What I did on my holidays...
Jan. 14th, 2018 08:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
angharad_gamBack to work tomorrow, for the first time in three weeks, although I am having trouble coming to grips with the idea. I think I could happily have another couple of weeks off, although I am getting to the point of feeling like my brain is starting to moulder, so maybe it's not such a terrible thing. What have I done with those three weeks? Not a great deal. We had my parents and nephew visiting last week, so that kept us a little bit busy, but most of the rest of the time has been lazing around and playing Mass Effect (I have gotten about 2/3rds of the way through a second play through of the original trilogy and 1/3rd of the way through a new game of Mass Effect:Andromeda). I guess I did want something to take my mind off Dragon Age.
The other thing I have been doing is making this:
This is a functional clockwork timer, made of wood (and a couple of rubber bands). It is made from a kit (I am not that talented). I have been seeing these wooden model kits by a company called Ugears in game and hobby shops for a little while now, and I thought I would give this a try. This timer is about midway through the range of complexity of the models I've seen available (the fanciest is a working train). I wouldn't recommend jumping in at this level if you don't have a lot of model.ling or craft experience, but it wasn't too hard to put together. If you are interested in trying one of these you will need a scalpel or other thin-bladed craft knife, a candle (some parts need waxing) and strong hands. The big question: is it actually functional? Yes. Sort of. It needs a little bit of tweaking and calibration, but it kind of works. I would definitely try another of these models, although they are not terribly cheap, so it might have to wait for a special occasion.
The other thing I have been doing is making this:
This is a functional clockwork timer, made of wood (and a couple of rubber bands). It is made from a kit (I am not that talented). I have been seeing these wooden model kits by a company called Ugears in game and hobby shops for a little while now, and I thought I would give this a try. This timer is about midway through the range of complexity of the models I've seen available (the fanciest is a working train). I wouldn't recommend jumping in at this level if you don't have a lot of model.ling or craft experience, but it wasn't too hard to put together. If you are interested in trying one of these you will need a scalpel or other thin-bladed craft knife, a candle (some parts need waxing) and strong hands. The big question: is it actually functional? Yes. Sort of. It needs a little bit of tweaking and calibration, but it kind of works. I would definitely try another of these models, although they are not terribly cheap, so it might have to wait for a special occasion.
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Date: 2018-01-15 04:21 am (UTC)That clockwork timer looks awesome!
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Date: 2018-01-15 09:37 pm (UTC)It's pretty neat. I was a bit sceptical about it working until I got to the last stage, when all the cogs slot together and it started to seem like it would actually run. I am thinking about putting a wood finish of some kind on it, but I am worried that would make all the bits stick together...