Built a thing for my apartment

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 04/30/2020 at 21:11 • Filed to: None

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8ft spruce 1x12

The before pic

Eyeballing

Took off 3/4"

These yoga blocks have been the MVPs of our apartment so far. So useful!

Initial cuts completed

Test fitting... Went great! Used a rubber mallet and got a tight pressure fit.

Unfortunately even taking measurements at various places along the wall, things still didn’t butt up perfectly. Curse this old place with wonky framing.

What’s a 1/4" between friends?

Total cost: $13.45 for the 8' piece of pine. Which I picked myself. Dunn Lumber is awesome, I’ll never buy wood at HD again.

Drove two screws through the top just as a precaution, but this thing isn’t going anywhere.

Trimmed it slightly to get a perfect fit with my bigly mirror. Now I wish I had done two cuts there so the wood followed the mirror along the back as well, instead of just the side. Ah well.

Nom De Plume > AestheticsInMotion 04/30/2020 at 21:18

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So you answered what the purple blocks were in a timely manner.

What were the two screws sunk into - in an apartment? 

boredalways > AestheticsInMotion 04/30/2020 at 21:20

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Impressive

AestheticsInMotion > Nom De Plume 04/30/2020 at 21:21

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Meh. Filling holes is easy. I've got a ton of touch up paint for the eventual move out

Nom De Plume > AestheticsInMotion 04/30/2020 at 21:25

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Hahahaha, I had a feeling that was going to be the exact answer it drew.

NKato > AestheticsInMotion 04/30/2020 at 21:30

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Are you planning on eventually getting your entire front end repainted so it matches the body paint? That’s super faded there...

AestheticsInMotion > boredalways 04/30/2020 at 21:30

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This deck is a good 40 ft long and I'm really enjoying how easy it is to do projects with that much space

AestheticsInMotion > NKato 04/30/2020 at 21:37

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If I wax the body with one coat, and do three coats on the front bumper, it matches perfectly for a few weeks. Right now though... Ugh. I can't even do a normal wash with everything shut down. Might honestly be the dirtiest she's ever been 

NKato > AestheticsInMotion 04/30/2020 at 21:52

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I’m in the same position with the washing...the shutdown HAD to happen right after my roof work was finished... ugggggh.

Cash Rewards > AestheticsInMotion 04/30/2020 at 21:55

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Glad to see the Miata still around, but I thought you were selling it?

AestheticsInMotion > Cash Rewards 04/30/2020 at 22:14

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Yeah... With Covid-19 going on I was working 100+ hour weeks, so I stopped talking with all potential buyers for about 6 weeks. I just today sent messages out to everyone I had been communicating with, so we’ll see!

Definitely still want to sell. 

Cash Rewards > AestheticsInMotion 04/30/2020 at 22:17

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Well, good luck! It was the car that convinced me Miatas could be fun, and I think I'll always have one (until I get a vintage Mini)