I've recently gotten back into Longboarding (like, skateboarding), and surfing. Both are relatively cheap hobbies once you get the necessary equipment, and I've been having a blast. Feel like a kid again tbh, I feel like I haven't "played" outside for years outside of some hiking and stuff

  • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    I have a little electric forge that I like to melt things with. My sparkling water addiction means I've always got lots of aluminum ingots lying around, and my love of guns ensures a steady supply of brass. I've been getting into lost wax casting with it, although with mixed results because I was lazy and used plaster as a medium. Now that I've got some petro-sand, I hope to make some nicer things. Even something as simple as making your own tools out of bronze (~90% copper, ~10% aluminum) is incredibly rewarding. Looking into amateur metallurgy, I'd like to try making a batch of vintage gunmetal. A couple years ago I made a shiny cast aluminum face mask that I posted here under a different account, along with a rant about covid eugenics and the propaganda of normality.

    Oh, and gardening. Plants really help my ADHD brain feel okay, and now my place looks like a jungle inside.