Stop Being Productive & Start Being Creative

[@thesledgehammerblog]

"The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down." - Adam Savage

[@ohrosberg]

Rödmulle is Swedish (IKEA is a Swedish company, and a lot of their product have Swedish names), not Finnish or Norwegian. And it's the name of a fish, Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus). Röd = Red, Mulle = Mallet

[@WesleyTreat]

Tell that to Google. 🤷‍♂️

[@phrebh]

@@WesleyTreat Hit the button.

[@howardjones543]

Thanks, I was yelling at me screen and it didn't change the video.

[@Sodorii]

You're likely right since I can't do any better myself. But, I still want to point out never have I ever said "Ge mig den där mullen, jag behöver banka lite lätt på denna!" xD

[@ohrosberg]

@@Sodorii Well, as a Norwegian I should be careful making bold statements on the Swedish language, as most of my knowledge of it comes from watching Pippi and Emil in my childhood... hehe...

[@cheeto4493]

I was slightly disappointed that you didn't turn that orange into a "Death Star", but you made it up with the donut ring.

[@alankott3129]

That was exactly what I thought!

[@DStageGarage]

@@alankott3129 exactly my first thought!

[@goinggray]

Making the "One Donut" should definitely be a short! Thats beautiful!😂

[@forestbirdoriginals4917]

Chuck up with something like a plastic or wooden cylinder, and engrave it like a rubber roller stamp. Similar to those rounded stamps that do wood grain, but make it do repeating patterns as you roll ink onto something. Roll some india ink onto a wooden plank or paper. Could be cool for repeating patterns on longer board.

[@psychoticvenom]

"Putting the King back in Dicking Around!" Claaaaaassssic.

[@psychoticvenom]

The swearing in this episode is very satisfying this morning.

[@psychoticvenom]

The further I get into this video, the more I'm wondering if you're okay, man. I hope you have some to give you a hug and a listening ear.

[@Frooderick]

Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is not. I’ve resisted growing up for nearly 60 years. Dicking around is critical for mental well-being. Edit: I met Boomer at a 10-year BSG reunion after-party. She wasn’t very nice. Six is very nice, Starbuck is funny, and Baltar is a very cool dude.

[@aliciacharline]

That is legit my mom's favorite quote. At 65 she dressed as a little girl for Halloween, she did not need to purchase anything including the stuffed animal she was clutching.

[@RoySATX]

My philosophy as well, though I've found it's not shared by most. I'm turning 60 next month and am looking forward to having the excuse my sometimes excentric behavior is age related.

[@neilmacmusic]

totally- at 66 i'm still smiling from the inside despite the endless tirade of 'serious' money-oriented grownups

[@wcline06]

Those India pale ales are getting ridiculously strong 91%!

[@capnskustomworks]

I’ve heard a few folks say that the “Flow State” in making is something like where your ability to create while almost on autopilot intersects with the necessity to learn and grow your processes. Creating for the sake of creating and fun is SO necessary to evolve as a creative person! Also, CLEARLY ye now have a personal need for a Wallet “That Says ‘Blind A M F’ On It”, and situations in which ye need to ask for it. 😆

[@YvonneMatsOlssonLöfström]

Maybe someone has said this earlier: 1) IKEA is a Swedish company and their product names are in Swedish, not Finnish. 2) Rödmulle is a fish, Red Striped Mullet in English 3) Dinera means Dine.

[@cheeto4493]

I don't have the rotary attachment, so I played around with engraving names on hexagon pencils. Worked pretty well and the teacher I made them for loved them.

[@matthewb8229]

In the military, we called it OFO status. Out F#@&ing Off. And when our mission was complete, and it was time to play, we played as hard as we worked. We worked very hard, too.

[@beautifulsmall]

So refreshing to hear the joy of creating instead of the workplace drive to product at cost. I work for a commertial product company with a research dept that is struggeling to find the resource to do research rather than product focused projects. They pour graduates into roles hoping for creative inginuity but then sink them in product focus goals. Nice laser work, theres so many maker projects where it takes years of experience of different areas that the early 20yr havent had time to experience. it doesn't mean we cant match their enthusiasm.

[@mrwhyt]

What''s in the box? What's in the box!!!

[@Chef_PC]

Wet a paper towel and lay it over the mug and glass instead of paint. The laser will vaporize the wet paper but it will keep the mug and glaze MUCH cooler while lasing. The texture should come out way better and not have any odd colors.

[@JohnDlugosz]

"lasing"? That's worse than deriving the verb "to liase" from "liaison". For those who don't know, "laser" is an acronym. It's not a stem word with an -er suffix.

[@Chef_PC]

@@JohnDlugosz Tell that to the Air Force.

[@Geeksmithing]

@@JohnDlugosz Tell more about this acronym knowledge of yours! What other tales can you tell us!?

[@JohnDlugosz]

@@Geeksmithing "LASER" stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. It was coined after the older MASER (microwave), as an improvement on "optical MASER".

[@Geeksmithing]

@@JohnDlugoszgood thing FBI, CIA and IRS aren't acronyms! Scuba and Radar are some favorites.

[@IrinaGreenman]

Just found your channel today, and this? This might be the most important crafting/making/creating video I've seen on this platform, and I've seen many. Losing our sense of fun is deadly to our ability to create art, not to mention bad for our physical and mental health. As a disabled person, I'm often faced with judgment based on my ability to be productive according to traditional metrics. It makes living all that much harder. Tldr, just found your channel and I am delighted. Thank you for being you.

[@kirathompson3653]

homer simpson voice: *my precious*

[@kirathompson3653]

Looks like that thing was carried around by Frodonut

[@UncleGunns]

Love it, Sir. I am sitting here at 130A cuting a wall art piece for my Dad. Finished the scales on a Benchmade knife for him a few weeks ago. Carbon fiber scales with inlaid copper flake. Also cut a benchmade for my younger brother with his unit insignia. Working on several designs for Jeep Wranglers as well... Keep the amazing vids coming, and especially the laser work. Cheers!

[@Etna.]

Thank you! I needed that advice right now. Regards, Etna.

[@kevincinnamontoast3669]

That spectacles logo would look super groovy on a TUMBLER.

[@WesleyTreat]

No tumblers!

[@larryemmett4325]

Not sure how you skipped a coconut when you were peeling fruit (is a coconut fruit?) Opening one could actually benefit from a laser assist.

[@WesleyTreat]

Technically, it's a "drupe." 🤓

[@Jeff1Jeff2Jeff3Jeff]

my new FAVORITE channel!! Thanks!

[@gwheyduke]

It would be interesting to see it could cut the grooves in tires for model R/C model cars. Also it might work to cut some wooden or plastic gears.

[@jeffkthompson]

1000% feel this. More and more I'm finding making stuff with no plan or goal to be really important

[@killerguppy2988]

It's always a good idea to have fun! I'd love to see some engravings or using that laser paint on a lightbulb to make a pattern in a room. Maybe even try grayscale.

[@DxManiac100]

Can you cut and toast a bagle at the same time?

[@Attoparsec]

I've got a bag of obsidian from Glass Butte in Oregon, if you want some.

[@davidsavage2650]

So…to your point I think, you goofing off with the laser makes me want one more than if you would have just done a straight project with it. Love it!

[@Mechotronic]

For the ink on aluminum, try scrubbing the anodizing off with sopa, water, and #0000 steel wool before you spray it.

[@WesleyTreat]

That probably would've been my next attempt, but they also make a spray specifically for aluminum now.

[@RoySATX]

0:35 Yeah, me at 85% completion of any project. It's why I like to work alone (and why people still tolerate me).

[@threeiem]

We use a lot of IPA too and would suggest buying isopropyl alcohol in bulk. You can get it in 1 gallon bottles (or even 5 gallon small drum or groups of 4 1gal bottles) at ~100% then you can dilute it the the strength you need.

[@stevejohnson1685]

Wesley - this is absolutely delightful! Thanks for showing me some new tricks (paint background color to seal tape edges, for one). At 18:28 you wince at locating a cut, which reminded me of an acquaintance that collected and bred venomous snakes for zoos. "Here's a new one" he said proudly, waving his hand over the wire mesh top of an aquarium with a Mexican Moccasin snake in it. "He's a little grumpy" - WHAM! as he looked at two lines of venom on his arm. "I hope I don't have any little cuts!"

[@darksquirel]

for the beer glass you could make a similar mask as the paint mask on the IPA container and gently sandblast in the markings

[@dtacklind]

For my acetone and alcohol bottles I use plunger dispensers from Tap Plastics. The work great

[@rachkershaw9707]

I'm absolutely loving this channel 😅 you're a legend!

[@iwondery1725]

Love the LOTR donut! Thanks for the inspiration to just play.

[@TheUnofficialMaker]

What fun!

[@BScatterplot]

Around the office, we call it "Dawtl"-ing, for "Dicking Around With The Laser" :)

[@douglidz2944]

Anytime you learn something new the time was not wasted. Watching this I learned that the IKEA travel tumbler might be useful in my shop for the same reason as you did. So a good morning of effing around i’ld say.

[@susan_halla]

Thank you for reminding me to dick around in my shop. I now use the shop for my business, so whenever I’m in there, I feel like I should be working on any myriad of business things I need to get done. Instead I get completely frozen and don’t get ANYTHING done. Today was one of those days, so you caught me watching KZbin instead, so your video was kismet! Thanks, Nerd!

[@zingaman]

never stop having fun!

[@D.B..]

You could use the in situ tape mask idea while etching the glass, then use a dishwasher safe enamel paint to end up with a more uniform colour for your markings. You bake enamel paints in the oven to fully cure, so to avoid cracking the glass, you might also have to be careful not to heat or cool it too quickly.

[@mikeparker3865]

Now in stores, the Apple IRock version 12

[@jasoncsullog3741]

This was awesome! Occasional content like this would be great. But you need to get frustrated more often.....so there's that.

[@Noofinsgotlasers-oq4ep]

love it, how about the death star on the orange?

[@Geeksmithing]

There’s some good donuts in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for.

[@davidquerry8869]

Curious how the rubber seals are holding up in that tumbler against IPA?

[@Mechotronic]

IPA is usually polite to rubber seals. Acetone you have to watch.

[@videogalore]

Very valid issue that we all fall down on at times and half the battle is realising it. I loved the daftness of the "Lord of the Diabetes" part, but did wonder how it might taste until you showed us at the end. 😄

[@justinbanks2380]

14:34 😂 That was awesome! Once I get my laser and rotaty set up and figured out, definitely gonma have to use that on my dad's sockets as he can't ever seem to read it, he is definitely a BAMF lol.

[@austinsalyer8966]

My very first thought when you pulled out the turning thing for the laser was a maze path for a little puzzle box. My second thought was layout lines for hand carving.

[@WesleyTreat]

I had actually planned to laser a pattern on some 3" dowel to hand-carve a little tiki statue, but I ran out of time. 👍‍‍

[@KarissaBoBissa]

Also do you know about Justrite dispensers??? They have the perfect old school look and dispense exactly the right amount

[@jasonsummit1885]

You can get plenty of volcanic glass in Glass Butte, Oregon. I think it's a free collecting site.

[@FearsomeWarrior]

Enjoyed the PhotoShop clips and the time that went into them. I think you made them shorter for time but it made me want to figure out isolating backgrounds better. Curious how you did it. Watching tutorials now.

[@WesleyTreat]

The object selection tool usually does a fair job, but always requires a little cleanup.

[@joell439]

Got it - the laser burned sugar on a glazed donut does not taste like the crispy top of a creme brulee. 👍👍😎👍👍 Thanks Wesley for doing the deep dives so we don't have to.

[@craigwatt1303]

i am loooong overdue a battlestar rewatch. you should make a pto rock. on the underside it says you just took instructions from a rock.

[@jimysk8er]

Could you do the tape masking technique on glass and then use a sandblaster?

[@WesleyTreat]

Possibly. Not sure how blue tape would hold up. Might need another type of mask, but some aren't safe for lasering, because of the fumes.

[@nithazra]

New video? What a treat!

[@jammielee4302]

That “Okay Boomer” design would be so cool on a tee shirt.

[@rexmundi8154]

Here’s a great reading glass hack. I have two different strength eyes and need a 2.25x on one and a 3x on the other. So I buy the same glasses in both and replace the lens in one set with the right one from the other set

[@NoReverse77]

Neat glasses tumbler

[@p.t.anderson1593]

Hi nerd! Wesley, a couple of weeks ago I watched you being interviewed, forget the guys name, and I wanted to let you know that I happen to appreciate hearing your thoughts on stuff, even the reorganizing of the loft. I have a lot of the same thoughts on stuff and it's nice to know that it's not just me. So, glad you got more comfortable in front of the camera (you are braver than I).

[@DaveThomaCommerce]

Laser etching a pumpkin might be interesting

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video. Super ideas. Mahalo for sharing! ❤

[@davidreefer2357]

i often use wikipedia to translate, at least on pc its easy to find thing in f.ex. swedish and then change the language to english

[@iXenox]

Can you sculpt a bonsai tree using the laser? Also if you cut out the bottom from mugs can you attach them together to make a mug tower accessible from multiple directions? Can you engrave light bulbs (to make them project shadows, or just to have icons on them)?

[@ShaneGadsby]

The dark spots in the etched glass are definitely that the glass melted and mixed with the paint/trapped the paint.

[@TheDarkPreacher65]

11:13 Wes, you got some serious (garden) bed head there, bud.

[@Sugar3Glider]

A box to cover it with, so the laser won't bounce around the shop? =P

[@vicferrari9380]

How about marking out a 360 deg scale around the outside of a aluminum disk such as a graduated lathe handle. Something like this that i have no idea how to illustrate 0 5 10 15 20 25 IiiiIiiiIiiiiIiiiiIiiiiIiiiiI

[@math4girlscom]

Great exercise in creativity. Thank you, however you mentioned buying eyewear in bulk, but did not mention where you get the wear... a warehouse (wearhouse)? Link?

[@WesleyTreat]

amzn.to/3CD1oEI

[@davebauerart]

Exploration is always a good use of time.

[@howardjones543]

Yay for Real Genius! "I was hot, and I was hungry"

[@WesleyTreat]

It's a moral imperative.

[@mikeparker3865]

@@WesleyTreat Combine a rocks glass and the line from Real Genius. "I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?""

[@kennethelwell8574]

@@WesleyTreat "It's a laser beam, Bozo!" "What's it for?" "Not what, WHERE!" "What?!" "Follow it..."

[@justinbanks2380]

17:54 😂 I'm glad I'm not the only one who does weird or kinda pointless things only because of a 'I wonder..." And then once attempted, realize while the curiosity was still useful and good, the resulting 'knowledge' is kinda never gonna be used. Lol. I'm nust gonna start using that line from now on. "Well, I am now in possession of thay knowledge" 😂

[@mehgoodenough]

The 🦆 😅 Magnifique!

[@PaulMcGuinness]

I love dicking around in my shop... it always starts under the pretense that I'm going to 'tidy up', but quickly ends up with experiments with bits of wood/metal and power-tool usage 😂

[@OhHeyTrevorFlowers]

Right? Cleaning and neatening are, for me at least, a surefire way to end up dicking around.

[@Dardrum]

YES, this what happens to me also I love it

[@AlexS....]

The "Ring" was hilarious! 😅

[@bernouellet]

The donut is exquisite! Great video

[@onlyychevys]

Will it cut 3m 2 sided tape or any 2 sided tape? I make emblems for cars and cutting the 2 sided tape would save lots of time! Awesome video bye the way.

[@WesleyTreat]

Probably a matter of finding just the right settings.

[@VmpyrDavid]

Spiral cut wine bottles? Cut metal lampshades that project the WT logo all over the room?

[@PRRGG1]

What happens with rubber??

[@NedbLegocity]

BAMF…. Classic X-Men sound effect when Kurt teleports!

[@KarissaBoBissa]

before painting any lasered parts you might want to take time to clean off the burn marks that remain in the kerf, that nasty residue won't let anything stick to it!

[@AlexMusayev]

Can you cut clear acrylic with a laser like that?

[@WesleyTreat]

I believe so, but it needs to be coated with something like I did with the glass.

[@creesenebeker5686]

What happens if you paint the interior of the clear glass, rather than the outside? Would this possibly allow you to etch between the surfaces of the glass? To evenly coat: Pour the paint in. Swirl it around & dump out. Leave to dry upside down.

[@checkedoutchris]

GAH. You went all "Orange ASMR" at around 20:05. 😁😁

[@leslieapplegate65]

Our boss brought us beer, pork rinds and ice cream on afternoon. Great fun, not much work got done. We all need to be silly once in awhile....

[@norbertdavis8903]

Does the iRock come with 1 year of Pebble Care?

[@lordrefaiv]

That donut is a real Wesley treat.

[@boreduser1583]

One donut to rule them all!

[@Geeksmithing]

One donut to find them.

[@cornutkrypto8963]

❤❤❤❤ Best show ever from the Texas Panhandle!

[@icefiretv]

Really getting Red Green Show Vibes (Canadian comedy show) from this video. I feel like this is what would have happened if he also had access to a laser.

[@AlAmantea]

Wesley, I think you need to engrave your glasses with your logo. On the temples, and directly in the center of the bridge of the nose. This would be the epitome of nerd glasses!

[@mikededmon]

OMG. One donut to rule them all! That killed me. 😂😂

[@Spcship]

15:55 i spat out my drink haha

[@AlexDinis]

This one ring Doughnut rule the all!!🤣

[@EssGeeSee]

Grapefruit Death Star.

[@lukafilm]

Oh my, the donut is brilliant!! 😂

[@pole120]

Perhaps a wood/aluminum/other cool material sphere becomes a Death Star ornament or desktop decoration.

[@tracybowling1156]

I love your videos and I think you're an excellent artist. But I think my fav is you having fun. I had just as much fun as you did, I think. I secretly loved that you cut a piece of tape! So something I would do!

[@thegentlemanmaker]

My precious! Did you eat the donut? That’s the real question 😁