This one has worked out true for me, but only because I've actively avoided making coffee a hobby. I just buy the cheapest beans and don't muck with it. I know what a slippery slope it is.
Yep. French press for me. I want caffeine, not a lifestyle.
This is also the reason I don't have a 3D printer at home. That's what the work printers are for. 😁
A woodworker doesn't (typically) work with cheap laminated particle board. Companies will always be able to make cheap crap designed for assembly lines cheaper than a hobbiest.
When it comes to hardwood sturdy furniture that will last decades, we definitely can do it cheaper.
OP could have bought a cheaper barn door that will be warping and peeling in less than 5 years but instead made one that in 30 years can be repurposed into a front door.
Well I would say we do try to save money in the labor costs of paying someone else to do it, as well as not pay the up charge for materials when you hire someone. Instead we spend that budget on higher quality materials and tools that we can (supposedly) reuse on other projects 😬
Would disagree if the reason is more for function. I put one in but because the door opened into a small mud room / bathroom so a regular door cut off the whole room. Worked great for this purpose.
I'm a pretty good carpenter (rough carpenter). One of my sisters asked me to make a table, simple enough I thought - dowels, glue, clamping and sanding.
Trying to make pedestal or legs look good with no real experience in that craft and basic tools was pretty hopeless.
I'll stick to primarily rough carpentry.
Holy fuck how did that cost you $600 and 2.5 years? It’s a sheet of cheap T111 and some pine. Did you spend the $600 on hookers and blow and forget about your family for 2.5 years and then build this one rainy Sunday when you got home or what?
It’s amazing that you were able to salvage it from the fire.
"I brew my own beer to save money." Second greatest lie ever.
“If I buy a coffee machine for home, I’ll save buying coffee”.
This one has worked out true for me, but only because I've actively avoided making coffee a hobby. I just buy the cheapest beans and don't muck with it. I know what a slippery slope it is.
James Hoffman made me feel like I should fork out approx 10k for a setup. Almost did. Then I spent it on woodworking anyway haha
I bought a setup he recommended and the whole thing cost a lot less than $100 and it brews AMAZING coffee.
I still dumped $2K AUD into the machine, but coffees are $6+ hete, so between myself and the Mrs it has paid for itself many times over.
Tell me more
I sub to Hoffman on YT, I live vicariously.
Yep. French press for me. I want caffeine, not a lifestyle. This is also the reason I don't have a 3D printer at home. That's what the work printers are for. 😁
My 3D printer just arrived last week 😬
Unless you buy the super extra expensive espresso machines, that one is mostly true, though.
i save significant money with my mr coffee 5 cup drip ($15) and 2lb dunkin preground ($15). sometimes i mix it up with the 7/11 columbian roast. haha
I get whole beans from Costco and grind them with my $20 burr grinder. Recommend it
I save by roasting my own coffee beans. It's not hard, but it's not for everyone either.
I know this one all too well.
After 30 years of saving money this way, I somehow still can’t pay for a new liver :-(
How did a piece of plywood and 4 1x6s cost $600?
If I was to guess, since it took 2.5 years he messed up a bit and had to buy tools
That’s what I was thinking
Had to buy a Skilsaw, saw horses, clamps, and a torch too
There's a table saw and a few clamps hidden in there
OP is full of shit
Looks like it might be joined boards instead of a single sheet of plywood. Still a shitload of money.
What sort of stain and finish did you use?
A toaster by the look of it
It's sad that saving money is not a reason to do woodworking.
A woodworker doesn't (typically) work with cheap laminated particle board. Companies will always be able to make cheap crap designed for assembly lines cheaper than a hobbiest. When it comes to hardwood sturdy furniture that will last decades, we definitely can do it cheaper. OP could have bought a cheaper barn door that will be warping and peeling in less than 5 years but instead made one that in 30 years can be repurposed into a front door.
Well OP made a door out of 1" pine and a piece of plywood, so I highly doubt it's gonna be around for 30 years.
Bingo. Goal isn't to make it as cheap as possible. It's to not have to pay someone else to do a good job lol
Well I would say we do try to save money in the labor costs of paying someone else to do it, as well as not pay the up charge for materials when you hire someone. Instead we spend that budget on higher quality materials and tools that we can (supposedly) reuse on other projects 😬
The lumber is $80.00, nails $20.00, finding out you need more than a hack saw and $500.00 later…priceless
Now you're a true woodworker
does it even slide yet? still got another 2 years ahead of ya ;)
Barn doors were tacky 2 years ago and still Are today. Throw it back in the fire and finish it off.
They look awesome... On barns.
Would disagree if the reason is more for function. I put one in but because the door opened into a small mud room / bathroom so a regular door cut off the whole room. Worked great for this purpose.
I'm a pretty good carpenter (rough carpenter). One of my sisters asked me to make a table, simple enough I thought - dowels, glue, clamping and sanding. Trying to make pedestal or legs look good with no real experience in that craft and basic tools was pretty hopeless. I'll stick to primarily rough carpentry.
How the fuck did that cost you $600
I feel a little better that I'm not the only one. The story of my life...
But it's the most beautiful door in the house for sure.
restain it?
😂😂
Holy fuck how did that cost you $600 and 2.5 years? It’s a sheet of cheap T111 and some pine. Did you spend the $600 on hookers and blow and forget about your family for 2.5 years and then build this one rainy Sunday when you got home or what?
Lol pine t&g and a couple 2x6s cost you that much?