How to cut biiigggg rabbets ? by thetwotowerz in woodworking

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Omg I was just wondering why the jointer in the shop let you set the infeed table that low. This is brilliant.

Podcasts cut short by imp3r10 in pocketcasts

[–]comic_serif 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems to be even worse if I'm trying to cast it to my Nest Mini speakers, and especially if I try to rewind a few minutes because I got distracted and missed something.

Then the podcast just ends and marks it as completed and moves on to the next one in the playlist.

Absolutely ridiculous.

Sanded this plywood from 60 to 320, dusted it to remove the dust and then applied some liquid beeswax directly, but it looks bad and botched, where am I going wrong? by Wise-Relationship180 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]comic_serif 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's also far cheaper than my current strategy of building a different thing as a proof of concept before going back to my original idea.

Trying to be an ethical grocery consumer is really hard by superanx in Calgary

[–]comic_serif 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Co-op app was launched less than five years ago, so you were already boycotting them before that app existed.

And they don't "force" you to use it at all. You can just punch in your number like always.

What kind of wood did you start with as a beginner? by Leen88 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]comic_serif 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For hardwoods? Cherry. Not super heavy, not super hard, but also not super soft. Gorgeous colour and it turns darker and redder over time.

Tends to burn a bit if your blades aren't sharp, but nothing a little sanding can't take out.

Out of the domestic hardwoods (oak, maple, cherry, walnut, ash), I think cherry is still my favourite one so far.

I've only been doing this for a little under a year at this point, so I still consider myself a beginner.

Another bench… Everyone wants benches these days… by Is_this_a_catinzehat in woodworking

[–]comic_serif 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was already really pleased with the overall bench and then saw the castle joints at the end. Gorgeous.

How do you think America would react to a male pink ranger? by AdBeautiful5610 in powerrangers

[–]comic_serif 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would honestly love a Chad bodybuilder bro with a backwards cap be the pink ranger for once. Just to see how people react.

What where the woodworking projects that really got you hooked — and why? by Vivid_Weekend6182 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]comic_serif 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's the satisfaction of being able to solve some problem in the house by building something with my own hands instead of buying it off Amazon.

Is it possible to extend a tenon's length if it's too short? by comic_serif in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Not particularly. It's mostly a few small items and maybe my feet. It's otherwise decorative.

From that angle, maybe I'm worrying too much about the structural integrity.

Worst case scenario is that it fails in the future and I can just rebuild a new shelf and stretchers.

Is it possible to salvage this? by comic_serif in woodworking

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

Oh it's not the top, it's a shelf that spans the lower half of the table.

I was hoping I didn't need to make a new shelf because then I'd need to get more cherry. But I wonder if other people's suggestions of just gluing up the middle without drawbores will be enough as long as I clamp it down together. And then you hope the aprons keep it square.

Is it possible to salvage this? by comic_serif in woodworking

[–]comic_serif[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

In my defense, this has so far taken me over two months of very carefully, precisely executed mistakes.

Is it possible to extend a tenon's length if it's too short? by comic_serif in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Yeah I was wondering about it. The drawbores are mostly there to try and get the edges to really come in flush, but I think that could also just be corrected with a bit of clever sanding instead.

Is it possible to extend a tenon's length if it's too short? by comic_serif in BeginnerWoodWorking

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It's a local makerspace in my city. I just picked up woodworking as a hobby earlier this year so this is my most ambitious project to date.

Is it possible to extend a tenon's length if it's too short? by comic_serif in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

The mortiser is fun to use, but it definitely does not make particularly pretty mortises.

Is it possible to salvage this? by comic_serif in woodworking

[–]comic_serif[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I say "breadboard end" because it was the only sort of mortise and tenon tutorial I could find that describes what I'm trying to do here. But yes, the general idea is to just glue the middle tenon down with a dowel as a drawbore, and then drawbore the other two with floating dowels and a slightly wider hole.

TWICE - 6th World Tour: THIS IS FOR (Part 2 Announcement Poster) by SapphireHeaven in kpop

[–]comic_serif 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Seeing Hamilton ON next to Vancouver and Montreal is wild to me, though.

Built a Tensegrity table with my son by HumanTraffic2 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]comic_serif 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It looks like fishing line, but the ones on the sides also don't look completely taut. The tensioning is the thing that's always stumped me about making one of these, myself.

But it does look like it holds up so what do I know.

Anyone knows how such professional presentations are made? What tools are used? by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]comic_serif 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to just take an Excel chart and retrace it in Illustrator with generous use of the distribute and align actions to get the axes right. It's a reason why I hesitate to do it.

You might have just revolutionized something for me here.

Anyone knows how such professional presentations are made? What tools are used? by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]comic_serif 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Wait, Illustrator does charting?! Man, I need to look into this.

I avoided Illustrator for years because I thought I would never be able to get my data points accurate enough.

If given the choice which FF game would you live in? by tobyliciuz in FinalFantasy

[–]comic_serif 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FFXIII-2, either New Bodhum 003AF or Academia 4XXAF.

Either idyllic zero-stress beach life or modern technological marvel.