Big Phoenix
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So he can make videos of him melting stuff and put it on youtube.
I always thought it would be a pretty neat hobby. Could make all sort of custom figurines.
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I always thought it would be a pretty neat hobby. Could make all sort of custom figurines.
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LOL I remember doing that in shop class like 8th grade? Circa 1985ish? I cast 1/2 of a big ass revolver that I molded out of clay. Made an impression on some special sand like above. LOL imagine doing that in school now. Do they even have shop class like we did?
I still have that fucker. My kids found it in the basement one day.
I still have that fucker. My kids found it in the basement one day.
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I remember having it as a kid. My dad had a bunch of cars, I do remember some sucked and some were great. The best one we had was a GT40. The slot car nostalgia is what made me try Anki Overdrive.
Here’s me circa 1986. G.I. joe shirt, giant SR 71 poster on the wall. Not sure what that At The Movies poster with the owls is about. Can see a bunch of cars at the far end and center of the track. Too bad our 80s camera sucked, can’t really see the details.
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Pretty much what people pasted videos of. Melt down low temp metals (think things under iron/steel) and then cast stuff. This is an extension of my multiple 3d printers, and me hitting a wall where I want to be able to make things out of a more durable/sturdy material than plastic. Here's one example of it being done :
Although I'm think more functional parts than art pieces. This all seems to be scratching the itch which indicates that I'm actually a mountain dwarf and need blacksmith things. I've worked my whole live in Cybersecurity, but for some reason making/working with physical things has this astoundingly rewarding feeling for me. Like when I rebuilt my garage replacing 80% of the studs, resheathing the outside, and doing the inside in MDF with new shelving/storage/etc...
I already have a few friends/family who are putting their cans to the side and not into the city recycle bin. If I go too far down this rabbit hole I'll end up being one of those people who take all the metal from your bulky trash put out piles. heh I already have around 15 pounds of cans, and 20 scrapped old hard drives (which are mostly aluminum) waiting for me to get time to set up the melting/casting area behind my garage.
And as much as I mention functional parts more than art/toys I will admit there's a part of me that wants to do a lost PLA or sandcasting of this :
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I remember hanging out in the shop room during lunch, no supervision. We played with Grinders and Stick welders, and used blow torches to toast poptarts. I don't think that shit would fly anymore.
Edit: This was also in 8th grade, not even high school lolol
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Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun.
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There was a substitute in shop class one day (probably 1994) and she was just sitting in the office and letting everybody fuck around. One kid had a shotgun primer in his pocket and he set it on the anvil and hit it with a hammer. It sounded like a bomb went off, super fucking loud. The substitute came storming out and said "what was that" and he looked her right in the eye and said "I didn't hear anything". She looked around and nobody said anything and you could tell she was furious but she just went back to the office.
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Ronaan
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Bought a Stihl MS251 just this week.
Also bought an Apple Watch Series 6 (red) during Prime Day ... been waiting for that.
Xarpolis
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You can't go wrong wearing cloth safety gloves when you're using a drill press. It's a blast.
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I'm debating making a completely frivolous purchase right now... this is the problem with being prone to impulse shopping.
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Koushirou
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I'm debating making a completely frivolous purchase right now... this is the problem with being prone to impulse shopping.
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Husband got one of these for us a while back also on an impulse buy, haha. But hey, I'll happily slap a Lady prefix on all my return addresses. The crest ain't too shabby, either.
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Finally got tired of hearing the guys at work having a great time with their new sports card obsession and busted out my old comic boxes. But instead of selling a bunch of shit just taking up space (and a few that are probably worth a bit), of course I ended up buying shit instead.
I doubt anyone would remember this, but this is my favorite comic (and cover) of all time. I had it for my avatar for awhile even. I own two copies of it, but they will never grade out this high, and it is just something I want to own. If there were one comic I'd want just to have, this is it. I feel I got a pretty good deal on it, but it is still way too expensive for a fucking comic book.
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At the same time I decided upon this one, partially for personal interest and partially for potential investment. I was a huge fan of Angela in the Spawn comics. I hate what I've seen of her in Marvel. But the Marvel comics are the ones worth more money. Well, the variant cover here at least, because of course variant covers exist and cost way too fucking much. By all accounts this actual comic (the series and this issue) are complete dogshit in terms of story, but none of that matters since it is her first Marvel appearance. I also own Spawn #9 where she first appeared ever, but it definitely won't get a 9.8 either. I'm hopeful that she ends up in an MCU movie one day and this skyrockets, but now that I've said it, it will never happen.
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There honestly aren't too many comics I care to have a high-grade copy of unless it is for investment purposes beyond the Beta Ray Bill one, so hopefully I won't end up buying too many others, but it is kind of exciting to get a slabbed book in the mail and hold one for the first time, I gotta admit. I think the only other one I might buy at this point that isn't an investment is an X-Men vs. Teen Titans, purely for nostalgia, and because the copy I own (bought new off the stand) has a loose page in the center.
I doubt anyone would remember this, but this is my favorite comic (and cover) of all time. I had it for my avatar for awhile even. I own two copies of it, but they will never grade out this high, and it is just something I want to own. If there were one comic I'd want just to have, this is it. I feel I got a pretty good deal on it, but it is still way too expensive for a fucking comic book.
At the same time I decided upon this one, partially for personal interest and partially for potential investment. I was a huge fan of Angela in the Spawn comics. I hate what I've seen of her in Marvel. But the Marvel comics are the ones worth more money. Well, the variant cover here at least, because of course variant covers exist and cost way too fucking much. By all accounts this actual comic (the series and this issue) are complete dogshit in terms of story, but none of that matters since it is her first Marvel appearance. I also own Spawn #9 where she first appeared ever, but it definitely won't get a 9.8 either. I'm hopeful that she ends up in an MCU movie one day and this skyrockets, but now that I've said it, it will never happen.
There honestly aren't too many comics I care to have a high-grade copy of unless it is for investment purposes beyond the Beta Ray Bill one, so hopefully I won't end up buying too many others, but it is kind of exciting to get a slabbed book in the mail and hold one for the first time, I gotta admit. I think the only other one I might buy at this point that isn't an investment is an X-Men vs. Teen Titans, purely for nostalgia, and because the copy I own (bought new off the stand) has a loose page in the center.
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Vanessa
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Oh c'mon now
9.8 cgc of that is a few k. Nice loot, and once the MCU "fully" introduces BRB, it'll be a good investment I'm sure.
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Lanx
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Lord of Amazon ( akaLanx ) - I want something I can plug into the aux port on my TV that let's me connect to audio via Bluetooth. What'chu got for me?
(And tag me so I see the response...)
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searching for car aux gives better results
COMSOON [Upgraded] Bluetooth AUX Adapter for Car, Noise Cancelling Bluetooth 5.0 Music Receiver for Home Stereo/Wired Headphones/Hands-Free Calls, 16H Battery Life, Dual Connect-Black+Gray
it's battery powered or just keep a usb c (i chose the one w/ the usb c and not the horrible micro usb shit) connected to the wall
more expensive ones have more battery life, but if youre gonna keep it wall connected, that shouldn't matter.
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You're my boy, blue.
COMSOON [Upgraded] Bluetooth AUX Adapter for Car, Noise Cancelling Bluetooth 5.0 Music Receiver for Home Stereo/Wired Headphones/Hands-Free Calls, 16H Battery Life, Dual Connect-Black+Gray
it's battery powered or just keep a usb c (i chose the one w/ the usb c and not the horrible micro usb shit) connected to the wall
more expensive ones have more battery life, but if youre gonna keep it wall connected, that shouldn't matter.
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Lanx
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oh also most modern tvs come w/ usb ports anyway, so you could probably get away w/ powering it from that usb port since it's such a low voltage, imo.