Crafty Basterds -- The Stuff I made thread

[triangleforge]

 

That. Is. Awesome!

Even if your guests don't get what they're looking at, the graphic impact of the street map is very strong. But I think a majority of those who are intrigued enough to look closer will get it right away.

Excellent work!!!!

[the_Journeyman]

That's a really neat idea!  The road map is really ingenious!

BTW that six stranded wire looks like RJ-45

JM

[monsta]

thanks people!   

My mate asked if I wanted my house (knowing that I was gunna put a button there) in the middle of the board.
I said that I didn't want it in the middle. Reason being that it might make people think about it... maybe! 

So JM, if its RJ-45 what do you think I'm supposed to use it for and where do you think it would be connected?
I have the same thing in each room of the house and at the back door there is one with 2 cables there.
I tested the continuity between the one at the front door and the cables at the back door and they aren't connected!?

[ducpainter]

RJ-45 is the connector used for a network cable. The cable itself is called Cat-5e or now they have Cat-6. Most houses are pre wired and the same cable can carry either signal, or both with the right connector.

[the_Journeyman]

What dp said.  Having RJ45 wired into each room gives the ability to network devices.  Everything from game consoles, Blu-Ray, TVs etc. around the house.  There probably is a places where they all terminate so you can attach them to a router from an ISP and what not.  I have wired my house in a similar fashion.  DSL router comes to one room, I've ran cables to all the devices we need networking for.  Three cables to the living room, one for the Blu-Ray, one for the Xbox, and one for the DirecTV box.  I also have cables running to my computer and to another room where we used to have a computer.

JM

[monsta]

 

[ducpainter]

I forgot...the two signals are phone and data.

[the_Journeyman]

Cleaned up my faded and scratched and slightly rusted bumper:

As it was:


After sanding and primer:


First oat of black (original color)


2nd coat and finished.


This was all done with a rattle can believe it or not.

JM

[DesmoDiva]

The bar B and I have been working on for a while.

The wood I salvaged out of the scrap bin in the architecture shop when I was in school.  It was a head and foot board set stained a dark brown.  We sanded off the stain and I coated in with tung oil.



We still have to add some lighting and transfer all our bottles.

B found the stools on clearance at Tractor Supply.

[kopfjäger]

^^^^ That is bad ass. 

[triangleforge]

I like it!!!

[Grampa]

Neato

[ZLTFUL]

The bar B and I have been working on for a while.

The wood I salvaged out of the scrap bin in the architecture shop when I was in school.  It was a head and foot board set stained a dark brown.  We sanded off the stain and I coated in with tung oil.



We still have to add some lighting and transfer all our bottles.

B found the stools on clearance at Tractor Supply.

Saw it on Facebook...love it!

[LMT]

I made food. Then I ate it! Turkey, brussel sprouts with bacon and crispy shallots, sweet potato, and beer.

[triangleforge]

Yum! Food can be very crafty, and goes better with beer than metalwork. Actually, I take that back. Beer goes with everything.

A couple of new things I'm learning --

I saw a video demo on YouTube, and realized I had to learn how to forge horseshoe hearts - here's the first batch:



And a little further outside my comfort zone, I've made a couple of forays out to East Jesus in Slab City, CA (check out http://eastjesus.org/) and the last time I was there, they let me dig through their "inventory" and build this wind sculpture in the Art Garden:



And these letters for their vehicle gate: