What are your (Other) Hobbies ???

[Dave A]

Motorcycle Dragracing
I started riding faster and faster bikes back in the early '80s (fast back then does not compare today, but I was hardly ever outran)
Finally and all out racing machine was needed. Ran 9.17 @143mph from 1986 until 1989. A faster machine with a car slick yielded 8.98 @ 145mph in 1991.
All of the above I built 95% of the chassis and engine, some work I just did not have the machinery to do so.

After having a daughter in 1992, racing slowed down until I stepped away completly in 1999 when the move to Northern VA came about.
Once settled, in 2006 I discussed with my wife that street riding in this area is dangerous enough but motor cycle drag racing is one of THE safest of ALL motorsports.
I found a used chassis, built a new style engine, designed all the wiring and sequences of operation. I only get to race 2 or 3 times a year due to work.
I have run 8.24 @ 155mph. I sold my motor and have another one in mind so I am on the sidelines for now...but who knows what comes next...

 

[Skylinkdave]

I have mostly-convergent hobbies.
Computers (tinkering, gaming).
High-power rocketry.
Photography.
Most recently I started playing guitar.

 

[DRAGON64]

In recent years I have taken to target shooting, and collecting military surplus rifles... Mosin Nagants, M1 Garand, M48 Mauser... Love them all.

This was my last trip to the CMP in Anniston, AL to hand select an M1 Garand...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8qcwP8Z1_M

Me shooting it last summer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80xGe9LyVB0

My son shooting it last weekend...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K2UFEl7NzU

Collecting old surplus rifles is not for everyone... I have learned alot, and have become quite addicted. If only these old war horses could speak.

 

[halcro1]

Other hobbies are drag racing., Home theater / 2channel audio.. obsession.

 

[Hobie1dog]

Other hobbies are drag racing., Home theater / 2channel audio.. obsession.

See my post on this subject

 

[AfterBurners]

I decided before I thrash it to take some pictures of it.




Just picked this up a few days ago. Looking forward to getting out and running it. I would like to order a clear body for it and paint it and use the original one for display. I know how quickly they get scratched up. I couldn't pass up the price of $389 total and that's shipped!

 

[Andy Greene]

Is that a .12 or an .18 ??

 

[AfterBurners]

Is that a .12 or an .18 ??

The TRX 3.3 is .20 cubic inches or 3.3 cubic centimeters (cc).

 

[Andy Greene]

Didnt know they made a .20 -
Most of the marine stuff goes .21/.45/.60 /.90/1.0/1.1
What kind of fuel and what perc are you going to run- also what plug do they rec. ?

Andy

 

[JPVegh]

In recent years I have taken to target shooting, and collecting military surplus rifles... Mosin Nagants, M1 Garand, M48 Mauser... Love them all.

This was my last trip to the CMP in Anniston, AL to hand select an M1 Garand...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8qcwP8Z1_M

Me shooting it last summer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80xGe9LyVB0

My son shooting it last weekend...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K2UFEl7NzU

Collecting old surplus rifles is not for everyone... I have learned alot, and have become quite addicted. If only these old war horses could speak.

Good for you man, my dad carried a Garand at some point during the war (WW2). It gives me a good feeling knowing that these bits of history are being preserved by enthusiasts all over the country and not being destroyed wholesale. Guns are such a big part of our countries history going all the way back to the Mayflower and it's folks like you who are keeping that history alive. I'd much rather see these pieces on the range than behind the glass of a museum display. Thank goodness for the CMP.

Jeff

 

[SMR]

Well, let's see. where to start. HO model railroading - a painfully slow process
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+1. (except in O.) Which does include the "painfully slow process" realization. Started this in 1996, when my oldest was 3. Moved a few times, got involved in other activities. Just now putting up the benchwork for a permanent layout.

 

[DRAGON64]

Good for you man, my dad carried a Garand at some point during the war (WW2). It gives me a good feeling knowing that these bits of history are being preserved by enthusiasts all over the country and not being destroyed wholesale. Guns are such a big part of our countries history going all the way back to the Mayflower and it's folks like you who are keeping that history alive. I'd much rather see these pieces on the range than behind the glass of a museum display. Thank goodness for the CMP.

Jeff

I appreciate that Jeff, thank you. I have also taken fondly to reloading for the rifles I own... like building reloadable motrs for rocketry, it make it that much more personal.

 

[JPVegh]

After the, "Best Christmas gift", thread I decided to pull my old air rifles out of the closet. Unfortunately both of my old Sheridans had dried out seals in them and wouldn't take any air. Childhood memories began to flood back and I had to get those old guns working again. About $50 later and after some minor elbow grease I had both guns shooting again. It was just like being 13 again, I was having so much fun. Well I've added a few more guns since then and I now have 7 air guns that have been enjoying on an almost daily basis. Out of all of those guns, old and new, it turns out that my '74 Sheridan that my mom bought me new for Christmas is still by far the most accurate of them all. They just don't make them like that anymore.

I thought that air guns would be a good cheap side hobby to keep me busy between rocket seasons but as it turns out it is just as expensive as rocketry if not more so. The price of pellets has gone up quite a bit since my boyhood days and some will cost you more than rimfire ammo. Still, I've been having fun punching holes in paper and it is a good way to stay proficient in these times of extreme ammo shortage.

Jeff

 

[AfterBurners]

Didnt know they made a .20 -
Most of the marine stuff goes .21/.45/.60 /.90/1.0/1.1
What kind of fuel and what perc are you going to run- also what plug do they rec. ?

Andy

20% TRAXXAS Top Fuel is what they recommend.

https://www.amainhobbies.com/produc...n/Traxxas-Top-Fuel-20-Nitro-Fuel-Four-Gallons

In fact I have to get some today, but I haven't decided if I should buy it online or not? When the weather warms up a bit I'll break in the motor, but not only that I have a few rocket builds I want to get done. As far as the plug I ordered these.

https://www.amainhobbies.com/produc..._id/11205/n/Traxxas-Super-Duty-Long-Glow-Plug

 

[UPscaler]

One of my other hobbies -

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That's my hobby too!


A lot of my other hobbies have gone aside for rockets, though. I still play every day, but I haven't made a guitar related purchase in a long time


I also like building computers, but again, I haven't invested a whole lot into mine :tongue:


Braden

 

[DRAGON64]

After the, "Best Christmas gift", thread I decided to pull my old air rifles out of the closet. Unfortunately both of my old Sheridans had dried out seals in them and wouldn't take any air. Childhood memories began to flood back and I had to get those old guns working again. About $50 later and after some minor elbow grease I had both guns shooting again. It was just like being 13 again, I was having so much fun. Well I've added a few more guns since then and I now have 7 air guns that have been enjoying on an almost daily basis. Out of all of those guns, old and new, it turns out that my '74 Sheridan that my mom bought me new for Christmas is still by far the most accurate of them all. They just don't make them like that anymore.

I thought that air guns would be a good cheap side hobby to keep me busy between rocket seasons but as it turns out it is just as expensive as rocketry if not more so. The price of pellets has gone up quite a bit since my boyhood days and some will cost you more than rimfire ammo. Still, I've been having fun punching holes in paper and it is a good way to stay proficient in these times of extreme ammo shortage.

Jeff

I am having sellers remorse, as I just sold my Benjamin Marauder (.177) to fund either a way back into rocketry, or more goodies for my Military Surplus hobbies... I sent the buyer an email telling him that if he did not like the rifle inside of 3-days, I would give him a full refund. Here's to hoping that the rifle was not up to his standards or expectations.

I failed to mention that I am rather fond of field target shooting as well... Adult oriented airgunning at it's best! I would love to attend a World's event of field target.

 

[dixontj93060]

Wine making. An "in process" shot from this morning...

 

[BeerorKid]

Wine making. An "in process" shot from this morning...

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Are you pumping it through a filter there?

 

[dixontj93060]

Are you pumping it through a filter there?

Yep, polishing / fining. Next step bottling.

 

[BeerorKid]

Yep, polishing / fining. Next step bottling.

Nice to see folk doing it right. I brewed professionally for 7 years and homebrewed for 10. A person making their own, who owns a pump to move or filter product deserves a tip of my hat. Well done. When it comes to a hobby where you get back so much from what you put into it and make high quality stuff, home made alcohol might be the most rewarding if you ask me.

 

[dixontj93060]

Nice to see folk doing it right. I brewed professionally for 7 years and homebrewed for 10. A person making their own, who owns a pump to move or filter product deserves a tip of my hat. Well done. When it comes to a hobby where you get back so much from what you put into it and make high quality stuff, home made alcohol might be the most rewarding if you ask me.

Thx. Been a wine collector (drinker) since living in Santa Cruz Mtns / No. Calif and the house we bought had a wine cellar back in '98. This hobby is new, but I like to do my research and do things right and I'm getting better results with every batch.

 

[Zeus-cat]

Stained glass. Here are several of my latest projects.

Photo 1 - you can see the white pieces are drawn on the sheet of white streaky glass. Pieces #1 and 2 are in the upper left corner. The green pieces are all cut and sitting off to the left. The plywood forms I made for drawing the pieces are at the top of the phot with the glass cutter and the pliers used to snap the glass apart after scoring it with the glass cutter.

Photo 2 - shows what happens when you press too hard with the glass cutter.

Photo 3 - I switched to the glass band saw for the red. I had just enough red glass for the 8 pieces I needed. One mistake and I would have to start over with different glass.

Photo 4 - A closeup of red 8. I cut this one by hand for some reason. I guess I got tired of using the band saw as it is slow.

Photo 5 - all the red pieces cut out

Photo 6 - One of the finished lights. I added a yellow and black borders

Photo 7 - The light lit up

Photo 8 - Both lights on the kitcvhen ceiling

Photo 9 - A light fixture in one of our bedrooms.

Photo 10 - The light lit up. You can see that I forgot to wipe off the numbers from the outside green pieces.

 

[qquake2k]

Stained glass. Here are several of my latest projects.

Those are beautiful!

 

[kandsrockets]

Thx. Been a wine collector (drinker) since living in Santa Cruz Mtns / No. Calif and the house we bought had a wine cellar back in '98. This hobby is new, but I like to do my research and do things right and I'm getting better results with every batch.

Filtering wine is not the best process. I have been making wine for close to 30 years and only filter if it is a wine that just will not clear and that is very seldom. time is the best way to clear a wine. Some of my wines sit a year or more in bulk to age and clear.

 

[BeerorKid]

Thx. Been a wine collector (drinker) since living in Santa Cruz Mtns / No. Calif and the house we bought had a wine cellar back in '98. This hobby is new, but I like to do my research and do things right and I'm getting better results with every batch.

Are you doing kits of getting the juice from local producers?

 

[BeerorKid]

Stained glass. Here are several of my latest projects.

Photo 1 - you can see the white pieces are drawn on the sheet of white streaky glass. Pieces #1 and 2 are in the upper left corner. The green pieces are all cut and sitting off to the left. The plywood forms I made for drawing the pieces are at the top of the phot with the glass cutter and the pliers used to snap the glass apart after scoring it with the glass cutter.

Photo 2 - shows what happens when you press too hard with the glass cutter.

Photo 3 - I switched to the glass band saw for the red. I had just enough red glass for the 8 pieces I needed. One mistake and I would have to start over with different glass.

Photo 4 - A closeup of red 8. I cut this one by hand for some reason. I guess I got tired of using the band saw as it is slow.

Photo 5 - all the red pieces cut out

Photo 6 - One of the finished lights. I added a yellow and black borders

Photo 7 - The light lit up

Photo 8 - Both lights on the kitcvhen ceiling

Photo 9 - A light fixture in one of our bedrooms.

Photo 10 - The light lit up. You can see that I forgot to wipe off the numbers from the outside green pieces.

The wife an I took a stained glass class. We liked the foil method much more and ultimately decided that we do not have an area besides the garage to work with it and gave up on it. It was darn fun and I was slaying. I used to do window tint and am very used to tracing patterns. It seemed a natural fit for us, but maybe later.

Would of been so great to make so many cool things and gifts for others.

For now rocketry involves both of us and pinball takes up a lot of my time.

Great looking work BTW.

is absolutely gorgeous.

 

[Maxx Mayhem]

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I like racing sailboats. That's our boat down in KeyWest, almost out of control, sailing by the lee in a stiff breeze. I also race RC Fairwinds sailboats.

I'm getting an N scale model railroad together (very, very slowly).


I also like riding bicycles, bodyboards, tiki and cocktails.

If you are used to sailing, I should warn you that N scale gets very expensive.:flyingpig:

 

[Scott231]

I like going fast - above ground or on the pavement.

 

[kint200]

I am also big into fireworks. That looks like an awesome set-up, would have loved to see that show. I did a similar show last year and got all my product on-line from usfireworks . biz. Saved me a ton of money vs buying from the tents! I also belong to a fireworks forum called PyroUniverse, its a cool forum like this is but for fireworks!

 

[mcderek]

The latest Free Flight Duration plane ready to cover. An E36 class model called the Mutt