The New Snark

Status
Not open for further replies.
It's 52 miles for me (just looked at it on Google Maps) and yeah totally worth it, IF meeting up with folks, but alone it just ain't. The Grafton Winery up there has some pretty yummy food too!
 
worldwood said:
A buddy is hooking me up with one of these leather patches.... Pretty cool :D

14295667328_719cb1913c_z.jpg
Click to expand...

That's awesome. I found them, very cool stuff. Man on Fire is one of my favorite movies of all time.



TMHunt said:
My son Jared turns 10 years old today,...... Hard to believe. Didnt know what I was going to get him, just 3 days ago, guess what he tells me, he says "Dad, for my Birthday, I want you to teach me how to use your tools and you and I make a minibike". The day after that I found a 5 hp briggs and stratton a metal supplier of mine had that runs perfect for $50. Bucks. Thats fate says you. Well it gets better. Years ago before the kids where born, I used to fool with motorcycles and old cars, I handmade a few cool minibikes too. Still had a old frame, front end I made. Got them out of the attic and Jared and I started piecing things together to get some ideas and a game plan together. granted, I told him it would probably be a winter project, but hopefully we can have him zooming around the neighborhood next summer. This one got a disk brake from a mountain bike on it. Probably gonna strech the frame and the backbone about 9in. But I think this will be a cool father son project for us, and it will all be handmade.
20140622_164346_zps7465bb1a.jpg
Click to expand...

Pretty sweet. He's gonna get all the chicks. :D



Chameleonbear said:
Dude, if they like sewing let them stitch up your sheaths for you! Do I have to teach you everything?! :p :D !!!!
Click to expand...

Not a bad plan!
 
Todd, that mini bike is going to be awesome! Your boy looks pumped!

Thanks for posting the pic.

Jeremy
 
Hey Todd, Awesome mini bike project!!


On a side note, I was out in the garage doing some work, got a little hungry, so I dug in my freezer and cooked up some of this awesomeness. Also tried out some denatured alcohol in my stove. I usually use heat or ever-clear. I did find this stuff burnt up a little quicker? Maybe it was the wind.

Any way I snapped a few shots for you guys.

IMG_8487_zps3c05f5f5.jpg


IMG_8486_zps57a79709.jpg


Just about ready!!
IMG_8491_zps6c367d96.jpg


Oh my was this tasty!!
IMG_8492_zps6fb04758.jpg~original


Almost done with my beer so I figured I would heat up some water and make some hot cinnamon tea.

IMG_8493_zps8d281217.jpg


It's the simple things in life like cooking outside over a fire that are just so amazing. I don't know why this is so much fun. haha. I think I've used this little stove 5 times in the last week.
 
Thanks guys, hes a good boy and a absolute joy to parent, he really makes life easy and definitely more pleasant. The minibike will be cool, the thing that really gets me is that Jared already knows how to use basic hand tools. He knows all about wrenches, pliers, ratchets, sockets yadda, yadda, yadda. He wants to learn the big boy tools. The lathe, mill, grinder, welder, ironworker, plasma cutter. Pretty cool when you think about it. Most 10 year olds have no clue what that stuff even is. Jared not only is familar with it. But wants to learn. Pretty cool, but at the same time scary. You mess around with these tools, you loose fingers and such. Gonna have to be sure its all under close supervision. Momma already nervious.
 
TMHunt said:
Thanks guys, hes a good boy and a absolute joy to parent, he really makes life easy and definitely more pleasant. The minibike will be cool, the thing that really gets me is that Jared already knows how to use basic hand tools. He knows all about wrenches, pliers, ratchets, sockets yadda, yadda, yadda. He wants to learn the big boy tools. The lathe, mill, grinder, welder, ironworker, plasma cutter. Pretty cool when you think about it. Most 10 year olds have no clue what that stuff even is. Jared not only is familar with it. But wants to learn. Pretty cool, but at the same time scary. You mess around with these tools, you loose fingers and such. Gonna have to be sure its all under close supervision. Momma already nervious.
Click to expand...

That's awesome man. Teach 'em while they're young. It's really awesome that he takes an interest in it. :thumbup:
 
The Warrior said:
That's awesome man. Teach 'em while they're young. It's really awesome that he takes an interest in it. :thumbup:
Click to expand...

+1 Not everybody is lucky to have a dad that is trained (and owns) that kind of equipment. Should he learn to use it safely and properly now, with the amount of practice he gets he will have unlimited job possibilities in the future.
 
TMHunt said:
Thanks guys, hes a good boy and a absolute joy to parent, he really makes life easy and definitely more pleasant. The minibike will be cool, the thing that really gets me is that Jared already knows how to use basic hand tools. He knows all about wrenches, pliers, ratchets, sockets yadda, yadda, yadda. He wants to learn the big boy tools. The lathe, mill, grinder, welder, ironworker, plasma cutter. Pretty cool when you think about it. Most 10 year olds have no clue what that stuff even is. Jared not only is familar with it. But wants to learn. Pretty cool, but at the same time scary. You mess around with these tools, you loose fingers and such. Gonna have to be sure its all under close supervision. Momma already nervious.
Click to expand...
Momma has reason to be nervous, however YOU still have all your digits, so it's a safe bet that you will teach him to keep all his too... Hell even Murph still has all his metacarpals, so if you can teach him you can teach anyone!
 
phew, finally got back to the shop after a month at the office.
worked on three knives:

one: a stick-tang utility made from a scrap that I've become fond of. Trying a slightly new handle style (polishing)
two: another stick tang from a tiny scrap just to get clutter out of the way (no finish work, gluing up)
three: pulled the handles off my original 100% Hiker to correct some naive ergonomics in the original handles (year 1 knife). Been planning this for a couple years... finally took the plunge.
 
TMHunt said:
My son Jared turns 10 years old today,...... Hard to believe. Didnt know what I was going to get him, just 3 days ago, guess what he tells me, he says "Dad, for my Birthday, I want you to teach me how to use your tools and you and I make a minibike". The day after that I found a 5 hp briggs and stratton a metal supplier of mine had that runs perfect for $50. Bucks. Thats fate says you. Well it gets better. Years ago before the kids where born, I used to fool with motorcycles and old cars, I handmade a few cool minibikes too. Still had a old frame, front end I made. Got them out of the attic and Jared and I started piecing things together to get some ideas and a game plan together. granted, I told him it would probably be a winter project, but hopefully we can have him zooming around the neighborhood next summer. This one got a disk brake from a mountain bike on it. Probably gonna strech the frame and the backbone about 9in. But I think this will be a cool father son project for us, and it will all be handmade.
20140622_164346_zps7465bb1a.jpg
Click to expand...


x14 on how utterly cool that is. It may be his birthday, but I do believe you got the present.
 
Chameleonbear said:
Momma has reason to be nervous, however YOU still have all your digits, so it's a safe bet that you will teach him to keep all his too... Hell even Murph still has all his metacarpals, so if you can teach him you can teach anyone!
Click to expand...

Excellent point, however, when Murph first started to hang out around here, I told him it was all at his own risk, hes a adult, and if he rips his fingers off its all on him. Cant really take that lax approach with my 10 yr. old son.
 
Chameleonbear said:
Momma has reason to be nervous, however YOU still have all your digits, so it's a safe bet that you will teach him to keep all his too... Hell even Murph still has all his metacarpals, so if you can teach him you can teach anyone!
Click to expand...

Ya'll should see what I did with the cutting tor.... Ah, screw it, you know the rest....:D Power tools aren't bad, I'm allowed to use everything in my dad's shop other than the Table saw, and I still have all my digits despite my propensity to cut myself with blades.
 
TMHunt said:
Excellent point, however, when Murph first started to hang out around here, I told him it was all at his own risk, hes a adult, and if he rips his fingers off its all on him. Cant really take that lax approach with my 10 yr. old son.
Click to expand...
True, but you taught murph how to keep his fingers so he knows how at his own risk!

mountainmist said:
Ya'll should see what I did with the cutting tor.... Ah, screw it, you know the rest....:D Power tools aren't bad, I'm allowed to use everything in my dad's shop other than the Table saw, and I still have all my digits despite my propensity to cut myself with blades.
Click to expand...
You should probably apply the same amount of carefulness to using non-power tools as you do power tools.
 
TBL said:
For all y'all flower lovers out there. Got the wife to snap this the other day while we were out on a hike. Some species of Clamatis. We have similar ones in our back yard.

20140620_4535_zps4ac3251c.jpg
Click to expand...

Clematis maybe?

Clamatis is some kind of STD
 
TBL said:
+1 Not everybody is lucky to have a dad that is trained (and owns) that kind of equipment. Should he learn to use it safely and properly now, with the amount of practice he gets he will have unlimited job possibilities in the future.
Click to expand...

+10 :) Todd, I think that is so cool that he wants to learn and that you can teach him. My dad was great at teaching me business stuff, inventorying, supply ordering, budgeting, being a pinch-penny (uh, frugal, that is), how to save, how to work my butt off and like it, etc., but he drew heavy vacuum at fixing stuff, working on cars, using power tools. He could change a flat tire and that was about it. Had to learn car fixing (Chilton's was my friend), small engine repair, etc on my own or by paying to take classes to learn it.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top