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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:06:21 PM EDT
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Quoted: I'm ordering a cheapo "brew your own gallon of beer" kit. this is a hoot. started with a winemaking kit, then went to mead, then beer. even though i don't drink much beer, it's by far the most fun to make as long as you're doing the mash instead of just doing malt extract. extract is a great way to learn the process, but the fun starts when you start picking up barley. at the moment, i have a malbec and a dry mead aging, but have drunk all the beer i made last month. time to start a new brew. my other hand hobbies are swordsmanship (obviously) and lockpicking. based on stuff you've posted over the years, i think picking might appeal to you. it's physical reasoning, if that makes any sense. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:06:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: always been itnerested in bass guitar, no idea why Because the bassplayers get all the pussy.   |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:07:09 PM EDT
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Buy some pistol braces and make some SBRs.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:10:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: BTDT skylighter.com cannonfuse.com Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'm studying fireworks making. No seriously. BTDT skylighter.com cannonfuse.com Oh they both already have lots of my dough. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:10:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:  What?
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:13:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: wife and I discussed this on the phone tonight, she wants hobbies too, and is willing to support me renting a garage-sized workspace to purchase and build one of these in 12 months: https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/A1-CAM10122.jpg  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZLQIt8bHUQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmHiE0SmgG0This is excellent and the type of thing I want to do when I move out of the burbs and have a shop in a few years. I have a built forged/stroked/blown 2011 Challenger which has about $65k in it. I could probably get $25k selling it. That engine setup would be nice in something light and not boatish... |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:15:51 PM EDT
[#7]
Primitive weapons.
Although they're kinda the opposite of practical and useful. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:16:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Oh they both already have lots of my dough. Get that ball mill to make your own black, or you'll bleed cash buying factory powder. A lot of stuff you can make yourself, Al flake from old bev cans in a garage sale blender, Mg from old wheel rims, copper blue from septic weeder, dextrin from corn starch and such, but nothing will save you more than black. Just a two inch star shell takes nearly a half pound between the stars, bursting charge, the fast black initiator and a lifting charge, and that's one shell. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:17:23 PM EDT
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Buy a welder and get good before you order that 5.
Which one are you lusting after? |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:21:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Get that ball mill to make your own black, or you'll bleed cash buying factory powder. A lot of stuff you can make yourself, Al flake from old bev cans in a garage sale blender, Mg from old wheel rims, copper blue from septic weeder, dextrin from corn starch and such, but nothing will save you more than black. Just a two inch star shell takes nearly a half pound between the stars, bursting charge, the fast black initiator and a lifting charge, and that's one shell. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Oh they both already have lots of my dough. Get that ball mill to make your own black, or you'll bleed cash buying factory powder. A lot of stuff you can make yourself, Al flake from old bev cans in a garage sale blender, Mg from old wheel rims, copper blue from septic weeder, dextrin from corn starch and such, but nothing will save you more than black. Just a two inch star shell takes nearly a half pound between the stars, bursting charge, the fast black initiator and a lifting charge, and that's one shell. I'm using my Thumlers Tumbler right now in conjunction with the ol' 5 gallon TLUD. I do want a Rebel though. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:25:03 PM EDT
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Get a nice set of razor sharp chisels and take up wood carving. That'll take care of the hands bit.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:27:46 PM EDT
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I like making stuff I already have better. Ichange or modify particular feature I deem less than optional or that have room to be improved, or that could have been done better. Stuff I can do on the couch whilst watching yet another Crimean or Second World or US Civil war symposium.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:29:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm using my Thumlers Tumbler right now in conjunction with the ol' 5 gallon TLUD. I do want a Rebel though. You're using a tumbler? That has a metallic drum, doesn't it? |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:35:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You're using a tumbler? That has a metallic drum, doesn't it? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'm using my Thumlers Tumbler right now in conjunction with the ol' 5 gallon TLUD. I do want a Rebel though. You're using a tumbler? That has a metallic drum, doesn't it? Uses the same rubber inner tank that the rebel does. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:47:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Uses the same rubber inner tank that the rebel does. Yeah, but the cover, I mean. Is it easily vented? |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:49:05 PM EDT
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I don't know, just saying it needs to have a non-containment cover, even loosely. If it does, np.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:55:48 PM EDT
[#17]
The Rebel that Woody's sells is basically the same container with improvements, ie: bearings instead of bushings and a more powerful motor. The Thumler's really can't handle 35 lbs of medium very well. The Rebel also turns faster which is a great improvement. So far I have only used it to mill the charcoal. I screen mix my BP. Maybe Santa will read this.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:00:29 PM EDT
[#18]
You'll get more homogeneity milling your wet mix to near dryness.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:03:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:10:20 PM EDT
[#20]
Build a blown big block with multi port fuel injection and a crank indexed ignition system. Use O2 sensors
not for fucking emissions but for optimum performance at all pressure altitudes. Drop it in something and go nuts. If you want something to tinker with forever use Hilborn mechanical fuel injection. Polish all external aluminum parts to a mirror finish yourself. That should keep you busy awhile! |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:21:48 PM EDT
[#21]
Pick a item you think would be valuable in the future and build the equipment to make it. Make a person sized robot that works outdoors.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:22:22 PM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Pick a item you think would be valuable in the future and build the equipment to make it. Make a person sized robot that works outdoors. get into the sexbot business and profit. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:27:07 PM EDT
[#23]
Carve duck decoys. Then you can sell them, or shoot them.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:27:27 PM EDT
[#24]
Build an airplane.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:32:13 PM EDT
[#25]
Custom fishing floats/bobbers out of wood and cork.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:33:10 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryI'll drive the shit out of something I built. Fly in something I built? That's a hard no for me, and I've jumped from perfectly good airplanes. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:33:53 PM EDT
[#27]
Start beekeeping. Make your own wooden ware for the hives.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:34:53 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Start beekeeping. Make your own wooden ware for the hives. https://missoulian.com/lifestyles/recreation/bear-raids-wyoming-business-bee-hives-causes-25k-in-damage/article_206eb3ff-5173-5432-a289-2af27beece8c.html |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:36:38 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryCould start bear hunting too, then
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:36:51 PM EDT
[#30]
Reload.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:40:50 PM EDT
[#31]
OP can you give us an idea of some of your interests? Music, hinting, fishing, sports, etc.....
Also how much room would you have available to facilitate this hobby such as spare bedroom, garage, workshop? |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:46:44 PM EDT
[#32]
Leatherwork..belts, magazine pouches, holsters, knife sheaths, blackjacks, sandals, shoes, quirts. You can weave leather, carve leather in addition to all the stuff just sewing it.
Whittling is another one...you could carve any number of different things. Or you could get into scrimshaw on bone, ivory, or whatever material you can locate. Baking..but the risk of learning how to bake all sorts of neat food things is that you could get fat. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:50:40 PM EDT
[#33]
Video games. Squad up with me
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:51:20 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: OP can you give us an idea of some of your interests? Music, hinting, fishing, sports, etc..... Also how much room would you have available to facilitate this hobby such as spare bedroom, garage, workshop? I like cars, guns, and reading history. I've recently tried my hand at acrylic pour painting. I don't play any instruments, I'm not a hunter, don't know how to fish, used to play soccer. I'm fairly boring, which I'm trying to change.  Tiny garage space and a dining room table. Going to build a 10x12 or 10x16 shed/workspace in the early spring. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:55:52 PM EDT
[#35]
Quoted: I've ordered some tools and parts to do some watch modding on my Seiko SKX007. I'm ordering a cheapo "brew your own gallon of beer" kit. I'm not at the point yet to order a Factory Five Racing kit car. But I hope to be there by end of 2021. Need suggestions for some other craftsman/DIY/build-stuff-with-your-hands hobbies. Have already mastered porn and beating off, so don't bother suggesting them. ETA: looking primarily for hobbies making stuff that is practical and useful. Some examples of stuff I've done.  Attached File Attached FileBasic kits from Tandy or Weaver Leather Supply will get you started without too much cost, and they both have a lot of instructional videos to go over just about all of it, for free. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:57:44 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Uh, next level is as high a level as you want it to be. You can buy a knife grinder and make stock removal knives. You can get into forging and make pattern welded steel. You can make folders from scratch from blase or exotic materials, slip joints, liner locks, frame locks, button locks, lock backs, etc. You can try to do all of those things or pick the ones that provide the most enjoyment to you. Knife making is an infinitely scalable hobby. Yep Taught myself in highschool now I use it to make some extra money for my BRD.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 10:58:47 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Video games. Squad up with me Rogueboss is a gamer? 
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:06:31 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Rogueboss is a gamer? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Video games. Squad up with me Rogueboss is a gamer? he's Leroy Jenkins. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:10:09 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: wife and I discussed this on the phone tonight, she wants hobbies too, and is willing to support me renting a garage-sized workspace to purchase and build one of these in 12 months: https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/A1-CAM10122.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZLQIt8bHUQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmHiE0SmgG0Or you could just be like me and get two 4x4s and just spend all your free time replacing front end parts |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:16:10 PM EDT
[#40]
Knifemaking. Make sure your medical insurance is up to date and keep a blowout and IFAK kit handy, enjoy your stitches, staples, stained fingers, abrasions, and burns.
I see you are in Florida, drop in and I'll show you the ropes. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:21:20 PM EDT
[#41]
How about smoking delicious meats?! And none of these pellet grills or the like... old fashioned offset stick burners. Cut and split your own wood. Make food that makes YOU happy... and then you can share with others and make them happy too
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:24:08 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Model airplanes or rockets. Rockets are the best, from Estes all the way to high power. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:41:26 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryI'll build one but I want to watch the first couple of flights from the ground. 
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:41:45 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I like cars, guns, and reading history. I've recently tried my hand at acrylic pour painting. I don't play any instruments, I'm not a hunter, don't know how to fish, used to play soccer. I'm fairly boring, which I'm trying to change. Tiny garage space and a dining room table. Going to build a 10x12 or 10x16 shed/workspace in the early spring. If you can find room now in your garage or wait til your shed is done you could go with some smaller woodworking projects. I would recommend a small wood lathe for turning assorted pieces such as pens and stuff or a scroll saw. Both of these are smaller fun projects that you can sell or just give to friends and family. It is also something you can get your S/O involved with you as well. My wife is big into crafting and is always coming up with things for us to make with a scroll saw especially around Christmas time. One other idea I have been tossing around is getting into kydex molding for holsters, sheaths, and what not. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:46:06 PM EDT
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Build a Timberwolf G17 when the frames come back in stock.
Reload. Buy brass pick up from a local shooting range. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:47:42 PM EDT
[#46]
Build a few fishing rods. Carve plugs, tie jigs and flies, make spoons.
All that can be done with almost no investment in tools to start, and you can make every fancy tool needed. I want to carve a few plugs from left over polyurethane brick molding, the stuff carves beautifully. If you like to read, learn Greek so you can read the untranslated books of the Bible. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:48:27 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'll build one but I want to watch the first couple of flights from the ground. No problem with that. My IA did the first few hours in my plane. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:55:40 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I would recommend a small wood lathe for turning assorted pieces such as pens and stuff . I looked into that a while back, seemed interesting. I will look into it again. |
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:56:27 PM EDT
[#49]
I love EDM, will look into making it online at soundation.com
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:56:50 PM EDT
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Here is one of my knife making threads.... it’s a fun hobby
https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/-ARCHIVED-THREAD-My-Home-Made-Knives/5-2260100/?page=2 |
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