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  1. Haus

    Weight Loss Thread

    I guess so. I think the furthest down that path I've ever gone was being on the "higher than is natural for your age" Testosterone. I did the pellet thing for around 10 years. And they would show me the numbers and talk about how to boost for "someone my age". I asked them "Why not boost me...
  2. Haus

    Health Problems

    On the topic of the leg cramps, how's your potassium level? I had that problem off and on and just started working in a banana every other day and it cleared my "wake up screaming with cramp/charlie horse" scenarios... I had what I will call a "very Persian dr." who did my first cyst removal...
  3. Haus

    Weight Loss Thread

    So my question is how are these weightlifters who are apparently willing to play guinea pig with their bodies getting all this stuff that's , in some cases, even pre-clinical trials? NGL though, if they pan out and don't kill folks it would be a game changer for a lot of people.
  4. Haus

    Depression

    It would make sense to keep it and rent it with the mortgage being "cheap money" assuming you can swing something workable to live in. But I'd say to keep having the right home around you, and your sanity, above a good rate. ;)
  5. Haus

    Post Your Pet

    So I went out to water things in the back yard today and this was essentially my reality with my two dogs.. Except that then they discovered phase 2 of hose which was..... The rotating water sprinkler.
  6. Haus

    Depression

    That's great news! Good to hear you're making that forward progress, even if it's little steps at a time... That's what matters. Sounds like a lot of positive "you time" to boot, which is almost never a bad thing. If not moving in with the parents a consideration might be if selling the...
  7. Haus

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Jerky Bar.... Fudge Bar... Fresh made brisket and BBQ sammiches.... Wawa isn't in the same league, not even really in the same sport. Unrelated :
  8. Haus

    Investing General Discussion

    Yeah, I'm reading some analysis which is pointing out that the market is acting like this whole thing was for public show and a ball of inconsequential brouhaha over the weekend. I'm hoping they're right. And since I still see a bright future for BTC, I'll consider it dropping a little a...
  9. Haus

    Xbox Megathread

    So on the topic of these new "Not-xbox but kinda really xbox handhelds".... @Mrs. Haus is leaning towards wanting one of the better ones since it would let her apparently play the whole of gamepass, plus the whole of her steam library on a device she could carry around. Is that a legit use...
  10. Haus

    Investing General Discussion

    I'm not pissed I didn't pull the trigger on the sale of stock I was going to do last week, but didn't because I had a flurry of Dr's appointments and work crap distract me. Any word on the futures market yet on how bad the pain will open in the US in around 19 hours?
  11. Haus

    Metalworking Thread (aka Haus indulging his inner mountain dwarf)

    The US called the operation to bomb Iran "Operation Midnight Hammer" sending stealth bombers in. Ergo the resurgence of "Hammer Time" as a trending thing. Just finished casting the "handle cap" for the hammer. That's the part with a wedge in it that you hammer in to wedge/lock the handle to...
  12. Haus

    Metalworking Thread (aka Haus indulging his inner mountain dwarf)

    What? In order to celebrate it I need to make another eagle head hammer, but make it wearing a Yamakule? And paint it black so you can't see it?
  13. Haus

    Metalworking Thread (aka Haus indulging his inner mountain dwarf)

    I will admit if this works my next will be the obvious (A comic accurate Mijolnir), and then after that a comic accurate Stormbreaker (aka Beta Ray Bill's hammer)
  14. Haus

    Metalworking Thread (aka Haus indulging his inner mountain dwarf)

    Yeah, I picked this up during covid as something to get me away from my computer and the WFH hell of post Covid life. Was doing a deep 3d printing youtube rabbit hole one night which led me to a video on "lost PLA casting".... Which led me to "how to build your own home melting furnace"...
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    Metalworking Thread (aka Haus indulging his inner mountain dwarf)

    Some pics of my other silly distraction casting.... Aluminum open sided molds, and my first attempt at lost PLA on top. Various, mostly sand casted, but some 2 sided graphite molded, coins... One sided (open back) castings in aluminum, brass, and copper. Crappy pic of my small amount of...
  16. Haus

    Metalworking Thread (aka Haus indulging his inner mountain dwarf)

    I have a lot of wooden homemade frames/flasks. And yeah, I'm rough on them and slight overspills start burning them. I have seen a thing to semi fire proof them though. Getting that Sodium Silicate in like a 40% solution, then soaking the wood frames in it. Then you sit it out for a day to...
  17. Haus

    3d Printing and the Future of Piracy

    For @Soygen @MusicForFish and anybody else interested. Since this "Haus' Personal Maul" project is not far outside the realm of 3d printing, "technology" or "gadgets" I made a post in the Off Topic section with an overly exhaustive picture laden update. ;)...
  18. Haus

    Metalworking Thread (aka Haus indulging his inner mountain dwarf)

    Now it's time to see if this was a complete failure... So with a pair of pliers I pull out the metal. That core is now hyper brittle sandstone... a couple pokes with a screwdriver and... Now to start post processing with a sawzall and a grinder... Give it a once over with the wire brush...
  19. Haus

    Metalworking Thread (aka Haus indulging his inner mountain dwarf)

    Now, packed with sand... The holes are for pegs to line up the two halfs. The other side has the pegs in it... I attach that and put on the top of the mold and repeat the procedure... I add a cylinder to form what's called a sprue, or basically a hole into which I will pour metal.. Now pack...
  20. Haus

    Metalworking Thread (aka Haus indulging his inner mountain dwarf)

    I wanted to post this here becuase it doesn't really fit in the 3d printing thread.. This started off over in the 3d printing thread because I use 3d printing to make forms that I then use in my less technological (but far more satisfying) hobby, which is metalcrafting. I melt metals down and...
  21. Haus

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    New life goal.... unlocked!
  22. Haus

    The Video Thread

    They didn't tell us we'd be fighting humans!
  23. Haus

    You know you're getting old when.....

    You see this.... https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/personal-finance/2025/06/12/684adae4268e3e48408b45cc.html And you're torn between: Fuck, I'll have to work longer No worries, social security will be completely failed within the next decade anyways..
  24. Haus

    The Naked Gun (2025)

    Yeah, I will also put my nod in on the lovefest for Leslie Nielson. Which is very possibly why I won't like this movie. It's one of those "you're screwing with near perfection for the sake of nostalgia and reboot money." Add in that I have liked some Seth McFarlane stuff, but he's also an...
  25. Haus

    Marvel Universe stuff

    Ragebaiters have found a new endless supply of monetization clicks...
  26. Haus

    Weight Loss Thread

    So all you want is a cherry pepsi? Are you sure you're not on drugs? Have you ever been in a psychiatric facility? Yeah, we know where this leads... Timestamped for convenience.... But in all seriousness, you're right. All things in proper moderation for the most part. I think the bigger...
  27. Haus

    You know you're getting old when.....

    Also, when you go from having daily meds, to having AM, PM, and possible Midday meds in the pill organizer....
  28. Haus

    Superman: Legacy (2025)

  29. Haus

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Yeah, it's got the magna-ride and multiple mode selection, so I am able to stiffen/loosen the ride on the fly. It's definitely more than any normal daily driver needs, but I thoroughly enjoy the "more".
  30. Haus

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Last is embarrassing ;) When at one point they were the fire breathing dragons of the sedan world. heh Now the CTS V Blackwing is functionally just the evolution of the engine package from my V-sport (3.6l TT), instead of the vette power train which was the traditional hallmark of the V line...
  31. Haus

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Now I have a sad... I wanted to complain that if you're going to compare super sedans/super wagons how do you do that without a Caddy CTS-V in the mix? Then I realize that since 2020 Cadillac has progressively neutered the V line to the point it would just be embarrassing at this point...
  32. Haus

    Weight Loss Thread

    You mean everybody doesn't have one of these? https://awesome-things.com/toilet-seat-scale/
  33. Haus

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Dining Room Chair?..... PERRY THE DINING ROOM CHAIR?!?!?! I can't be the only one who thought it.... unrelated :
  34. Haus

    Weight Loss Thread

    Seems you already picked up the wyze, but I was also going to suggest the Samsung watch ecosystem if you haven't looked at it. Watch can do body mass/body fat scans and they have a number of third party scales that can work with it's app. I started using it just for sleep/step tracking but...
  35. Haus

    You know you're getting old when.....

    Yeah, I'm hoping they go the route of the other "we need one last run for retirement" tours and instead of doing a show in Dallas, do a show or two at one of the casino's around an hour away in Oklahoma. Then I can properly "old fart" it up, and go early, gamble, catch the show, and have a room...
  36. Haus

    3d Printing and the Future of Piracy

    First casting will just be aluminum. To make sure my handle core is the right dimensions and test out the process with a cheap metal. Then if that works, I'll move up to a copper , or in more likelihood brass, model. Whenever I do new mold forms aluminum is always the test run because I...
  37. Haus

    3d Printing and the Future of Piracy

    I'm gonna have to try some of that HT-PLA. A lot of the things I print to support my metal casting stay in my workshop, which isn't climate controlled, and gets pretty hot inside being in Texas... I've had to reprint forms before because of PLA warping, and whereas I love the temp tolerance of...
  38. Haus

    You know you're getting old when.....

    You see this...... You get honestly excited for it. But you also realize you're going to wait to see how early the show starts because you don't want to be out "stupid people late" just for a couple bands.
  39. Haus

    Investing General Discussion

    Don't Doubt Dr Su. I will go as far as to say my company does business with AMD, and that woman is a formidable force.