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- austin.hall.129794 commented on Liebregts's instructable Faux Rocks That Look RealView Instructable »
- austin.hall.129794 commented on stevemaskery's instructable Belt-sander Linisher
- austin.hall.129794 commented on tinkering_guy's instructable Make a Lawn Statue, Copied From (almost) Anything
- austin.hall.129794 commented on RCEM's instructable Bacon Infused Fire Lighters
- austin.hall.129794 commented on AndrewW1977's instructable How to Make a Chambered Wooden Surfboard
- austin.hall.129794 commented on B00mrang's instructable Hexagon Legs
- austin.hall.129794 commented on BadWolfProps's instructable Death Star Trench Run Table
- austin.hall.129794 commented on itzikdiy's instructable Console Table With 'Fake' Drawers
- austin.hall.129794 commented on WickedMakers's instructable Zebrawood and Brass Dice Tower
- austin.hall.129794 commented on MarcellS2's instructable Make a Large Round Dining Table With Turntable
- austin.hall.129794 commented on a mateen's instructable Razor Saw
- austin.hall.129794 commented on JackmanWorks's instructable Patchwork Plywood and Ebonized Oak Dresser
- austin.hall.129794 commented on douglasroyal's instructable Ribbon Box With Candy Cane Striped Inlay
- austin.hall.129794 commented on jmarrufo's instructable Reclaimed Lift-Top Coffee Table
- austin.hall.129794 commented on Pricklysauce's instructable Vehicle Key SafeView Instructable »
Using 2x resealable bags would be pretty certain of keeping out the moisture. As far as the whole "looking under cars in the heat... blah blah" beleive me that would not deter a determined car thief if he thought he was going to score, and seeing something hanging down underneath a car in an easily accessible spot that quite obviously isn't normally there, can be seen from several cars away no problem - that is a professional opinion.While coments are normally for constructive criticism, I made my post with the obvious intent of pointing out some extremely serious flaws with this design - there are better ways and better designed "key safes" than this idea which can be used to temporarily store you car keys while you go surf if you resolutely intend to leave the key n…
see more » - austin.hall.129794 commented on Jakes workshop's instructable Make a Human TableView Instructable »
It would be easy to make an adjustable strap - with holes in at the end to clip onto a nail or something - like a belt. Table wouldn't Work for one person though... hVae a think about why.... :)
- austin.hall.129794 commented on Jakes workshop's instructable Make a Human TableView Instructable »
Wwell the table moves right? so just co-ordinate that, might get harder the more beers you have though :)(had to laugh as the woman comment as well, just don't tell my wife)
- austin.hall.129794 commented on craftedworkshop's instructable Scrap Wood End Grain End Table | How to BuildView Instructable »
cost of machines $4300 + need I say more?and no, it can't be made with cheaper tools, because the level of skill required to make this by hand especially squaring off the sections to meet seamlessly is next to impossible in any "normal" timeframe, and I've got many years in handplane usage.clearly an excuse to use instructables as free advertising to increase the visibility of your company.
- austin.hall.129794 commented on mscharch's instructable Laminated 2X4 Work TablesView Instructable »
Good table, only thing I would point out that this design is no good for using it as a metal / woodworking bench as the cantelevered top is not fully supported, those diagonal braces are not enough if you were to use this design for that kind of use. There is a reason why a workbench has a leg on each corner and braces in between.
- austin.hall.129794 commented on nerdyKat's instructable Upcycled Motherboard Notepad Gift SetView Instructable »
If you are at all unsure, give it a couple of coats of clear spray car varnish, nowadays it's mostly acrylic varnish so won't harm you from longterm exposure and will seal the mobo and any solder remaining.
- austin.hall.129794 commented on Yonatan24's instructable Build Your Own Drill Press for FREE!
OK now I've got that out of my system, how can this be improved?look at the design of all drillpresses, they all have a solid collar at the bottom of the tube, doing it in wood make it twice as thick and twice as high.One small bolt into the underside of the metal rod is nowhere near solid enough. if it's hollow fill it with concrete and use the threaded stud at least 100mm long to attach it to the base, 2 would be better, mounted in line with the drill.the wood base it's sitting on is too thin and will flex under tension, especially as it's on feet - if I were making it I'd use 2x 25mm thick plywood, when it comes to things like this overkill is the byword. I know you might not think it's flexing but it is because your motion of moving the drill will never be 100% vertical, making the …
see more »Please for the love of wood, take this 'ible down.these things are good for nothing, not just this one... all of them.They don't drill accurate holes, perpendicular straight holes, or even holes the SAME SIZE as the drillbit you are using.Please trust me when I say "been there, done that, pulled my hair out trying to make it do what I want, then going out and buying a proper drillpress"These things are an abomination, sent to test the patience of Job (the man).If you are at the stage where "more advanced" woodworking is your norm, I must assume that equals "more accurate", and every. single. one. of this style of "drillpress with a handheld drill attached" either homemade or store bought are...utter utter utter trash.they have waaay too much slop in…
see more »Ok you are quiet correct, I have never made one - and I'm not trying to belittle or othewise insult you, but you have made an 'ible for others to follow based on something not tried, tested and proven to be accurate.I realise my reaction may be a little OTT, but if you've had my experiences of one of these kinds of "drill press" you'd understand.The other thing is the tolerances of woodworking you may work to, and find acceptable, are different from anothers.The stark and unfortunate truth of woodworking, is that if you wish to work to any degree of accuracy = less headaches and problems, you must first start by using a tool that has THE BEST accuracy you can produce, and from then on any inaccuracies introduced from human interaction are thus smaller.Have you ever used a straig…
see more »View Instructable »PS - if you think your drillpress is accurate, I'll set you a challenge to replicate what I tried to do FOUR times before going out and buying a drillpress. If it can do it - it'll be something to prove how good your design is (and I'll retract my statement), but honestly? I have great doubts it can.
- austin.hall.129794 commented on mdheath's instructable Concrete and Wood Slab TableView Instructable »
Lovely table - good choice of timber - well written 'ible, gets my vote :)Ok ppl - for everyone worried about wood movement here is the definitive answer... ready? Do what all proper wood table builders do: make the connection between the tabletop and the supporting structure "non static". In this case the wood is central, and the grain direction is top to bottom, wood only moves ACROSS the grain (side to side). As the concrete does not cover the ends of the wood slab the wood is free to expand across the grain and push the two concrete sections in and out.All you then have to do is elongate the holes that the screws or bolts go through in the support frame in the same direction, so instead of being holes they become oval shaped, only maybe 5mm or so, side to side instead of …
see more » - austin.hall.129794 commented on AdrianD3's instructable Post-Apocalyptic BootsView Instructable »
Nice 'ible, but too advanced for the average joe, you are clearly adept and well versed in many of the techniques required, quite apart from owning all the other tools and associated paraphenalia. I have worked with leather before and frankly you are far too casual about the hand stitching which will take a heavy toll on peoples hands not used to it, as well as the significant time it would take. This is a good weeks worth of work several hours a night.You also spectacularly fail to mention that finding a boot/shoe last (the techincal name for the base foot mould you build it around) similar to your foot is not a simple task; wide / narrow / high instep, all of these need to be taken into account to ensure they do not rub and that the shape does not compress or otherwise impede the &quo…
see more » - austin.hall.129794 commented on jdegrosky's instructable Epic Sauron CostumeView Instructable »
Arn't you a little short to be a Sauron?
- austin.hall.129794 commented on JackmanWorks's instructable Concrete & Upcycled Glass LampsView Instructable »
Nice work - I might well try this... but try to look a bit happier about your creation eh?
- austin.hall.129794 commented on Steven K Smith Props's instructable WarCraft Orc Full Scale Cosplay CostumeView Instructable »
Even though you are in the business of making props, this is still unbelieveable work. I'm a hobby maker of various things and can really appreciate the work and effort put into this. It's so good Blizzard should employ you to go to conventions. If I was ever in need of a prop - you'd be the first person I'd call!
- austin.hall.129794 commented on boston09's instructable Hidden Fridge Gap Slide-Out Pantry
I guess we can't blame Kimotori for his mentality - he's most likely Japanese and I know from having worked there as an EaaFO teacher, all they know is compliance and "rules" (even the younger generation that seem to be "deviants" have strict social rules within their subcultures) - not all bad to be fair to them, their manufacturing is world class, but any deviation from "the rules" is treated as an anathema (unless accompanied with Sake), that's why they have so little international cultural integration, to mean they have an EXTREMELY small amount of non Japanese living there as a life choice other than for work. They have a saying; "the nail that sticks out, gets the hammer".
I guess we can't blame Kimotori for his mentality - he's most likely Japanese and all they know is compliance and "rules" - not all bad to be fair to them, their manufacturing is world class, but any deviation from "the rules" is treated as an anathema (unless accompanied with Sake), that's why they have so little international cultural integration, to mean they have an EXTREMELY small amount of non Japanese living there as a life choice other than for work. They have a saying; "the nail that sticks out, gets the hammer".
View Instructable »How was my comment racist? The Japanese ARE like that, they DO live their entire lives based around complicated sets of rules both socially and in their working lives that most non Japanese wouldn't be able to grasp (for example in speech they use a different term for a Japanese person living and working in Japan and those who are currently or have lived and worked overseas - the connotation being they they have somehow become "tainted" by westerners, this happens everyday, everywhere). I've lived and worked there - I personally witnessed several of my "pupils" call me Gaijin (instead of Gaikokujin the more polite term for "foreign person"), behind my back even though I was trying to teach them something to enrich their lives and make it easier for them to ge…
see more » - austin.hall.129794 commented on alansartlog's instructable Better Table Saw Push Stick from Scrap WoodView Instructable »
I hate to be a naysayer because on the whole it isn't a terrible idea, but using featherboards for holddowns is far safer. To use them all you'd need to do is make a taller sacrificial fence and clamp to that for vertical holddown. For the thin stock both horizontal and vertical why not make a push block that completely engulfs the blade while pushing stock through?https://www.instructables.com/Thin-Rip-Push-Block/?ALLSTEPS
- austin.hall.129794 commented on boston09's instructable Hidden Fridge Gap Slide-Out Pantry
Look - I wasn't offended, so don't try to claim kudos for "setting me straight". I was incensed; there IS a difference, a situation 99% of people under 25 seem to be wholly unable to grasp. I was stating that the person who wrote this 'ible is in the USA, ergo he used his native measurement system that happens to be different from others but is NO LESS VALID. There is an SI because there has to be for international manufacturing - such as when plane parts get made in 6 different countries - otherwise we get the FUBAR that NASA managed to pull off with their martian probe doing a spectacular faceplant into the ground because they had failed to convert the numbers.You are not a manufacturing person in league with the 'ible writer to mass produce this item and neither are any of t…
see more »Look - I wasn't offended, I was stating that the person who wrote this 'ible is in the USA, ergo he used his native measurement system that happens to be different from others but is NO LESS VALID. There is an SI because there has to be for international manufacturing - such as when plane parts get made in 6 different countries - otherwise we get the FUBAR that NASA managed to pull off with their martian probe doing a spectacular faceplant into the ground because they had failed to convert the numbers.You are not a manufacturing person in league with the 'ible writer to mass produce this item and neither are any of the other readers who have or EVER WILL HAVE read this 'ible, so demanding SI compliance has no place here.He used Imperial because that's what he is familar with, and you and…
see more »View Instructable »Look - I wasn't offended, I was stating that the person who wrote this 'ible is in the USA, ergo he used his native measurement system that happens to be different from others but is NO LESS VALID. There is an SI because there has to be for international manufacturing - such as when plane parts get made in 6 different countries - otherwise we get the FUBAR that NASA managed to pull off with their martian probe doing a spectacular faceplant into the ground because they had failed to convert the numbers.You are not a manufacturing person in league with the 'ible writer to mass produce this item and neither are any of the other readers who have or EVER WILL HAVE read this 'ible, so demanding SI compliance has no place here.He used Imperial because that's what he is familar with, and you and…
see more » - austin.hall.129794 commented on boston09's instructable Hidden Fridge Gap Slide-Out Pantry
Inches is valid - and the usual sytem of measurement for the USA - and the USA is NOT the only country to use them, so get used to it, or y'know learn how to convert.
Inches is valid - and the usual sytem of measurement for the USA - and the USA is NOT the only country to use them, so get used to it or, y'know, learn how to convert.PLUS, inches is actually MORE ACCURATE for everyday woodworking (which I do), because 64th's are smaller than milllimeters. Metric was introduced to use base 10 same as normal numbers for SIMPLICITY (for simple people) NOT accuracy.
View Instructable »If I had a space like this I'd totally do this, geat work!
- austin.hall.129794 commented on Chimera Dragonfang's instructable Coconut Incense BurnerView Instructable »
You have access to a professional grade lathe yet you hand sanded? Did you make the brass sections or did someone else?
- austin.hall.129794 commented on BrittLiv's instructable Sliced LACK tableView Instructable »
Yes the legs could be filled with quick set concrete, but you would then either need to drill and use rawl plugs to set the legs to the base / top, (which actually have LESS strength when used vertically) set wooden dowels into the concrete to screw into or still use wood blocks both ends to screw into, which IMHO sounds like more work esp as the legs are little more than pressed hardboard and I've no idea how they would react to being soaked full of water.All in all considered, I'd avoid it.
- austin.hall.129794 commented on Mr-Mash's instructable Car Wheel Bicycle - the Learn to Weld ProjectView Instructable »
Excellent work - very envious of the bike, learning to weld has been on my "to-do" list for years. Looks like it handles pretty well, but hills might be a bit of an issue - perfect beach bike though :)
- austin.hall.129794 commented on halledean's instructable Leather Underbust Harness
If she were ever to do any heavy lifting, this would significantly help to protect her from injuring herself, but in reality it's a costume coplay thing - for looks, not everyone thinks "the latest nike air jordan trainers" or "jeans halfway down their arse" is cool.
View Instructable »Great work, but if I may also add that not only should you not wear gloves for a belt sander, but you should not wear gloves for any moving powertool; sanders, routers drills, angle grinders - basically anything that can snag and bring your fingers onto a flesh damaging surface, about the only safe thing would be welding because of spatter.I'm tempted to make one that would also function as a backbrace (I work in construction) and suspenders to hold my trousers up!