Author: Nick Momrik

I'm searching for my first hole-in-one. I enjoy being active and making things. I work for Automattic.

Villains – Live & Acoustic

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Went to see The Verve Pipe last night at the State Theatre in Bay City.

Join The Verve Pipe for an exclusive acoustic performance of their album ‘Villains’ at the State Theatre of Bay City on Friday, October 27. Every song, in sequence – reimagined and performed like you’ve never experienced before.

The album was released in 1996 when I was in the middle of high school, so I listened to “The Freshmen” many many times during those years. Hearing it was definitely the highlight of the night.

After playing through the album the band took an intermission and came back to play a bunch of their newer stuff. The State Theatre seats about 500 people so it was a neat atmosphere where the band sounded great.

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Homier Distributing Company BDM 5 Drill Press Restoration

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My Dad gave me an old drill press that was sitting unused in his garage. Homier Distributing Company (HDC) made this BDM 5 model back in 1991. Over the years the machine accumulated a lot of rust, so I wanted to give it some new life.

It was a fun project and I really love how it turned out. It looks like a brand new tool.

I recorded a lot of video while working on this and tried to trim down to the important parts so I could explain the process I used.

If you have any questions or anything here helps you with a project of your own, leave a comment to let me know.

 

It’s All Free Time

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Sometimes people ask where I find the time to exercise so much or do so many hobby projects. I know it’s a serious question, but I often laugh inside. Beyond the time you spend at your job, everything else is free time.

Most adults decided years ago how to spend a lot of their free time by being in a relationship, getting married, having kids, and/or having a pet. All of those take a lot of time; time no longer available for other things you might want to do. I’m single with no kids and not pet. Whenever I’m not working, I can do whatever I want.

If you really want to do something, you’ll find/make the time for it.

Here are a couple of good Instagram posts related to time management.

https://instagram.com/p/BWVHK2OgAcj/

https://twitter.com/thereaIbanksy/status/917876890257543168

Eagle No. 66 Oil Can

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I got this oil can from my Dad when he gave me his old drill press.

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It reminded me of so many things I’ve seen on American Pickers. I started cleaning it up and then was able to read the top. It’s an old Eagle 66 oil can and pretty collectible. They sell for anywhere from $25 to $50 or more on eBay.

As I was taking it apart, small parts were falling out. Uh oh! Thankfully I found a photo showing how everything goes together (source). After cleaning all of the parts, I grabbed a Scotch-Brite pad to give it a little more scrubbing. Bad idea on brass! It would have looked really stupid to stop since I had rubbed a pretty good area, so I ran with it and used the pad all over. There is still some patina left, but it would have looked much better without the mistake. I finished the main body, cap, and spout arm with 2 coats of Rust-Oleum Rust Inhibitor and filled it with cutting fluid to be used when drilling into metal.


I love this piece. Bringing something back from the grave is rewarding and fun.

Link Dump – 2017/10/20

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