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Expired 35mm film, first put through the washing machine, then dried ( in a dark room) with hairdryer before shooting.The results are a bit more subtle than the roll I put through the dishwasher.
Canon AT-1 with Canon FL 50mm f1.8, Rite Aid 200.
Processed at home with Tetenal C-41 kit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1lD5cE6Bwc (Sea Within a Sea, The Horrors)
(Brooklyn, Lavadero.)
Blog: sharonfrost.typepad.com/day_books
5 1/2 x 11 in. double page spread; watercolor, ink, whatever, on Global Art Materials Handbook.
more from the most amazing laundry mat.
before leaving the house i was staying at in maine, i had to wash the sheets/towels. the place was void of any employees for the 2 hours i was there (i think the owners actually lived upstairs). there were 2 other patrons who were all from out of town. more than 75% of the machines and dryers were out of order. the change and soap dispensers hadn't been updated since 1979 and didn't work. had to get 2$ in quarters from the bakery down the road.
aside from that, it was a wonderful experience. i think it's the last time i will actually be transported back in time.
I took this photo a while back and have only just got round to doing something with it.
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New mesh Washer & Dryer sets that come in a bunch of fun colours to liven up your home <3
They are made to fit perfectly into the new Laundry Set bench.
Otra dimensión de la fotografía, la de pasárselo bien sin más pretensión. La etapa que me toca vivir en estos momentos, con dos críos pequeños, invita a ello. Sus juegos te hacen volver en cierta manera a ser un niño.
A la hora de jugar, uno se quita ese disfraz de adulto, para convertirse en uno de ellos. Lo más curioso que una vez despojado de la coraza, se disfruta de una cierta liberación de esa serie de cargas que nos vamos echando cada uno a las espaldas.
En esta toma, hecha ex profeso para el concurso social de la AFGU con el tema: "yo", me lo pasé genial tanto haciendo la serie, como viéndola después.
Por cierto, también gustó en el concurso, ya que quedó primera, entre otras fotos más profundas y rebuscadas. Quizás una señal de que en el fondo, todos queremos volver a esa infancia inocente, sin complicaciones impuestas o buscadas.
Simplemente volver a ser un niño, hace que todo sea mas sencillo.
www.recyclart.org/2016/08/hand-crank-wash-tub/
There are many hand-crank washing tubs out there, but they cost money. Heck with that! I made my own Hand-Crank Wash Tub out of recycled and upcycled bits & pieces lying around my shed for FREE! The motivation behind it is that I like to do basic maintenance on my cars and motorcycles, and it always generates a lot of dirty, greasy rags.
I don’t like to run them through my washing machine because of the risk of spreading grease to my regular laundry. I also don’t like to take them to the laundromat for the same reason. It’s not fair to the next customer to ruin their clothes! So, I decided to make something that would at least do a good job of a first wash so that I could then use my own washing machine.
When I looked around, the cheapest ones were around fifty dollars. I looked around for plans, and the most prominent ones were basically versions of wash boards or the style that uses a plunger in a lid. I didn’t want to sit around and basically “churn butter”, as agitating washers work better. So this is my version of an agitating washer!
Hand-Crank Wash Tub – supplies & tools needed:
Supplies needed:
5-gal. bucket (like a used latex paint bucket that you’ve cleaned out)
Two 2x2” pieces of wood, approx. 18” long (I used redwood pallet boards for all wood on this project)
Two 2x2” pieces of wood, approx. 4 to 5” long
One 2x2” piece of wood, approx. 6” long
Front fork set from a kid’s BMX bike (don’t need the handlebars)
One piece of 6” black PVC pipe (the type used for sewer cleanouts, etc), approx. 8” long & cut into two pieces vertically
4 sets of nuts/bolts/washers – approx. 1.5” long (enough to go through forks and piece of PVC pipe)
2 sets of nuts/bolts/washers – approx. 4.5” long (enough to go through your 2x2 boards to clamp together)
4 wood screws, 2.5” or 3” long
1 pallet block (ensure all nails/screws are removed)
1 set of nuts/bolts/washers – approx.. 6” long (enough to go through hand crank and the 2x2 board
1 piece of wire (heavy gauge – like fence wrapping wire), enough to wrap around the bucket a couple times so you have places to hook bungee cords to. I used approx. 4’ of wire
Tools Needed:
Band Saw
Reciprocating Saw
Draw knife
Drill press
Drill & a few different drill bits
Hole saw bits (optional – can use the band saw too)
Impact driver
Circular Saw
Chop/Miter saw
Wrench & socket set
Utility knife
¼” chisel
Pencil
Tape measure
Sand paper (from 80-grit to 2000 grit)
Hand file
Small wood lathe
Sanding sponges (medium and fine grit)
End cutting pliers (dull is fine – you’re not cutting anything – just prying nails from blocks)
Hand-Crank Wash Tub – A BMX bike front fork set:
We had a leftover kid’s BMX bike that my husband had picked up at a used store for 8.00. He used the crankset for another project he made. The front fork set had been sitting around, so I thought I’d use it, as it has free-spinning bearings. I used a reciprocating saw with a metal-cutting blade to cut the front fork set loose from the frame just behind where it was welded together.
Hand-Crank Wash Tub – Tub & Supporting Frame:
My wash tub is a leftover, heavy-duty 5-gal bucket. I happened to have an old Behr latex paint bucket that we’d used up, let dry, and then peeled out the dry latex paint remnants. The frame is made from pallet wood. To begin the frame, I started with with the two 2x2 x18” pieces of wood. I placed them across the top of the bucket, side by side and used clamps to hold them together. I marked the outside and inside diameters of the bucket with a pencil on the bottom sides of the wood. Next, I used a band saw to cut notches into the wood along the cut lines, approx. 3/8” deep. It just needs to be deep enough to create a channel so the wood frame will sit securely on top of the bucket. I used a chisel to clean up along the ends of the curves that the band saw couldn’t cut.
Find the approximate center of the two boards, and if you have them clamped tightly, you could use a hole saw to drill one hole down between the two for where it will clamp around the top tube. If not, you can use a band saw and cut the half-circles out. My cut was a little crooked, so I just notched around my bad prep job. I’d suggest you cut it more evenly, haha! Then I re-clamped the boards together and drilled two holes, equidistant from the center hole. The bolts will clamp the top tube in between these two boards. Sand the boards down the way you want. They don’t have to be perfect.
Hand-Crank Wash Tub – Correcting my error (do yours right and skip this step):
I test-fitted mine, and because of the crooked frame cut, it caused it to slip a little when I tried it, so the two shorter 2x2” boards were my solution. If you cut straight, you may not need them. Repeat the hole cutting process, as these two smaller boards will squeeze tightly around the top tube, basically clamping all 4” of the top tube. I screwed these two smaller boards together and then down on top of the longer boards to anchor the tube tightly.
Hand-Crank Wash Tub – Woodturning!
To make the handle, I used a pallet block. It is CRITICAL when using a lathe, or most of your saws, to remove any nails or screws. I used a circular saw to make shallow cuts around the nails that were cut flush when I dismantled pallets with a reciprocating saw. After cutting close to the nails, I made more cuts around the edge that I just sliced across so I’d be able to chisel the wood away easily to expose a bit of nail top. Next, I chiseled the wood away, exposing about ¼” of the nail heads, and used an old pair of end-cutting pliers. The rolled cutting end does a great job of clamping onto the exposed nail, and then allows you to roll the pliers over and pull the deeply-embedded nails out easily.
Identify the approximate centers of your block. Use a ruler and draw a line from one corner to the other diagonally. Do the same in the other direction. X marks the spot! Do this on both of the end-grain ends of the block and carefully center it into the lathe. I used a draw knife to round over the edges. You can use a band saw or other tools if you choose, but a draw knife is fast and convenient for me. I turned the wood into the shape of an old-style hand-crank drill. Those old handles are a good fit for my hands, and I know my husband won’t be doing it, haha! I turned it, smoothed it down, starting with 80-grit sponges, all the way down to 2000 grit paper while still on the lathe. I removed it and cut the excess wood off, then sanded the ends. Next I turned the horizontal piece of handle from more pallet wood – the last piece of 2x2x6” wood. Find the centers again and load it into the lathe. You could chip or sand down a dowel instead, but I didn’t have any leftover dowels. Besides, I only needed about 2-3” of round wood that’ll fit into the round-shaped clamp at the top end of the top tube – where the handle bars clamp in. I turned it down to the size I needed, and then rounded over the edges just so if I hit my knuckles, it wouldn’t be too uncomfortable.
I used a drill press and a wood-boring bit to drill a centered hole through the handle knob and then through the location on the horizontal piece of wood. Cut it loose around the size of your bolt so it’ll turn freely like a drill handle.
Hand-Crank Wash Tub – hardware stackup on crank knob assembly:
The hardware stackup is as follows: Long machine bolt, large washer, crank knob, large washer, connecting wood piece, large washer, and either a nylock or, if you don’t have those, I just used two bolts and tightened them against themselves so that the handle could turn freely. Bolt the crank knob assembly into the handlebar grip point and secure.
Hand-Crank Wash Tub – wash paddles (the agitator):
To agitate the dirty rags, I had to come up with something that would be a little flexible, but very durable. So, I used a piece of large, black PVC pipe – I think it was left over from when we installed a new cleanout drain on our 1920’s home. I cut a short piece off of the long tube – approximately 8” with the reciprocating saw, and then split it in half. I used the band saw to round over the corners, and then a hand file to smooth over the edges. It doesn’t have to be perfect; just not so rough that it’ll snag and tear your terry-cloth rags.
Next, clamp them onto the forks, in whatever pattern you want. You can stagger the height, or change the curve directions; it’s up to you. I put mine the same direction, but staggered the height. Drill two holes through the paddles and all the way through the forks. Hardware stackup: Bolt, tooth-washer, paddle, fork, tooth washer, nut. Repeat for the 2nd paddle, so you’ll have four holes to drill total (or more if you make your paddles bigger).
Hand-Crank Wash Tub – Putting it all together:
Final assembly begins now! Install your top tube in between your first two boards you cut, and secure tightly with bolts/nuts. Ensure that your tube assembly is level, or the paddles will slap up against the sides of the bucket and create drag. Put the entire assembly into the bucket and align the grooves on the two mounting boards onto the edges of the bucket. Secure with bungee cords. I did a non-permanent mounting so if anything got tangled, I could just unhook the bungees and pull it all out easily. However, you can mount the assembly any way you choose.
Now, time to give her a twirl! My assembly WORKED – other than the oops I listed above. With the extra little corrective boards I added, it stays level and slaps the dirty rags around. This probably seems like an excessively long post for such a little project, but I wanted to make this and not spend a single dime, and accomplished it! Are there other ways to make hand-crank washers? Sure. But I’ve got one load of rags that have been washed already so far. :D
Tomorrow we leave for Florida, so I am hurridly trying to get ready.
I am grateful for my washing machine.
Antique washing machine on a farm near Harrisburg in rural Boone County Missouri by Notley Hawkins Photography. Shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera with a EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens at ƒ/8.0 with a 1/160 second exposure at ISO 100. Processed with Adobe Lightroom 5.7 and DXO OpticsPro 10. Red filter applied in Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.
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En el fondo, en mis recuerdos, mis entrañas, entre polvo, soledad, insectos y telarañas. Se quedó sin cuerda no cuerdo ni acuerdo de como funciona. Como si el tic tac dejará de girar y no existieran las horas lo agarré (...) y de un soplido ese gris polvo se torno rojo y me alegré... de volverle a ver.
Solo necesita una limpieza, un par de vueltas y de vuelta a la normalidad.
*But nothing last forever after all...
My eldest granddaughter 11 years ago.
She's 25 now (and shares my birthday) and has a three year old son - promoting us to great-grandparents.
Yikes! How the years fly by!
The red here is produced by putting my finger over the flash, so I guess I put blood into making this picture.
It's the inside of my washing machine by the way.
kitchen nearly done. all we have to do is tile, and bolt on a couple of end panels, and add the plinths.
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Recently my mom told me that her washing machine was leaking water. It was not a lot, just about an inch high in the drain pan underneath the washing machine. My wife said it must a clog in the drainaige. I think she was right. However, my mom said the washing machine was old already and probably needed a replacement. That led me to recall this photo I have taken from Dam in Amsterdam. Damn! Who left this washing machine to the sidewalk?
Expired 35mm film, first put through the washing machine, then dried ( in a dark room) with hairdryer before shooting.The results are a bit more subtle than the roll I put through the dishwasher.
Canon AT-1 with Canon FL 50mm f1.8, Rite Aid 200.
Processed at home with Tetenal C-41 kit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5UK40sSo8I (Ceremony, New Order).
This is the view from inside the washing machine looking out to the kitchen taken for 53 of 123 pictures in 2023 - Inside out.
Earlier in the year I took a picture looking into the machine, again for 123 pictures in 2023, but that one was for 'Things that make life easier.' The previous image can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/bruce82/52635107586/in/album-721777...