Quote from: Sandtrap on August 07, 2015, 04:55:10 PM

Tools. Collecting them. The more you have the more you can tinker, dismantle, or assemble things. Doesn't matter what it is, but if it's mechanical or wood oriented, it's good to go.

Manuals are nice too. I found one for my old clunker of a vehicle and as I go along I'll learn the inside and out of it so I can keep it going through the years.

And, books of course, on subjects you're interested in. Get yourself a small library's worth of references.

And parts. Collecting parts is always fun too. Specially if you can use them or repair them. If you're good enough you might even be able to restore them.

This is really cool  advice honestly.

Are ya'll stoned? I don't remember you being so......whatever this is. It's strange.

But really, the most solid of anything up there is tools. You cannot go wrong with more tools cause you'll have an option for everything out there.

Quote from: Sandtrap on August 07, 2015, 05:00:55 PM

Quote from: Jim on August 07, 2015, 04:56:35 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on August 07, 2015, 04:55:10 PM

Tools. Collecting them. The more you have the more you can tinker, dismantle, or assemble things. Doesn't matter what it is, but if it's mechanical or wood oriented, it's good to go.

Manuals are nice too. I found one for my old clunker of a vehicle and as I go along I'll learn the inside and out of it so I can keep it going through the years.

And, books of course, on subjects you're interested in. Get yourself a small library's worth of references.

And parts. Collecting parts is always fun too. Specially if you can use them or repair them. If you're good enough you might even be able to restore them.

This is really cool  advice honestly.

Are ya'll stoned? I don't remember you being so......whatever this is. It's strange.

But really, the most solid of anything up there is tools. You cannot go wrong with more tools cause you'll have an option for everything out there.

uwot

And yeah I especially like that idea if I decide to get into woodworking which I think I will.

I dunno. I don't remember you as being so, fuck, I don't know. Anyway. Depends on what kind of woodworking you want to do. You've got a fuck ton of avenues to approach.

You thinking of construction like furniture?

Or stuff like carving?

Painting or varnishing?

I do a lot of writing. I've spent the past year or two building a science fiction universe, and I've recently started a fantasy one.

Quote from: Sandtrap on August 07, 2015, 05:40:48 PM

Quote from: Jim on August 07, 2015, 05:15:01 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on August 07, 2015, 05:00:55 PM

Quote from: Jim on August 07, 2015, 04:56:35 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on August 07, 2015, 04:55:10 PM

Tools. Collecting them. The more you have the more you can tinker, dismantle, or assemble things. Doesn't matter what it is, but if it's mechanical or wood oriented, it's good to go.

Manuals are nice too. I found one for my old clunker of a vehicle and as I go along I'll learn the inside and out of it so I can keep it going through the years.

And, books of course, on subjects you're interested in. Get yourself a small library's worth of references.

And parts. Collecting parts is always fun too. Specially if you can use them or repair them. If you're good enough you might even be able to restore them.

This is really cool  advice honestly.

Are ya'll stoned? I don't remember you being so......whatever this is. It's strange.

But really, the most solid of anything up there is tools. You cannot go wrong with more tools cause you'll have an option for everything out there.

uwot

And yeah I especially like that idea if I decide to get into woodworking which I think I will.

I dunno. I don't remember you as being so, fuck, I don't know. Anyway. Depends on what kind of woodworking you want to do. You've got a fuck ton of avenues to approach.

You thinking of construction like furniture?

Or stuff like carving?

Painting or varnishing?

I can have my serious moments.

And I was thinking about just learning to build furniture and stuff.  Carving is cool as well, though.

In my experience furniture is a little tricky. Cause you can't make fuck all without the saws. Those are all a little bit pricey. If you are serious about it and you really do get around to experimenting with furniture, I have some advice for ya.

Never rush yourself when building furniture, or anything.

Woodworking of any kind is a meticulous kind of craft. It's not one to be rushed, unless you want shit results. If you measure something out and it doesn't seem right, don't pass it off. Take another measurement just to be sure.

And, most important, read up on your saw safety. Ya can't be afraid of them when you're using them. But you also, have to stay aware of whether what you're doing is safe or not. Best of luck to ya if you look into it.

Quote from: Sandtrap on August 07, 2015, 05:53:33 PM

Quote from: Jim on August 07, 2015, 05:46:24 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on August 07, 2015, 05:40:48 PM

Quote from: Jim on August 07, 2015, 05:15:01 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on August 07, 2015, 05:00:55 PM

Quote from: Jim on August 07, 2015, 04:56:35 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on August 07, 2015, 04:55:10 PM

Tools. Collecting them. The more you have the more you can tinker, dismantle, or assemble things. Doesn't matter what it is, but if it's mechanical or wood oriented, it's good to go.

Manuals are nice too. I found one for my old clunker of a vehicle and as I go along I'll learn the inside and out of it so I can keep it going through the years.

And, books of course, on subjects you're interested in. Get yourself a small library's worth of references.

And parts. Collecting parts is always fun too. Specially if you can use them or repair them. If you're good enough you might even be able to restore them.

This is really cool  advice honestly.

Are ya'll stoned? I don't remember you being so......whatever this is. It's strange.

But really, the most solid of anything up there is tools. You cannot go wrong with more tools cause you'll have an option for everything out there.

uwot

And yeah I especially like that idea if I decide to get into woodworking which I think I will.

I dunno. I don't remember you as being so, fuck, I don't know. Anyway. Depends on what kind of woodworking you want to do. You've got a fuck ton of avenues to approach.

You thinking of construction like furniture?

Or stuff like carving?

Painting or varnishing?

I can have my serious moments.

And I was thinking about just learning to build furniture and stuff.  Carving is cool as well, though.

In my experience furniture is a little tricky. Cause you can't make fuck all without the saws. Those are all a little bit pricey. If you are serious about it and you really do get around to experimenting with furniture, I have some advice for ya.

Never rush yourself when building furniture, or anything.

Woodworking of any kind is a meticulous kind of craft. It's not one to be rushed, unless you want shit results. If you measure something out and it doesn't seem right, don't pass it off. Take another measurement just to be sure.

And, most important, read up on your saw safety. Ya can't be afraid of them when you're using them. But you also, have to stay aware of whether what you're doing is safe or not. Best of luck to ya if you look into it.

Thanks man I appreciate it. I figure it might be best to look for classes if I wanna get into it. Seems like it would be easier that way. But the patience is part of what draws me to it interestingly enough. I like to take my time with stuff when I can.

That's a good thing to practice. Meticulous stuff can be fun, especially when you pull it off.

Lifting(its good trust bro)
make/write music
Learn to dance
cook
hiking/nature stuff
learn about cars
ummm idk

Quote from: BaconShelf on August 07, 2015, 05:48:34 PM

I do a lot of writing. I've spent the past year or two building a science fiction universe, and I've recently started a fantasy one.

Yeah I might fuck around with that. The only thing I've written in the past few years has been that erotica I posted on anarchy lmao

lol

Well, if you do start something like that, I'd always be happy to give critique or help out ^^

Think f a subject and research it. One day, I just suddenly thought to myself that I want to know the precise details of how a star forms and dies, in a depth you don't cover in school.

And now my search history is basically a 50/50 split of physics and space related things vs. games and stupid Internet stuff.

And I now know a lot about quantum physics. I mean, not a lot in relation to a physicist or even a student at degree level. But a lot more than what's taught in school.

Right now, I'm currently teaching myself about exotic particles and trying to get my head around fourth and fifth dimensional physics.

Reading books and Gardening isn't too bad, although what you can grow is dependant on what climate you live in and how mych you'd be willing to spend on it.

Building and painting scale models. It's something I recently got into, and it's really fun and rewarding.

You don't have to go with real life vehicles, such tanks and planes if those don't interest you. They have models of various sci-fi ships, too. What I'm currently working on is a 1/72 scale model of Darth Vader's TIE Advanced.