Getting6409

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[–] Getting6409@piefed.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Thanks! I was hoping to hear something like this. I'm still kinda caught between the two because after some more window shopping I've realized there are bandsaw options that are not much more costly than a decent scrollsaw. I've worked on a few more projects since posting this and continue to make the big cuts with a cordless jigsaw and some creative maneuvering and clamping on a slotted table. I just mention this because even there the burning comes up. Not a factor for these kind of projects since all those cut surfaces get carved or sanded away; but it definitely highlights the need for slowing down, as you said.

[–] Getting6409@piefed.ee 2 points 3 months ago

I don't know if this translates to the body and weight distribution of yours, but for the shorty the only position that really works (for me of course) is having the thing propped up by the bottom of the body on the thigh opposite of my fretting hand, and keeping a straight back, and keeping the thing leaning forward so that at it is engaging the strap. I think it's similar to the classical guitar posture, but relying on the strap and the forward lean to keep it in place since there's not enough guitar body to keep it perched otherwise.

[–] Getting6409@piefed.ee 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I got a hofner shorty for keeping up practice on the road. My need was basically just for something near a full scale neck that could be tossed in a backpack as carry on luggage.

I would describe the shorty as textbook Stockholm syndrome. It is not comfortable to use until you find just the right position to perch it on your leg. It sounds mediocre to shit plugged in, but i never use it amped so, whatever. The thing is incredibly neck heavy, so in my opinion a strap that connects at the headstock is a must. Also recommend heavy strings if you want it to stay in tune for days at a time. When I'm stuck with it i spend the first day cursing it, second day accepting it, and after that i feel like it's serving its purpose.

Not sure i would actually recommend it, but if you just want a traveling fretboard for less than 200, it certainly is that.

 

Greetings! I've been getting into tobacco pipe making. This is purely a past time endeavor, just messing around with hand tools and dremel stuff to see how far I get and feel things out. One thing I'm just not getting comfortable with is hand-sawing. I know there's some technique that i probably need to gain, and a proper bench vice would help, but I'm constrained on space. Also my hands get arthritic from time to time.

This got me to thinking on scroll saws since they tend to be cheaper and smaller than band saws. So with it being more budget friendly and space friendly I've really been curious about them. The issue is I'm working with hard woods (briar mostly, but maybe olive and morta in the future) and some of the cuts will be thick, albeit small. I'm sure you can imagine the general size of the blocks I work with. I'd say the thickest parts of a project might go up to heights of 7cm, and on those taller cuts the length may be up to 5cm. Do any of ya'll experienced in using scroll saws have any thoughts on this? Is this absolutely the wrong tool for the job, or could it work with a little patience? I don't mind if it's a matter of going slow and keeping a deep supply of fresh blades. I'm only doing 2-3 projects a month.

If it helps, what I'm eyeing is the proxxon ds 230 or something like it.

[–] Getting6409@piefed.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Gorgeous. I think this is one of the most interesting bromeliad flowers.

[–] Getting6409@piefed.ee 2 points 4 months ago

I try various 1 cup recipes from time to time and I still wind up back on this one.

 

Another one in bloom in the bromeliad terrarium. The flowers in the center take turns extending in the evening. So far they never actually open, just one sticks out above the rest and then goes back with the rest by morning. Equally facinating and frustrating is wondering what the hell the intended pollinator is for these plants.

[–] Getting6409@piefed.ee 1 points 4 months ago

No prob. Ive been doing it this way for a few years, and ive been through the full lifecycle of several species. Since im in a temperate climate i do move them outside for late spring through early autumn since there's so much rain and humidity. But the really tiny species spend their whole life in the terrarium.

[–] Getting6409@piefed.ee 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yep, you certainly can, though you need to take a little extra care to make sure the medium doesn't stay soupy for too long. But about once every two weeks I'll soak the terrarium floor so the water level is just about to reach the surface, but never enough to make any of the bark and stuff float, and this keeps the humidity quite high for a while. I do try and spray once a day, but with this setup they stay pretty happy even if I forget to spray for a few days.

If you're curious about the medium, it's nothing special. I just do some handfuls so that i get a mostly equal amount of orchid bark, sphagnum, and whatever those clay/lava ball rocks are. I think as long as there's not too much of anything that allows fungus or molds or other microbial life to thrive, they do well and start sending out roots and latching on to the stuff.

[–] Getting6409@piefed.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Not an orchid, it's a bromeliad, tillandsia, specifically. Orchid suppliers very often offer bromeliads as well since many species are epiphytes, and they generally thrive under the same kind of care.

 

This handsome little guy came as a free bonus from Holm's orchid shop. I think they're doing their own hybrids since there's a bunch of Holm-named hybrids in their web shop.

[–] Getting6409@piefed.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Also meant to add, there are some CDs and LPs of this album floating around discogs and ebay. I took a gamble on a VG+ rated LP on ebay and it was indeed a lightly used copy. It's also on Tidal.

[–] Getting6409@piefed.ee 1 points 5 months ago

I only found it because of Grant's "As a Sideman" page on his discography page in wikipedia. It's a great record!

 

John Patton and Grant Green

 

Gotra be one of the best Hubbard + Pearson tunes.

[–] Getting6409@piefed.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Mele quieter 4c has been really good to me. I was using a celeron nuc, it worked fine, but for quiet moments in videos i could hear the fan. It wasnt obnoxious, but once i noticed it i couldnt ignore it. Mele is passively cooled and the n100 is more than adequate for 4k.

[–] Getting6409@piefed.ee 2 points 5 months ago

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