I have given up any pretext of living a conventional life and am building an airplane in the main living area of my house, which is massivly relaxing, and feels right/normal, which it didn't without the airplane.Which is to say that I suspect building X/pinball machines is the same.
dgritsko 16 minutes ago [-]
This sounds fascinating, are you documenting this in any public way for those of us that are inevitably curious on the details?
orthoxerox 51 minutes ago [-]
"Massively relaxing and feels right/normal" instantly reminded me of hobby tunnelling.
Most of the parts should fit through a normal door. It is common to build an airplane in your house for years, and then for the last 2 years rent a hanger for final assembly. (Most people don't get to the point of final assembly, but those who do...)
ForOldHack 2 hours ago [-]
Pinball machines are great entertainment, but a plane? Wow. Someone next door to me, when I was growing up, built a boat in their driveway. It was amazing, and they took a long time to both get it right, and to make it seaworthy and comfy. After launch they sailed it around the world. Amazing.
mwigdahl 2 hours ago [-]
Wow, that's fascinating! What else can you tell us about the boat? How big was it? What was the rigging? How long did they take on the circumnavigation?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_tunneling
I've always dreamed of doing something like that.