Post your projects: a lot more licking then you'd think

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TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

bEatmstrJ posted:

Has anyone ever installed a sandbox in their bathroom?

missed you friend. whats up? getting a cat or building a bath-beach?

# ¿ Jun 29, 2017 12:34

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 00:14

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

bEatmstrJ posted:

Well I already have a cat, but a bath beach does sound lovely. Maybe I can turn it into a saltwater bath.

friend.

# ¿ Jun 30, 2017 01:19

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

just a sheet metal spreader on top and bottom with some tin snips if you dont mind the janky. (i would mind the janky)

# ¿ Jul 5, 2017 23:15

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

drat. I was looking into building a custom enclosure for some subs due to weird new car layout but is it that much of a pain?

# ¿ Aug 2, 2017 19:52

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

The Science Goy posted:

It depends on how custom you're talking. If you can do fiberglass then you can get it into pretty much any shape you want, vs wood which just creates endless joints (and endless opportunities for leakage). A basic direct radiator box isn't that complicated as long as you get the internal volume right. There are calculators for tuning a sub box based on multiple parameters, you just need to be more careful when calculating volume since it will be an odd shape.

Ok well its pretty much this, There arent any good locations to mount proper dedicated subs other than underneath the cargo floor in the babbytrunk

underneath that cover there is about 8" of depth

never worked with fiberglass before, and just dont think those small all in one sub +amp setups are going to make proper butt thudding.

# ¿ Aug 3, 2017 13:44

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

The Science Goy posted:

If you don't need that babby rear cargo space very often, just build a basic box to plunk right in there, and mount the amp on the side of the car or by the spare tire or something. Use a Speakon jack to hook it up, so it's effortless to disconnect and remove the sub when you need to free up that space.

I'm eventually going to build This BFM cab for my car, but haven't gotten around to it yet. It's a big box, but it is very efficient (horn loading = loud as balls) and can be built with only a circular saw and maybe a jigsaw (and a shitton of clamps, you can never have enough clamps)

LOL yeah my G/f was not pleased with babby cargo hatch but not sure i want to riceboy it up quite that much by putting a box in there, was kinda going for a clean OEM look which was why i was toying with building something.

# ¿ Aug 3, 2017 14:54

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

Spiderjelly posted:

Nothing horrendous. The real threat is fire ants. I don't like those guys.

yeah those dudes suck

# ¿ Aug 8, 2017 23:55

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

Spiderjelly posted:

Pretty sure that makes it all worth it.

i like this guys attitude.

# ¿ Aug 9, 2017 03:04

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

yes please :justpost:

# ¿ Nov 8, 2017 13:30

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

nice

# ¿ Nov 8, 2017 19:35

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

very clean looking.

# ¿ Nov 20, 2017 22:22

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

Pigsfeet on Rye posted:

Slung Blade also has a thread about building a life in the country which seems alive though lethargic.
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3264505

is a good thread.

# ¿ Jul 9, 2018 00:51

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

needs more outlets :thunk:

# ¿ Jul 12, 2018 13:15

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

i havent seen any long term nefarious projects in here yet... please friend do :frogon:

# ¿ Aug 7, 2018 00:07

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

poeticoddity posted:

I still think we need a KickStopper, where people agree to not do things if they receive enough crowd-sourced donations.

maybe a group of well paid mercenaries who will stop said project BY ANY MEANS REQUIRED

# ¿ Aug 7, 2018 00:14

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

Trabant posted:

A Deep One or ?

I got some fancy linocut tools and wanted to make a box for them:

Figured walnut with a shittily-painted MDF insert.

Now I just need to use my fancy linocut tools. Yup. Any day now.

thats a really nice box

# ¿ Aug 26, 2018 23:08

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

i kinda want it for my desk as an implied threat. great looking work there.

# ¿ Dec 16, 2018 22:24

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

i would buy one

# ¿ Dec 30, 2018 02:07

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

looks like that thing is gonna hurt when they clock you in the skull with it

# ¿ Jan 11, 2019 15:30

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

im all about raising warriors so its not a judgement at all

# ¿ Jan 13, 2019 18:30

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

TooMuchAbstraction posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPeRjs1V69M

# ¿ Feb 26, 2019 13:35

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

thats gorgeous.

# ¿ May 28, 2019 20:58

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

TotalLossBrain posted:

That is a really good project. Thanks for making people's lives better.

# ¿ Jul 4, 2019 20:11

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

both y'all are some quality craftsmen/ladies

# ¿ Aug 11, 2019 19:51

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

just in case FL turns into mad max apocalypse and i fail at waylaying travelers or they are too fat to be eaten, put together a garden bed today

# ¿ Mar 21, 2020 22:31

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

Trabant posted:

The best project

# ¿ Mar 24, 2020 19:04

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

a floor almost levelled.

# ¿ Feb 13, 2021 22:12

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

probably.

# ¿ Feb 14, 2021 17:50

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

First Time Caller posted:

One fine morning months ago my wife said: "We should paint the ceiling in the upstairs guest bathroom. It's so yellow and ugly."

I'm unaware of how it happened, really, but this somehow turned into:

We should paint the ceiling

We should paint the walls

We should fix all the lovely drywall patch jobs the previous owners made when they moved out

We should skim coat because the orange peel is ridiculous

Lets repaint the vanity cause I dont think that wood color really works in here

Lets change the light fixture

Lets change the tub and shower fixtures to match the new light fixture

Lets buy a mapp torch and learn to sweat pipe because the tub spigot that came with the new trim kit isn't a slip on

It wouldnt be that hard to rip out the linoleum, lets put in new flooring

Oh wow, there is water damage on the subfloor, lets fix that

The toilet flange is cracked, we should repair that too

While we have the toilet all broke down lets put in a bidet seat

The old towel bar and TP holder dont match, we should buy new ones

I guess we have to recaulk everything now

Those old baseboards look ugly now that the room looks good, lets replace those and all the other trim pieces too

I guess we have to recaulk the baseboards again now

~~Hey we should pull out the one piece tub so we can do a tile surround~~ you have to stop seriously no im done

Here's what we were starting with, sorry for the bad picture, its from our home inspection when we bought the home earlier last year, this is still basically what it looked like although we had a different shower curtain.

"Lets paint the ceiling"

Water damage spotted, it wasn't horrible but enough rot that I felt it needed to be replaced.

New wood installed

Noticed the flange was cracked so put a metal flange thing underneath of it, problem solved. You can see the new flooring too.

Had to make a thingy to pull the planks when the pull bar couldnt fit under the door jam.

After some cleanup and some new decor, looks brand new even though we didn't really change all that much or spend a bunch of money.

Cost Breakdown:

$200 - shower trim kit

$100 - vanity faucet

$100 - flooring (two boxes)

$100 - light fixture

$75 - multi tool

$50 - torch and 1/2" tub spigot fitting

$50 - toilet flange, repair kit, tank to bowl hardware, waxless seal

$50 - random decor items from home goods

$20 - baseboard and shoe molding around vanity

$20 - flooring tools

$20 - shelf brackets

$10 - drywall repair stuff

$0 - we had paint, stain, and oak boards already

Was somewhere around $800. Probably could have done it for much less by choosing less expensive fixtures, not buying a multi tool or torch, etc. I haven't updated a room before so big thanks to all the youtube channels that cover topics like toilet repair, plumbing, flooring installs, how to caulk a thing and make it look good, etc etc. There were plenty of vids for just about everything I had to tackle.