<story><title>Canadian Digs Out Basement Using Only Radio Controlled Scale Tractors and Trucks</title><url>http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/canadian-digs-out-basement-using-only.html</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>evlapix</author><text>Sometimes I come across grand hobbies/challenges like this that inspire me to challenge myself in similar ways..&lt;p&gt;1/4 scale grave digger:
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/user/rcWizzard/videos?sort=da&amp;#38;view=u&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/user/rcWizzard/videos?sort=da&amp;#38;vie...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Matthias Wandel&apos;s various projects: 
&lt;a href=&quot;http://woodgears.ca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://woodgears.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Giant robot project: 
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL13A11662BDE6EB83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL13A11662BDE6EB83&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;But at some point, I end up convincing myself that it&apos;s a bad investment of my time. Some examples:&lt;p&gt;- The above referenced 1/4 grave digger project would be an awesome test of my fabrication skills. But when it&apos;s done, I won&apos;t enjoy playing with it. 1000&apos;s of hours for &quot;push stick forward, vehicle goes foreword&quot;. Kind of like lego&apos;s, the fun&apos;s all in the build.&lt;p&gt;- I&apos;d love to get into woodworking, but I already have all the furniture I need. Why would I invest in a 1k wood shop (that&apos;s CL prices)? What would I create with all the tools and experience? I&apos;m not going to quit my job as a programmer to become an entry-level woodworker.&lt;p&gt;- I&apos;d love to build my own sawmill (kind of like Jaimie), and build from nature in general. But where would I get wood? Can I make it cheaper than store bought? Do I have the time to invest so that I don&apos;t wind up having to go to the store anyway?&lt;p&gt;- I&apos;m really fascinated by CNC, 3d printers, and metal casting. I want to be able to make my own stuff, and excuse myself from a consumer culture. But those things all involve pretty significant money/time investments. And who are we kidding? After that huge investment, what am I going to print/cast/machine.. that would be worth that investment?&lt;p&gt;And that&apos;s the motivation for my side project.</text></comment>
<story><title>Canadian Digs Out Basement Using Only Radio Controlled Scale Tractors and Trucks</title><url>http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/canadian-digs-out-basement-using-only.html</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>singular</author><text>I&apos;d have preferred it if the trucks/tractors were fully autonomous, now that would have been awesome :)</text></comment>