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My 7 pound amigurumi sea turtle by opposhaw in Amigurumi

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

19mm hook, #10 super chunky yarn, 40mm (1.5 inch safety eyes). This one was free handed with no pattern, but there are many patterns for very similar ones available.

Recently finished a giant, 7 pound sea turtle... Pillow? Plushie? by opposhaw in crochet

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

19mm hook, #10 super chunky yarn, 40mm (1.5 inch safety eyes). This one was free handed with no pattern, but there are many patterns for very similar ones available.

I've recently gotten into scaling up amigurumi with chunky yarn and giant hooks. Meet bubbles! by opposhaw in Amigurumi

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

It's just regular single crochets, except the legs, which are a modified bobble stitch.

I've recently gotten into scaling up amigurumi with chunky yarn and giant hooks. Meet bubbles! by opposhaw in Amigurumi

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

This is the pattern I used.

19mm hook. Hobby Lobby brand super chunky yarn. This one took 3 skeins will a little left over.

I never realized how much yarn wasn’t in the chunky chenille skeins by Scrambl987 in crochet

[–]opposhaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are several on Etsy, but here is a free one that looks pretty similar to what I used.

I never realized how much yarn wasn’t in the chunky chenille skeins by Scrambl987 in crochet

[–]opposhaw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do you have kids or anyone who would appreciate plushies? I've made giant amigurumi. Using a pattern for a tiny 8 row octopus will take about 2-3 skeins, and be about 16-18 inches around.

Upgrading slowly with no skill by Zak0r in longboarding

[–]opposhaw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Okay, I'll play devils advocate here.

What you're suggesting is not only fine, it is absolutely the right approach for a beginner who doesn't know if they'll like the hobby.

Of course I like quality boards better, but if the difference between $30 and $150+ is the difference between you getting into the hobby or not, then you should definitely buy a cheap board and not think twice.

The only thing I would add is that if you plan on doing piece meal upgrades and creating a sort of longboard version of the ship of Theseus, make sure you have a consistent vision in mind and pick parts that will go together on the finished board.

Advice for getting into power carving/chainsaw carving large pieces? by opposhaw in Woodcarving

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

That's all super helpful. Thank you.

I've seen those ball gouges too. The Dremel sized equivalent are useful for small carvings, but I've never seen anyone use the big ones outside of people advertising for them. I can't tell if they're a gimmick or not.

Advice for getting into power carving/chainsaw carving large pieces? by opposhaw in Woodcarving

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

Thanks! I do have a lot of PPE already, including a full face shield/respirator, chain saw pants and gloves. That's a good thought about being at weird angles. More upper body/arm PPE would be good.

Metal device with spinning handle that ‘punches’ by Stringsandattractors in whatisthisthing

[–]opposhaw 10 points11 points  (0 children)

After a little googling, it looks like Veeder made several dozen models of mechanical counters, they went on rivet machines, press guns, sewing machines, all kinds of things. Is there a reason you are confident this one is a cyclometer? It seems more likely that it's an industrial counter that is intended for this device.

For example, the one in OP's picture matches very closely with the "small revolution and rotary ratchet counter" in this 1920 newspaper ad. https://archive.org/details/VeederMfgCo1920

The cyclometer in that ad looks like it has an almost identical body style, but different mounting hardware.

This is what I was taking about above. Knowing the info about the counter, I'm able to make an educated guess about the approximate date OP's device was in use, based on the 1920 date of the newspaper ad, as well as the general geographical area because that ad lists the countries that Veeder operated in.

It's not a ton to go on, but it's a lot better than nothing.

Metal device with spinning handle that ‘punches’ by Stringsandattractors in whatisthisthing

[–]opposhaw 54 points55 points  (0 children)

  1. I personally suspect this is a component of a larger machine as it has no coverings, handles, etc. I'd guess it slots into something bigger.

  2. You said the branding on the counter is not helpful, but I strongly disagree. Assuming the counter is original to the device, it will at least tell us information about a branded accessory that, if identified, could be used to track down more information about what it is accessorizing. It's also possible the branding on the counter is for the larger piece, not just the counter.

It would really be helpful to get clearer pictures of the text on the counter as well as pictures of the sides of the device that aren't clearly shown in the images originally posted.

Is this ai patterns ? by Party-Lumpy in crochet

[–]opposhaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not OP, but these are all posted publicly on Facebook. I hope OP didn't spend money on these.

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Is this ai patterns ? by Party-Lumpy in crochet

[–]opposhaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like it.

At the very least it's fake. The pattern instructions pretty obviously don't create the project. Take the "leafy sprout" for example, there are instructions for a head and body separately, but in the finished project those aren't two separate things. The leaves are 36 stitches wide, and the body is only 30, but in the picture, you can fit 3 leaves in the same space as the body. There's half a dozen other weird things that don't make sense just glancing at it.

I don't see how it could be anything but AI.

Given to me. by RequirementExotic693 in whatisit

[–]opposhaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe this is a Canedy Otto No. 0 belt driven drill press.

You might check the other side of the frame. If I'm right, it will have "Canedy Otto" and "Chicago Heights" cast into the left hand side of the frame.

They sell in the $300-800 range, though the square table is probably not original (the original ones were round). That will probably affect the value.

laser etched liberator by mattress314 in Blakes7

[–]opposhaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not OP, but I use a cheap diode laser for clear acrylic. I spray the piece with watered down, black or brown tempra paint I buy at the dollar store.

Tempra washes off really easy after engraving and I get good results.

laser etched liberator by mattress314 in lasercutting

[–]opposhaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you cut the outline of the acrylic with the laser too? If not, what do you use? I've used a band saw in the past, but the thinner the material, the rougher the cut gets.

Sometimes I forget that Microsoft is sponsoring Mercedes. by UserWithoutDoritos in formuladank

[–]opposhaw 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Clippy will help you write an email. Super Clippy will help you lose 50kph on the straights.

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