SylvanLakeWH 25,847 #5451 Posted February 28, 2023 Unbelievable... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldskool 6,652 #5452 Posted February 28, 2023 Pine,pine,and more pine. Snagged a inside job for the Winter. Doesn't leave much shop time but pays the bills 4 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,522 #5453 Posted February 28, 2023 “Pullstart Home Repair Specialists” Licensed and Heavily Insured. 😁 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #5455 Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) Finding a Leak In Winter shorts Won't say what came into mind when I read that. Did a small welding repair in the farm milking parlour this morning. Afternoon spent moving sheep troughs and lamb creeps from field to field. Edited February 28, 2023 by Stormin 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,068 #5456 Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) Well, I'm clear of the city building office, but I've been drawn into the local medical system. My wife was feeling poorly last Friday, so we got her a Covid test. Yup, she tested positive. So far, it has been a mild case for her. Monday night, I started getting the chills and feeling tired. Tuesday morning, my blood sugar check was 23 points over my usual range. I took a Covid test, coming up positive. Since I have type 2 diabetes and am on blood pressure medication, I called my doctor back in Michigan. The advice that came back was to go to a walk in clinic and get some anti viral pills. So, out to the pharmacy in a couple of hours to pick the pills up. When I get to the pharmacy, they have the Covid pills, but tell me that the insurance company has denied my prescription for my blood sugar test stripes. Same ones they have been paying for for several years. Guess I'm in for some quality phone time with them tomorrow, At this point, the Covid feels kind of like a sinus infection. Hopefully, it won't get any worse. Edited March 2, 2023 by 8ntruck 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldWorkHorse 3,045 #5457 Posted March 3, 2023 Put together my new mitter saw stand and my new swag table for my portable metal bandsaw! Both are awesome and the swag table is rock solid gonna put it to work with the 7317 wheel horse project I'm building! ....Oh and then right after I burned all the evidence! 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,345 #5458 Posted March 3, 2023 On 2/27/2023 at 9:19 AM, c-series don said: @lynnmor Do you or anyone else have a good source for connectors? I really like the ones that have a little silicone inside and heat shrink tubing on the outside. I understand that soldering is the best, but some of the connections I make will never be out in the elements. I can't point you to the best place to buy, things change over time. If I need hard to find electrical items digikey.com has about everything. The terminals with the sealant are available at many auto parts stores. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,068 #5459 Posted March 5, 2023 Most active thing I did today was to walk a mile with the dog. Pretty much spent the rest of the day watching the live stream of the robotics meet that the team I mentor attended this week. We had a good outing. The 'varsity' team ended up as the #1 seed going into the playoffs, while the 'Jr. varsity' team ended up as the #2 seed. The playoffs were in a double elimination format, going into a best of 3 final round. The two teams ended up in the finals. Turns out the varsity team had some machine issues and lost to the jv team. By winning the meet, the jv team is now qualified for the world championship meet held at the end of the season. The varsity team still has 2 more meets to play, so all hopes of attending the world championships is not lost for them. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,114 #5460 Posted March 5, 2023 Wile some of you were blowing or pushing snow, I was putting out some mulch… Sunny and 70 something degrees… 7 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,068 #5461 Posted March 5, 2023 Looks good. Any Wheel Horses involved in that project? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,114 #5462 Posted March 5, 2023 19 minutes ago, 8ntruck said: Looks good. Any Wheel Horses involved in that project? Nope, not this… KungFu grip pulling weeds out, and placing rocks. Then arms and back shoveling mulch… 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,847 #5463 Posted March 5, 2023 Removed storm damaged white pine branches. City is doing one time chipper service tomorrow for residents... The E-141 did a great job hauling to the street... looks like i'll lose 5 white pines total... 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldWorkHorse 3,045 #5464 Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) Cut up my old miter saw table and made a small bench for my portable bandsaw with swag bench. Oh almost forgot added a light to it so I can see my cuts. Might help me stop messing them up Edited March 5, 2023 by OldWorkHorse Forgot the light 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,716 #5465 Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) Last night we got 4" of wet heavy slop. Did not have time to deal with it this morning so it was still there when I got home from work this evening. Given the fact that there was all this snow that had the consistency of white cow manure, I did what any sane tractor addict would do. I got my lawn mower running. New / used Briggs & Stratton I/C engine is installed and my Swisher ready for duty. Runs, drives, and the mower deck does a great job blowing snow. Unfortunately the crank shaft on the new engine was not designed to utilize the pull start so the recoil starters only purpose now is to serve as a belt guard, but I'm OK with that. I feel a lot better knowing that the piston is sliding up & down in a cast iron cylinder as opposed to the old engine that had an aluminum bore. Least if this engine fails it is worth rebuilding. Bring on some warm weather and some grass to chew on. Edited March 7, 2023 by Achto 3 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reddart 207 #5466 Posted March 7, 2023 Picked up a 1971 Fender Super Six Reverb. 99% original, other than tubes and 1 changed screen grid resistor. Will need to replace the old filter caps, but it sounded glorious when I tried it briefly. 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,054 #5467 Posted March 8, 2023 @SylvanLakeWH why will you (or did you) need to lose trees? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,847 #5468 Posted March 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Pullstart said: @SylvanLakeWH why will you (or did you) need to lose trees? White pines don't like ice / heavy snow... First Ice storm took out 1 tree and a lot of branches from 5 others. Heavy snow last week just destroyed 3 others that were already denuded by DTE line trimming and the ice storm... I may be able to save 2 smaller ones but the 3 big ones are in bad shape... here's a sample... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 1,932 #5469 Posted March 9, 2023 On 2/27/2023 at 8:49 AM, lynnmor said: Can you tell that I spent much of my career working with the connector industry? Here is part of my collection: I see a lot of high quality, double crimp connectors. They are the only ones worth using in my opinion. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,068 #5470 Posted March 9, 2023 I built a couple of sky hooks and got my 4x12x30' LVL front porch beam hoisted into place today. I measured well - it came out dead level! It was just about sunset when I finished, so i didn't get a finished picture yet. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,392 #5471 Posted March 9, 2023 Gutsy job for a solo worker but I see you are being cautious with supports and bracing. Nice work! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,068 #5472 Posted March 10, 2023 Yup. Was an afternoon that provided plenty of exercise - both physical and mental. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,578 #5473 Posted March 10, 2023 A few sunny days warmed the sun porch enough to do some painting. Got 4 coats of Rustoleum Top Coat Boat paint on an old pair of oars I picked at the auction. I had to replace one edge with a piece of white oak. A nice addition to the 1962 MirrorCraft I saved last winter. 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,054 #5474 Posted March 11, 2023 @8ntruck glad to see another Michigander doing things without trips! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,114 #5475 Posted March 11, 2023 Put the floor in Grady’s wife’s SheShed… 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
