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rebuilt my front porch a couple of weeks ago:
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and built/installed sliders and a tube bed for my rig this weekend...not quite finished
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I spent last summer rebuilding my kitchen/dining/living room. Took out a huge chimney, bearing wall and gutted everything down to the studs. I put in a couple large beams up in the attic and brand new hardwoods to match the old ones. Only thing I didn't do myself was fabricating the granite counter tops. It took 4 months of weekends to get the major stuff done. I will probably never do it again (or at least wait until I don't have toddlers running through the construction work), but I couldn't be happier with the results. It completely changed our living space.
Before - living/chimney
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Before - small ass kitchen
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After
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After
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Man, somehow I missed theses questions till now. If you're still interested I'd be happy to help.
Quikcrete 5000 works pretty well. That's what I used here and it's been holding up fine. Do not just grab any bag of concrete. I've used other stuff besides the Q5000 and it doesn't polish.Quote:
Originally Posted by alias
I don't have a concrete vibrator, but that would be ideal. I used a palm sander (that vibrates like crazy) and a hammer. Worked OK. Just focus on the corners-- you really don't want bubbles there because they're hard to fill. Bubbles on the flat areas are much easier to deal with.Quote:
Originally Posted by alias
Keeping it moist is a must. Concrete that dries too fast is week and it pulls away from the mold. This was especially complicated for me since I'm in NM. U used a spray bottle to keep it wet and covered the whole thing with plastic. I can't remember how long I let it cure before polishing. I'd say 7days. If you wait too long the concrete will be so hard you'll run through a ton of diamond pads while polishing.Quote:
Originally Posted by alias
I used the crappy quikrete liquid stuff they sell at homedepot or lowes. I know Cheng Concrete makes some quality dyes, but they're expensive and I was just using black anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by alias
For a grinder I used this. I bet an angle grinder would work as well. For pads I used these. I don't remember them being this much, but I think I only used 3 different grits.Quote:
Originally Posted by alias
Sealer and wax from Cheng Concrete. I'm sure there are cheaper alternatives. He used to have videos up on his site about how to use these products.Quote:
Originally Posted by alias
If you're going to do a big project, definitely rent a mixer. I mixed all that concrete by hand and it was a miserable task.Quote:
Originally Posted by alias
The most important step is building a quality mold. That's really 1/2 the battle.
Definitely take your time vibrating the mold. Bubbles stink to deal with. If you have some Portland cement laying around you can make a decent bubble filler by mixing some with a little water and dye. It's pretty hard to match color this way though.
If you are looking for bright colors (blue, yellow, etc.) you'll want to use a white concrete. This adds a lot to the cost of the project.
make sure when you polish the concrete to use lots of water. Nothing will ruin your precious diamond pads faster than polishing dry concrete.
No problem... sorry I didn't see this sooner.Quote:
Originally Posted by alias
For the mold/concrete/dye it cost me less than $75.Quote:
Originally Posted by VC
But you need some tools to do this that aren't that common (I already had them for some other concrete projects). Diamond pads ($40), grinder/polisher (over $100, but I bet an angle grinder would work in a pinch), trowels (cheap ones at homedepot).
I think it's definitely worth the cost to have a one of a kind piece. Definitely an attention grabber.
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features fairly powerful speakers and the largest bra I've ever seen (and one I wouldnt want to see on a woman)
I've been doing network wiring for a living for 11 years now. Cat5/Cat6/fiber/telco/etc. Here are a couple of comm rooms I've built at CWU from a new building that went up last year:
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I also built a Mitsubishi Galant VR4 that I've owned since '98. It's a 1991 limited production factory AWD/turbo. Mitsu only imported 3000 of them between '91/'92 just for rally homologation.
Pretty much everything on the car is brand new. It runs high 11's @ 120mph in the quarter mile on pump gas and methanol injection. Not bad for a 3300lb car with a 2.0 liter on stock pistons/rods. I also have a less modded one that I use for skiing and daily driving.
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Modified Magazine also did a feature on the car in Oct '07. I had the article laminated to wood:
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Nice VR4!
deej
what did you use for the table legs (kitchen) i am intrigued.
mdp that is tight layout. nice work.
Great times for a two liter too. you got skills.
can you believe I just found out about the zip ties with the screw hole in them?
Sometimes I feel like I am living in a cave.
Very cool. You do more than just auto-crossing and drags with it?Quote:
Originally Posted by mdp
My only other question is cost? More or less than the cost of a used 03 Evo VIII? :biggrin:
I actually bought a raw steel table frame from room and board. Paid way too much for that, and that was 5 years ago. I'm sure they're more expensive today. Since then I've been told by multiple people that if I knew anything about welding I could have made the frame myself with about $50 worth of steal. Oh well.Quote:
Originally Posted by crackboy
Wow, SorryBro, that looks awesome. I can only imagine how satisfying it must be just to hang out in your new space.
I have a lot of money in the car, but that doesn't all count as money just to make it faster. A lot of money went into restoration, as well as three different turbo setups, suspension setups and other things I've changed over the years. Like most project cars, it's never really finished. If you wanna build one strictly to go fast and not worry about what it may look like, you could easily build one that runs 11's for waaaaaay less than the cost just to get into a stock Evo. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by wanghoeby
I haven't autocrossed it in a long time since the turbo is a bit too large to spool quick enough to be competitive at cone dodging. I also haven't drag raced it since '05. Got sick of the maintenance that required. Dropping the transmission six times in one summer to replace damaged clutch disks, worn synchros or blown up gears isn't very fun.
Now I pretty much just take it out on nice sunny days and cruise around or hit up some twisties away from traffic. The car hasn't seen rain or snow since about '99. :o I use my other GVR4 for ski taxi and dirty duties :biggrin: :
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reckon this is as safe as any a thread to make a first post
The Wooden Chain:
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from a solid (approx) 6x6 piece of camphor
wow that is pretty cool. nice first post. JONG. He, he. A lot better than my first post.Quote:
Originally Posted by fumbduck
do you build chains for a living?
MDP why use a two post rack? It seems like the servers I'm getting now come with rails for four post set ups, and I can't figure out why we have not standardized this by now. I also use two post racks because that's what I have always used, but I don't like having to get after market mounting kits.
why??????Quote:
Originally Posted by fumbduck
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Originally Posted by Tuckerman
I install whatever the project specs require. 90% of the jobs I do use regular two-post racks. That said, I'm actually in the middle of doing a project today and tomorrow using four-post racks.
I think a lot of the places I do installs at use two-posts for space reasons.
Was kinda wondering that myself??? Nice work, though, but what do you do with it?Quote:
Originally Posted by RootSkier
Nice chain, I carved this one from a 7 x 7 x 60 piece of solid steel.:smile:Quote:
Originally Posted by fumbduck
^^^ someone from above is yanking chain...
as for why make a wood chain out of a solid piece of wood....
well that way every link is a solid piece and has no wood glue or nail seam to become the point of failure. the chain is much stronger made out of solid pieces
-especially when those pieces retain the integrity of the original grain structure.
^^^now im yanking chain.
Aside from hanging on the wall in my apartment and annoying my wife, it really has no functional purpose.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDaddy
I'm all for art but maybe you should carve something functional. Like a dildo for mrs. fumbduck. And then post pictures.
I figured I would share this project with everybody so here it goes.
I started with a ton of sketches and ended up with a table that I thought would be interesting and fun to build.
1/8 scale model
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Since the scale model was just cut out in layers I needed to figure out an interesting way to build the table in full scale. I started out with cheap materials and a general plan. I wanted to use all joints and was pretty happy about how they came out the first time.
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I finished the full scale and started working on refining the table. I decided to taper the legs and figured out what wood I wanted to use. I ended up using Black Walnut for the body of the table and Red Oak for the legs, butterfly joints, and accent strips. This was my first piece of nice furniture so it took me a long time getting all my joints cut. I had to remake a few pieces but I think I did pretty well to minimize mistakes and wood usage.
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I think it turned out pretty cool. Hope you like it.
wow, that table turned out awesome....
FKNA! Nice work on the table. I'm impressed with the joint work, and the two tones looks sick.
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My first really complete project... Started off as a '97 Grand Prix GT. I shaved the handles, antenna and keyholes, then spent six months hand-making the fascias for the projector headlights... Talk about extensive molding/forming/cutting/shaping/sanding/resin/resanding/etc/etc... I can't even tell you how many tiny pieces of fiberglass matting I had to cut and hand lay... The bracketing for the lights themselves are mounted to the frame and float behind the fascia. I painted the whole deal the triple diamond pearl from Cadillac and damn she looks amazing in the sun. Maybe if you're good I will show you the custom trunk metalwork I had to do to shoehorn all the audio equipment in there... Stripped the interior to the bare bones, foam-filled all the unibody spaces and then put FatMat extreme over EVERYTHING... Mounted matching front buckets in the back with matching front armrest for comfortable bitch-riders and so much more... The pics do it absolutely no justice.
understatement of the year. that is fuckin awesome! good for you!:yourock:Quote:
Originally Posted by skinny_kid
I just went through this thread for the first time and am amazed... From Concrete tables to wooden chains... pretty SICK.
I was constantly putting off starting my Adirondack ski chair but hell, I am inspired.
That's absolutely fucking wicked. Awesome creativity and execution. Super sick! Damn good work man.Quote:
Originally Posted by skinny_kid
Damn, dude.
That is gorgeous.
Thanks guys. That table took a ton of work to complete but in the end I really like the finished product. And my professor did too which kicked ass. I'm glad you all liked it.
I know nobody asked but the legs were not fun to figure out. They are held on only by one large dovetail joint and they had to be cut at an angle so that they slid into the table while following the bottom edge. They were hard to do but worked out really well. Other than Tightbond III, they are held on entirely because of the joint.
The table is also 48" x 24" x 17.5
oh, and it weighs 69 pounds :yourock:
"Off angle dovetail joints" I'm interested and very impressed! It's nice to see the whole series of mock ups and finished product. Nice and creative work.Quote:
Originally Posted by skinny_kid
DoWork, It's a Pontiac, you shoulda painted it Black with a huge golden firebird on the hood. lets see he rest the pics.
Kind of hard to compete with that nice fucking table. :yourock: Decided to build a wall rack for my skis.
Made it out of a piece of oak riser.
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Popped in some oak dowels
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Used some oak stain with polyurethane in it
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Mounted on the wall in the basement.. Nice !
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I got roped into building a fucking house again. But first we have to start with the garage.
From future front door.
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Backside with covered area.
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Details.
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Here's a pic of me today on the garage roof looking at the Bitterroots. Gash Peak still holding some snow, as is Ranger which is just barely visible up the canyon right center (but clearly visible from house).
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My wife and I built most of this, we had a guy cut the timberframe and install the SIP panels while we worked as his helpers, but pretty much the rest of it has been us and some help from friends. It has been almost 7 years so far and we probably have another 2 to go.
A very few Pictures out of the thousands
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damn, simply gorgeous
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Originally Posted by eldereldo