[QUOTE=pimpy the pirate]cutting out the stencil for the patch is too hard imo my way is easier[/QUOTE]
whats your way?

[QUOTE=z is me]alright buddies....... summer is here, and im hella hot. can someone give me instructions on making DIY shorts?[/QUOTE]
I didn't make mine from scratch, but heres what i said a couple pages ago about them.
I got a pair of dickies shorts becuase they are the cheepest ones i could find. I ripped off all the dickies logos, then put on my patches. I got the loose fit by accident though whcih are huge, so i ended up sewing them a little and now they look better. i'm trying to find some zippers to put on them too.

[QUOTE=Ihatehate]Thank you.

On a differnt kind of DIY for ya kids.

I want to make something unique for my iPod as a cover for it.
I saw some sock covers for iPods but they were way to expensive.
So!
Here's the question, what should I do with it?[/QUOTE]


........i dont even have an ipod *puts head down and shakes head*

.....but at least i have a tape recorder and a downloading program on my computer :thumb: yeahhhhhhh boy

wats the difference between a scratchplate and a pickupguard?
forgive my ignorance...

[QUOTE=racklepunk]wats the difference between a scratchplate and a pickupguard?
forgive my ignorance...[/QUOTE]
you're in the wrong forum. but i think i can handle this one. i think you mean "pickguard." as far as i know, there is no difference.

however, there is such a thing as a "pickup cover," you might mean that. in that case, these:
[url]http://www.guitar-repairs.com.au/whitepearlsplate.jpg[/url]
[url]http://www.guitar-repairs.com.au/acousticsplate.jpg[/url]
are pickguards/scratchplates, and these:
[url]http://www.dguitarparts.com/images/pPickUpCovers005.jpg[/url]
are pickup covers.

but if you have more guitar related questions, you should try [url]http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7[/url]
(that's the guitar forum).

yeah sorry...i realised as soon as id posted...but thanks anyway!

[QUOTE=Ihatehate]Funny, since I am bisexual.

But seriously, I actually just wanted to ask something about DIY rather than shirts and patches.


Anyone do DIY on things like electronics?[/QUOTE]
Cut a tube sock and use the top part. And make it all cute. Add a bow.

[QUOTE=IFlogMyMolly16]Cut a tube sock and use the top part. And make it all cute. [B]Add a bow[/B].[/QUOTE]


Don't think I wouldn't.
I grew up learning how to sew rather than learning how to fish with my dad.

I wasn't kidding.

I know you wern't.
It would look cute with a bow though.

I just finished sewing the first patch on my vest. 1 down, 7 to go. Have it all planned out, itll take awhile it's a bit harder to sew onto denim. Not sure if I'm doing any studs, don't know where to put them. Backpatch will be here sometime next week.

[QUOTE=Ihatehate]I know you wern't.
It would look cute with a bow though.[/QUOTE]
It definitely would. Make me one too. Thx

[QUOTE=Brain Squirmin' Like a Toad]I just finished sewing the first patch on my vest. 1 down, 7 to go. Have it all planned out, i[B]tll take awhile it's a bit harder to sew onto denim[/B]. Not sure if I'm doing any studs, don't know where to put them. Backpatch will be here sometime next week.[/QUOTE]

It's not for me, what kind of needle you using there?

[QUOTE=Ihatehate]It's not for me, what kind of needle you using there?[/QUOTE]

A large one. I just take my time, because if I didn't I'd end up stabing the thing through my hand. The hardest parts are usually when I have to go through two layers of patch (I fold over and sew edges, well my mom does) and then the jacket.

[QUOTE=Brain Squirmin' Like a Toad]A large one. I just take my time, because if I didn't I'd end up stabing the thing through my hand. The hardest parts are usually when I have to go through two layers of patch [B](I fold over and sew edges, well my mom does)[/B] and then the jacket.[/QUOTE]


You really have to do that, or watch the patch before you sew it on.

I learned the hard away about not folding edges and not taking my time. My DK and Ramones patches on my regular jackets got destroyed after being washed in the washer. But I also don't wash stuff anymore, I 'dry clean' it. I can't wash my vest either, or itll shrink.

I've never ruined a patch by washing it.

I know this has probably been asked alot but what is the best stuff for spray painting an image on a t-shirt? I'm planning on constructing my bands name and logo with duct tape and spray painting the gaps which will in turn make the images come through. Or is there an easier way of doing it ?

[QUOTE=Biscuit_box]I know this has probably been asked alot but what is the best stuff for spray painting an image on a t-shirt? I'm planning on constructing my bands name and logo with duct tape and spray painting the gaps which will in turn make the images come through. Or is there an easier way of doing it ?[/QUOTE]

If you can find it, spray fabric paint. The kind the comes in an aerosal kind of can.

[QUOTE=Brain Squirmin' Like a Toad]If you can find it, spray fabric paint. The kind the comes in an aerosal kind of can.[/QUOTE]

Cool, thanks. I will try to find that and post pics of the finished product to see what you think of it

I wanted to make a Strike Anywhere shirt, and I found this on a website with a lot of anti-fascist and anti-racism stencils. Does this symbol have a meaning aside from being a band logo?

[url]http://ainfos.de/downloads/schablonen/01.gif[/url]

[url]http://www.smartpunk.com/product_images/13529.gif[/url]

It's the anti-fascism symbol. If you put it over the swastika it cancels it out. I'll try and find a link.

yeah, the three lines stand for... i forget what. something, something, and that one other thing. you know.

It was used a lot in pre-war Germany by Socialists.

Robb: You do use the circle three arrows as Inquisition* did previous that means liberty, equality and solidarity. Which means fighting against fascism of course.

Thomas: The anti-fascist circle has been around for a long time. We broke it out to emphasize the need for imagery in the underground, which would resonate with the resurgence of anti-corporate globalization activism present in the world. Fascism takes on many faces and we feel that keeping up the culture of resistance ideas and adding our small voice to it is a part of this hardcore punk rock than fuc[size=2]k[/size] the IMF, and the G-8.


from [url]http://www.jadetree.com/press/article/29/159[/url]

*the band that sort of spawned strike anywhere. pretty good, i have an LP.

Here's my shirt done by my stencil method.
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/asdf23/DIYshirt.jpg[/url]

Shirt: 1$
Paint: given to me by a friend
Stencil cardboard: My mom garbaged picked a few years ago
Exacto knife: Free, they're everywhere in my house

So really, all this shirt cost was a dollar and a little bit of my time. Sweet.

Hey Brain toad i went to Lifeline yesterday and I got this really cool denim jacket. It was only $4.00. It looks really good.

uuuuummmmm.... howa bout DIY beer. how do you make beer? any one know? or mtn dew. oh boy! lol.

[QUOTE=BlkWidowBassist]uuuuummmmm.... howa bout DIY beer. how do you make beer? any one know? or mtn dew. oh boy! lol.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=white_riot]Hey Brain toad i went to Lifeline yesterday and I got this really cool denim jacket. It was only $4.00. It looks really good.[/QUOTE]

Pretty sweet man. The thrift stores here kind of suck. And our surplus store is really expensive.


[quote] uuuuummmmm.... howa bout DIY beer. how do you make beer? any one know? or mtn dew. oh boy! lol.[/quote]

Making beers is quite easy, there are many many home brewerys out there, you can easily find instructions online.

Mt Dew will probably be harder because a lot of the chemicals you can't find easily.