What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

Dang it @gorgo2, I was drinking a cup of coffee when I read that!!!
You'd better get over here with a squeegee for my monitor screen!!

 

I made a belt from a kit;
https://www.weaverleathersupply.com...lt-leathercrafting-kit-veg-tanned-crazy-horse

The leather is thick, which makes it sturdy. But then, it also makes for more work to shape the end, punch belt holes & stamp designs on iy. For no particular reason (except I like them) I stamped dinosaurs on it. Much of this called for my 3 lb. mallet.

I still have to do some burnishing. Pics when it's done.

 

Set a NOS handle for an unknown rip hammer head; then gave it a nice finish.



Not perfect, but a boat load better than before.

 

This reminds me, I have a couple of old hammers that need new handles.

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My wife and I did one of those hand casting craft kits recently. I let the plaster casting cure for a few weeks before finishing it. I used acrylic paints from a craft store to make this aged bronze finish.

 

I went to a gun range today. The gent next to me is a rather interesting 80-year-old man who was shooting revolvers. He let me try the S &W .38. Two of the shots even made it onto my target.

The .38 shots are marked in green.

 

I should add that I was shooting at a distance of 50 feet.

 

Was that duck feet or wabbit feet?

 

Elmer feet.

 

Gee, Sara, that was *mighty* fine shooting from a snub nose 2-inch barrel 38 revolver with fixed sights at 50 feet!

- Bax

 

I never said it was a short barrel. In fact it was about 5.5” in length. Still pretty good for a style & caliber I’ve never fired before.

 

Three round rapid-fire drills. One hand and two hand, at 10 yards. this is around 50 rounds, with a Colt 1911 .45 cal Iron sights. The head shots were one handed, just for fun. I shot another 100 rounds in no light, with a handheld flashlight. But that didn't look as good, because we were shooting barricades, practicing moving drills, with flashlights, and those targets were shared between twelve people.

 

Nice! You are clearly a better shot than I am. How long have you been shooting?

 

Over 45 yrs. I've always had a knack for it.

 

... And you even wiped all the close range powder residue off those targets before taking the picture!

(Kidding.... cuz that's what I'D do!)

- Bax

 

It started with a compressor that failed and led to this .........



I initially bought a second hand Hitachi dual tank air compressor for work. I replaced the gauges and repaired the switch and all was well for about 6 months, but I think the previous owner ran it hard, so the valves failed. I thoroughly despise throwing machinery away, so I figured ...... in for penny ......... So over the next three to five months I looked over Craig's list and facebook market place for two additional pieces I needed. In November I gathered the last piece and began the work ...... last week I completed it. I works great!



BTW ignore the crappie table saw that's next on my list.

 

Nice job! That’s way beyond my mechanical/engineering abilities!