@eric@014450.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • edit-22 years agoWhat hobby seems fascinating to most people but is actually boring if you dive into it?message-square44fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down15
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareWhat hobby seems fascinating to most people but is actually boring if you dive into it?@eric@014450.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • edit-22 years agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-square@2BearsHiFiving@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink4•2 years agoFunnily enough down the line I want to learn some woodworking for my costume - make a legit wood stock for my blaster props.
minus-square@CmdrShepard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoHave you looked into 3D printing? You could just print a blaster out in pieces.
minus-square@Noodle07@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•2 years agoWe’re just discussing which flavor of sanding you want to do
minus-square@CmdrShepard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoMost definitely but I think it’s a lot more straight forward to shape complicated parts than with wood.
minus-square@2BearsHiFiving@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•2 years agoSure, 3D printed part’s definitely have their place, but my goal is eventually “better than screen accurate” - metal armour, wood stocks, metal blaster fittings, etc.
Same thing with wood working.
Funnily enough down the line I want to learn some woodworking for my costume - make a legit wood stock for my blaster props.
It’s another money sink.
Have you looked into 3D printing? You could just print a blaster out in pieces.
And still spend hours sanding
We’re just discussing which flavor of sanding you want to do
Most definitely but I think it’s a lot more straight forward to shape complicated parts than with wood.
Sure, 3D printed part’s definitely have their place, but my goal is eventually “better than screen accurate” - metal armour, wood stocks, metal blaster fittings, etc.