Somehow “bat” material made me think of batting. Then I saw the pattern!
Really nice.
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I’ve also started working on a painting for my partner that I promised him a few years ago.
It’s a larger version of the series of mushroom studies that I did before I did a custom painting for a friend. The friend wanted a painting of “sexy mushroom ladies” growing out of a field of mushrooms.
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Not exactly a creation but more of an interesting (to me) fix. For your consideration, the simple cheese slicer:
or, as we have called it in our house since the early 1980’s, a cheese straightener (from an early George Carlin routine).
Indeed we have had this thing for over 35 years. It has undergone some modifications, however. For one thing, originally you could adjust the cheese slice thickness by loosening a thumbscrew in the middle, moving the adjustable yellow roller holder back and forth, and then tightening the screw again. Alas the screw never held because the thread cut into the device was defective. So I just drilled right through the thing and put in the brass nut and bolt and tightened it permanently. I set it at a medium thickness, but we can still get thinner cuts by angling it a bit.
Then a couple years after we got it the wire broke. But I have generally had a supply of music wire (or spring wire) around for modeling purposes and what not, so I replaced the wire. Back in operation again!
Then a week ago, after 30+ years, the wire broke again, so again I replaced it. There are screws holding the wire in place, and I was kind of surprised that I was able to loosen and tighten them again, as they looked corroded. But my luck held.
Despite needing simple repairs, it’s nice that some things can last a while.
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Which brings us to planned obsolescence, but that’s another thread.
It is a very nice cheese straightener. The acceptance of standard unit of cheese slices to prolong it’s life seems to be a good option.
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So gothy! Much wow!
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Yesterday I got a bit more work done on a commission I’ve been working on for a friend just over two years. Eventually I need to ink it on the computer so it can go on a t-shirt.
It’s a totem for one of his Werewolf the Apocalypse characters, a closet filled with an unimaginable number of kittens.
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he’s just not getting it
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Happy to announce I’ve just released a new drone/dark ambient-ish/spooky synth album on Bandcamp:
100% of proceeds will be donated to Reclaim the Block and Afrorack. Today (June 5) is #bandcampfriday and they’re waiving all fees – and I’m also matching donations.
Patch and production notes are here.
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crossposting
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reupholstered some chairs with bamboo from the back yard.
the brown one was on the curb due to the bottom ripped out. torched the synthetic material to prevent further fraying before I started.
the black one wasn’t designed for outdoor use and the seat couldn’t drain water, so I drilled it out and beat the metal concave before I started.
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V cool. Will make a cool grouping.
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fuckin’ A!
I’d heard a rumor of chainmail hacks that were impervious to wind, but never actually saw one.
what are they filled with?
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These are filled with plastic pony beads, I just had some around at first and have kept using them. I don’t like using plastic much but have one or two other bracelet/necklace patterns that require pony beads, especially the glow in the dark ones.
I also save all my scrap, scratched up rings in a jar and occasionally use those as fill. I link them into chains first before filling the bag. Those have a bit of a different feel and sound.
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how do they kick?
can you do all the same tricks as a regular hack?
what does something like this go for?
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Wow did I read that wrong:
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lol take a nap, crashproof
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I’m terrible with hacky sacks so I don’t have a good assessment. And I haven’t had friends try any real tricks. They are easier to control when less full so I have to resist the urge to overfill them, which looks nicer, unless I’m making one as just a fidget toy.
Right now I’ve got them listed as $25 for a ready to ship and $27 for a made to order one on my shop. They take about $5 worth in materials and around an hour of construction.
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That takes you only an hour??!!!?
IMPRESSIVE
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