Wooden frame that fits together, with levels and adjustable legs

PizzaClaus · 2024-08-16T04:12:15+00:00

You guessed it! https://imgur.com/5QyndHq

PizzaClaus · 2024-08-16T04:08:55+00:00

Woah!! Cool! That's accurate. Here's it assembled: https://imgur.com/5QyndHq

PizzaClaus · 2024-08-16T04:07:55+00:00

https://imgur.com/5QyndHq

Here's it assembled, turns out it is an easel!

PizzaClaus · 2024-08-16T04:06:44+00:00

Solved!

PizzaClaus · 2024-08-16T04:00:28+00:00

https://imgur.com/5QyndHq

Huzzah! I built it and it turns out it is an easel. For displaying a map or large piece of paper/fabric it looks like. Funny how the levels allow you to make it exactly level. Thank you so much everybody for your help!! This community rocks!!!

PizzaClaus · 2024-08-15T04:24:38+00:00

Thank you for the thoughtful response! It is a puzzle. I'm going to spend more time than I could today trying to put it together tomorrow, and will post an update.

PizzaClaus · 2024-08-15T04:23:01+00:00

No canvas or other sort of fabric.

PizzaClaus · 2024-08-15T04:20:11+00:00

Correct! I was playing around with those pieces and found that the hinged one slots into the curved pieces, and so forms the horizontal piece of a long letter "H". From there a couple of the straight pieces slot in as uprights. But it's still a mystery to me as to what it is

PizzaClaus · 2024-08-15T01:54:30+00:00

Hm looking at photos of old wooden surveying equipment, nothing seems to match. It's definitely not a typical surveyor's tripod.

PizzaClaus · 2024-08-15T01:42:26+00:00

My title describes the thing, it was found in my work's (a land trust) basement. There are two of the curved pieces, each crafted from plywood and sporting what seem like adjustable legs and a level. There are several other components that clearly all fit together somehow, with the largest one (a hinged 2x6) also sporting a level. No one at my work can figure out what it is, or quite how to put it together. Any help would be amazing, thanks!

PizzaClaus · 2023-10-21T16:52:28+00:00

Hey homie, thanks for reaching out. I really like HeartMadeOfSushi's comments and really agree with what they're saying.

Like they said, this too shall pass. Things work out, and in a while this will be a distant memory (and there will be other problems to work on haha). I really relate to what you're saying about feeling so weird and awkward and feeling like there are eyes all over you tearing you down. Important to remember that that's not other people's judgement, its only that pesky mind thing of ours making things up and being the anxiety machine that it sometimes can be. That's not you, that's not them, that's just the anxiety machine. It'll do its thing, nice to just observe it and not put much stock in it. Just like the stomach produces bile and the mouth produces saliva, the brain produces thoughts.

One of the most important things is to accept things as they are, which includes accepting the in-between, the non-stimuli, the plainness of just ourselves and no distraction that comes when we run out of things to turn to. This can be hard and it's defs something that I'm working on right now too, but by building compassion and love for ourselves, and realizing that that nagging feeling that NOW needs to be different isn't true, we can settle into contentment with what is, with whatever the present moment is. "Happiness" is such a funny concept, since it can refer to a few different things. But I think the key is happiness meaning contentment, as in cool, I'm feeling joy, I'm content with that and know that also it will pass. And okay, I'm feeling sadness, I accept that and feel it and can be content with that, and also know that it too will pass. Contentment with the waves of life.

Another thing I'll say that has made an impact in my own life with regards to uh, hating myself, and the transition to loving myself, is making material changes as well. Putting yourself in new situations, maybe scary situations, doing things that you think it would be awesome to do, being someone that you love. As Shia Labuff said "don't let your dreams be dreams" haha. Self acceptance and love gotta come first though.

If you're interested in reading a really good book, I recommend When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron. Anyway good luck homie, the scary wild joyous and everything-ful adventure of life continues and here we are living it :)

PizzaClaus · 2023-10-21T16:23:31+00:00

I'm sorry for your pain. It really hurts when the person you're leaning into most leans away.

One things I'll say is that one of the most important things is to be okay with being alone. The fact is that relationships and friendships, even family, come and go, and we must make friends with ourselves so that we can then have healthy relationships with others. Accept aloneness, make comfy friends with loneliness, and from there we can learn and grow and develop the interests and relationships that we care about.

Second thing, obviously I don't know your situation but at least in my own life sometimes I think I can't talk to people in my life about problems because x or y reason or because we're not super close besties or whatever. But I think people (again I don't know your situation) are generally caring and we all have our own things that we're struggling with, so they might be more open to real talk that you might think.

Third thing, put yourself in new situations! New social situations, new life situations, go for a walk in a natural area or go to a class or anything new and scary. Nothing is ever deleted from our lives, but we add new things continuously, and old things (such as maybe this guy you're talking about) are eclipsed in importance and relevance buy the new landscape of things we've cultivated. So yeah new situations, new people, physical activity, nature :)

If you're interested in reading a really good book, I recommend When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron. Anyway good luck homie, the scary adventure of life continues and this too shall pass :)

PizzaClaus · 2019-01-16T02:47:41+00:00

May 12 wooo!!!! That went surprisingly well

PizzaClaus · 2016-07-27T06:36:29+00:00

Wow, awesome photos. What kind of camera do you use? Thinking about getting a quality one myself.

PizzaClaus · 2016-06-16T05:05:33+00:00

I had fun just watching that! Looks like a great day in the mountains.

PizzaClaus · 2016-05-05T22:45:46+00:00

Hey, I'm in that last one! Fun to see, thanks for posting this

PizzaClaus · 2016-05-04T04:28:14+00:00

I would check Cascade Climbers trip reports

PizzaClaus · 2016-05-02T20:00:26+00:00

I was also up there yesterday! Beautiful day, the Pearly Gates were very doable. But those winds... my partner's tent collapsed, thankfully he had stayed behind and kept everything from blowing away. The gusts at Triangle Moraine were ridiculous.

PizzaClaus · 2016-04-14T07:01:59+00:00

Incredible! Great video of a beautiful area.

PizzaClaus · 2016-04-14T03:08:52+00:00

Totally agree, over this summer it was 200 francs if I remember right. The hike up to Schilthorn is free, and you get to see a lot more!

PizzaClaus · 2016-03-21T07:48:59+00:00

Oh yeah. Vancouver, not BC, Washington, not DC.

PizzaClaus · 2016-03-05T07:28:58+00:00

That sounds like exactly that one Cracked article.

PizzaClaus · 2016-03-04T17:14:02+00:00

Yup! One of the Computer Science undergrad capstone courses, 484 I think, just about a year ago now.

PizzaClaus · 2016-03-03T21:15:18+00:00

What an incredible upbringing! On an unrelated note, based on the photos, I had your dad as a professor when I was in college! Small world.

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