The Make Something Every Week Contest

[lisarea]

Oh, I did singe the ends, but I need that extra stiffness on the ends because I am pretty hardcore like that.

Ideally, if I were the type of person who planned ahead and such, I would probably use small gauge metal tubing because it looks better and would likely be more durable. Metal tape is easy and convenient, though, and I'd say that the aglets last a year or so of moderate use.

If the paracord stays tied well and all, I do have other laces that need replaced, so I might get all and do the tubing if I'm replacing a bunch at once.

[ceptimus]

If you know an electrician, you can probably scrounge some bootlace ferrules that make great aglets (the plastic bits can be snipped off). You can even use the electrician's crimping tool to attach them.

[Ensign Steve]

Those sure are pretty nail polishes.

[BrotherMan]

The Question - Aglets - YouTube

[Ymir's blood]

Thanks Bort. I was beginning to lose hope.

[freemonkey]

I've been spinning yarn lately. A natural offshoot of the knitting I started some months ago? I dunno, but it's relaxing. I'm only using a drop spindle, and if I had more funds I'd probably be buying a wheel. This is yarn I did awhile ago, I just haven't taken any photos of this week's stuff.

[ceptimus]

You're getting excellent consistency on that yarn using just a drop spindle. I've tried to use one of those things a few times but I couldn't get the hang of it. Your work merits both a sleepy bear AND the oven gloves!

[Qingdai]

Originally Posted by freemonkey

I've been spinning yarn lately. A natural offshoot of the knitting I started some months ago? I dunno, but it's relaxing. I'm only using a drop spindle, and if I had more funds I'd probably be buying a wheel. This is yarn I did awhile ago, I just haven't taken any photos of this week's stuff.

Someone you know in a state a little south of you might have two spinning wheels, one which needs some repair and oiling, for your practice or something.

That is suspiciously good yarn, I think you need a gadget to throw you off of your game.

[freemonkey]

hmmmm..... I may need to take a little trip south come springtime......

actually, my yarn is really not very consistent, but that's kind of what I like about it. Today I'm going to ply two different weights together and see what I get.

[thedoc]

My grandson got a Turbo Hawk remote helecopter for Christmas and the pin that held on the upper balance arm came out and was lost. So I just fixed it with a small cotter pin so he can use it again.

[ceptimus]

So I finally got my RepRap printer working well enough to print it, so I printed out that Raspberry Pi enclosure I designed a few weeks ago.







It fitted and worked okay first time!

So I've published it on thingiverse in case anyone else wants to print one: yarpe by ceptimus - Thingiverse

[thedoc]

Here is some information, in case you haven't noticed yet, the new style light bulbs are extremely durable. The old style incadessant bulbs were somewhat fragle and would burn out with rough handeling, even the 'Rough Service' bulbs were only a little better. The new style bulbs (that look like a spiral) are extremely durable and will endure rough handeling. When I was getting resdy to have my attic insulated I needed to add some rafters in the celling and some of the fixtures were on trusses where I was adding the extra rafters. With conventional bulbs one hammer blow on the truss and the conventional bulb would burn out, but with the new style I could drive in nails right next to the fixture and the bulb was OK. Some of them would vibrate loose and I just screwed them back in, of course if one vibrated all the way out it would fall to the floor and shatter. I use them in 'clamp lights' when I'm working on a car and I can knock them around with no trouble, but a convertional bulb would never survive for more than just a little bumping.

[LadyShea]

Yesterday I made marmalade, homemade fresh squeezed lemonade (1st time ever), and cake balls (1st time ever).

[LadyShea]

Originally Posted by ceptimus

So I finally got my RepRap printer working well enough to print it, so I printed out that Raspberry Pi enclosure I designed a few weeks ago.







It fitted and worked okay first time!

So I've published it on thingiverse in case anyone else wants to print one: yarpe by ceptimus - Thingiverse

I am impressed as shit

[LadyShea]

How does one spin yarn? You guys are all amazing!

[thedoc]

Originally Posted by LadyShea

How does one spin yarn? You guys are all amazing!

You need to get an old fashoned 'spinning wheel' and learn how to use it, you can probably find one if you look.

[thedoc]

Does 'tuning a piano count'? I was sitting here at the computer and heard a "Ping" from the piano. I found that the 'G' below middle 'C' was out, one of the pins had slipped. So I got my tuning hammer and mutes and went to work, I had to reset the pin, but in doing so, I had loosened strings on the next 2 keys and had to re-tune them. I need to find a way of monitoring my humidifier to keep the pin block from drying out, and the pins becoming loose. When the pins slip the piano goes out of tune.

[curses]

I made this. It's all S. Maturin's fault. I saw the phrase and couldn't get it out of my head.

[curses]

I made a this.

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It's a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado, Barritz edition. It's the height of American automotive excess. Lots of steel, lots of chrome, massive V8 engine. It had all the luxuries, automatic transmission, power windows, air conditioning, cruise control. Came as either a soft or hard top, and you could order it with any configuration of exterior and interior that Cadillac offered that year.

THe kit itself was a bit crap. The parts were poorly molded, many had to be filed down to fit, some didn't fit at all! The body doesn't go all the way to the frame as the wheels are too wide, and the hood doesn't fit well. It was a fun build, though, and I learned quite a bit while doing it. The Eldorado now sits with my Aston Martin DB-S above my desk.

Fun note, the Eldorado is 1/25 and the Aston is 1/24.
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[Ymir's blood]

Sometimes but not always, the kits that aren't quite right are the ones that are the most fondly remembered. I've had a few some-assembly-required but badly cast or designed miniatures that ended up being my favorites. Others, I swore I'd never touch another one.

[Janet]

Or to use Thomas Dolby's wonderful wording "It had fins and gills like some giant piranha fish, some obscene phallic symbol on wheels." It's so rare I get to work that into a conversation.

[BrotherMan]

I made this a couple of weeks ago but before I bragged or got all :smug: about it I wanted to be sure that it worked at least partly like I planned it. SO SHUT UP.

I was watching the television and I got an idea in my head that I wanted some product that was being used. So I looked at the onlines for this thing. And despite it being pretty cheap to buy, I thought I needed something a little more customized for my use. I was also feeling confident that I had the materials on hand right then and there and didn't have to go buy anything at all to make my dream a reality. AND I WAS RIGHT.

As it turns out not only did I have the right materials on hand right then and there I also lucked into having the perfect materials. It all started with an abandoned monitor box from a monitor I bought late last year.

- That's kind of an hilarious (to me) story, so you have to read it now. Late last year my not all that old Samsung monitor just stopped working. There I am having good times - omg, it was the last week that City of Heroes was a for real game even, now I remember why it was so dramatic when the monitor just POOF'd on me! And since I was desperate for a monitor, I had to be unchoosy because selection is for shit in my area. So I hit the Best Buys and the other places that are supposed to have this kind of thing. And this also brings up a mad at the monitor industry while I'm here. My not so old Samsung had a glorious 1280x1200 expanse upon which I view all the things of the internet. But you know what the monitor industry isn't making any more? 1920x1200 monitors that's what! Everybody is moving to the tiny 1920x1080! LOOK AT ALL THOSE THOUSANDS OF PIXELS THEY'RE TRYING TO ROB ME OF! My very first try at a replacement was a 1920x1080, I thought I could get by or get used to it, BUT I COULD NOT. It was like being a damned refugee all over again. After I returned that GOD AWFUL THING, I was determined to find something that was 1920x1200 - and I did. I'm quite happy to have a brant new Asus jobber that is performing fantastically, even more fantastical than my previous not so old Samsung which I didn't always like anyway. An also plus is this new jobber has real buttons for adjustment!

So. Anyway. That's who I accidentally had the perfect materials for my late night television inspired project. And once I had determined that I had the perfect materials and all this perfection required only minimal surgery, I quickly assembled the product:

Here's the non-working side, just to show the joints. The very first attempt at assembly went horribly awrong as I didn't allow enough room in the hinge to allow for full folding. Luckily, the glossy side of the box allowed for easy dismantling of the duck tape.

Here's the working side of the project, and now I'm sure you all know what I'm making but SHUT UP.

Most commercially available folders like this would only have the four panels, but mine is ingenious because it has the fly-panels on the way outside. Though I thought this was super genius when I thought of it, before the first use even, it isn't all I thought it would be. Even thought it technically works, it isn't everything I wanted it to be.
It's more of a personal preference I guess. I like the fully folding in sleeve on the right as opposed to the panel folded sleeve on the left.

But the rest of the panel folders work as designed.

Final verdict: There's a good enough reason the commercially available products of this type are smaller than you think you need. It's because larger versions are cumbersome to use. This wouldn't work quite so well on medium or small tables because the 5 panel would be drooping and any shirt would be hanging off the 3/4 panels making it aggravating to operate with any efficiency. But it works for my needs and I'm okay with that.

[lisarea]

I made a new batch of chicken stock! About three gallons!

It's been over a week since I've actually cooked anything, so it's a pretty big deal.

[Gonzo]

New painting...


"The Glory of American Life"; 2013

[Gonzo]

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