The Do-it-Yourself Thread: A Home for Handymen and Artisans - General

[QUOTE=hypno-toad;35998219]Heavy welsh/english warbow made of hickory. Made a few before but they were all too short to match my height, and this hickory is much more springy than the osage orange I used last time. [t]http://niggaupload.com/images/6Pngi.jpg[/t] [t]http://niggaupload.com/images/LWiOj.jpg[/t] Not sure of the draw weight but its really damn heavy. Fired a crappy weighted dowel arrow, it flew 60 meters in less that a second and embedded itself an inch into the ground. Now I just need some proper bodkin arrows :[ Bled my knuckle because I nocked the string too close to the handle and it slapped my hand, won't make that mistake again :v:[/QUOTE] Nice crocs

Finally fixed our push mower just 4 days after we bought a new one to replace it.. Unfortunately the only way to turn it off right now is to unplug the sparkplug, which gives you a nice little shock

[QUOTE=jaredop;36010931]Finally fixed our push mower just 4 days after we bought a new one to replace it.. Unfortunately the only way to turn it off right now is to unplug the sparkplug, which gives you a nice little shock[/QUOTE] Depending on what mower you have, there should be some sort of metal that allows you to short the spark plug and ground it out with the metal of the mower itself... Instead of unplugging it, you could just short out the top of the spark plug with the bare metal of the lawnmower.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/icULTl.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/T863Il.jpg[/img] Bought a little treasure chest at a hardware store. Painted it (first layer was dark brown, second black, original color was some really light wood tone), sanded it, glued the leather strips on and then put some shiny gold nails in it. It's going to be the package of a birthday gift, and I'll try and engrave a skull on top of it.

Finished my apartment home theater for my living room. We moved to a much nicer unit downstairs, which is exactly the same as our old one, but reversed lay-out. Painted the screen wall dark red, and the rest of the walls tan. Going for 1940 -1950's approach. Littered about are my other DIY projects, including my bakelite radios, and some redwood clam shell decor additions, and a custon entertainment center. Decorated the whole room for under $100. Dropped all the wires under the appartment, since I have crawl space access in our backyard. I was not happy down there, but it was all worth it in the end having no wires running across the floor, FU comcast and the $100 you would have charged me to do that... [IMG]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/serj22/P1000140.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/serj22/P1000135.jpg[/IMG] That abstract functional piece is all made of scrap redwood from a fencing project. All unsanded and raw. [IMG]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/serj22/P1000141.jpg[/IMG] 120" screen for my HTPC/PS3. [IMG]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/serj22/P1000147.jpg[/IMG] Pretty happy with it. Now just looking for something else to build...

Finished [to an extent] the bass I've been building in school! It's the first instrument I've built, and the first long term project I've ever done before. Not flawless, but I'm proud of my work anyways. The next step is filing the top of the frets a bit because they buzz without being level enough. It plays very nicely, the treble is good and the popping sound is great. I'll get some better pictures later because it's dark out and the lighting isn't good, if I use a flash it reflects on the bass and makes the picture look horrible. [t]http://niggaupload.com/images/DsZ4V.jpg[/t] [t]http://niggaupload.com/images/oGMud.jpg[/t] The pickups are by Kent Armstrong by the way, they sound real nice. I'll get a list of the woods I used and for what part next post with pictures.

just finished a book shelf for my games :v: excuse the shitty cellphone picture [IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/2012-06-01_14.01_.40_.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Ninja Duck;36150396] [t]http://niggaupload.com/images/oGMud.jpg[/t] I'll get a list of the woods I used and for what part next post with pictures.[/QUOTE] That end looks really sharp. Don't trip onto it. :v:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/hQIb6.jpg[/img] Made this in a couple of hours Like 95% done, needs a bit more sanding and stuff. It's going on my Harley Benton G212 guitar cabinet when it arrives here in a few days instead of the horrible Harley Benton logo

I used some wood to make a rack mount Power strip for my server rack, Get's all the wires out of the way. [editline]7th June 2012[/editline] Also saves me buying a proper one..

[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/knife5.jpg[/img] Some knife I made.

[QUOTE=Rageblood;36238914][img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/knife5.jpg[/img] Some knife I made.[/QUOTE] That's really knife. Ha. ha. What has my life come to?

how did you make it?

[QUOTE=Mindfuck 2;36239103]That's really knife. Ha. ha. What has my life come to?[/QUOTE] looks awesome! i like the rough finish.

I forget if i posted my chainmail shirt on here, so I'll post all the pictures. part of a basic sheet of chainmail [thumb]http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/391/20120223134108.jpg[/thumb] Start of the trunk of the shirt, made out of 6 panels that i made and the straps (Yes I am aware it resembles a sports bra somewhat) [thumb]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4007/chainshirt.jpg[/thumb] Widened the straps and added another set of panels to the bottom [thumb]http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7947/chainshirt3.jpg[/thumb] Getting more of the trunk and shoulder parts done [thumb]http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/6575/chainalmost.jpg[/thumb] The main trunk of the chainmail shirt made from probably around 13,000 1.4mm thick and 8 mm innder diameter mild steel rings [thumb]http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8206/chaindone.jpg[/thumb] One shoulder done (sleeves are an absoloute bitch to do on this thing as the pattern rotates 90 degrees which makes fitting it, fiddly to say the least), it took me about 36 hours of planning, experimenting and tesitng out to get it to work, and even then i messed up slightly [thumb]http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9936/chainsleeve.jpg[/thumb] Still got part of the sleeve to do, but i kind of can't be arsed for the moment as it's messed up somehow and fixing it is long, arduous and fiddly.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/QFnGk.jpg[/img] The belt isn't tight enough, but most likely gonna change it to a chain instead, would work much better.

[QUOTE=NoahPwnage;32781317][IMG]http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss68/NoahPwnage/Photo10021055_4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss68/NoahPwnage/Photo10021055.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss68/NoahPwnage/Photo10021054.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss68/NoahPwnage/Photo10021054_8.jpg[/IMG] Images from my room, did it in one weekend. Worked on it for about 2 or so hours a day. In between I helped my mom get the ethernet set up.[/QUOTE] No offense but it looks like a public toilet met a mental asylum. It's like Jackson Pollock had a seizure while he was really drunk.

carved a spoon from some hard firewood. I have a big problem though: after I finished it, I wanted to prevent damage to it. Some website said to coat it with mineral SPIRITS instead of mineral OIL. They must have confused the two. I hope I can still use it with food. (Mineral spirits are toxic in some way, and mineral oil isn't) Is there a way to wash the spirits out? or keep them from getting into food? What should I do to protect the spoon and my health? [img]http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/579861_142990069169794_335077994_n.jpg[/img]

crank up the oven and bake it out

[QUOTE=KillerTele;36275377][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/QFnGk.jpg[/IMG] The belt isn't tight enough, but most likely gonna change it to a chain instead, would work much better.[/QUOTE] That's pretty neat, what is that motor off of? Or did you buy it from somewhere? Here is a minibike I'm currently making during the last week of my shop class: [t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/34886768/Pictures/Projects/0611121305-01.jpg[/t][t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/34886768/Pictures/Projects/0611121305-02.jpg[/t] The motor I'm using is either off of an old snow blower or rototiller, I'm not sure because its been in my back shed for years and my dad just said I could take it. And yes, it is currently taped together. That's just so I can see what I still need to adjust to have it all line up properly. (Quite a bit since I just started bending it all today.) [editline]12th June 2012[/editline] Since I'm at the top of the page I might as well drop some bad cellphone pictures of the finished traffic light I posted earlier: [t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/34886768/Pictures/Projects/0612120029-01.jpg[/t] I replaced the bulky switch box by installing small toggle switches on the side of each light: [t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/34886768/Pictures/Projects/0612120030-00.jpg[/t] I also made a simple adjustable mount for the deck light sensor: [t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/34886768/Pictures/Projects/0612120031-00.jpg[/t]

It's a chainsaw motor, my friend lent me the kickbike and the engine for me to fix, which I did. I want to make a minibike as well, I've got motors laying around that I could use. Problem would be making the frame, since I don't have any tools to bend pipes.

Use your hands wimp

That would be too inaccurate

[QUOTE=KillerTele;36303629]That would be too inaccurate[/QUOTE] Do you have a blowtorch?

[QUOTE=credesniper;36304708]Do you have a blowtorch?[/QUOTE] Of course I do. But heating and bending is still more inaccurate than using a tool made for it.

I'd weld it personally. precision is easy and the tools are cheaper and more useful

[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;36294452]crank up the oven and bake it out[/QUOTE] Bad bad bad idea! My whole house started smelling like a gas leak and I got nauseous. For reference, the question is: How should I SAFELY remove paint thinner from a wooden eating utensil while spending the least cash. [editline]12th June 2012[/editline] Finally took it out of the oven. Doesn't smell like paint thinner anymore.

[QUOTE=Atta|To|End;36307514]Bad bad bad idea! My whole house started smelling like a gas leak and I got nauseous. For reference, the question is: How should I SAFELY remove paint thinner from a wooden eating utensil while spending the least cash. [editline]12th June 2012[/editline] Finally took it out of the oven. Doesn't smell like paint thinner anymore.[/QUOTE] of course it's not gonna smell good, it's like baking a pie but with industrial solvent. It shouldn't smell anything like a gas leak either, so you've either got an actual gas leak or you think crank the oven means turn it all the way up instead of a safe temperature

[QUOTE=KillerTele;36300334]It's a chainsaw motor, my friend lent me the kickbike and the engine for me to fix, which I did. I want to make a minibike as well, I've got motors laying around that I could use. Problem would be making the frame, since I don't have any tools to bend pipes.[/QUOTE] How fast can you get it to go? You could get around bending the frame by welding it together out of a few parts. Do you guys think that the handlebar stem and fork of a bicycle will be strong enough to support the rest of the mini bike? (pretty much [URL=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7011324-0-large.jpg]this[/url] part of a bike) I'd still have to make it fit the tire I have and cut it to length but I'm not sure if it would be able to handle the weight and force that would be against it.

[QUOTE=highvoltage;36309791]How fast can you get it to go? You could get around bending the frame by welding it together out of a few parts. Do you guys think that the handlebar stem and fork of a bicycle will be strong enough to support the rest of the mini bike? (pretty much [URL=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7011324-0-large.jpg]this[/url] part of a bike) I'd still have to make it fit the tire I have and cut it to length but I'm not sure if it would be able to handle the weight and force that would be against it.[/QUOTE] The minibike? Around 70-80km/h. The chainsaw driven kickbike? 10-15km/h if I'm lucky, I just gotta change it to chain drive.