The "I just made..." thread.

[Chaotic42]

OSB fans rejoice

 

[igor_kavinski]

OSB fans rejoice
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How many attempts at babymaking would that survive?

 

[Chaotic42]

How many attempts at babymaking would that survive?

I overbuild everything, so... many. One day I'll focus on making stuff look nice, but today is not that day.

 

[sdifox]

How many attempts at babymaking would that survive?

Zero. This is the guy that put his girlfriend in an enclosure.

 

[Chaotic42]

Zero. This is the guy that put his girlfriend in an enclosure.

Only until she learned to behave.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Only until she learned to behave.

You must love watching her cry and beg

My ex-managing director was like that. He liked shouting at the female employees and then watching them sob uncontrollably. And he loved beautiful women. I guess watching a beautiful woman mess up her face was his kink or something.

 

[Chaotic42]

Mobile table saw table saw some action today after I put it together. Lines up with the big outfeed/general use table, but it can be removed when I'm not using it. Got some threaded inserts so I can have mounting points for my drill press and vices, but remove them when I need the space.

Other than putting together the big shelves I bought and getting everything cleaned up, I think I have all the furniture I need in the garage done.

 

[Chaotic42]

Tried making methyl salicylate (wintergreen oil) from salicylic acid and methanol. I made some, but it's super water sensitive and I think my sulfuric acid was just too impure. When there's too much water, the reaction goes back the other way, so I ended up with a bunch of super-fine salicylic acid powder. I do have some oil, I can smell it, but not much. These two shots are from just after the reaction and then when I was washing the product out. Looks neat and was still fun if nothing else.

 

[lxskllr]

Interesting that it's pink. That explains some products I've noticed, but never gave much thought to.

 

[Chaotic42]

Interesting that it's pink. That explains some products I've noticed, but never gave much thought to.

It's impurities in one of the reagents. I should have let it run longer and used a different solvent - the mix of solvent plus the product gave it a density that pushed it just above water. The pink should be at the top. Live and learn.