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Yeah I agree, we are having a rerun of James Bond movies on our TV at the moment
My cousin was life flighted to Springfield Mo with covid this afternoon
That you? He gots floor layer knuckles.
Not good. How old is he or she?
You can tell a Trump parade, they have flags, lots of em, and they are big .......huge.
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Spent some time today freeing up the air control on my new to me impact wrench. The inside parts were just sticking from a thin rusty film. The clearances are pretty tight, so it took very little gunk to stiffen it up so it wouldn't turn.
Been spending a lot of time trying to find the correct grease for the impact part. Google keeps directing me to Ingersoll Rand grease.
Somehow I came across a video of a larger bodied Craftsman impact wrench being taken apart for cleaning and re-lubing. Tho larger, the innards design looked a lot like my small Blue Point.
In the comments section someone said the Craftsman was made by the same company. Guess what? Unlike most wrenches, these use straight non detergent 30 weight oil...... not grease. Add an ounce or two of oil, run it for 30 seconds, then drain it. Good to go with whatever amount is left inside. Cool!
Been spending a lot of time trying to find the correct grease for the impact part. Google keeps directing me to Ingersoll Rand grease.
Somehow I came across a video of a larger bodied Craftsman impact wrench being taken apart for cleaning and re-lubing. Tho larger, the innards design looked a lot like my small Blue Point.
In the comments section someone said the Craftsman was made by the same company. Guess what? Unlike most wrenches, these use straight non detergent 30 weight oil...... not grease. Add an ounce or two of oil, run it for 30 seconds, then drain it. Good to go with whatever amount is left inside. Cool!
Next project was taking my old butterfly wrench apart for cleaning. It didn't have much power, so taking it apart and screwing it up wouldn't be a huge loss.
Turned out successful and I may take the Blue Point apart and do the same. The parts are so very much the same, it ought to be easy...... an hour or so to clean and lube it.
Been kind of a fun day accomplishing something that's not vinyl or fuzzy.
The old butterfly wrench sounds a lot more responsive now and the power has improved. I think it's usable again. Hurray.
Turned out successful and I may take the Blue Point apart and do the same. The parts are so very much the same, it ought to be easy...... an hour or so to clean and lube it.
Been kind of a fun day accomplishing something that's not vinyl or fuzzy.
The old butterfly wrench sounds a lot more responsive now and the power has improved. I think it's usable again. Hurray.
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It purrs......... because the compressor is almost out of air and the neighbors are asleep.
It purrs......... because the compressor is almost out of air and the neighbors are asleep.
I'm sad to hear about Sean Connery. I still remember him as Ramirez in the original Highlander movie & then as a Russian with a Scottish accent in The Hunt For Red October. Of course I'll always remember him as James Bond too. I hadn't realized he was that old.
I hope your cousin will be OK.
I wish I knew someone from the north or an area where they need firewood/trees that I could contact to come harvest wood. There is so much going to waste. Companies could make a killing out of coming to harvest downed trees to use for firewood or even lumber. They could get paid to clear it away AND sell the wood.
Highup, good luck with that butterfly wrench. I've never heard of one before.
I've been using MSPaint for over 20 years. They have added some cool new tools over time. I just remembered they have a "skew" tool where you can draw something straight & then skew it to a different angle. I should play around with that more often. The shape tools are neat. They have heart shape, cloud, voice/thought balloon, lightning bolt, star, triangle, rhombus, diamond, stars, arrows, etc. Circle, line, and pencil are what I use the most though. Fill tool comes in handy as well. I'm currently working on drawing the opposite side of the room from that bathroom. Trying to guesstimate the door size & how much room will be left for the shaving station. I need to measure that old medicine cabinet & figure out the best place to put it. I can probably re-use the blocking that frames it out currently.
I'm also trying to figure out the best place for electrical for the washer and dryer. I just had an idea bc I have a recessed TP holder in the exterior wall currently. If I can pull that out it might be a good location for outlets. I may re-purpose the tp holder to hold a hand towel for the shaving area. It can sit below the medicine cabinet & shelf. Or I might find some other use for it. There won't be enough room for it next to the toilet & I don't want to cut a hole in the vanity- although I suppose I could and the tp holder wouldn't stick out as far. I need to see what kind of condition its in though. It might be too tarnished.
My brother has an electric razor. He has a shaving kit thing in a black case that should fit in the recessed medicine cabinet. I think most of his accessories can fit in there, but the razor would be out. I think he also has a shaving bib that can connect to the mirror with suction cups to catch hair. He liked the idea of a shaving station. I'll probably have to talk to him about whatever accessories he uses. I was thinking of getting this to hang below the outlet, but it would require having the outlet high enough. Since it's plastic it won't get water damage, but it could break. So, I was also thinking I could use some scrap wood from the workshop to make a painted shelf. I could cut a hole for electrical cords.
Things I know I want to include for the shaving station:
Any other suggestions for the shaving station?
I hope your cousin will be OK.
I wish I knew someone from the north or an area where they need firewood/trees that I could contact to come harvest wood. There is so much going to waste. Companies could make a killing out of coming to harvest downed trees to use for firewood or even lumber. They could get paid to clear it away AND sell the wood.
Highup, good luck with that butterfly wrench. I've never heard of one before.
I've been using MSPaint for over 20 years. They have added some cool new tools over time. I just remembered they have a "skew" tool where you can draw something straight & then skew it to a different angle. I should play around with that more often. The shape tools are neat. They have heart shape, cloud, voice/thought balloon, lightning bolt, star, triangle, rhombus, diamond, stars, arrows, etc. Circle, line, and pencil are what I use the most though. Fill tool comes in handy as well. I'm currently working on drawing the opposite side of the room from that bathroom. Trying to guesstimate the door size & how much room will be left for the shaving station. I need to measure that old medicine cabinet & figure out the best place to put it. I can probably re-use the blocking that frames it out currently.
I'm also trying to figure out the best place for electrical for the washer and dryer. I just had an idea bc I have a recessed TP holder in the exterior wall currently. If I can pull that out it might be a good location for outlets. I may re-purpose the tp holder to hold a hand towel for the shaving area. It can sit below the medicine cabinet & shelf. Or I might find some other use for it. There won't be enough room for it next to the toilet & I don't want to cut a hole in the vanity- although I suppose I could and the tp holder wouldn't stick out as far. I need to see what kind of condition its in though. It might be too tarnished.
My brother has an electric razor. He has a shaving kit thing in a black case that should fit in the recessed medicine cabinet. I think most of his accessories can fit in there, but the razor would be out. I think he also has a shaving bib that can connect to the mirror with suction cups to catch hair. He liked the idea of a shaving station. I'll probably have to talk to him about whatever accessories he uses. I was thinking of getting this to hang below the outlet, but it would require having the outlet high enough. Since it's plastic it won't get water damage, but it could break. So, I was also thinking I could use some scrap wood from the workshop to make a painted shelf. I could cut a hole for electrical cords.
Things I know I want to include for the shaving station:
- Recessed medicine cabinet
- Shelf above medicine cabinet with undermount slim LED light bar
- Shelf below medicine cabinet to hold razor, accessories, hand towel, shaving bib (maybe a hook or something for the bib?)
Any other suggestions for the shaving station?
Tom Picciani
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Ordered chestnuts online 3 weeks ago. Were supposed to ship last week. Hoping to get them this coming week. They are really tough to get hold of. Shortage is related to Covid in some way. Almost everyone is out of them and there never was a big supply. The ones in the supermarket are crap. I bought 5 lbs, roughly $50 total including shipping. My Toyota goes in the shop on Wednesday. The motor on the running board is almost dead. It won't come out hardly at all. Makes climbing in really tough. I'm only 5'2" and the SUV has 20 inch wheels! Anyway, the farmers have started fertilizing nearby and I can't even begin to describe the smell. I'll get nose blind soon I guess and I got Hepa and charcoal filters indoors. I'm playing Farming Simulator so the smell makes the game seem more real! LOL.
I cleaned litterboxes today. I'd been putting it off for too long. The waterer for the kittens had been dripping in to their litterbox (bc my brother put the bracket on wrong) so it was nasty. Had to scrape it out with a heavy duty litter scoop, spray it off with the outdoor faucet, and then scrub it with lysol wipes. Kittens were losing their minds about getting fresh litter. Most of my cats get excited about fresh litter for some reason. They can't wait to jump in it and soil it asap. Sometimes they don't wait until I'm finished pouring.
Tom, what farming simulators have you been playing? Freshly fertilized soil does take a bit to get used to. I'm glad I'm not sensitive to smells like that-- weird thing is, I'm very sensitive to perfumes & scented candles. I can't set foot inside a Bath & Bodyworks without my eyes watering, sneezing, and coughing. I just remembered the time my friend's girlfriend tried to smell some shampoo in the store to see if she liked the scent. She accidentally squeezed the bottle & it shot up her nose. She screamed, tears started streaming down her face, and she was freaking out while an employee who knew her laughed his behind off.
My latest sketch showing the opposite sides of the bathroom. I'm getting picture references to try to figure out how to draw the tub & double curved shower rod from side view, but for now this is what I have:
I will need to figure out what sizes to make the shelves & what height to set things at. My brother is 6'3" so it will need to be high enough for him.
I'm also wanting to make my own pull-out shelf that goes between the wall & vanity. Need something to fill a 3" wide space. They sell Rev-a-Shelf ones but they are too deep & cost $100. I'm trying to figure out what drawer glides to use. I will only have to mount it to one side- the cabinet side. I wonder if I can pair an undermount down low & a side mount up higher on the same side or if I should put one side on the wall. Wish I could just find the glides for sale that Rev-A-Shelf uses. There's another brand that makes stuff like that (I think Rockler?) but I haven't seen the 3" thingies.
Anything you guys think I should add for the shaving station thing? (other than some sort of prank where it has a boxing glove that shoots out and hits my brother in the face when he opens the medicine cabinet...)
Tom, what farming simulators have you been playing? Freshly fertilized soil does take a bit to get used to. I'm glad I'm not sensitive to smells like that-- weird thing is, I'm very sensitive to perfumes & scented candles. I can't set foot inside a Bath & Bodyworks without my eyes watering, sneezing, and coughing. I just remembered the time my friend's girlfriend tried to smell some shampoo in the store to see if she liked the scent. She accidentally squeezed the bottle & it shot up her nose. She screamed, tears started streaming down her face, and she was freaking out while an employee who knew her laughed his behind off.
My latest sketch showing the opposite sides of the bathroom. I'm getting picture references to try to figure out how to draw the tub & double curved shower rod from side view, but for now this is what I have:
I will need to figure out what sizes to make the shelves & what height to set things at. My brother is 6'3" so it will need to be high enough for him.
I'm also wanting to make my own pull-out shelf that goes between the wall & vanity. Need something to fill a 3" wide space. They sell Rev-a-Shelf ones but they are too deep & cost $100. I'm trying to figure out what drawer glides to use. I will only have to mount it to one side- the cabinet side. I wonder if I can pair an undermount down low & a side mount up higher on the same side or if I should put one side on the wall. Wish I could just find the glides for sale that Rev-A-Shelf uses. There's another brand that makes stuff like that (I think Rockler?) but I haven't seen the 3" thingies.
Anything you guys think I should add for the shaving station thing? (other than some sort of prank where it has a boxing glove that shoots out and hits my brother in the face when he opens the medicine cabinet...)
What do you do with chestnuts, Tom. I don't think I've ever seen one in my life.
Don't you know the Christmas song, "Roasting chestnut over an open fire." Got to be careful though my cousin got severly burned by throwing them into a wood stove. They exploded and threw the ashes or whatever over his pj's and got scarred for life.
Tom Picciani
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i roast them and eat them. From the song, Chestnutsroasting on an open fire... I cut a slit across the top and boil them for 5 minutes to get moisture inside the shell. Then I roast them in the oven for 20-30 minutes.
Tom Picciani
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Do you know what’s worse than finding a worm in your chestnut? Finding half a worm!
Tom Picciani
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The game I’m playing is called Farming Simulator 2019. I’m playing with a bunch of mods and an automation package called courseware. It allows you to set up patterns for plows and harvesters, arrange unloading and storage routes, and all sorts of cool stuff.
