Shit you built with your own two hands (picture thread)

[klar]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the advice. I will conduct some experiments and report back. The ski I cut with a hand saw had a metal layer and that was annoying. I have a few more like that and would rather not do it by hand. I will make sure I don't accidentally walk to China or cut my hand off. snoqpass: nice chair and lift!

[BigDaddy]

Jesus Hugh... Take it easy, man. Nothing personal. Put the gun down and take a deep breath.

If it were me, I'd use a chop saw for this project. Klar could borrow one most likely and cut 10-20 skis in 15-30 minutes. Safely. Table saw would be a tricky and dangerous method in my opinion and dremel on a metal ski could take hours and not produce a very straight edge.

I know you make great stuff, but this is something I am very confident about. PM me if you want to fight it out in person.

[snoqpass]

A few more random projects
Chair lift seat using 75mm shells for legs

A bookcase to replace the crappy Ikea one the wife bought


A paid project

[Hugh Conway]

Jesus Hugh... Take it easy, man. Nothing personal. Put the gun down and take a deep breath.

If it were me, I'd use a chop saw for this project. Klar could borrow one most likely and cut 10-20 skis in 15-30 minutes. Safely. Table saw would be a tricky and dangerous method in my opinion and dremel on a metal ski could take hours and not produce a very straight edge.

I know you make great stuff, but this is something I am very confident about. PM me if you want to fight it out in person.

I'm not going to PM you for more smarmy lying bullshit like the last time (s), and it's clearly important enough for this shit, so eat a dick. the whole two-faced maggot bullshit - like above - fucking blows man. It was a suggestion on how to do it with whats their - not blow $75 on some stupid project like apparently this whole fucking thread is "i just bought $4,000 of hand tools to make a cuttingboard"

[BigDaddy]

I was kidding... about fighting. I can live with your curious, misplaced resentment.


And I thought the best part of these projects, is that it's a legitimate excuse to buy more tools...

[snoqpass]

Used a metal chop saw for my cuts, it works


$4,000 for hand tool, nope but $1,000 for a saw and vacuum is ok

[abraham]

Last time I chopped some skis I used an angle grinder, it was far from ideal and I don't really recommend it.


Also, snoqpass- did those shells have the holes out did you drill them? I only have seen the 105mm shells and they don't have holes.

[snoqpass]

Shells are from a recoilless rifle, already perforated, I've seen some with lights in them for handrail posts on a deck

[Hugh Conway]

I was kidding... about fighting. I can live with your curious, misplaced resentment.

funny - this is exactly the reason why

[AyasFreeski]

Snoqpass-- did you work on that ski lift project with the local community, or was a totally private affair? In Italy they would throw me in prison for such forward/upward thinking! Anyways, keep up the handicraft, you're good!

[BigDaddy]

Apologizes all for the thread hijack... but I just don't like Hugh's bad "chairma".

And this is the true ski chairman:

[thereelsox]

Quick question how do you start a new topic in a forum??

[~mikey b]

You can't.

[Hugh Conway]

PM Big Daddy.

[TomCrac]

[QUOTE=snoqpass;4276023]Used a metal chop saw for my cuts, it works


Wow thats a lot of wood.... Do todays skis have that much wood? (depending on model of course)...

[wooley12]

I'd guess the majority of skis that the masses buy still do have a wood core.

Just finished my "What to do when it's 90 degrees outside" project. I've always had 2 car garages but one bay has always been dedicated as my shop. I bet this could be installed in a way the door could still operate.

[snoqpass]

Snoqpass-- did you work on that ski lift project with the local community, or was a totally private affair? In Italy they would throw me in prison for such forward/upward thinking! Anyways, keep up the handicraft, you're good!

Private deal, some of the towers got bent when they were dropped i had to splice the straight sections to make a good one

[strawjack]

err - strawjack - how'd the plank surf for him? If it were lighter, a new england alaia maybe?

He caught a wave, stood up, sank.


Put up the Festivus pole!











FAIL ! ...plan B in place

[PlayItLeo]

A little outdoor shower pagoda type dealio I built for the in-laws. The floor is mahogany and the rest is cedar. A shower beer is pretty much mandatory when using this thing.







It's all about the view while washing your junk

[BigDaddy]

Nice clean work!

Seriously, inlaws will never let you go.


Maine?

[PlayItLeo]

Ay-yuh...

[AlpiNord]

Ay-yuh...

Nice job. What're the live loads in the area so that you don't need ridge support or collars?

[PlayItLeo]

Nice job. What're the live loads in the area so that you don't need ridge support or collars?

Ha, I hemmed and hawed over this for a while - in the end, because the Maine coast typically doesn't get that much snow compared to the rest of the state, the shower is protected by a canopy of evergreen trees, and it's only 6' wide, I decided I'd omit collars and ridge support in the interest of clean lines. The fact that we didn't pull a permit and that my in-laws promised not to sue me also helped with that decision

[sherpahigh]

Might be a bit of a stretch for the shit you built with your own hands thread since I mostly used some software and a CNC turret punch, but built this prototype fire pit yesterday:

[snoqpass]

Been learning how to make signs