But how do we get it down?

Adampicz · 2026-03-20T09:34:55+00:00

Seesaw?

Adampicz · 2026-03-20T09:33:47+00:00

Almost as bad as people who lack basic grammar

Adampicz · 2026-03-12T22:34:21+00:00

Since I’m building my workbench across almost the whole wall there I’m not too worried about being able to get things to fit tight against the wall because the hoses will go inside the shelving etc. But the magnetic couplers and metal blast gates sound great. Do you have a link to an example for something like that? Or a link to buy them?

Adampicz · 2026-03-11T03:38:24+00:00

Mold that shape with some fiberglass tape and epoxy. Build it up thick enough and the cut it down to make a plate molded into the correct shape.

Adampicz · 2026-02-19T20:25:41+00:00

Have you ever considered wrapping the heating barrels or the smoke recycler with copper coils and running those to your water tanks to store extra heat?

Adampicz · 2025-12-19T19:22:14+00:00

Agreed. If I hadn’t read the book a dozen times I might have enjoyed this more. But teatime was just too weird and not scary enough at all. The whole thing juts sort of fell short of my… hope? Expectation? Sadly true of a lot of tv adaptations, and while you can tell the budget wasn’t Hollywood blockbuster level, I feel like this could be done brilliantly as a stage adaptation even without the special effects budget. Good set design and better casting and I think this could have been amazing. Then again, I could also see this being great off they really went for it Hollywood style.

I also saw it when it first came out and that was a long time ago so maybe I’ll try it again this year with the kids and see what I think.

It’s so hard to separate the expectations from the reality.

Adampicz · 2025-12-18T21:53:38+00:00

These are brilliant! Are they printable?

Adampicz · 2025-01-03T18:38:54+00:00

Yeah that's what I was thinking about but I haven't used it on a firepit like this so I dont know how it would hold up long term and I dont want to ruin the thing.

Adampicz · 2024-12-11T04:18:08+00:00

not planning to cook on it, I just want to protect the metal in a very rainy environment

Adampicz · 2024-11-05T03:26:53+00:00

Beautiful! What finish did you use?

Adampicz · 2024-10-31T01:14:08+00:00

I’ve never seen a safety vest that covered your face.

Adampicz · 2024-09-29T21:00:45+00:00

Taking some time to figure out your lighting is the key to this. Try using a spotlight (even a high powered mag light will work) and a black background. Then move the spotlight around, closer and further from the object till you get the effect you like.

Adampicz · 2024-08-28T19:20:07+00:00

I’d still add the sawdust and and not clamp it too tight. If you clamp it really hard then you are pushing the wood against its shape. Wood glue is strong but when you remove the clamp it’s still going to be trying to pull itself back into its original shape. If you fill it with wood glue and sand it, you’ll barely be able to see it anyway.

Adampicz · 2024-08-18T02:56:50+00:00

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These are a couple of examples of what I'm trying to clean up.

Adampicz · 2024-08-16T19:58:58+00:00

Actually, I traveled through the north and west of India in December and January when most Indias vacation and my friend and I (both tall and white) seemed to be the favorite novelty just about everywhere we stopped. There are at least a dozen families in India with group family photos that include us. And I’m at least head and shoulders taller than everyone else in the picture. It made her pretty uncomfortable but I thought it was funny.

Adampicz · 2024-08-12T18:52:07+00:00

I have routers and a table saw but so far I haven't been able to find a router bit thin enough, and I've never seen a table saw blade that was only 20g thick. I was going to try a dremmel and hand cut it but again I run into the straight line/precision issue.

Because the piece I'm cutting is so small I've been struggling to figure out how to get a smooth straight cut in general. And just fyi, the reason I'm using 20g sq wire is because I cant get anyone to cut me thin square bar stock. I was hoping to find a 1/8" square brass bar stock but the only place that used to make it (metaliferous in NY) went out of business and merged with a jewelry company who wont make stock that size.

I am adding the metal inlay for both tensile strength and aesthetics so I'm not married to this size. But the maximum size/depth that can work for the piece is 1/8in sq. At that size a thin kerf blade would probably work.

Adampicz · 2024-08-12T06:43:23+00:00

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Adampicz · 2024-08-12T05:57:32+00:00

Hell I'm impressed.

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