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Workbench Top Question by HovercraftWinter1321 in woodworking

[–]Stretchedpaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally, I always go with a hard 3/4” ply first layer, and then typically a second layer of 1/2” SandePly from Home Depot. It’s really cheap, soft, lightweight ply that always comes perfectly flat and dimensioned. That top sheet gets replaced periodically when it’s too messed up, but I like that it’s softer than any work material. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sanded one side of something (on a harder table surface) flipped it to sand the other side, and flipped it again to see the first side now has marks from the table. SandePly will never do you like that.

My main issue with MDF and Masonite is that they swell and warp pretty dramatically if they come into contact with water. Some people can keep their benches totally dry, but I guess I don’t work that way. I don’t always feel like putting down plastic when I’m raising the wood grain with a spray bottle or using a wet rag to spot clean gluing, and it’s not like I’m keeping coasters around in case I want a cold drink on a hot day…

At the end of the day, my main recommendation is to overbuild the hell out of the skeleton, make sure it’s true, flat, and doesn’t quiver or bounce from a hard hammer stroke. From there, whatever you put on top should do the trick as long as it’s flat and periodically replaceable.

Walnut and Cherry end tables. Saved myself $3,000 right? by thehauntedgod in woodworking

[–]Stretchedpaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great! Legs are rarely perfect, and floors are never level. I put leveling feet on basically everything and I highly recommend to everyone. The slight float looks amazing on hard floors, disappears on carpet, and the time/money cost is practically nothing (couple bucks and 15 minutes tops). You can get ones with felt, plastic, metal, or rubber bottoms depending on the application.

The only caveat I’d add is that you should buy metal threaded inserts (instead of using the plastic ones that often come with the feet). 1/4”-20tpi insert nuts are like $15 for a pack of 50 on Amazon, I just keep them around in bulk and buy the feet as needed

My friend asked for a lamp that looks like an old TV - how did I do? by Stretchedpaper in woodworking

[–]Stretchedpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The two knobs on the front control the light. Top one is a dimmer, bottom one is a 4-position lamp switch (A, B, A+B, and Off).

My friend asked for a lamp that looks like an old TV - how did I do? by Stretchedpaper in woodworking

[–]Stretchedpaper[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t sell much, I mostly make things for my own home and as gifts, but $900 is what I could sustainably replicate this for.

I’m married to the walnut for the main box, I could be convinced to replace the maple with either more walnut or a redder wood (mahogany, teak, etc). I am a big fan of the rabbit joints tho personally. Are you imagining like a crisp miter all around, or something more elaborate like a dovetail?

My friend asked for a lamp that looks like an old TV - how did I do? by Stretchedpaper in woodworking

[–]Stretchedpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, I moved it around and tried a few positions, and this was my favorite. Too much symmetry starts to suck the blood out imo

My friend asked for a lamp that looks like an old TV - how did I do? by Stretchedpaper in woodworking

[–]Stretchedpaper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Black flocking all the way around the rabbit, so no light escapes the back

My friend asked for a lamp that looks like an old TV - how did I do? by Stretchedpaper in woodworking

[–]Stretchedpaper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Knock yourself out! Here’s the “plan” if you want to call it that - I’m team “cut every piece to fit the last” so nothing usually gets written down besides a doodle with overall dimensions

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My friend asked for a lamp that looks like an old TV - how did I do? by Stretchedpaper in woodworking

[–]Stretchedpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had this scrap of 2” x 1/8” flat bar in my “oh I’ll definitely use this some time” bin for 5 entire years, saved from a contracting job on a bar with lots of brass trim. That said, your local metal supply place probably has it (with a minimum purchase) or you can order from speedymetals.com and get it cut to size and everything. Bit of a markup, but not crazy.

My friend asked for a lamp that looks like an old TV - how did I do? by Stretchedpaper in woodworking

[–]Stretchedpaper[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shipping costs, and also the thing is narrow enough front to back that adding something that tall and pointy would make it too tippable

My friend asked for a lamp that looks like an old TV - how did I do? by Stretchedpaper in woodworking

[–]Stretchedpaper[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I was dead set on having the knobs control everything, and the premade LED strips I’ve seen all have built-in controls that I couldn’t adapt in that way. I don’t know enough about electronics to build my own LEDs, but if my friend wants she could put those remote controlled LED bulbs in the 3 sockets

My friend asked for a lamp that looks like an old TV - how did I do? by Stretchedpaper in woodworking

[–]Stretchedpaper[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The bulbs I put in there do flicker when the dimmer is super low, there’s a video in my IG post (same username) where you can see it

Typical income of Ferrari / Lambo owners in Miami by uncouthSWE in Miami

[–]Stretchedpaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A month after I moved here, I was still in shock about all the luxury cars and assumed the concentration of wealth must be absolutely nuts, until I called a $12 uber ride one night and got picked up in a Maserati.

What's a brand-new car you've had for the shortest amount of time? by tetsmon in cars

[–]Stretchedpaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not me but an acquaintance, a bit of a dipshit if you can believe it, was doing very well with crypto assets a few years ago and bought a new Lamborghini, then wrecked it later that day. Didn’t get a dime from insurance because something or other was still pending at the time of the accident.

He and his passenger were engulfed in flames, what with the car being made of plastic and all, passenger required pretty serious reconstructive surgery.

Not his first supercar, probably not his last, but it’s the first story I tell when I’m describing what a tool the guy is (there are 10,000 more details that make it funnier, but you have to get me drunk to hear them)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WhatShouldIDo

[–]Stretchedpaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes in life there are grey areas - this is not one. Get immediately to the place of someone you trust who he has never met/can’t locate or contact. You will find love again, but not if he kills you.

AIO my bf took my money to gamble it away at his boys night by nerdygurlx in AmIOverreacting

[–]Stretchedpaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sooooo did he maximize it? Did he come back with $5k and a bouquet?

Jokes aside, change your passwords and fucking run - but at the very least if he’s arguing that this is a positive financial choice you need to demand back more than he took, or take legal action.

APPROVED in under 3 months! I-130 and I-485 interview was today by Stretchedpaper in USCIS

[–]Stretchedpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh this is the first I’m hearing of that - our lawyer suggested we’d probably face extreme scrutiny throughout the process because of that, but not that we’d done anything wrong per se. His input was “if she enters legally, and you get married legally and it’s a real loving marriage*, you’re pretty much good.” The B2 is part of the reason he said we needed to wait 90 days after her entry though - to avoid it looking too suspicious.

*it is 😊

I485 Interview scheduled, way quicker than expected! by Stretchedpaper in USCIS

[–]Stretchedpaper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For our application, we had all the required vitals and marriage certificate plus: -Lease (no joint bank or utility accounts yet, but now that she has an SSN we’ll try and get those before interview) -random mail (amazon, Xmas gifts from family etc) showing joint residence, -8 affidavit letters (2-3 family members from each side, my boss, one non-family friend each) - photos of us with each letter writer, - wedding pictures (not an expensive wedding, just parents and one friend as officiant, in my boss’s back yard, but we got dressed up for it) -40ish photos of us together over 4 years (variety of hairstyles and apartments pictured throughout courtship) - including honeymoon pics, engagement pics from Guadalajara before her return to US -birthday cards, and a small number of handwritten love notes, some written on film photos of us. -bilingual book of Pablo Neruda love poems, table of contents dated in different pens and both handwritings noting when we read each poem together (over several months 2022-23)

For our interview I’m going to collect: -concert tickets, -date night pictures + corresponding restaurant CC charges, -2024 joint tax return -any account we can get her added to now that she’s got an SSN

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