Failure...

jmg · Post by **jmg** » 17 Oct 2022, 20:03

I've been working on welding a frame for an end table out of 1/16" 1x square tubing. Long story short, it's too much out of square and complete garbage. I went too far with it to correct my problems. It was a bummer. However, it reminds me of this quote, "Sometimes you win. Sometimes you learn." Tonight I learned. I'll adjust and try again.

sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 18 Oct 2022, 03:37

A supervisor once told me long ago, "you don't want to have too many of those learning experiences."

coco · Post by **coco** » 18 Oct 2022, 04:09

joegoat · Post by **joegoat** » 18 Oct 2022, 05:55

I know the feeling. It's always nice to learn in your own shop where there's no one to laugh at you.

Hugo Drax · Post by **Hugo Drax** » 18 Oct 2022, 05:58

You know, the thread titles around here often scare me a little.

But yes, I screw up a lot of projects and measure their relative merits by how many trips to the hardware store it took to complete them. I totally get it.

FredS · Post by **FredS** » 18 Oct 2022, 06:11

you suck

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » 18 Oct 2022, 07:06

coco wrote: ↑18 Oct 2022, 04:09

(Diresta is a great YouTube channel)

NOT A FAILURE - JUST A LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Bloodhound · Post by **Bloodhound** » 18 Oct 2022, 08:50

This weekend My son in law and I put covers on the windows of the cabin...the plan was to cut plywood and drill and mount on machine screws mounted to the frames. I measured and measured and marked the cut, but then went back and measured again. He asked me if I was ever gonna turn the saw on and actually cut it...I told him that last year I was cutting wood for another project and after I measured, I cut the board 3 times and it was still too short...

We got them all covered without wasting a $43 sheet of plywood...$43 for plywood.....

Del · Post by **Del** » 18 Oct 2022, 10:23

Bloodhound wrote: ↑18 Oct 2022, 08:50 $43 for plywood.....

That's five plies of wood, plus an extra ply of Biden.

jmg · Post by **jmg** » 18 Oct 2022, 13:38

FredS wrote: ↑18 Oct 2022, 06:11you suck

Bingo.