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adatesman
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philadelphia, pa
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Been a while since I chimed in with an update on the 1859 schoolhouse... *Very* pleased to say the outside is finally done. Between 2 months last Fall and April-now I cut out and replaced about 50% of the stucco (down to the underlying stone, totaling somewhere over 10k pounds of mix), replaced the porch columns and painted the whole thing. Quite happy with the results, and hoping I've now fixed all of the water infiltration problems that were causing the new plaster and paint inside to pop. And yes, I've taken to calling this my Great White Whale. ;-)
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ncrockclimber
climber
The Desert Oven
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That is a beautiful home Aric. Much nicer than a McMansion any day!
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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My husband, Jerry, is building a roof over our mobile home. I help when needed. Eventually, we will cover the whole mobile home and then demolish the inside room by room and have a new house on a steel bed. We are paying cash as we go so it is a slow project, but at least we shouldn't have roof leaks this next year when the snow melts.
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g-tech
Trad climber
Oakland!
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This is a stage I'm building. It is for a live music theme camp at Burning Man
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Last weeks project.
Now the HamsterMobile was designed and marketed as a metrosexual college kids first car. It was never intended to be thrown around mountain roads by an old geezer. Consequently the handling characteristics suffer a bit.
I thought that installing a tower lateral brace would result in a small improvement. The results have been far beyond my expectations. Tracks like an Italian sports car now.
The best money, ($150) I've ever spent on an aftermarket vehicle modification!
Although it only required drilling two holes and moving the ground wire attachment location, you know you are in for some fun when the instructions describe and have a photo of how to tape the nut and washer to your finger to get them up over the top of the McPherson struts.
I gave up on keeping the nut and washer aligned and used some aircraft style elastic stop nuts, but it was still a f*#king bitch. Well worth the effort though!
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scottish nob rot
Trad climber
scotland
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i'm currently building myself a little track car, its the small fiesta on the right
i will be fitting a 2.3 4pot turbo into this. should be about 750kg kerb weight and 300BHP+
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Took a little carving job to make a Suite number sign to match a directory that I made 8 or 9 years ago. Mahogany with imitation gold leaf carved letters, outlined in black striping.
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skywalker
climber
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Hey,
Swamp cooler or A.C. unit in a window? We have sideways sliding windows. Any beta would help. Its hot as F*&K here.
Thanks
S...
Sorry we live in very dry Colorado
Thanks
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this just in
climber
north fork
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If it's a dry climate go with a swamp cooler.
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scottish nob rot
Trad climber
scotland
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Aug 10, 2012 - 03:13am PT
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^^^ Hee....hee!
hey dude! you laughing at my fan powered car? lol its only has a range of 5meters due to the short extension cord but it does fly!
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scottish nob rot
Trad climber
scotland
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Aug 10, 2012 - 11:09pm PT
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i didnt mean at me dude ;)
i showed that pic to my mate back home and he thought i was making it "fan powered" lol
yeah it should be a tiny little bit mental :D
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Aug 11, 2012 - 12:27pm PT
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Just made some acoustic panels and bass traps for recording my didgeridoos!
2-inch thick Roxul AFB acoustic panels
4-inch thick Rockboard 80 bass traps
Acoustically-transparent cloth covers
(The didgeridoo was made by Djalu Gurruwiwi of the Northern Territory)
Low-frequency waterfall plots (15-200 Hz, out to 300 msec) before and after room treatment with the new acoustic panels. Note particularly the modal ringing below 50 Hz is almost eliminated entirely.
BEFORE
AFTER
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Aug 11, 2012 - 03:53pm PT
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^ those plots look like awesome mountains. Post some sound links I want to hear those didgeridoos
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Aug 11, 2012 - 05:17pm PT
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Any guesses?
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WBraun
climber
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Aug 11, 2012 - 05:33pm PT
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Any guesses?
A press to put my head in for every time I make one of my "stupid" posts ......
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 11, 2012 - 05:49pm PT
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Too small and not stout nuff for veneer. Overkill for
wildflowers. I don't get the mondo bolts in comparison
to the wimpy 3/4 plywd. Might work for Werner's purpose
but only on a small head. I know! It's for squeezing
blood out of a turnip!
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Aug 11, 2012 - 06:13pm PT
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Werner is closest, with his mentions of (i) putting a body part in it, and (ii) stupidity.
Hand jam trainer:
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Aug 12, 2012 - 08:56am PT
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By request...
Here's a video that I recorded of Larry out in the Outback of the Northern Territory, cutting down trees to make didjeridus. Here he's playing a raw, unworked tree trunk that we just cut down. Not bad for a hunk of wood hollowed out by termites! This forest is sacred land, had recently seen a fire which made it easy to walk around through the brush.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
And here's a video that I recorded in Birritjimi, of Marimunuk playing a brand-new didjeridoo that he and I just finished crafting. We went out into the Outback, harvested the tree, and made the didjeridu. Plays in the key of G or G#. Loud as hell, Marimunuk calls it a "lead guitar." At the end he says, "Manymak!" or "Good!"
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Didjeridoo virtuoso Larry Gurruwiwi ripping it up on the Galuru beach north of Nhulunbuy. Contemporary NEAL (northeastern Arnhem Land) style.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
And, of course, here I am in Birritjimi playing the didgeridoo with the old master Djalu.
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Pajamas
climber
Wilderness, Home
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Aug 12, 2012 - 10:51am PT
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It's an RV park bath house! Really.
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Pajamas
climber
Wilderness, Home
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Aug 12, 2012 - 11:03am PT
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Inspired by Donald Judd amazing concrete artsy just down the road at the Chinati Foundation. Empty field to ready to shite, shower, and shave in 8 weeks.
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