Hobbies?

[Tarzan the apeman.]

Tarzan.....WOW....

SERIOUS WALL-O-TEXT!!!!

It was a CNC code. It is my new hobby. I downloaded it by mistake. Or it was the picture I tried to attach. I am thinking picture.

[chris_stibrany]

Thanks! good to see you as well.

Very cool, I wish I could build my own gear. I guess some tubes might be a bit harder to get now? A few of my guitar gearhead buds are concerned.

Yeah, some are going away, but they are being replaced by others.  Technology now is such that there are tubes now with the same pin outs and voltages which will accomplish the same thing, just a different manufacturer.  I'd be really surprised if tubes for Marshall will ever be unavailable, there's way too much demand.  Now, some other obscure off-brand stuff from long ago might not be able to get tubes, but again, it's a demand issue.

I don't really do more than dabble in guitar, I haven't played or felt like it in almost a year, but it is amazing how much better tube amps sound than solid state or digital ones.
My friend just got a tube powered pre amp for mixing. I am sure that sounds really good too.

[FlyingClayDisk]

I had no idea people collected pens and pencils. I suppose i never thought about it. Such a wide variety and from other countries I can understand the appeal after reading through this thread.

plus, as an old Draftsman myself, I just love writing instruments anyway, but there are actually quite a few folks who get into it.  They have expos and shows, and it's not uncommon to see 5k to 10k people show up for one of these events.

[guohua]

Sewing clothes is one of my favorite hobbies. It gives me time and a chance to calm down from my normally high energetic way of being.

It's less about saving money than knowing where the cloth comes from, how it was treated (no poisons) and that no children had to work for it. But I don't judge others about it, not everyone has the time for it and good cloth is almost as expensive as the finished product in store.

There's a lot of love going into it though, and just like with cooking, it can be felt, IMHO.

Very, Very Nice.
You have Talent.

[fishertail]

I have a couple fountains that ended up in a desk drawer somewhere safe, but I mostly collect rollers and ballpoints. I have a few interesting mechanical pencils too, including one that came from McDonnell Douglas Truck Services. It's soft blue with gold trim on the clip. I also have a stunning Cross "Century" chrome/silver mechanical pencil, and, speaking of Japanese pencils, I use a Kerry 0.7 mechanical (black with silver trim) for most of my writing and sketching. I have a few gel ones but nothing exciting. Which Japanese gel pens do you recommend? I wouldn't mind finding some for my collection. 
When I get a minute I will take a few pictures of my favorites from my collection and put them up here. I never thought I'd find a place where other people are as crazy about pens and pencils as I am.

Well, just for writing experience (not too collectable really) check out some of the Japanese Pilots.  People know Pilot in the US, but in Japan they have WAY more models.  They've got a "Juice" model which goes down to about 0.3mm.  Another Pilot model is the G-TEC-Cx line.  I've got some of those Japanese gels, even ones down to 0.1mm, if you can believe that!!  And they write SMMOOOOOOOoooooooth!! too!  People think of gel pens like the ones they get at the grocery store, and if they ever tried some of these gel pens out of Japan they'd never use another pen.

Check out Jetpens.com.  They're a Japanese importer out of CA.  They've got an incredible selection.  I order way too much stuff from them (....every month!!!)   Amazon (JP) also has a lot of variety too, but it's just like dealing with regular Amazon where you really have to check prices.  They do honor your Prime though, at least last time I checked.  Sometimes you have to have a minimum order though to get the free shipping.  I never seem to have the problem of being below the minimum order...just ask my wife!  LOL!  She doesn't even bother asking what's in the packages anymore, just hollers out "Some more pencils showed up for you!"

And then there's the wooden pencil thing.  I've actually collected wood pencils for many many years though.  Back about 4 years ago I stopped, but now I've resumed again with a focus on Europe, India and Asia.  Otherwise, I have about every pencil made in North America back to about the 50's and the same for Japan.

This makes four of us now!  Cool!

Awesome!
I just looked up Jetpens.com, very cool selection. Thanks! I don't think I've ever used an 0.1mm before, that is outtasight!! I have a Pentel EnerGel which writes pretty good.

Here is a shot of my collection. The red box pencils go back to about 1953-1956. Census pencils. Note the 2 2/4!!! The Associated Commercial Pencils work well, I have a few boxes of them, they date around the 80s or early 90s. I use a 1980s Boston sharpener for my pencils. The almond colored one with the wood veneer trim.

From top to bottom: Parker Flighter CT ('70s), two Zebra F-701s, Cross "Century" mech pencil, the famous McDonnell Douglas Truck Services mech pencil, another similar model, and my trusty Kerry. I have about 150 pens/mechanical pencils in total but these are some of my favorites.




This is my "baby" (Parker CT)




You can hardly see it, but it is one of the Made in USA models.

[NightskyeB4Dawn]

I have a tendency  , or a more of an addiction towards flash lights. The more lumens, the better.  I love my rechargeable led's.

I have a ship ton of flashlights around here. I keep having to go back to the regular battery powered ones, because the ones that you plug up, give amazing light, but they die quickly. They go from losing their charge rapidly to not receiving a charge at all.

I am sort of done with them, and they are useless during a hurricane.

[DesertBorn]

Fun thread!

Im retired, but am now a fine arts major back at college.  I took a ceramics class and loved it but was terrible on the wheel.   The day I bought my own pottery wheel was the first day of the lockdown for the plandemic.  No brag, but Im proud to say I now sell my work as a studio potter in a busy gallery.  I hope to get back to school next fall.   Here is a little chocolate, blueberry creme teapot, for a sample. 

[guohua]

Fun thread!  

Im retired, but am now a fine arts major back at college.  I took a ceramics class and loved it but was terrible on the wheel.   The day I bought my own pottery wheel was the first day of the lockdown for the plandemic.  No brag, but Im proud to say I now sell my work as a studio potter in a busy gallery.  I hope to get back to school next fall.   Here is a little chocolate, blueberry creme teapot, for a sample. 

DAMN!!
Another talented member,,,,, how did we get so Lucky??!!
Thank You that is Really Very Nice. 

[VeronaIntel]

Thanks! good to see you as well.

Very cool, I wish I could build my own gear. I guess some tubes might be a bit harder to get now? A few of my guitar gearhead buds are concerned.

Yeah, some are going away, but they are being replaced by others.  Technology now is such that there are tubes now with the same pin outs and voltages which will accomplish the same thing, just a different manufacturer.  I'd be really surprised if tubes for Marshall will ever be unavailable, there's way too much demand.  Now, some other obscure off-brand stuff from long ago might not be able to get tubes, but again, it's a demand issue.

Yep. Tube production has been and will continue to be a problem. More so now due to Russia's response to the sanctions.

Rhett Schull posted a vid about tube production recently. Guitars, and music in general, is a hobby of mine too. I went nuts last year and picked up an AxeFX III and I really don't think about amps any more. The AFX overkill for me, but I hope to put it to good use very soon. I'm trying find (and balance) time to work on two new musical projects.

[FlyingClayDisk]

I have a couple fountains that ended up in a desk drawer somewhere safe, but I mostly collect rollers and ballpoints. I have a few interesting mechanical pencils too, including one that came from McDonnell Douglas Truck Services. It's soft blue with gold trim on the clip. I also have a stunning Cross "Century" chrome/silver mechanical pencil, and, speaking of Japanese pencils, I use a Kerry 0.7 mechanical (black with silver trim) for most of my writing and sketching. I have a few gel ones but nothing exciting. Which Japanese gel pens do you recommend? I wouldn't mind finding some for my collection. 
When I get a minute I will take a few pictures of my favorites from my collection and put them up here. I never thought I'd find a place where other people are as crazy about pens and pencils as I am.

Well, just for writing experience (not too collectable really) check out some of the Japanese Pilots.  People know Pilot in the US, but in Japan they have WAY more models.  They've got a "Juice" model which goes down to about 0.3mm.  Another Pilot model is the G-TEC-Cx line.  I've got some of those Japanese gels, even ones down to 0.1mm, if you can believe that!!  And they write SMMOOOOOOOoooooooth!! too!  People think of gel pens like the ones they get at the grocery store, and if they ever tried some of these gel pens out of Japan they'd never use another pen.

Check out Jetpens.com.  They're a Japanese importer out of CA.  They've got an incredible selection.  I order way too much stuff from them (....every month!!!)   Amazon (JP) also has a lot of variety too, but it's just like dealing with regular Amazon where you really have to check prices.  They do honor your Prime though, at least last time I checked.  Sometimes you have to have a minimum order though to get the free shipping.  I never seem to have the problem of being below the minimum order...just ask my wife!  LOL!  She doesn't even bother asking what's in the packages anymore, just hollers out "Some more pencils showed up for you!"

And then there's the wooden pencil thing.  I've actually collected wood pencils for many many years though.  Back about 4 years ago I stopped, but now I've resumed again with a focus on Europe, India and Asia.  Otherwise, I have about every pencil made in North America back to about the 50's and the same for Japan.

This makes four of us now!  Cool!

Awesome!
I just looked up Jetpens.com, very cool selection. Thanks! I don't think I've ever used an 0.1mm before, that is outtasight!! I have a Pentel EnerGel which writes pretty good.

Here is a shot of my collection. The red box pencils go back to about 1953-1956. Census pencils. Note the 2 2/4!!! The Associated Commercial Pencils work well, I have a few boxes of them, they date around the 80s or early 90s. I use a 1980s Boston sharpener for my pencils. The almond colored one with the wood veneer trim.

From top to bottom: Parker Flighter CT ('70s), two Zebra F-701s, Cross "Century" mech pencil, the famous McDonnell Douglas Truck Services mech pencil, another similar model, and my trusty Kerry. I have about 150 pens/mechanical pencils in total but these are some of my favorites.




This is my "baby" (Parker CT)




You can hardly see it, but it is one of the Made in USA models.

Very nice!  I'll post up some pics of some of my pencils a bit later when I get to my other computer.  I used to have one of the Kerry's, but I haven't seen it in a while.  Lately I've been picking up some of the Koh-I-noor's (Super Pro Mecha) which was just discontinued, so I got in before the prices shot up to $110 bucks, and some of the new Zebras (the 'Tect 2way and the DelGuard).  The 'Tect 2way' is a hell of a pencil!  I used to have some of the F series Zebras but they weren't my favorite (too short).

I don't see one of the ubiquitous Pentel 20x series pencil anywhere in there! <GASP!!>  Everyone's GOTTA' have one of those!  Better get one quick though, because the legend has been discontinued in Japan, and the only ones left in North America are the Special Edition colors.  The prices are still inexpensive, but the Pentel P-205 certainly, and the P-207 are gotta' have's.  The P-203 is cool, but it's a recent edition to the 20x line.  The P-200 Series has now been replaced with the GraphGear 500 Series, which is a great pencil in its own right, but it's not the "Original" mechanical pencil we all know and love, the legend...the P-205!!   Start looking for one tomorrow...wherever you shop!  Seriously!  You will be absolutely kicking yourself when that $6 dollar pencil is selling for $250 bucks!! 

You can thank me later!

[VeronaIntel]

Fun thread!  

Im retired, but am now a fine arts major back at college.  I took a ceramics class and loved it but was terrible on the wheel.   The day I bought my own pottery wheel was the first day of the lockdown for the plandemic.  No brag, but Im proud to say I now sell my work as a studio potter in a busy gallery.  I hope to get back to school next fall.   Here is a little chocolate, blueberry creme teapot, for a sample. 

I really like the colors! Good to hear you are in school for creative aspirations. I hope to have a few dollars left after paying for the kid's tuition so I can do the same

[FlyingClayDisk]

Yeah, some are going away, but they are being replaced by others.  Technology now is such that there are tubes now with the same pin outs and voltages which will accomplish the same thing, just a different manufacturer.  I'd be really surprised if tubes for Marshall will ever be unavailable, there's way too much demand.  Now, some other obscure off-brand stuff from long ago might not be able to get tubes, but again, it's a demand issue.

Yep. Tube production has been and will continue to be a problem. More so now due to Russia's response to the sanctions.

Rhett Schull posted a vid about tube production recently. Guitars, and music in general, is a hobby of mine too. I went nuts last year and picked up an AxeFX III and I really don't think about amps any more. The AFX overkill for me, but I hope to put it to good use very soon. I'm trying find (and balance) time to work on two new musical projects.

Ah...GREAT point!!!  I wasn't thinking about the sanctions issue!  You are right, my friend!! 

Wow...totally forgot about that little problem!

[FlyingClayDisk]

Fun thread!  

Im retired, but am now a fine arts major back at college.  I took a ceramics class and loved it but was terrible on the wheel.   The day I bought my own pottery wheel was the first day of the lockdown for the plandemic.  No brag, but Im proud to say I now sell my work as a studio potter in a busy gallery.  I hope to get back to school next fall.   Here is a little chocolate, blueberry creme teapot, for a sample. 

Holy Cow!!  We've got some talented people here for sure!!  That's beautiful!  Mom used to do pottery, and she got pretty good at it, but never had her own pottery wheel.  She mainly took classes at the Community College and made friends from there.

Do you have your own kiln too??

[FlyingClayDisk]

Tarzan.....WOW....

SERIOUS WALL-O-TEXT!!!!

It was a CNC code. It is my new hobby. I downloaded it by mistake. Or it was the picture I tried to attach. I am thinking picture.

Love to see the pic.  I've sen some CNC's in action, and I'm around 3-D modeling every day for design, but have no idea how to take the 3-D model design product and turn it into something automation can make!  Our designs get used in aviation, so everything is pretty much hand built.

That CNC stuff is some big dollar gear right there!!

[DesertBorn]

Fun thread!  

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DAMN!!
Another talented member,,,,, how did we get so Lucky??!!
Thank You that is Really Very Nice. 

haha, I see what you did there!   Thank you, your opinion is held in high regard, as your style is so elegant!

[FlyingClayDisk]

So there are now numerous pencil collectors confirmed here on RN.

Or at least writing utensil collectors. A broader category I guess. 

I have a drawer in one of my tool boxes I toss old ...ahem... classic pencils when they get too well used. The patina on them is amazing. They all have provenance and documentation. 

With the down turn in the economy, I imagine investing in these amazing bits of history is a wise move. No cost is too great to the savvy investor. 

I take cashiers checks and Bitcoin. Maybe ammo, depending on the caliber.

You know...there is actually a niche segment of pencil collecting with collectors who collect all manner of used up pencils!!

I am dead serious too!!

And you'll get a kick out of this...there's even another collector segment who not only connect used up pencils, but they also "splice" them together into one pencil.  If you think that sounds crazy, you should see what they look like and the tools they use to do it...they're even crazier!!

[Chiefsmom]

Everyone has "adult" hobbies.  I do as well, as far as gardening, crochet, canning, learning how to do new things, like make soap, sew and stuff, but I get bored once I've learned and go back to one thing.

I Love Lego's.
LOL
Yep, I'm and old lady, with her own lego room.  I'm not anywhere near as good as the people on Lego Masters, but I like to build the big sets, geared more towards adults.  And I like to free build too, like campgrounds full of campers, although one fellow did get attacked by a bear.  (Also love horror movies, so sometimes that comes out!)

[FlyingClayDisk]

Here's a couple sets I had out the other day to move some around and add some newcomers.

[FlyingClayDisk]

Everyone has "adult" hobbies.  I do as well, as far as gardening, crochet, canning, learning how to do new things, like make soap, sew and stuff, but I get bored once I've learned and go back to one thing.

I Love Lego's.
LOL
Yep, I'm and old lady, with her own lego room.  I'm not anywhere near as good as the people on Lego Masters, but I like to build the big sets, geared more towards adults.  And I like to free build too, like campgrounds full of campers, although one fellow did get attacked by a bear.  (Also love horror movies, so sometimes that comes out!)

I've got an Engineer buddy at work who is ALL into Legos!!  I think this guys sleeps with his Legos he likes 'em so much (No, not THAT way!!!  Sheesh!).  He's got some pretty cool ones.  His most recent one is the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket.  Holy crap!  That thing is like 6 feet tall and takes up an entire table to lay it down on display!! 

He's also got one of the Space Shuttle too.  I really dig that one because I worked with NASA in the Shuttle program back in the 80's.  Bittersweet story too...I worked on the Mission "51-Lima" program...Challenger.  :-(

[Finspiracy]

Hobbies? Freestyle rap. Sometimes in Finnish. Sometimes in English. I do that a lot.

About everything i do and see / I can freestyle right now, yes it is me / The place to be, Rogue nation / The final destination / Sanctuary from the mainstream bullshit / Bong hit, post, truth, motherfucking lit / As i spit / This shit, as i see fit / First it was PLANdemic, now it is war / Russia going asshat like never before / Show Putin the door / Kick his ass out cap the mothefucka / As i rap, muthafucka / I want peace muthafucka / At ease muthafucka / Sick of the new normal / I won't behave, i won't be formal / Nope, not today / I might be intoxicated, but not astray / As i sway away from human interactions / The fuckers don't know, there are tractions / Frictions / Mainstream media fictions / Restrictions / Masks, vaccines that are not vaccines / The tax is / You pay with your sickness / Unvaxxed PURE BLOOD until the bitter end as i witness / End of the world and i feel fine / Stepping out of line / Out of order, out of mind / Expand your consciousness and what you can find / Is what you once left behind / Purity of a child / Questioning things / Not taking pre dictated pseudo truths as way of living / Find receiving from giving / Beginning of the new new normal, old world grilled / From the ashes we build / Something better, rogue nation my guild.