[cliffwarden]

My hobby is hobbies! I'm notorious for picking up new hobbies all the time. For me the enjoyment is diving into something as a beginner and building up a basic mastery. Normally, at that point it get a little bored and move on. Granted, i do not feel like a master of anything i pick up, but i feel like i have a grasp of the basics and enough to more fully enjoy the topic. For example when i was really into photography i took it to the level of building my own dark room and developing my film/prints. For me its all about the learning process and not necessarily even the end result i care about.

Current obsessions - Leather working - Watching making / repair

Prior hobbies - kayaking - homebrew (beer) - making bread - lock picking - various electronics - photography - knitting - welding - every programming language ever - wood working

If you are interested in any of these i'm happy to chat you up

[MandieD]

I’ve learned a lot of textile arts to a “basic mastery” degree and moved on - wasn’t a waste, because I now better understand and appreciate things I see in museums and old churches, and a lot about the economics of pre-industrial/early industrial Europe, especially women’s work. For example, learning how to make bobbin lace, hanging around the old ladies whose mothers actually still got paid (pennies) as girls to make lace at home, making a few Christmas ornaments and visiting a bobbin lace museum [0]. Now when I see elaborate old lace around an altar cloth… Someone put hundreds of hours into that! And probably just got enough money to keep eating! Certainly not enough to actually wear lace like that!

[0] general museum info: https://www.museen-abenberg.de/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-315... awkward gallery of amazing artifacts: https://www.museen-abenberg.de/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-312...

[AdamJacobMuller]

Same!

> homebrew

> making bread

> lock picking

> photography

> every programming language ever

> wood working

Never really done knitting, and oddly i'm not a huge fan of electronics work (I seem to burn myself every time I pick up a soldering iron) but I've done each of these to varying levels!

Started brewing Kombucha as well in the past year or so, that was something fun to brew which I can drink a lot more of than I do with homebrew beer since I don't drink that much anymore.

[jsnodlin]

I have a lathe and CNC machine and want to make a clock from scratch out of brass. Do you have a specific design you can recommend? What additional items do I need (I assume an indexing wheel for the gears)? I know of clickspring, was looking for something a little bit simpler.

[jsnodlin]

What exact welding machine would you recommend for someone that has never done it before but wants to build a significant structures (a greenhouse, bunk bed, work table etc.)? What YouTube channel or books/other resources do you recommend?

[cclark00]

I would suggest finding a community college or hardware hacker space like The Crucible in Oakland, CA to take a class. Nothing like hands-on instruction and having the machines set up perfectly so you can concentrate on your skills and get immediate feedback.

A MIG welder is probably easiest to learn. I haven't watched YouTube videos but see there are many. Learn to Weld by Christena is a popular beginners book. Have fun!