Odd ball hobbies

[300zx_tt]

The firewood/woodchuck thread got me thinking. What other hobbies do you guys have that aren’t very common? Obviously there’s a bunch of us that cut wood or do woodworking, mountain biking, photography etc.. I’m talking about the out in left field type of hobbies.

I went down a YouTube rabbit hole one time and found myself watching a guy, BigstackD. He had a forge and was melting copper and aluminum into ingots. Thought it was interesting and 2 weeks later a forge showed up on my doorstep I’m a contractor so I have access to tons of scrap wire and pipe, storing it in trash cans was getting annoying so I figured I might as well try it out right?!

This was my first melt, I’ve done about 9-10 so far. Each weighs about 9 lbs. It’s basically a waste of time but I enjoy it for some unknown reason.

So what does everybody else do as a hobby that’s not very common?

 

[1J04]

Grabbing an early seat before the Matinee' and Main Feature.





Anybody going back to the concession stand, do me a large and grab some Dots, would ya?

 

[Threadcutter308]

Grabbing an early seat before the Matinee' and Main Feature.





Anybody going back to the concession stand, do me a large and grab some Dots, would ya?

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

What is a hobby?? Definitely not asking for a friend either!!

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[roostercogburn98]

 

[1J04]

The firewood/woodchuck thread got me thinking. What other hobbies do you guys have that aren’t very common? Obviously there’s a bunch of us that cut wood or do woodworking, mountain biking, photography etc.. I’m talking about the out in left field type of hobbies.

I went down a YouTube rabbit hole one time and found myself watching a guy, BigstackD. He had a forge and was melting copper and aluminum into ingots. Thought it was interesting and 2 weeks later a forge showed up on my doorstep I’m a contractor so I have access to tons of scrap wire and pipe, storing it in trash cans was getting annoying so I figured I might as well try it out right?!
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This was my first melt, I’ve done about 9-10 so far. Each weighs about 9 lbs. It’s basically a waste of time but I enjoy it for some unknown reason.

So what does everybody else do as a hobby that’s not very common?

Dude, not to go Full @Maggot on ya, but it appears you've got a really Big Brick !

 

[Sgt47]

I'm into rare breed taxidermy. This is a rare saber toothed squirrel captured in W Wa. Their favorite prey is duck.

 

[roostercogburn98]

I'm into rare breed taxidermy. This is a rare saber toothed squirrel captured in W Wa. Their favorite prey is duck.

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I love strange taxidermy!!

 

[buffalowinter]

 

[CraigG1]

I was going to be a luthier... just don't have the time. Now I need to sell some shit

 

[Rthur]

Is Chronic Masterbation considered a hobby?
Asking for a friend.

R

 

[powdahound76]

Does, um, uh, wearing pink shoes while I bake count?

 

[johnnycat]

I like to drive around to various shooting ranges, smoke several cigarettes, and just scatter the butts all over the place.

Oh, and I dip and spit on the sidewalk too. Then I hide around the corner to watch people walk around it.

 

[300zx_tt]

Fuck, I made a critical mistake... I thought this wouldn’t turn into a shitstorm. I was wrong... very very wrong

 

[powdahound76]

Is Chronic Masterbation considered a hobby?
Asking for a friend.

R

Its more of an art.

 

[powdahound76]

Fuck, I made a critical mistake... I thought this wouldn’t turn into a shitstorm. I was wrong... very very wrong

Noob mistake.
everything around here does.
makes it more fun

 

[BullGear]

Too many hobbies I have......

Coin collecting.
Precious metal collecting.
Metal detecting for coins and relics.
3D Printing.
Canning food.
Cooking.
Darts.
Making fire logs out of shredded paper. Kinda a side business around the neighborhood.

This doesn't include the normal hobbies like reloading, gun collecting, shooting, etc.

 

[Maggot]

The firewood/woodchuck thread got me thinking. What other hobbies do you guys have that aren’t very common? Obviously there’s a bunch of us that cut wood or do woodworking, mountain biking, photography etc.. I’m talking about the out in left field type of hobbies.

I went down a YouTube rabbit hole one time and found myself watching a guy, BigstackD. He had a forge and was melting copper and aluminum into ingots. Thought it was interesting and 2 weeks later a forge showed up on my doorstep I’m a contractor so I have access to tons of scrap wire and pipe, storing it in trash cans was getting annoying so I figured I might as well try it out right?!
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This was my first melt, I’ve done about 9-10 so far. Each weighs about 9 lbs. It’s basically a waste of time but I enjoy it for some unknown reason.

So what does everybody else do as a hobby that’s not very common?

Not a waste if you resell the copper, which today brings a nice return.
At today's spot, $3.77 each of those blocks is worth about $30. In today's market all of them should get you a box of .22 rimfires.

 

[GrumpyOleFart]

I shoot things.

 

[Bender]

Randomly yelling

 

[addertooth]

Hobbies: Electronics, Machining, Hand-Engraving, Electroplating, Restoring 100 year old fountain pens.

 

[1J04]

Fuck, I made a critical mistake... I thought this wouldn’t turn into a shitstorm. I was wrong... very very wrong

lol. Shitstorm doesn't start till page 6.

 

[10ring'r]

I picked-up another hobby that I use to mess with years back. F around with RC trucks in the winter. Build one every now and then, down in the Man Cave, when I need time away from the lil lady. But.....Like all hobbies......gets expensive, but, occupies the mind and hands. Mac

 

[cornhusker86]

I enjoy skinny skiing and going to bull fights on acid...

 

[Alan Warner]

The firewood/woodchuck thread got me thinking. What other hobbies do you guys have that aren’t very common? Obviously there’s a bunch of us that cut wood or do woodworking, mountain biking, photography etc.. I’m talking about the out in left field type of hobbies.

I went down a YouTube rabbit hole one time and found myself watching a guy, BigstackD. He had a forge and was melting copper and aluminum into ingots. Thought it was interesting and 2 weeks later a forge showed up on my doorstep I’m a contractor so I have access to tons of scrap wire and pipe, storing it in trash cans was getting annoying so I figured I might as well try it out right?!
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This was my first melt, I’ve done about 9-10 so far. Each weighs about 9 lbs. It’s basically a waste of time but I enjoy it for some unknown reason.

So what does everybody else do as a hobby that’s not very common?

So now you need to edgumicate yourself about alloys so I can roll it out into sheet stock in order to make jackets, and with other elements into brass cups and anvils for primers.

 

[seanh]

I was going to be a luthier... just don't have the time. Now I need to sell some shit

I looked into getting into that... definitely a job of passion. Put a few electrics together, always did my own electrical rewiring, really wanted to get into acoustics. The more research I did the more I found out how long it was going to take to become professional the more I found out how little money I can make... kind of like Gunsmithing.

I did do Gunsmithing for a while but that was back when only doctors, attorneys Etc we're buying Precision rifles. Looking back I should have stayed on that path.

A few years ago I was going to get into building custom handmade recurves...taxes and cheap China builds kept me from doing that

 

[DarnYankeeUSMC]

I like to Super Glue coins to the floor in big stores like Wally World, Sam's Club, lowe's, Home Depot and sometimes in restaurants.

 

[IowaPlinker]

Coin collecting
Building whatever Wife wants in her garden
Driving my kids around to whatever they are in at the moment.

 

[seanh]

One of my favorite hobbies was RC helicopters. And that was before this flight stabilization crap that people are using. I tried RC planes but either you're flying or you're not. With helicopters I can hover around, bounce around a bit.

One of the things I found most enticing if I crash I simply do a minor disassembling, in most cases, put on the new parts and I'm back flying. Break landing gear, bend a main or tail shaft Maybe boom strike, all things I can repair at the field and get back flying. Hell, I used to keep braided Kevlar fishing line, fiberglass strips and CA glue. Frame breaks in landing gear brakes were easily repaired and I'm right back up in the air.

I still chuckle at some of the chicken dances I had and some of the dumb thumbs I had slamming a bird inverted end of the ground at full speed...good times

 

[amcardon]

I was going to be a luthier... just don't have the time. Now I need to sell some shit

Same here. I've got enough materials for at least a dozen guitars...

 

[Rthur]

Its more of an art.

Strange you saw this, I was asking for you...

R

 

[Jonny_]

I like to walk through big stores and look for coins on the floor...

 

[WDN-K-9]

That’s about it next to shooting stuff.

 

[seanh]

Is Chronic Masterbation considered a hobby?
Asking for a friend.

R

I hope I'm not your friend... LOL... I hope there's no midgets that comment on this

 

[Rthur]

I hope I'm not your friend... LOL... I hope there's no midgets that comment on this

See post #31.

R

 

[demolitionman]

RC crawlers. Axial. Rc4wd type stuff. Custom tube chassis for them. Yadda yadda. Fun but man what a waste of money!

 

[akmike47]

Is Chronic Masterbation considered a hobby?
Asking for a friend.

R

That's a lifestyle

 

[168BTHPM]

My obsession is guns, my hobby is baseball gloves.

 

[Huskydriver]

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That’s about it next to shooting stuff.

Lol that is a big mal! 130lbs? I would name that pup Rufus!

 

[WDN-K-9]

Lol that is a big mal! 130lbs? I would name that pup Rufus!

Those are Aspen (the woolly) and Willow (grey wolf). They run about 110-115 in the winter but being in the south, summer weight drops just under 100. They are great pups, kitchen thieves, but really great pups. We adopted them when our GSDs passed away.

 

[Bender]

I picked-up another hobby that I use to mess with years back. F around with RC trucks in the winter. Build one every now and then, down in the Man Cave, when I need time away from the lil lady. But.....Like all hobbies......gets expensive, but, occupies the mind and hands. Mac

They make some awesome kits. I like the realistic looking ones with proper axels and such.

 

[Bender]

My obsession is guns, my hobby is baseball gloves.

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I have an old glove. I don’t know how old, but it clapped it was so soft. Use to play catch for hours with it.

 

[CraigG1]

I looked into getting into that... definitely a job of passion. Put a few electrics together, always did my own electrical rewiring, really wanted to get into acoustics. The more research I did the more I found out how long it was going to take to become professional the more I found out how little money I can make... kind of like Gunsmithing.

I did do Gunsmithing for a while but that was back when only doctors, attorneys Etc we're buying Precision rifles. Looking back I should have stayed on that path.

A few years ago I was going to get into building custom handmade recurves dot-dot-dot taxes and cheap China builds kept me from doing that

My focus was acoustic guitars, but wanted to do some electrics also. It has to be passion, only the top guys make a living at it. Might give it a go a bit later. My youngest is a professional musician, it would be cool to give him something to play that I made.

 

[Kamerad]

I like to hike in the mountains, so with it being wintertime, I picked up some snow shoes. Much more fun than hiking!

 

[502Chevelle]

Besides a good bit of uspsa, and some long range, and messing with the cars, I do a little woodwork, and hope to turn out some knives in the near future. I hike a little bit on the AT when I can. Still scuba dive (a bad habit I picked up from the Navy). Used to rock climb and martial arts a good bit, but broken toes with screws and pins don’t let me do that any more. My problem is that there is way too much fun stuff to do and not enough time. I keep telling my boss that this work stuff is getting in the way of my life. He just laughs.

 

[The D]

Randomly yelling

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Lol, hilarious. The guys on my Monday work shift are starting to bring this insult back. Hopefully we don’t get arrested...

 

[WDN-K-9]

Besides a good bit of uspsa, and some long range, and messing with the cars, I do a little woodwork, and hope to turn out some knives in the near future. I hike a little bit on the AT when I can. Still scuba dive (a bad habit I picked up from the Navy). Used to rock climb and martial arts a good bit, but broken toes with screws and pins don’t let me do that any more. My problem is that there is way too much fun stuff to do and not enough time. I keep telling my boss that this work stuff is getting in the way of my life. He just laughs.

Who do you dive with in CLT? Please..say it ain’t Moose

 

[Animal357]

I used to train attack dogs

 

[Badjujuu]

I collect legos. Use my kids as a excuse to buy sets.

 

[HiDesertELR]

Navel fuzz and booger sculptures...

Don't judge