Sawdust Willy

Yeah!!!!! Wow… looks like a beautiful place to fish. Thanks for posting this. Made my day!

Ha.... I'm afraid I got sidetracked working on various other projects. Hopefully I can get back on the clock sometime this fall.

Outstanding! Thanks for posting this. Love to see the different variations folks come up with. Looking forward to fish pictures!

Awesome! Post a few pictures of the fish you catch. And you're right... tough to beat fresh deep fried catfish.Oh... and if you don't mind... scroll up and click the "I Made It" button when you get a chnace.

Oh... and if you don't mind... scroll up and click the "I Made It" button when you get a chance.

When you are fishing the noodles you pull the line up by hand. If you have a fish on then you net him, take him off the hook, and throw him in the live well or ice chest. Then you can remove the weight (if you're done fishing) and wind the line back on the spool by hand.I've had my noodles for several years now... no deterioration. No clue how long they will last but I bet a long time.Would love to see some pictures of your noodles once you've made them! Thanks!SW

When you are fishing the noodles you pull the line up by hand. If you have a fish on then you net him, take him off the hook, and throw him in the live well or ice chest. Then you can remove the weight (if you're done fishing) and wind the line back on the spool by hand.I've had my noodles for several years now... no deterioration. No clue how long they will last but I bet a long time.Would love to see some pictures of your noodles once you've made them! Thanks!SW

When you are fishing the noodles you pull the line up by hand. If you have a fish on then you net him, take him off the hook, and throw him in the live well or ice chest. Then you can remove the weight (if you're done fishing) and wind the line back on the spool by hand.I've had my noodles for several years now... no deterioration. No clue how long they will last but I bet a long time.Would love to see some pictures of your noodles once you've made them! Thanks!SW

I would think that you'd end up with a tangled mess honestly. Especially when you hooked a fish. To do what you are talking about I'd go with a trotline instead.

LOL. Oh my. Don’t think I have the legs or intrinsic flair to pull off the stockings.

Very nice! Thank you.

No. The wire is already insulated so that is not necessary.

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

Retirement is awesome. I love being retired. Every day that I get up I can decide what I want to do. I was born to be retired!

I really like this method but there are, in my opinion, 3 keys to success. The first one occurs at 2:40 where he says something about this part being the secret sauce. Make sure that when you make the transfer of the weights from the back to the front that they are at a higher level than the other half of the weights. The second key is to watch his throwing arm motion. It is circular… sweeping from behind and then across in front. This slinging motion imparts a bit of rotation to the net and helps it open up. And the last is to hold onto the lead line with your left hand just a second or so longer like he says. This alos helps the net to open fully.

Thank you!

Thanks. Appreciate the kind words.

You're welcome. Post a picture when you finish your net! Love to see it.

Thank you. That makes me feel really good. It was definitely my intent to try to capture the nostalgia associated with the story.SW

Thank you. That makes me feel really good. It was definitely my intent to try to capture the nostalgia associated with the story. SW

Hey we got second place! I've ordered a kayak cart with the gift card. Thanks Instructables!!!

Your first Instructable? Holy cow... you come in and knock it out of the park with the first swing of the one board. Awesome brother! Well done. Glad to have you on board.SW

LOL... perfect!

Ha... I'm not much of a country/western sort of person. So no clue what it would mean to have a Brad Paisley song to accompany my ible. I'm a blues based old rock and roll kind of guy. Led Zepplin, ZZ Top, Stones, AC/DC, Aerosmith... stuff like that.

Awesome! I'll check that out. Thank you!!!

Yes. The hinges are stainless. Working on method for holding battery… I’ll be posting an update in a few days.

Awesome! Thank you!!!

Oh cool! Looks like you made the version that will tip vertical when you get a bite. I’ve not tried this. I’d be interested to hear how it works and what you think of the design once you’ve used them. Thanks for the comment!Willy

Ah... my father in law (91 years old) loves peanut brittle. I'm going to make this for him when we visit during Christmas. Thanks!Willy

By the way... whoever gave me the one favorite on this... bless you. It was a very lonely instructable for a long time. :)

Yes, thank youfor noticing the amount of effort thatI put into this tutorial, I definitely wanted to make it helpful to other woodworkers. Wow, your work looks amazing! Thank for leaving a comment and posting those pictures.Willy

Thank you!Yes... it is the numerous little details that you pay attention to that make all the difference.

Absolutely. A leather carry strap is definitely on my to do list. Thanks!

Ha... yes, it is quite heavy. About 4 pounds. It would not be my first choice to take on a backpacking trip for sure. You don't have to be off by much when you are cutting the angles on the staves for it to make a difference. The error compounds with each stave when you roll up the octagonal blank and the joints won't match very well. The router bit is kind of the no-brainer approach. It's pretty much automatic. I'll sacrifice a little material to guarantee I get good results. As far as saving time is concerned... I'm retired! Go check out my Tessellated Backyard Grill instructable and you'll see that I'll do crazy stuff even though it means it will take a long time.

Ah... sorry, just saw this.I plan to varnish and sand the top many times. The idea will be to build up the varnish in the grooves between the tiles. But you're right... they need to get filled some way.For the inner circle and edges I would cut a whole lizard, set it in place, and mark the overlap on the bottom of the tile. Then I would cut it on the scroll saw. I'd keep the leftover pieces in a parts bucket and tried to use them in other locations. It didn't work out perfectly... I had a lot of leftover pieces left in the parts bucket when I was done.Thanks for the comment on the joinery... I love doing that kind of stuff.

Awesome! Thanks for the tip.

LOL.... more bottle openers. Makes me think there should be a meme that says: That look on your face when someone gives you the obvious solution to a simple problem that you hadn't considered.

Thanks! Well... since I use the grill so much it spends most of the time on the back porch... which is covered... but I guess still not protected enough. I'll probably be keeping this new grill in the garage a lot more so I'll bet that will help tremendously.

Thank you!

The inner coil was 140 ohms and the outer coil was 270 ohms. It's not super critical to hit these numbers exactly. What is important is to have the coils wrapped in the same direction and to ensure that all of the polarities are wired correctly.

Thanks Joe... appreciate the comments. Yeah... cherry would be beautiful. Post a picture of it here when you finish!

Plant stand? Interesting thought. Just thinking out loud here but if you were going to scale up the design and put something heavy in it I would make the mortises in the top piece deeper to make that joint stronger. I like the idea. Heck, get a round piece of glass and scale this thing up to make a neat end table.Thanks for the comment!

Thank you! That makes me feel really good.I took a look at the different dog bowl stands on Etsy. You might be right. Mine is quite different than most of what I see there. The prices vary widely. I curious how much I could charge for my design.

Thank you!

Ummm.... I'm not real familiar with how pickups are wired but my gut feel is that they wouldn't work. Honestly, wrapping the coil like I've shown is not that big of a deal. The meticulous/tedious part of this project has been cutting out the gears!

Oh my gosh... that is so bad it's hilarious.Hang in there maybe we can do this together. I've got a high level of confidence that we'll get there. I think the hardest part is getting the pendulum to work and that part is done. Next up we'll talk about gear design. The gears I chose were involute gears. Not that hard to do. I've got a lot going on this month so maybe in October I'll have a tutorial on those.

Ah... makes sense. Cool.Yeah, I hooked the circuit up to an oscilloscope once and monitored the current in the output loop. It definitely triggered as the pendulum passed in both directions. I wish I would have saved the waveform and printed it out to be able to evaluate the timing a bit more. Regardless... this simple little thing fascinates the heck out of me.Thanks!

Thank you! Appreciate the feedback and kind words.

Ah... thanks for the comments.The transistor is turned on by the current induced in the input coil by the neodymium magnet as it swings by and not the dc power source so using a Ge transistor won't affect power consumption in the manner you described. Besides I wanted to use materials that are readily available to keep the project well within reach of most folks. Also, I played around with the coil and various voltage levels to see what worked really well with the magnet. 9 volts was the winner. And today's batteries have a fairly flat curve over the majority of their lifespan so I'm not worried about an inconsistant amplitude as the battery discharges. You are correct that you get better results with smaller pendulum amplitudes in a typical clock design though this is not a typical …

Ah... thanks for the comments.The transistor is turned on by the current induced in the input coil by the neodymium magnet as it swings by and not the dc power source so using a Ge transistor won't affect power consumption in the manner you described. Besides I wanted to use materials that are readily available to keep the project well within reach of most folks. Also, I played around with the coil and various voltage levels to see what worked really well with the magnet. 9 volts was the winner. And today's batteries have a fairly flat curve over the majority of their lifespan so I'm not worried about an inconsistant amplitude as the battery discharges. You are correct that you get better results with smaller pendulum amplitudes in a typical clock design though this is not a typical design. The pendulum will actually be used to drive the clock as well as regulate it. I'll have more details in following instructables but a fairly large swing in the pendulum is required to advance the drive wheel. There will be an escapement mechanism attached directly to the pendulum which will advance the 60 tooth drive wheel one tooth at a time as it swings to and fro.As far as accuracy goes... if this thing keeps time within a few minutes per day I will be tickled pink. The design will incorporate adjustment features within the pendulum to fine tune the period as well as a clutch which will allow easy adjustment of the clock hands when necessary. Using the pendulum to drive the clock is not a good design feature for accurate time keeping in the first place (in fact it's terrible) but the ultimate goal for me is to end up with a design that is fun to watch and work "good enough". Thanks again! Love the comments.Willy

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you. I felt that it was important to try to convey the thought process. Makes me feel really good that you noticed!Willy

Awesome!

Ah.... sorry, just now saw this. No, can't see a problem with two layers. Boy, if you turned the second layer 90 degrees to the first it would be incredibly strong. Not something I've ever seen but might be cool.

Thanks. Oh... Most of the work was done over a year or so of working on the weekends but I still continue to play with it. I've recently changed the arbor and converted it into a rainwater collection system with a solar powered water pump to use for gardening. I grow Red Savina habanero peppers that I make into a really good fermented hot sauce.

If you are referring to the entire project I talk about that in the "Supplies" section. I'm estimating around $5000. I did some digging around on the internet and I'm seeing a rule of thumb of around 23 to 25 dollars per square foot... but that's going to vary quite a bit depending on materials you choose. At $5000 and 224 square feet my shed is a little over $22 per square foot so that sounds about right. That's for pier and beam foundation, composite roof, and wood construction. I also built the front door and windows from scratch so that was much less expensive than buying them.

Thank you! Glad it was helpful. I entered it into the Backyard Contest... give me a vote if you have some time. Thanks again!Willy

Yes the nails do poke through the sheathing a little on mine. Different lengths are available. You might go with the 3/4 inch nails to avoid them going all the way through. I used the roofing nails with the big plastic cap on them.

The blocks are made out of concrete. I dug down about a foot and a half or so and built wooden forms over the hole. Depending on where you live you might have to dig deeper to avoid frost heaving. I mixed up the concrete in a wheelbarrow and shoveled into the hole. Before the concrete set I embedded 1/4 inch bolts. You drill holes in the beams to match the bolt locations and set the beam in place. Then you place washers and nuts on the bolts and tighten them down to secure the beam.

Thank you brother. Yes, I have seen the ones with the rebar but it's like you say... you have to use a longer piece of PVC pipe. I was shooting for light and compact so I decided against the tipping version. It is a cool idea though.Hey... would love to see some pics when you build yours!Thanks again.

Ha. Thanks.

Thank you sir. That is my definition of what I call an elegant design. Appreciate the comment.

Hi Jeanniel1. Hope you build a few and go catch some catfish.

Thanks Miss Penolopy. Appreciate the comment.

Ha. You got it. The door was fun but I kind of worked it out as I went along so no time for the camera. I should have taken pictures as it would have made a good presentation by itself. The corners of the door were half lap joinery and I pegged the joint with two 1 inch diameter wooden dowels and glued with West Systems epoxy thickened with saw dust. The interior framing that holds the glass was a bit complicated. I'm getting close to where I need to re-varnish the door so maybe I can get a few shots to post when I do that.Thanks for the comment!