A convergence of hobbies

[snert]

I'm boring. I just dream of other hobbies. I load, shoot on occasion, work and lately I been planting trees that will be awesome about the time I die. I hope to one day restore my 1967 Firebird OHC6 Sprint, 4 speed. But its been 36 years since I last drove it and my back hurts too much too often that I didn't even put new brakes on my junker Kia...scheduled that at the service place next week. It is a pain int he neck to even do oil changes.

Oh, and I complain.

 

[ronsatspokane]

I've been into photography for over 40 years. Mostly Canon with L series lenses. Thinking about upgrading the body to a full frame mirrorless. Might wait for the next gen from Canon though as the R needs a little refinement. Photography for me is like all my other hobbies. They ebb and flow. Sometimes I'm in deep, sometimes something else has my attention.

Currently it is rifles but also shotguns and pistols. They interfere with the wood working and metal working although both of those have been exercised in building F Class guns.

Those hobbies interfere with the motorcycling. Time was when I was riding 30 k miles a year all over the US, up to Alaska and through the Alps on mostly Italian, Austrian and German bikes but a few Japanese sport bikes over the years as well. Talked to the wife about a Harley but she knows that I like track days and she thinks that the Harley is not up to the level of handling required for the kind of riding I like.

The motorcycling interfered with the boating habit at times but I think I have the boat habit under control. Sold the Tollycraft and now down to a 16 foot fishing boat. Fishing is something I want to take up again but my other tasks and hobbies prevented it this year. Then there are the cars, construction projects, home and shop remodel projects, tractor implement dolly building projects and various other little things. I retired 6 weeks ago. Should have done it 10 years ago given the number of things I've got going. Don't know how I ever found time to work.

 

[jonbearman]

Fastback or coupe?

I have a coupe with a real K code engine with some mild tricks in it. It has a close ratio 4 speed and a 9 incher with 3:89 gears and traction lok. The car is as clean of a body I have ever seen from Garland texas area. Bought sept 1978.

 

[Rustytigwire]

You guys set the bar pretty high.
I drive around and goof off when its time to break from serious goofin off.
Also fortunate to live near my 4 twenty something kids. They are so much joy every day. So proud i could pop! Wait I am pop!

 

[Bc'z]

I have a coupe with a real K code engine with some mild tricks in it. It has a close ratio 4 speed and a 9 incher with 3:89 gears and traction lok. The car is as clean of a body I have ever seen from Garland texas area. Bought sept 1978.

I was working for a fella restoring mustang's 20 years ago in Portland.
So 1 day I answered the phone and I talked to a lady that wanted to sell her car. I told the boss about it, and we went to look at a 67 mustang that hadn't run in years she said.
We didn't know if it was coup or fastback.
We took 5 gallons of gas, a set of plugs and wires, and a voltage regulator.
We got to her house, which was literally 3 blocks from my place.
Car was a 67 fastback 390 GTA, we put a quick tune up on it dumped the gas in primed the carb and drove it out of there.

 

[ihmsakiwi]

I've been into photography for over 40 years. Mostly Canon with L series lenses. Thinking about upgrading the body to a full frame mirrorless. Might wait for the next gen from Canon though as the R needs a little refinement. Photography for me is like all my other hobbies. They ebb and flow. Sometimes I'm in deep, sometimes something else has my attention.

Currently it is rifles but also shotguns and pistols. They interfere with the wood working and metal working although both of those have been exercised in building F Class guns.

Those hobbies interfere with the motorcycling. Time was when I was riding 30 k miles a year all over the US, up to Alaska and through the Alps on mostly Italian, Austrian and German bikes but a few Japanese sport bikes over the years as well. Talked to the wife about a Harley but she knows that I like track days and she thinks that the Harley is not up to the level of handling required for the kind of riding I like.

The motorcycling interfered with the boating habit at times but I think I have the boat habit under control. Sold the Tollycraft and now down to a 16 foot fishing boat. Fishing is something I want to take up again but my other tasks and hobbies prevented it this year. Then there are the cars, construction projects, home and shop remodel projects, tractor implement dolly building projects and various other little things. I retired 6 weeks ago. Should have done it 10 years ago given the number of things I've got going. Don't know how I ever found time to work.

Yip,
I used to fly (gliding) but the best days for gliding also happened to be the best day for riding bikes. And you could ride with your girl and unless I wanted to step down to a dual seat trainer glider that was a mono hobby.
Then the best days riding were interferring with boating & fishing. Then along came kids and they interferred with everything for about twenty years.

Now full circle, pistol shooting was interfering with my new passion F-Class so got rid of the pistols. My boat I am reminded occassionly by my partner hasn't been wet now for 18 months. My newish / old 2000 R1150GS BMW interferes with evertything as I still love to ride as much as I love shooting.
Now there's grandkids in the equation.......................here we go again.

 

[Fast14riot]

I've been into photography for over 40 years. Mostly Canon with L series lenses. Thinking about upgrading the body to a full frame mirrorless. Might wait for the next gen from Canon though as the R needs a little refinement. Photography for me is like all my other hobbies. They ebb and flow. Sometimes I'm in deep, sometimes something else has my attention.

Currently it is rifles but also shotguns and pistols. They interfere with the wood working and metal working although both of those have been exercised in building F Class guns.

Those hobbies interfere with the motorcycling. Time was when I was riding 30 k miles a year all over the US, up to Alaska and through the Alps on mostly Italian, Austrian and German bikes but a few Japanese sport bikes over the years as well. Talked to the wife about a Harley but she knows that I like track days and she thinks that the Harley is not up to the level of handling required for the kind of riding I like.

The motorcycling interfered with the boating habit at times but I think I have the boat habit under control. Sold the Tollycraft and now down to a 16 foot fishing boat. Fishing is something I want to take up again but my other tasks and hobbies prevented it this year. Then there are the cars, construction projects, home and shop remodel projects, tractor implement dolly building projects and various other little things. I retired 6 weeks ago. Should have done it 10 years ago given the number of things I've got going. Don't know how I ever found time to work.

I've managed to stick with my old school gear that still produces excellent results. Shooting a Nikon D200 as my primary digital body. 10.2mp. My cell phone has higher resolution! But, it's on its second shutter now, first one went out around 140K, second shutter has about 27K on it now. My primary film body is a Nikon F100 (35mm). My fun and special project are a Leica R4 (35mm) and a Yashica 124 TLR (220 film). I had a decent collection of rangefinders going until a burglary last year. May try to find a few to replace some of what was lost.

For a 14 year old digital camera, it's hard to tell. Some shots...

 

[Fast14riot]

The the woman of the house was complaining at me to clean up my yoyos. This is not all of them, I have a case full of duplicates and some at work as well, lol!

 

[rwk]

Used to like playing with my two '69 Mustangs but as an old fart it's less work playing with guns.

Always

Always get the last word.

Same sport but blown cars gassers and some funny cars

 

[ronsatspokane]

I've managed to stick with my old school gear that still produces excellent results. Shooting a Nikon D200 as my primary digital body. 10.2mp. My cell phone has higher resolution! But, it's on its second shutter now, first one went out around 140K, second shutter has about 27K on it now. My primary film body is a Nikon F100 (35mm). My fun and special project are a Leica R4 (35mm) and a Yashica 124 TLR (220 film). I had a decent collection of rangefinders going until a burglary last year. May try to find a few to replace some of what was lost.

For a 14 year old digital camera, it's hard to tell. Some shots...

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Oh yeah, I know where you are coming from. I'm still shooting a 40D Canon body that creates beautiful images without a lot of post processing required. Pro's shooting off the original 1D created images that even the top cameras today would not be able to render without significant post process. I had one of the Yashica medium format cameras years ago. Should have kept it but I do like the convenience and immediate feedback of digital.

 

[Fast14riot]

Oh yeah, I know where you are coming from. I'm still shooting a 40D Canon body that creates beautiful images without a lot of post processing required. Pro's shooting off the original 1D created images that even the top cameras today would not be able to render without significant post process. I had one of the Yashica medium format cameras years ago. Should have kept it but I do like the convenience and immediate feedback of digital.

Funny, I use my digital like I would have used a Polaroid 15-20 years ago, to chimp a shot before committing to film. Kinda nice that way. The other nice thing about an older digital is the file sizes, I dont need a $1500 PC to process the raw images.

I do enjoy shooting film, and having a professional lab less than a mile from my front door makes it easy. If I had to ship off my film, I probably wouldn't shoot it any more.

 

[Fast14riot]

Figured I throw in an image or two combining my hobbies, as well...

 

[T.Rhodes]

My other deal is....

 

[rkittine]

I have way too many hobbies and most are expensive, hence why I am as old as I am and still working three jobs.

 

[Pwc]

Well, I like to shoot but eyes are letting me down, love to reload. I have 4 astro telescopes in vatious sizes, but living in town, it's a chore to take them to the desert to get away from the sky-glo. Still have my engines from flying models, but noise restrictions are a pain. I do woodworking and have a White treddle sewing machine I rescued on its way to the dump that needs referb. Still has original attchs and leather belt with staple. When I retired my wife thought I would be bored.....now, if I could just keep life happenings out of the way...

 

[Pwc]

The the woman of the house was complaining at me to clean up my yoyos. This is not all of them, I have a case full of duplicates and some at work as well, lol!
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Fast14riot- They all seem to be of the same type design. Is there a performance difference beyween your "open ended" yo-yos and a standard Duncan "type"?

 

[Fast14riot]

Fast14riot- They all seem to be of the same type design. Is there a performance difference beyween your "open ended" yo-yos and a standard Duncan "type"?

Yoyos are essentially classified by "response systems." I mainly throw unresponsive yoyos. They have a ball bearing as the axle. These allow long spin times, string tricks, etc, but you must perform a string "bind" to get the yoyo to come back. A bind is taking a loop of string doubles back around the axle and crossing it against the spin direction, binding the working end (to you hand) against the slack loop and winding it up. A quick search of how to bind a yoyo will make more sense.

Then there is "responsive" play, which may have a bearing still, but often players will add lube which causes drag on the bearing and when the string in unloaded (like bouncing the yoyo up) the string will wrap around the axle, causing it to bind.

Then, there is fixed axle, which is either a wood or metal solid axle, commonly used on wood yoyos or the classic Duncan Imperials, these are used for looping tricks which allows the yoyo to return to you with minimal effort and be thrown again, often without even touching your hand.

Check out yoyotricks.com if you want to see what the differences look like.

As for difference in play, I feel its safe to say we own multiple rifles capable of the same things, but they all handle just slightly different. Yoyos arent any different.

 

[USMCDOC]

My other hobby makes me a lil moola..

 

[NorCalMikie]

Got into photography some years back. Big sister was/is a pack rat and had negatives (620/120 Kodak Brownie) of pictures of our mother and girl friends when she graduated from high school in the mid 30s.
Stepped into the dark room and printed a bunch. Surprised that prints were "Crystal Clear" from negatives 75 + years old. Shot a lot of black and white with ASA 10 film. Some of the blow ups are amazingly clear. Lots of slide film and only one process to develop so less chance for mistakes. Thought about "large format cameras but havn't got to that yet.

Wife wanted to go to a "Quilt Show". BIG mistake on my part. Looked around and thought "I can do that". Cost me $100.00+ for fabric before I got home.
Some of the "purest old ladies" checked out my work and I got their approval. Just maybe he DOES know what he's doing.
Old sewing machines, I get in the middle of them and before too long, they're singing "like a sewing machine".

Shooting, reloading and building bench guns. A 5 shot group that can be covered with a dime is my ultimate goal. If it isn't a bug hole, somethings wrong.

Growing flowers was a big thing till I got tired of being on my hands and knees pulling weeds. Still got pictures of the flower patch. Over 2500 plants of Bearded Iris. Lots of fun, looked beautiful in bloom AND the deer wouldn't eat them.

RC Gliders. All night builds so flying time first thing in the morning.

Street Rods, but not as much fun after working on cars for 50+ years.

Always something to keep me occupied.

 

[Papa Charlie]

Having been living on our boat for the last 10 years, I almost forgot one of my favorite hobbies, which is working Leather. Unfortunately, all my tools are in storage. Use to make knife and sword sheaves, holsters, etc.
One of the tools I want to get again is another walking foot industrial sewing machine. These industrial machines are so strong that if your not careful, you can sew right through bone.

So the updated list is:
Designing and building things Metal and Wood
Gunsmithing
Shooting
Boating
Leather Work