AI6YR BenDec 28
Could I pass up the Eames clone chairs on the curb? No, I could not. I will fix them and worse comes to worse release them back into the wild fully restored. #curbfinds #furniture
Show threadN3VEMSep 11, 2025

@n3vemrepeater I checked into Lake Washington's "Louie Net" tonight, and they had a fun question - "what's the coolest thing you ever found in or beside a dumpster?"

My best trash pick has to have been a repeater - it's what got me started dabbling with repeaters. I wrote about that a couple years back: https://n3vem.com/blog/repeater-ramblings/

Curious to hear what cool stuff you Fedi folx have saved from the trash.

#HamRadio
#FreeCycle
#Reuse
#Recycle
#CurbFinds

Repeater Ramblings

Giving the world a peek into my hamshack

Trixter of the Moon CouncilAug 9, 2024

I've been taking walks around the neighborhood the past few days as I get over covid (almost there!). Today was trash pickup day, and the Curb Fairy provided! It runs, but the front roller doesn't work. Should be fixable!

#RightToRepair #salvage #CurbFinds #BuyNothing

Show threadIrishMASMSJun 17, 2024

@cannibal

I'm bringing back there two #Lenovo #Thinkpads: an #R400 & a #W500. Both are curb finds - scrounge some power supplies, they both booted up fine. Ordered a battery to replace the missing one on the R400 and the #SODIMM upgrades that I did not already have on hand to max out the memory on both. Also ordered a #PCMCIA card to add #eSATA and one for #USB3 capabilities for my drive docks.

The R400 is running #Win10 32 bit just fine, the W500 is next. Yea, #windoz for some hard drive testing software that only runs on #windowz 😞

The #T45 is next with a lightweight #Linux or #BSD distro. Pictures & updates on a future #makeshitmonday

#makeShit #upgradeShit #reuseshit #curbfinds #vintagecomputing #vintagehardware #windoz #laptop #laptops #ibm #IBMThinkpad #upcycle #upcycling #upcycled #upcycler #hardware #computers #computer #computer_hardware

NedMan πŸš€Jun 16, 2024
(On the morning walk)
My, my what do I spy with my little eye? 🧐 #curbfinds
Show threadNedMan πŸš€Sep 30, 2023
Used my palm sander and some 60, 150 and 220 grit sandpaper. To sand off the engravings. One of the large plaques had a vector engraved sea turtle which was the hardest to sand off since the vector engraving was deeper. #
#curbfind #curbfinds #LaserCrafting.
NedMan πŸš€Sep 30, 2023

On the morning walk I came across this chest on the curb. It’s cedar lined and not really anything I’m interested in for a project. But inside were some black walnut plaques that were clearly laser engraved. Probably a low watt diode laser.

I think I can sand off the engravings and do my own engravings on them.
#CurbFind #CurbFinds #LaserCrafting

ArniepixAug 24, 2023

"Open the pod bay doors, Hal..."

#2001

#trash #garbage #refuse #waste #litter

#streetfinds #streetswag #curbfinds #curbswag

NedMan πŸš€Jun 26, 2023
Hmmm what have we here sitting on the curb?
Why it’s a 3 gal Harbor Freight air compressor.

Come along little guy and let’s see if you have some issue we can fix. #curbfind #curbfinds
Show threadFor the love of humanityJan 26, 2023

@Alice You need a hashtag!

#CurbFinds or #StreetLoot

Or something. 🀣🀣

Bring it on!