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It’s been waaaay too long since I’ve built anything.
As a self-professed ‘Do-it-yourselfer’, I must admit that I haven’t done much of it myself lately. I’ve done stuff like install the odd shelf here and there, turned a room into a closet, made a shelf thing to go on the cart thing to hold the projector thing…
Disbanded Toaster isn’t just a fancy, super cool moniker, it was a way of life for me as a kid. I had my own ‘sonic screwdriver’ back then too. It wasn’t the cool Doctor Who kind though. (I didn’t even know that Doctor Who existed. Blasphemy!) To my parents the phrase, "D’toaster has a sonic screwdriver!" meant that if I were left in a room alone with something mechanical, it’d be in pieces all over the floor in less than five minutes.
Sonic baby! Good times, good times.
I quickly learned that taking something apart was easy. Putting it back together... correctly... was the tricky part. I’ll never forget the challenge of the Holly Hobby Sewing Machine. That was a battle that I lost. Go-Karts and Scooters, rotary phones and 8-track-players, no problem. But that stupid sewing machine. Grrrrr!
ANYWAY, I spent a lot of time tinkering. And I’m proud to say I made some kick-ass motorized dioramas in elementary school. (I wonder whatever happened to those things? I wish I had taken pictures. /sad face.)
BUT, I’m really excited about building "The Most Useless Machine" that I found in 'Make' magazine.
(It's ridiculous, but I don't care. I love it.)
I’ve ordered all the little bits and parts and they’re on their way. I’ve got to scrounge a box, some wire and some soldering equipment, but soon... very soon... (Rubs hands together maniacally) the creation will begin!
MUWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
(I can’t wait! **Woot!**)
((I’ll be sure to post pictures!))
As a self-professed ‘Do-it-yourselfer’, I must admit that I haven’t done much of it myself lately. I’ve done stuff like install the odd shelf here and there, turned a room into a closet, made a shelf thing to go on the cart thing to hold the projector thing…
Disbanded Toaster isn’t just a fancy, super cool moniker, it was a way of life for me as a kid. I had my own ‘sonic screwdriver’ back then too. It wasn’t the cool Doctor Who kind though. (I didn’t even know that Doctor Who existed. Blasphemy!) To my parents the phrase, "D’toaster has a sonic screwdriver!" meant that if I were left in a room alone with something mechanical, it’d be in pieces all over the floor in less than five minutes.
Sonic baby! Good times, good times.
I quickly learned that taking something apart was easy. Putting it back together... correctly... was the tricky part. I’ll never forget the challenge of the Holly Hobby Sewing Machine. That was a battle that I lost. Go-Karts and Scooters, rotary phones and 8-track-players, no problem. But that stupid sewing machine. Grrrrr!
ANYWAY, I spent a lot of time tinkering. And I’m proud to say I made some kick-ass motorized dioramas in elementary school. (I wonder whatever happened to those things? I wish I had taken pictures. /sad face.)
BUT, I’m really excited about building "The Most Useless Machine" that I found in 'Make' magazine.
(It's ridiculous, but I don't care. I love it.)
I’ve ordered all the little bits and parts and they’re on their way. I’ve got to scrounge a box, some wire and some soldering equipment, but soon... very soon... (Rubs hands together maniacally) the creation will begin!
MUWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
(I can’t wait! **Woot!**)
((I’ll be sure to post pictures!))