DIY effects on the opposite sex?

>>1050718
>What effects does being a competent DIY-guy have on girls?
They'll ask you to fix things and say you're "sweet" or "cute" before they leave on their date with Chad

The truly appreciative woman is a rare find.
Like, Unicorn Rare

>>1050723
You also will be seen as cheap.

>>1050723
Assuming I am not one of those "Please let me fix stuff for free for you, mlady". What then?

Dad's gf seems to value it to the point that she considers it bragworthy. This means mainly stuff made from scratch, not really fixing leaky faucets etc.
Couple of my friends get mainly nagging when they spend "too much" time with their toys. Or that's what they say.

Personally, some seem to like it somewhat and the others don't really care. No idea about Chad's involvement.

My girl adores my skills. That's why I'm putting a ring on it.

>>1050718
>being a competent DIY-girl have on boys?
competent being the key word

>I made something with pocket screws
nope

>I used pastel colored milk paint to cover up this solid wood furniture, then I roughed it up with sandpaper
nope

>I saw this on pintrest
nope

relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0fkNdPiIL4

>>1050718
My ex loves my /diy/ skills and I still get pussy regularly for it.

>>1050718
There's no rhyme or reason to it. I've had 3 serious relationships where the girl had a strong opinion.
My wife loves that I'm a jack of all trades guy and I hear her talking about the shit I've done on the phone. I can do almost anything but now days I usually just pay someone to do the hard shit.
Chick before that thought doing anything diy was stupid and shouldn't be dealt with by college grads as it was appropriating jobs from the unskilled/uneducated.
I was in a 4 year relationship before her and she liked it, but we were both poor as fuck, it was literally I fix/rig it or we just go without.
Wife likes woodworking but has yet to finish a project in 6 years. I really wish she'd stop kidding herself.
Poor as fuck gf always crafted and did simple sewing. But would always piss me off when shetried more serious shit like woodworking or bought $60 of fabric and created a monstrosity of a jacket.
Every gift was diy, it was cute at first but it got old, as you can only fill up so many drawers and tabletops with shit.
I eventually asked her to stop making me things and just cook a nice dinner instead, but she never did. Was actually one of the reasons we broke up.

There are women who like "manly men", and there are women who like fuccbois. Which kind of woman would you prefer, and which kind of guy do you want to be?

I don't know if you'll find this relevant but the first time my wife discovered pinterest and asked me to do one or two things for her I made the mistake of entertaining her.

Now everything that comes out of her mouth is white noise that I ignore because I had to suffer through an every day laundry list of cool things "we" can build and heated arguments of why I was not participating in this bullshit.

Not like bills haven't been paid or the frigging steering on the car is as slack as a traps asshole, a fucking wall planter is more important for some reason.

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>>1050718
If women don't find you hansome, at least they can find you handy.

>>1050745
>Chick before that thought doing anything diy was stupid and shouldn't be dealt with by college grads as it was appropriating jobs from the unskilled/uneducated

>unskilled/uneducated

I'm so fucking triggered right now

>>1050763
unless you're canadian

It is a skillset like any other.

Can it get you laid? Yes, but so can just about any skill with a motivated woman.

Some women find men who have /diy/ careers attractive, some women find men who have white collar careers attractive.

I've had women offer to have sex with me or blow me to help fix something for them.

I had an ex who though the porch swing I made for her was a cheap shitty gift. I dumped her for that and sold the swing for $800 to a family friend who still uses it to this day.

A lot of girls see it as an express way to own every even slightly interesting thing they see on pinterest and facebook.

So, just like everything else, it entirely depends on the person but in general being actually skilled at something is usually a positive. That in mind, remember that a huge portion of the /diy/ world is inept and thinks they are a master craftsman, which is probably viewed as a negative.

>>1050718
It's hot if you're at least a 7/10.
Otherwise >>1050723

>>1050763
Remember anon, I'm pulling for you. We're all in this together.

thx for your responses guys.

>>1050718
>I'm a handyman. I fix anything.
Yawn.

>I own my own handyman business.
Really? I bet you're... handy.... /giggle

For me it's been extremely positive. My girlfriend is very crafty in the sense that she loves painting/decorating, but she can't work power tools to save her life (I tried teaching her). A lot of the decorations in our apartment were things that I made and she painted and she loves it. Our friends/families love it too because they've requested things and when we have time we do a project or two. Not only is it bonding time but it's also a hobby for both of us.

Furthermore I'm pretty DIY when it comes to more than just crafts; I remodeled our bathroom last year and my girlfriend was thrilled. Personally the fact that she's sort of DIY with other stuff (makes bath bombs, does that count?) and likes to decorate the things I make is very attractive. It's artistic and it's nice to see the look on her face after a long days work, plus the way she lights up when we hang something we worked on together.

>>1050718
When my GF watches me work, it's essentially foreplay. Feelsgoodman.

>>1050802

Thanks, Red.

>>1050723
This
>>1050728
And this.

Women just want two things
To be treated like a child by her SO
To feel her status is higher than her peers.

That's why women make for shitty friends. They'll drink your beer but offer nothing except shitty conversations about their vacations and exes

>>1050760
>>1050777
Ah, Pinterest. Do I hate it with a passion and ignore everything my girlfriend tells me about it.

Don't do it to get girls, like >>1050723
Having the girl of your friend circle who is actually into Chad won't just have sex with you for making her a pallet planter.
If you want to diy gifts or something then do it in an actual relationship and do it to increase the value of the house or to not need to pay someone to change the oil of her car.

TL;DR just think about what you're doing.

>>1050918
If you two were married 16 years, you could be me. Also, being a craftsman means you're willing to take the time to get the job done right, in bed.

>>1050728
When you're married, it isn't cheap, it's leaving more money in the account for her.

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>>1050718
no you don get it...

DIY serves not to conquer but to maintain...

had several girls who found "hot" and "manly" the fact that i was simply changing a wall socket

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>>1050745
>Poor as fuck gf always crafted and did simple sewing. But would always piss me off when shetried more serious shit like woodworking or bought $60 of fabric and created a monstrosity of a jacket.
>Every gift was diy, it was cute at first but it got old, as you can only fill up so many drawers and tabletops with shit.

Man, I never can deal with that kind of thing. I swear there's nothing more heartbreaking than someone who loves doing something but just can't seem to get any good at it.


>Chick before that thought doing anything diy was stupid and shouldn't be dealt with by college grads as it was appropriating jobs from the unskilled/uneducated.

I really hope this one didn't last more than 3 months.
>triggered

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>do all of my own car maintenance, runs as smooth as the day I got it
>keep house and lawn in pristine condition
>tailor all my own clothes
>fixed my own washer/dryer/(minor)plumbing/electrical issues when they've occurred
>like to do small crafting/electronics projects
>do all my own cooking, grow some herbs and vegetables along with a bunch of plants

None of it means anything to anyone because I'm a tranny. Being a loner/outcast is the best reason for doing things yourself

>>1050739
on your skills?

I bought an abandoned house in X 3 years ago for 600 bucks, 2000 sqft of livable space, exclusive of full basement and double garage in the back yard. Literally knew nothing handy and had no job when I started - but over that time did all new electrical, plumbing (pex), PVC for the drains, new tile drain along entire side of the house, stud wall down entire length of basement to fix sagging joists, installed two natural gas forced air furnaces, one in a tiny attic crawlspace, other was a cheapo off craigslist so had to replace it after it kept breaking down (so 3 furnaces all together, including the ductwork), Entire new ikea kitchen, entire new bathroom, water heater, inumerable small projects, security systems, yadda yadda, $30,000 all in so far and about $10k away from it being on lock down and super nice. Anyway - point being throughout all this, literally an insane obsession that saw me arrested when i was dead broke shoplifting from HD - my GF has stuck by me (so huge kudos) but not once expressed any kind of interest or curiosity in the house or the major projects i've embarked on with it ... like even super basic stuff like painting, she has kept silent, i've never asked because it's my deal, but it still kind of staggers me - at this point i flatly refuse to help her with any handy type stuff and tell her to get her landlord to fix it. (did i mention that she doesn't want to move in) So re OP question 1. I honestly don't think she gives a hoot, most people who are habilitated to our society are totally disconnected from the fruits of their labor anyway and are totally comfortable never getting to grips with how shit around them works,... like at this point it's an eccentric quirk to DIY. Regarding question 2 - For me it would be cool if a girl was DIY centric - but they'd probably not be fully hablitated to the fuckery of capitalst society ... and so would be loopy in other departments.

My girlfriend likes that I occasionally fix shit or build furniture that we need.

She hates the constant stream of used tools I buy from pawn shops and flea markets.

>>1050718
depends on what you go for. the girls I go for (career minded city living upper middle class millenials) appreciate it but it's more just surprise that they don't have to hire someone to do it. If I got too into woodworking or something they'd probably think I was just a nerd with a hobby.

>>1051119
Are you a trap or a dickless dude?

>>>/soc/

>>1051464
You know how tourettes syndrome is commonly characterized by uncontrollable swearing and screaming?

That's one of the rarest symptoms of it, less than 10% of the already small pool of people with tourettes exhibits that trait, and even then it's usually extremely mild compared to how it's portrayed. Sex reassignment surgery aka cutting your dick off is only pursued by an extremely small minority of transsexuals, yet that's what gets all the attention. It's the same shit.

Of course I haven't cut my dick off, why would I? The entire point is to assume a female gender role in society and be seen by others as a girl. People in public don't see my genitals, cutting my dick off wouldn't accomplish anything.

>>1050723
worth waiting for? there's an existential question for you. I lean towards yes.

>>1051470
I was trying to ask if you where what I guess you people call ftm

But no your a trap, and from your defensiveness it sounds like a rather unconvincing one.

Most chicks who pretend to be boys end up looking far more believable than the other way around.

>>1050718
I've received absolutely no respect for being a DIYer, and it has not helped at all with women.

I have a background in materials engineering, was a certified mechanic for 6 years, and have worked on construction crews here and there. I can pretty much do anything except weld (I suck at welding)

True story: I was in the middle of pulling the heads off my '75 k3500 when a couple of neighbor girls walked by. They asked what I was doing and I explained. Then they immediately asked why I wasn't watching the game like everyone else, and explained I'm not interested in sports.

And then one of them gave me a snide look and said "Are you even a real man if you don't watch football?'

I'm not one to paint with broad brushes, but most women are bitches that couldn't tell a turd from a diamond.

>>1050718

They almost always appreciate it. Regardless of how you look, it's always a positive trait. If you look decent, they *really* appreciate it.

And as a side note, non-Western Asian girls will get "moist" when you fix/build things for them...especially if it saves them a bit of money.

>>1051509
Most people on 4chan use trap to refer to male crossdressers, and dickless dude would be a term aimed at a mtf trans who had genital surgery, since most people on 4chan consider mtfs to still be men

>>1050763

Fuck I miss this show.

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>>1050745
>was appropriating jobs from the unskilled/uneducated.
>unskilled
>uneducated

>I thought I was playing it real smart, you know. 'Cause I thought, "I'll take shop; it'll be such an easy way to maintain my grade point average."

REEEEE

>>1050760
>steering on the car is as slack as a traps asshole

stop fucking trap whores and get a good one

>>1051528
There are women that think you can't be a real man if you don't sit on your ass and watch negro ball? I've had almost enough for today.

>>1051541
what show?

>>1050918
>bath bombs

Allahu Akbar!

>>1051549
Yeah somtimes I am really happy to live in socialist Europe instead of gods own country.

>>1051564

Most people are dumbfucks regardless of where you live.

>>1051550
The Red Green show, anon.

>I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess.

Being /diy/ and capable isn't much of a thing women look for at first glance.

It's not an initial attractor, it's better when you already have a woman and you can do diy shit, shows you're worth even more than initially thought.

>>1051582
Pretty much this, right here. Especially if your /diy/ skills are practical, instead of useless nerd projects.

The time I fixed her car's a/c for $165 instead of $900 really impressed her. Building raised bed gardens was super easy, and paid off like you wouldn't believe. And redoing the tub into a huge shower with heads at both ends was like a sex machine...

>>1051470
>The entire point is to assume a female gender role in society and be seen by others as a girl
So just an average faggot?

>>1051119
if you had a comfier chair and raised the TV i would chill in that basement

pfft who cares

/diy/ your self a woman
its way better

>>1051119

>How do you know someone is trans?
>Don't worry they'll tell ya

>>1050718
It's more visible when you are already in relationship and live with each other. I live in little bit conservative place and women DO expect you to know how to fix basic things. The DIY as in making something, rather than fixing something is more tricky. She won't be impressed by your AVR project but if you can build something, even a nice bench to place in your garden or whatever - then yeah, she'll like it.

As I've said it's more of an marriage/long-term thing. Some girl you've met in a club and she came to your place won't be impressed by any of it, but a woman that looks for potential life partner will pay attention to it(which doesn't mean it's enough for them).

>>1051786
THAT. all of it.

>>1050718

DIY = intelligence
Intelligence = sexy

Being financially responsible, and physically capable is not the same as cheap.

Hobbies keep a man mentally and physically active = healthy and alive. Good for long term relationships.

Girls will show appreciation and respect, when you have the same for yourself.
The only way to respect yourself is through achievement.

Therefore, DIY = competent and sexy, worthy of respect..

DO DIY BOYS (and gals)

Never fix shit for a woman who isn't already giving you enthusiastic access to her slit.

Replaced my gf's flasher last weekend. Took ten minutes, saved her 150 bucks at a crooked shop, and used her face like a fleshlight. Cost less than a couple cups of coffee. It was a good day.

>>1050718
I think women prefer a man who can fix stuff and make stuff to one who cannot.
I think women like even more the man who can afford to pay someone else to do things for him.

>>1050718
I was once seeing this well off Indian lawyer. She smoked herbs and I mentioned making a bong for my wife. She was impressed. I made one for her, out of a POWERade bottle, a straw and some aluminium foil. She damn near came. We hit some DIY weed through that sub zero saltwater and lit the tin foil like a couple of degenerates. I think I might miss her.

>>1052076

That does sound like a lot of fun.
As impressed as my girl is with diy stuff I manage, she never once wanted me to make a quick bong.

>he lives his life for the purpose of sex
Looks like there are still animals who haven't risen above the primal drive. I don't know whether to feel sad or feel happy for you, son.

Gayfag here, so having a competent DIY guy is husband material desu.

And I'd even consider dating a good DIY girl.

>>1051856

>Being financially responsible, and physically capable is not the same as cheap.

Good luck explaining this to most women.

>>1051856

Virgin detected

My wife gives me input on the things I make, loves the jewelry and boxes I've made her.

We also had sex in my woodshop once. On the table saw.

>Alternatively: being a competent DIY-girl have on boys?

Well, I've got a friend that has a full-blown DIY wife that brews and distills their alcohol, cooks everything from scratch, makes their shampoos, soaps, and detergents, builds and creates shit.

She's a dumpy, ugly former druggy and I still want to steal her for concubinage. There's no end to how goddamn attracted I am to women who have actual skills.

>>1051528
My ex would try to kick my dick through the dirt for learning something or gaining a skill. Girls like that only care about themselves and things that will directly benefit them. Don't put anything past a person like that and go out and find yourself someone worthwhile.

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>Best friend is a machinist
>Can make pretty much anything out of metal
>Makes functional firearms for fucking fun
>2 girls on him
>Both want the stuff he makes and both give him the succ although rarely
>Neither of them want to date him though
>He's spending hours of his time building complicated cosplay props for girls for some succ but no love
>He's not even unattractive either
>Dont know what to tell the guy
>I feel like this should stop but he tells me he likes it
What do?

>>1052523
>makes functional firearms for fun
Whatever you do, don't ATF his pupper.

>>1052523

machinists are all simple minded people, like Carl from aqua teen hunger force

don't tell him anything. he wouldn't care

>>1052523
maybe he actually likes working with metal and the suckings are just a nice bonus for him.

>>1052526
wtf is atf?

>>1050739
>putting a ring on it
Shiggy diggy with the power tools

>>1051111
>I swear there's nothing more heartbreaking than someone who loves doing something but just can't seem to get any good at it.
Every woman ever

Met a girl from my apartment building. We talked and changed numbers.
She then asked me to change a lightbulb in a friend's flat. I thought it was a lame excuse to see me, in the vein of spaghetti on the floor.
Turns out she can't change a fucking lightbulb and saw me as some kind of technician. (I was an alcoholic, it didn't help.)

I also had pussy for fixing computers (probably as an excuse to see me), so well.

>>1052076
That's standard stuff mate, to really impress her with your diy bong skills, grow an apple tree and make an apple bong. A true diy bong from the ground up.

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>>1051119
You know what, I'm pretty homophobic, but you're alright. I don't care what anyone says.

>>1050728
Only to shallow bitches. Lots of bitches love it when guys fix their own car. Could have something to do with the fact that it can save you in a pinch where money can't

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>>1051772
Soon, Anon, soon...

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>>1052199
>>1052234
The "women" (I'm guessing, girls actually, although admittedly it is prevalent in all to many Western "women" these days) you seem to have had experience with are not worthy of anything more than being a place to stick your dick until you find something better.

>>1052823

>Lots of bitches love it when guys fix their own car

They really don't give a shit. It would make sense that they do but they don't. Stop applying logic to the way women think, seriously.

>>1052830
>this pic
Id like to interject here and point out that they are only looking at their phones because the mueseum they are in had an awesome app that provided additional infos on every single exhibit object.
They were required by their school to use it (the students on the pic)

>>1052523
>he tells me he likes it

Then there's nothing to be done about it. People don't make changes like that if they don't want to.

>>1052892
I fucking hate museums too so I can't blame the kids either way.

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>>1050718
My girl loves the fact that I am smart and crafty enough to be able to solve most mechanical problems. I am a mechanical engineer student. The fact that I can do major automotive repairs and repairs around the house makes her happy.

All men need to know how to do this. It shows prowess and skill in conquering life.

>>1052949
> I fittin ta run dis heah peasa meta plum troo dissa heah mo-sheen ana rite inta disa cracka dick

Being a DIY girl has upset my boyfriend at times. He has learned to let me do things my way over the years. I think many guys were intimidated by my skills because I didn't date anyone seriously for like 6 years before I met my man. Guys have a real deep complex about their ability to do manly things better than a woman. I don't get it.... I just don't want you to fuck up my plywood....

>>1053107
I wish my current girlfriend was at least competent at DIY. Before she moved in I found out that she would call her dad to come out to her place and change lightbulbs for her. Shit you not. She can cook, though, so she has some skills.

>>1052949
those markings on the wall stand for how many blacks that machine has already mauled?

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>>1050718
>What effects does being a competent DIY-guy have on girls?

Some of them like it, some of them are self centered and have zero interest unless it helps them.

My recent ex had her ass saved a number of times when her early 2000s car had serious issues.

I also reverse engineered the CANBUS network, made up a board in Eagle, had some made at OSHpark, tl;dr I fooled the car into thinking my board was the aftermarket $800 CD changer. It has bluetooth, full display and steering wheel button functionality now, for less than $50.

She also almost died two weeks after we broke up because she never let me fix her emergency breaks and lost all braking functionality going 70 on the highway, in an automatic.

Life is pretty fucking hilarious sometimes.

>Alternatively: being a competent DIY-girl have on boys?

If I could find one, I would be all over her.

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All depends on the girl. I got puss for changing a girl's headlight, because she's inept and had a roadtrip planned. On the other hand, I used to fix shit for one ex all the damn time and only got a response of "should've taken you less time." Find you a girl that's grateful to have a man around.
Also, listening to "Cold as Ice" rn, so I think I know what I'm talking about

>>1050723
It's pretty weird how my name is used for a "bro" type guy these days as I tend to truly dislike this kind of guy. Anyway, every woman I have been with has grown to appreciate my ability to fix, modify or build practically anything. I've gotten BJs of appreciation from GFs but probably would have gotten them anyway.

>1050728
You only look cheap if you are cheap or you look like a struggling amateur while doing the task.

>>1053497
>Find you a girl that's grateful to have a man around.
literally any girl you aren't dating/married to

>>1050718
>Kinda of a meta-question:
>What effects does being a competent DIY-guy have on girls?
>Alternatively: being a competent DIY-girl have on boys?
>
>Any at all? Positive? Negative?
Diy dad and husband here. My wife is super hot and sucks my dick every time I fix anything. It's nice.

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>>1050718
None.
McGyver is just a movie. You don't get laid just because you saved the day using a knife, a rubber band, and a hand full of paper-clips on the neighbour's dog.

>>1053497
>On the other hand, I used to fix shit for one ex all the damn time and only got a response of "should've taken you less time."
You may be surprised to learn about the very carthagic effect of hatefucking.
Just saying...

>>1053663
Its not about getting laid, its simple curiosity about how one is perceived by the other sex.

>>1053663
It's just one of many things that can raise your SMV. Money, natural good looks, sporting excellence, the desire of other women, the capability to build stuff with your hands, personal magnetism and leadership... these can all contribute to making panties soaked.

>>1054977
It depends a lot on where they have come from and what they value. We are not that different in that regard.

>>1050745
>and just cook a nice dinner instead

I could so do with that.

>>1050767
It is the business of the wealthy man
To give employment to the artisan

>>1052329
>had sex on a tablesaw
"I'm coming, I'm coming!"
"Ohmygod me t-" bbbbbrrrrrrrrraaaap
Hello dickless

>>1052715
Atf is how the US actively shits on its own constitution. They regulate guns and alcohol

>>1053325
>If I could find one, I would be all over her.
Like a hot pocket?

I've DIYed since youth and have no use for humans who aren't competent. I actively dislike helpless people who don't at least try. I'll help anyone who tries. That attitude got me an exceptional woman.

My late wife was a much better DIYer than most guys, including me and I'm fairly sharp. She did our home renovations, car and motorcycle painting, and when she got bored in the evenings she crocheted Victorian bedspreads out of thread. We both wrenched motorcycles and worked on aircraft (USAF) for a living. She rebuilt my Harley FXR while I was in Korea as a surprise.

There are competent women out there but you need to circulate to find them. I recommend motorcycling.

>>1053107
>Being a DIY girl has upset my boyfriend at times.

He's gay. When my wife wanted to roll with a project I got the fuck out of the way or helped if requested.

>Guys have a real deep complex about their ability to do manly things better than a woman.

Those aren't men, they are boys.

>>1050723
Maybe with shallow, materialist whores.

In my case, my gf doesn't react too much, but she thinks it's cool and interesting that I build stuff. She's wanted to watch me solder up electronics before, and has been attracted to the fact that I do things like car repairs, deck work, and yard work. In most cases girls don't seem to care or think much of it. It's sort of over the head of most of them, but some view it as "manly" which is positive.

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>>1055808
What did he mean by this?

>>1050718
I don't think competency is something other people notice much. I think nous is a thing though. Americans probably call it can-do, or maybe even chutzpah.

My wife doesn't care how well I make anything. I make a bunch of stuff for our house, and fix a bunch of things too. Whether I've done a good job of it doesn't seem important. Know-how is important to me, and is important to how I make a living, but it's how I get on with a job that gets her moist.

Most people find a solid work ethic, and a can-do attitude pretty attractive.

Related:
http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/grand-designs-new-zealand/ZW0840A007S00

So this couple is building a house. The woman used to be a joiner. She's probably a 6, but once she started swinging a hammer... for me she became an 8.5.

No girl's the same
Some dig it, some don't, some don't give a shut

>>1052715
>wtf is atf?
Dog shooting department.

>>1050718
>Any at all? Positive? Negative?
Who cares. You do it because you love it. Other peoples opinions are theirs, not yours. Other people liking or disliking what you do is an abstract bonus; there's no inherit objective meaning to it. Do what you do with passion for the love of the craft, not because it wins you points with other people's thoughts or feelings.

Well, my wife sure loves a guy who can put together a twin-shaft fucking machine and rig up an elaborate restraint system in a weekend.
We take turns using it.

>>1052526
Manufacturing a firearm isn't illegal federally, as long as it conforms to the NFA. Trying to sell them is where the law gets murky, unless you've got an FFL.

>>1050718
Positive for them. My Mrs Loves it, so do her parents. I however... not so much.

>>1051119
[spoiler]>I'M A LUMBERJACK AND I'M OKAY[/spoiler]

>>1050763
This guy is super awesome...I actually met him once. My gf is a substitute teacher who worked with Red's son's now ex-wife (this was before they were exes). Gf dragged me to her birthday party awhile back and who the fuck do i see shootin the shit in the kitchen with a bunch of randos? Fuckin Red gd Green.

Funnier part is that I didnt even know for sure that it was him until I chatted with him and said, "Man, you look exactly like Red Green"
and he's just said "Well I'd sure hope so because I am him"

My life has been continuously downhill since that day...except for that one time I saw Dan Aykroyd in line at the grocery store at my cottage. Im sure hes used to weird people but he did seem mildly concerned at how i was staring at him. I was trying to find out if it was him or not. Turns out it was but he left quick cause i was creepin pretty hard.

Random rant over

>>1055734
I feel like replacing the word 'wealthy' with the word 'lazy' makes that statement a lot more accurate. Only people I have ever done work for were lazy fuckers. Google is literally filled with all the information that you might possibly need and the only thing that you need to brave on your own is how to use the tools themselves. Everything after that is finesse that comes with time and practice.

I do, however, appreciate the colourful language used to describe various types of physical labourer. Artisan. Does sound kinda hipster though.

>>1050723

This, absolutely this. However for some women it's a bonus, and they'll work harder to try and keep you.

>>1050745
>Chick before that thought doing anything diy was stupid and shouldn't be dealt with by college grads as it was appropriating jobs from the unskilled/uneducated.

>Dating a tumblrina.

>>1050718
Being a competent DIY girl has zero effect on boys, maybe even puts them off. I fix my own car, craft a lot of stuff, mend clothing, keep a neat garden and grow a lot of my own food... I dabble with electronics but I don't think boys are generally impressed by any of that, they hate it.

>>1057196
You should become best friends with >>1051119

You can grumble about men together

>>1050919

this

after every room I remodel the wife wants to have sex in it.

She has realized motivation is key. And any woman who discounts your work (as long as it done correctly) is a worthless whore

>>1052329
I'm so paranoid I wouldn't attempt unless the table was unplugged. Flipped breakers wouldn't be enough to get and stay hard.

>>1052329
>On the table saw.

Can't get this out of my mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtxGCW4g_3U

>>1050718
>What effects does being a competent DIY-guy have on girls?

Pretty good if you can build decent bondage furniture.

>>1052527
Uuhh, yeahhhh.... That's just not true. There are completely ignorant simple minded people in every single profession.

That being said, I used to manufacture military aerospace parts and GOD DAMN there were some stupid people in that shop.

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>>1057198

I'm going to end up like my mother and marry someone who has zero interest / ability in diy. People should complement each other I think. I gave up on my dream of marrying a man who only east the whites of eggs long ago though.

>>1057431
People with no interest in /diy/ have no interest in technology. That, in modern times, basically makes them a human sandbag.

>>1057433
idk - my dad was a cardiothoracic surgeon, but he sure cant clean a carb or put up a shelf.

>>1057196
Sounds like you are thoroughly surrounded by wasteful hipster fags. To find your people you've got to look in the right places! Check out RC and model plane clubs. Rencon, if you're into smiths (who ISN'T?). Linux clubs/circuit bending if you're into tech stuff. There's tons of cons out there that would be good for meeting people that work with cloth, cosplay. Etc.

Meetup is a generally good place to start if you are unaware of any local goings on, but I've met nothing but a string of weirdos through it. It's important to keep trying, if it's something that you want to change. Takes effort, just like any shop project. Time, patience, intuition. All of that shit.

>>1057196

You will find someone that appreciates that kind of thing.

If i find out a girl can even cook i get excited, quality women are rare.

>>1057196
You remind me of those nice guys (actual nice guys, not douchebags in fedoras) that wonder why all girls go for bad boys.

In both cases I say: You are around the wrong people, change who you hang out with.

>>1051119
Good for you, woh-man

Seems it's mostly guys on here, so I'll give my two cents. I've had two experiences as a diy girl.

1.) A lot of people don't take me or my skillset seriously and can be downright condescending. These I tend to avoid (unless it's family, in which case I'm stuck)

2.) They think it's super hot but want to prove that they're better by quizzing me on my experience. I don't even bother with these anymore.

It's rare to find people who don't fall into the first two categories. Which is one of the reasons my husband (a fellow diyer) fell in love.

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Think i need to find a new gf. This sockrepair did not moisten her at all

>>1058511
>What effects does being a competent DIY-guy have on girls?
>competent

>>1058408
2) sounds like they're treating you like a man, which is to say: they're trying hard to not be condescending by being competitive with you the way they are with other men, but trying to condense it down into a few minutes instead of spreading it out over several years. Sounds annoying, regardless, as the outcome of treating you abnormally is the same, but in the opposite manner.

Glad you found someone good.

>>1050718
Been watching this thread, wanting to tell my story, and now I have to, because I have to tell someone and anonymously is kind of the only way.

>Made the wife a toy out of maple a few years ago, she loves it
>Saw the vibrating bouncy chair in the trash a few months ago (kid is too big for it now) Vibrator part still works...
>???? Light goes on! Profit!
>Proceed to make her a personal massager, also maple
>Runs on three D batteries

Pretty cool, my diy skills have impressed my wife; even if she ever leaves me, she'll never forget me!

>In Babies R Us last night, go by the rocker/swing section
>See one that goes side to side, up and down and shit
>Look at her wide eyed and say, "Just think what I could make with THAT!"
>Both of us losing our sides the rest of the way through the store
>Five year old saying, "What's so funny Momma?" for the next 10 minutes

>>1059537
A vibrating bouncy chair for a child?
Wtf.
What purpose does the viration function have in that chair?

>>1058408
Is your husband a diyer in your "field"? I diy a few things (am a machinist by trade, but I also turn a few things in the garage, and do horrible mature diy wood "work" and the beginnings of some leather holster making). My wife does a lot of sewing. I'll occasionally sew a few things but for the most part we stay in our own field and work individually. I think that kind of makes things easier in a lot of ways. But it is kind of lonely too if you think about it too hard.

>>1051119
That setup is just asking for spiders. You literally built an apartment for young spider couples to start spider families who will eventually spread out and colonize your entire house. Your just asking for spider law.

>>1056228

and my sex robot gets me literally no ass
fuck that

>>1051509
>Most chicks who pretend to be boys end up looking far more believable than the other way around.
They get worse genitals though.
mtf get a decent vag (I've fucked one even, maybe I could have told the difference but I wouldn't have been certain).
ftm get a flesh dildo that doesn't look very convincing.

ftm turn out handsome though and mtf...it's a crapshoot and the odds aren't really in their favour.

>>1051786
>As I've said it's more of an marriage/long-term thing. Some girl you've met in a club and she came to your place won't be impressed by any of it
I've had club girls be impressed by shit I've done and I've had female housemates blown away by the lan I wired up with neat housings etc.

Some of the club girls thought about upgrading me to bf just because of stuff like that, the housemates not so much but they respected that I could fix little shit around the house (rental, landlord was a bro though and preferred me to fix shit in the first instance if I was up for it).

My wife loves this kind of thing, her father can do little things and he's better with lights than I am but I replaced a door lock, simple stuff like that and she thinks that that's pretty amazing and as a white-collar worker who can replace the community handyman, she feels like she did well. She loses her mind when I fix her laptop though.

>>1060230
Puts them to sleep, calms them down. Don't know why.

>>1050749
i know plenty of 'manly men' that couldn't diy themself out of a paper bag. on the other hand theres some high testing fuccbois that know a thing or two about a thing or two.

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>>1051101
nice

>>1060679
So its really vibrating, or just rocking back and forth?
Also you said it uses Batteries, do they last long? I imagine that vibrating a whole Bed+Baby should use up quite some power.

Then again maybe Im imagining it completely wrong. I never heard of such a thing.

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installed lights for my dad couple days ago. recessed lighting. had to go up attic, install housing, fish wiring plug and play the whole deal.

told my gf how proud i was

>can't wait for u to install lights in our house when we get one

appreciation lvl/10

>>1061439
The one we saw was rocking slowly from side to side, then raising and lowering slowly as well. Carnival ride for infants maybe? I have no idea if it vibrated. The one I used initially ran on three C batteries and it lasted a long time, at least a month, maybe two. It worked great for calming down fussy infants. Just a wire frame "bouncy recliner" with a vibe on it.

>>1061439
My nephew had a vibrating cloth chair thing that can on four D batteries and was also on rockers. That thing ate batteries for dinner.

>>1050718
Basically if a girl does not appreciate my skills, shes lost to me. It demonstrates her lack of appreciation in general which wont allow a healthy relationship. Also, i'm downright impressive in my skill so for a girl not to notice, she might have her priorities wrong.

as for /diy/ girls, i love them. I wish there were more with actual skill. I had a thing with a girl who originally went to school for electronics and then after went to school for furniture making. her talent with wood was such a turn on (honestly, pun not intended). i was stupid enough not to act quickly enough and now shes dating some hipster fag that plays at being a machinist getting paid laughable money in a mediocre shop with skills i rival just from self learning and almost no experience.

i hope to find a girl like that again but in my city people are as shallow as can be and would rather fall into their stereotypes than do something a bit different.

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>>1062719
This reads oddly similarly to "my twisted world" by elliot rodger, which imo was a fucking page turner.

>>1053325
>I also reverse engineered the CANBUS network
I'm impressed

>>1050927
>>1050723
Lololol jaded much? Get over whoever broke your heart and move on.

>>1052523
>>Both want the stuff he makes and both give him the succ although rarely
>>Neither of them want to date him though
>>He's spending hours of his time building complicated cosplay props for girls for some succ but no love

got his number?

will a dudejob suffice?

If I met a girl who knew the difference between a Frearson, a Phillips and a Pozidrive I'd marry that girl no matter how many dicks she might have

At best they don't get it. At worst they look down on you for being "low class".

Never take a female to something like makerfaire. The concept of "prototyping" is entirely lost on that gender.

>>1050718
>Alternatively: being a competent DIY-girl have on boys?
I like it when they can fix shit, change tires etc.
they are kinda saying "we/I can do that!" which is optimistic and I like positive thinking people

>>1053101
kek'd heartily

>>1051119
That looks very nice. Though you should visit /vr/ and get a few classic consoles.

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>>1052829
>Soong, Anon, Soong...

>>1050718
Effect? I find it extremely attractive. We'd have something in common and chances are the guy would not make me do the dishes all the fucking time, and perhaps appreciate my homemade dish soap. Dat potassium hydroxide.

>>1051580
After 4 long years of browsing the boards of 4chan, I'm finally home! Yeehaw!!!!

>>1053101
quality post

>>1066137
>>1051580
I dont get it, sorry.

>>1050718
As soon as my wife determines that I am capable of doing something, anything, she determines that 1) we no longer need to pay for expert service, 2) my failure to meet the same quality standards as expert service are due to my innate laziness or other personal failings, and 3) Its now soley my job to do it, even if she is just as capable. Her logic is that yeah, anyone can mow a lawn, paint a room, or hem pants, but since I already know how, she see's no reason for her to learn it.

I think wives run on the same pattern algorithms as search engine advertizing; show the slightest familiarity in a topic and you get bombarded.

>>1067292
Introduce her to the concept of opportunity cost:
While you may be doing these things, you might be doing something much more productive instead.
lets say you get 50$/hour, and a repairman gets 80$/hour, but you take 3 hours to do what he does in one, not to mention that his quality will be higher too: that means that the repairman saves you 150-80= 70$.

>>1068428
For that to work as an excuse, he would need productive work for every hour he is awake.

>>1050718
I only have a few fields I'm actually competent in, but I've never gotten any positive social effects from diy.
Dudes are either horribly condescending, weirded out, claim I'm emasculating them, or have the constant compulsion to try to prove they can do it better. I just... if I wanna compete, I'll enter a contest. I don't really care how something else compares to the thing I successfully built to my exact needs and specifications.

I'm batshit paranoid though. Can't really blame anyone for not getting along with me long term.

As a fem
No A-to-B effect, but the thinking that architecture and wanting to "fix" shit has made me pretty level headed and patient. My boyfriend has me fix things that he doesn't know how to

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>>1050718
For a hookup, means nothing. almost a negative, since women, for the most part, are spoiled.

For long term, it's an asset, almost a requirement. But your project list will never end

I have 4 items left on mine, until she makes a new one, that is

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>>1050718
>recently started on diy, mostly small projects/eletronics
>always had a thing for mech/blacksmithing girl in cartoons and anime
>now i have a diamond for them

it's everything i want out of life. Nice thing i live in a shithole where woman can't even cook or change a lightbulb, not to mention do anything cool

being /ohm/ girl is charming to dudes but they get threatened easily. My best hope is a dude who is more competent than me.

>>1068990
>My best hope is a dude who is more competent than me.

Nah, your best hope is not dating insecure faggots. Anyone threatened by the competence of other humans is a piece of shit in other ways. Avoid them or just murder them after (or during) sex.

In my experience chicks like it when you know how to handle a hammer and nail things (hello, Freud). Just gotta make sure you don't turn out like >>1050723

However a DIY-girl kindda scares me. Being an old-fashioned, sexist I kindda feel like tools and manual labour is my turf. Which I guess is why I unintentionally always end up taking over when my girlfriend is doing some DIY which bothers her like hell as she would like to learn and get better at it...

>>1050777
yeah I don't want to hate, the swing could be a great gift for many people, but I kind of see where shes coming from. I wouldn't want that for a gift, i would be appreciative, but its furniture, you got her furniture for a gift, something you guys should get together for the house. Plus its your interest, you like building things, it might not be hers, maybe you should have got her a gift that had to do with her interests. You were going to build that anyway. And anyone can sit. So its a boring gift that could be for anybody, and you only get to use it once in a while and never notice it.

>>1055816
I'm sorry she's gone, anon.

>>1050777
>the porch swing I made for her was a cheap shitty gift.
well, it's a shitty gift you made because you're cheap, so yeah

Cute sweet girl with an amazing ass at a prior job called me up while we were both at work and said "anon, I just called x to see how much it is to replace my brake rotors, they want $500." I told her to call around, or I may have called around for her, then i decided fuck it, Imma replace her rotors.

Took us a couple hours because it was my first rotor job but it went fine once we figured it out.

We're married now and she still loves my diy.

(we were already friends)

>>1050718
Never let anyone know you can fix shit, unless you know when they eventually ask you they will pay you, or they won't ask you at all.

>>1068990
Please be my gf. I wanna work on fun electronic trinkets with you in my home lab

>>1062669
That looks really good anon

>>1069512
I'm assuming you were already friends with benefits then.

>>1056231
selling them isn't even murky
it's really simple, you need a serial and other such markings, and it must conform to the NFA (or get a tax stamp)
and, you can't make it with the intent of future sale, but if you make it and then later decide to sell, you're fine

>>1069864
Selling one every once in a while, but if you start selling more than a couple in a short period, you can get in some deep shit

>>1050718
They'll just ask you for free stuff. You don't get any good relationships from just your skills. You have to find someone who shares your interests.

>>1050760
No shit man I couldn't have more empathy

>>1068484
>I'm batshit paranoid though
seems reasonable to me in this day and age

>>1057431
Real men eat the whole egg.

>>1050718
Self taught with most things, joined welding my senior year of highschool and now in college with it.

My boyfriend is incompetent as hell with most diy things. He's a techie so it's understandable I guess. Most other guys in trades underestimate me and give me shit so I don't even bother with talking with them and let my work speak for me. I love the fucker, don't get me wrong but it pained me when he didn't know what a dremel was.

>>1069996
Nonamerican here:
Cant you get an official permit or something like that? I cant imagine that there isnt one, after all Smith&Wesson are not in jail.

>>1068990 >>1068484

are you related to >>1053107 ?

>>1058511
shouldn't have cut the ties. go for the JDM look.

>>1071293
Yeah, if you get a class 3 FFL you can manufacture and sell as many firearms as you want, you've just got to obey local and federal laws, and keep records of what you sell and to whom.

>>1071375

Kind of.
A SOT class two is mainly for manufacturing, a SOT class three is mainly for dealing.

There are numerous subtypes of SOT classes where some overlap may occur.

You also need to be very cautious of manufacturing any sort of MG, with intent to sell. Your legal market for post 86 MG's will be very small, and is rapidly shrinking.


Silencers/ Suppressors, DD's and SBR/SBS's are still a fairly open market though, albeit with the concern of local laws as you mentioned.

>>1050918
I would appreciate a woman like this in my life but they seem to be scooped up when I cross paths with one.

Took a girl I was dating out to cut a small xmas tree for my apartment once. I asked her if she ever cut one with her family, no we only had the plastic one growing up. So I hand her the saw. Literally two half-hearted cuts and "ugh, this is hard, here you do it".

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>tfw I made a complete fool of myself in front of a qt today
>stutter getting worse
>literally age 22 and still no gf
>I can barely be considered a man because of this
>get on /diy/ and /o/ to end this shit day
>see this thread

Will I ever know peace from this feel?

>>1071678

>tfw 27 and still no gf

I know that stuttering feel all too well anon

>>1071678
>31 and no gf
And I dont miss it a bit.
Its all in your head, none of this "not a man till you do X before age Y" is real or matters

Poseted something similar to part a earlier in thread or one like this weeks ago.
A. Ex wife "loved it". Im a trade teacher can fix anything from draglines to houses And toys. Ex basically loved it for the duration. Bought and fixed her an awesome car. Bought and fixed a house, worth basically 200k profit now. Ended up buying her a new suv the other year. Suddenly she hates my fixing.

New partner loves it, makes me send her pics daily of what im working on . Plus she is hot as fuck. Living the life lads. New gf is 10 years you ger than me (im late 30's)As soon as the ex fucks off and alimony stops ill be good

>>1062952

details homie?

>>1071815
>alimony

US has some pretty fucked up laws, can't get my head around why you guys still get married

>>1071848
It varies by state. Mine doesn't have it, everything acquired during the marriage is split 50/50 and that's it.

>>1053101
>read huck finn so can read this perfectly
kek'd so hard

>>1071769
>>1071700
>>1071678
Women honestly are overrated.

This feeling that you are having is your instinctual urge to reproduce and pass on your genes.

Just make some good friends and have a meetup every once in a while. I guarentee that you will be happier.

women dont really understand what im doing. they just see a mess then when its put back together i've 'cleaned up the mess' and it looks the same to them.

I've seen girls stay in garbage relationships with guys who were flamingly closeted because they're handy.

>true story

>>1071843
seconding this, even if its a bit unrelated to this thread

>>1071848
I used alimony so more would understand. Ausfag here. Its more child support @$750/week.

>2016
>guys are still getting married
What a cuck. Fuck marriage is all a scam for women. disgusting, gentlemen, just disgusting.

>>1050718
You DIY for yourself, not for others (unless they pay you).

If they don't find you handsome at least they'll find you handy

>>1060512
Well, I'm an operations research analyst, but my hobbies are mostly engineering centric. My husband is a philospher (mfa). He has a background in construction though. Our interests generally overlap in mechanics. We're rebuilding a cargo van then converting it into a stealth camper. He's working on the flooring, walls, and insulation. I handle the electrical. I'm building a solar power charging system atm. Actually, I'm pondering the addition of a thermoelectric generator to convert the roof heat, but that's a new area to me

>>1074116
Doesnt thermoelectric converters have a bad efficiency? Like 1-3%?
Unless you take exotic stuff like closed Helium Sterling engines.

>>1050733
At best they will ignore you; at worst, they'll call you a nerd, "creepy", or immature.

>>1053107
I second this with my boyfriend also.

being a diy girl sucks socially
many men seem to get automatically defensive if they notice a skill gap and other women think you're a fucking idiot
and my boyfriend has told me it makes him it makes him feel like a loser...

>>1074496
>>1074490
How the fuck? I would cherish a diy grill for my whole life. Besides, it's hard to build a particle accelerator solo

>>1050739
Are you making the ring though

>>1074501
I'd love for my bf to have an interest in diy and mess around on some projects with me :(

>>1052191
Seems like most people ITT would benefit from the homosex.

>>1074503
The day that I can build a tabletop cyclotron with a diy girl is the day I have fulfilled my life's purpose, and I will be ready to die then.

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>>1074501
Some men have a fragile masculinity.
Imply anything that makes them feel less of a manly man (like anything vaguely associated with girls or gays), and they'll have to claim loudly they're not faggots and/or weep in a corner.
Picture related.

>>1055734
>It is the business of a lazy cunt to pay someone else to fix his fuck ups.

you're in diy and you don't diy?
I hope you choke on that silver spoon.

>>1074777
Only a faggot would make such a shitty closet. What a terrible design.

>>1074838
I think a more balanced view might be better:
There is stuff that is cheaper to have done, and other that would be cheaper or better to do oneself. It depends on the situation such as ammount of leisure time, priority between mainstream and unique (i.e. mowing the grass = very mainstream since no special skill is necessary for that, combined with little free time and a high per-hour salary, it might then be best to have that done)

>>1062973
This guy. Always that one guy. Fucking creeping the boards. Fucking answering CL ads indiscriminately. Not all of us want to be sucked off by a dude. Leave us alone. If it's not asked for, quit offering.

>>1075869
chill, he just got lost on his way to /lgbt/.

>>1074519
cyclotrons arent THAT difficult to diy, they are however quite expensive on account of the needed vacuum and magnets.

>>1076892
I know, it would just be so chill to build one with a diy gf

>>1053663
I've been called McGyver by women many times. I've been laid many times by the same ones who called me this.
Coincidence?
>Probably, but why bother counting?

>>1064846
>>1052829
fuckin nerds

<spoiler>just kidding I love TNG</spoiler>

>>1051119
A diy/mtf trans that's competent?
Why am I this hard?

My girl l both loves my diy and is very good herself, just in different avenues. Mine is plumbing and electrical, she's more into construction. This Valentine's day, I got her a new circular saw.
Ex wife, otoh, wasn't competent to change a lightbulb. Didn't realized she sucked her way through getting things fixed until too late.
Moral? Those that have some skill are respectful to others. Learn from my mistakes.

>>1055734
Maybe 4 centuries ago.

>>1050739
How are you going to make the ring?

>>1078173
Eat a piece of coal and crap out the diamond.
How else is a man supposed to do it??

>>1051119
>has sansui speakers
>hooked up to a piece of garbage walmart "bookshelf" system

Sure, they arent particularly valuable or sought after Sansuis, but they still deserve a better source than that.

>>1050718
Wait, why isn't there a molded plastic organizer to all of that?
Also.. what would be the most cost/efficient way to make your own?

>>1080092
You mean the picture?

Honestly the most efficient way would be to buy one of good quality with all the tools already in place.
Anything else will simply not be worth the cost.
You could buy one of those empty tool racks and then only make the plastic parts yourself that keep the tools in place.
However the only cost efficient way to do that imho is to use foam and cut out the parts where the tools will fit. Foam however will wear down every quickly.

If you want to start molding, the cost for the mold will be a multiple of what you spend for a fully equiped tool rack, unless you intend to make many and sell them.

3D Printing may work, if you only make very small fixtures for each tool.

being the maker of impact toys and bondage furniture makes you popular to the fetish community...and that gets you the STRANGE BOOTY...

>>1080092
The aviation industry solved that long ago with tool box foam. Look it up. Some tool vendors will laser cut the stuff but it's easy to use other methods. Makes inventory easy.

>>1082114
What is the weirdest thing you have ever built?

>>1050733
Well in a relationship or friendship you'll be seen as usefull or handy. But that's not much help in getting into relationships.
If you got a chick friend who might be into you going over to her house for a quick fix and a cup of coffe might get you somewhere. Or not since friends.

Pretty useless trait if you are young, the older you are the more women will actually like it, but still use you for it.

>>1080979
Thermoforming is cheap and easy. You can do large thermoformed shit with a weed burner and a shop vac.

>>1050723
This guy gets it.

>>1069121
>a DIY-girl kindda scares me
This guy gets it.
If its something small, Id let her do it.. but girls get this "Im crafty and can do things" idea and then they seriously start wrecking stuff.
I once tried to talk an ex though fixing an iphone over the phone. She get the screws out, then when it came time to take stuff apart the battery was soldered in. It freaked her out or something and she started flailing it about and it went flying.. There are many reasons she is an ex.

women, would not trust with powertools/10

>>1055816
>There are competent women out there
Im glad you found a good one anon, brings a tear to my eye.
As a younger guy, I have to say its getting harder and harder to find a half decent woman. Most of them are iphone toting, starbucks slurping whores that cant even use a computer for more than 5 minutes without installing malware.

>>1083291
lol, thats a shame.
I one asked my brothers girlfriend to saw a 10inch wide floorboard.
shes not really a iphone toting, starbucks slurping whores that cant even use a computer for more than 5 minutes without installing malware. but that was the first time she held a saw.

the cut turned out to be completely straight, with no ripp-out or anything.
Im not sure i could've done it better myself

>>1052076
Are you 15

>>1050770
eh.

fuck off

>>1078121
>If its something small, Id let her do it.. but girls get this "Im crafty and can do things" idea and then they seriously start wrecking stuff.
>I once tried to talk an ex though fixing an iphone over the phone. She get the screws out, then when it came time to take stuff apart the battery was soldered in. It freaked her out or something and she started flailing it about and it went flying.. There are many reasons she is an ex

Lol, are you my uncle?

>me: You do not need a new X, it just needs to be fixed.
>looks at me like I am a cheap shithead

>>1050728
This.

>>1082114
To me as a non-native english speaker "impact toys" sound a lot like "impact wrench" Please tell me Im wrong.

>>1074116
TEGs have bad efficiency if the heat isn't focused,you'd get more out of a solar panel desu

>>1050718
Realistically? The same effect it has on non-diy friends. You'll be asked to fix things or build things (usually for free).

>>1050718
>What effects does being a competent DIY-guy have on girls?

They try taking you for a sucker who will fix/make anything for them, while they are out doing whatever and whomever.

>>1057196
I like clicks that can do stuff. My wife can't handle power tools even though she dabbles in crafts. But I'd love to do a project with someone. I'm raising my kids teaching then diy so I'll have company for a moment. Until they turn teenager.

>>1057431
People should NOT complement each other. A long lasting relationship is one where both (or more) have similar interests. There is research on this subject.

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>>1050718

Nothing says sexy as much as a well organised socket set.

>>1057431
>I gave up on my dream of marrying a man who only east the whites of eggs long ago though.
Do you only eat egg yolks? Because if you only eat the whites, that's not complementing, that's sharing a weird habit of wasting eggs...

>>1088644
>Greet you at the door wearing nothing but celophane wrap
That's my fetish.jpg

>>1088644
I would much prefer the apron. Cellophane is harder to get off to access the... interesting parts.

>>1088581
They should have both. Similar values but complementing interests or at least skills.

>>1051119
+1
He/she (sorry you didn't hint) speaks truth.

I'm a girl who is a mechanic and home brews, makes furniture, etc. for shits in my spare time. I would say it helps as I am seeing 3 people (two men, one woman) right now who all find me doing DIY things attractive. And since I haven't seen it mentioned, being a competent DIY-girl is very valuable for women who like women. My ex-girlfriend dug it.

>>1092790
You never had any negative comments from men for being a DIY girl?

Some will like that I perpetually smell like sweat metal and oil, but will be VERY careful about how clean your fingers are before giving a woman a hand job. I've given my gf UTIs before because I forgot to clean my hands completely before flicking her bean.

>>1084453
Not very surprising. I believe the bigger differences can be found in attitudes than gender.
Girls aren't supposed to do shit so they are taught to not to. Not that they can't. You just check out the posts in this thread, an insecure diy-oriented girls isn't going to be bragging with her mad skills anytime soon...

>>1062957
Not that guy but I agree with him, I have no female friends and don't want any.
I do have a wife.

>>1094355
I definitely get negative responses but I mostly choose to ignore them. Often when I'm at work male customers will try to lift things for me, try to tell me how to do my job, etc. This can be frustrating but I feel like most of the time the intention is good, so I let it go, as I can't really do anything about it.

>>1050763
/thread.

>>1075862
I'm getting into woodworking and I'm wondering if I should take the time to design and build a cnc machine or if I should just make more furniture and sell it to buy a cnc machine.

Some things are better to have done professionally.

>>1069864
If you want to build and sell guns just buy receivers. I wouldn't want to deal with all of that headache making serials and keeping record of everything.

>>1057196
Go live way out in the sticks and you'll find plenty of guys who appreciate it.

>>1095851
True. I live in Montana, and we have one girl in our welding/machining class. She has all eyes at all times.

>>1051528
>And then one of them gave me a snide look and said "Are you even a real man if you don't watch football?'
I hope you gave her a hearty laugh of contempt.

>>1050718
This thread.

Started over a month ago...


Good threads die

Suck dick

>>1095906
>>And then one of them gave me a snide look and said "Are you even a real man if you don't watch football?'

Watching sweaty rich men is jock sniffer level gay, especially when non-athletes do it.

I make sure my contempt is politely expressed and always on hand.

>>1057438
>RC and model plane clubs
ha. ha. ha.
I'm the only member of my local RC club under 40... about 80% of them are above 60.

You'd probably have better luck with one of the MultiGP groups that has sprung up recently, those guys are usually 20-30 range

>Effects being DIY has on girls:
"Hey, can you fix this thing?"
"How do I fix my computer?"
Or similar. Basically, any time any female from my social circle has a tech/broken thing issue, they want me to fix it. Haven't got a damn thing for it, but I'll still do it because I've got nothing better to do.

>>1095906
>>1095956
>not watching football

>>1095930
>over a month ago
Yeah, I started that thread in early September, check the date.
Awesome thread by the way.
I once had started the same thread back in 2010/2011 when the board was still new and it was bumped off within 2 days with something like 5 posts.

>>1051580
needs more duct tape /always

>>1096146
>it was bumped off within 2 days with something like 5 posts.

I guess you werent actually here when the board was new were you?
A thread would stay up a month with only 5 posts. A thread that would have 100+ replies could stay up 2-3 months easily

This board is fast as fuck compared to even a year ago before the Clover invasion

>>1051550
The Red Green Show. On PBS in the 90's. He could fix anything with Duck Tape.

>>1096180
Posting from clover.

>>1096180
right at the beginning: no, not really. I was moving pretty fast if I recall correctly.
I guess it slowed down later on.

What is this clover invasion?

>>1097801
>I was moving pretty fast if I recall correctly.

Are you talking about the first couple weeks when it was /b/ 2.0 with people trying out the board before leaving and never coming back?
Everyone flocks to new boards, most dont stay.

Once things settled, it was very slow.

>What is this clover invasion?
I honestly dont know how anyone who has been here a while could have missed this.

Late last year the Clover app made /diy/ a default board, new posters filled the board. Post quality went down overnight. Everyone was asking why there was an influx of spammy /b/ type posting and trolling.

Its somewhat settled down now, but there is still a fair share of garbage posting

There is nothing currently not running smoothly at my homestead, except for a backup sump pump that might need a bearing, and the extending dog leash has some gravel in it that needs extraction.

My wife loves that I'm OCD about DIY, and I love when she comes home from nights out with her friends (when they bitch about their husbands), I get mad crazy gratitude BJ's (if I manage to stay awake long enough).

I kinda like going over to our couple-friends houses, after a while I get the inevitable "mind taking a look at this?" or the wives tell their husbands to ask my to help with something.

Dunno, I just like fixing shit. Keeps me busy.

>>1051245
Jesus christ, please go back to school and learn to write proper sentences

>>1097822
I only visit this board occasionally so I must have missed the clover stuff.

>>1095989
you could start charging them a little pocket money

The worst is when youre fixing something and a female acquaintance assumes that makes you an expert that wants to fix all of their issues for free.

>>1100580
This only happens once you have set a precedent to fix something for free.
You tell them no in the first place you wont have this problem.

Many people learned this early on with PC trouble and their family.