Guitarchitect posted:

yeah, cedar will essentially form its own protective layer as it weathers, which prevents full penetration of water + rot. a similar thing happens with Corten Steel, which rusts enough to retain its structural integrity but not enough that it rusts straight through... for some reason I didn't pick up at first that they were cedar

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"We're rating these cars as most people would drive them in the SUV category," said Jake Fisher, a Consumer Reports auto test engineer.

While Jeep boasts that it sells to more owners who actually drive off-road than any other brand, the majority still spend most of their time on pavement.

A spokeswoman for Chrysler pointed out that the Jeep and Dodge vehicles in this list were fundamentally engineered for heavy-duty off-road use and the Jeeps, in particular, have been rated highly by other publications.

JEEVES420 posted:

I have done something similar to my desk and my mouse is dead. I have been using a crappy temp for about a month now because I am avoiding having to tear it apart to get the wires out.

HUMAN FISH posted:

Also for shits and giggles I'm using a lot of tools made by my great grandpa who was a country blacksmith. For example all the peeling has been done with these puppies:


Still using chainsaws though. I'm not a masochist

Linux Assassin posted:

Well with a real firearm a sound sensor would do just fine. A simple pickup tied to your round counter should be more then accurate enough to count even fully automatic of .22 rimfire without missing any- you will have to play with the thresholds to make sure you are only counting the loudest part of each shot.

That would also likely work with the airsoft system, but airsoft is so quiet by comparison to an actual firearm it would require a lot more tweaking and it might count ambient noises as a 'shot' in a loudish environment.

excidium posted:

I'll be posting an in-wall bookshelf I built here in a few days as I clean up some final things, but I am interested in knowing how exactly to get a high quality paint finish. It's just a pretty standard shelf painted white, but man, for the life of me I am unable to get a real quality finish on any project that end up painting. Anyone have any tips on what I can do to improve the finish on things?

Boaz MacPhereson posted:

That's loving brilliant and would do wonders for the nightmare that currently resides under my desk.

holttho posted:

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Trabant posted:

From "no experience" to that stuff in several weekends? That's amazing work -- you clearly have a knack for it!

But as for this


let me tell you how long drat near every. single. one. of my projects takes. Unless I'm turning, which I think is best done in a single shot, it's going to take loving ages.