The "Shit I just bought" thread

She's been helping which is actually nice. I mean not putting anything together but while I'm doing physical work she's gathering the nuts, bolts and wood needed for the next steps. Doesn't sound like much but with 2000 pieces it's a life saver

Noodleface said:

She's been helping which is actually nice. I mean not putting anything together but while I'm doing physical work she's gathering the nuts, bolts and wood needed for the next steps. Doesn't sound like much but with 2000 pieces it's a life saver

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I think she’s fond of nuts, bolts and wood. And giving them to you.

Moar pics, it’s one impressive playhouse, envy of all the other kids, wish I had the space for something similar.

Gonna finish this Saturday. Took today off work to try but the kids really killed a few hours of productivity.

I'll post pics then.

Only problems is my yard has a slight incline, like 2 degrees, so I had to dig out.a few spots for posts. It makes the swing set look not level to the naked eye, but it's fully level. I might eventually just dig out the turf there. We're going to be laying down mulch and squaring the area off anyways.

It's tall as fuck. I'd guess 12 feet at the roof.

BrutulTM said:

I built a swingset for my nephew out of oilfield pipe. It was sitting on a hillside so I made the downhill legs longer to level it up. Doesn't sound that hard but between the triangles and the different lengths I fucking broke my brain trying to figure it out. Geometry class was a long time ago. It came out well but it took way longer than I thought it was going to.

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We were able to bend the brace a bit (allowed through instructions) but also had to dig the posts in a bit. WHen you look at it from the front my fence line in the back is going at a different angle so it throws your perception off, but I spent forever meticulously levelling it.

Bought an impact wrench but bought the wrong impact socket set. Felt like I wasted $250 when I needed it most. Oh well I'll finish it tomorrow I guess

Noodleface said:

Bought an impact wrench but bought the wrong impact socket set. Felt like I wasted $250 when I needed it most. Oh well I'll finish it tomorrow I guess

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250 dollars to go - bargain.

Noodleface said:

Bought an impact wrench but bought the wrong impact socket set. Felt like I wasted $250 when I needed it most. Oh well I'll finish it tomorrow I guess

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I knew a guy that was headed out to clear some trees on a remote patch of land. Something like 8 hour drive round trip. He took an electric chainsaw with him. He was always doing shit like this.

Take solace knowing that smart people sometimes do stupid things, but stupid people never do smart things, not even by accident.

Fucker said:

I knew a guy that was headed out to clear some trees on a remote patch of land. Something like 8 hour drive round trip. He took an electric chainsaw with him. He was always doing shit like this.

Take solace knowing that smart people sometimes do stupid things, but stupid people never do smart things, not even by accident.

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Generally it wouldn't matter, but I was mostly mad I bought the wrong socket set. Gonna just keep the wrench. Sure I'll use it some day

It's level, my yard is slanted

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Nice, let us know how much they enjoy playing with it the one and only day they will

New project, Noodleface ? Amazing playground, kids must be extatic, wife too. I’d show you my 50 dollar wooden play bench that the wife assembled bc I was too lazy, but, you know.