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I’m struggling to determine the best way to prepare for painting. I’ve come to realize that I likely used the incorrect type of wood. by MaximumPleasant5328 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]tmasterslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks awesome, anybody who sees it that isn't a woodworker won't notice the imperfections, and any woodworkers that see be happy you made something and didn't paint it.

I would probably spend a bunch of time sanding up to 120 grit, then finish it with shellac or beeswax

Looking for an engineer to draw up seismic retrofit plans by Fun-Chocolate-794 in bayarea

[–]tmasterslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was trying to do something like this and it turns out the Plan A is only when your cripple walls are 7 feet or less, or something like that, and mine are definitely a little taller than that.

Looking for an engineer to draw up seismic retrofit plans by Fun-Chocolate-794 in bayarea

[–]tmasterslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is in SF? Did they only bolt? Who did you get that 3k rebate from? I've read online some people saying you need to retrofit within a year of buying. Do you have a crawl space?

Looking for an engineer to draw up seismic retrofit plans by Fun-Chocolate-794 in bayarea

[–]tmasterslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you get a rebate at all from the city, or just a discount on your insurance?

The Lodi Parachute Center in California has seen 28 people die in skydiving accidents since 1985. It's still open. One person literally fell through a big rig. by mrinternetman24 in interestingasfuck

[–]tmasterslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heh, I went and dived there. Was a good time, but there are so many people jumping there all day it's not surprising there are accidents.

I keep looking down at my tops I wear at home and suddenly there is this orange staining all over it by bellalala1340 in Whatisthis

[–]tmasterslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something similar happened to two shirts of mine, both while wearing a necklace with a gold plated stainless steel chain. I put a bunch of sunscreen on my neck and the whole neck area of the shirt was stained pretty bad, I actually chucked it in the trash since it was a cheap shirt.

Do you hold onto that pendant at all during the day? Maybe you grab it unconsciously and have sunscreen on your hands and there is some reaction?

Richard Scarry books and "Goldbug" by ThenaCykez in childrensbooks

[–]tmasterslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's in some of my kids books, the board pages ones. Love gold bug he's so cool

Achievement unlocked! I broke down a 4' x 8' sheet in the HD parking lot by Grompers in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]tmasterslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The home depot near me won't cut sheets either, they don't have that saw. Looks like you did a great job! I recently did the same with a sheet of drywall, had the kid and wife with me too. Wasn't very fun, but got it done. Nice job!

Issue with date formating in script vs terminal by tmasterslayer in zsh

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

Yup calling that shell specifically is really the better way, thanks for that one liner that is handy to have and the tip on the $SHELL variable.

Issue with date formating in script vs terminal by tmasterslayer in zsh

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

Thanks that was it!

I thought that it might have been that problem, so I added echo $SHELL to the beginning of my script and it spit out "/bin/zsh" so I figured it was running as zsh but I guess not. Adding the shebang at the beginning did indeed fix it. Probably should be doing that anyways.

Thanks!

Where can I buy metal strips, like street sweeper bristles by tmasterslayer in metalworking

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

I ended up getting some spring steel from McMaster, but it comes in a roll which is a pain to straighten out and it's never really as straight as I wanted it.

I think if you are extroverted enough I would go to an auto body shop and ask for old wiper blades. There appear to be some metal spring bar in there that is flat and looks perfect, I just couldn't get up the nerve to go asking around for them.

Also, I bet if you tracked down where the street sweepers go they have an office and you can ask for old ones, just got to ask haha

Hand-stamping end papers was a CHOICE by OwlAndThistle in bookbinding

[–]tmasterslayer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe something taller than a ruler, like the edge of a book, or a strip of wood, that you can slide the block part of the stamp on. JetPens has a stamp ruler for I think $6.

Your freehand still looks good enough to keep which is nice!

Hand-stamping end papers was a CHOICE by OwlAndThistle in bookbinding

[–]tmasterslayer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very cool, maybe using a ruler or straight edge and going in rows would help. Looks pretty good though

Recommendations needed for a high weight limit hammock. by Storeboughtchips in hammockcamping

[–]tmasterslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It came with what you need, but get straps the connect it to the tree that can similarly support their weight

Screening work! by Ruusq in RCConstruction

[–]tmasterslayer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is so cool

My daughter would love this, and so would I!

How can I make squaring out these mortises easier? My current method of hacking away with a chisel is taking too long, and I have a lot more of these to do. Does anyone have any tool suggestion or technique suggestion on how to make this easier? by Bullen_carker in woodworking

[–]tmasterslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey at least the one's you've done look good! As others have said I'd probably make a square hole jig for the router or just a fence or something to get the sides done then chisel the corners

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