The Summer of Chuff - Chufftober 2014 - PBJ'S Moldy Meat

[yotsuya]

Picked up one of these bad boys up yesterday:



I also got a new workbench, so I'm going to use the Kreg to build some items to expand it out. 

[Louis Tully]

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[yotsuya]

That's awesome man. I've been wanting some of their stuff for a while. 

Yeah, me too. On Friday I went into our woodshop at work and saw a bunch of structures build using the system, so I took that as a sign it was time to pull the trigger. 

[Vigo]

  Officially Jealous

[TopJimmyCooks]

That is really nice.  I've just got the small rocket kreg jig myself but I use it on every ww project including all my (two) cabs. 

[yotsuya]

That is really nice.  I've just got the small rocket kreg jig myself but I use it on every ww project including all my (two) cabs.

Thanks! I plan to use it on some practical projects first, then move on to arcade-related stuff. 

[pbj]

The free game train continues into October.  Trying to get my numbers back up to 1 game a week.



And, yes, that eye hook was free shipping filler.

 

[Slippyblade]

As much as I love a good eye-hook, that's pretty pathetic as far as a free gift goes.  Good game though.

[yotsuya]

I had a great Chufftober haul today. I stopped at Harbor Freight for the clamps - the biscuits and Kreg clamp came in the mail (I also got a 4 Foot Framing Level, not pictured)...

Then after this photo was taken, I scored TWO empty Pac-Man cocktails. 

[pbj]

Then after this photo was taken, I scored TWO empty Pac-Man cocktails. 

 

Trade you some ps4 games.

[yotsuya]

Then after this photo was taken, I scored TWO empty Pac-Man cocktails. 

 

Trade you some ps4 games.

You better send me a handful of Amazon gift cards... 

[yotsuya]

Man, oh man.... it's like Xmas in Chufftober.... I don't have a photo now, but wait until I show you what I was given just right now....

[yotsuya]

And here it is...

[Vigo]

I clocked so many damn hours on tabletop tron as a kid.

[Generic Eric]

Was it your birthday Yotsuya?

[yotsuya]

I clocked so many damn hours on tabletop tron as a kid.

I've never played it before, so I'm looking forward to messing with it.

Was it your birthday Yotsuya?

Not at all! It's just the magical time of year known as Chufftober! 

[yotsuya]

I think I need to call my attorney....

I think you guys meant Chufftober!

[yotsuya]

It's demolition day at Casa Yotsuya...

[Slippyblade]

Oooo...  What'cha rippin' out?

[yotsuya]

Oooo...  What'cha rippin' out?

I'm redoing the bathroom in my daughter's room.

[Slippyblade]

Always fun.  I still have yet to patch all the drywall from ripping out the built-in in the den...  Hoping to paint by Christmas.  Yeah - I'm slow.

[yotsuya]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Inspired by my homies Neph and Louis Tully, I finally sat down and designed something practical in Sketchup - a custom barstool for my gameroom. Here's the first draft.

[Slippyblade]

Coolness.  Yeah - sketchup is so easy.  Wait till you get into more advanced things like radial array copies and that sort of stuff, it gets fun.

[yotsuya]

Wait till you get into more advanced things like radial array copies....

[yotsuya]

I'm thinking this color, with my gameroom logo woodburned into the top. Thoughts?

Oh, and for you Sketchup Gurus, is there any way to easily manually enter the dimensions of any boards I would be using?

[Slippyblade]

Array copies are awesome.  Pretend you are making a railroad track.  A RR track has the crossways wooden ties that the track is bolted to, right?  Well, you don't want to have to draw every single tie.  So you draw one tie and copy/paste it a hundred times...  right?  Nope.  You copy it once and do an array paste.  You tell the program how far apart and in what direct to copy the object 'x' number of times.  So with one operation you get however many copies you want arrayed out in a precise spacing.  It's wonderful.  A radial array copy is the same thing, but instead of copying an object along a straight line, it copies along a circular path spaced apart by degrees.

[yotsuya]

Nice. I may use that one. Any answer to my dimensions question?

[Slippyblade]

Yeah, but it's kinda hard to explain.  It's best to Youtube it.  Basically you have to break old habits.  Most people are used to paint programs.  For instance, when drawing a line, the click the tool, then click and drag within the workspace to draw the line.  Releasing the mouse button at the end of the line.  Don't do that in Sketchup.  Click the tool.  Click the start point.  Now move the mouse the direction you want the line in, don't worry about length.  Once you have the direction going the right way, simply type the dimension and hit enter.

To do a rectangle, same thing.  click the tool, then click in the workspace for a corner.  Move the mouse to drag out a rectangle, doesn't matter how big you draw it.  Then type dimensions.  For a 2" by 4" rectangle you would type "2, 4" then hit enter (assuming your chosen template uses inches).

So, to make a 2x4 that was 4' long.  You would do the following.

*click rectangle tool
*click in the workspace
*drag out arbitary rectangle
*type "1.75, 3.75"
*hit <enter>
*click Push/Pull tool
*click rectangle you just made
*drag up arbitrary amount
*type "4'"
*hit <enter>

Then I'd highlight the whole thing and make it a component.

[yotsuya]

I can't seem to be able to type in the dimensions box. I'm using Sketchup Make. Almost the latest version.

[Slippyblade]

Don't click into the box, that's a mistake most folks make.  Just type the measurements AS you draw the shape.

[yotsuya]

Don't click into the box, that's a mistake most folks make.  Just type the measurements AS you draw the shape.

I JUST discovered that! Thanks, Slippy! I'll build you a stool when I'm done! 

[Slippyblade]

No worries.  I made the same mistake when I started.  In MOST programs, you click into a box and type measurements.  Sketchup takes a very different angle on a lot of things.  It's a very weird hybrid of a program.  If you want a super sexy 3d program, check out Solid Works sometime.  It's only $10k a seat though. If you can get a discount...

One more thing.  Learn to use guides.  Use them a LOT.

[yotsuya]

Oh ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, Slippy, you've taught me enough to make me dangerous!

Goodbye, table-flipping guy!

[Slippyblade]

[yotsuya]

Ok, how do I do an array paste? 

[TopJimmyCooks]

make your selection of what you want to copy.  select the move tool. select a point on the selection as the starting point ie a corner, and the mouse will start to move the selected stuff.  then Hit control to tell it to copy rather than just move.  click on the point where you want the first copy placed.  Enter x# where # is the number of copies going in the same direction and distance of the first copy. 

[Louis Tully]

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[yotsuya]

Awesome work, man. You'll be making all sorts of crazy badass stuff now.

Sketchup & Kerg

He's got the tools. He's got the talent.

It's Miller time.

Thanks, bro. Can't wait to show you my stool sample. 

[Louis Tully]

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[pbj]

Figured it was about time to share my list of loot I've managed to accumulate nearly free.  My buy in on a console is always $150 out of pocket with a game, and I have managed to hold fast to that rule since the Genesis and 1989.  Even at that tender age, I was stacking sales and coupons in ways Electronics Boutique never envisioned.

 

So, without further ado, I grabbed all the following for $184:

PS4
Extra Dualshock 4

Everything else has been $0:

Dualshock 4
Dualshock 4
PS Vita Headphones

PSN subscription along with all the following 'free' PS4 games:
Trine 2
PixelJunk Shooter
Towerfall Ascension
Strider
Doki-Doki Universe
Road Not Taken
Fez
Sport Friends
Velocity 2X
Dust
Pix the Cat
Spelunky

Full digital games:
Injustice Gods Among Us
Lego Marvel Super Heros

Physical games:
Killzone: Shadow Fall
Tomb Raider
Infamous Second Son
Metal Gear Solid Zeroes
Diablo 3
UFC
The Last of Us
Wolfenstein
Need for Speed Rivals
Madden 25
Lego Movie

Random junk list:
Assassin's Creed 4   WiiU
Tomodachi Life   3DS
Mario Kart 8   WiiU
Pikmin 3   WiiU
NES Remix 2   WiiU
Shovelknight   WiiU
TMNT    Tshirt
2lbs Jerky   Food
4 Boxes Oreos   Food
40lbs bird seed   Seed
Stereo Amp   Amp
Splitter Cable   Cable
M/M Stereo Cable   Cable
48 Pop Tarts   Food
Glowsticks   Entertainment
Gold plated poker cards   Entertainment
Battery Corrosion Washers   
Hedge Trimmers   
Stereo Amp   

Between amounts redeemed and current balances in gift cards and Amazon payments:  $1,329.10