mirocu does decent carpentry work, but he appreciates the praise


I agree; if it does the job as it's supposed to then I say job well done. Maybe a coat of paint could spruse it up if that's what you want

Not paint, wood stain.

So do I get the concept of this pellet box right? Put rabbits in the top and pellets come out the bottom?

Lol.

Nah, my furnace burns 8mm wood pellets and I needed something to put them in.

Put up a small wall where we keep the timber. Lots of angles to think about but thanks to my battery-powered saw the work was easy-peasy. Now the chance of snow landing on the timber from the side is zero and in the front we'll put up a plastic canvas for protection.

Looks a lot better now too, before it looked like the storage wasn't finished.

No pictures?

https://i.imgur.com/h2X1coN.jpg

Finished!

Holy crap that image was huge.

It was from my phone, shouldn't have been that big lol.

This post has been edited by Sakiri: Sep 30 2018, 12:37 PM

Is it a nice warm blanket you knitted for the winter?

Looks cozy!

As promised/threatened, here are some pictures of my finally completed lat pulley addition project.

This is what the stargelgymbox looks like when it's not in use, all nicely tucked away behind a curtain:


When the curtain is opened, it currently looks like this:


So this is what I've added to the rack:


View of the front pulley with lat pulley bar, carabiners and "express sling" (the bit on top, something used by climbers to connect two carabiners together, one for the rope side, one for the mountain side to form an "express set")


Details of the front bit


Back bit with a really big closed-hook bolt holding the main weight:


And the part that was missing, the weight loading pin - you take off the carabiner, load plates onto it and put the carabiner back on


The whole thing in use:


Due to the fact that the pulleys are ball-bearing, the action is really really smooth and almost silent. I could add a bit that would allow me to pull from the bottom for things like cable rows, but I actually prefer to do bent-over rows and especially t-bar rows. Even got a new gimmick for t-bar rows now:

Stargelman is 'boudda get swole!

I have been really lax on weightlifting in recent months. Part of it is a lack of time, but I could still get in some more sessions if I planned better.

My trick is to do it in the morning, before work. That way I have a set time slot and pretty much nothing can get in the way. Well, except if there's a business trip or some such, but for that there's resistance bands

Stargelman is getting buff!

And Saki is warm


As for me, we added a wall on the backside of the timber storage. Looks waaaaay better now plus no snow from the side. And no, mALX, no pics due to imgur's "upgrade" awhile back. I'll try at some point to access it again.

Ooh, that curtain looks stunning with that plant and angled roof there! Someone has excellent decorating taste!

On the machine = those things scare the heck out of me, I always picture the poor user getting into some kind of bind they need (a second party to hear them screaming for) help to get out of, lol.

"HELP!"

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q...skC7eq4lIgrBTZQ





Yeah, I'm not happy with their new format either.




Oh, good idea! I joined a gym (years ago now) that opened at 5 a.m. just for people who wanted to work out on the way to work. I used to go use the machines, jog, swim laps in the pool, and shower = all before going to work in the morning. I never needed coffee at the office; and all the extra oxygen to the body and brain from working out really made me a dynamo on the job. You think I'm hyper now? Exercising before work made it much worse, lol. No one could stand my energy until they had downed several gallons of coffee,








This post has been edited by mALX: Sep 30 2018, 03:51 PM

Wow, looks great stargelman!

Tidy, tight, efficient, effective - what more could a gym rat want?

Early morning workouts have always worked best for me as well.

It is warm and floofy and cozy. Whee! Cloud blanket!

Chenille yarn. I can't find any here. Sad panda.

It is beautiful! Between the pellets and that awesome blankie blanket, you are going to be toasty warm this winter!







This post has been edited by mALX: Sep 30 2018, 09:11 PM

Mmm blankie. I love warm blankets.

I ordered a mod kit for the Nerf Stryfe. Its suppose to make the blaster look like a Kriss Vector. I didn't have enough for the full kit but had enough to get the base kit. I'll post pics once it comes in.

This post has been edited by Dark Reaper: Oct 1 2018, 07:29 PM