Cool hobbies?
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Originally Posted by superspike
My hobby- is the arts. I draw (graphite portraits are my specialty), paint, sculpt. I also sew, quilt, and make jewelry. I love to cook too!
My dream hobby though would be glass-blowing.. I want to try that REALLY bad. I love Dale Chihuly's work, he's amazing. Maybe some day, but I'm in college so money is tight..
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My dream hobby though would be glass-blowing.. I want to try that REALLY bad. I love Dale Chihuly's work, he's amazing. Maybe some day, but I'm in college so money is tight..
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Originally Posted by Mike W
I do machine shop stuff, welding, ham radio, shooting. I like hobbies that you can do almost any time of the year. Oh yeah, working on cars. I have kind of slacked off in that dept. Too many projects and not enough time. 
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I forgot to mention that I model in N scale. No layout yet, just a bunch of rolling stock. I have plans in the back of my head to model a power plant owned by the utility I work for. It is the world's largest coal shipping destination and receives an average of 3.7 110 car unit trains a day.
My interest is 1960's and later deisel motive power and unusual rolling stock.
My interest is 1960's and later deisel motive power and unusual rolling stock.
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Originally Posted by SHartman
I forgot to mention that I model in N scale. No layout yet, just a bunch of rolling stock. I have plans in the back of my head to model a power plant owned by the utility I work for. It is the world's largest coal shipping destination and receives an average of 3.7 110 car unit trains a day.
My interest is 1960's and later deisel motive power and unusual rolling stock.
My interest is 1960's and later deisel motive power and unusual rolling stock.
Hey awatchman,you serious,where did you learn to play the bagpipes,I played clarinet up until my senior year in highschool and whenever I asked about learning the bagpipes they just looked at me like I was nuts.
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Originally Posted by King Triton
Nitro?they actually run on nitro?or is that just a brand name,I have an electric r/c car ZZ Top,that a friend had dumped tons of money into,he ran into money problems and blew his realcar up.He gave it to me as payment.I didnt really want it,but knew this was the only way he could pay me for rebuiling his engine.It is fun to mess with,but goes dead fast because of the bigger electric motor he put in it.
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I've been a Ham Radio operator for 12 years. I collect, build, restore and operate mostly older vacuum tube equipment. Most of the collection is stored at my parents house until my fiance and I get a house.
I also collect Lionel Trains. I originally started out with HO scale, but once we took the layout down, we boxed that all away. My interest was sparked in Lionel several years later and I have been collecting here and there. I keep the Lionel stuff at the apartment even though I don't have a layout. I collect Pre-War and Post-War. Someday it will be nice to run them.. why own them if you don't run em' once in a while??
Finally, I fly R/C electric planes. I have 4 flightworthy planes and two in the box. It's almost flying season again.. all are awaiting a nice calm day!
I also collect Lionel Trains. I originally started out with HO scale, but once we took the layout down, we boxed that all away. My interest was sparked in Lionel several years later and I have been collecting here and there. I keep the Lionel stuff at the apartment even though I don't have a layout. I collect Pre-War and Post-War. Someday it will be nice to run them.. why own them if you don't run em' once in a while??
Finally, I fly R/C electric planes. I have 4 flightworthy planes and two in the box. It's almost flying season again.. all are awaiting a nice calm day!
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Originally Posted by 1970f2504x4
I also collect Lionel Trains. I originally started out with HO scale, but once we took the layout down, we boxed that all away. My interest was sparked in Lionel several years later and I have been collecting here and there. I keep the Lionel stuff at the apartment even though I don't have a layout. I collect Pre-War and Post-War. Someday it will be nice to run them.. why own them if you don't run em' once in a while
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I race go karts, just against my uncle and my friend. I have 2 karts right now. One I built myself. They both have 5hp briggs and stratton engines on them. I have a dyno cam in the one, other one is stock, but they both have no govener. So they both run wide open. With the current gearing I run around 40 mph, but I can run about 50 mph if I go to a smaller axle gear. At 40 mph it is plenty fast enough for me when im sitting an inch off of the ground. I got pictures of my karts if anyone wants to see. Later Fred
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Originally Posted by 1982fordf100
I race go karts, just against my uncle and my friend. I have 2 karts right now. One I built myself. They both have 5hp briggs and stratton engines on them. I have a dyno cam in the one, other one is stock, but they both have no govener. So they both run wide open. With the current gearing I run around 40 mph, but I can run about 50 mph if I go to a smaller axle gear. At 40 mph it is plenty fast enough for me when im sitting an inch off of the ground. I got pictures of my karts if anyone wants to see. Later Fred
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Well, as of this past weekend, my new hobby is fixing up my "new" RV. It's a 77 Serro Scotty Sportsman. It's got a working propane fridge, 3 burner stove, and a heater. It has a city water hookup, "shore power," a bathroom, tons of storage, all under 1500 lbs at 13'.
Maybe time to start a new thread.
Maybe time to start a new thread.
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aside from dirtbiking, my latest project is a 64 thunderbird, i got lucky and found one last oct. no rust ,yea would believe it here in ohio, land of the salt shakers. i think it has only 18,000 miles on it, paints pretty faded.this past weekend i started on rebuilding the pwr steering pump, steering shaft, and the power window switchs, called a guy i know from a local t-bird club, gave him a list of parts that i need, i'm hopin to be able to have it ready for the paint shop by late next month.
awatchman did you say you played bagpipes? cool are you scottish?
awatchman did you say you played bagpipes? cool are you scottish?
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My biggest hobby involves shooting holes in paper from as far as I can. Kinda neat to load your own rounds, checking (and grouping according to weight) each bullet and case before loading. Then you gotta check each round for concentricity. Then you hope your wind doping is good. Then you hope the range doesn't have any thermals.
On a good day I can put five rounds into a volleyball sized group at 1000 yards.
It really is very relaxing to hit the range and knock off 100 or so rounds.
On a good day I can put five rounds into a volleyball sized group at 1000 yards.
It really is very relaxing to hit the range and knock off 100 or so rounds.
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I used to be into N scale railroading. But Right now I rent so I can't have my layout. Someday when I build my house I'm making a train room. All of my buildings and rolling stock are in boxes. I used to have a 15x12 foot table that I only got about half done. Then I moved.
350 for a locomotive is fair. When the other half spends 400 for a skirt thats not much more than a fancy towel.
But Since I have no layout now I'm into RC airplanes. Started last summer. I figured they are cheaper than the real thing. But I do fly for real quite a bit, just its to darn spendy. I'm a flight nut.
350 for a locomotive is fair. When the other half spends 400 for a skirt thats not much more than a fancy towel.
But Since I have no layout now I'm into RC airplanes. Started last summer. I figured they are cheaper than the real thing. But I do fly for real quite a bit, just its to darn spendy. I'm a flight nut.