a photoblog of what i did today..... - Page 41

classicman · 01-31-2015, 01:51 PM

Nice!

Lamplighter · 01-31-2015, 02:10 PM

The next chore for Glatt is to build/re-wire a small motor and sensor
to rotate a suet bird feeder so the bird is always visible from Classic's window.

(Somehow Classic didn't seem to be taken by my last suggestion)

Griff · 01-31-2015, 04:23 PM

classicman · 01-31-2015, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

The next chore for Glatt is to build/re-wire a small motor and sensor
to rotate a suet bird feeder so the bird is always visible from Classic's window.

(Somehow Classic didn't seem to be taken by my last suggestion)

I must have missed it... ???

Griff · 02-01-2015, 12:10 PM

I broke an edge on a used pair of skis I picked up a while back. They look like someone left them behind a stove or over a fire place. I cut, steamed, glued, sanded, tared, flamed, and waxed. As I was corking in the new wax I found a bad crack in the unrepaired ski for next time.

Griff · 02-01-2015, 12:14 PM

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glatt · 02-01-2015, 03:57 PM

That's fantastic! Well done.

Griff · 02-01-2015, 04:03 PM

Thank you, brother handyman!

classicman · 02-01-2015, 04:29 PM

Impressive. From the looks of your forecast, you'll have a chance to try them out real soon.

Griff · 02-01-2015, 04:42 PM

Got on them for almost an hour earlier. It was so nice.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-01-2015, 08:27 PM

Well done, and the gods have bless you with something for next time, too. Luck of the Irish, it is.

orthodoc · 02-09-2015, 09:11 PM

If I can get the pics to upload, I thought I'd share my first weaving project since before my diagnosis. I used to weave a fair bit. This is a simple shawl/throw to get me back into the swing of things. It's not my usual, I typically weave either fine, complicated stuff or nice cozy wool and silk blankets. But for a restart, this looked about right. The skein on the left is slubby natural cotton, and will be used as weft. The other materials are mercerized cotton in different colors, and a variegated textured yarn called 'Tempo'.

orthodoc · 02-09-2015, 09:20 PM

First thing - winding the warp. The warp consists of the lengthwise threads that are put on the loom under tension. It's measured on a warping board, which has pegs set at different distances so that a warp of a predetermined length can be wound. I'm winding a 3-yard warp. At one end is the 'weaver's cross', which allows me to keep the threads in order when putting the warp on the loom. The last photo shows the warp organized on the front of the loom, ready for 'sleying'. In weaver's terms, the next step is to 'sley the reed', or feed the yarn through a series of slots that hold threads at a given distance from each other. The reed for this project is 12 'dents' per inch. I will have 12 threads per inch of width in the warp.

orthodoc · 02-09-2015, 09:21 PM

Oops. Here's the pic of the warp ready for sleying.

orthodoc · 02-09-2015, 09:24 PM

After sleying the reed, each thread has to be pulled through a heddle, a wire guide that is attached to one of the eight frames (or harnesses) on my loom. Each frame can be raised or lowered individually. Threads attached to a given frame rise or fall with the frame, and patterns in the warp are created by varying the rise and fall of each thread.

01-31-2015, 01:51 PM	#601
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Nice! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-31-2015, 04:23 PM	#603
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	__________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-01-2015, 12:10 PM	#605
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I broke an edge on a used pair of skis I picked up a while back. They look like someone left them behind a stove or over a fire place. I cut, steamed, glued, sanded, tared, flamed, and waxed. As I was corking in the new wax I found a bad crack in the unrepaired ski for next time. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-01-2015, 12:14 PM	#606
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-01-2015, 04:03 PM	#608
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Thank you, brother handyman! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-31-2015, 02:10 PM	#602
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	The next chore for Glatt is to build/re-wire a small motor and sensor to rotate a suet bird feeder so the bird is always visible from Classic's window. (Somehow Classic didn't seem to be taken by my last suggestion)

02-01-2015, 03:57 PM	#607
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's fantastic! Well done.

02-01-2015, 04:29 PM	#609
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Impressive. From the looks of your forecast, you'll have a chance to try them out real soon. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-01-2015, 04:42 PM	#610
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Got on them for almost an hour earlier. It was so nice. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-01-2015, 08:27 PM	#611
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well done, and the gods have bless you with something for next time, too. Luck of the Irish, it is. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-09-2015, 09:11 PM	#612
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	If I can get the pics to upload, I thought I'd share my first weaving project since before my diagnosis. I used to weave a fair bit. This is a simple shawl/throw to get me back into the swing of things. It's not my usual, I typically weave either fine, complicated stuff or nice cozy wool and silk blankets. But for a restart, this looked about right. The skein on the left is slubby natural cotton, and will be used as weft. The other materials are mercerized cotton in different colors, and a variegated textured yarn called 'Tempo'. Attached Images __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

02-09-2015, 09:20 PM	#613
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	First thing - winding the warp. The warp consists of the lengthwise threads that are put on the loom under tension. It's measured on a warping board, which has pegs set at different distances so that a warp of a predetermined length can be wound. I'm winding a 3-yard warp. At one end is the 'weaver's cross', which allows me to keep the threads in order when putting the warp on the loom. The last photo shows the warp organized on the front of the loom, ready for 'sleying'. In weaver's terms, the next step is to 'sley the reed', or feed the yarn through a series of slots that hold threads at a given distance from each other. The reed for this project is 12 'dents' per inch. I will have 12 threads per inch of width in the warp. Attached Images __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

02-09-2015, 09:21 PM	#614
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Oops. Here's the pic of the warp ready for sleying. Attached Images __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

02-09-2015, 09:24 PM	#615
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	After sleying the reed, each thread has to be pulled through a heddle, a wire guide that is attached to one of the eight frames (or harnesses) on my loom. Each frame can be raised or lowered individually. Threads attached to a given frame rise or fall with the frame, and patterns in the warp are created by varying the rise and fall of each thread. Attached Images __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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