Kalimon
Trad climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jun 18, 2010 - 09:22pm PT
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Nice work you all!!
Is that a Trex deck Norwegian? Looks like what we used on our place.
Thanks Survival, hope your mom is doing well.
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weschrist
Gym climber
left sac
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Jun 18, 2010 - 10:28pm PT
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I'll be building a climbing wall soon... a much upgraded version from my last... this one will be inside and I'm sparing no expense.
hints, tips, dos or don'ts?
Mainly talking about the construction aspect...
nice pair RDB. how do you get those finish patterns on the metal?
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WBraun
climber
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Jun 18, 2010 - 10:42pm PT
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I can't build anything.
All those other guys told me there's no intelligent design.
I gathered all the materials together but nothing happened.
All the materials are still laying there ......
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weschrist
Gym climber
left sac
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Jun 18, 2010 - 10:55pm PT
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did you try praying? I hear that Jesus guy gots mad hammer skillz.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2010 - 12:17am PT
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I know the feeling......
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gf
climber
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Jun 19, 2010 - 01:14am PT
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I'm wrestling with tweaks on injection mold tooling for vacuum containers and coffee mugs. The one shown is a two shot block and presented some significant design engineering challenges getting the finished moving parts to be leak free; but we got it licked after some tweaking. This one isn't delivering for a few weeks, but you can see another model on the Innate site called the Doppio Tumbler for spro with a sipping lid that was a no brainer in terms of the injection block. http://www.innate-gear.com/product-info/doppio/doppio-double-wall-insulated-tumbler
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weschrist
Gym climber
left sac
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Jun 19, 2010 - 08:35am PT
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I can't tell what is going on in your picture, I'm not mechanically inclined.
But... any coffee vessel that doesn't have a completely leak proof seal and slide easily into a pack isn't worth buying. Shouldn't have handles either. There aren't that many good ones out there. The best I could find were "food jars" which kinda suck for drinking.
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Chalk Martin
Mountain climber
CA
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Jun 19, 2010 - 09:01am PT
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Great work everone
This is the start of my tear drop trailer.
the sides are now cut and being sanded.
It is named Camp Four.
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yedi
Trad climber
Stanwood,wa
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Jun 19, 2010 - 09:07am PT
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Building a 1964 Jawa motocrosser to compete in AHRMA[photoid=160900]
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eKat
Trad climber
http://www.ecokath.com/
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Jun 19, 2010 - 09:15am PT
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DANG. . . seeing that case split open gave me a serious motocross headache! Can't tell you how many frikken times I replace 2nd and 3rd gear and shifting forks on my 250 radial fin Maico!
EeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeKat
P.S. Some people play MARCO POLO in a pool. . . we used to play:
MAICO
BREAKO
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Jun 19, 2010 - 09:23am PT
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my stuff links here. the fates decided i had to be a carpenter and i finally decided to stop fighting it. beware of what runs in the family.
http://www.bird-bilt.com/
my carpentry is the only photogenic thing about me. it actually looks better in pictures than it does in real life.
survival, have you climbed in the organs?
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eKat
Trad climber
http://www.ecokath.com/
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Jun 19, 2010 - 09:32am PT
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Tony. . . your work is really nice! LOVE those bathroom cabinet doors!
YAY!
Thanks for the link!
eKat
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eKat
Trad climber
http://www.ecokath.com/
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Jun 19, 2010 - 09:39am PT
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AND. . . it would be neat to see the progress of the projects that are underway. . . like the teardrop trailer. . . YAY, for Camp4!
:-)
ox
eKat
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Jun 19, 2010 - 09:59am PT
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I love this thread!
Most of my spare timer not spent climbing is spent building something or remodeling. Yes I am a bit terrified of power tools, the sort with sharp stuff spinning at thousands of RPM, but that just means I am very very careful when I use them. So far, no injury worse than the occasional whacked finger with the hammer. (I did cut off my toe once when matting a piece of artwork but that doesn't count as building or construction, does it?)
My sister has a 70's era condo and whenever I visit there, there is some project. It's amazing the wierd things people will do to a house, that you find when you remodel. Most of my work there has involved very tedious stripping of layers of hideous wallpaper and tons of wall prep and painting work. Replacing crappy old moulding is always satisfying. The most recent project, a few weeks ago, involved finally stripping out the 35 year old carpet from her bedroom, and rebuilding one of the walls which was almost 1/2 inch out from the electric outlets. Turns out the former owner had put some hideous 1/4 inch faux wood paneling on that wall, which he then covered over at some point with not one, but two layers of different plasticized contact paper, which was finally overpainted. It was very satisfying to gut that and turn it back into a normal wall with electrical outlets you could actually use.
Sorry, no photos!
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2010 - 10:05am PT
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Tony, that is some great stuff!
Do you like that Chinese Elm? There's a bazillion of them here. I've never used any.
Yes, I've climbed in the Organs, but only once so far. Only been back in NM a couple years.
eKat, I will definitely post updates on my project, but I think it will be slow going. So many other things to do here at Casa de Survival....
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Jun 19, 2010 - 12:48pm PT
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thanks again, eKat, but i'm getting even with you on the reflections thread.
phylp, sounds like you love your sister way beyond the call of duty.
yea, survival, that chinese elm was a discovery. i have to thank a windstorm that knocked a branch off. if you've got some fresh deadwood, i'd be happy to tell you how i dealt with it.
i heard that the american elm is one of the most expensive hardwoods. its chinese relative has this wonderful luster. i hate to put any varnish on it, because it isn't quite so pretty as when it's just freshly sanded.
the organs is where i got into rockclimbing--27 peaks of red granite and 1 of white. most of it is trad and requires at least an hour's approach. i befriended dick ingraham, the fellow who developed the whole range--a great mentor.
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Ricardo Cabeza
climber
All Over.
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Jun 19, 2010 - 01:04pm PT
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No pics yet, but I just finished swapping three doors, replacing all the soffit, fascia, and corner boards, as well as building a 500sf deck.
Good fun, it being my first job as a GC. Now I'm for some reason looking at being booked out for the summer and early fall!
Someone asked about Trex. I've been to the plant in Fallon. I worked building only decks for four years.
If anyone has any questions I'd be happy to help.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 19, 2010 - 01:10pm PT
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Set the mesquite countertop for the vanity today but had to
test fly it first. Cosmic was available for a spotter/wingman...
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Mike.
climber
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Jun 19, 2010 - 01:35pm PT
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Dang, nice projects!
Gabe should post up some of his stadium work shots. Big wall meets construction.
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eKat
Trad climber
http://www.ecokath.com/
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Jun 19, 2010 - 01:37pm PT
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I wish Wonder would post up shots of his KILLER skate parks! Especially Mariginal Way in Seattle!
YAY!
We rock!
:-)
eKat
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