Nicfoo Turbocharged July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 (edited) Well, It took me a week to decide that I should share this with other parents here. It is no big deal, but I must say I am proud of him, and I want to remind other parents to listen and pay attention to your child. You will be surprise...LOL My boy came to on Wed a week ago in the evening after school. Our conversation was a simple one on the subject. Boy : " Daddy, I need a shelf to keep my rubix's cubes and kentama. This is what I need." ( and he went on to explain to me what he wanted) Me: " OK, can you draw it out and explain to me again?" Boy : " Ok, do you want a 2D or 3D drawing?" Me : " Give me both." ( But seriously, in my mind I was like WTF, how are you going to do a 3D drawing. He is only 11 years old, with no technical background, I don't even know if I can read and understand his drawing when it is done...LOL) He left to his room, came back to me in 15 min, and this is what he drew. Engineers please don't laugh at him, he is a P5, 11 years old boy. We then went into his room and had a discussion on where he wanted it install. Weekend came, father and son went on a material purchase trip after breakfast, grab everything we need, came back and started on the job. It was a simple 10 min job for me, but to see him eagerly involved running around taking tools and throwing away rubbish was fun. It was more than father and son bonding, it was more like "2 men working on a project". He was not only happy, he was proud of the work. A simple job, but it was his idea, his creative, and it became reality. With this, I am sure he will come to his dad with more projects and ideas, and I look forward to having such "2 men working on a project" kind of weekends...LOL Guys, so if your child come running to you with an idea to do up his/her room, or asking you to build something with him/her, don't brush them away, listen to them. It may sound simple and not worth the while for us to do it, but it is something great to the child, something he/she can be proud of. A way to build his/her confident, encourage creativity, stronger the bond, and a great way to spend that weekend away from hp and Pc...LOL You may be surprise what else their little brain can come out with. Here is the finished product...LOL Edited July 11, 2016 by Nicfoo ↡ Advertisement 45 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 Well, It took me a week to decide that I should share this with other parents here. It is no big deal, but I must say I am proud of him, and I want to remind other parents to listen and pay attention to your child. You will be surprise...LOL My boy came to on Wed a week ago in the evening after school. Our conversation was a simple one on the subject. Boy : " Daddy, I need a shelf to keep my rubix's cubes and kentama. This is what I need." ( and he went on to explain to me what he wanted) Me: " OK, can you draw it out and explain to me again?" Boy : " Ok, do you want a 2D or 3D drawing?" Me : " Give me both." ( But seriously, in my mind I was like WTF, how are you going to do a 3D drawing. He is only 11 years old, with no technical background, I don't even know if I can read and understand his drawing when it is done...LOL) He left to his room, came back to me in 15 min, and this is what he drew. Engineers please don't laugh at him, he is a P5, 11 years old boy. NF drawing.jpg We then went into his room and had a discussion on where he wanted it install. Weekend came, father and son went on a material purchase trip after breakfast, grab everything we need, came back and started on the job. It was a simple 10 min job for me, but to see him eagerly involved running around taking tools and throwing away rubbish was fun. It was more than father and son bonding, it was more like "2 men working on a project". He was not only happy, he was proud of the work. A simple job, but it was his idea, his creative, and it became reality. With this, I am sure he will come to his dad with more projects and ideas, and I look forward to having such "2 men working on a project" kind of weekends...LOL Guys, so if your child come running to you with an idea to do up his/her room, or asking you to build something with him/her, don't brush them away, listen to them. It may sound simple and not worth the while for us to do it, but it is something great to the child, something he/she can be proud of. A way to build his/her confident, encourage creativity, stronger the bond, and a great way to spend that weekend away from hp and Pc...LOL You may be surprise what else their little brain can come out with. Here is the finished product...LOL NF project.jpg wait my son tell me: dad, I need a server rack for my farm 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 i am not so much a handyman, i can only play badminton and cook with my boy 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrmilktooth Supercharged July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 this i agree... imagine my amazement when mine comes back to recite tang shi... and its in a song form.. as well as recital... i am like... 'wtf... even some i never hear before...' Lol.. and she is only 2.5 well sending her to the expensive preschool works i suppose... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 (edited) Careful with that exposed nail tho, will be dangerous if it falls off or if it catches the skin. (might start to rust too) i wld have suggested some wooden dowels as an alternative. Just drill a suitable size hole and slot them in. Much safer. on 2nd thoughts... your wood piece is a bit thin, might not hold the dowels. Maybe a screw on rounded end hook instead. Get those stainless steel ones. Will still be safer than the exposed nail head which can be easily pulled out. Edited July 11, 2016 by Mockngbrd 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicfoo Turbocharged July 11, 2016 Author Share July 11, 2016 wait my son tell me: dad, I need a server rack for my farm maybe he may ask you to build him a LORRY!!!...LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicfoo Turbocharged July 11, 2016 Author Share July 11, 2016 i am not so much a handyman, i can only play badminton and cook with my boy that is just as good, a good way to teach the young man to cook... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicfoo Turbocharged July 11, 2016 Author Share July 11, 2016 Careful with that exposed nail tho, will be dangerous if it falls off or if it catches the skin. (might start to rust too) i wld have suggested some wooden dowels as an alternative. Just drill a suitable size hole and slot them in. Much safer. on 2nd thoughts... your wood piece is a bit thin, might not hold the dowels. Maybe a screw on rounded end hook instead. Thanks for the concern Bro, really appreciate it. This was my concern also, I wanted to use hooks instead, but this is his design and we did discussed on the safety of it. He wanted to have bluetac on the heads...LOL We had a gentleman agreement that he be careful... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 maybe he may ask you to build him a LORRY!!!...LOLAlready did :(Lego one 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holdenutessv Turbocharged July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 He draws better than I can. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 NF project.jpg how you 'stick' the wood on the wall? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicfoo Turbocharged July 11, 2016 Author Share July 11, 2016 (edited) how you 'stick' the wood on the wall? I used this, but the one I bought has 12 strips, and each strip can hold 1.3kg. I used up all 12...LOL The top piece of wood is nailed to the bottom piece. Just be sure to clean the wall with some alcohol before sticking... Edited July 11, 2016 by Nicfoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 I used this, but the one I bought has 12 strips, and each strip can hold 1.3kg. I used up all 12...LOL The top piece of wood is nailed to the bottom piece. Just be sure to clean the wall with some alcohol before sticking... 623780_p_1.jpg on an unrelated home DIY note, I have these command Hooks for my tiled kitchen wall to hang my ladles, brushes etc. They tend to drop off easily if they are exposed to steam (sometimes within 1-2 weeks). Even then they don't seem to be reliable for tiled walls and the brushes and ladles can't be like more than a few hundred grams 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason016 Supersonic July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 on an unrelated home DIY note, I have these command Hooks for my tiled kitchen wall to hang my ladles, brushes etc. They tend to drop off easily if they are exposed to steam (sometimes within 1-2 weeks). Even then they don't seem to be reliable for tiled walls and the brushes and ladles can't be like more than a few hundred grams I agree. Rather annoying when you stick them only for them to fall off again and again. Mind you, I used the heavier duty one (matt silver colour). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 Drill two holes loh. For tiled walls got to be a little more careful, but not difficult. The other thread got discussion about drill bits. I thought simple thing like hang a brush/ladle definitely don't need to drill mah. Anyway now it's my procrastination piece in the house. More of the brushes and ladles are either on the counter top or placed in the drawer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicfoo Turbocharged July 11, 2016 Author Share July 11, 2016 on an unrelated home DIY note, I have these command Hooks for my tiled kitchen wall to hang my ladles, brushes etc. They tend to drop off easily if they are exposed to steam (sometimes within 1-2 weeks). Even then they don't seem to be reliable for tiled walls and the brushes and ladles can't be like more than a few hundred grams I don't know about using these on kitchen tiles, for kitchen tiles I usually use sucker hooks or double sided tape hooks. Suckers fall off after a while, usually 1-2 months, the taped hooks like have no issue. I don't usually use tapes from command hooks, I use industry heavy duty double sided tape. This time is because of the mother, she wanted to get involved, but her first 2 suggestions were turned down by the son. The father had to agree to using the command tapes to avoid having to listen to some music...LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 I agree. Rather annoying when you stick them only for them to fall off again and again. Mind you, I used the heavier duty one (matt silver colour). i thought 3M one must stick longer, disappointed. I definitely won't trust it to stick any picture frame or what (but probably it's the tile that makes it difficult to stick) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator July 11, 2016 Share July 11, 2016 i thought 3M one must stick longer, disappointed. I definitely won't trust it to stick any picture frame or what (but probably it's the tile that makes it difficult to stick) did you check the date? i think the sticky tape got expiry date too ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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