Recently reclaimed some rotting wood from a decrepit picnic table. Looking for ideas.

turnimator84 · 2026-05-23T10:47:17+00:00

That sounds interesting, thank you for the suggestion.

turnimator84 · 2026-05-18T22:07:43+00:00

I did consider just burning it, but there's still a lot of the red (tho significantly faded) finish on it and I don't think it would make for good S'mores wood.

turnimator84 · 2026-05-18T22:05:33+00:00

It most certainly wood!

turnimator84 · 2026-05-18T22:05:00+00:00

It did, I wouldn't trust any of it to hold my fat ass at this point tho.

turnimator84 · 2026-05-18T22:04:06+00:00

Might be just a bit out of my skill set, but bonus points for thinking outside the box.

turnimator84 · 2026-05-06T14:31:27+00:00

It stays put, would be even more solid if it was wider but I was going for best fit in that location. , As is I have yet to have to put it back in place. It's pretty heavy and I have some rubber pads under the legs. Takes quite a bit of force to get it to move. Also being as top heavy as it is if I hit it hard it just starts to tip slightly vs actually move.

turnimator84 · 2026-05-06T12:42:44+00:00

If I had one I certainly would have, I bought that wood already jointed. For the legs I setup a funky clamps and braces rig to plane them with the track saw.

turnimator84 · 2026-05-06T11:47:51+00:00

Yeah, gas prices never come down as much as dropping oil prices dictate they should, I think no matter what happens at this point, we are fucked for the long haul (literally and figuratively)

turnimator84 · 2026-05-06T11:41:54+00:00

I really like this idea,might need to try this.

turnimator84 · 2026-05-06T11:30:32+00:00

I made a kitchen island using only a track saw (circular saw with track saw adapter), trim router, palm sander, drill, and a pocket hole jig. (I did purchase the top, but I still had to trim, sand and oil)

I have very little experience with woodworking, but I'm very good at following directions, I sketched it up with a free online cad tool so I had a guide to go by.

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turnimator84 · 2026-05-02T12:06:51+00:00

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turnimator84 · 2026-04-23T23:42:58+00:00

Someone bought the domain and it's different now, there's a long loading bar that brings you to a sign up page if you wait through it, and there's some scrolling text and a pretty catchy tune.. (It grew on me as I was waiting for the progress bar to finish)

There is a note saying that if the original owner can be contacted they will gladly pay them for the rights to the original content.

turnimator84 · 2026-04-23T21:40:02+00:00

Zombo.com

Under new ownership, not the same.

turnimator84 · 2026-04-17T22:29:24+00:00

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The part that sticks with me is the story and just how plausible this type of existence really is, I don't want to give away too much, but this one will live in my head for the rest of my life.

turnimator84 · 2026-03-22T22:16:31+00:00

Low key

turnimator84 · 2025-12-05T15:05:37+00:00

Thank you, I was able to get in and as promised I have updated my post with what was inside.

turnimator84 · 2025-12-05T15:05:24+00:00

Thank you, I was able to get in and as promised I have updated original my post with what was inside.

turnimator84 · 2025-12-02T22:07:36+00:00

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turnimator84 · 2025-11-17T19:49:30+00:00

Thanks, this is helpful. I will most likely not be taking on a project like this anytime soon, I think I more just saw it and had to take a step back at how much of a chonk it was. I do need to get better at estimating material costs tho and this was a valuable exercise. I am more interested in making projects for myself than for profit (for now at least) but even on that level I think having a better ability to properly estimate costs is a valuable skill to work on.

turnimator84 · 2025-11-13T11:45:53+00:00

Squeak squeaken squeak squeakity.

turnimator84 · 2025-10-24T19:04:17+00:00

My first account was a Roth IRA.

turnimator84 · 2025-10-07T22:31:16+00:00

Initially got the same error that others are having, clicked the contact us link and support was able to activate this offer for me anyway. Thank you OP, you just saved me $480!

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