eric@014450.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-210 months agoWhat hobby seems fascinating to most people but is actually boring if you dive into it?message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down15
arrow-up180arrow-down1message-squareWhat hobby seems fascinating to most people but is actually boring if you dive into it?eric@014450.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-210 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squarePetDinosaurs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-210 months agoSame thing with wood working.
minus-square2BearsHiFiving@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoFunnily enough down the line I want to learn some woodworking for my costume - make a legit wood stock for my blaster props.
minus-squareCmdrShepard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoHave you looked into 3D printing? You could just print a blaster out in pieces.
minus-squarebrygphilomena@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoAnd still spend hours sanding
minus-squareNoodle07@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoWe’re just discussing which flavor of sanding you want to do
minus-squareCmdrShepard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoMost definitely but I think it’s a lot more straight forward to shape complicated parts than with wood.
minus-square2BearsHiFiving@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoSure, 3D printed part’s definitely have their place, but my goal is eventually “better than screen accurate” - metal armour, wood stocks, metal blaster fittings, etc.
Same thing with wood working.
Funnily enough down the line I want to learn some woodworking for my costume - make a legit wood stock for my blaster props.
It’s another money sink.
Have you looked into 3D printing? You could just print a blaster out in pieces.
And still spend hours sanding
We’re just discussing which flavor of sanding you want to do
Most definitely but I think it’s a lot more straight forward to shape complicated parts than with wood.
Sure, 3D printed part’s definitely have their place, but my goal is eventually “better than screen accurate” - metal armour, wood stocks, metal blaster fittings, etc.