The Dad Advice Thread

ribbons · 03-13-2022, 09:37 AM

I hate to pass on a good bargain - next time I need some end caps I know who to go to!

Plankton · 03-13-2022, 09:41 AM

Planktons End Cap & Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tubemen Emporium!

ribbons · 03-13-2022, 09:49 AM

You'll have to create a logo and signage for your new business!

Plankton's Emporium: The End Caps Stop Here!

Plankton · 03-13-2022, 10:13 AM

lol ^

ribbons · 03-14-2022, 08:35 AM

^

That's pretty awesome actually, LOL!

Is there no end cap to your talents and abilities?

Plankton · 03-14-2022, 09:30 AM

Yes. At about 9pm every night I stop being awesome. At least I think I stop, but I've never asked anyone to watch me sleep to see if I'm still being awesome.

lol

My real reaction:

WWWP · 03-14-2022, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

(*rips down in disgust the kitchen shelf I once made with such pride*)

this image made my day in its absurdity

Plankton · 03-15-2022, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WWWP

this image made my day in its absurdity

I really hope he was referencing this for the abstract humor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSINnj2Q7rU

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

Thats cool,

Thanks! There's a whole lotta Gorilla Glue in those pics.

Lisnaholic · 03-15-2022, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WWWP

this image made my day in its absurdity

Thanks WWWP ! I'm glad I could make you smile.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plankton

Spoiler for the inspiration for the middle brace:

Very interesting photos, Plankton, plus your carefully worked out sketch. Of course, there's no way all those clean alignments could've happened without all the details being worked out first.
Some professional-quality woodworking going on in your garage! For some reason there is something especially satisfying in the way you split and notched the (blue) mid-rail to receive the white rails. - and of course your now-famous endcaps!!

Guybrush · 03-16-2022, 02:53 AM

I'm nearly a complete novice when it comes to carpentry, woodworking and the like. I have some small projects behind me, like a shelf, built a carport with my dad (he drew it, I just sawed and lifted and put screws in things), made a ramp for the lawnmower, etc.

A couple of years ago, I bought a proper saw so I could make a shelf for my daughter's room. The room has a sloped ceiling so it's hard to fit furniture and making some means lots of angular cuts, hence the saw. I wanted a double sided bookshelf walling in a bed so that it's easy to reach books from the bed and you could place a lamp in it etc.

Here's a during and after.

I drew it myself and it's not fancy and even a little crooked, but all in all it's turned out to be a very useful piece of furniture that adds a lot to the room imo (and good luck to the next owners if they want to get rid of it).

The cross-cutting saw (I think you call it) which I bought for this is amazing. I can't quite understand how I got by without one for so many years. I definitely should have had it for the carport.

03-13-2022, 09:41 AM	#72 (permalink)
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ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	You'll have to create a logo and signage for your new business! Plankton's Emporium: The End Caps Stop Here! Last edited by ribbons; 03-13-2022 at 09:59 AM.

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	Yes. At about 9pm every night I stop being awesome. At least I think I stop, but I've never asked anyone to watch me sleep to see if I'm still being awesome. lol My real reaction: __________________ See location...

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I'm nearly a complete novice when it comes to carpentry, woodworking and the like. I have some small projects behind me, like a shelf, built a carport with my dad (he drew it, I just sawed and lifted and put screws in things), made a ramp for the lawnmower, etc. A couple of years ago, I bought a proper saw so I could make a shelf for my daughter's room. The room has a sloped ceiling so it's hard to fit furniture and making some means lots of angular cuts, hence the saw. I wanted a double sided bookshelf walling in a bed so that it's easy to reach books from the bed and you could place a lamp in it etc. Here's a during and after. I drew it myself and it's not fancy and even a little crooked, but all in all it's turned out to be a very useful piece of furniture that adds a lot to the room imo (and good luck to the next owners if they want to get rid of it). The cross-cutting saw (I think you call it) which I bought for this is amazing. I can't quite understand how I got by without one for so many years. I definitely should have had it for the carport. __________________ Something Completely Different

03-13-2022, 09:37 AM	#71 (permalink)
ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	I hate to pass on a good bargain - next time I need some end caps I know who to go to!

03-14-2022, 08:35 AM	#75 (permalink)
ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	^ That's pretty awesome actually, LOL! Is there no end cap to your talents and abilities?