What did you do today?

[highup]

How deep is that band saw? Something looks different about it. My bench top belt sander took a dump 10 years ago. That tool is a real keeper. Never knew what I was missing till I bought one, and I bought it for just one job.
Just read about the Grizzly......... wide throat, but not as tall as some. Never heard of a variable speed unit.

 

[highup]

I pulled the plugs on my '73 stepside and made a nozzle to spray Marvel Mystery oil in the cylinders. It hasn't been started for about 6 years. When the weather gets better, I have some oil and a filter on hand and new plugs. The Marvel is to loosen up the rings in case they are stuck a little. Gonna get a new fuel filter and clean the carb too, then prime the oil system just in case. A lot of guys just dump in new fuel and crank the engine on a rig that's been setting for years. That scares me to death.
I shoulda started it every couple months and kept fresh fuel in it. Oh well.......... it will be interesting to see her come to life again.

Being lowered is gonna make the oil and filter change fun. Gonna jack up all 4 corners to make it go easier.
My old friend is rusting into the ground and it will sell better if it's running. Kinda sad. That's what made my old photo excursions possible.

 

[Floorist]

How deep is that band saw? Something looks different about it. My bench top belt sander took a dump 10 years ago. That tool is a real keeper. Never knew what I was missing till I bought one, and I bought it for just one job.
Just read about the Grizzly......... wide throat, but not as tall as some. Never heard of a variable speed unit.

It is a 12" . Only variable speed band saw that I have ever seen.

 

[Floorist]

Daris, I know you do woodworking, do you have as much crap as I do?

 

[DarisMulkin]

I really doubt it but I do have 2 table saws, 2 radial arm saws, routers, 4" planer, 3 or 4 circular saws, small band saw, 2 chop saws a 10" and a 12" plus the battery operated stuff, and a recip saw. I know I missed some stuff and really need more. If you going to play the game you need the toys.


:camping:

Daris

 

[Floorist]

I have duplicates and triplicates because I got my in laws stuff.

 

[zannej]

Thanks for the fish-cooking tips. Ended up using steamer bags and throwing in some "real lemon" liquid and garlic salt. Steamer bag had precise instructions for just how long to cook it from frozen and it turned out fine (at least she had no complaints about it).

I need to catalog all of my tools down in the workshop at some point. I know there's a drill bit, shopsmith, tablesaw, etc.

 

[Roland]

Looking forward to tomorrow. Got a great group of installers that are helping do 1800 sf of LVP in a new home. The home is for Building For America's Bravest. It is my pleasure to help this veteran with his new home.

 

[DarisMulkin]

Looking forward to tomorrow. Got a great group of installers that are helping do 1800 sf of LVP in a new home. The home is for Building For America's Bravest. It is my pleasure to help this veteran with his new home.

Are these vets that have been wounded or ones that don't have any problems. My hat is off to you man. If I was closer I'd be there in a heart beat. If my buddy George is there give him a hug for me will ya.

:camping:

Daris

 

[highup]

That's really cool Roland.

 

[highup]

Did a restretch today in a large living room at a B&B. The carpet is about 7 years old. My brother and I did the original installation when the people build the place 28 years ago. The bedroom carpets are still the original stuff.
The house sets on a lake right next to the ocean and the guy teaches windsurfing. Plenty of wind down there.
Got home to find my new brushes for my shop vac in the mail box. The vacuum failed to start last Saturday.
Not bad, as I ordered them Sunday night from a place in southern California. 3 days from there to here and it only cost $3 shipping via USPS. They got a class act getting it shipped right out.
...so $19 total cost get's me a new/12 year old vacuum. I think it has more power than when it was new. va va varoooom!
The companies name is http://store.eurtonelectric.com/brushes.aspx

 

[zannej]

I finally got tired of getting the "windows is not genuine" error despite having a genuine version of windows. Since I can't for the life of me figure out where I put the CD, I looked for a fix online that works if windows is actually genuine. Just used it and am seeing if it improves my computer's performance.
Apparently, one of the symptoms (aside from a nagging popup every 15 minutes) was the system slowing down. So, it was throttling me. I've got a series of pics of my father in Egypt as my background now. Hopefully it might help with some of the issues.

Highup, awesome news about the shop vac. And man, that must have been some very good carpet to last that long- sounds like they were taking good care of it.

 

[Floorist]

Did a restretch today in a large living room at a B&B. The carpet is about 7 years old. My brother and I did the original installation when the people build the place 28 years ago. The bedroom carpets are still the original stuff.
The house sets on a lake right next to the ocean and the guy teaches windsurfing. Plenty of wind down there.
Got home to find my new brushes for my shop vac in the mail box. The vacuum failed to start last Saturday.
Not bad, as I ordered them Sunday night from a place in southern California. 3 days from there to here and it only cost $3 shipping via USPS. They got a class act getting it shipped right out.
...so $19 total cost get's me a new/12 year old vacuum. I think it has more power than when it was new. va va varoooom!
The companies name is http://store.eurtonelectric.com/brushes.aspx

Does your brother ever work with you anymore?

 

[DarisMulkin]

I installed 45 yards in 10 hours. Don't ask!!!

:army:


Daris

 

[Floorist]

I turned 70 today.

 

[Don Monfils]

Happy birthday Rusty🎉

 

[Hardwood]

Happy Birthday. 70 is a good age to be. But don't put that many candles on the cake. Under it and you may be able to cook it.

 

[Jon]

I turned 70 today.

Happy Birthday young fella
Still got to a couple of years to catch up with Daris and me

 

[highup]

I turned 70 today.

Um, yes.................. but that was the calendar doing something as you just sat on your butt and typed.
Hey Rusty....... I opened two topics in less than 15 minutes. Maybe there is hope with the site changes.

...and no, by brother doesn't install anymore. He's 1 1/2 years older than me and had a stroke about age 41. He's doing fine now, but the healing process took a long time to fix itself and by then the house, van and business went by by. His only lasting issue is political, but my vote will always cancel out his vote... which makes our voting a total waste of time.
My own jobs are too small and too far between for two of us. He'll be 62 in about a month. I'll be 61 in about 7 months.

.........Happy Birthday Rusty. I'd bake you a cake, but I don't bake.

 

[zannej]

Happy Birthday, Rusty! I hope you're having a good day.

Highup, I'm sorry to hear about your brother's stroke. I was just thinking about strokes and how much they suck recently. My aunt Emily died of a stroke at 54. My father had at least one small stroke. My maternal grandmother had multiple strokes. Even my old dog (who is still alive) had a stroke so her face sags on one side and for a long time she had weakness on her left side.

And I recently read that the late Dick Enberg's son, Alexander, had a massive stroke at age 41 and was comatose. He had some bit roles on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek Voyager. I was wondering why he stopped doing voice work and then found the article about the stroke.

Here I go babbling again. LOL.

I took my dog to the vet (after much chasing her around bc she saw the leash and tried to run only she's too old to run so she just hobbled away from me as fast as she could). She's about 15-years-old so her back legs are weak. She did try to climb in to the truck once I got the leash on but I had to pick her up. She tried to escape at the vet's office (got out of her collar because it was too loose) and I had to chase after her and carry her in. She's lost a lot of weight. When she first had the stroke she weighed 90lbs. She's now 45lbs. She had bloodwork to check her thyroid levels and the vet said I can keep giving her the 0.5 dosage but to give it once per day instead of twice. If I give it twice it brings her levels up too high, but if I don't give her any she seems to feel miserable and lethargic.

Speaking of thyroid, the increased dosage seems to be helping me-- and I mentioned to the vet how I had to be given a higher dosage despite being in "normal" range and how I could empathize with the dog bc the hypothyroid just makes me so exhausted and I could see it was doing the same to the dog.

Before I went outside, I had to contend with the kitties in the front room. The little calico, Aminatu, is a very persistent and demanding kitty. I was holding her older sister, Hatshepsut, and the little bugger got jealous and climbed my leg.