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Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

634 points david927 | 1 comments | 24 Aug 24 22:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.226s | source

What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?
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65 ◴[25 Aug 24 01:02 UTC] No.41343394[source]▶
Making fingerboards. Little skateboards you can do tricks with. I'm always fingerboarding at work when I take a break from programming.

It's a ton of fun, especially writing Fusion 360 scripts to do all the parametric modeling of decks and molds. Then 3D printing molds with different parameters, pressing decks with veneer, making art for the decks, packaging, etc. It's an incredibly niche hobby but I've always found fingerboarding and making fingerboards to be infinitely creative.

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drusepth ◴[25 Aug 24 01:25 UTC] No.41343520[source]▶
Do you have any ramps/rails/etc for your desk? That sounds like such a good way to give your hands a nice break between code sessions.
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1. 65 ◴[25 Aug 24 01:53 UTC] No.41343663[source]▶
Yes! You can make obstacles pretty easily, too. I made a rail with a drawer pull I got at Home Depot screwed together with two blocks of wood. I use it on my desk all the time.

The cool thing is, you can fingerboard on almost anything. Get a stack of books and you can make a stair case. Get a piece of a granite counter top sample and you can make a ledge. You can use a bathroom sink as a skate bowl. There are also lots of companies making fun obstacles with different materials. The possibilities are endless.