What ridiculous thing do you want to buy?

An enormous building on the side of our 2 acre lot. Ostensibly as a way to move my wife's business out of a rented space and into one we own over the course of years, but in reality just as a way to have a warehouse for the orphan mechanical projects I seem to enjoy.

4cylndrfury wrote: ...also, a Homebrewed CNC router/Mill...

Do you have any links for building these?

http://castcnc.com/

I met the guy who started that site/business on a metal casting forum...hes pretty awesome. That site shows a few builds and the like.

Go to founddreaming.com/forum. His name is Harry - sign up and hit him up for more info...tell him 4cf sent ya (not sure if that will help or hurt you ). Theres a separate CNC forum that goes waaay more in depth than his site, but you gotta pay for membership.

Direct metal laser sintering machine - prints things in metal...like manifolds etc...

want

4cylndrfury wrote: lol gamby...my bike only has one speed too, and pegs on one side...whats your excuse?

Well, the BMX days are long behind me. I have two geard road bikes and a full-suspension mountain bike. The singlespeed road bike will be to putt around my neighborhood for quick rides.

I REALLY want a 3D printer too. I can't imagine all the crazy crap I'd make...

gamby wrote:

4cylndrfury wrote: lol gamby...my bike only has one speed too, and pegs on one side...whats your excuse?

Well, the BMX days are long behind me. I have two geard road bikes and a full-suspension mountain bike. The singlespeed road bike will be to putt around my neighborhood for quick rides.

Ha, I have no room to talk...I have a Bianchi and a Bridgestone MTB in the garage as well

WAFFLE MAKER

mtn wrote:

Got the pinball machine. Got the wood to make a pinewood derby track. Got a shooting range (archery and hockey) in the basement...

I want a commercial waffle iron.

I build speakers, but I would probably quit if I had a pair of Martin Logan hybrid electrostats.

When we were talking about building a log home with loft, I wanted a fireman's pole to get from the loft to the bottom floor. The wife didn't share my enthusiasm.

ultraclyde wrote: We have an 8 foot flatbed printer and a 5x10 CNC router at work. Fun Stuff. Most rediculous thing i want right now is a full custom Lynskey titanium road bike. Not terribly ridiculous as I do ride a lot, but somehow 8-10K for a bicycle still seems loony. OTOH, there's an old, one room church that's been for sale for YEARS a couple miles from my place - they want to sell and move the building off the land. It would make a great studio in my backyard. ya know, if I painted, or wrote, or any kind of crap that NEEDED a studio...

Neighborhood churches sometimes come up for sale in my area, and I've always wanted to live in one. They usually have all sorts of cool side rooms and stuff. And think of the giant indoor garage (also known as the worship area)

Zomby woof wrote: I build speakers, but I would probably quit if I had a pair of Martin Logan hybrid electrostats. When we were talking about building a log home with loft, I wanted a fireman's pole to get from the loft to the bottom floor. The wife didn't share my enthusiasm.

Fireman pole for a man. Stripper pole for a woman. Sounds like a win win.

An ST205 Celica GT4.

But... i guess that's not that ridiculous?

If it wasn't allowed to be automotive related, i suppose it would be some ridiculous stereo gear. I like NAIM and Electrocompaniet.

DoctorBlade wrote: I personally don't think this is unreasonable...

+1. I've been lusting over one of these for a while.

I want a Coke ICEE machine. I can already imagine the wife's suprise when I bring one home.

and a pair of these...

and...

and 2000 rounds of each caliber.

I'd like a nice Curta Type I, as a companion to my Type II.

They are just about the only thing that I have ever cared about from a collector's standpoint.

Zomby woof wrote: I build speakers, but I would probably quit if I had a pair of Martin Logan hybrid electrostats. When we were talking about building a log home with loft, I wanted a fireman's pole to get from the loft to the bottom floor. The wife didn't share my enthusiasm.

For some reason I have never been all that impressed with the electrostats I've heard. Could be because I was A/Bing them with B&W Nautilus' though.

Can you post that website/forum for homebuilding speakers again?

In reply to Woody:

Dont mind my ignorance, but what is that?

SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: In reply to Woody: Dont mind my ignorance, but what is that?

I had to google it. It's a mechanical calculator introduced in 1948.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: In reply to Woody: Dont mind my ignorance, but what is that?

Here's what happens inside:

mtn wrote: Can you post that website/forum for homebuilding speakers again?

No problem.

http://techtalk.parts-express.com/index.php

A few others you may be able to use.

http://www.mh-audio.nl/spk_calc.asp#ported

http://www.lautsprechershop.de/tools/index_en.htm?/tools/t_box_vented_hoges_en.htm

http://sites.google.com/site/undefinition/diy

http://www.zaphaudio.com/

Zomby woof wrote: I build speakers, but I would probably quit if I had a pair of Martin Logan hybrid electrostats.

I hope you'd only listed to vinyl and CD's on those. What a waste to play mp3's through those masterpieces (and I'm not an audiophile--just a musician).

Yep. A bass saxophone. I already have an alto and a soprano.

Sax is my axe.

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