whatcha doing?

[guitargeek]

The temperature has climbed to 12°F here. I'm doing a lot of snuggling with my dog. Someone had Amazon send me an electric blanket, and I giggle every time I get under it.

[guitargeek]

Having dirty martini at Red Horse after work; left bike at office, took van. Have to coordinate for company holiday party here. I do like this place. Watching TV in the bar, CBS showing Russian helicopter dropping ordnance. Bartender changed channel to football. I hate football. So thusly this post. Good job, this bartender, though. Exactly what she should do.

The news is hard to watch.

I haven't turned my TV on in a couple years. I read my news online, maybe watch a short video of something, if I can afford the data. I listen to All Things Considered if it's playing while I drive.

But television news is just sorta awful to me, like an allergy.

[DerGolgo]

The temperature has climbed to 12°F here. I'm doing a lot of snuggling with my dog. Someone had Amazon send me an electric blanket, and I giggle every time I get under it.

Electric blankets are the decadent awesome.
I put mine in my bed, under the blanket, to preheat the it all on cold evenings. Sometimes put my pjs under it, too. Climb into nice, toasty clothes, and then into nice, toasty bed, most ossum. Sleeping under it, sometimes, though I try to not overdo that. Loves me my electric blanket ...

[Bigshankhank]

Its been in the mid 80's here, which kinda sucks. We are at Disneyworld camping and scavenger hunting and getting our drink on. Its a good time.

[guitargeek]

Its been in the mid 80's here, which kinda sucks. We are at Disneyworld camping and scavenger hunting and getting our drink on. Its a good time.

[guitargeek]

The electric blanket makes me miss my waterbed. Always warm in the winter, and I slept under a many-layered quilt that was quite heavy. It was like a womb, and always difficult to leave on a cold day...

[Zim]

We were at -5° F a few days ago, and the windshield washer fluid phase-changed to window washer solid. Dumped in some isopropyl alcohol, but had to wait for yesterday's above freezing temps before things went liquidy again. The blue has been flushed out and replaced with some orange -25° fluid... which hopefully will not be tested to its lower limit.

[Jaeger]

Right now I'm gloating. I think I just scored solid work for the next 5 months! Woo hoo!

--Jaeger

[Bigshankhank]

Right now I'm gloating. I think I just scored solid work for the next 5 months! Woo hoo!

--Jaeger

Congrabulations on your cessation of dragging down society like a typical libtard cuck, or whatever the fuck Alt-R stereotype describes the unemployed. Good luck!

[Bo_9]

Just finished printing the magazine for the DL-44. Next is the bottom of the scope mount and the heatsink...
Sorry if it is upside down, but "photobucket sux"

[DerGolgo]

Just finished printing the magazine for the DL-44. Next is the bottom of the scope mount and the heatsink...
Sorry if it is upside down, but "photobucket sux"

It's right side up.
And while I think I'm aware that this is a reproduction of "Han's gun".
Kinda looks like a 3D printed broom-handle Mauser ... certain parties may be concerned at the mere sight of your project ...

[Bo_9]

But it is a broom handle mauser.
Made of plastic.
If parties are concerned they should get a grip on reality. Oh wait, reality isn't really a concern for certain parties for at least a few years is it?
<sledit> if you prefer I don't post pictures of homemade plastic movie prop replicas let me know and I'll happily remove it. <\sledit>

[DerGolgo]

<sledit> if you prefer I don't post pictures of homemade plastic movie prop replicas let me know and I'll happily remove it. <\sledit>

No, that's fine. I wasn't concerned about you making a 3D printed Mausers. Long as it's not real slug-throwers. Even if it was. I don't think it's a particularly worthwhile use of that magnificent technology, but if it's legal, it's okay.
I was more concerned that someone might think it's a 3D printed actual-gun, as in shooty-shooty-needy-serial-numbery-laws-laws-laws-laws and get you in the troubles.

Me, I'm just playing around with GIMP right now.

eatsoul.jpg

Made this before I read that last post. Someone might even find it fitting. Somebody else might jabber on about serendipity.
Not me, though. I'm just playing around with GIMP here.

[problemaddict]

Hey there, Bo-9, would you be willing to print out some shite for me with your fancy-dancy 3dee thingamajigger? I'll pay for the filament and sign you up for a beer-of-the-month club or something (panty-of-the-month-club if beer isn't your thing)
I'm going to be needing some simple bar-mount/clamp things. Probably straight off of thingaverse, as I don't know how to design shit yet. These will be clamps to hold my batteries in my electric BMX project I"m working on... Something like:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2025667" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Bo_9]

Probably. what color ? does it matter what kind of plastic? PM me your address so I can send them to you.

[problemaddict]

Don't print those mounts linked above, that was just an example.

Color doesn't matter at this point, and I don't know anything about the different types of plastic...

[wheezy e]

Got a new job working on crazy high-end overland campers, pulled me out of a pretty bad case of winter depression. I don't handle being unemployed very well, I was hitting the bottle pretty hard & not doing much else. It's been years since I've had the chance to work on anything cool so I'm seriously stoked. I do still have some projects back in Nevada but haven't been able to afford a place with a garage. I'm making more at the new job than I was at the last place & can work as much overtime as I want, 55 hours last week. Sounds like that should be the case for the forseeable future so maybe soon. I need to buy a cheap cage though, my ranger blew a head gasket & really isn't worth fixing.

My continued absence from here, facebook and basically any real sort of communicating with people is an effect of the depression I'm prone to. Not having anything to work on makes it so much worse. Once again i hope to hang out here more like I did years ago & think it's likely I will, but I have thought that before so we'll see. I'm looking forward to getting the rex out this spring, pops is loaning me his jeep for a while. Wish there was another Ragnarock in the works, that shit was so much fun .




http://earthroamer.com/wp-content/uploa ... page-1.jpg

[DerGolgo]

Good to hear!
You boss don't like hotlinking, though.

[Bigshankhank]

Good to have you back man. What kind of campers are you working on, truck/van chassis type vehicles or travel trailers? I am restoring an old RV with my daughter and have been getting more interested in RV's as we get further in to it. Having someone with some experience to bounce ideas off of would be tremendous.
http://www.utmc-forum.org/pub/viewtopic ... t=16621455

[Pintgudge]

Those are sweet campers!

Barring lottery luck, or inheriting one, I will never have one, but they are very nice land yachts.

I have been going low end, $1500 1990 chevy truck, $1300 1973 chinook camper. Before that, $1800 1976 dodge, and $500 1974 security camper.$500 camper was pre rotted, and leaked, but with silverseal and tar patches, it was good for 12 years of camping. $1300 camper is worthat least two or three times that because they have a fibreglass roof, no leaking, no rotting. Everything works too!

I like a camper that is removable, so you can use your truck to haul wood, do a dump run, haul dirt or whatever.

You can find anything on craigslist!

[DerGolgo]

Just checked Amazon.
Sold seven copies of my novel in just two days! Woohoo! (Seriously!)

[Bo_9]

Huzzah!

[jae]

just picked up some novel on amazon written by some guy I'm acquainted with through the internet. looking forward to checking it out.

[DerGolgo]

just picked up some novel on amazon written by some guy I'm acquainted with through the internet. looking forward to checking it out.

Why, thank you very much!
Me, I'm presently working on the 2nd edition - now with fewer typos!

[DerGolgo]

Got distracted, took my pills too late, can't fucking sleep ...

[wheezy e]

Good to have you back man. What kind of campers are you working on, truck/van chassis type vehicles or travel trailers? I am restoring an old RV with my daughter and have been getting more interested in RV's as we get further in to it. Having someone with some experience to bounce ideas off of would be tremendous.
http://www.utmc-forum.org/pub/viewtopic ... t=16621455

I've owned a few RVs, all cheap old ones that needed constant attention. I'm far from an expert & they all frustrated me endlessly. Propane refrigerators are a device of the devil. Nothing else in America is manufactured to a price point like RVs. cheap, cheap,cheap. My pops ran a travel trailer company for a while & the method of construction was referred to as "stick and staple."

The things I'm working on are now are another ballgame, serious offroad rigs based on ford F550 trucks that start at 400K. There's a model in development based on the new F750 chassis that will go for a million two with all options, it's unholy massive & honestly impractical for off road use but there's 6 sold with no promise of any delivery dates...

they're all self sufficient via solar power, beefed up alternators and huge battery banks, no propane. Black water goes into a removable tank on wheels, you can go dig a hole & bury your shit if you're in west Africa or whatever.

I owned a white trash version of this idea once, a 4x4 F350 with a camper on the back, I beat the thing to death in the desert until it fell apart, literally. Best & last trip was a month in Death Valley, highlight was spending a week at the spot the manson family fled to after the LA murders. The "rosd" there was horrific & the camper ate itself by the time we got there. We had cargo straps holding it together on the way home & I took it to the Vegas dump shortly after.

[DerGolgo]

Actually used a pot and boiled something on the stove for the first time in ... I don't even know. A year?
I had bought some Nissin Demae Ramen without looking closely at the very finely printed instructions. German brand ramen-like-product only requires I pour boiling water on it. The Nissin stuff must be boiled for three whole minutes.
While boiling the noodles, I spotted something silvery in the pot. Turns out there were TWO little packets of spicy stuff in there, one solid and one oil, and I had dumped the oil packet in the water with the noodles.

Can't say it tastes a lot better than the stuff I just pour boiling water on. Or any better. Apparently, that was "Beef flavour".
I think someone should look out for whoever this Beef is, I think they may need someone to talk to.

[wyckedsin]

<sledit> if you prefer I don't post pictures of homemade plastic movie prop replicas let me know and I'll happily remove it. <\sledit>

No, that's fine. I wasn't concerned about you making a 3D printed Mausers. Long as it's not real slug-throwers. Even if it was. I don't think it's a particularly worthwhile use of that magnificent technology, but if it's legal, it's okay.
I was more concerned that someone might think it's a 3D printed actual-gun, as in shooty-shooty-needy-serial-numbery-laws-laws-laws-laws and get you in the troubles.

Me, I'm just playing around with GIMP right now.

eatsoul.jpg

Made this before I read that last post. Someone might even find it fitting. Somebody else might jabber on about serendipity.
Not me, though. I'm just playing around with GIMP here.

Just so you are aware, it is not Illegal to manufacture a gun for your own personal use from scratch as a private citizen in the United States, as long as you have the legal right to own or posses a firearm. However, once that firearm is made, you are not allowed to sell or give it away (meaning you can not leave it for your children or other family members) and therefore, to remain a legal firearm, should you become deceased the firearm in question must be destroyed. The firearm must also remain in your care and custody. Other than the "80% receivers/frames" I do personally know a couple of specialized competition shooters who have made from scratch their own competition firearms. To avoid issues, those firearms are kept in their possession when they go to out of state competitions. Since the firearms in question in their case classify as rifles, there is less issue with regards to crossing state lines and going into a heavily restricted handgun state. One owner has had his receiver stamped with his name and social security number under which is also stamped "Destroy Upon Death". Now, I can not guarantee how these laws are obeyed, nor can I comment on people breaking the law by leaving the firearms to their children. But, I do know that a law abiding citizen would not break the law.

Oh, and just because you have an established "Trust" that you use to buy firearms or suppressors, you can not manufacture the firearm and list it as owned by the trust as a trust can not make something.

Now as to what I am currently doing? nothing, as my back is so fuxxored right now I can't sleep and am mindlessly surfing the net.

[jae]

However, once that firearm is made, you are not allowed to sell or give it away (meaning you can not leave it for your children or other family members) and therefore, to remain a legal firearm, should you become deceased the firearm in question must be destroyed. ...

citation? I haven't been able to find anything that specifically addresses the transfer of un-serialized firearms, at least at a quick search. (I'm not saying I doubt you at all, I see it referenced as being illegal all over the place but can't find any actual citations.)

I realize that this link is a document provided as a quick "FAQ" and not a comprehensive break-down of the law. While they address both manufacturing your own gun, and transferring a gun separately, I see no overlap of the two indicating the (lack of) legality of transferring a firearm you manufactured.
https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/doc ... f/download" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

(from section 4, truncated)
In regard to transferring firearms between individuals residing in the same state, any person may
sell a firearm to an unlicensed resident of the State where he resides as long as he or she does not
know or have reasonable cause to believe the person is prohibited from receiving or possessing
firearms under Federal law. Please note that there may be State and local laws that regulate
firearm transactions. Any person considering acquiring or transferring a firearm should contact
his or her State Attorney General’s Office to inquire about the laws and possible State or local
firearms restrictions. A list of State Attorney General contact numbers may be found at
http://www.naag.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

(from section 11)
Firearms may be lawfully made by persons who do not hold a manufacturer’s license under the
GCA provided they are not for sale or distribution and the maker is not prohibited from receiving
or possessing firearms. However, a person is prohibited from assembling a non-sporting
semiautomatic rifle or shotgun from 10 or more imported parts, as set forth in regulations in 27
CFR 478.39. In addition, the making of an NFA firearm requires a tax payment and advance
approval by ATF. An application to make a machinegun will not be approved unless
documentation is submitted showing that the firearm is being made for the official use of a
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Federal, State or local government agency (18 U.S.C. § 922(o),(r); 26 U.S.C. § 5822; 27 CFR §§
478.39, 479.62, and 479.105).
Additionally, although markings are not required on firearms manufactured for personal use
(excluding NFA firearms), owners are recommended to conspicuously place or engrave a serial
number and/ or other marks of identification to aid in investigation or recovery by State or local
law enforcement officials in the event of a theft or loss of the privately owned firearm.

edit to add, I just saw another (un-cited) source that says it's technically legal to transfer (sell) a home built firearm, so long as it was not manufactured with the intent to sell. I would love to see the legalese behind this, if it exists. Seems a huge burden to try and defend that position in court...

[wyckedsin]

Does an individual need a license to make a firearm for personal use?

No, a license is not required to make a firearm solely for personal use. However, a license is required to manufacture firearms for sale or distribution. The law prohibits a person from assembling a non–sporting semiautomatic rifle or shotgun from 10 or more imported parts, as well as firearms that cannot be detected by metal detectors or x–ray machines. In addition, the making of an NFA firearm requires a tax payment and advance approval by ATF.

[18 U.S.C. 922(o), (p) and (r); 26 U.S.C. 5822; 27 CFR 478.39, 479.62 and 479.105]

Because “manufacturing” is not defined by the GCA, courts have relied on the ordinary meaning of the word, including actions to “make a product suitable for use.” See, e.g., Broughman v. Carver, 624 F.3d 670, 675 (4th Cir. 2010).

Section 921(a)(3), defines a “firearm,” in relevant part, as both a “weapon … which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive” (921(a)(3)(A)), and the “frame or receiver of any such weapon” (921(a)(3)(B)). Under section 923(i), licensed manufacturers must identify each firearm manufactured by a serial number in the manner prescribed by regulation. Federal regulations at 27 CFR 478.92(a)(1) add that “a licensed manufacturer … must legibly identify each firearm manufactured … y engraving, casting, stamping (impressing), or otherwise conspicuously placing … an individual serial number” on the frame or receiver, and certain additional information - the model (if designated), caliber/gauge, manufacturer’s name, and place of origin on the frame, receiver, or barrel. Regulations further require the serial number to be at a minimum depth and print size, and the additional information to be at a minimum depth. Additionally, the serial number must be placed in a manner not susceptible of being readily obliterated, altered, or removed, and not duplicate any serial number placed by that manufacturer on any other firearm.

Therefore, if you "Manufacture" by the definition being recognized by the ATF, your own firearm, you must have a license in order to mark it with a serial number, and only serialized firearms may be legally sold or transferred.