drew up a simple design I needed for a fairly small space in my bedroom. used some plywood and made some miter joints. happy with the end product. probably wouldnt stain pine again though. next time I think I’ll be more comfortable just using hardwood.
i just finished the electronics on the the body of this franken-strat build. the neck didnt come pre-drilled with screw holes for the machine heads (slight overlook on my behalf). im trying to aboid drilling into the neck if there are any solutions that maybe hold through the tension of the hole thats already there?
if i have to drill the holes myself let me know a good method and drill bit size to do so. I’d prefer to do this DIY. Let me know your experiences with doing this first time.
built using a circular saw which is an upgrade from my handsaw set up i used for the seating. happy with the results. i think i’d like to do something more advanced for interior furniture next. maybe some hardwood bookshelves? seems simple enough?
built this with just a mitre box and a handsaw. Pretty happy wth the end product. Asked a question yesterday about staining the 2x4 and decided just to oil it. Considering doing a polyurethane coat now
but not sure.
Going to build a work desk for it next. But i’m going to need something like a circular or table saw. Really I just need something affordable so I am open to recommendations.
I’ve heard that toolkits may be the way to go for bike repair/ maintenance from adam savages youtube channel. I know there are a lot of specific tools for bikes so i figured that makes sense.
I am looking for a tool kit that has at least most of what I need
- T shaped allen tool are a plus
- Chain link pliers
- Derailer alignment tool
Those are really the main things I can think of. I don’t really see the need of a multi tool specifically for my bike or anything like that. mainly just something to get the stock derailers moving smoothly for now. However, I plan on doing a build from the ground up eventually so a few extra tools wouldn’t hurt.
I am looking for something dirt cheap to get started but at least somewhat reputable/ respectable. If any one knows what this is please let me know
I am 27 born at the very end of 98. Hitting my late 20’s has been a bit confusing for me. I find myself constantly drifting into nostalgia. The subject of this nostalgia typically takes place in the 2011-2017 era.
I’ve had things like Long Live A$AP, blonde by frank ocean, and Things Will Never Be the Same by Drake extremely heavy in my rotation. The strange thing is I was never all that into those albums at the time. In fact I distinctly remember hating on Drake at that time because I wanted to be different. But now those tracks just hit me and make me overwhelming nostalgic for something I didn’t even have at the time.
If you are around my age you know how our typical college experience got robbed by the pandemic. I don’t feel like I hear much discourse around this but I often get depressed thinking about how a significant portion of our time being young was taken away like that. It is a tough pill to swallow since we can only move forward. I don’t think anyone wants to admit how hard that was and how much that affected us. I did for me at least in many ways I am still recovering from it. I don’t feel like the isolation or depression ever completely wore off.
I just returned to college a few years ago as a freshmen in a program and was able to make friends with some people graduating that year (they happened to be a couple years younger than I) and while I relate to them on many things I feel like there are things they miss.
I find myself in the sorted in between place. While I don’t want to be forever young. I am also a bit disconnected from those my age with a house and kids. I want those things too but I don’t think in the same way. I may be projecting but I sense a profound boredom in those people and I worry that theres no way to have those things without carrying that profound boredom. I boredom I already bear myself at least a bit.
Anyone else have experience with this? I don’t usually try making new friends but if anyone of you relate to this and would be interested in talking more about it feel free to chat me.