What was the death count? O can't imagine the damage those would do..... to anything. Cars, roofs, trees....... and them thar save the earth solar panels.
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Damn, that's some big hail. I'm glad we don't get that stuff here. It's been rather warm to hot out lately. I went outside to cut some weeds & blackberry bushes that were encroaching on the porch & sidewalk (as well as around the parking space for the truck). Unloaded dog food & cat food from the truck & felt overheated and exhausted. My left hand wouldn't stop shaking for over an hour. Not sure why. I'm waiting for Mom to get up (or at least see if she's feeling better) and to hear from my friend on going to get his cabinets. I don't want to go too late in the day bc I want to get started on staining.
Got the cabinets yesterday. Friend saw a really cool microwave cabinet & wanted it instead of the 27" one. I was trying to do measurements to figure out if it would fit & was thinking it was too large. He teased me about how women always think about inches. We all laughed & I forgot. Turns out I was right that it wouldn't fit though, but we found that out when we got it to the house & I was ready to stain them. Microwave cabinet will become a laundry cabinet that will fit to the left of the washing machine. The opening for the microwave is large enough to store the bottles of detergent.
I was really bugged by the knot-hole on the 3rd cabinet as well as some other minor holes. It looked like a cockroach & a couple others looked like spiders or ants. I went over with some wood filler to get rid of the holes & then went back a few hours later after the cabinets were up & covered them with stain. I did a little bit more touching up. I still have more touchups to do in some spots but it was late and the smell of the stain bothers the pregnant fiance. Cabinets ended up a bit lower than my sketch & we still need to get 1 more. Found out the 30"x30" is cheaper than the 27"x30" so we'll get that one. I'm aiming to go in the morning on Monday to get it so I can stain it as soon as we get back.
My friend adjusted the lower cabinets to make them level & lined up better, but that left too much of a gap in front of the pantry cabinet. He's got leftover flooring to fill the gap though.
I was really bugged by the knot-hole on the 3rd cabinet as well as some other minor holes. It looked like a cockroach & a couple others looked like spiders or ants. I went over with some wood filler to get rid of the holes & then went back a few hours later after the cabinets were up & covered them with stain. I did a little bit more touching up. I still have more touchups to do in some spots but it was late and the smell of the stain bothers the pregnant fiance. Cabinets ended up a bit lower than my sketch & we still need to get 1 more. Found out the 30"x30" is cheaper than the 27"x30" so we'll get that one. I'm aiming to go in the morning on Monday to get it so I can stain it as soon as we get back.
My friend adjusted the lower cabinets to make them level & lined up better, but that left too much of a gap in front of the pantry cabinet. He's got leftover flooring to fill the gap though.
Been trying to come up with a plan or design for my router table fence.
I decided on 3"by3" angle aluminum for the fence.... the main fence. Being this will probably be stored in my carport, everything I have thought up is about components not warping.
Aluminum doesn't warp.
I found a couple of flawlessly straight, anodized aluminum pieces just over the length that I needed.
Had I devised s configuration using plain aluminum stock, I would have had to face the fence with Formica because aluminum isn't very hard till it's anodized
Got the two pices cut, sanded so it will bond then clamped together just before sunset. Hope that the JB Weld didn't "shmoosh" and let these two pieces go out of alignment. Stacked one above the other it will make the fence 2 1/2" tall. Probably taller than most of what I will ever use it for.
I'm expecting these two square tubular aluminum pieces stacked one over the other, will make a super smooth fence once combined.
Only image that I have so far
is...... what I started with. Clamped together overnight and the result will be flawless....... right?
I decided on 3"by3" angle aluminum for the fence.... the main fence. Being this will probably be stored in my carport, everything I have thought up is about components not warping.
Aluminum doesn't warp.
I found a couple of flawlessly straight, anodized aluminum pieces just over the length that I needed.
Had I devised s configuration using plain aluminum stock, I would have had to face the fence with Formica because aluminum isn't very hard till it's anodized
Got the two pices cut, sanded so it will bond then clamped together just before sunset. Hope that the JB Weld didn't "shmoosh" and let these two pieces go out of alignment. Stacked one above the other it will make the fence 2 1/2" tall. Probably taller than most of what I will ever use it for.
I'm expecting these two square tubular aluminum pieces stacked one over the other, will make a super smooth fence once combined.
Only image that I have so far
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Pretty boring looking at aluminum isn't it?
......aluminium to the upside down folks.
......aluminium to the upside down folks.
I like aluminium so I don't find it boring. I like to see your projects. I'm looking forward to seeing more of it.
It rained all day. We had tornado watches & stuff. Rain lulled me to sleep (plus I kept waking up over and over the night before so I didn't get good sleep). Cooked dinner but was so tired I forgot to add the stroganoff powdered mix in. I kept trying to figure out why the color and texture in the pan didn't look right. I didn't realize until it had finished cooking & I was mixing in the sour cream when I saw the full packet sitting on the counter. Fortunately, I was able to mix it in at the last minute & it went in just fine, but the texture of the sauce was too thin. Mom actually liked the flavor better because the spices were stronger. LOL. I was worried it was going to be a disaster but it worked out.
It rained all day. We had tornado watches & stuff. Rain lulled me to sleep (plus I kept waking up over and over the night before so I didn't get good sleep). Cooked dinner but was so tired I forgot to add the stroganoff powdered mix in. I kept trying to figure out why the color and texture in the pan didn't look right. I didn't realize until it had finished cooking & I was mixing in the sour cream when I saw the full packet sitting on the counter. Fortunately, I was able to mix it in at the last minute & it went in just fine, but the texture of the sauce was too thin. Mom actually liked the flavor better because the spices were stronger. LOL. I was worried it was going to be a disaster but it worked out.
My wife is not feeling very well, so I made taco salad. Hamburger is $6.29 a lb.
Sorry to hear your wife isn't feeling well, Rusty. I hope she gets feeling better soon.
Meat prices are getting insane. It's gone up over $5/lb here. Gonna need to find different meal ideas soon. Mom sure loves the stroganoff though.
Meat prices are getting insane. It's gone up over $5/lb here. Gonna need to find different meal ideas soon. Mom sure loves the stroganoff though.
Hope she gets over what she's got soon.
On another forum, a guy said hamburger, the 73% stuff, is $9.98 a lb. I think he lives in Arizona.
I think we are under $6 for 20/80
Happy Mothra Day
Wife said 93 burger was 5.98
This weekend it was $4.95 at Kroger.
Made some progress on my router table fence. It's a split fence so the bit opening area is adjustable.
I bought some 3 inch angle aluminum for the main structure of the fence and cut slots in it to allow adjustment of the split parts of the contraption.
I used JB Weld to stack two sections of anodized aluminum together to gain some height. The aluminum is about 1 1/8" square and has rounded corners. I glued the pieces together to get the height needed, then cut them in half to make the two movable fence sections.
To fasten the split fence to the main fence, I drilled, tapped 2 holes in each section, the countersunk the face side holes for the 1/4-20 screws.
Made some progress on my router table fence. It's a split fence so the bit opening area is adjustable.
I bought some 3 inch angle aluminum for the main structure of the fence and cut slots in it to allow adjustment of the split parts of the contraption.
I used JB Weld to stack two sections of anodized aluminum together to gain some height. The aluminum is about 1 1/8" square and has rounded corners. I glued the pieces together to get the height needed, then cut them in half to make the two movable fence sections.
To fasten the split fence to the main fence, I drilled, tapped 2 holes in each section, the countersunk the face side holes for the 1/4-20 screws.
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This is what it will look like once completed.
Been a fun project... now I need to figure out what I'm going to do with it.
Dust collection is a big deal with router tables. If I get creative enough, I might be able to incorporate the square tubing as part of the vacuum system. Using the lower two sections of tubing, it would be equal to 1/2 the volume of my 16 gallon shop vac hose diameter. It's an idea in progress.
Been a fun project... now I need to figure out what I'm going to do with it.
Dust collection is a big deal with router tables. If I get creative enough, I might be able to incorporate the square tubing as part of the vacuum system. Using the lower two sections of tubing, it would be equal to 1/2 the volume of my 16 gallon shop vac hose diameter. It's an idea in progress.
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Hope your wife gets better soon Rusty
$17.00 hamburger to make a pot of chili. Crazy.
That looks great, Highup!
I really like the formica you used. Wish I could still find that pattern/color.
Sunday Mom wanted to go to Samsclub with me when I got water. We got her Kale salad and some other stuff. I took her to Sonic to get her some kind of Reeses overload shake or something (she'd been wanting it since she saw commercials on TV). I hate going to Sonic but for once they didn't screw up the order. The medium size was larger than she'd expected so she couldn't finish it. We brought it home for my brother. We also went to Best Buy- had to set up an appointment since they were only letting two customers in the store at a time. She found a new monitor (she'd been super cranky bc she hadn't been able to use her computer in 4 days). Got home, unloaded groceries, & set the monitor up. My brother came to help unload the water & also picked some blackberries to eat. He picked some for Mom, handed them to her and said "Happy Mother's Day". He kept leaving the truck door open while unloading (I always close it after taking stuff out) & I had to remind him to keep it closed.
Got up early on Monday to take my friend to get the last cabinet for his kitchen. Mom decided she wanted to go along. I hadn't gotten a response from my friend, but I wanted to get it done so I could finish with staining and such earlier. Good thing I did that because my brother had accidentally locked one of the cats in the truck overnight. Mom & I got in, I started the truck, and the cat started yowling from the back seat. He was so freaked out he wouldn't move. I had to pick him up & carry him into the house. Fortunately, he didn't tear anything up or pee in the truck. If I'd waited longer it would have gotten too hot & we could have had a repeat of the time my brother accidentally locked the dog in the vehicle & we found him dead the next day. I still felt awful about the poor cat being locked in, but was glad he was ok.
Picked up my friend, went to the store & got the cabinet, went to Office Depot to look at desks & get an idea of what Mom liked (as well as see if she wanted any desk organization stuff bc her current desk is a disaster). She got 1 item on clearance & we left bc she was getting cranky. Went to get takeout from Texas Roadhouse & Mom gave the waitress a better mask to wear. We drove to a shadier spot to eat & then went in to Source Plus Liquidation to look around. I found a tub spout that was 70% discounted from regular store prices. Same one my friend got for his bathtub & we'll use it on my brother's tub. I got a comfy back rest too (used it in the truck & it's great). Friend got two ceiling fans but forgot to look inside the boxes to make sure the right products were inside.
Got back to his house & got mom some food. I brought the kittens to her to hold & then my brother showed up. He'd had a doctor's appointment & decided to swing by afterward. My brother held his favorite kitten & Mom held mine while I went to sand & stain the new cabinet. My brother took Mom home & I stayed to help install the ceiling fans (while stain was drying). Opened the box of the more expensive fan & discovered it had the wrong fan in the box-- was the cheaper fan that he'd gotten in the correct box. It was supposed to be a different size with different features. Looked at the receipt "all sales are final. No refunds". But, he said he was going to call them to see if they would do an exchange since it was the wrong product in the box. He would have been OK with it if the fans had actually worked. But the light on one kept flashing, lights aren't nearly as bright as advertised (more like 400lumens when it's supposed to be 1k). And the fans wont spin. One makes a sound like the motor is trying to run, but it can't turn the blades even if someone spins them. He read reviews & found that fan had 1 star & people said the fan didn't work. He's going to contact the mfr to see if it can be fixed somehow. The fans look really nice, but that doesn't matter if they don't work.
After the fans were put up & we tried to troubleshoot, I went & did the 2nd coat of stain. My kitten crawled out to explore so my friend's fiance brought her over to me to hold. My friend called my brother to see if he could come back to help install the cabinet & he said he'd be there in about an hour. Two hours later my friend called back & my brother was playing a video game & said he'd come over when he finished a dungeon. An hour later he called to say he was on his way. My friend's fiance asked me to stand in the bathroom & make sure she didn't pass out while she took a quick shower. I helped her towel off afterward & waited for my brother.
Cabinet needed shims to be leveled & my friend couldn't find them. I realized one pack got left in my truck so I went out to get it. Came back & my friend was laughing because he'd ended up using a scrap piece of wood as a shim. He said he knew I was going to be amused because he had been throwing those scraps of wood out & I had told him he should save them for shims. He's always making fun of my hoarder tendencies but a few times it has paid off when I got him to keep stuff. He said the block was the perfect size for the shims to level the cabinet.
I went home & racked out after that & my brother stayed til 4am.
I'm still trying to wake myself up. I forgot to take my medicine the past few days so my body doesn't like me very much right now. LOL.
I really adore my kitten, btw. She crawled up on to my shoulder and slept on the back of my neck before crawling back around and watching my face. She followed my nose when I turned my head. She lets me kiss her on the head & rub her little chin. I put my sweater over her & she fell asleep instantly. I held her for a few hours.
I'm going to rest a couple days before I go over to do some wood filler & touch-ups on the cabinets & then do a coat of poly once it all dries. Probably will do the poly a different day since the filler takes 2 hours to dry & the stain (which is supposed to dry in 1hour) takes several hours to dry. I'm hoping that once we get the poly coat on, the stain will stop rubbing off the one spot on the pantry door that I've had to touch-up about 10 times.
I'm also hoping we can start getting stuff worked on in my house. I need to finish fixing my bathroom floor, hook up the plumbing, and install my toilet at the very least. Then I can get my shower/tub fixed up. I'm debating whether or not to pull the cast-iron tub out & replace it with a Delta Classic tub & shower surround. I plan to get the surround, but it might be better to replace the tub as well since some of the porcelain got scratched off.
I really like the formica you used. Wish I could still find that pattern/color.
Sunday Mom wanted to go to Samsclub with me when I got water. We got her Kale salad and some other stuff. I took her to Sonic to get her some kind of Reeses overload shake or something (she'd been wanting it since she saw commercials on TV). I hate going to Sonic but for once they didn't screw up the order. The medium size was larger than she'd expected so she couldn't finish it. We brought it home for my brother. We also went to Best Buy- had to set up an appointment since they were only letting two customers in the store at a time. She found a new monitor (she'd been super cranky bc she hadn't been able to use her computer in 4 days). Got home, unloaded groceries, & set the monitor up. My brother came to help unload the water & also picked some blackberries to eat. He picked some for Mom, handed them to her and said "Happy Mother's Day". He kept leaving the truck door open while unloading (I always close it after taking stuff out) & I had to remind him to keep it closed.
Got up early on Monday to take my friend to get the last cabinet for his kitchen. Mom decided she wanted to go along. I hadn't gotten a response from my friend, but I wanted to get it done so I could finish with staining and such earlier. Good thing I did that because my brother had accidentally locked one of the cats in the truck overnight. Mom & I got in, I started the truck, and the cat started yowling from the back seat. He was so freaked out he wouldn't move. I had to pick him up & carry him into the house. Fortunately, he didn't tear anything up or pee in the truck. If I'd waited longer it would have gotten too hot & we could have had a repeat of the time my brother accidentally locked the dog in the vehicle & we found him dead the next day. I still felt awful about the poor cat being locked in, but was glad he was ok.
Picked up my friend, went to the store & got the cabinet, went to Office Depot to look at desks & get an idea of what Mom liked (as well as see if she wanted any desk organization stuff bc her current desk is a disaster). She got 1 item on clearance & we left bc she was getting cranky. Went to get takeout from Texas Roadhouse & Mom gave the waitress a better mask to wear. We drove to a shadier spot to eat & then went in to Source Plus Liquidation to look around. I found a tub spout that was 70% discounted from regular store prices. Same one my friend got for his bathtub & we'll use it on my brother's tub. I got a comfy back rest too (used it in the truck & it's great). Friend got two ceiling fans but forgot to look inside the boxes to make sure the right products were inside.
Got back to his house & got mom some food. I brought the kittens to her to hold & then my brother showed up. He'd had a doctor's appointment & decided to swing by afterward. My brother held his favorite kitten & Mom held mine while I went to sand & stain the new cabinet. My brother took Mom home & I stayed to help install the ceiling fans (while stain was drying). Opened the box of the more expensive fan & discovered it had the wrong fan in the box-- was the cheaper fan that he'd gotten in the correct box. It was supposed to be a different size with different features. Looked at the receipt "all sales are final. No refunds". But, he said he was going to call them to see if they would do an exchange since it was the wrong product in the box. He would have been OK with it if the fans had actually worked. But the light on one kept flashing, lights aren't nearly as bright as advertised (more like 400lumens when it's supposed to be 1k). And the fans wont spin. One makes a sound like the motor is trying to run, but it can't turn the blades even if someone spins them. He read reviews & found that fan had 1 star & people said the fan didn't work. He's going to contact the mfr to see if it can be fixed somehow. The fans look really nice, but that doesn't matter if they don't work.
After the fans were put up & we tried to troubleshoot, I went & did the 2nd coat of stain. My kitten crawled out to explore so my friend's fiance brought her over to me to hold. My friend called my brother to see if he could come back to help install the cabinet & he said he'd be there in about an hour. Two hours later my friend called back & my brother was playing a video game & said he'd come over when he finished a dungeon. An hour later he called to say he was on his way. My friend's fiance asked me to stand in the bathroom & make sure she didn't pass out while she took a quick shower. I helped her towel off afterward & waited for my brother.
Cabinet needed shims to be leveled & my friend couldn't find them. I realized one pack got left in my truck so I went out to get it. Came back & my friend was laughing because he'd ended up using a scrap piece of wood as a shim. He said he knew I was going to be amused because he had been throwing those scraps of wood out & I had told him he should save them for shims. He's always making fun of my hoarder tendencies but a few times it has paid off when I got him to keep stuff. He said the block was the perfect size for the shims to level the cabinet.
I went home & racked out after that & my brother stayed til 4am.
I'm still trying to wake myself up. I forgot to take my medicine the past few days so my body doesn't like me very much right now. LOL.
I really adore my kitten, btw. She crawled up on to my shoulder and slept on the back of my neck before crawling back around and watching my face. She followed my nose when I turned my head. She lets me kiss her on the head & rub her little chin. I put my sweater over her & she fell asleep instantly. I held her for a few hours.
I'm going to rest a couple days before I go over to do some wood filler & touch-ups on the cabinets & then do a coat of poly once it all dries. Probably will do the poly a different day since the filler takes 2 hours to dry & the stain (which is supposed to dry in 1hour) takes several hours to dry. I'm hoping that once we get the poly coat on, the stain will stop rubbing off the one spot on the pantry door that I've had to touch-up about 10 times.
I'm also hoping we can start getting stuff worked on in my house. I need to finish fixing my bathroom floor, hook up the plumbing, and install my toilet at the very least. Then I can get my shower/tub fixed up. I'm debating whether or not to pull the cast-iron tub out & replace it with a Delta Classic tub & shower surround. I plan to get the surround, but it might be better to replace the tub as well since some of the porcelain got scratched off.
The local Sonic is only selling single patty burgers. They are short on beef.
I'd be buying Dennison's for the chili and pb and jelly instead of burgers.
