What are your other obsessio..... HOBBIES [Archive]

MaryB

12-04-2015, 11:59 PM

Ham radio! You think shooting is expensive???

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New tower we raised yesterday to replace one I lost 2 years ago in an ice storm, by the time I get the antennas on it you are looking at $4k++

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Since the boom truck was here and I had salvaged 3 sections of the old tower I put it back up with 2 new antennas for 6 meters and 70cm ham bands, and a new rotor because the old one cracked in half when it hit the ground

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Old saying in ham radio, if it stays up the antenna was to small! The new tower will have 4 2 meter ham band antennas to bounce signals off the moon!

JonB_in_Glencoe

12-05-2015, 12:07 AM

Mary, that's some neat stuff

dilly

12-05-2015, 12:12 AM

I kayak on the rivers in and around the Ozarks.

I'm kind of peculiar because I shoot but don't hunt and I kayak but don't fish.

mac60

12-05-2015, 12:59 AM

tryNto

12-05-2015, 01:50 AM

Tying Flies and catching hundreds of the 5 different types of Trout in the local Mtn. Lakes each year.

leadman

12-05-2015, 01:58 AM

My wife and I do camping and fishing trips here in the spring. Want to do more traveling in the old motor home that is close to being restored. This was delayed some due to the market crash in 2007, just after I retired. Getting back into financial shape to go more often.

dragonrider

12-05-2015, 02:24 AM

When I am not reloading I am woodworking or metalworking, have a shop for each.

ol skool

12-05-2015, 03:33 AM

I truly envy you who can enjoy English tobacco in well loved briar. I know no other indulgence (other than the love of a fine women) that can best your past time. I've found only one other that even comes close to the sensory satisfaction, Thai cuisine. I miss this so much I refuse to sell my pipes, preferring to defer the possibility for re-igniting the love at some later date.

I now grow and make wine instead.

Djones

12-05-2015, 03:49 AM

Neat hobbies friends.

Besides trying to raise two children the best we can I like working on gun leather.

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Hickok

12-05-2015, 08:28 AM

154905154906Motorcycles and bow hunting, and just getting into crossbows.

NC_JEFF

12-05-2015, 08:29 AM

Woodworking, nothing very elaborate. I'm currently building cabinets and benches in a dedicated handloading room. Then there is airbrushing, its prob the least of the three but it pulls at me. I like anything that requires attention to detail and a lot of user input.

FISH4BUGS

12-05-2015, 08:56 AM

Working in the yard and garden (summers)
Working on the house (winters)
Practicing on my 1965 Hammond B3 (when I can - I really should do more)
Case prep, casting, size/lube, reloading and shooting in between all those other activities.
It is interesting - I do not have a TV nor VCR or anything. You would be surprised how much you can get done when you don't waste time watching TV. Too bad making a living gets in the way of all this fun.

Hickok

12-05-2015, 09:01 AM

MaryB, I bet when you key up the mic, the neighbors lights go dim and flicker!:kidding:

Silvercreek Farmer

12-05-2015, 09:23 AM

Farming

bedbugbilly

12-05-2015, 09:32 AM

I guess I have two other hobbies . . .

First one is playing fiddle. I had a major heart attack at 43 and triple by-pass. I'd always wanted to play fiddle so during my recovery, I started taking some lessons - not "violin" but "fiddle". :-) That lead to going to WV to a workshop on old time music at the Elkins-Davis College a number of years ago . . . had the opportunity to meet and get some help from Melvin Wine (who is now deceases). Melvin is the only fiddler written up in WV history books (school). A fine gentleman who helped me out on a lot of things in regards to playing. I play "by ear" and so did he. At one time, I collected and repaired old fiddles - had about 50 or so but have since narrowed that number down to just a couple of special ones. I just love the "old time" music and especially love playing in "cross tune" - normal tuning is G D A E - in cross tuning - ou tune the A E to G D so it is tuned in G D G D and you are playing one two strings at a tie most of the time.

Second hobby is leather working. I did some in college many years ago and started again when in AZ during the winter. Enjoy making gun leather but now just limit it to projects for myself. Too many neighbors and friends wanting work done that it no longer was a "hobby" and more like a "job". LOL

And for you pipe smokers . . . . when I was younger, I smoked a pipe . . . and greatly enjoyed it! I gave up smoking many years ago and probably for the better . . . but boy do I miss the smell of a pipe stoked up with good tobacco! I had a number of nice briar pipes but my favorite was just a good old corncob pipe that you used to be able to buy - I believe they were called "Kentucky Meerschaum" so some such thing and sold for about 69 cents or so and had a plastic stem you could put a filter in. Just thinking about it still gives me the urge . . .

gwpercle

12-05-2015, 11:05 AM

Keeping a 1968 Chevelle Malibu running. It's a daily driver and old cars driven daily always need attending to.
It's in the body shop now getting some rust and a dent fixed and then a custom paint job....fathom blue with a rainbow metal flake.
Going old school....whens the last time you saw a metal flaked paint job on a car that wasn't at a car show. It will turn a few heads for sure.
Ditched the mufflers and now running straight pipes, it sounds great and with the metal flake paint it will look great.
Gary

RugerFan

12-05-2015, 03:24 PM

Archery

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....and fishing.

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Budzilla 19

12-05-2015, 03:42 PM

Raising my two grandsons , casting, loading, some shooting, and I build high performance hot rod diesel pickups! (Dodge Cummins only)Think loading is expensive,? huh, I have more in my rebuild on a 2002 Dodge than most people spend on a good used vehicle! Bit sure is fun to watch the looks on these young guys faces when an old gray-haired guy blows their doors off! Having fun!

oh, I forgot to add, if it flies, I can hit it with a shotgun! Not a brag, just the facts!
Just my .02 cents worth.

Wayne Smith

12-05-2015, 04:59 PM

Doing one of them right now - smoking ribs for company. I also dabble in woodwork, have tied my own flies, and have made jewelry including a watch (pocket) fob in three colors of tiger eye.

popper

12-05-2015, 06:33 PM

Haven't seen a good bug since I was a kid. 2 meter was just showing up and you could talk there as a novice.

Geezer in NH

12-05-2015, 07:21 PM

Farming Me two!

What we do not use I give to folks in MY town that need it. No .gov intervening in fact most goes to the elderly that need the food banks to eat due to .gov shortages in SS and benefits to veterans.

375supermag

12-05-2015, 07:26 PM

Hi...

After reloading, hunting and shooting, there wouldn't seem to be a lot of time for other hobbies.

However, I have studied military history (WW2) and paleontology for my entire life. Guess I'll keep doing that for the rest of my life.

Duster340

12-05-2015, 07:36 PM

Working on the old Plymouth with my daughters.

dragon813gt

12-05-2015, 08:05 PM

Sleep, I mean it. Have an 18mo son. And I travel for work and don't sleep well in hotels. It's by far my favorite hobby and is taking time away from the firearm related ones.

John Allen

12-05-2015, 08:07 PM

Lots of hiking

castalott

12-05-2015, 08:11 PM

Ham Radio ( I'm an Elmer!), building things ( machines, vehicles, buildings) , helping people, collecting dvd's ( musicals, drama, and comedy), and having as much fun as I possibly can....

Life IS short.....plan ahead....

GOPHER SLAYER

12-05-2015, 08:40 PM

I would love to go skiing down the side of glaciers, unfortunately I can't find any here in Southern California so I haven't got to try it yet.

kudoo

12-05-2015, 09:04 PM

Brew beer, it sure cab be fun !

Gew

12-05-2015, 09:12 PM

motorcycles and politics

Mumblypeg

12-05-2015, 09:15 PM

All of the above but to no great degree. My back and bad hip have really put a damper on things in the last year or so but I hope I am not done yet. I did a lot of whitewater in an open canoe for years but not lately. Fishing, hunting, woodworking, yard work, gardening. Used to hike some. Just about anything. Oh, some leatherwork too. Getting old really slows you down... I guess you have to say I am multy talented. I have played a fife in a fife and drum group and re-enacted in Civil War groups for 20 years and have played in some great places. I have dabbled with the violin some but haven't gotten really going with it. So little time... so much to do. I never could spell very well though for some reason..LOL.

ranger1962

12-05-2015, 09:16 PM

Model railroading in ho scale.

mac60

12-05-2015, 09:36 PM

Haven't seen a good bug since I was a kid. 2 meter was just showing up and you could talk there as a novice.

I pounded brass for a living for almost 20 yrs. That was in another life though, or so it seems.

Thumbcocker

12-05-2015, 09:36 PM

There's others?

bayjoe

12-05-2015, 11:42 PM

I make wood ink pens and trap gophers

MaryB

12-05-2015, 11:55 PM

Bencher BY2 lives in front of the keybard, was probably pushed under the desk. I also use the computer to send a lot due to carpal tunnel and rotator cuff issues.

I don't see a CW key anywhere.

MaryB

12-06-2015, 12:00 AM

:oops: well sometimes.... the transformer my house shares with the neighbor is from 1955... I can drop the voltage a bit at times.

MaryB, I bet when you key up the mic, the neighbors lights go dim and flicker!:kidding:

ozarkhillbilly49

12-06-2015, 12:16 AM

like maryb and a few others here it's ham radio for me. we ain't gonna talk about amplifiers. my little'un is a drake l7. rig is a elecraft k3 full dress. early model. don't have the 2 mtr. transverter. high bands are covered with a yaesu ft-736. like to do some digital modes once in a while. mostly ragchew on 80 mtrs. even on contest weekends!! just put some fire in the wire!!

edler7

12-06-2015, 12:41 AM

Telescopes and astronomy. I'm currently down to an 8" and 13" reflector. Taught university level astronomy for 5 years after I retired,had access to a 24" telescope and observatory on that gig.

I also antique and garden with the wife, and maintain our 20,000 gallon swimming pool and 400 gallon hot tub.

JSnover

12-06-2015, 02:49 AM

Coffee. I buy green coffee beans (you can get them from all over the world), roast them, grind them… Best coffee you ever had.

daniel lawecki

12-06-2015, 07:13 AM

Hiking, fishing and taking wildlife pictures.

ericp

12-06-2015, 09:11 AM

I build wood boats and sail a lot in the summer time. Run my trapline in the winter.

Eric

Bo1

12-06-2015, 09:19 AM

I have bought some old military trucks (deuce and a halves) and am currently restoring them.. Also bought a military trailer (M105a) along the way.... Green Iron can get addicting...

sparky45

12-06-2015, 09:38 AM

Woodturning, general woodworking, metal detecting, and the obvious shooting activities, i.e. casting, reloading, target shooting.

Example of Woodturning:
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Skunk1

12-06-2015, 09:42 AM

Cars and metal detecting. Amateur at both but keeps the kids interested. Getting a gold nugget bucket for Christmas. Kids and I can't wait to try it out. Hopefully that will keep them occupied since there won't be much more cause of all the medical bills we racked up this year. Helps me keep them outta the house.

pertnear

12-06-2015, 10:05 AM

Computers. I build 'em & fix 'em. I love to cannibalize parts, get clunkers at garage sales, bring 'em back to life & pass them on to folks that need a PC.

flyingmonkey35

12-06-2015, 10:15 AM

Before this I was addicted to computer gaming.

This hobby gets me out if the house. And I can bring my kids.

JWT

12-06-2015, 01:39 PM

Raising an 11yr old boy
Yard work
Fixing things around the house that the 11yr old and wife broke.
Remodeling the house (1940 vintage)
Woodworking

captain-03

12-06-2015, 03:19 PM

Love to take the grandkids fishing!!

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SeabeeMan

12-06-2015, 03:28 PM

Large frame Simplicity/Allis/Deutz garden tractors. The herd and their accessories seems to keep growing. I'm also getting into smoking meat/cheese/fish far to deep as of lately, but SWMBO enjoys that one a bit more.

TheDoctor

12-06-2015, 03:42 PM

8 ball!

hoosierlogger

12-06-2015, 03:57 PM

Hunting, fishing, beekeeping, woodworking, beer and wine making, and milling my own lumber. A few other things too but those are the main ones. I wonder why I don't have time to do anything. Lol

starmac

12-06-2015, 04:14 PM

I guess I would have to say a log truck and sawmill is my most expensive other hobby. lol
It is like guns and ammo, somewhat of an uncontrollable disease. lol
I also get into 4 wheelers, now atvs more than the larger versions, as they can get me into some more remote country, which has always been a disease of mine, going where most folks don't.

Iowa Fox

12-06-2015, 04:55 PM

Coffee. I buy green coffee beans (you can get them from all over the world), roast them, grind them… Best coffee you ever had.

Tell us more please. I love good coffee.

brtelec

12-06-2015, 05:57 PM

Swiss mechanical watches are a passion. By comparison this hobby is cheap. I make beer and bend kydex, hike with the wife and spend time with the grandkids.

lightman

12-06-2015, 06:36 PM

wow! You Guys have some interesting hobbies. When I'm not hunting, shooting, casting or reloading I hunt for Indian Artifacts and drink beer. We travel to tour breweries and pubs and attend beer festivals.

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shaper

12-06-2015, 07:14 PM

I build things for antique airplanes and cars from flat sheet metal. Currently building a engine cowling for a Piper J3 Cub.
Started bee keeping this year and I enjoy putting old Chevy trucks back into running condition.

TCFAN

12-06-2015, 07:45 PM

Like lightman I also like to hunt for Indian "arrowheads" ............Hear are a few that I have found along the Bryant creek in Ozark county..............Terry

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JSnover

12-06-2015, 10:11 PM

Tell us more please. I love good coffee.
I bought all of my equipment from Burman Coffee Traders but there are others. I do not sell coffee, nor am I a distributor of equipment or an employee of any coffee company...

You can order beans from places you never thought of. Green beans will keep almost indefinitely, so order as much as you like, or start small with a sampler.

Prices range from comparable to store-bought to too-rich-for-my-blood, so I tend to buy the cheaper varieties. The upside is you really can brew the best, freshest coffee you have ever had, for a fraction of the cost of the most expensive coffee you've ever thought of drinking.

You get to roast it as dark or as light as you want, grind it fine or coarse, go full espresso if you're into that. The flavors will surprise you. This is not 'specialty holiday spiced' garbage, it just has a nice robust, real coffee taste.

A couple of years ago I roasted and ground five pounds of Ethiopian and sent one pound bags out as christmas gifts. Everyone loved it! Two friends of mine claimed it relieved migraines (I'm not making that up). When I mailed the packages the post office clerk liked the smell so much he asked if it really tasted that good. I told him, "If you're a fan of Starbucks you'll like it as much as theirs (and it cost about 75% less!), If you're not a fan of Starbucks you'll say it's way better than theirs."

I think my initial start-up cost was less than $200 and I never once regretted it.

opos

12-06-2015, 10:47 PM

tygar

12-06-2015, 11:02 PM

Fast muscle cars, dogs that will eat you, wrestling, sombo, judo, & other nasty stuff. (offhand, can't find pics of other cars etc.)

tygar

12-07-2015, 12:31 AM

Antique toy steam engines and accessories (mostly Empire)....Restoring and displaying antique farm and machinery engines (big flywheel engines) and chasing marlin (has been likened to standing in a freezing salt water shower tearing up $100 bills as fast as you can)...Fish is in Kona Hawaii during the old Kona Gold tournament.

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Yep, I forgot to mention deep water fishing, salmon & trout. Big Tuna is my favorite. They are way more fight than Marlin, # for # but not as purty as a sail jumping.

Have a safe full of International rods & reels, 30s, 50s, 80s + TLDs if anyone is interested.

reloader28

12-07-2015, 01:39 AM

I've sure thought of getting into the coffee thing, but not yet.
I love hunting, fishing, camping besides shooting, reloading and casting.
I build furniture when I have time. Built the grandson a wooden gumball machine last year and everyone loves that.
Make soap, sausage, jerky, play with the grandson. Make all our beer and wine (and we drink alot), garden, yard work.
Theres others I cant think of now. Theres really no specific hobby for me. When I need it, I make it.

tonyjones

12-07-2015, 02:16 AM

Waterfowl and upland bird hunting, salt water fly fishing, listening to classical music and jazz, history, smoking and collecting pipes, cellaring pipe tobacco (I recently opened a 40 year old tin).I plan to get back into wildlife and nature photography.

Lead Fred

12-07-2015, 04:31 AM

Firearms are tools, making boolits is a way of life.

Riding my Harley is transportation

I have no hobbies

6bg6ga

12-07-2015, 07:11 AM

Electronics making my own audio equipment and repairing. The love of a good German Shepherd or two for that matter. Want to build one last fast car when I retire because I miss my supercharged Z-28 Camaro. Would love to get my hands on a steam engine to play with. Would like to try my hands at Ham Radio operation with something that wouldn't go up in a puff of smoke when the EMP hits. Good old 807's you got to love them.

ozarkhillbilly49

12-07-2015, 09:00 AM

well 6bg6a kinda feel like you on the emp. i love my k3. best receiver in the world. but i back it up with a hallicrafters sx-2000 hurricane. 8122 tetrodes for finals. still a work in progress. don't have a lot to go. got a local oscillator down but all the power supplies are up. have her going soon i hope.

lightman

12-07-2015, 09:18 AM

TCFAN, those are some nice points. I see a few types that we don't have here.

bob208

12-07-2015, 09:36 AM

Harleys , Corvettes and chevy pickup trucks. hand woodworking tools. blacksmithing.

Boerrancher

12-07-2015, 10:44 AM

Indian Artifacts, Harley's, and Jaguars, and big guns.
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Bulldogger

12-07-2015, 02:37 PM

Homebrewing, woodwork, DIY most anything, gardening, home improvement, Harleys and Hondas, raising a 6yo boy, bulldogs, getting into sausage making currently.
Alex

paul h

12-07-2015, 05:52 PM

My wife would rightly say I have too many hobbies.

I built my own boat to explore Alaskan waters and for fishing.

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Haven't done much lately due to weather and other hobbies/projects but rock and ice climbing.

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The most encompassing passion lately has been having a custom home built. My boys helped me clear the 1/2 acre lot, and even with the builder done there's a 1200 sq ft basement to finish and the yard to landscape. It's got incredible views though

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paul h

12-07-2015, 05:55 PM

I also dabble in the kitchen.

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trapper9260

12-07-2015, 06:04 PM

For me it is not only casting and reloading but also trapping ,hunting and fishing and maken wine and also some garden and fruit trees and some canning and make jams and jellies.Also got my 2 coydogs that keep me busy at time also.More ways then one.

tim338

12-08-2015, 08:59 AM

I like to hunt, used to shoot hand guns competitively. Not much time for either. Starting a business a couple of years ago I get almost no free time. I get a couple of months in the winter when business is slower but spend that time getting ready for the busy season. Like my Dad always says, earning a living is a b#@ch.

Wayne Smith

12-08-2015, 09:00 AM

Paul, making sushi safely and correctly is NOT dabbling!

starmac

12-08-2015, 10:18 PM

Ya mean to tell me, there is a correct way to make sushi. I like it my way, rolled in cornmeal and fried golden brown. lol

rking22

12-08-2015, 10:38 PM

Sounds good ,, but then I like it either way. Probably have to admit eating good food and drinking good beer and sprits is near the top of my hobby list! I like to be outside,,hunt,fishing ,hiking camping photography wade fishing ... Probably my most practiced hobby is coaching youth in the shotgun sports. Very rewarding and keeps me young :)

Wolfer

12-08-2015, 11:16 PM

Between work, hunting, shooting, casting, reloading,building a rifle on occasion, keeping my horses rode and watching my bees I don't have time for a hobby!

paul h

12-09-2015, 03:56 PM

Paul, making sushi safely and correctly is NOT dabbling!

Not all sushi contains raw fish and sushi isn't that hard to make. That said, master sushi chef's have been training for years and just making perfect sushi-mesi (sushi rice) is an art in itself let alone forming makizushi or nigirzushi.

The safety of raw fish can take this thread completely into the weeds, so lets just leave that to people to make their own decisions about.

To those who have never had a top grade steak prepared rare, seared tuna or some top grade sushi and sashimi, you are missing out on some of the finest cuisine to be had.

Doggonekid

12-10-2015, 01:13 AM

After shooting I reload. Before reloading I cast. I used to fish but the game warden said that I couldn't fish with a .44 mag for tackle. So I guess its back to shooting, casting and reloading.

Porterhouse

12-10-2015, 11:03 AM

Finally, I found someone who can talk about the art of casting and making sushi on the same page!

Jevyod

12-10-2015, 01:40 PM

Mal Paso

12-10-2015, 01:43 PM

Recreational Earthmoving and finding the limits of a 3 1/2 ton Cat track loader.

and general Yellow Iron Fever

I have a Kenwood transceiver, 600w amp, and a Hot Stick antenna. Casting and loading is going pretty good and now that I've given up looking for 2400 and switched to Accurate #9 I should have time for a Ham License. :-)

paul h

12-10-2015, 02:14 PM

I too am into roasting my own coffee! Its like coffee is supposed to taste! I got an old popcorn popper and roast in there. Just roasted up a fresh batch of Brazilian Mogiana on Tuesday. It is some awesome stuff!! I also absolutely LOVE fishing. Fishing of anykind, but top of the list is chasing trout with ultra-light tackle and a spinner!

Fresh roasted coffee is great stuff! I had a small home roaster but it went t/u and hence I have several pounds of green beans that still need roasting. I never got enough heat from a hot air popper and while one can roast with a cast iron skillet and care it really stinks up the house. I thought about getting a small drum roaster but those are serious money.

To me the most relaxing fishing is out of a canoe on a small lake with u/l rod and spoons.

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bangerjim

12-10-2015, 03:09 PM

Metalworking and woodworking. I repair and reproduce antique furniture, scientific instruments, clocks, and just about anything olde!

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All are 100% authentic and working. I have made over 75 instruments, 32 microscopes, 26 clocks, 25 balance scales, and various items and furniture from the 18th and 19th century.

I chemically age and patinate the woods and metals to show wear from 100-200 years of use.

Having full metal and wood shops really helps....stocked with lathes, mills, shapers, grinders, saws, thickness planers, and every hand tool you can imagine......really help me to relax....and forget the PITA's that come up from owing your own engineering firm.

banger

Jevyod

12-10-2015, 03:11 PM

I too had a problem with my hot air popper until I took out the thermostat! Now it roasts a batch in 10-13 minutes.

David2011

12-10-2015, 03:58 PM

I have too many. Had to give up sailing after Katrina trashed the boat and I had to move away from sailing waters to keep my job. I dabble in astronomy (4 scopes - 80mmED, 6" Cave Astrola, 10" Schmidt Cassegrain and a 12" Dob) , play a few musical instruments including my latest venture, the Steel Drum. I love tropical rock music. There's also hunting, competition shooting and radio controlled airplanes. Oh, and this site! Not much spare time any more but I have fun.

David

ol skool

12-10-2015, 10:50 PM

Fresh roasted coffee is great stuff! I had a small home roaster but it went t/u and hence I have several pounds of green beans that still need roasting. I never got enough heat from a hot air popper and while one can roast with a cast iron skillet and care it really stinks up the house. I thought about getting a small drum roaster but those are serious money.

Get on ebay and look for a West Bend Poppery. NOT a Poppery 2. There's lot's of info about them on the net. They run at 1500W and will roast about a cup at a time in 6 or 7 minutes after the first batch which is to fast for good coffee, really. First cup of green beans at 11 to 12 minutes and then at 6 or 7 is ok. Makes enough for a week. I have 2 and alternate for roasting.

The Poppery 2 is just fine, slower roasting, but only handles about 3/8 a cup at a time. I use mine during the summer months when ambient temps will let it run up to temps needed for second crack. Winters no go.

pjames32

12-11-2015, 12:09 AM

Hot rods, guns, boats and beer! Hot rods leads too building, driving and fixing. Guns lead to casting, reloading, shooting and hunting. Boats (oh MY), leads to houseboat, fishing boat, ski boat, kayak, fishing, etc, etc. Beer leads to brewing, drinking and sharing good beer. Now we have added a 5th wheel which has lead to about 5 months a year traveling.
PJ

TXGunNut

12-11-2015, 01:53 AM

Loading, shooting, hunting....seems natural enough to me. I also collect old Winchesters and lately find myself administering estates.

Area Man

12-11-2015, 01:04 PM

Paul, making sushi safely and correctly is NOT dabbling!

Side note: sushi refers to the rice and style of presentation and it doesn't always have raw fish. I dabble as well. Dang, those are nicely done rolls. I can turn them out reasonably well but I struggle with doing so consistently. There's a sushi place close to my house that offers classes and I'm thinking of taking one just to work on my technique.

My big thing when I'm in the kitchen though is baking - mostly breads but I'm starting to get into pastries.

I've got a Harley I like to ride when it's warm and wrench on when it's cold (time and finance permitting which is not often enough).

In addition to hunting I like camping as well. So far it's been all car camping but come spring I'm going to branch out into backpacking. I need to learn more about navigation before then as I get lost easily.

Reverend Al

12-12-2015, 12:33 AM

3rd hobby ... '60's Ford Mustangs, in particular a '68 California Special "S" code 390 / 4 speed and a '65 Fastback 289 / 5 speed (which is still in the body shop waiting for paint).

2nd hobby ... shooting, casting, and reloading.

1st (and my most important) hobby ... keeping the better half happy even though I spend far too much time and money on hobbies #2 and #3!

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Reverend Al

12-12-2015, 12:35 AM

(... but at least she shoots with me and she comes to the car shows too!)

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tygar

12-12-2015, 06:14 PM

Nice stang. Here's mine with my wife.

bear67

12-13-2015, 08:01 PM

I am not bored with life.

I cook in Dutch Ovens and attend local, regional and national DOGs (Dutch Oven Gatherings), teach and promote use of the good black pots.

I restore and operate large cast iron flywheel engines best when running a mill, pump, ice cream freezer or something. I have hit and miss and throttle governed engines from 3/4 to 6 hp and from 1903-1936. Working on a Sears Farm Master built by Cushman currently.

I restore, operate and tractor pull in Farm Stock tractor pulls with Antique and Classic farm tractors. Currently rebuilding a 1938 John Deere H (10 whole hp) with oldest grandson. Gots lots of Minneapolis Molines including a Unitractor, but am color blind and have reds and greens and orange ones.

I have complete metal fab shop with most welding processes and tools. I like to take someones cast off stuff and make useful stuff out of it. I also have small machine shop that I go to when it is too hot to work in big shops.

I have a blacksmith shop and a smaller traveling shop that I use to do demonstration blacksmithing on. Getting too old and sorry to do as much, but used the forge last month to heat a head up while I welded up some cracks.

I also have a cabinet shop with most woodworking machinery.

I have done leather work for 50 years.

Wife lady and I have a RV and travel quite a bit.

I live on a lake, so can fish anytime. I go to the farm and can play with modern equipment. I help friends and neighbors with heavy dirt excavation and finish work.

I guess I need to find something to do to keep out of the poolhall--if I just knew how to schedule anything new.