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bobginpgh.bsky.social
Lifelong tinkerer and maker, Pittsburgh based, working in wood, metal, 3D printing, CNC, electronics, vintage cars, and motorcycles. @bobginpgh on instagram
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Finished testing toolpaths on the New Perspectives #Bass kit. Only broke two 0.024” carbide endmills dialing in the feeds. Next I’ll process the hardwood for the body that will come out of the slab. #maker #pghmaker #diy #luthier #cncrouter #wood #woodworking #luthier #bassguitar #empireofdust

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

More testing for the New Perspectives Music #bass kit. I got the toolpaths working to cut the neck on the diagonal on my Inventables 1000mm #xcarve. Test finger board next, then do it all again in good #wood. #maker #pghmaker #diy #woodworking #luthier #cncrouter #bassguitar #gizmosity #empireofdust

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Testing toolpaths and feeds & speeds on scrap construction lumber before committing to good material. This bass is based on a design made available by Tim Sway at New Persectives Music #maker #pghmaker #diy #cnc #cncrouter #xcarve #wood #woodworking #luthier #bass #bassguitar #empireofdust

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Twenty-five years ago today, the last "Peanuts" strip ran in newspapers. I'm taking this occasion to re-up my long piece on Charles Schulz and Bill Watterson in the LA Review of Books, still my favorite essay I've ever published. lareviewofbooks.org/article/sell...

submitted 10 days ago • 11 comments

A quick resistance task: 1. Google Gulf of Mexico 2. “Gulf of America" is the top 3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it 4. Select "Send Feedback" 5. Click on "Gulf Of America" 6. Select "Inaccurate content" 7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"

submitted 12 days ago • 671 comments

Although I don’t play, I always wanted to make a guitar. Both kids have guitars, so Bass it is. #maker #pghmaker #diy #luthier #bass #guitar #wood #woodworking #cnc #cncrouter #empireofdust

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

I think Jimmy Diresta once talked about the potential of an empty bench on the Making it podcast with Bob Clagett and David Picciuto. This bench hasn’t been this clear since I moved to my current shop. New projects incoming. #maker #pghmaker #woodworking #luthier #bassguitar #cncrouter

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Hey @bsky.app we need a way to remove ourselves from lists. Too many sketchy accounts flooding in

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

45 gallons of scraps and offcuts from the last few projects. Going to wait for a little better weather to burn this. Of course I kept too many pieces better than these that’ll go in the next batch. . . . . . #maker #pghmaker #wood #scrap #offcuts #woodworking #woodworker #shopcleanup #empireofdust

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

I finally ran a 220 volt circuit to my air compressor. I also put in dedicated air lines using a kit from Northern Tool & couldn’t resist some home automation. A #matter compatible #smartplug from TP link controls the solenoid valve #maker #pghmaker #diy #homeautomation #homekit #siri #compressedair

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

I’d recently got up to a critical mass of prints to frame. See Alt text for details. #maker #printmaking #letterpress #woodworking

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

It’s not all #wooworking: A couple of weeks ago I moved a couple of heavy awkward items myself. . . . . . #maker #pghmaker #safe #dynaflow #transmission #Buick #enginecrane #enginecranegang #enginecranesmovetheworld

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

You know what absolutely nobody needs or asked for? Video fucking podcasts that's what.

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

I am once again thinking of the brilliant review of Trader Joe's on Hyperion by "Werner Herzog" (@pftompkins.bsky.social)

submitted 45 days ago • 10 comments

I’ve been a #woodworker for almost 50 years & never made a cutting board. Now I’ve made 2 in the last 10 days. This one I made with my son from cherry I’ve had laying around. Finish is Butcher Block Conditioner from Howard Products . #maker #pghmaker #wood #woodworking #cherry #cuttingboard

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

I won’t quote the post, but there’s an account pushing woodworking(?) tools with bad AI images. They’re getting a little better with fingers when not drilling holes in them. But I especially like the hovering electric screwdriver.

submitted 52 days ago • 2 comments

Last one for 2024: Quick charcuterie board for a last minute hostess gift I made this afternoon from a piece of firewood. Spalted Maple I’d guess. . . . Do people still use the term “hostess gift?” . #maker #pghmaker #wood #woodworking #charcuterieboard #cuttingboard #happynewyear #empireofdust

submitted 53 days ago • 1 comment

The coffee table is working just fine. . . . . . #maker #pghmaker #helloimakeis #wood #coffee #coffeetable #puzzle #woodworking #empireofdust

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

you know who should be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame? Sisyphus

submitted 63 days ago • 481 comments

I got one of these really cool coins from Commonwealth Press commemorating #Pittsburgh They were struck in COR-TEN #steel at The Center for Metal Arts and it smells like it was finished with Forge Finish from Z H Fabrications. Look for the Commonwealth press video on YouTube youtu.be/6I7iIRhkpJk?...

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments