DIY Thread

[sketchyjoe]

I made a skateboard deck once. I can't remember the site I got the instructions from though.

[Anarcho Poser]

i just dont know where to cut it. should i cut before or after those stitches where the sleeve meets the body of the jacket?
After. Like, the opposite side of them from the collar.

[Brain Toad]

Here is the hammer-sickle patch I made

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/PunkRockLoser666/DIY/Patches/Img_0021.jpg

Here is an old patch I made, first one I did. It was for the band Triggerfish, which Adam Peebles (superskankinactionhero) is bassist for.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/PunkRockLoser666/DIY/Patches/Triggerfish.jpg

[sketchyjoe]

Here is the hammer-sickle patch I made

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/PunkRockLoser666/DIY/Patches/Img_0021.jpg

Here is an old patch I made, first one I did. It was for the band Triggerfish, which Adam Peeples (superskankinactionhero) is bassist for.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/PunkRockLoser666/DIY/Patches/Triggerfish.jpg
Peeples?

[Brain Toad]

That typo never existed

[sketchyjoe]

From a P to a B is a pretty big jump.

[cheeser_1]

From a P to a B is a pretty big jump.
not really, at least it wasn't a Q to a Z or something.

[BrightSides]

Q W E
A S D
Z X C

q isnt that far from z
p and b are farther appart
geeze

[cheeser_1]

i meant the fact that P and B are pretty much the same, except for the little extra loop on the B. i think you may have read way too far into it anyway.

[metty16]

That typo never existed

that made me laugh

[me likes punk]

Che is so f'ucking trendy now, its quite sickening.


what did che do that is so popular? everytime i ask i get flamed because evidently im the only one who doesnt know who he is

and i agree about him being a trend, ive seen kids with shirts and backpacks and maybe even a notebook.

[Brain Toad]

what did che do that is so popular? everytime i ask i get flamed because evidently im the only one who doesnt know who he is

and i agree about him being a trend, ive seen kids with shirts and backpacks and maybe even a notebook.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara

[me likes punk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara


thanks

[cheeser_1]

i find it funny that your usertitle is "viva la revolution!" and you don't know who che guevara is. but i find alot of things funny.

[uk82]

DIY **** eh, i have made a few patches, a vest, pants and more, want me to post pictures in a few days and answer any questions needed?

[Anarcho Poser]

DIY **** eh, i have made a few patches, a vest, pants and more, want me to post pictures in a few days and answer any questions needed?
yes?

[uk82]

alright, give me a few days to find a camra.

[Flagjacket]

I feel like I haven't been doing my part lately, since the local emo kids have struck up a DIY trend amongst themselves.

[Anarcho Poser]

I feel like I haven't been doing my part lately, since the local emo kids have struck up a DIY trend amongst themselves.
...What's wrog with that?

[Flagjacket]

Nothing, I just feel like I'm not doing enough to help them out, sicne all I did was give one of them an idea for a shirt.

[me likes punk]

i find it funny that your usertitle is "viva la revolution!" and you don't know who che guevara is. but i find alot of things funny.

i just like the adicts

[cheeser_1]

i just like the adicts
well, it's nothing against you, it's just kinda funny.

[RudeBoyStompin]

i find it funny that your usertitle is "viva la revolution!" and you don't know who che guevara is. but i find alot of things funny.

I doubt that Che is the only person who ever said that.

[cheeser_1]

I doubt that Che is the only person who ever said that.
i know, again, it was just something that i found amusing.

[Master]

i know this sounds lame, but i need to know how to spike hair like colin from GBH or the guitarist from the havoc or something like that.

http://members.aol.com/punksale/pr-gbh.jpg

[Brain Toad]

i know this sounds lame, but i need to know how to spike hair like colin from GBH or the guitarist from the havoc or something like that.

http://members.aol.com/punksale/pr-gbh.jpg

This thread isn't about hair.

[cheeser_1]

grab a bit of hair
hold it out like a spike
hairspray it
blow dry it
repeat

for curly/thick hair:
use glue as necessary for added structure/support. blow dry this as well.

[Johnny EPHC]

I doubt that Che is the only person who ever said that.
Revolution is a French word, Revolución is the Spanish version. I doubt Che Guevara spoke French.

[Anarchy&Peace]

for the hair anything over six inches is easier and faster to do with glue oh sh'it mc krizzle in da house

[me likes punk]

well, it's nothing against you, it's just kinda funny.


i was gonna change it of minority of one a loooong time ago but my computer freezes when i bring up user cp

[Platinum_twf]

can someone help me with polishing boots, I can never get them shiny no matter how much I polish them, can some one help me with telling me a better technique for polishing them?

[Meat]

So, anyone have suggestions on studs to get? I'm just looking for the cheapest, I don't care which. Does it really matter?

[Brain Toad]

can someone help me with polishing boots, I can never get them shiny no matter how much I polish them, can some one help me with telling me a better technique for polishing them?

Use good quality shoe polish, make sure you are following the directions properly etc. You may have a leather on your boots that doesn't really shine that well, it's naturally dull. You could try adding a little water to the polish, that sometimes gives it a shine.

[Anxious]

I'm thinking of making a captain beefheart patch, but i suck at making stencils.

[Platinum_twf]

Use good quality shoe polish, make sure you are following the directions properly etc. You may have a leather on your boots that doesn't really shine that well, it's naturally dull. You could try adding a little water to the polish, that sometimes gives it a shine.

I use kiwi, and I do I dip the rag in a little water then the polish, and I give it a few coats...it happens on all of my boots, I have 3 pairs (1 leather and 2 of that fake leather stuff) so its not just the leather...

[me likes punk]

I'm thinking of making a captain beefheart patch, but i suck at making stencils.


i have faith on you :thumb:

[SantaDuJuan]

I'm thinking of making a captain beefheart patch, but i suck at making stencils.
I do too my white brother.

[Jessizzle]

To keep this thread Alive, you can all see my hardcore braclet making skilllz.

[SantaDuJuan]

Pfft, girls.
People give me ideas to make my brand new girlfriend something.

[Jessizzle]

http://photobucket.com/albums/v302/PSG/?action=view&current=Harccoree.jpg
hmm you can have my awesome idea of taking string, then cutting up colorful straws and using them as beads.

[SantaDuJuan]

Nah, I'm half gay.
Not totally.

[Jessizzle]

Ohhh, I really like the braclet I got, It was Livestrong, and it says Never Alone, Its 2 meanings in one. :)
Yeah, braclets are pretty cool, but if you wear more than 3 at a time, its stupidd.

[Scabies]

I hate livestrong bands.

''Oh i'm gonna wear a wristband to pretend i care about something because it's the latest fad!!''

Lame.

[Jessizzle]

I hate livestrong bands.

''Oh i'm gonna wear a wristband to pretend i care about something because it's the latest fad!!''

Lame.
I used to feel like that, but iv always soupported Cancer Researchers due to my family history and I have a good chance of getting it.
It really bugged me when this girl was showing this girl beside me her braclet, and it was a fake one! the money dosnt even go to cancer.
But Cancer is something my boyfriend feels stronly about and same with me, so we wear them.

[Glass_Hero]

I used to feel like that, but iv always soupported Cancer Researchers due to my family history and I have a good chance of getting it.
It really bugged me when this girl was showing this girl beside me her braclet, and it was a fake one! the money dosnt even go to cancer.
But Cancer is something my boyfriend feels stronly about and same with me, so we wear them.
You can just give them money without getting a braclet. That way you can help someone out and not be so trendy.

[Jessizzle]

Makin' fun of trendy people is the trendiest thing of all - Reel Big Fish

[Glass_Hero]

yes, but its fun and keeps me off drugs.

[cheeser_1]

anybody know what kind of paint/pen/whatever works best on fabric (especially that might holdup in a washing machine or at least through a hand washing)?

[TheNowhereman42]

Fabric paint I'd assume, and dark colored sharpies seem to work on really light colored clothes.

[Brain Toad]

Sharpies work and only fade over time, so you may have to reapply after like 30 washes.

[RudeBoyStompin]

Fabric paint is the way to go.

[me likes punk]

here are mt firts attempts at stencils...

http://photobucket.com/albums/b225/yetier/?action=view&current=7.jpg

cycle through all the pics

[RudeBoyStompin]

Has anyone ever tried iron-ons? Apparently you can just buy special paper for it and print it out from your computer so you could get an exact image of what you want onto a shirt. I have a feeling it wouldn't look as good as a stencil and it might start to wear off but it'd be a h.ell of a lot easier.

[Jessizzle]

Has anyone ever tried iron-ons? Apparently you can just buy special paper for it and print it out from your computer so you could get an exact image of what you want onto a shirt. I have a feeling it wouldn't look as good as a stencil and it might start to wear off but it'd be a h.ell of a lot easier.
Yeah, we made some for a friends band once, you can get white ones to go on black shirts but we found they didnt work too well, but the Black color ones worked great.

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

Has anyone ever tried iron-ons? Apparently you can just buy special paper for it and print it out from your computer so you could get an exact image of what you want onto a shirt. I have a feeling it wouldn't look as good as a stencil and it might start to wear off but it'd be a h.ell of a lot easier.

I've got 7 or 8 iron-on shirts

Cheap Sex
DKM
Jack Kevorkian
RATM
Less Than Jake
I had a sublime one
I'm going to make a Black Flag one today
I had a few others but they got too ripped up so i threw 'em out.



And here's the X-Ray Spex (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v380/Misftisomaniac/20050708_01.jpg) the shirt I made

[invrtedflag]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0095.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0097.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0099.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0096.jpg

[Sid Ramone]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0095.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0097.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0099.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0096.jpg

that reminds me that ive got to finish studding my leather jacket. Once i pick up some studs and finish studding my leather ill post pictures.

EDIT: nice leather btw.

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0095.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0097.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0099.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0096.jpg

First off, did you use stencils? Second off, that's alot more color than you usually see on a jacket.

[Jessizzle]

Woah, I like it!

[invrtedflag]

i stenciled the clit one thats it i still want to cone stud like the whole thing but im a poor bastard

[Brain Toad]

I wish I was that talented to be able to hand paint logos.

[asdf]

Those are some very well done hand-painted logos. I like the use of color, because it's not often seen.

[Culture Shock]

Impressive paint job on the jacket.

[me likes punk]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0095.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0097.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0099.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0096.jpg

your sweet jacket outcooled my shirts :upset:


nicely done though :thumb:

[uk82]

K i just got the pictures of mine. I just gota get them devoloped now.

[uk82]

i stenciled the clit one thats it i still want to cone stud like the whole thing but im a poor bastard

Ya, they are a bitch, i just kept buying them over a few years when ever i had spare change, im finished now, its got about, 700-1000 on the back, and over 400 on the front cause i spaced them a bit.

[Twat_Out_Of_Hell]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0095.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0097.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0099.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/DSCF0096.jpg

i love your jacket and your avatar.

I got a denim jacket today which i'm going to get stuck into soon, so expect lots of stupid questions.

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

i stenciled the clit one thats it i still want to cone stud like the whole thing but im a poor bastard

http://www.angryyoungandpoor.com

You can get alot of studs for relatively cheap there.

[Rise Me Up]

How quality are iron on logos,like with the paper you'd buy at wal*mart?

[cheeser_1]

How quality are iron on logos,like with the paper you'd buy at wal*mart?dirty with the stains of economy-smashing corporatism.

[Culture Shock]

'Iron ons' never quite work out for me. I suggest using stencils.

[Rise Me Up]

dirty with the stains of economy-smashing corporatism.

don't care.

[Major General Despair]

Haha, last night at a show some kids had jackets with PUNX written on them. Made me laugh a bit.

[cheeser_1]

don't care.
this is the DIY thread, i'd say discouraging walmart-shopping is appropriate.

[Major General Despair]

this is the DIY thread, i'd say discouraging walmart-shopping is appropriate.

Up the walmart punx!

[Rise Me Up]

this is the DIY thread, i'd say discouraging walmart-shopping is appropriate.


:upset: I'm kind of DIYing it.

[$bassline$]

Haha, last night at a show some kids had jackets with PUNX written on them. Made me laugh a bit.
i saw a girl at my school with a trucker hat that said 'punx' on it, so i laughed at her and she looked at me funny

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

How quality are iron on logos,like with the paper you'd buy at wal*mart?

They only get bad after more than a year of being worn. I've got a couple that are a year old and they're still in good condition. Don't buy the paper form wal-mart though, go to an actual computer store.

[me likes punk]

http://photobucket.com/albums/b225/yetier/?action=view&current=opivy.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/b225/yetier/?action=view&current=77.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/b225/yetier/?action=view&current=socialaway.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/b225/yetier/?action=view&current=7.jpg

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

http://photobucket.com/albums/b225/yetier/?action=view&current=opivy.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/b225/yetier/?action=view&current=77.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/b225/yetier/?action=view&current=socialaway.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/b225/yetier/?action=view&current=7.jpg

I've got no idea what that last one is but the other ones look good. How did you make the 7Seconds stencil?

[me likes punk]

I've got no idea what that last one is but the other ones look good. How did you make the 7Seconds stencil?


i had a single stencil,
but i would cover the part of thew shirt i wasnt spraying with paper
the id spray take off the stancil cover the part i just sprayed and uncover the next part and spray

sounds complicated but its not



the last one is another seven seconds shirt but i used a bleach pen to make the symbol and it looks like ****

[invrtedflag]

il post some patches in a few

[invrtedflag]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/062d8add.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/bc60f2c6.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/c80a6093.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/6a2aea5d.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/reaganyouth88/7cff4d0f.jpg

[white_riot]

Nice patches, they look awesome.

[RCVA]

i know this is a retarded question but is cbk comeback kid.

[me likes punk]

i know this is a retarded question but is cbk comeback kid.


what says cbk? :confused:

[RCVA]

it's more of a hardcore forum question but they don't have a DIY thread and people in the punk forum are generally less condescending.

[Major General Despair]

Acronyms are DIY

[invrtedflag]

hell yeah they are

[gastery6]

Instead of looking through the whole thread. Which way of making a t-shirt lasts the longest. Is it stencils or iron on?

[Anxious]

I'd say stencils, as long as you use good fabric paint.

[RudeBoyStompin]

Probably stencils. I'd imagine iron ons tend to fade/peel off eventually. If the fabric paint starts to fade you can always touch it up with a fabric pen if necessary.

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

Acronyms are DIY

The irony there is almost beyond comprehension.

[me likes punk]

The irony there is almost beyond comprehension.



it took me a minute to find the irony but then i got it

[asdf]

Instead of looking through the whole thread. Which way of making a t-shirt lasts the longest. Is it stencils or iron on?
I'd definitely say stencils. Iron-ons get all cracked up and peel, while the fabric paint does not.

[metty16]

all my shirts peel. I hate it

...its cheaper though

[metty16]

^for iron on

[me likes punk]

all my shirts peel. I hate it

...its cheaper though


i disagree, a stencil can be used more than one and a can of spray paint is cheaper than transfer paper.

[metty16]

I meant for mass production, like for companies and stuff

[asdf]

This is my world/inferno friendship society shirt. It's not on an actual shirt, though, just my practice shirt. I don't have another plain black shirt yet.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/asdfqaz/worldinferno.jpg

[Sid Ramone]

okay since i dont feel like looking through pages and pages of posts so to the guy who was asking how to get that super fuzzy tone the guy from reagan youth gets on his i do it like this:

take a bass amp and a distortion pedal, and run you guitar through it. crank the tone and distortion on the pedal and then on your amp crank the midrange and treble all the way and turn bass down to zero. use your neckup and "BAM!" reagan youth just like that!

[metty16]

Does anyone here put graphics on their shoes?

[Sid Ramone]

Does anyone here put graphics on their shoes?
my friends draws band logos on her shoes with a sharpie

[Biscuit_box]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/Biscuit_Box/DieFedzBass.jpg

I took some duct tape a while ago and just done this, didn't take long.

[religionisascam]

About a year ago, I used red and black duct tape to cover my bass. It was like a plaid pattern.

[RudeBoyStompin]

I did this: http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6338/guitarpattern2ym.jpg to my guitar when I first got it.

[religionisascam]

That's cool. How did you do that, is it paint? That's pretty much what my bass looked like and then i cut up thin strips of tape to put in between the thick strips to make it look more like plaid. It took a couple hours to do.

[RudeBoyStompin]

I used these label stickers I had in my drawer.

[vincethesk8r]

I did this: http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6338/guitarpattern2ym.jpg to my guitar when I first got it.

We're all D&D nerds........on the inside...Nice guitar, though.

[Nick Morzov]

I did this: http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6338/guitarpattern2ym.jpg to my guitar when I first got it.
that guitar reminds me of the aquabats for some reason

[SantaDuJuan]

I did this: http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6338/guitarpattern2ym.jpg to my guitar when I first got it.


D&D pwns.
:)

[RudeBoyStompin]

D&D pwns.
:)

Yes it does.

[me likes punk]

I meant for mass production, like for companies and stuff


oh i see

[me likes punk]

is spray paint ok for electric basses?

[guitar, bass, sax]

is spray paint ok for electric basses?

Yeah, auto paint works well if you sand the original finish and spray lots of light coats. I wouldn't reccomend refinishing a really valuable bass, but if it's a cheapo or something it will turn out good.

[me likes punk]

Yeah, auto paint works well if you sand the original finish and spray lots of light coats. I wouldn't reccomend refinishing a really valuable bass, but if it's a cheapo or something it will turn out good.


thanks for the help :thumb:

[religionisascam]

I finally decided to make my own patches, they're not great but good enough for my first diy patches. I messed up the first one. I have to learn how to make stencils better.

CRASS - First attempt (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/thetiananmensquares/CRASSPatch1.jpg)

CRASS - Second attempt (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/thetiananmensquares/CRASSPatch2.jpg)

FEAR (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/thetiananmensquares/FEARPatch.jpg)

Wednesday Night Heroes (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/thetiananmensquares/WNHPatch.jpg)

Does anyone have an idea of a simple band logo that I can make a patch of?

[cheeser_1]

the second try looks really good (although the first isn't bad either)

[me likes punk]

anyone got a cool blackflag picture to make into a stencil?

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

The classic bars?

[guns_of_brixton]

the second try looks really good (although the first isn't bad either)

Agreed, the second looks very good.

[Anxious]

anyone got a cool blackflag picture to make into a stencil?
Is the "kira" in your user title refers to Kira Rosselar, the Black Flag bassist?

[metty16]

I finally decided to make my own patches, they're not great but good enough for my first diy patches. I messed up the first one. I have to learn how to make stencils better.

CRASS - First attempt (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/thetiananmensquares/CRASSPatch1.jpg)

CRASS - Second attempt (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/thetiananmensquares/CRASSPatch2.jpg)

FEAR (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/thetiananmensquares/FEARPatch.jpg)

Wednesday Night Heroes (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/thetiananmensquares/WNHPatch.jpg)

Does anyone have an idea of a simple band logo that I can make a patch of?


the fear patch is pretty good. The Pennywise logo would be fun to do

[me likes punk]

Is the "kira" in your user title refers to Kira Rosselar, the Black Flag bassist?

yeah

[Sid Ramone]

i dont know if this has been mentioned yet, but to keep silk screened patches from fraying leave a bit of extra fabric when you're cutting it and once you're done the patch fold the edges over while sewing. Ive done this with all my patches and none of them are fraying

[religionisascam]

The classic bars?I was thinking of doing that, even though I'm not a huge fan of their's. It would just be so easy to do.

[me likes punk]

The classic bars?

too easy

[User Name]

what else do they have?

[me likes punk]

what else do they have?


i was thinking of a cool flyer or ep cover, but ill just look in my henry rollins book :thumb:

[User Name]

oh yeah

do "my war" because it looks easy and is pretty cool

[me likes punk]

i was thinking of that one

[Anxious]

yeah
Shes a killer bassist. She does sound for movies nowadays. She also got divorced from Mike Watt :(


Yeah the My war one would be sweet. You know the one in my avatar.

[me likes punk]

Kira = HOT

[User Name]

Kira = HOT
you=right

[Anxious]

Shes 40 now, and she doesnt look half bad.

[me likes punk]

Shes 40 now, and she doesnt look half bad.


ill upload a pic of her in a diner back in the day

sorry my scanner wont work, maybe tomorrow

[RCVA]

****

[me likes punk]

****



sorry if you wanted the pic.

anyway i just finished the "my war" stencil it turned out ok. the shirt will only be black and white due to lack of funds

[RCVA]

I didn't realise they filtered d'amn.

[Theramed]

If im using a fabric paint to stencil stuff onto a tee shirt does it make alot of differance if i use a roller or a brush?

[asdf]

If im using a fabric paint to stencil stuff onto a tee shirt does it make alot of differance if i use a roller or a brush?
I tried both, and it doesn't really. I kind of prefer the paintbrush, but it doesn't really matter.

[Theramed]

I tried both, and it doesn't really. I kind of prefer the paintbrush, but it doesn't really matter.

thankingyou

[Forest_Fire]

I have a stupid question. I'm trying to make a BOTAR stencil. I have the image of theguitar with wings traced onto a piece of cardboard. What would be best to cut it with? Scissors are too big and messy, especially for the small wing bits. Help?

[Theramed]

I have a stupid question. I'm trying to make a BOTAR stencil. I have the image of theguitar with wings traced onto a piece of cardboard. What would be best to cut it with? Scissors are too big and messy, especially for the small wing bits. Help?

I use a craft lnife over a cutting mat :thumb:

[me likes punk]

I have a stupid question. I'm trying to make a BOTAR stencil. I have the image of theguitar with wings traced onto a piece of cardboard. What would be best to cut it with? Scissors are too big and messy, especially for the small wing bits. Help?

X-acto knives rule

[Forest_Fire]

Oh. I don't have either of those.

[Shtein]

You could just use a kitchen knife, it may work. Or just go but an X-acto knife they are not that cheap, but usallu under $20 Canadian.

[Theramed]

Oh. I don't have either of those.

theyre not expensive i got a set of 3 with about 10 blades for about £3

[Shtein]

Wow, thats pretty cheap. The one I have is about $14 Canadian because I wasted my money on an expensive one.

[Theramed]

Wow, thats pretty cheap. The one I have is about $14 Canadian because I wasted my money on an expensive one.

mine arent to good but they do the job. is an exacto knife the same as a craft knife?

[Shtein]

This is an X-acto knife...
http://www.uline.com/images/product/Medium/HD_1166_M.JPG

Craft Knife...
http://www.constantines.com/ProductImages/handtools/saws/98CK1.jpg

So according to google search its the same thing :)

[Brain Toad]

X-acto is a brand. Craft is its actual name.

It's like people who call tissue, klennex, its a brand name that we've used so much we've associated it with the product, even if it is a different brand.

X-acto sounds cooler.

[Shtein]

I call tissue kleenex, one of those habbits I suppose.

[cheeser_1]

use a boxcutter. you know, like al-qaeda

[Forest_Fire]

I found a pair of midget scissors. I'm going to try those until I get a good knife

[Shtein]

good luck

[asdf]

I found a pair of midget scissors. I'm going to try those until I get a good knife
Not a very good idea. Good luck with that.

I have to make my friend a 311 shirt and an alice cooper shirt for her birthday.

I should've never told my friends that I make my own shirts :(

[Brain Toad]

use a boxcutter. you know, like al-qaeda

The boxcutter at my house is now called the terrorist weapon.

[Anxious]

sorry if you wanted the pic.

anyway i just finished the "my war" stencil it turned out ok. the shirt will only be black and white due to lack of funds
Post pics when your done. Or die.

And the pic of Kira. :)

[Meat]

This may seem like a stupid question, but how the hell do people put studs on? I mean, it seems like it'd take quite awhile. Personally, I've never delt with them, so it'd e helpful if someone could answer my question.

[mole]

there are prongs on the back of the studs people push through the material. then they bend the prongs down.

it takes a fairly long amount of time, but it can look good if done properly

[asdf]

Use plyers or tweezers when putting on studs. Getting the stug prong under your fingernail hurts like a bitch.

[me likes punk]

http://photobucket.com/albums/b225/yetier/?action=view&current=MYWAR.jpg

heres the shirt.

ill try and get those kira pictures too

[religionisascam]

That's awesome, good job.

[cheeser_1]

that's a seriously good shirt, except for the edge-of-the-stencil marks. but they're heavy or too distracting or anything. and the stencil design is really nice.

what works for those stencil marks, for future reference, is to lay down some newspaper over the rest of the shirt, over the places the stencil doesn't cover.

[asdf]

http://photobucket.com/albums/b225/yetier/?action=view&current=MYWAR.jpg

heres the shirt.

ill try and get those kira pictures too
Awesome.

[Brain Toad]

Use plyers or tweezers when putting on studs. Getting the stug prong under your fingernail hurts like a bitch.

I've done that a couple of times. I got an xacto knife under my nail once, oh boy did that hurt.

[cheeser_1]

for some reason, talk of such terrible pain makes me have sympathy pains.

always in the gonads though, never in the body part in question. :upset:

[Flagjacket]

I had a splinter under my left index finger nail for the longest time. I accidentally broke the protruding part off, so I had to wat for it to fall out by it's self or something.

[Shtein]

Interesting Fact about Stefan: I have splinter on the bottom of my left foot and Its been there since I was little.

[User Name]

i stepped on an upturned pencil about 6 years ago and it was stuck in my foot.

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

Interesting Fact about Stefan: I have splinter on the bottom of my left foot and Its been there since I was little.

I've got a bunch of little ones like that. They've been in there for a month and I tried to pull them out the other day with some tweezers and I ended up just pulling off some skin and bleeding all over.

[Shtein]

I also still have a little rock in my knee from bike riding last summer

[Flagjacket]

We were pulling a wagon with a bike one summer and one kid's legs got caught under the wheel of the wagon and his knee got dragged across 20 meters of concrete. Then his kneecap fell out cause all the skin got ground off, and we had to pick it up and put it in a bag.

[User Name]

i woulda kept it

[Flagjacket]

And given him a turtle shell or part of a hubcap for a new kneecap. ****, I wish I had thought of that then.

[User Name]

:lol:

[cheeser_1]

i got that offspring album splinter for free from the garbage the other day. is it any good?

[User Name]

cant you just listen to it?

EDIT:i doubt its any good,i think thats their new one

[Shtein]

Probably isnt, thats why thire CDs are 2 for $25 at HMV.

[Twat_Out_Of_Hell]

Cheeser, no it's useless

[Sid Ramone]

Use plyers or tweezers when putting on studs. Getting the stug prong under your fingernail hurts like a bitch.
i use the end of a ball point pen. it kind of messes up the end of the pen but it gets the job done!

[mole]

i pierced my ear a couple hours ago with a safety pin. i tried getting the earing in, but i ended up digging in to a new one and pulling it out.
im gonna try pushing the earring in again, any suggestions?

[me likes punk]

i dont know what you mean

[AIRIC]

pierce your ear with the earing.

[cheeser_1]

i pierced my ear a couple hours ago with a safety pin. i tried getting the earing in, but i ended up digging in to a new one and pulling it out.
im gonna try pushing the earring in again, any suggestions?
use a large safety pin (thicker than the ring), leave the pin in for a while, and then swap them out real quick.

[Rise Me Up]

how safe is it to pierce your ear with a safety pin?

[cheeser_1]

how safe is it to pierce your ear with a safety pin?
if you clean it first and then wash the thing once you've done it a couple times a day for the next couple days, it's not bad. ears (lobes, that is) are simple to pierce and don't really offer any problems as far as i know. cartiledge is a bit more of an issue, because you ideally want to use something that punches a hole out of the cartiledge (it can be done, but it's a bit of work to push through if you're squeemish, and it may get infected more easily).

[RudeBoyStompin]

I've never really understood why anyone would ever want piercings.

[Rise Me Up]

I just got done with mine and it hurts like hell.

[Daniel!]

Where can you buy iron-on transfer paper? Do they have it at most stores or do you have to search around for it?

[Anxious]

Where can you buy iron-on transfer paper? Do they have it at most stores or do you have to search around for it?
How else would it transfer?

[Forest_Fire]

I finally finished my first BOTAR stencil. I think one of the wings turned out well, and the other was... kind of good. I'll probably end up flipping the stencil around and using the same wing twice.

I have yet to make a stencil for the words. The front is going to have the guitar and "B.O.T.A.R.", and the back will have "THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE AMPLIFIED"

[Shtein]

what did you make your stencil out of?

[Forest_Fire]

Cardboard. It's my first stencil ever and I didn't know any better. I'll be using something else next time

[Shtein]

See I wanna do a stencil for the 2-tone gangster on the Specials cover but im not sure how id do that?

[asdf]

See I wanna do a stencil for the 2-tone gangster on the Specials cover but im not sure how id do that?
You just get some really thick paper material, draw on, or print out a picture and glue on the image you want to be a stencil. Use an x-acto knife to cut out.

[Shtein]

I never made a shirt and i want to so I got a question. So once I cut out the stencil what do I use for colour, paint, markers...?

[Anxious]

Fabric Paint.

[asdf]

Fabric Paint.
Definitely your best bet.

[Anxious]

I tried to make a sonic youth shirt once using the stencil method. The picture ended up looking nothing like the stencil.

[Shtein]

Can somebody give me a price range in Canadian if you could?

[asdf]

I tried to make a sonic youth shirt once using the stencil method. The picture ended up looking nothing like the stencil.
It takes practice. Start with simple logos.

[Shtein]

Can somebody give me a price range in Canadian if you could?
Anybody?

[Anxious]

For fabric paint in the u.s. it cost me about 1.50 for a bottle. Work conversion magic.

[Shtein]

ok, that pretty cheap

[Anxious]

Yeah it is. Pick up 3 diffrent colours, see which ones you like. I reccomend doing it on a practice shirt first so you dont waste a good shirt if you **** up.

[Shtein]

What do you mean 3 different colours. I only need 1 or 2

[Anxious]

What do you mean 3 different colours. I only need 1 or 2
That'll do then.

[Shtein]

were you the one that make the black flag T-shirt and posted a picture of it?

[metty16]

Really simple designs first, like Pennywise and Crass or something, then move on to harder stuff, like the little Ska guy

[Shtein]

so you saying try a simpler stencle first?

[Daniel!]

Nobody knows were to get iron-on transfer paper?

[Rise Me Up]

Nobody knows were to get iron-on transfer paper?


I got mine at Wal*Mart.

[Daniel!]

Oh cool, I didn't know if it was sold everywhere or not.

[Rise Me Up]

Oh cool, I didn't know if it was sold everywhere or not.

Yeah,basically any decent sized store.

[cheeser_1]

I got mine at Wal*Mart.
bad. bad bad bad.

[Brain Toad]

I got mine at Wal*Mart.

No! *swats nose with rolled up newspaper* bad chairman!

[cheeser_1]

don't use the good newspaper either. use the crappy one.

[Rise Me Up]

:upset:

minus 10 punk points for me.

[uk82]

Ok i finally got pictures of my jacket

Back of jacket (http://myspace-039.vo.llnwd.net/00166/93/01/166781039_l.jpg)
front of jacket (http://myspace-586.vo.llnwd.net/00166/68/52/166782586_l.jpg)

All the paintings look ****ed up because of folds in the jacket.

[uk82]

Also, aperintly some **** tard made a exact copy of my jacket (well most of it anyways) and sold it on ebay. I made All this jacket from start to finish.(although its still not done)

[Theramed]

I'm not a fan of painting on leather but that does look good

[Shtein]

that looks ****ing insane you use stencils?

[uk82]

Thanks,

Ya, to some degree i use stencils, i basicly just print off the size of the logo i want off the computer just to get a base size, then from there i free hand it.

[religionisascam]

Yeah! The Ruffianz!

The jacket looks really good. How long did it take to put on all those studs?

[uk82]

Ya the ruffianz are great. Im not really sure about the studs, it was done over the span of a month and i would just kinda go at it when ever watching a movie or watching tv.

[cheeser_1]

Ya the ruffianz are great. Im not really sure about the studs, it was done over the span of a month and i would just kinda go at it when ever watching a movie or watching tv.
that's when i do all my sewing and stuff. i don't think i've really bought new clothes since like 8th grade except a few things here or there. it's much easier (read: cheaper) to just fix them. except shirts, which i accumulate over time.

[uk82]

Ya, i still got the first casualties shirt i bought, almost 3 years ago!

[invrtedflag]

me to i am actually wearing it right now

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

Nobody knows were to get iron-on transfer paper?

Basically, any computer store in the world.

[AcerbicCunnt77]

how safe is it to pierce your ear with a safety pin?
safety pins are hardly ever sharp enough, and end up with a really crooked hole.

[nellos]

My first ear piercing I used one of those tiny nails you get in shop class. The 3 detentions or however many it was back then was completely worth it.

[mole]

meh i got a septum, before i got my ears. pretty weird lookin. i dont have the septum anymore, but i remember tears comin out of my eyes when i got it.

[Rise Me Up]

safety pins are hardly ever sharp enough, and end up with a really crooked hole.


It worked for me biatch.

[SnazzJazz]

safety pins work like a charm.

[suicidal monkey]

what is the best but cheap hairspray?

[cheeser_1]

what is the best but cheap hairspray?
rave 4x

[RCVA]

hairspray? pssh

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

what is the best but cheap hairspray?

Aquanet

[uk82]

Finese, its under 2$ canadian a bottle and it held my hawk at a foot.

[Shtein]

Ill pass on mohawks, I never had one and I probably will never have one.

[Anarcho Poser]

I've thought about getting one, I'm not really too sure though. I'd hate to shave 7/10 of my hair after growing it out this long, 'specially since I'm not even sure how cool it owuld look.

[honkybrewster]

hairspray? pssh
All the alternatives I tried only made the hawk stiff if you put it on over hairspray.

[uk82]

Another picture of my jacket, im on the right (http://myspace-880.vo.llnwd.net/00169/08/84/169824880_l.jpg)

[cheeser_1]

Another picture of my jacket, im on the right (http://myspace-880.vo.llnwd.net/00169/08/84/169824880_l.jpg)you look like you're thinking very hard. :)

[RCVA]

or trying to do a s'hit

[uk82]

thinking hard about taking a ****.

naw, i think the sun was in my eyes or something, i forget i was drinking.

[SnazzJazz]

Who needs hair spray when there's spit and egg whites. Yeah I'm stupid. But I know that L.A. Looks makes strong stuff and it's pretty cheap.

[imnotyourcrackwhore]

safety pins are hardly ever sharp enough, and end up with a really crooked hole.

I've done it twice, and I don't have crooked holes. You just have to have enough force.

And if anyone read this out of context, they would assume my username is absolutely accurate in describing me.