Weekend Hobby, Crafts and Bodging

Greetings, gang. Hope the first weekend of the new year finds you well. Time once again to head for the basement, garage, shop, studio or wherever it is you can escape to get lost in something creative.

Note: This is NOT an open thread so kindly keep all comments on point.

What projects are you working on?

(And he runs the trains on track made from corrugated cardboard! - jjs)

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at 04:40 PM

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1 Welcome Hobbiests

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 04:43 PM (fwDg9)

2 Still painting 15mm draft horses, Hanoverian's limbers now. Still haven't ordered the limbers but should soon

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 04:45 PM (fwDg9)

3 DIY Tiny Car Man has some mad skillz...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 06, 2024 04:46 PM (R/m4+)

4 Top 5

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 06, 2024 04:49 PM (lwOKI)

5 Still painting 15mm draft horses, Hanoverian's limbers now. Still haven't ordered the limbers but should soon
Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 04:45 PM (fwDg9)

There are vendors who make miniature horse limbers to order? Wow.

Posted by: mrp at January 06, 2024 04:57 PM (rj6Yv)

6 Pallets are beautiful things.

Posted by: Eromero at January 06, 2024 04:59 PM (ZXAG8)

7 Blue Moon or AB

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 04:59 PM (fwDg9)

8 Micro R/C cars...

Tomy made micro R/C cars about a decade or so ago. They were sold with a small, hand held remote that also charged the cars. They were about the size of a Hot Wheels.

Mega fun on hardwood floors.

I bought a couple for the kids back in the mid-2000's but I ended up playing with them most.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 06, 2024 04:59 PM (Q4IgG)

9 working on making new scales for my knives ; )

Posted by: uglykidmoe at January 06, 2024 05:01 PM (D004a)

10
Pallets are beautiful things.
Posted by: Eromero

Most of the ones I encountered at my former workplace were falling apart junk.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 06, 2024 05:02 PM (63Dwl)

11 You know I always expect to find roman coins when I take apart an old chest of drawers.
(Never found them though)

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 05:04 PM (iwXt6)

12 The 1/87 car is insane

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 05:08 PM (fwDg9)

13 Some of my GFs are older than the chest

Posted by: REDACTED at January 06, 2024 05:10 PM (5y1lC)

14 Hello fellow hobbyists! Events here have kept me from this thread the past month and I have missed it. Even if I don't comment I love reading what you all are doing.
So that Log Cabin quilt that was supposed to be done in Sept . . . was done in time for Christmas and the bride's birthday. It was the largest quilt I have done, the size of a queen bed topper, so not a full queen size. But it was plenty big. I have just a regular Brother sewing machine with a small throat, and I had to wrestle that quilt through the throat numerous times while quilting it. But I did it, and was quite happy with how it turned out. I learned a lot, too. The bride and groom were very pleased with it, as was my dil (her sister was the bride).

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 06, 2024 05:12 PM (JrYM1)

15 Cats would love that miniature car

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 05:13 PM (fwDg9)

16 Has any body here done any indoor stucco ing?

Posted by: Ben Had at January 06, 2024 05:13 PM (k12pY)

17 I got a hold of some pallets made from poplar with really pretty figuring. Made a small cart for my Mom that can be towed with her golf cart. Stained the boards green to match her cart. I have a good supply of them and more ideas fermenting for using them.

Posted by: Van Down by the River at January 06, 2024 05:13 PM (M6vD+)

18 My frame project is proceeding slowly. The frames were fairly inexpensive, but the chalk paint wasn't. I found some leftover (vinyl) filler for the unwanted decorative carvings and nail-holes. I wonder if I have to buy primer or if the chalk paint will work on its own.

Next project is decoupaging the front of a cabinet. It was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when that city was a center for fine furniture. A previous owner had it near a kerosene heater, which caused the veneer on the serpentine front to come apart in splinters. I tried to find someone to replace the veneer, but couldn't (which is probably why the owner sold it for less than $60). The rest of the cabinet is in beautiful condition and works really well as a bedside table.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at January 06, 2024 05:13 PM (fxCK2)

19 Congratulations on the quilt, TecumsehTea. That's no small feat!

Posted by: NaughtyPine at January 06, 2024 05:14 PM (fxCK2)

20 Getting ready to do a live walk through of Liz Steel's Watercolor class. I've done about half on my own. The group walkthroughs are a lot more fun. And I'm using a different palette and brushes. It will be fun.

I picked up some A. Gallo paint. Wanted to try it as it's one that uses honey. The colors are lovely and I will use it, but not tempted to get more. Also bought some Roman Szmal Aquarius paints. This is a Polish company and it's good quality stuff. Seems to granulate a lot, which can be a good thing. I've found that I can order my Schmincke palette cheaper than I can get the individuals, so Inordered another to stockpile. Planning for retirement.

For anyone that liked the Oliver Pyle watercolor tutorials, he is coming out with a book. I don't know a lot of details on it but am sure I'll order that.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 06, 2024 05:14 PM (L8hCM)

21 I've had my proxmox cluster up and running for about two weeks now, just getting started on a DNS server for the home network. Nothing fancy, just dnsmasq. But I have to redo my wifi router so it doesn't serve up address for the whole /24.

Haven't done any radio stuff for a few weeks. I did buy an old CB off eBay last night because someone said that model couldn't be modified in a particular way. Going to prove that it can. Well, if the darn thing works at all.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 06, 2024 05:15 PM (dZVON)

22 Thank you, NaughtyPine. There was a certain amount of sweat shed over it. No tears though.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 06, 2024 05:17 PM (JrYM1)

23 You know I always expect to find roman coins when I take apart an old chest of drawers. (Never found them though)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

Shortly before my Great Uncle passed, he told me and my Papa to rip apart a certain corner cabinet in order to retrieve all the Liberty $20 Gold pieces from the early 1900's that he stashed there as it was full of secret compartments and he'd forgotten what was where. The story was he'd give a traveling tinker $20 in paper every time he'd see him and the tinker would go to the Mint in Philly and exchange the paper for the gold coins.

We did and retrieved about 30-35 coins. Each of his heirs (no kids) received one of them.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 06, 2024 05:17 PM (voHIS)

24 Congratulations, Tecumseh Tea! What an accomplishment!

I looked into buying some veneer to fix my treadles. Pretty good selection on Ebay.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 06, 2024 05:17 PM (L8hCM)

25 Just got back inside from bodging on the Corvair. All the pretty parts one can see up top are finished, now I am underneath it. Treating, priming, painting flat black the entire underside and all the suspension parts. Lying mostly flat on my back (on cardboard) and painting upside down is taxing for an old guy. Had a "goatee" of paint residue around where the mask was. When the paint is complete under there, will install new shock absorbers and put on the wheels. Then I can get it raised enough to work the very middle of the undercarriage. Need to do a small amount of sheet metal work on one section. Probably take me a week to get out from under there.

Posted by: Air-cooled Al at January 06, 2024 05:19 PM (V5BDR)

26
I need to add a 20 amp circuit to the house with two drop points. One drop will be from the garage ceiling for our lapidary saws and flat lap. The other drop will be in our sun room and will support the kiln we use for enameling (the reason for a 20 amp circuit in the first place).

The bottleneck to all this is that I will have to create an opening through some concrete and brick and mortar to run the wire and install the outlet box in the sun room. I am no fan of this part of the task, having done it a number of times through the years -- noisy and dirty and not especially fun.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 06, 2024 05:21 PM (xG4kz)

27 Has any body here done any indoor stucco ing?
Posted by: Ben Had

Stucco is 'mortar mix' by another name.
What are you thinking of stuccoing? Interior or exterior wall?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 05:21 PM (iwXt6)

28 Just got back from a local fabric store. A sewing friend took myself and Pookette, and we had fun! I'm going to be helping Pookette make pajama pants out of fleece, and we also got advice on how to make a baby blanket. And yes, I got a punch card.

Posted by: pookysgirl, now drowning in fleece at January 06, 2024 05:22 PM (dtlDP)

29 Hoping for a couple of spring craft shows. Made four pairs of earrings and a bracelet this afternoon.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- I stand with Israel and all Jews everywhere at January 06, 2024 05:24 PM (6TzTY)

30 Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 06, 2024 05:12 PM (JrYM1)

Congratulations!

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 06, 2024 05:24 PM (nC+QA)

31
Has any body here done any indoor stucco ing?

Posted by: Ben Had at January 06, 2024 05:13 PM

Some outdoor stucco - which shouldn't be any different then indoor... what's your question?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 06, 2024 05:24 PM (3qE2b)

32 Air-cooled, I'd really love to see you supply the blogging thread some pictures of your work.
TIA

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 05:25 PM (iwXt6)

33 Ben you can get stucco mix at anywhere you can get masonry supplies.
Can be put on cinder block or wire mesh

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 05:25 PM (fwDg9)

34 I looked into buying some veneer to fix my treadles. Pretty good selection on Ebay.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 06, 2024 05:17 PM

If my cabinet was flat-fronted, I'd replace the veneer myself. But it's curved in and out on the door and the drawer, which requires the skills of someone who isn't a hobbyist.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at January 06, 2024 05:25 PM (fxCK2)

35 Just spent a couple of hours trying to get a spark plug out of my snow blower.

I successfully unscrewed it...but then it fell INTO the machine into a spot exactly the size of a spark plug that you cannot open up.

How to people design such pieces of crap?

Posted by: 18-1 at January 06, 2024 05:26 PM (XqcwY)

36 I'm trying my hand at woodburning. I got a Colwood burner a couple weeks ago and it's definitely challenging.

Posted by: No Shirt Shylock at January 06, 2024 05:27 PM (PWI4f)

37 It can be done with Mortar but stucco mix is slightly different, maybe in lime. Also can have color already made in it.

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 05:27 PM (fwDg9)

38 I spent an hour at my brother's explaining to his 2 year old how to install towel holders on their bathroom wall.

She was not most fascinated after the first one went up, but brother asked some questions, as he hadn't really known how to put them up either.

They have very weird walls - weird material, like hardie plank, but in 4'x8' sheets on the interior walls. (It was totally a kit house.) Putting wall anchors for the screws into those was not a winner.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 06, 2024 05:27 PM (MGGp5)

39 It can be done with Mortar but stucco mix is slightly different, maybe in lime. Also can have color already made in it.
Posted by: Ski

I believe you're correct, stucco has more sand.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 05:28 PM (iwXt6)

40 My little car and a half garage isn't the best for getting pictures. I'll take some good ones as soon as I can get it outside in the sun.

Posted by: Air-cooled Al at January 06, 2024 05:28 PM (V5BDR)

41 "How to people design such pieces of crap?
Posted by: 18-1 "

Just think of it as an opportunity to get another telescoping magnet.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 06, 2024 05:29 PM (MGGp5)

42 TecumsehTea, wow! Must have been a bear wrestling that much material through that machine. Not to mention keeping all the layers lined up. Great job!

I've seen quilts made. It's like trying to sew lasagna together. Just not as much red sauce unless the needle hits your finger.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 06, 2024 05:30 PM (dZVON)

43 I spent an hour at my brother's explaining to his 2 year old how to install towel holders on their bathroom wall.

She was not most fascinated after the first one went up,
Posted by: FeatherBlade

You actually got a 2 year old to stay interested for one whole install? You are a wizard!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 05:30 PM (iwXt6)

44 ust spent a couple of hours trying to get a spark plug out of my snow blower.

I successfully unscrewed it...but then it fell INTO the machine into a spot exactly the size of a spark plug that you cannot open up.

How to people design such pieces of crap?
Posted by: 18-1 at January 06, 2024 05:26 PM

I think you have crossed into "First-world problem" territory.

Teasing aside, I feel for you. I spent a rather long time sandpapering and painting the lip of a washing machine lid because it's rusting. I didn't realize how bad it was until I used a mirror to help me guide the brush. The hinge of the lid at an angle where moisture collects. There ought to be a drainage hole, but isn't.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at January 06, 2024 05:30 PM (fxCK2)

45 pookysgirl
How are you doing? I saw you had the implantation done and prayers are being sent on your behalf.
Baby blankets are easy and small, and even any mistakes are just part of the character of the blanket. Go for it.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 06, 2024 05:31 PM (JrYM1)

46 Start them young and you will get a 5yo building cabinets

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 05:31 PM (fwDg9)

47 20 ... "ordered another to stockpile. Planning for retirement."

notsothoreau,

We did the same thing as retirement neared. An art store was closing and we got some great deals on top line supplies. I'm gradually learning to use them. Fortunately, they pretty much last forever. I take the same approach with reloading supplies which allows me to avoid problems when supplies are short.

Posted by: JTB at January 06, 2024 05:31 PM (I6USx)

48 "You actually got a 2 year old to stay interested for one whole install? You are a wizard!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron"

Well... mostly interested for several parts of it. I think most of the attraction for her was she was allowed to stand in the bathroom with the rest of us.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 06, 2024 05:32 PM (MGGp5)

49 Polliwog, did you get the quilt done that you were repairing? I would love it if you posted a photo here. Idk how to do that but surely there is a way.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 06, 2024 05:32 PM (JrYM1)

50 My interior is dry wall , a chair rail and cedar board to the floor. I would like to get rid of the chair rail and just have a smooth wall. One end wall is cedar boards floor to ceiling with a 6ft x 4ft window. I was looking at faux stone for that wall and stucco for the rest.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 06, 2024 05:35 PM (k12pY)

51 One of my hobbies is playing solitaire on my Kindle. It's a free app, so has ads, but I didn't mind them as long as they were static. Recently, the Kindle updated and suddenly all the ads became video and some of them (though animation, not real people) are absolutely revolting. Which means I now close the app between each game and see *none* of their ads. It's a good thing in a way, as I was definitely spending too much time playing before.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 06, 2024 05:35 PM (nC+QA)

52 Start them young and you will get a 5yo building cabinets
Posted by: Skip

And those will be a great place to stash gold coins (which by the way FDR in 1933 outlawed private ownership and confiscated), and roman coins too!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 05:35 PM (iwXt6)

53 > I'm trying my hand at woodburning.
___________

Burned a bunch of crap wood in the pit yesterday. Easy peasy with a little "accelerant."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 06, 2024 05:36 PM (Q4IgG)

54 Early post. Doesn't matter, I'm just faking writing, no other hobbies right now.

Am getting a very large font and wide screen some how in the thread, but not on the main page. I'll have to check the settings. Not doing it on other websites.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 06, 2024 05:36 PM (Angsy)

55 20 ... "For anyone that liked the Oliver Pyle watercolor tutorials, he is coming out with a book."

Thanks for mentioning Pyle's YT channel. I'm finding it helpful. There is a similar one called Monet Cafe which deals with pastels. The problem is I get tied up with learning instead of doing.

Posted by: JTB at January 06, 2024 05:37 PM (I6USx)

56 Ben might have to put tile backer board for stucco to stick to or as said wire wall.

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 05:38 PM (fwDg9)

57 Blanco Basura

You are right, very apt description! I could only quilt the thing 2 hours at a time, then set it aside. At one point I thought it would never be done. So it was very satisfying to finish it.

Thanks to all for the kind comments.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 06, 2024 05:39 PM (JrYM1)

58
I was looking at faux stone for that wall and stucco for the rest.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 06, 2024 05:35 PM

In that case since it would up off the floor and less likely to get banged up I would use a thin set cement over the drywall in a horizontal fashion, let dry, then stucco over. The horizontal cement will help to hold the stucco from simply dropping off the drywall.

My .02 cents and worth every penny.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 06, 2024 05:39 PM (3qE2b)

59 Pallet guy is looney-toons but I like what he did with the place.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at January 06, 2024 05:40 PM (J3ryZ)

60 JTB, was it you on the book thread last week asking about anyone familiar with The Wingfeather Saga books?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 06, 2024 05:40 PM (JrYM1)

61 Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 06, 2024 05:32 PM (JrYM1)

I did! And only one terrible bubble in the back, which is pretty good for working the whole thing in my lap. Unfortunately, I just found a place where one of the embroidered panels tore, so I need to get that mended before it gets worse.

I'm not comfortable putting it on line because it has identifiable information about Inspector that may cause him problems in the wrong hands.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 06, 2024 05:40 PM (nC+QA)

62 Skip, the masonry book I have says chicken wire. Any tricks on getting it stretched tight enough?

Posted by: Ben Had at January 06, 2024 05:41 PM (k12pY)

63 I was looking at faux stone for that wall and stucco for the rest.
Posted by: Ben Had

A smooth stucco wall is a lot of work, there are some good Utube videos on stuccoing.
I think you'll have to remove the drywall, and you'll need to treat the wall like an exterior wall, paper and chicken wire before brown and scratch coat and finish coat. You might be able to get away with just 2 coats over the chicken wire.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 05:41 PM (iwXt6)

64 Have wired wall a few times, even not long ago just for security without getting stucco.
Can start at top that way wire hangs, use wafer head screw to pinch wire to studs.

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 05:43 PM (fwDg9)

65 Any tricks on getting it stretched tight enough?
Posted by: Ben Had

Gloves and a stapler.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 05:44 PM (iwXt6)

66 >>> Pallet guy is looney-toons but I like what he did with the place.
Posted by: Dr. Bon

By time he got done he should have just started with stripping down the pallets into usuable wood or bought all new as needed.

Saved money on the wood stove and windows/doors though.

Maybe he started doing a chicken coop and decided halfway in that he could make a small workshop.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 06, 2024 05:46 PM (cOq4q)

67 Polliwog
Ah, I understand. I just wanted to see your handiwork. I have my grandmother's old quilts, which are really in amazing condition considering their age. The one that has seen the most use has some squares where the fabric is basically disintegrating. It's on our bed but we don't sit or lie on it, it just covers the bed and we take it off at night. But I love seeing it every day.
I can't imagine how you repaired an old quilt like you did.
The only hand sewing I do on the quilts is the binding. I tried hand quilting but between my vision and my patience I gave that up pretty quickly.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 06, 2024 05:46 PM (JrYM1)

68 Today I'm building ceiling racks in the wood shop to hold all my planks of exotic wood and get them off the floor, or rather get them away from the wall where they're leaning. Yeah, about as exciting as a prostate exam, but gotta do it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 06, 2024 05:47 PM (VwHCD)

69 36 ... "I'm trying my hand at woodburning. I got a Colwood burner a couple weeks ago and it's definitely challenging."

We have a good burner but I haven't tried it yet. Mrs. JTB had fun making leather book marks decorated with the burner. I was surprised to learn it can be done on wood, the right kind of paper, and leather. Some woodcarvers use burning to enhance their carvings. It is more versatile than I expected.

Posted by: JTB at January 06, 2024 05:47 PM (I6USx)

70 Tecumseh, congrats on making the quilt!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at January 06, 2024 05:50 PM (mTuD/)

71 The tiny car is amazing as is the cardboard train.

I indulged my hobby of hiking locally here in S. California today. Just a few miles on Conservancy Land as a volunteer on a special public access day.

Those of you who live in colder climes will laugh at this but it was all of 36 F at the trail head this morning! Yikes! I found myself hiking from sunny spot to sunny spot even though as soon as the sun came up temps rose into the high 50's/low 60's.

Today was a good day.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 06, 2024 05:51 PM (QGaXH)

72 I can't imagine how you repaired an old quilt like you did.
The only hand sewing I do on the quilts is the binding. I tried hand quilting but between my vision and my patience I gave that up pretty quickly.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 06, 2024 05:46 PM (JrYM1)

*Very* slowly. I had to simplify considerably from the quilting his grandma had done as well. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, but even more confident than ever that Quilt-as-you-go without batting is my style of work.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 06, 2024 05:52 PM (nC+QA)

73 AZdeplorable, I think I just talked myself out of that project . I love the Southwest decor. I'll just paint everything Navajo white and put up alot of artwork.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 06, 2024 05:52 PM (k12pY)

74
I have a kitchen island that was drywall on two sides - and boring. I bought a set of plastic stone molds and mixed up cement with varying colors to imitate the 'pink stone' fireplace in my living room. I got good adhesion to the drywall without any special treatment other then just thin set cement. A little grout between the stones and it looks completely real. Been there for a decade and a half now with no issue.

To me, in my experience chicken wire or backer board is just an unnecessary step for what and where she is describing.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 06, 2024 05:53 PM (3qE2b)

75 60 ... "JTB, was it you on the book thread last week asking about anyone familiar with The Wingfeather Saga books?"

Yep. I started the first one a few days ago. So far it is a fun read. I can see how adults could have a good time with them. I suspect much of the humor may go over the heads of youngsters.

Posted by: JTB at January 06, 2024 05:54 PM (I6USx)

76 Pallet guy is looney-toons but I like what he did with the place.
Posted by: Dr. Bon

By time he got done he should have just started with stripping down the pallets into usuable wood or bought all new as needed.

Saved money on the wood stove and windows/doors though.

Maybe he started doing a chicken coop and decided halfway in that he could make a small workshop.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 06, 2024 05:46 PM (cOq4q)

There is a guy on you tube, the channel is called epic upcycling. He builds a shit ton of really epically nice things that takes hours and hours, and its made from mostly pallets. It drives me frigging nuts, all that time to build shit out of garbage. Yeah it looks nice depending on what he's building, but that old world craftsman side of me can't help get past him not using good wood. The dude is talented, bordering insane, but I guess in the end the power of "free wood" drives him.

here's an example-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50JYCUVu8Eg

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 06, 2024 05:54 PM (VwHCD)

77 First compost bin made of wood pallets, kind of being damp 24/7 they rotted in a few years.

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 05:56 PM (fwDg9)

78 Our internet connection is getting iffy at the moment. Be back if I can.

Posted by: JTB at January 06, 2024 06:01 PM (I6USx)

79
Amazon link for molds I purchased to make my own faux stone:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001SCFH0M/

I don't know how that price compares to pre-made stone veneers. I was trying to match the color of Pennsylvania pink stone and it simply isn't a thing. Apparently at one time Pennsylvania had pink sandy beaches that got crushed into stone. Eons ago.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 06, 2024 06:02 PM (3qE2b)

80 I have a kitchen island that was drywall on two sides - and boring. I bought a set of plastic stone molds and mixed up cement with varying colors to imitate the 'pink stone' fireplace in my living room. I got good adhesion to the drywall without any special treatment other then just thin set cement. A little grout between the stones and it looks completely real. Been there for a decade and a half now with no issue.

To me, in my experience chicken wire or backer board is just an unnecessary step for what and where she is describing.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

I think you're right that would do.
Remember some people (looking in a mirror) often and only answer the question asked.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 06:02 PM (iwXt6)

81 75 JTB

It isn't my genre at all but my grandkids LOVE those books, ages 6-14. We personally "know" the author, have met him several times. He is a Christian singer/songwriter/writer as well. Check him out at Andrew_Peterson.com as well as therabbitroom.com.
His music is not typical CCM stuff.
He does a Christmas concert every year, Behold the Lamb, that is wonderful. You can stream it or see parts of it on youtube.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 06, 2024 06:05 PM (JrYM1)

82
I think you're right that would do.
Remember some people (looking in a mirror) often and only answer the question asked.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 06:02 PM

My guess is she's one of the 57 genders but mainly female and simpler might be better. Now if she was gonna bounce basketballs off the wall then your way is much better.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 06, 2024 06:06 PM (3qE2b)

83 It drives me frigging nuts, all that time to build shit out of garbage.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

I watched a utube of a guy making cutting boards out of used oak barrel staves.
An absolute ton of work to clean, cut out the curves, and plane the staves into usable boards. Only then did he get to start gluing up and sanding he cutting boards.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 06:06 PM (iwXt6)

84 My "hobby" today was replacing the dying battery in my vehicle. Hadn't planned on that but at least it's done before the really cold weather hits.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at January 06, 2024 06:06 PM (V8he0)

85 Divide by Zero, AZdeplorable, and Skip. Thank you for your answers. Barndominiums sometimes limits options.if

Posted by: Ben Had at January 06, 2024 06:06 PM (k12pY)

86 When my boys were little we built a cool fort out of pallets. Two stories with a third floor tower. It lasted about 5 years and fell apart, but it was fun while it lasted.

Posted by: fd at January 06, 2024 06:08 PM (vFG9F)

87 OT
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Posted by: Ciampino - getting old sucks at January 06, 2024 06:08 PM (qfLjt)

88 I think false stone can be adhere to drywall

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 06:09 PM (fwDg9)

89 The fort had a jail cell, (or dungeon, as needed) and a rope swing hanging off the tree it was beside. Also, gun ports and a steering wheel.

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

90 Since we live in a mobile home we needed some renovations.

Nothing in a mobile home is near standard... at least this one, built circa 1994.

Repairs... let alone renovations, are, an exercise in aggravation. And more money. Which is weird since these things are supposed to be "low income friendly"

But yea....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 06, 2024 06:10 PM (Q4IgG)

91 My "hobby" today was replacing the dying battery in my vehicle. Hadn't planned on that but at least it's done before the really cold weather hits.
Posted by: Notorious BFD

Yeah, I bought 2 trickle chargers today for a quad and my motorcycle's batteries.
If we get the small camper with the 200am of lithium batteries already installed I'm going to have to spring for a better (cha-ching) trickle charger.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 06:10 PM (iwXt6)

92 "An absolute ton of work to clean, cut out the curves, and plane the staves into usable boards. "

Do they steam staves? Could you just steam them flat again?

Posted by: fd at January 06, 2024 06:11 PM (vFG9F)

93 I'm working on a new book! 10,000 words since yesterday! I'm on FIIYAHHHH 🤩🤩🤩

Posted by: Allie at January 06, 2024 06:13 PM (wEy77)

94
Do they steam staves? Could you just steam them flat again?
Posted by: fd

This guy didn't. He cut them into shorter pieces and then planed off the burnt side. Then straightened them on a table saw (both short sides), then planed them flat. I think I missed a couple of steps too.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 06:13 PM (iwXt6)

95 Haha, when I built my library table desk I made a steamer out of pvc pipe and a hat steamer. Bent wood is gorgeous.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 06, 2024 06:17 PM (k12pY)

96 Yeah, I bought 2 trickle chargers today for a quad and my motorcycle's batteries.
If we get the small camper with the 200am of lithium batteries already installed I'm going to have to spring for a better (cha-ching) trickle charger.

I pull the battery from the Harley for the winter and trickle charge it in my basement. I don't have a heated garage. So far, that's done the trick. Damn thing is a real pain to put back in in the spring.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at January 06, 2024 06:17 PM (V8he0)

97 I went ahead and bought several of Liz's classes with the idea of doing them when retired. You can join a group walkthrough anytime she has one. I find these pans work out better for me than paint in tubes. I have lots of yarn and fiber, lots of little projects at the house. It's winter and I might as well work for now. I think they are about to do another boneheaded move at work so who knows?

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 06, 2024 06:19 PM (L8hCM)

98 Damn thing is a real pain to put back in in the spring.
Posted by: Notorious BFD

Both quad and MC have sae connectors already and both ordered chargers come with sae connectors to clamps and another set of ring to sae.

The battery I installed in the quad 2 days ago just required some leverage on a plastic fender.
I'm not jealous of your HD battery replacement!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 06:21 PM (iwXt6)

99 Here's a bodging question. My Zippo with pipe lighter insert lights well, but the flame is a little low. According to the 'Net, to increase the flame height, you take the lighter works out of the case and use a small screwdriver to turn the screw at the bottom -- right for higher, left for lower. I thought I was using a small enough screwdriver -- it's not a watchmaking screw, after all -- but it did not want to turn. How much effort should this require?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 06, 2024 06:22 PM (omVj0)

100 Sheesh, even I'm not that bad about it..........

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 06, 2024 06:24 PM (Angsy)

101 I have a "trickle charger" on my tractor. It's really a "battery tender" which is the brand... but it keeps seldom used stuff charged during the winter.

Needs an outlet to run.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 06, 2024 06:24 PM (Q4IgG)

102 According to the 'Net, to increase the flame height, you take the lighter works out of the case and use a small screwdriver to turn the screw at the bottom -- right for higher, left for lower.

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Unless something has changed that secures the spring that holds the flint.

I would assume you just pull a bit more wick out if you want a higher flame.

Posted by: Nikki Haley at January 06, 2024 06:25 PM (jTEUc)

103 (goes to find my zippo)

Posted by: Nikki Haley at January 06, 2024 06:27 PM (jTEUc)

104 It's a butane insert, isn't it? The screw should be easier to turn than that. Might need lubrication.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 06, 2024 06:31 PM (L8hCM)

105 (goes to find my zippo)
Posted by: Nikki Haley at January 06, 2024 06:27 PM (jTEUc)

The missing Marx Brother?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 06, 2024 06:32 PM (Angsy)

106 I'm working on a new book! 10,000 words since yesterday! I'm on FIIYAHHHH

Let me know when you're ready to go to audiobook and I'll submit a demo for you to reject.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 06, 2024 06:33 PM (dZVON)

107
Pallor cabins?

Do those have a high albedo? Y'know, good for fighting climate chaos?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 06, 2024 06:34 PM (xG4kz)

108 It's a butane insert, isn't it? The screw should be easier to turn than that. Might need lubrication.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 06, 2024

***
I'll see if I can find a smaller screwdriver among my tools.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 06, 2024 06:35 PM (omVj0)

109 Ah, butane would explain it. Mine is the "I should've let this rest longer before putting it in my pocket after refilling it because now I have a small chemical burn on my leg" type.

Posted by: Nikki Haley at January 06, 2024 06:36 PM (jTEUc)

110 Do those have a high albedo?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 06, 2024 06:34 PM (xG4kz)

High libido? It's made out of wood, you know.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 06, 2024 06:36 PM (Angsy)

111
(goes to find my zippo)
Posted by: Nikki Haley

Good idea!! Whose concert are we going to?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 06, 2024 06:37 PM (xG4kz)

112 have a "trickle charger" on my tractor. It's really a "battery tender" which is the brand... but it keeps seldom used stuff charged during the winter.

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If it weren't a political issue and instead were normal people hoping to get other people to understand the value of certain things, THIS type of application would be a perfect opportunity for solar power to show its value. Because it absolutely has a place.

Posted by: Nikki Haley at January 06, 2024 06:38 PM (jTEUc)

113 (goes to find my zippo)
Posted by: Nikki Haley

Good idea!! Whose concert are we going to?

Somewhere a Millennial is thinking, "Zippo? Isn't that a flame simulator app?"

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 06, 2024 06:39 PM (dZVON)

114 >>>(goes to find my zippo)

Posted by: Nikki Haley

>Nikki, your solution to every problem is that somebody else needs to step up. Put your big girl panties on and take charge for once in your life.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at January 06, 2024 06:40 PM (J3ryZ)

115 109 Ah, butane would explain it. Mine is the "I should've let this rest longer before putting it in my pocket after refilling it because now I have a small chemical burn on my leg" type.
Posted by: Nikki Haley at January 06, 2024

***
I bought this lighter two years ago and have hardly used it, so I'm not sure about the terminology. I refill it with naphtha lighter fluid.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 06, 2024 06:40 PM (omVj0)

116 Good idea!! Whose concert are we going to?

-

Mine wasn't too hard to find. I mainly had to go get my pants.

Posted by: Nikki Haley at January 06, 2024 06:42 PM (jTEUc)

117 Matches > Zippo Lighter

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 06, 2024 06:44 PM (R/m4+)

118 bought this lighter two years ago and have hardly used it, so I'm not sure about the terminology. I refill it with naphtha lighter fluid.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

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I'm glad you're using it. I really like my lighter fluid version. Some people say they can taste the chemicals but I'm not refined enough for it to bother me, and the distinct sound as a memory for the people that will get the lighter when I'm gone outweigh that anyway.

Posted by: Nikki Haley at January 06, 2024 06:44 PM (jTEUc)

119 If it weren't a political issue and instead were normal people hoping to get other people to understand the value of certain things, THIS type of application would be a perfect opportunity for solar power to show its value. Because it absolutely has a place.
Posted by: Nikki Haley

If you keep the vehicle in a garage it's a bit harder to get a solar panel to work without a run of the correct gauge wire.
Outside storage of a vehicle: a prefect place for a small solar panel.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 06:45 PM (iwXt6)

120 My latest hobbies are trying to get competent on my Neolucida (Christmas gift) and learning to make a decent Sazarac.

Posted by: LASue at January 06, 2024 06:51 PM (Kcw7x)

121 Check out the insta fire pocket lighter available at my patriot supply dot com.
Small area of heat so maybe wouldn't work for pipes but...
About the size of a zippo. Great little flashlight and rechargeable.
Comes w/USB charging cord. Can highly recommend their 9 in one flashlight and solar powerbank also.

Posted by: Teej at January 06, 2024 06:52 PM (9jZWY)

122 I have my dad's Zippo.

It burns my fingers everytime.

It's unsuitable for cigars.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 06, 2024 06:55 PM (Q4IgG)

123 I have my dad's Zippo.

It burns my fingers everytime.

It's unsuitable for cigars.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 06, 2024 06:55 PM (Q4IgG)

You can buy a pipe insert and replace the traditional chimney insert. Same case.

Posted by: mrp at January 06, 2024 06:57 PM (rj6Yv)

124 My Zippo pipe variant is filled with white gas (camp fuel) and I can't detect any chemical taste when I light my pipes.

Posted by: mrp at January 06, 2024 06:59 PM (rj6Yv)

125 When Zippo lighters first hit the market in the 1930s, they were specifically designed to use naptha (white gas) fuel.

Posted by: mrp at January 06, 2024 07:01 PM (rj6Yv)

126 Made more progress on my washing machine>>>machine stand. Inner shelf is now installed. I got sidetracked, and cleaned up the little old Craftsman band saw that will be going on it. Sanded rust off the table and the sectors that guide the table tilt action, and sprayed the latter with moly dry film lube. Found a 1/3 HP electric motor from the old furnace I tore out of the attic here. It runs nice and quiet, and turns in the right direction, and 1/3 HP is the recommended size to use. I will slot the table top, and drop the belt through the slot, and put the motor on a hinged mount so its own weight will tension the belt. That is usually enough.

The table top is made of of old 1" oak boards I salvaged from an old desktop, and edge-glued with Gorilla Glue last year. It has been trimmed to 27 1/2" square, and will slightly overhang the washing machine cabinet on all four sides. I will attach it with 1/4" flathead screws and nuts.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 06, 2024 07:02 PM (tkR6S)

127 hiya

Posted by: JT at January 06, 2024 07:04 PM (T4tVD)

128 If you keep the vehicle in a garage it's a bit harder to get a solar panel to work without a run of the correct gauge wire.
Outside storage of a vehicle: a prefect place for a small solar panel.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2024 06:45 PM (iwXt6)

If you use a solar panel to charge a vehicle battery, you absolutely must use a charge controller, or you can boil the battery to death. Ask me how I know.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 06, 2024 07:04 PM (tkR6S)

129 I fixed a towel hanger in the bathroom today. It took two hours.
Nothing is ever as easy as it looks like it's going to be.

Posted by: fd at January 06, 2024 07:06 PM (vFG9F)

130 The flame is fine with my pipe Zippo. The wick is only 3/4 to the top of the chimney. If you're not getting enough flame, then the advice about advancing the wick for fresh material is the best bet.

Posted by: mrp at January 06, 2024 07:07 PM (rj6Yv)

131 I have a Taurus butane lighter, I think from the 60s. I carry it for firestarter if I need it.

My husband used to carry one of those WWI trench lighters but the striker wheel wore out. Never smoked so I'm not as familiar with lighters but know what the old Zippos were like.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 06, 2024 07:09 PM (L8hCM)

132 If you use a solar panel to charge a vehicle battery, you absolutely must use a charge controller, or you can boil the battery to death. Ask me how I know.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 06, 2024 07:04 PM (tkR6S)

Excellent advice. The better controllers will have two or three stages of charging, depending on the battery type and will automatically shift from boost charging to trickle charging.

Posted by: mrp at January 06, 2024 07:11 PM (rj6Yv)

133 Skip, the masonry book I have says chicken wire. Any tricks on getting it stretched tight enough?
Posted by: Ben Had at January 06, 2024 05:41 PM (k12pY)

Muscular chickens.

Posted by: JT at January 06, 2024 07:12 PM (T4tVD)

134 My latest hobbies are trying to get competent on my Neolucida (Christmas gift) and learning to make a decent Sazarac.
Posted by: LASue at January 06, 2024 06:51 PM (Kcw7x)

Gesundheidt !

Posted by: JT at January 06, 2024 07:14 PM (T4tVD)

135 Cuckoo clock bodging over the winter break. One of the bellows actuators came off which affected the bird's movement. Clocks that run on gravity are all about balance. Had to overcome the big hands/cramped space challenge, but eventually reconnected everything securely enough.

Everything is working ok, but the bird's action is a bit temperamental. Sometimes I have to give a slight pull on the weight to help him out. The movement probably needs a good cleaning, as it's over 25 years old. That would require pulling it out of the clock and spending a weekend on it. Or, I can buy a new movement and spend about two hours swapping it out..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 06, 2024 07:14 PM (NAi0z)

136 Update on the little 4 year old girl that I posted about yesterday after she was mauled by 7 dogs.

She is out of intensive care and is expected to fully recover. The dogs have been rounded up by the police and taken away to be euthanized.

Posted by: vic at January 06, 2024 07:17 PM (A5THL)

137 Tha dining room table progresses. Putting the holes in the planks for the dominoes now. Gluing it up will be next.
We worked with epoxy for the first time to fill some voids. That was different.

Posted by: lin-duh at January 06, 2024 07:18 PM (QBwwm)

138 Update on the little 4 year old girl that I posted about yesterday after she was mauled by 7 dogs.

She is out of intensive care and is expected to fully recover. The dogs have been rounded up by the police and taken away to be euthanized.
Posted by: vic at January 06, 2024 07:17 PM (A5THL)

God Bless her !

Posted by: JT at January 06, 2024 07:21 PM (T4tVD)

139
Do those have a high albedo?

0.39

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 06, 2024 07:23 PM (63Dwl)

140 129 I fixed a towel hanger in the bathroom today. It took two hours.
Nothing is ever as easy as it looks like it's going to be.
Posted by: fd at January 06, 2024 07:06 PM (vFG9F)

Yeah, I recently bought a new universal garage door remote to replace the one that stopped working. The opener is an old Genie. How old is it? It's so old that it lacks a "program" button. I learned this when I tried to find it. Will probably have to get a universal receiver and mount it to the Genie. FWP...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 06, 2024 07:24 PM (NAi0z)

141 Good news Vic, thanks for posting that

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2024 07:24 PM (fwDg9)

142 God Bless her !

Posted by: JT at January 06, 2024 07:21 PM (T4tVD)

God must have been looking out for her to survive.

Posted by: vic at January 06, 2024 07:24 PM (A5THL)

143 Any herpehobbyist here?

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is warning residents about an invasive frog that has been spotted in the Peach State.

According to multiple media reports, the Cuban cannibal tree frog can grow to the size of a human hand and are known to eat native species."

Posted by: fd at January 06, 2024 07:24 PM (vFG9F)

144 I had a towel hanger bust last week also. The plastic part in between the 2 braces (original 1949 issue) broke but the 2 braces (part of the tile work) were OK. Rather than take one of those down to accommodate a new horizontal part I found an expanding dowel rod. Good as new, total cost about 5 bucks for a set of 4 and I have 3 let over.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at January 06, 2024 07:26 PM (MeG8a)

145 According to multiple media reports, the Cuban cannibal tree frog can grow to the size of a human hand and are known to eat native species."

Gee imagine that. One wonders how a Cuban from swims90 miles to FL then travels several 100 miles.

Posted by: vic at January 06, 2024 07:27 PM (A5THL)

146 My Zippo pipe lighters use regular Ronsonol lighter fluid. The length of the wick as it came from the factory works well for pipes. In spite of what some folks say, I've never had the smell or taste tainted by the lighter fluid. Perhaps I'm just an insensitive boor. (Quite possible.) Never had any luck with butane lighters lasting while the Zippos have worked for years without problems.

Posted by: JTB at January 06, 2024 07:28 PM (SFS2X)

147 Nood

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 06, 2024 07:32 PM (ju2Fy)

148 "Gee imagine that. One wonders how a Cuban from swims90 miles to FL then travels several 100 miles.
Posted by: vic"

I dunno. Mark Cuban better watch his butt though

Posted by: fd at January 06, 2024 07:33 PM (vFG9F)

149 Well some fun stuff people worked on.
I put two new brake disc rotors on an Audi A4 with 350,000 miles on it, plus new brake pads. Plus had two new tires put on the front headed to ski tommorrow.

But the 8 year old grand son had some fun today at Boy Scout Adventure Day in Denver. They set up an indoor range and he got to shoot a very good BB gun for the first time. Said - to his Dad and Mom- he really wished he could take it home,. (Atta Boy)

Posted by: JustAnotherCabDriver at January 07, 2024 03:58 AM (gpfCo)

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