I’ve always wanted to do metal spinning. I don’t really know why, but there’s something interesting about it. I just upgraded my wood lathe and the bearings are strong enough for metal spinning, so I’ve got to give a try.
Not to brag, but I’m almost good enough with a metal lathe to slightly reduce the diameter of an object to something not too far from the desired size on the second or third try.
I do all the repairs, home, jacuzzi, appliances. he only exceptons are roofing, and digging out the sewr pipe 5ft down. I have built all of our decks, room additions, replumbed and rewired the house etc. Any future ceramic wall tile will be farmed out. I spent my life as a mechanic on trucks and autos but also plant maintenance for about a 7 year period.
I take care of most household remodeling. I have a chop saw that makes cutting trim fast and accurate. I built my own backyard workshop a few years ago. Framing, roofing, just about everything except pouring the 20x12 concrete pad. A pad that big needs several guys to float it out before the concrete sets. It made sense to just hire a concrete contractor. I wired the workshop too up to the subpanel. I had an electrician check my work and wire the subpanel into the main.
Cars – just oil changes. Never liked working on them. I used to work on lawn mowers with my dad. He taught small engine repair at a Vo Tech. But, now I prefer just taking the mower to a shop. I just don’t have the time to waste.
I’ll do anything and everything I can on the cars. I’m pretty fearless in that regard. Replacing the water pump in my Buck required jacking up the engine and disconnecting the motor mount (!) to do so. That was a bit nerve-wracking, but I pulled it off. Look ma, no leaks! 
I’ll similarly tackle a variety of household projects (basic plumbing, electrical, etc.) but anything that feels too risky and/or dangerous (especially gas and electrical) will be left to the professionals.
Last month I replaced the rotors, pads, shoes and cylinders on my toolbox. Flushed and bled all the lines. Last weekend I replaced to radiator and its hoses. Before the summer is out I plan on getting the upper and lower ball joints.
Moderately competent with household renovations and repair. I gutted and rebuilt a kitchen and two bathrooms. I hung/floated/taped the sheet rock, made and hung the oak cabinets, tilled the floor, and installed the sinks and appliances. I can run wire and install plugs/ lights but don’t go into the main panel.
I have zero interest or skills with cars and computers.
When I was younger, I used to reverse-engineer everything. From that, I learned to fix/build things, so I definitely try for myself and typically don’t have problems. Besides that, we have the internet as a resource, now. You can teach yourself almost anything.
Some things I won’t touch, namely those which can turn especially lethal or create huge liability issues.
Handy. I’ve been an aircraft, car, and bicycle mechanic over the years. I’m a database administrator now so I can also do computers somewhat.
When I was 14 YO, I bought an old automatic transmission and tore it apart to see how it works. Rebuilt and sold it for a profit. Rebuilt my first car engine, Chevy 283 V-8, when I was 13.
I don’t like to do carpentry and will pay someone to do that and things like paint. However it it’s electrical or plumbing, I’ll do it.
I can do just about anything around the house- carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, A/V, sheetrock, mud & tape, etc. About 13 years ago my wife and I renovated our kitchen ourselves, which included gutting it down to the studs, floor and ceiling joists. The only parts of that project we called in professionals for were relocating a gas line and laying down linoleum.
I did some roofing work on that house because it was a split level with a shallower pitch, but on my current house (colonial), the roof is too high and the pitch too steep for me to do it comfortably, and I do so little of it I’m not going to buy a harness and safety gear for something I won’t have to do for another 20 years.
I do lots of carpentry, make gifts out of wood, small pieces of furniture for the house, knick-knacks, etc.
As far as auto work, I don’t really have any interest in working on my cars. They’re both young enough that they’re pretty reliable. I don’t mind taking them to the mechanic on the rare occasion they need something more than a new turn signal bulb.
This is pretty close to me. I’ll handle household issues like bad outlets or plumbing but I wouldn’t want to cut and hang a new door frame because it’d probably look like crap. But, for most stuff, I’ll at least give it an honest look and try to research how to fix it before deciding if it’s beyond my scope. Sometimes the cost or need for special tools is enough to make it not worth tackling myself.
Don’t do car work of any kind anymore, except replace lights or some very minor repairs (Dad, will you fix my cup holder?) Cars are just too complicated these days.
In the house I repair and remodel anything except, like Jester, high voltage and gas. Partly because I’m cheap, partly because it’s easier to do myself than find someone and partly because I do a better job than half the people I’ve hired over the years. I could not afford to pay someone for the work I’ve done on our house.
If the job is too much for me, I stand there scratching my head until my neighbor comes over to investigate. He can do any job and loves to help. Great neighbor.
My husband and I have tackled many projects over the years, what with repairs, remodeling, designing, and building for our residences, boats, or items within them. He’s got more hands-on experience than I do with carpentry, electrical, and plumbing, but I can do some things and I’m a pretty good assistant - I can usually anticipate what happens next. And when it comes to painting and yard work, he bows to my mad skillz, so it works well. He used to like working on cars - grew up in Detroit, so I think it was in his blood - but it got to the point that it wasn’t fun any more, so we found a good mechanic and never looked back.
However, at this stage of our lives, we often opt for the approach that the best tool for the job is a checkbook. Earlier this year, we decided that we wanted the rusted fencing on one side of our yard replaced with some that would keep our dog confined. We were quite capable of installing it ourselves - it was just steel posts and welded wire fencing, so no heavy lifting or post holes to dig. But neither of us wanted to do it, so we hired a crew. We supplied the materials, they installed nearly 400’ of fencing, plus took out several trees that threatened to fall on the fence and several other trees that we just wanted gone, and they cleared a path thru our woods so we could drive our riding mower in there - all that for $1000. Yeah, we could have done it ourselves, but we didn’t want to and we had the money, so we did our share by stimulating the local economy. Go us!
I’m as handy as a bear cub wearing boxing gloves.
I’ve seen your work. You are pretty flippin’ handy.
I can assemble IKEA furniture and that’s about it. Strangely, I know people who can’t even put together store-bought furniture. Sometimes the instructions can be cryptic as hell (like that dresser I bought from Target – WTF?), but with pictures and a general sense of how things go together, it’s not hard to figure out. So as terribly unhandy as I am, I can make myself feel better with the knowledge that there are people who suck even more at building things I do. I can also sew fairly well, if that counts as handiness.
Dad is super handy. Stereotypical old school guy. Can build or fix anything, worked as a mechanic for a living, always helped me with my car issues, built our dollhouses by hand when we were kids. Funnily, when I was a kid I wanted no part of custom made, hand-built dollhouses because I wanted the flimsy assembly of plastic sold by Mattel that I saw on TV and that my best friend had. Kids are stupid.
There’s very little I haven’t done in home and light commercial construction and maintenance, short of building from the ground up. About the only things I don’t tackle are those requiring specialized tools (like AC service) or those bigger and messier than I care to do myself (heavy landscaping, plumbing ream-outs, etc.) or those where real acquired skill makes a big difference (tile setting). I’ve done all those, but as I get older, lazier and the cost isn’t as big a factor, I’ll ring in a pro when appropriate.
I also have a lot of background fabricating and building gear - used to be mostly electronic but I’ve built all kinds of stuff, most recently a teleprompter head.
I can put furniture together, fix some electrical, some pretty basic car stuff, but mainly, I just ask my husband to do whatever needs doing. He makes a living (well made - he’s pretty much retired now - just a few things here and there for oldl, long standing clients) working this stuff for people who prefer to just whip out the checkbook. He’s done everything from $50,000+ bathroom and kitchen remodels to $100 ceiling fan installation. The Landlady loves him - if something is broke, she drops what he needs on the front stoop, and he has at it - she hasn’t had to have anyone come out and do much of ANYTHING (well except the roof and the siding - that he doesn’t do.)
I learned basic car repair and maintenance before I could drive, watching and helping assorted family members. Like a few others have already posted, I don’t do anything to my car anymore but very simple things (light bulbs, wiper blades, air filter). I don’t change the oil myself because thanks to coupons I can almost always get it done for about $15 and that to me is a small price to pay not to have to manage the disposal myself.
My grandparents built their own house in the 1940s following the instructions in a book called “How to Build a House.” They did their own repairs and I learned a lot about that from them. I can fix a hole in a wall, replace glass, fix a window sash. I have helped to patch a roof, but would probably not do that myself at this stage. I’ve installed or helped to install a variety of types of flooring.
For plumbing or electrical I am comfortable with anything that would be described as minor, and occurs on my side of the wall. I can fix a dripping faucet or toilet that runs, but if there’s a burst pipe that’s for a pro. Same with electrical. I can confidently install a light fixture, outlet or switch where one already was, and rewire a lamp.
I’m also fairly skilled at carpentry and woodwork. Besides knowing how to use most tools I also know how to maintain and repair a lot of them.
I’m getting to this point. But it’s still such a fantastic excuse to get under the car and make sure nothing is out of place, smashed, axle screws aren’t coming out, etc. Plus spent oil is great for weed control. (kidding! but it is.)
Fairly handy. Around the house I’ve done seismic retrofitting, electrical (up to and including installing subpanel and tying into the main panel), demolition, some structural and framing, insulating, sheetrock, painting, a little bit of plumbing and gas although I’d proceed carefully on those depending on the task. We’re renovating a bedroom so I just installed my first couple of doors and did my first trim carpentry (moulding, baseboard, etc). I don’t have any special experience in this, just a willingness to try and make sure that I have researched what I’m going to do beforehand.
I’ve had several building inspectors and a professional contractor tell me that my work is at least as good as most professionals if not better, although I’m sure they can do it in a fraction of the time
Car stuff I don’t tend to fiddle with too much; I don’t drive that much so my truck doesn’t need constant work and when something comes up it’s generally a better use of my time to take it to my mechanic.
Lots of random “honey-do” tasks lately since I just got married, my wife and stepson find things that need fixing.
I’ve done a roof before, that was some of the hardest physical labor I’ve done. Tiling a hunk of floor wasn’t too bad, don’t know that I’d want to do a whole kitchen or whatever.
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Metal spinning is neat. You can feel the metal flowing. It actually stretches/thins out under your tool.
There is not much info out there. There are a couple threads on practical machinist and videos on youtube. Sorry I don’t know how to link from a phone.
Also Art of Metal Spinning by Paul Wiley is good.