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dpfarr · 11-10-2022, 11:04 PM

Having all the shit to build my fence was a new experience. Building it was no big deal but the access to tools etc was the real thing. I’d also like to make furniture. Obviously nicer in the future with more time and funds to devote to premium materials.

I have a full machine shop in the basement of my building. I’m doing a Chinese language program now, but if I weren’t I’d be fully vested in material science courses making shit like shift knobs, center caps, and _____.

Dude who runs it is also into Motorsport. I was telling him the first time I took out my car to the track after sc and tune. I was telling him how I lost control first lap and I was getting used to it. So he got all hyped about making some spacers to inhibit airflow and kinda chamfer a less obstructive insert to let me get used to it. I showed him ecutek and blew his mind.

spike021 · 11-20-2022, 07:42 PM

Not sure if this counts. I got a new hire budget for my new job in September and finally used it for part of the purchase of a new standing desk to replace my decent but not great desk I got at the beginning of COVID.

I got an Uplift V2 C-Frame with a birch wood butcher block top. Spent yesterday assembling it, not too difficult, just time-consuming since I'm not a builder lol. I had to do one step a little differently from the manual so I could line up holes for a few screws on my own. Hopefully not too big a deal. Sturdy so far.

Need to work on my cable management too. Might still tinker during the thanksgiving time off.

Sapphireho · 11-20-2022, 08:08 PM

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Not sure if this counts.

Anything counts.

spike021 · 11-20-2022, 11:28 PM

Anybody have tips on how I could make that drawer on the desk not make noise? It's not on a rail or anything, it just slides in and out (I also attached the stop bar but that can be removed). It makes a squeak especially the final inch or so at the back. I made sure all four wood screws used to mount it to the desk were flush so I don't think it's from them. Maybe sanding it down further?

soundman98 · 11-21-2022, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by spike021

Anybody have tips on how I could make that drawer on the desk not make noise? It's not on a rail or anything, it just slides in and out (I also attached the stop bar but that can be removed). It makes a squeak especially the final inch or so at the back. I made sure all four wood screws used to mount it to the desk were flush so I don't think it's from them. Maybe sanding it down further?

it's just wood on wood?

you can rub some candle wax on the slides.

Dadhawk · 11-21-2022, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

it's just wood on wood?

you can rub some candle wax on the slides.

Yea, that was going to be my suggestion, or Johnson's Paste Wax.

spike021 · 11-21-2022, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

it's just wood on wood?

you can rub some candle wax on the slides.

Yeah it's basically just a wood box that slides into the wood housing. Guessing you mean room temp wax right?

NoHaveMSG · 11-21-2022, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by spike021

Anybody have tips on how I could make that drawer on the desk not make noise? It's not on a rail or anything, it just slides in and out (I also attached the stop bar but that can be removed). It makes a squeak especially the final inch or so at the back. I made sure all four wood screws used to mount it to the desk were flush so I don't think it's from them. Maybe sanding it down further?

If there is enough wiggle room on the drawer you could use stick on felt strips.

spike021 · 11-21-2022, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

If there is enough wiggle room on the drawer you could use stick on felt strips.

I think the tolerances are pretty tight unfortunately:

pope · 11-21-2022, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by spike021

Yeah it's basically just a wood box that slides into the wood housing. Guessing you mean room temp wax right?

Birthday candles are cheap and work great. You just rub the candle on the sliding surfaces. Bar soap works too.

Dadhawk · 11-21-2022, 04:39 PM

Wow, I didn't know SC Johnson Paste Wax had been discontinued in Dec. 2021. I have a can of it I've had for probably 25 years that is still good when I need it.

Hmm... maybe that was their problem....

spike021 · 11-21-2022, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pope

Birthday candles are cheap and work great. You just rub the candle on the sliding surfaces. Bar soap works too.

No bday candles here but.. I do have some spare Chanukah candles

Tcoat · 11-21-2022, 08:48 PM

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No bday candles here but.. I do have some spare Chanukah candles

Just use a light skim not a heavy coat. Otherwise when it is cooler in the room it turns to glue instead of lube.

humfrz · 11-22-2022, 02:48 AM

I changed out a burnt out porch light bulb today.

HEY! I was difficult - it involved a step ladder -

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dpfarr Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Drives: BRZ ts Location: SACRAMENTO Posts: 767 Thanks: 424 Thanked 800 Times in 305 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Having all the shit to build my fence was a new experience. Building it was no big deal but the access to tools etc was the real thing. I’d also like to make furniture. Obviously nicer in the future with more time and funds to devote to premium materials. I have a full machine shop in the basement of my building. I’m doing a Chinese language program now, but if I weren’t I’d be fully vested in material science courses making shit like shift knobs, center caps, and _____. Dude who runs it is also into Motorsport. I was telling him the first time I took out my car to the track after sc and tune. I was telling him how I lost control first lap and I was getting used to it. So he got all hyped about making some spacers to inhibit airflow and kinda chamfer a less obstructive insert to let me get used to it. I showed him ecutek and blew his mind.

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