Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarApr 23

Next project: A thumb for the mini-excavator.

Because I've been kinda needing it for a while and now I do even more.

In case you don't know what it is, it's the same as yours - an opposable thumb for gripping things. Try lifting a pencil without using your thumb. Or a concrete beam or a log.

The cardboard mockup I made last year, but I wasn't really happy with it and with some more excavator experience under my belt I did think of several improvements, like making it adjustable.

Sifted through my scrap metal and found some suitable steel.

#DIY #MiniExcavator #ExcavatorThumb #SalvagePunk #Homestead #Metalworking

Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar

Shiny.

#ExcavatorThumb #Shiny

Apr 23 at 2:42pmWeb
Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarApr 23

Found some old soviet sandpaper. It's comically bad. You use it for 1 second and all the sand just falls off and it just becomes paper.

I guess they didn't do much oh glorious sanding. 🤷

#Sandpaper

Show threadJohn Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁Apr 23
@yngmar maybe it was better closer to 1953 when it was made?
Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarApr 23

@johnefrancis I don't think it's that old. It's just crap.

Very old sandpaper was actually emery cloth and had a woven cloth backing instead of paper. That stuff was very strong and more flexible than modern sandpaper.

Show threadmcSlibinasApr 23
@yngmar @johnefrancis those was crap for sure.
Show threadKrahaborsApr 23
@yngmar to be honest, some of those that are available today in building stores are not much better...
Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarApr 23

@krahabors Hah, that's one thing not to cheap out on. I always buy either Mirka (dry) or Starcke Matador (Wet & Dry).

The latter one is expensive but its amazing how long it lasts when used only wet. I polished most of our boats stainless steel with a set of small squares (different grits) of it, then dried it and put it away for next time.

Show threadKrahaborsApr 23
@yngmar when I need it, I get whatever is available nearby, and that usually is not any good.
Anything in building stores usually is not good.
Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarApr 23
@krahabors I have a precious hoard locked away in a buried safe :gollum
Show threadmcSlibinasApr 23
@yngmar right phrase is "Oh shiny":
https://minecraft.wiki/w/Advancement#Oh_Shiny
Advancement – Minecraft Wiki

Advancements are a way to gradually guide new players into Minecraft and give them challenges to complete, similar to the system of achievements in Bedrock Edition.

Minecraft Wiki
Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarApr 23

@mcSlibinas Nono, it's a Skritt thing, not a Minecraft thing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_TOhow1AqA

Guild Wars 2 Skritt Shiny shiny shiny

YouTube
Show threadgiantspacesquid Apr 23
@yngmar no power in the verse can stop you 😬