Player Won Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I suspect everyone here collects other things ... Sometimes they find you and before you know it ... Me ... Stovetop espresso machines and Uranium/Vaseline glass. I have 4 shelves of these machines on top of kitchen cupboards. (hard to take good pics) These old aluminium espresso machines buff up to satisfying shine. The attraction? Form and function I guess. Uranium glass glows under UV light. I take a UV torch to garage sales. I have more Uranium than Nth Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1807 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 I was thinking of potato farming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michi Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Here is one of there kits... http://www.engelaustralia.com.au/2products_details.asp?pid=12&productid=21607 Looks really cool, so to speak :) Not cheap though, at around $900… Michi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricindahunting Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Awesome array of people talents and hobbies rolled into one. Makes we want to pull out the Homebrew equipment and maybe brew up a little moonshine from Bretts peas........... I mean potatoes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrissyGuy Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Surfing and travel for me. New to both and cant believe all the years i've wasted ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason1 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Uranium glass glows under UV light. I take a UV torch to garage sales. I have more Uranium than Nth Korea. thats really interesting, is it a common thing? what was its purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Player Won Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 More common than you may think. If you have a few pieces of green glassware, chances are some would glow under UV. No purpose other than to slowly radiate you. Stopped making them in the 40s-50s . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintage Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) There's usually a few uranium pieces of it in every antique or collectable store. As my username suggests I collect too, mainly milk bar paraphernalia,little bit of gas and oil and other random retro bits and pieces. My dream is to have a milk bar decked out with a few pinnies and all the collected crap with residential behind like they were often setup. They're becoming a dying breed and the old signs get removed. Edited October 8, 2017 by vintage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1807 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Apart from potato farming, also tinker with woodwork Am currently taking 2 slabs ( timber not booze) and making an outdoor bar. Attaching to frame. Inserting shelves. Will post more as it progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1807 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Apart from potato farming, also tinker with woodwork Am currently taking 2 slabs ( timber not booze) and making an outdoor bar. [ATTACH=CONFIG]117495[/ATTACH] Attaching to frame. [ATTACH=CONFIG]117496[/ATTACH] Inserting shelves. [ATTACH=CONFIG]117497[/ATTACH] Will post more as it progresses. Have now covered it.... But it’s 30 degrees already in the shade and humid as hell.. had enough for the day at 10.30... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Wow some really interesting stuff, when I said hobbies I had no idea beekeeping would be one of them. PS.I love honey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1807 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 The bar nears completion.... Finally sealing/sealing the top is next... but that will be after the rain event we are expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrenn Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I enjoy drawing. I practice digital painting and 3d graphic, you can find my works under my nickname: "Wieszcza" Here's one of my works :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1807 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 The bar nears completion.... [ATTACH=CONFIG]117993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]117994[/ATTACH] Finally sealing/sealing the top is next... but that will be after the rain event we are expecting. And it’s finished.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator stuba Posted November 2, 2017 Super Moderator Share Posted November 2, 2017 I'll have to have a chat to him about that, thanks Trav! Cheers Trav yes John but we tend to use our own spring loaded rig out at the farm - its just for fun. I'm actually pretty shit at it compared to my kids who kick my butt. I am old and appear to go up in glasses strength every few months! I blame too much masturbation when i was young. :D I have been busy with regards my shooting hobby - check this out: I bought a 96 Pajero and cut the roof off and fitted it out for spotlighting (great project for my teenage sons). I towed it out there on the weekend and we had a heap of fun with it. It's also been good for teaching the boys to drive a manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajfclark Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Getting the meat ready for a BBQ on Friday. Sadly the forecast has crapped out a bit. :-/ Pulled pork: Komal's chicken wings: Jerk chicken: Still have to get the lamb done and make up the bourbon bbq sauce for the pork... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajfclark Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I did a bit more before I went to bed... Za'tar: For the lamb meatballs: Bourbon BBQ sauce (I'd hate to see the full expanded ingredients list on this): All about about 1.5L. The .5L will go into basting the pulled pork while it cooks tomorrow. The rest will go on the finished burgers with a cider slaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini2544 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I might nominate you Andrew to BBQ the all the Lamb at my March 24th 2018 gameroom meet.. :) - - - Updated - - - Cheers Trav yes John but we tend to use our own spring loaded rig out at the farm - its just for fun. I'm actually pretty shit at it compared to my kids who kick my butt. I am old and appear to go up in glasses strength every few months! I blame too much masturbation when i was young. :D I have been busy with regards my shooting hobby - check this out: [ATTACH=CONFIG]118854[/ATTACH] I bought a 96 Pajero and cut the roof off and fitted it out for spotlighting (great project for my teenage sons). I towed it out there on the weekend and we had a heap of fun with it. It's also been good for teaching the boys to drive a manual. This is my hunting Ute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajfclark Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I might nominate you Andrew to BBQ the all the Lamb at my March 24th 2018 gameroom meet.. :) Whole lamb... I'm not so good with whole animals. I do have a great recipe for slow roasted shoulder with potatoes, artichokes, lemon and oregano and I did a bunch of racks with black olive & anchovy mayo and a salsa verde at a friend's place for Christmas last year. My go to book for this stuff is a NZ guy Al Brown's Stoked: Cooking with Fire. It should be called the big book of meat. Least vegan friendly book I have. Lots of pictures of hunting etc. Lots of "sub prime" cuts, slow cooked etc. Nice venison tartare recipe too. Sent from my SM-G900I using Aussie Arcade mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini2544 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Whole lamb... I'm not so good with whole animals. I do have a great recipe for slow roasted shoulder with potatoes, artichokes, lemon and oregano and I did a bunch of racks with black olive & anchovy mayo and a salsa verde at a friend's place for Christmas last year. My go to book for this stuff is a NZ guy Al Brown's Stoked: Cooking with Fire. It should be called the big book of meat. Least vegan friendly book I have. Lots of pictures of hunting etc. Lots of "sub prime" cuts, slow cooked etc. Nice venison tartare recipe too. No, We butcher our meat into chops, roasts, shanks, Lamb steaks & Lamb racks. I've got so much cut lamb in the freezer at the moment theres no room for anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezbaz Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 10 - 15 years ago I had hobbies Poker, fixing cars, puzzles, like rubik cubes etc. Coins, stamps were even earlier My hobbies seem to be short lived these days. I still like to make things, or fix thinks, or do house renos. Or just watch movies, or cruise the globe on a ship :) Arcade electronics is still top of the list of faves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajfclark Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 No, We butcher our meat into chops, roasts, shanks, Lamb steaks & Lamb racks. I've got so much cut lamb in the freezer at the moment theres no room for anything else. I'm sure I can whip something up. We'll talk closer to the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintage Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Few recent pickup's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason1 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Few recent pickup's [ATTACH=CONFIG]120330[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]120331[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]120332[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]120333[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]120334[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]120335[/ATTACH] Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namastepat Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 First day of the holidays and it's brew day. 3kg of pilsner grain, 1.5kg of wheat, 50 grams of Galaxy hops and 25 litres of water. Four ingredients, a whack of time and a damn tasty Stone and Wood Pacific Ale clone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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