What non gun projects have you been doing?

[Ackman]

650 CC ?

Cool!

Chantland aluminum 750 barrels, 7lbs lighter than stock 650. Have new flanged liners installed.

 

[hoz53]

i have been messing with ham radio. you can spend alot in it but i have most stuff including radios i need except any additional antennas i may build --all for the cost of an NF Comp. Its a cheap hobby so far even if i spend another NF Comps worth.

 

[mauser284]

Fitting this headphone amplifier into an enclosure.

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[itchyTF]

What are you trying to show, other than a heatsink?

 

[DiffEQ]

How about a new roof on the ol cabin.


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Yep, did my roof at the end of September. Still have to tuck & point the chimney, but at 2500 SF and only $2500 in materials, I'm feeling happy about it. When I stripped off the front, it filled my trailer to the brim. Took it to the dump and it was 3100 lbs. Over the course of five days, carried easily 12,000 lbs of stuff down the roof, up the roof, etc.

Someone dumped 8 cats (5 juveniles and 3 kittens) in the city park near our house about 3 weeks ago. Long story but the wife has been working with animal control and we fostered 2 in our garage for a few days but now all but 2 have found new homes!

What, no phở ?

On the funner side, picked this up for $500 on my 60th birthday.
Needed a full fuel system rebuild. The gas tank was completely rusted inside.
What a blast to ride!

 

[urbanrifleman]

I would love to finish my building so I can get my company back up and running but I'm on my second electrical contractor now that has completely blown me off. I can't believe the behavior of these contractors. They are so unprofessional. If you're lucky enough to get one to actually give you a bid then I guess it must be a flip of the coin if they're actually going to start working when they tell you or just disappear and you never hear from them again.

 

[Walt Krafft]

Rebuilt the gear drive on the 30” mower, new bearings, seals, gaskets. New throttle and choke cables on the tractor and after sitting 8 years, started with 6 pulls. Went mowing…View attachment 1480464

Had two of those when I was a kid in the 60's. Spent many hours walking behind them. Rebuilt both a couple of times. Wish I still had one.

 

[makurtz]

Just put together my "small venue" drum kit. DW with 24" kick and my "Road Kill" Slingerland Radio King snare that I custom restored.

 

[Just Say Moe]

What, no phở ?

One of the kittens I named Judy (Sweet Judy Blue eyes). She didn't last 24 hours and was adopted with her tortoise shell sister.

Here is most of the group - the brown mama at the bottom had no tail (named Stubby) and the kitten at the top also had no tail. I think they are called Manx? They both were adopted also.
The Calico mama in the middle and the white one are still available.


This is Binkey - he is so well behaved that he is the favorite of the shelter and stays at the desk all day with the receptionist. All of these cats were not feral - they were "people" cats and were just plain dumped at the public boat ramp. They ate a lot of hot dog buns and french fries.....

 

[joshb]

I got off my butt and put up a couple high output LED lights in my garage/shop……to help me make stocks! The old fluorescent lights weren’t working for me.

 

[buckeye68]

Finally getting started putting up a pergola in the woods. Cut down over 50 trees, ground out all the stumps, removed all the top soil and put down 245 tons of stone for the pad. Stating on the electrical this weekend then start pouring concrete on Monday.

 

[Fast14riot]

@mauser284 How many jfets on the other side of that heatsink?

 

[MFG_BOP]

Somewhat related, but I think it is kinda fun

Smokeless Powder

 

[Jvance513]

Match season is over for me, and Work is a constant project. Just got back from a 9 day trip in St Louis. But plenty of other stuff to do on my “free” weekends now lol

 

[jds holler]

I would love to finish my building so I can get my company back up and running but I'm on my second electrical contractor now that has completely blown me off. I can't believe the behavior of these contractors. They are so unprofessional. If you're lucky enough to get one to actually give you a bid then I guess it must be a flip of the coin if they're actually going to start working when they tell you or just disappear and you never hear from them again.

I hear what you're sayin and feel your pain. I deal with contractors almost daily. The really good ones are booked out so far that they simply don't have to take on new customers, and the others are a "shot in the dark". Some of them are actually good guys who can't keep a crew, and others are just lazy and don't seem to want to work more than a few days a week. jd

 

[psafety]

I build tool chests, a few chairs, tables, just whatever .. being retired helps me find time to make piles of sawdust .. one of my latest projects is a Stickley-inspired Morris recliner & ottoman out of local West TN oak, all mortise & tenon construction. which I dropped off with an upholster a couple of weeks ago to add the final touch.

 

[DiffEQ]

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One of the kittens I named Judy (Sweet Judy Blue eyes). She didn't last 24 hours and was adopted with her tortoise shell sister.
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Here is most of the group - the brown mama at the bottom had no tail (named Stubby) and the kitten at the top also had no tail. I think they are called Manx? They both were adopted also.
The Calico mama in the middle and the white one are still available.
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This is Binkey - he is so well behaved that he is the favorite of the shelter and stays at the desk all day with the receptionist. All of these cats were not feral - they were "people" cats and were just plain dumped at the public boat ramp. They ate a lot of hot dog buns and french fries.....

What a pack of cuties!

 

[Bill Score]

Brother in law found this running gear for free - froze solid, tongue tore off. I soaked it in atf/diesel mix (dad’s old go to) and I’ll be damned if things didn’t start moving after a week. Had to farmer the hell out of this one to get it working. He’s building another deer hut.

 

[thejamesd]

Building a little house on the lake for the wife and I.

 

[jimmymac]

Building a little house on the lake for the wife and I.

That looks awesome!