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Hmm, I have the same exact model, came with my house. I had no idea it has an app. edit - apparently mine is just the 8550, which needs a separate internet gateway to function. FogHelmut fucked around with this message at 22:58 on Mar 26, 2018 |
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Keyser_Soze posted:The garage has a nice high cathedral ceiling and I didn't want to loose all that luscious storage space up there so I came up with another idea. For some insane reason the first thing that came to my mind was that you were going to install one of those vertical bin storage carousels like in a warehouse. 
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DethMarine21 posted:For some insane reason the first thing that came to my mind was that you were going to install one of those vertical bin storage carousels like in a warehouse. i used to work supply for pratt and whitney and had to stock those things gently caress those things
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Mar 27, 2018 02:06
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I wish. "High" in my house size is like 18 feet, lol. I guarantee half the tools and crap (1 bin for various saws, 1 bin for routers/Dremel/jigsaw/etc, 1 bin for large spanners/wrenches/tire irons and so forth) I put in the bins will slowly make their way back down and get piled up all over the workbenches again. All my cans of paint (10+) for this house are sitting in giant bins on an outside shelf too. I need to pare those down as well and keep just enough for touch ups. Luckily I also have a couple 6x4x3 sheds outside for all the gardening/planting stuff and a couple compressors so I didn't need to find space in the garage for those. My goal is to eventually fit two cars in there (and be able to get in/out of them).  ...and also TV and somewhere for my dartboard.
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Mar 27, 2018 02:06
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 A work in progress as I'm staining one of what will become 3 desks. They have all turned out lovely so far, going to stain the other sides and get some poly on it
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Mar 27, 2018 03:32
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FogHelmut posted:Walls are almost never straight, so if you want your counter to fit perfectly, you take a compass and set it to a fixed distance, drag it along the wall and the counter, and your pencil mark on the counter will follow the shape of the wall. This wall was insane, about 1/4" at its widest part. You can then jigsaw the cut, or some people will grind it down with a belt sander. This is easy to do with laminate counters because its made of wood. This is more difficult to do with granite or concrete, as you will have to get an angle grinder and grind down the excess. I thought it would be easier to build my form to fit the wall in the first place. The side pieces were flexible enough that I was able to bend them around the curved base without any issue. That came out great. How did you keep your form's walls flexed? I think I'm missing something there.
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Mar 27, 2018 22:01
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SouthShoreSamurai posted:That came out great. How did you keep your form's walls flexed? I think I'm missing something there. Just with drywall screws. Start at one end and work your way down and the screws pull it tight. Just remember to pre drill, and don't go crazy with an impact driver because it will break up the particle board.
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Mar 28, 2018 03:18
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FogHelmut posted:So I have this small laundry room that's only about 60" ish wide. We had this big washer and dryer side by side, taking up all the space Not to disparage the cool thing you did to give yourself more space, but there's a reason the space is that size. Edit: the one time I could've got away with going full rear end in a top hat, and I didn't. Chillbro Baggins fucked around with this message at 04:02 on Mar 28, 2018 |
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Mar 28, 2018 03:53
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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Delivery McGee posted:Not to disparage the cool thing you did to give yourself more space, but there's a reason the space is that size. I'm not selling, I don't care if anyone wants side by side washer and dryer.
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Mar 28, 2018 04:00
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Considering they are both front loaders, was it not possible to put a supporter counter top over them and a set of wall cabinets? I feel like that would be more ergonomic but I don't know if that was a real option.
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Mar 28, 2018 04:01
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The Dave posted:Considering they are both front loaders, was it not possible to put a supporter counter top over them and a set of wall cabinets? I feel like that would be more ergonomic but I don't know if that was a real option. Yes, we evaluated several options before committing to this one. In our case, the plumbing and gas line/dryer vent were on the wrong side for the washer door, which is not swappable. So taking things out of the washer and going around the door to get to the dryer was a pain in the rear end. Especially since my wife had back surgery last year, and we are both towards the taller side. It's easier to take things out of the washer and simply go vertically to the dryer on top. For us, this made the most sense. We stacked the appliances for a couple weeks to try it out before moving forward with any construction to make sure it was what we wanted to do.
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Mar 28, 2018 04:14
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FogHelmut posted:I'm not selling, I don't care if anyone wants side by side washer and dryer. Well, bless your heart. You complained about the size of the space, I pointed out why it is that size, and you replied. And so I went nuclear-option, though it may not translate well.
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Mar 28, 2018 04:14
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I could listen to Leah give DIY tips all day long. It's crazy how many times I hit a video of hers whenever I'm searching for instructions on some random house repair.
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Mar 28, 2018 07:30
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So I'm trying to learn nalbinding, or whatever facsimile I've developed after trying to watch YouTube tutorials (everyone does things a different way aaaagh). I couldn't think of anywhere else to post about it, since it's not really knitting or crocheting and I don't even know if I'm doing it right so... here, thread, enjoy my circle! 
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Apr 5, 2018 04:02
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Great start! At the very least you have a coaster. I tried something similar years back with reeds and assorted plant materials. Gave up but wound up with a few coasters and a grass bowl.
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Apr 6, 2018 04:07
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"Hey, Cookies, can you make me a new handle for my hammer?" The go-gently caress-yourself hammer. Because I am a spiteful person who doesn't like having extra (unnecessary) work given to me by coworkers when I got poo poo to do. It's even ribbed for their pleasure. It actually doesn't sting your hand like I'd expect from a metal handle. Really ought to put some sort of grip on the handle though. Maybe knurling or rubberize the handle or something. If that thing gets wet it's gonna come right out of your hand 
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May 1, 2018 17:37
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Dipping handles of tools is the original use of plastidip.
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May 1, 2018 17:51
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I thought it was to re-color modded nerf guns. j/k thanks for the tip. That's good to know
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May 1, 2018 17:52
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Rotten Cookies posted:"Hey, Cookies, can you make me a new handle for my hammer?" My hand started tingling as soon as I looked at this picture. I know you say otherwise but I don't believe you.
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May 1, 2018 18:03
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Why my coworker requested a metal handle I do not know. But hey, I don't have to use it, so whatevs.
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May 1, 2018 18:10
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Rotten Cookies posted:Why my coworker requested a metal handle I do not know. In your heart, you know. You know That's why you ribbed it, and lovingly shaped it that way. You know
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May 1, 2018 20:28
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Hey at least it's flared at the other end, just don't borrow it without gloves.
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May 1, 2018 20:39
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Rotten Cookies posted:"Hey, Cookies, can you make me a new handle for my hammer?" I wanna hang out in whatever Discord this came out of.
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May 2, 2018 01:35
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It's just the NHL SAS discord. There's occasional hockeytalk amongst the dildo hammers and fuckbenches.
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May 2, 2018 02:43
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Just finished up my dice tower thingy:  The tower itself is an tankard cut in half, leftover from an another project. With an eclipse shaped nozel piece inside to guide the dice and dremeled an hole under the creepy looking guys butt and the box is an cheap 10x15cm picture frame covered black leather with an metal work from old unfinished lamp shade on the bottom and some copper pieces on the corners to hide away the fact that my seams looks like crap
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May 3, 2018 22:21
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That is super cool
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May 12, 2018 19:37
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Part of an bigger project. the first version of finger gauntlets. I wanted to make my own copper rivets, but i have no access to an workshop of anykind at the moment, so store bought blind rivets had to do.  The rings which are holding the pieces are left opened to make them adjustable  Makes typing this post somewhat more difficult  Surprisingly comfortable, been fooling around with these stupid things in fingers whole morning
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May 19, 2018 07:19
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That's neat. How did you make the main pieces? Snip them out of sheet metal and file off any bits? (I don't know poo poo about metal work)
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May 19, 2018 16:58
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hoihoi! Yes, exactly that. traced an template on to a sheet metal, used tin snips to cut them out and filed off any excess stuff. Then used an pair of pliers and an piece of metal pipe to bend the pieces in to right shape
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May 20, 2018 10:08
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I need a bigger camping trailer. The old. I've had this about 7 years, it came with rotten wood sides about 4' X 2'6" X 1'. Fairly typical UK camping trailer, probably about 250kg capacity. I redid the wood sides when I got it, up to 20" high. That did for about 4-5 years before it started to rot so I had a go at foam with "poor man's fibreglass" i.e. glue, fabric, paint. I used the wrong foam (XPS is hard to get here) and the wrong paint (clear information is hard to get on what you're actually buying) but it worked for a couple of years. My wife disliked the green paint I'd used and wrapped it in tape. New trailer:  Tired 30 year old trailer tent from eBay £56.55 It came with the optional kitchen, we debated keeping and using that but it's very heavy and later turned out to be quite rotten.  Got it home without issue and started to strip it down  Gravel, the most comfortable and ergonomic working surface. Took the kitchen apart, saving any useful hardware and the sheet metal that wasn't rotten  Someone at work is interested in this, the burners work and nothings missing. Might get £15 for it. More to come.
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Started a little garden plot in front of my shop this spring. Problem is, I soon discovered that every time it rained, walking through said plot would cake about ten pounds of mud to each boot. Needed to do something about that, so I did. The original plan was to put in some edging, dig out a little dirt, and throw down some pea gravel. I went with the nice steel edging.  But then a friend mentioned he had a bunch of 16" pavers, which worked perfectly with both my width AND length, and he had almost exactly what I needed, like half a dozen extra. And they were free. And as I thought about it, I realized I wasn't sure how permanent this setup would be. If I put gravel down, removing it would be a pain in the rear end. If I put pavers down, I could just pull them up and till the sand into the garden. It was a no-brainer.  But, that meant I had to excavate a lot more dirt than originally planned. The tiller helped a lot with that: broke it up nicely, and then it could be scooped out relatively easily. Relative to just packed clay, anyhow: it was still a lot more work than anticipated and I was at it pretty late that evening.  I was on a roll, though, so down went the cloth and 3/4 yard of sand.  Another 3/4 yard the next day, and it was paving time.  I didn't go full patio level of construction here, this is just a path through a garden, I don't care if it shifts a little, so just sand on cloth will do. Still, I graded it, compacted it, and then topped it off before dropping the pavers on.  It's like 90°+ these days, so evening work is key. Makes it hard to do a lot of progress in a day, though. A few rows each day, though, and I eventually close in on the end.  Decided I wanted to be done, so I was out there at high noon at 95° putting the last few blocks in. All done. It's not PERFECTLY straight and it's not PERFECTLY level, but it's darn close, and it is at least perfectly flat and smooth, so no tripping on stone edges or a wavy surface. For a path through a garden to a barn, I'm 100% satisfied, and drenched in sweat.  
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May 26, 2018 20:04
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Really really cool man. I miss doing stuff like this with my Dad.
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Progress: removed the body from the old trailer, 9 screws. Cut it up with a Stanley knife and off to the tip it went. Pretty much going to sell it as is, I removed the lights though, they were damaged. Then I spent half an hour getting the wheels off, as the tyres are better on this than the bigger trailer. Once I've got rid of this I'll have no need for an SAE socket anywhere.  On to the trailer, need to borrow my neighbor's impact to get the wheels off this, tiny wheels and no brakes means bugger all leverage. In the mean time removing the kitchen left a gaping hole that needs a tailgate.  This is why I saved the kitchen parts:  Tinsnips  Angle iron and rubber mallet. Sheet metal craftsman I am not.  Good from afar but far from good. I'll rivet it back together once I've decided on replacement lights, that and the number plate will cover most of the holes up. As the lights need to be at the bottom not to be obscured by the cover the tailgate needs to open to 90° only, so I'll reuse the stop chains from the kitchen. I've also purchased some little caps (£1.04) to go in the box section corners so cutting those down in the next job. Running cost £57.59
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My wife and I just started a garden this year ourselves, nothing crazy just a couple trough planters and some pots. My wife however does feel that she was misled by Stardew Valley's depiction of farming.
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Been tossing up making this post ,but hey just post. I'll try my best not to sperg out. I'l bought a 3d printer a few months back and its totally my hobby.  After 8 months of use, and some hefty modifications.  It broke in a really unusual way that I , and the internet wizards , could not make sense of. After some thought I decided to canabilise my old printer and rebuild using a different design. Hopefully this will allow me to print 2-5 times faster. With my end goal being a "Hypercube design" which isolates an axis and minimises moving mass  Here is some of my WIP pictures       X gantry  Starting to look like something  Mechanically everything is in place for the bed to move up and down now  And this is where she is up to now, I am just waiting on some steel rods for my Y axis and the rest is just busywork 
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Man, I need to blow the dust off my printer and start producing again. But, it’s planting season, so in line with my previous garden-based project, I’m building a whole bunch of cedar planter boxes to go on my deck. Came up with a basic design, and cut a bunch of parts. It’s cheap, three 6’ dog-eared cedar pickets per box, and a 3’ cedar corner block. Ends up costing like $8 per box, and doesn’t require any weird cutting or fabrication at all. Practically zero in waste, depending on the length of the box. A cart full of parts.  Prototype built, shortcomings spotted and accounted for. Made subsequent iterations a lot smoother.  Assembly lining begins.  Finished six boxes and was one board short on the 7th because I just hand-wavey guessed when I bought my lumber, not having an actual plan at the time.  Assembled into a ladder to go on the deck.  Call in the local labor force.  All ready for planting.  Now that I’m settled on the design, I’m going to build 8 more boxes, for a total of five racks of three, along the outer perimeter of my deck. Flowers in the top rows, herb garden and strawberries in the lower ones. A total of 60 linear feet of boxes. Ought to do for now. Geez, I gotta rebuild my deck this summer. :/ Bad Munki fucked around with this message at 02:23 on May 29, 2018 |
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That looks really nice! And I'm laughing at the cost per planter -- I'm seriously contemplating making some brick planters for my back yard as an excuse to learn some basic masonry, and it's gonna take waaay longer and cost a lot more, I'm sure. Did your kids seriously fill those planters one handful of dirt at a time?
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Nah, I had a smaller bag I dumped directly in to fill most of them 3/4 full, then we filled them the rest of the way by hand, wasn’t so bad. If you want, I can put together a BoM and cut list, it’s pretty easy and the only tools you need are a crosscut saw, a driver, and a tape measure. Be advised, though: they are small planters. Roughly .5’x.5’x4’ in this case, so 1 cubic foot per box. Not useful for stuff that needs space, but flowers and herbs and the like will do fine. Bad Munki fucked around with this message at 02:51 on May 29, 2018 |
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May 29, 2018 02:49
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Thanks, but I'll pass. I don't really have a good place for that kind of planter anyway, nice as they look.
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I'd be into a BoM and cut list if it isn't too much trouble. I've got pretty ample gardening space and a few raised beds that came with the house in the backyard already, but this would be great for a dedicated herb garden and I've been looking for a cheap and easy woodworking project to get back into it besides.
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