Weekend Projects (Fun or Otherwise)

[gunslinger387]

Only took a couple hours but had to wait for the weekend to knock it out. Been wanting a takedown 10/22 for a while and finally pulled the trigger (pun intended) and added a Primary Arms 1X6 variable scope. Can’t wait to put some rounds downrange!

 

[duramax]

Very nice !!!!!!
When I was a youngster my dad got me a Henry AR-7 22 takedown. Long gone now but was fun plinker back then.

 

[StoneAndSteel]

Only took a couple hours but had to wait for the weekend to knock it out. Been wanting a takedown 10/22 for a while and finally pulled the trigger (pun intended) and added a Primary Arms 1X6 variable scope. Can’t wait to put some rounds downrange!
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One of the most enjoyable guns I own: you can plink around all day and not have to feel bad about how much money you spent. It’s also super accurate for it’s price.

 

[darsk20]

Not a fun one - had to replace two outdoor spigots and my pressure reducer. Also found out that I have a leak underground so a digging we will go.

 

[Chris A]

Love my takedown 10/22

 

[clinton1]

Love my takedown 10/22

That picture is a fantastic example of why camouflage is important! Had me cross-eyed for a minute!

Nice gun!

 

[SwarthyGnome]

Got a lathe. Put on a piece of Walnut and got this far. Waiting on a chuck and the wood to dry a bit more.

 

[gunslinger387]

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Got a lathe. Put on a piece of Walnut and got this far. Waiting on a chuck and the wood to dry a bit more.

Wood turning is on my bucket list.

 

[yoko]

So a few screw holes on one of my cabinet doors were stripped out and I decided to fix yesterday......

I cleaned the holes and filled them with glue....I then was distracted with beer....

Look at the cabinet door this morning, and wonder "why the hell did I lay the hinge on the door after I over filled the holes with glue?!?!?!?!"




So my project for today is.... I have this cabinet door with stripped out screw holes and a hinge some idiot glued to it in the complete wrong spot..... and I'm fixing that


Lol

 

[jlauffer]

Not fun, but had to cobble my mailbox back together after the latest snowstorm. The post/shelf is all vinyl, and when we first moved in (22 years ago) it was at the corner of the driveway, but kept getting wiped out by the plows. So I moved it near the telephone pole so it would be shielded, and that worked for like 15+ years. But in the previous storm the rear part of the shelf that goes thru the post and locks it in, broke off (probably brittle from years of sun exposure), leaving just enough for it to still barely work. But in this last storm it broke more and was done. Piece of 2x4 and some other wood scraps and back in business. This should hopefully work till spring when I can get a whole new thing.

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[Nathan the Machinist]

Not fun, but had to cobble my mailbox back together after the latest snowstorm. The post/shelf is all vinyl, and when we first moved in (22 years ago) it was at the corner of the driveway, but kept getting wiped out by the plows. So I moved it near the telephone pole so it would be shielded, and that worked for like 15+ years. But in the previous storm the rear part of the shelf that goes thru the post and locks it in, broke off (probably brittle from years of sun exposure), leaving just enough for it to still barely work. But in this last storm it broke more and was done. Piece of 2x4 and some other wood scraps and back in business. This should hopefully work till spring when I can get a whole new thing.

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My dad had a mailbox when I was a kid growing up that was constantly breaking and being scabbed back together

He was (and is) an engineer

It kind of became a running joke, this mailbox and how janky and patched together it was.

This went on for decades.

Yours is getting close. Don't stop now.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

My last house. Our mailbox had bees.

 

[Blues]

You don't want to see my mailbox. LOL.

(There is duct tape involved.)

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

My last house. Our mailbox had bees.

That’s actually quite common to come across, especially late summer when those nasty Wasp nests show up, grrr

 

[StoneAndSteel]

Does meal-prep count?



Shout out to Francisco Vaz , I'm really loving his work.

 

[SwarthyGnome]

I knocked to find the stud. Then used a stud finder. Used a level. I can’t quite comprehend why I cannot locate it.
I used the outlet below to draw level lines and still cannot find it.
I decided it was time to take a break lest I just put a line of holes in the wall.

 

[Mendoman]

So a few screw holes on one of my cabinet doors were stripped out and I decided to fix yesterday......

I cleaned the holes and filled them with glue....I then was distracted with beer....

Look at the cabinet door this morning, and wonder "why the hell did I lay the hinge on the door after I over filled the holes with glue?!?!?!?!"




So my project for today is.... I have this cabinet door with stripped out screw holes and a hinge some idiot glued to it in the complete wrong spot..... and I'm fixing that


Lol

Fill it with toothpicks with a little glue. Good tip for stripped out holes in wood.

 

[Big DJ]

I installed 3 of the last 4 Minisplit heads in our house. There will be 6 total, heating and air conditioning. Time for a beer or two.

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[darsk20]

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I knocked to find the stud. Then used a stud finder. Used a level. I can’t quite comprehend why I cannot locate it.
I used the outlet below to draw level lines and still cannot find it.
I decided it was time to take a break lest I just put a line of holes in the wall.

Know how you feel. Good luck.

 

[Mendoman]

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I knocked to find the stud. Then used a stud finder. Used a level. I can’t quite comprehend why I cannot locate it.
I used the outlet below to draw level lines and still cannot find it.
I decided it was time to take a break lest I just put a line of holes in the wall.

A while ago I was going through the exterior wall and in the interior wall (both cedar) with a cell booster antenna. I ran my stud finder with electrical searcher over the area and got the all clear. Then proceeded to drill through the wiring to the light fixtures. I didn’t have the lights on when I ran the electrical search so it didn’t pick it up. Lesson learned.