I told you I had bad hearing. I just looked at the lyrics and I don't think I'd recognize the song without music.
What did you do today?
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A little over 20 years ago I bought a 12 inch Jet bandsaw just to do one job. It was an octagon home with wilsonart laminate downstairs and Pergo select laminate in two upper octagon sections. I always made my straight cuts freehand. There is no way I was going to freehand a 45 or a 22 and 1/2.
The only place I had to store it was in the carport
I bought it on sale. Sold it for almost what it cost me to buy it. I really like the saw, but just didn't have much of a use for it. I didn't want to let it sit out in the carport for a year and get rusty and then try and sell it, so as soon as the job was completed I talked to the retailer I'm asking if he wanted to buy it. Worked out good for me because he got the sale price same as I did.
I'm glad you got some acknowledgment from the relatives that what you did to help take care of them was appreciated. You always seem to be there to help anyone in need, so you're much better person than me. I do my part when necessary but you seem to be helping out literally everybody. That would wear me out.
Well let's just say we're not going to make a trade, like you I have too much time invested.
I'm watching a television show on Oregon public broadcasting. It's called Oregon Artbeat. They usually have two to four artists during each show during a totally different things. Since I was about the fellow that's on there now is a guy that had an early age in life attempted suicide and ended up blind. He then became addicted to meth and ended up moving back into his parents where he's sobered up and at some point got into woodworking.
His suicide attempt left him blind.
He makes wood bowls on a lathe. He even cuts up pieces of wood and glues them together or laminates them together to create patterns in the wood before turning the bowl on the lathe. Wow is an understatement.
He's a perfectionist. Checking out the clamped laminations on the block of wood before he glues the pieces together for the final time, he uses a knife to feel if the board joints to see if there's any more sanding that needs to be done to eliminate any gaps.
So anyway, here's this guy standing at his wood lathe turning a bowl and feeling it with his fingers as it's turning at a zillion RPM.
He says, I know that you're not supposed to put your hand on something spinning this fast....
.....but I don't want this bowl to look like it was made by a blind guy.
Everyone needs an attitude like this guy.
His suicide attempt left him blind.
He makes wood bowls on a lathe. He even cuts up pieces of wood and glues them together or laminates them together to create patterns in the wood before turning the bowl on the lathe. Wow is an understatement.
He's a perfectionist. Checking out the clamped laminations on the block of wood before he glues the pieces together for the final time, he uses a knife to feel if the board joints to see if there's any more sanding that needs to be done to eliminate any gaps.
So anyway, here's this guy standing at his wood lathe turning a bowl and feeling it with his fingers as it's turning at a zillion RPM.
He says, I know that you're not supposed to put your hand on something spinning this fast....
.....but I don't want this bowl to look like it was made by a blind guy.
Everyone needs an attitude like this guy.
......ok, if you can't handle the whole thing at least the last 3 minutes.
The show is over they're ready to go and they get one last call and here's how they play it out.
Daris probably won't like this one because he likes "original" music like he grew up with rubbing sticks on rocks and howling at the moon.
The show is over they're ready to go and they get one last call and here's how they play it out.
Daris probably won't like this one because he likes "original" music like he grew up with rubbing sticks on rocks and howling at the moon.
Spending money today.
MikeAntonetti
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Discount tire.
Got some Cooper Discoverers. Supposed to have a 55k warranty. I’ll believe that when I see it. I’ll be happy jus to get a year out of them. 35k? I only got 20k out of my BFG’s weight in the van and heat really eats up tires.
Got some Cooper Discoverers. Supposed to have a 55k warranty. I’ll believe that when I see it. I’ll be happy jus to get a year out of them. 35k? I only got 20k out of my BFG’s weight in the van and heat really eats up tires.
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Tossed and turned again last night. Feeling a bit better today. Still can't bend well, but it doesn't hurt to walk. Although, when Mom paged me to get her something to eat I reached for the phone and pain shot through my shoulder and down to my elbow. So the shoulder is still not any better but the kidney stones have moved.
I cooked something for Mom, did a brief wipedown of the counters and inside the microwave, and then helped mom fix a computer problem. Windows forced another update. She has settings to say never update but they force it anyway. This latest iteration somehow affected her BIOS and changed the boot order. Her primary SSD was set as the #3 in boot order instead of #1. Now, if Windows didn't do it, maybe the BIOS changed itself by not detecting her drive at first and then setting it last when it did detect it. I googled how to enter BIOS and what the issue was. Watched a video for a few seconds that said to use Ctrl Alt Del from error message screen (saying she needed to insert a boot disk) and then F2 when rebooting (differs by machine). Got her into BIOS and walked her through checking the boot order and changing it to select her SSD as the #1. Exited, saved & reset so it finally booted.
I cooked something for Mom, did a brief wipedown of the counters and inside the microwave, and then helped mom fix a computer problem. Windows forced another update. She has settings to say never update but they force it anyway. This latest iteration somehow affected her BIOS and changed the boot order. Her primary SSD was set as the #3 in boot order instead of #1. Now, if Windows didn't do it, maybe the BIOS changed itself by not detecting her drive at first and then setting it last when it did detect it. I googled how to enter BIOS and what the issue was. Watched a video for a few seconds that said to use Ctrl Alt Del from error message screen (saying she needed to insert a boot disk) and then F2 when rebooting (differs by machine). Got her into BIOS and walked her through checking the boot order and changing it to select her SSD as the #1. Exited, saved & reset so it finally booted.
Got that old desk out of my shop. Getting closer to being able to rearrange it.
Tom Picciani
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Starting work on putting up drywall in garage. Need to finish walls so I can put up window treatments. Got Levolor 2 inch blinds for basement windows. I have some blue/grey paint for trim. I’ll paint walls a pale gray to tie it all together.
My daughter's USB phone charger in her car quit. So she went to Auto Zone. They pulled the fuse block under the hood and triggered the kill switch. Then would not reset the check engine light. So she called me. While I am driving there a mechanic pulled in next to her. He changed the under dash fuse and used a scanner to kill the light. He would not take any money. There are still some good people out there.
MikeAntonetti
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Very few
Tom Picciani
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This is what it looks like when you run out of drywall, lol. I needed to get a piece next to the window because the casing will cover the taped joint. Using Fibafuse tape. Much better than paper. Excess mud squeezed through so no chance of bubbles. Going to put drywall around most of garage but leaving the subpanel and plumbing clear. Why they put the water main in an unheated area I have no clue. But there is heat ‘leakage’ over the top of the dividing wall so it never goes below 45. Feather joints tomorrow. Then time to break out the primer.
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Starting work on putting up drywall in garage. Need to finish walls so I can put up window treatments. Got Levolor 2 inch blinds for basement windows. I have some blue/grey paint for trim. I’ll paint walls a pale gray to tie it all together.
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No more fun can be had than hanging drywall and taping seams.
Starting work on putting up drywall in garage. Need to finish walls so I can put up window treatments. Got Levolor 2 inch blinds for basement windows. I have some blue/grey paint for trim. I’ll paint walls a pale gray to tie it all together.
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No more fun can be had than hanging drywall and taping seams.
I think I got my front end work done.
The truck pulls slightly to the right before I replace the worn out a arm bushings and the ball joint.
...... The truck still pulls lightly to the right.
On the bright side, the wheel stands up straight now instead of tilting. The new brakes stop well but this pedal still seems a bit low. I'm guessing that's because the back brakes probably need to be done also. I've never even looked at them because......
...Because I'm scared to look.
For some reason I figure I'm going to end up spending 200 bucks to do those
To tighten up the upper a arm nuts, I needed a 15/16 box and wrench. Also needed another quart of brake fluid to finish bleeding the lines and the brakes. I got an email from O'Reilly's today saying that I had a $20 credit coupon. Cool
All I had to do was spend more than $20. So I went down and picked up my $13 wrench, some brake fluid and a tube of $6 silicone brake grease. Cost me a whopping $4 and change.
2 days ago they sent me a $5 coupon. I haven't used that one yet. I think they like me.
Anyway I took the day off today to get this front end and brake job finished. Clean up afterwards was a pile of wrenches this big. (Holding both hands arms length like a lying fisherman)
Three air wrenches, 75 combination wrenches, 573 1/2" sockets, 2 torque wrenches, 13 C clamps, and 291 3/8" sockets. I used 7 tubs of wheel bearing grease, 25 cans of brakekleen, 2 gallons of lacquer thinner, half a pallet of paper towels and 4 small dabs of silicone brake grease.
The truck pulls slightly to the right before I replace the worn out a arm bushings and the ball joint.
...... The truck still pulls lightly to the right.
On the bright side, the wheel stands up straight now instead of tilting. The new brakes stop well but this pedal still seems a bit low. I'm guessing that's because the back brakes probably need to be done also. I've never even looked at them because......
...Because I'm scared to look.
For some reason I figure I'm going to end up spending 200 bucks to do those
To tighten up the upper a arm nuts, I needed a 15/16 box and wrench. Also needed another quart of brake fluid to finish bleeding the lines and the brakes. I got an email from O'Reilly's today saying that I had a $20 credit coupon. Cool
All I had to do was spend more than $20. So I went down and picked up my $13 wrench, some brake fluid and a tube of $6 silicone brake grease. Cost me a whopping $4 and change.
2 days ago they sent me a $5 coupon. I haven't used that one yet. I think they like me.
Anyway I took the day off today to get this front end and brake job finished. Clean up afterwards was a pile of wrenches this big. (Holding both hands arms length like a lying fisherman)
Three air wrenches, 75 combination wrenches, 573 1/2" sockets, 2 torque wrenches, 13 C clamps, and 291 3/8" sockets. I used 7 tubs of wheel bearing grease, 25 cans of brakekleen, 2 gallons of lacquer thinner, half a pallet of paper towels and 4 small dabs of silicone brake grease.
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The new to me front wheel spindle came in yesterday. After cleaning it off it almost looked like brand new with all the original machine marks still on it. Nothing was worn at all.
The brake calipers are held on with two bolts. This new to me wheel spindle had some rusted and gunked up threads in them and the new bolts would not go in. I took an old bolt I made three slices in it. It acted like a thread chasing tap. Worked like a charm.
The brake calipers are held on with two bolts. This new to me wheel spindle had some rusted and gunked up threads in them and the new bolts would not go in. I took an old bolt I made three slices in it. It acted like a thread chasing tap. Worked like a charm.
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Spot the two carpet installers on Saturday night.
