Notes on how major brands fit me.

H&M

shirts – good fit

pants – too tight

CK

shirts – good fit

pants – too tight

KUHL

pants – good fit

LEVIs

pants – good fit

Zara

shirts – sleeves too tight

pants – tight

American Rag (Macy’s house brand)

pants – loose to baggy

Merona (Target house brand)

shirts – maybe if I gain 30 pounds

pants – ok I think

Old Navy

pants – crotch too tight

June 5th, 2011 | Mental Note: Add Category | No comments

As much as I’m a fan of metro shelving and gorilla racks. I was curious if I could throw together some cheap wood to make shelves. This is the first design I came up with.

And here’s the first version I made:

It’s basically my version 0, but I didn’t include the supports in the middle. It seemed strong enough as I was putting it together that I opted not to use them.

I updated the design and build another one today. Some changes:

• instead of two 1×4, I use a 1×3 and a 1×4 with the edge ripped off so the it could sit flush against the 1×3.
• I used scrap 1×3 at each corner to help support the shelves. I found that too much weight was being carried by the screws, so this should move a lot of the work of holding weight from the shelves to the legs.
• I added a stabilizer to the top.

March 7th, 2011 | diy, Mental Note: Add Category | No comments