would be easy considering the setting if things looked improvised.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Bingo! People get really wrapped up in making specific characters exactly like the screen version. I'm not sure I have the patience for that but really like trying new techniques and materials.

Posted by: She Hobbit at July 23, 2022 06:49 PM (ftFVW)

143 My other hobby is writing Gun Threads which I think I need to go get busy with!

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:49 PM (0IeYL)

144 The New York Times@nytimes
Cannibalism has a time and a place. Some recent books, films and shows suggest that the time is now. Can you stomach it?

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I know the Biden economy is bad but I think you may be jumping the gun just a bit.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now the Summer of Our Discontent at July 23, 2022 06:49 PM (FVME7)

145 I am, weekly, astonished by the skills possessed by the Horde. I am basically a hammer and tongs type. Anything that requires skill acquired by practice simply is not a part of my being. I'm envious of (and impressed by) all of you who have such skills.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 06:49 PM (2e5RV)

146 My mom broke her wrist very badly and rehabbed it by crocheting. She got her full range of motion back when the doctors said it was doubtful.
Posted by: huerfano at July 23, 2022 06:48 PM (dTFZY)

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I'm amazed that yarn can even hold a broken wrist together.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:49 PM (Txkoe)

147 https://tinyurl.com/5xpvhu5w
Posted by: Boswell at July 23, 2022 06:18 PM (+Cgut)

You're very talented!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 23, 2022 06:49 PM (kf6Ak)

148 not a hobby comment, maybe sidebar worthy.
Lee Zeldin's attacker arrested on Federal crimes

Posted by: Fool Otto at July 23, 2022 06:49 PM (DB16e)

149 I have an Omega Chronometer like that. No way in hell I'm working on it!
Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:45 PM (0IeYL)

A local jeweler put a battery in the watch for me, charged 45 bucks and it only lasted about three months.

I'd be better off selling it because these kinds of watches need servicing every couple of years. With a minimum of $450, it's not a watch for the average Joe. I got it in an estate or I wouldn't have it. I mean, I wouldn't buy a watch like that myself.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 06:50 PM (R5lpX)

150 Not just mountain climbing, regular park visitors get into all sorts of trouble. I think it probably qualifies as a hobby. Getting lost, and a tragic number of people fall off cliffs at locations like Grand Canyon. The entire desert southwest or colorado plateau is a gigantic unfenced overlook. I thought I wanted to be a Park Ranger when I was a little kid, but after reading a few days of incident reports I'm not too sure about that.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 23, 2022 06:50 PM (oVN7e)

151 This is a site on hymn backgrounds which I use regularly:

https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/tag/story-behind-the-hymn

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 23, 2022 06:50 PM (fL5aK)

152 105 Sometimes hymns come out of very difficult circumstances, and it's sometimes helpful for people to know how people sensed God's love in the midst of troubles, and this is reflected in the words.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 23, 2022 06:32 PM (fL5aK)

Thank you for this. I hardly ever know what to say in response to your posts, but I always enjoy them. This one was especially amazing, so I figured I could just say that.

Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:50 PM (cm/80)

153
I'm amazed that yarn can even hold a broken wrist together.
Posted by: Cicero

I'm sure the horde can turn this comment into a circuit breaker panel joke.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 23, 2022 06:51 PM (vrjjg)

154 Hiya Weasel !

Posted by: JT at July 23, 2022 06:51 PM (T4tVD)

155 I'm sorry; I think I messed up the margins. Should have done a tiny url. I usually do.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 23, 2022 06:51 PM (fL5aK)

156 "Lee Zeldin's attacker arrested on Federal crimes"

Jesse Waters really twisted the knife
"Attack a Republican, be home in time for dinner".

Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 06:51 PM (jTmQV)

157 I was amazed that anyone could place 58 facets so precisely onto such a small stone.
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You don't sound too bitter, Gem-Cutter!

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at July 23, 2022 06:51 PM (yikp0)

158 You're very talented!
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 23, 2022 06:49 PM (kf6Ak)

And you are kind! Need a vmom very stabby sketch to add to my collection of regrettable portraits!

Posted by: Boswell at July 23, 2022 06:51 PM (+Cgut)

159 135 I have a Brietling watch I need fixed. Just found out it's gonna cost at least $450, probably more like $750 to get serviced and I have to send it off.
Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 06:37 PM (R5lpX)
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I have a small Rolex colloection and found Quikset in Dallas to be reasonable

but haven't used them in a while

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 06:52 PM (us2H3)

160 Reasons why you should not consult your wife about what your hobbies should be: they'll go for gem-cutting, every time.

Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:52 PM (cm/80)

161 I'm sure the horde can turn this comment into a circuit breaker panel joke.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

BZZZZZZZZTTTTTT!

Posted by: JT at July 23, 2022 06:52 PM (T4tVD)

162 Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 06:50 PM (R5lpX)
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A pretty reasonable service interval for a Swiss watch is 5 or 6 years. If you ever look inside of one, the cost of servicing them begins to make sense!

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:52 PM (0IeYL)

163 156 "Lee Zeldin's attacker arrested on Federal crimes"

about fucking time

I always hated Stairway

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 06:53 PM (us2H3)

164 129 ... Crap! You had to mention "The Red Violin". Now I have that haunting opening theme in my head. And the gypsy violin sequence which makes the listener want to dance.

Maybe they will make a sequel: The Red String Bass. That way I could hum along with the instrumentals in the same octave.

Posted by: JTB at July 23, 2022 06:53 PM (7EjX1)

165 My other hobby is writing Gun Threads which I think I need to go get busy with!
Posted by: Weasel
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Ahhhh. But, it is acquired knowledge. Acquired by practice, voluntary practice and interest, ergo, 'Hobby'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 06:53 PM (2e5RV)

166 Posted by: JT at July 23, 2022 06:51 PM (T4tVD)
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Hiya! Hiya! Hiya!

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 06:53 PM (0IeYL)

167 Reasons why you should not consult your wife about what your hobbies should be: they'll go for gem-cutting, every time.
Posted by: Splunge

Better half wanted to learn to weld, guess who got to buy an arc/mig/tig welder with no negative comments?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 23, 2022 06:53 PM (vrjjg)

168 Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:50 PM (cm/80)

Well, that's very kind, Splunge. Thx My acerbic, irritable posts nobody can write home about

, but hopefully something I write or links I include are sometimes helpful to folks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 23, 2022 06:54 PM (fL5aK)

169 have a Brietling watch I need fixed. Just found out it's gonna cost at least $450, probably more like $750 to get serviced and I have to send it off.
Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 06:37 PM (R5lpX)
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I have a small Rolex colloection and found Quikset in Dallas to be reasonable

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Sending a $10k Rolex off to someone out of state is a leap of faith and an underwriter's nightmare.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:54 PM (Txkoe)

170 167 Better half wanted to learn to weld, guess who got to buy an arc/mig/tig welder with no negative comments?
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 23, 2022 06:53 PM (vrjjg)

Marrying right is the most important decision you will ever make. Looks like you navigated that life hurdle perfectly.

Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 06:55 PM (cm/80)

171 Way back in the 60's, my mother used to work for the Lapidary Journal. And her older brother, after he retired from the railroad, traveled around and dug up Opals and other types of semi-precious stones/rocks. He used to make belt buckles out of some of the stuff he found.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 06:55 PM (R5lpX)

172 I'm a crooked cuck named Eric. But I'm not that other crooked cuck named Eric.

Vote for Eric.

Donate to Eric.

But mostly, donate to Eric.

This Eric. Me. Not that other Eric. Did I mention those donations?

Posted by: Eric at July 23, 2022 06:55 PM (LNElq)

173
Marrying right is the most important decision you will ever make. Looks like you navigated that life hurdle perfectly.
Posted by: Splunge

Oh, I know!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 23, 2022 06:55 PM (vrjjg)

174 Castro's Kid has just imposed a 30% reduction in fertilizer use by Canadian farmers. Expect some serious noise up north.

Gardening used to be a casual hobby. Soon it could become a necessity.

Posted by: pawn at July 23, 2022 06:56 PM (wsHtO)

175 but hopefully something I write or links I include are sometimes helpful to folks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Yep !

Posted by: JT at July 23, 2022 06:56 PM (T4tVD)

176 I've my great grandfather's Elgin pocket watch. Nothing fancy, just nickel silver. Does have a second hand, and it runs. I think somebody quoted $90 for cleaning and regulation but that was a long time ago.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 23, 2022 06:56 PM (oVN7e)

177 "Crap! You had to mention "The Red Violin""

Great movie. Haven't seen it in years. May have to revisit soon.

Posted by: Tuna at July 23, 2022 06:57 PM (gLRfa)

178 Sending a $10k Rolex off to someone out of state is a leap of faith and an underwriter's nightmare.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:54 PM (Txkoe)

never had a problem

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 06:57 PM (us2H3)

179 My mom had a Lady Elginwatch she was very proud of. I think she either pawned or sold it when we fell on hard times. Poor mom.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 23, 2022 06:58 PM (kf6Ak)

180 When i get thrown in the dungeon for being on the "Wall of Shame" twice within three weeks can someone bring me ice cream?. Ice cream is a nice thing on a hot day.

Good night or good afternoon everyone!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 23, 2022 06:58 PM (fL5aK)

181 He was a blacksmith in Minnesota. His wedding band was huge, he must have fingers the size of sausages. Scandi icebacks, don'tcha know, you betcha

Posted by: Common Tater at July 23, 2022 06:58 PM (oVN7e)

182 Way back in the 60's, my mother used to work for the Lapidary Journal.

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My dad used to get the Lapidary Journal. When he went off on business trips I'd grab it from his bureau and wank to the sedimentary rocks.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:59 PM (Txkoe)

183 Sending a $10k Rolex off to someone out of state is a leap of faith and an underwriter's nightmare.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:54 PM (Txkoe)

**

There's a certified Brietling dealer/repair shop in Atlanta, about a three hour drive, but I expect it wouldn't get fixed while I waited, lol.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 06:59 PM (R5lpX)

184 My dad used to get the Lapidary Journal. When he went off on business trips I'd grab it from his bureau and wank to the sedimentary rocks.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 06:59 PM (Txkoe)

What was on the centerfold?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 23, 2022 07:00 PM (kf6Ak)

185 174 Castro's Kid has just imposed a 30% reduction in fertilizer use by Canadian farmers. Expect some serious noise up north.

Gardening used to be a casual hobby. Soon it could become a necessity.
Posted by: pawn at July 23, 2022 06:56 PM (wsHtO)

Because it worked so well in Sri Lanka. Of course, to some, it MIGHT have.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 23, 2022 07:00 PM (dNqv+)

186 > Castro's Kid has just imposed a 30% reduction in fertilizer use by Canadian farmers. Expect some serious noise up north.
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Both sides obviously learned something from the winter fiasco. I'm betting the Canadian government learned more.

And a lesson that will be lost here when it needs to be learned. As usual.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 23, 2022 07:00 PM (BFigT)

187 Posted by: Common Tater at July 23, 2022 06:56 PM (oVN7e)
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You're probably looking at $250 or so now for a cleaning. Just a guess but it's in the ballpark. Don't shop by price or you're likely to end up with someone like me.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 07:00 PM (NQycO)

188 Way too hot for hobbies here right now - anyway, the kind I like.

Posted by: kraken at July 23, 2022 07:00 PM (Vr12I)

189 Night Fen.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 23, 2022 07:01 PM (dNqv+)

190 Apollo Astronauts were not allowed to keep the Omega Speedmasters, the Smithsonian loaned them back so they could wear them.

Buzz Aldrin mailed his back to the Smithsonian - and they said they never got it. That watch was notable as the first watch worn on the Moon, ArmstronG left his watch inside the LM.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 23, 2022 07:01 PM (oVN7e)

191

LOL, Monty Python isn't to everyone's taste.

Posted by: Harry Baggot at July 23, 2022 07:02 PM (AAJn+)

192 never had a problem
Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 06:57 PM (us2H3)

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Good to know. I have a 15 year-old Submariner that I love but it is horrible at keeping accurate time. I'd like to get it tuned up, but the authorized Rolex servicers are ridiculously expensive.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 07:02 PM (Txkoe)

193 See ya Miss Fenolon. Hope y'all have a great evening.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 07:02 PM (R5lpX)

194 "You're probably looking at $250 or so now for a cleaning. "

I have an Ebel and the last cleaning was around $350 and that was years ago.

Posted by: Tuna at July 23, 2022 07:03 PM (gLRfa)

195 I remember I had to get the kids (cheap) watches in High School for their standardized tests

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 23, 2022 07:04 PM (kf6Ak)

196 "ArmstronG left his watch inside the LM."

Yeah, right.

Posted by: pawn at July 23, 2022 07:04 PM (wsHtO)

197 Good to know. I have a 15 year-old Submariner that I love but it is horrible at keeping accurate time. I'd like to get it tuned up, but the authorized Rolex servicers are ridiculously expensive.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 07:02 PM (Txkoe)

**

You know what they say...if you have to ask how much, you probably can't afford it.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 07:04 PM (R5lpX)

198 Posted by: Common Tater at July 23, 2022 07:01 PM (oVN7e)
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The watch I mentioned is a Speedy. I have a couple other Vintage Omega Seamaster watches which are a little dressier.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 07:04 PM (NQycO)

199
There's a certified Brietling dealer/repair shop in Atlanta, about a three hour drive, but I expect it wouldn't get fixed while I waited, lol.
Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy
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Would that be Womble Watch Works? I have known Ashely for a lot of years, used to stop by and chew the fat. Good guy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 07:05 PM (RCix1)

200 I have a Seiko watch from the Nam era that I want to get fixed. But a jeweler told me unless it was a special heirloom, not to bother.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 07:06 PM (R5lpX)

201 You suppose the wearing of watches is going to die out with coming generations??

Posted by: kraken at July 23, 2022 07:06 PM (Vr12I)

202 Posted by: Tuna at July 23, 2022 07:03 PM (gLRfa)
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It's not cheap! I guess there are a lot fewer people working on mechanical movements nowadays.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 07:06 PM (0IeYL)

203 201 You suppose the wearing of watches is going to die out with coming generations??
Posted by: kraken

Was already almost dead until smart watches came along

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 23, 2022 07:07 PM (kf6Ak)

204 I have a Seiko watch from the Nam era that I want to get fixed. But a jeweler told me unless it was a special heirloom, not to bother.
Posted by: That Guy

Sounds important to you. YOLO.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 23, 2022 07:07 PM (vrjjg)

205
Would that be Womble Watch Works? I have known Ashely for a lot of years, used to stop by and chew the fat. Good guy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

Should have included a link: https://womblewatch.com/

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 07:07 PM (2e5RV)

206 "You suppose the wearing of watches is going to die out with coming generations??"

I suppose it will. Look at the art of handwriting or lack there of today.

Posted by: Tuna at July 23, 2022 07:08 PM (gLRfa)

207
What an interesting hobby. I have never met anyone who cuts gemstones for a hobby.

Our lapidary society offers instruction and access to equipment to do gemstone faceting. I have turned down several offers to learn that craft. Cabochon cutting and flame working are more my thing

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at July 23, 2022 07:08 PM (8Km+q)

208 Posted by: kraken at July 23, 2022 07:06 PM (Vr12I)
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Probably sooner or later.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2022 07:08 PM (0IeYL)

209 206 "You suppose the wearing of watches is going to die out with coming generations??"

I suppose it will. Look at the art of handwriting or lack there of today.
Posted by: Tuna at July 23, 2022 07:08 PM (gLRfa)

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Same with syntax.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 07:09 PM (Txkoe)

210 I guess watches could hang around as fashion accessories - like crosses.

Posted by: kraken at July 23, 2022 07:09 PM (Vr12I)

211 Kraken, it already has died, and came back. Watches are popular or hip again, mechanical ones. Haven't worn one since the 90's. I wanted to buy a lower end Rolex when I was in, but a thousand bucks was pretty tough to handle on E3 pay

Posted by: Common Tater at July 23, 2022 07:10 PM (oVN7e)

212 You suppose the wearing of watches is going to die out with coming generations??
Posted by: kraken
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We've kinda had that conversation here before. Speaking for myself, I can't imagine being without one. Just as a starter, it doesn't need charging every couple of days.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 07:10 PM (2e5RV)

213 What an interesting hobby. I have never met anyone who cuts gemstones for a hobby.

Cleavone Little had some stones

Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 07:11 PM (us2H3)

214 Should have included a link: https://womblewatch.com/
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 07:07 PM (2e5RV)

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Horde mind. Already looked them up. Might have to give them a call.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 07:11 PM (R5lpX)

215 It Is Well (with my soul) is one of my favorite hymns and stories.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at July 23, 2022 07:12 PM (gIwDN)

216
Horde mind. Already looked them up. Might have to give them a call.
Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy
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Him. A one-man shop, at least as far as I know.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 07:13 PM (2e5RV)

217 195 I remember I had to get the kids (cheap) watches in High School for their standardized tests
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 23, 2022 07:04 PM (kf6Ak)

I used to have a fountain pen in school. Cheap Shaefer thing from the school store. I don't know why I kept using it. It would leak on my shirt, often. I didn't even like writing it. My reasons, if there were any, were lost to the mists of time.

So I thought I hated fountain pens, but recently got an inexpensive Lamy (Safari? Something like that), and I love it. It forces me to slow down so much that other people could actually read my handwriting.

Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 07:14 PM (cm/80)

218 Same with syntax.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 07:09 PM (Txkoe)

sin tax

wut ?

Posted by: Hunter at July 23, 2022 07:14 PM (us2H3)

219 Jeeze Louise, everything around the house has a clock or tells time now. Strictly a fashion accessory.
A Casio G shock lasted pretty well for .mil duties.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 23, 2022 07:14 PM (oVN7e)

220 Dammit. Need to go out and work on the lawn tractor. Don't want to. 88 deg.

Home ownership is a 'hobby' unto itself.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 07:15 PM (LUJEW)

221 Our lapidary society offers instruction and access to equipment to do gemstone faceting. I have turned down several offers to learn that craft. Cabochon cutting and flame working are more my thing
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at July 23, 2022 07:08 PM (8Km+q)

I have a friend in the state who still facets. He owns a jewelry store, and in the normal pursuit of business, he bought out an estate's jewelry, and included in that sale was a 1+carat faceted bixbite, in standard round brilliant. It was poorly cut, for size instead of performance, and he recut it. He lost about .1 carat, but ended up with a beautiful stone still over a carat. I would not have had the balls to attempt that.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 07:15 PM (CCf67)

222 I guess watches could hang around as fashion accessories - like crosses.
Posted by: kraken at July 23, 2022 07:09 PM (Vr12I)

Yup....I was in a pawn shop a few weeks ago and a young top heavy lady asked me where I got my watch from blah blah blah as she wears them as a fashion item.

She said big, fat gold watches are what the girls like.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 23, 2022 07:16 PM (R/m4+)

223 Eh, I have always worn a watch. I would feel naked without one. Same with a mustache. Had one since I was eighteen. Never shaved it off even once.

Posted by: kraken at July 23, 2022 07:16 PM (Vr12I)

224 Okie dokie. By the by, I wear an Armitron Chrono watch most of the time.

Several years ago I used to have an Elgin Marine Star. But I lost it at a hotel. Called them and evidently the maid didn't report finding it so I was SOL.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 07:16 PM (R5lpX)

225 A nice entry into the mechanical watch world is the Seiko 5 if anyone is interested. A perfect size, too. You don't look like a 5th grader wearing your dad's watch to your first school dance.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at July 23, 2022 07:16 PM (gIwDN)

226 Four different economic indicators come out next week. All four are supposed to be really bad.

Expect the markets will react. More worried that companies will begin cutting the labor force in earnest as they brace for the long haul.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 23, 2022 07:16 PM (9qSw/)

227 Dammit. Need to go out and work on the lawn tractor. Don't want to. 88 deg.

Home ownership is a 'hobby' unto itself.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 07:15 PM

I've been patching holes in drywall the last couple of days. Not that many holes, but after I patch a hole, I like to spend eight or ten hours admiring my work.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at July 23, 2022 07:17 PM (6jmQG)

228 Wearing a watch protects you from looking like an idiot who looks at his bare wrist.

Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 07:17 PM (cm/80)

229 Jeeze Louise, everything around the house has a clock or tells time now. Strictly a fashion accessory.
A Casio G shock lasted pretty well for .mil duties.
Posted by: Common Tater

Yup.
As a Corpsman and an RN I just needed an analog with a second hand.
Now I don't wear one ever.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 23, 2022 07:17 PM (vrjjg)

230 Mechanical watches might come in handy, and quite valuable, when the burning times come.

Posted by: lowandslow at July 23, 2022 07:18 PM (qH6FZ)

231 Who was the AM radio talk show host who had the annual Healing of the Watches?
Once a year he told listeners to put their broken watches on the radio.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 07:18 PM (jTmQV)

232 Eh, I have always worn a watch. I would feel naked without one.
Posted by: kraken
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Same here. Hardly a 'Fashion Accessory'. I can't imagine having to haul out a telephone to find the day/date.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 07:18 PM (dx9uU)

233
219 Jeeze Louise, everything around the house has a clock or tells time now. Strictly a fashion accessory.
A Casio G shock lasted pretty well for .mil duties.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 23, 2022 07:14 PM (oVN7e

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The irony is, until the early 19th Century a typical town had a single municipal clock. It wasn't even sync'd with other clocks; each town had its own time.

It wasn't until the advent of the railroads that it was generally agreed that everyone should observe the same time.

Now your frickin' oral thermometer has the time.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 07:19 PM (Txkoe)

234 Home ownership is a 'hobby' unto itself.

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Home ownership + children made me halfway view our house as a consumable item like brake pads on a car.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at July 23, 2022 07:19 PM (gIwDN)

235 228 Wearing a watch protects you from looking like an idiot who looks at his bare wrist.
Posted by: Splunge at July 23, 2022 07:17 PM (cm/80)

or why I wear a jock strap

and only a jock strap

Posted by: Hunter at July 23, 2022 07:19 PM (us2H3)

236 What an interesting hobby. I have never met anyone who cuts gemstones for a hobby.
Cleavone Little had some stones
Posted by: REDACTED at July 23, 2022 07:11 PM (us2H3)

The Sheriff is near!

Posted by: Gabby Johnson at July 23, 2022 07:19 PM (R/m4+)

237 There are some really interesting YouTube videos showing the restoration of expensive watches.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 07:20 PM (Txkoe)

238 Home ownership + children made me halfway view our house as a consumable item like brake pads on a car.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at July 23, 2022 07:19 PM (gIwDN)

How on earth did you manage to break that???

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 07:20 PM (CCf67)

239 The irony is, until the early 19th Century a typical town had a single municipal clock. It wasn't even sync'd with other clocks; each town had its own time.

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Imagine people needing to talk to one another as they interacted through the day.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at July 23, 2022 07:20 PM (gIwDN)

240 It's not a good idea to wear watches or jewelry if you're sticking your hands into electrical circuitry.

You see this burn mark on my ring finger? I got that when I re-engineered the fuse.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 23, 2022 07:21 PM (0ocXn)

241
I've been patching holes in drywall the last couple of days. Not that many holes, but after I patch a hole, I like to spend eight or ten hours admiring my work.
Posted by: Cybersmythe
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“Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble.”

― Henry Royce

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 07:21 PM (dx9uU)

242 Sticky Wicket, when I was reading the post I was thinking that I remembered a commenter talking about setting gemstones about 5 years ago or so. I think maybe it was you? I was wondering if you were the one who sent in the photo but I guess not.

Posted by: bluebell at July 23, 2022 07:22 PM (aeePL)

243 Eh, I have always worn a watch. I would feel naked without one.

Ditto.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 23, 2022 07:23 PM (Xrfse)

244 "I don't wear a watch; I tell time by the sun"

Posted by: JT at July 23, 2022 07:23 PM (T4tVD)

245 The irony is, until the early 19th Century a typical town had a single municipal clock. It wasn't even sync'd with other clocks; each town had its own time.
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A portion of the county relied on the noon steam whistle at my grandfathers sawmill.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 07:23 PM (Mgbo4)

246 How on earth did you manage to break that???

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Ha. Our oldest was pretty easy and she never broke a lot of stuff. Just the regular drawing on walls, etc. Or youngest, though. Holy cow. Holes in the drywall, doors off the Hinges, the pneumatic device on the screen door constantly damaged, springs sprung, drawers leaned on, etc.

And now he's reached the age where he wants to take things apart (and of course I'm letting him within reason).

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at July 23, 2022 07:24 PM (gIwDN)

247 36 Redacted- Who knew quilting at home can make you $85 a hour

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2022 07:24 PM (2JoB8)

248 It's not a good idea to wear watches or jewelry if you're sticking your hands into electrical circuitry.

You see this burn mark on my ring finger? I got that when I re-engineered the fuse.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 23, 2022 07:21 PM (0ocXn)

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That's a No Shit Sherlock. I forgot to take my watch off when I was messing with a wall heater. Accidentally touched the side of the heater box with my watch. Blew the watch off my wrist and knocked me on my ass. I know, I should have turned the breaker off...lazy, in a hurry.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 07:24 PM (R5lpX)

249 so everyone is an 'ette but Martini Farmer!
____________________

SMH's, gonna kick you in the shins.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 23, 2022 07:24 PM (nZg+m)

250 Hi Bluebell,

I've been around here, lurking mostly, for that long, and longer. But my involvement with jewelry began and ended with cutting gems.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 07:25 PM (CCf67)

251 I have about 12, maybe 15 watches I don't wear anymore. Most are middle of the road. Some are old, maybe near 100 years old. Mechanical. Nobody in the family, son, daughters is interested in them. They're not particularly useful in the modern world with cell phones anymore.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 23, 2022 07:26 PM (BFigT)

252 Oh...and collecting the rough in the wild.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 07:26 PM (CCf67)

253 At some point Martini Farmer, those watches might be worth a little something.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 07:27 PM (R5lpX)

254 Weasel, if you're still here, I just saw that Ruger has a recall going on Mark IV pistols, which includes 22/45 models. You probably already know this, but I thought I'd drop it here in case you didn't.

Link to Ruger's notice: https://tinyurl.com/2b6jhtea

Posted by: Baron Munchausen at July 23, 2022 07:29 PM (C1NyB)

255 I inherited a Patek Philippe pocket watch with chain and pen knife. It's over 100 y/o. I have no idea what to do with it. I did a cruise in Alaska where I bought a whale tooth scrimshaw depicting a anthropomorphic walrus hunter. Same problem.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at July 23, 2022 07:31 PM (b+v9B)

256 Excuse me Martini Farmer, somehow I thought you posted the the sketches. Boswell, you're up.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 23, 2022 07:31 PM (nZg+m)

257 >>>The irony is, until the early 19th Century a typical town had a single municipal clock. It wasn't even sync'd with other clocks; each town had its own time.

In our small town, we still have a daily air raid siren at noon.

Scares off the tourists.

Posted by: Comrade flounder, wrecker, hoarder, saboteur at July 23, 2022 07:31 PM (U3uv2)

258 215 It Is Well (with my soul) is one of my favorite hymns and stories.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at July 23, 2022 07:12 PM (gIwDN)

Here's our version: https://tinyurl.com/m87ua5zv

What is the story?

Posted by: Half Dozen at July 23, 2022 07:32 PM (dJs6r)

259 I've been around here, lurking mostly, for that long, and longer. But my involvement with jewelry began and ended with cutting gems.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 07:25 PM (CCf67)
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Hmmm. Maybe I just imagined that you set them afterwards? Or maybe it was someone else, possibly the person who sent in that photo above.

Posted by: bluebell at July 23, 2022 07:32 PM (aeePL)

260 I have my grandmother's wrist watch. I don't remember the brand but it has an impressive gold open work around the face. It had it worked on locally to get it going. The folks in the jewelry store were impressed by it. I bought an old cheap wrist watch that I like to wear for fun. I can't say it keeps good time but I don't care.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 23, 2022 07:33 PM (YynYJ)

261 Posted by: Boswell at July 23, 2022 06:18 PM

LOL

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 23, 2022 07:33 PM (BFigT)

262 Wonders about people who spend a hundred grand on a watch. Or even some people will drop a cool million on one.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at July 23, 2022 07:34 PM (R5lpX)

263 Don't try to put that whale tooth in your luggage when you fly out of the US.
Customs will confiscate it.
Anything with real ivory.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 07:34 PM (jTmQV)

264 What's really funny about that sketch... my tractor does have a canopy like that. I do have a hat (boonie) that I typically wear.

Serendipity at its finest.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 23, 2022 07:36 PM (BFigT)

265 Hmmm. Maybe I just imagined that you set them afterwards? Or maybe it was someone else, possibly the person who sent in that photo above.
Posted by: bluebell at July 23, 2022 07:32 PM (aeePL)

I wish that was me. A 1000+ carat stone? And you know most yields are around 33 percent, which means the piece of rough he started with weighed almost a pound and a half!

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 07:38 PM (CCf67)

266 My favorite hymns
"This Train is Bound for Glory"
"Where You There...?"
"Just A Closer Walk With Thee"

Posted by: gourmand du jour, 59 degrees and foggy at July 23, 2022 07:39 PM (jTmQV)

267 The nice lady who sold it filled out a form attesting to this or that which made everybody happy. There is a number inside the tooth that ostensibly is recorded somewhere safe and accessible. I am doubtful.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at July 23, 2022 07:39 PM (b+v9B)

268 I wish that was me. A 1000+ carat stone? And you know most yields are around 33 percent, which means the piece of rough he started with weighed almost a pound and a half!
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 07:38 PM (CCf67)

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So what can you do with the Star of the Eastern SanGabriel Valley, weighing in at a whopping 25 carats?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 07:41 PM (Txkoe)

269 Bluebell wants you to make an obsidian shiv for her. Nonmetallic; no problem with metal-detectors.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at July 23, 2022 07:43 PM (yikp0)

270 I too feel naked without a watch. I only turn my cell phone on a couple times a day to check for voice mail, so there's my reason for a watch. I've had a Timex quartz for years now, black military face. Battery gets changed yearly whether it needs it or not. Keeps better time than a Rolex I brought back from the Danang PX. Somebody made me an offer I couldn't refuse on the Rolex, and away it went. Nowadays, the Rolex case it came with is worth more than what I paid for the watch itself.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 23, 2022 07:44 PM (lz5hY)

271 So what can you do with the Star of the Eastern SanGabriel Valley, weighing in at a whopping 25 carats?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 07:41 PM (Txkoe)

I don't know, as I'm unfamiliar with it. In general though, the shape of the rough determines the final design.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 07:45 PM (CCf67)

272 258 215 It Is Well (with my soul) is one of my favorite hymns and stories.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at July 23, 2022 07:12 PM (gIwDN)

Here's our version: https://tinyurl.com/m87ua5zv

What is the story?
Posted by: Half Dozen at July 23, 2022 07:32 PM (dJs6r)

I just found this dramatic telling of the story, from the Tab Choir's 2017 Christmas concert: https://tinyurl.com/jcwhsp2p

Posted by: Half Dozen at July 23, 2022 07:45 PM (dJs6r)

273 Watches were e neat to wear, I have a good watch but needs a battery, was going to wear it out once but being dead killed that idea.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2022 07:45 PM (2JoB8)

274 240 It's not a good idea to wear watches or jewelry if you're sticking your hands into electrical circuitry.

You see this burn mark on my ring finger? I got that when I re-engineered the fuse.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 23, 2022 07:21 PM (0ocXn)

At least you had someone hold your beer.

Posted by: Roy at July 23, 2022 07:47 PM (Ti+Tv)

275 Watches were e neat to wear, I have a good watch but needs a battery, was going to wear it out once but being dead killed that idea.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2022 07:45 PM

You can still wear a watch if you are dead.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at July 23, 2022 07:47 PM (bVYXr)

276 It Is Well (with my soul) is one of my favorite hymns and stories.
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Here's our version: https://tinyurl.com/m87ua5zv
What is the story?
Posted by: Half Dozen
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Thanks, I love a choir.

Going by memory, the man was a successful businessman in Chicago. Lawyer maybe? Investments? Regardless, their very young son died of an illness right before the Chicago fire ruined him financially. His family was understandably heartbroken and under a lot of stress so he sent his wife and four (iirc) daughters to Europe for a vacation. The ship sank, and sank very quickly. Only the mother survived. He received a telegram from her saying "Survived alone, what shall I do?"

He took a ship over to get her and the captain called him up when they were passing where his daughters had died, and when he saw the place he immediately went and wrote the poem that was later turned into the hymn.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at July 23, 2022 07:48 PM (olvLH)

277 268 I wish that was me. A 1000+ carat stone? And you know most yields are around 33 percent, which means the piece of rough he started with weighed almost a pound and a half!
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 07:38 PM (CCf67)

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So what can you do with the Star of the Eastern SanGabriel Valley, weighing in at a whopping 25 carats?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 07:41 PM (Txkoe)

Picture of a lady wearing both the Star of India (94.78 Carat) and the Hope Diamond (45.52 carat.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 23, 2022 07:48 PM (dNqv+)

278 The one watch I have, that I need to have appraised, is a 1929 Hamilton. My grandfather's. No idea what it might be worth... probably a lot less than I think, but nobody in the family will want it.

Maybe take it to a consignment shop?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 23, 2022 07:48 PM (BFigT)

279 You can still wear a watch if you are dead.
Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at July 23, 2022 07:47 PM (bVYXr)

If your family has a sense of humor, they'll put a Fitbit on you in the casket.

Posted by: Roy at July 23, 2022 07:49 PM (Ti+Tv)

280 For some reason, the Cook County coroner in Chicago is an avid watch collector. Also rings and gold teeth.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 23, 2022 07:49 PM (lz5hY)

281 Nood

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at July 23, 2022 07:49 PM (bVYXr)

282 Thanks, Robbie. Still working through the narration I linked above. Quite a story -- thanks for the reference.

Posted by: Half Dozen at July 23, 2022 07:51 PM (dJs6r)

283 Thanks, Robbie. Still working through the narration I linked above. Quite a story -- thanks for the reference.
Posted by: Half Dozen

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Thank you for the link. I'm watching it now.

It's a powerful reminder of what faith is.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at July 23, 2022 07:51 PM (olvLH)

284 This is a bit off topic but my Mom had a problem with mechanical watches. She would wear them a couple of months and they would just die. Never to work again. Some watch repair guy supposedly told her she had a magnetic personality. Ha, no, a joke, actually he said that she had some kind of magnetic thing going on in her body that would cause the watches to stop. My Mom was never into spooky crap like that but I always wondered if this was a "real" thing.

Posted by: pawn at July 23, 2022 07:52 PM (wsHtO)

285 284 When Dad was undergoing radiation treatment, he couldn't keep a watch running. I gave him my green plastic watch from Vietnam and it worked. Most of the movement in those was nylon.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 23, 2022 07:55 PM (lz5hY)

286 This is a bit off topic but my Mom had a problem with mechanical watches. She would wear them a couple of months and they would just die. Never to work again. Some watch repair guy supposedly told her she had a magnetic personality. Ha, no, a joke, actually he said that she had some kind of magnetic thing going on in her body that would cause the watches to stop. My Mom was never into spooky crap like that but I always wondered if this was a "real" thing.
Posted by: pawn at July 23, 2022 07:52 PM (wsHtO)

I have heard of people who could stop a watch they wore, never got a defined cause for it.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 23, 2022 08:13 PM (eoQWY)

287 The one watch I have, that I need to have appraised, is a 1929 Hamilton. My grandfather's. No idea what it might be worth... probably a lot less than I think, but nobody in the family will want it.

Maybe take it to a consignment shop?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 23, 2022 07:48 PM (BFigT)

Or hunt around on the internet. An enthusiast might want it more than a random seller.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 23, 2022 08:15 PM (eoQWY)

288 Check Ebay. Might give you an idea of what folks will pay. Check for completed auctions.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 23, 2022 08:17 PM (pqE8u)

289 So what can you do with the Star of the Eastern SanGabriel Valley, weighing in at a whopping 25 carats?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 23, 2022 07:41 PM (Txkoe)

1. I need to know the identity of the material I'm dealing with. Is it rare? Common? Color? Refractive Index?

2. I need to know the size and shape of the rough, which will largely determine the design best suited for that particular piece.

3. I need to see inside the rough, to see the inclusions and imperfections present. I used to dip my rough samples into Refractol...but mineral oil, and even olive oil work too. You see, these oils have similar RI's to most common gem stones, and once immersed, the stone disappears, and you can clearly see the inclusions, fractures, hazing, and silk.

Using steps 1, 2, and 3, you align the rough as best you can to the cut it's best suited for, dop it, and start cutting.

If the rough is huge, you might use a trim saw to salvage some facetable material first.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 23, 2022 08:31 PM (CCf67)

290 When I was a kid I bought an Anglefish for 25 cents

Posted by: Commenter What Got a Shirt at July 23, 2022 08:34 PM (CJAql)

291 >>>I've been patching holes in drywall the last couple of days. Not that many holes, but after I patch a hole, I like to spend eight or ten hours admiring my work.

Posted by: Cybersmythe
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I've been jacking up the upper deck back to height.
I jack it up an inch then run behind the tree.
I like to make sure it all doesn't spring loose and hit me.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 23, 2022 08:41 PM (nZg+m)

292 "My hobbies are strangling animals, golf and masturbating."

I hope this is all happening on the back nine.

Posted by: Levin at July 23, 2022 08:45 PM (e4JWh)

293 I just saw that Ruger has a recall going on Mark IV pistols, which includes 22/45 models.
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Heh. That's what I used to qualify for a CCW. Borrowed, of course, I would never own such a thing. Guns is dangerous.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2022 08:52 PM (dx9uU)

294 My hobby is rather common place. I build models. Mainly armor, occasional aircraft, branching out into figures. Faces are hard to paint! My wife's hobby is unusual (at least to me) she does "junk journals". To me it's scrap booking with no rules. She's probably done over 50 journals. Most have a theme, several have been gifts and she sold 6 commissioned journals. I've learned several terms, such as ephemera. Which in this case means collecting a lot of paper of various sorts, old books, random objects and specifically feed bags from the side of the road- we pick up all bags but only paper are useful, plastic go in recycling. If you're curious, there are thousands of videos on YouTube

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