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  • Firewalker
    I got a new bench with a WALL!

    A lot more space so I can keep 2 each of parts on the table now and I can keep the big tanks on the table as well.

    Sweet!

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    rsfrid
    Very nice and good organization of tools.
    Peashooter
    Slightly smaller than the living room table that is my work bench.
    It would be nice to have a room just for tinkering with things, but i can not afford the rent on a 3 or 4 room apartment, well at least not a apartment in a populated region of this small country.

    I could actually get a house in a rural area for the same i pay for my current apartment, also with more rooms, the problem is those houses are most often a pretty poor heating rating, meaning it will cost a lot to keep them warm
    Firewalker
    I built a 20 ton press with a 12V powerpack about a decade ago and while its very strong, its very slow due to the huge cylinder and it makes production too slow to be useable.

    I inherited a second press that's half the size and has a cylinder half the diameter so that will increase the cycle time by X3.

    Cool?

    The powerpack was bad so I bought a new one and this one has a 2 button pendant that I hate and I'm going to swap that out for a 2 position joystick. Or so I thought.

    Problem is, it's a 4 wire switch, a 2 position 4 NO is needed but one does not exist at affordable prices. I had to build my own.

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    Firewalker
    Seven bundles of mixed hardwood is laid up under the lean-to, 14,000lbs so far. Another 7 bundles go into the wood shed. Feeling healthy and pain free! Good fall so far.
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    Ezana4CE
    @Firewalker How are you splitting and bundling such long pieces of wood? What sort of equipment do you use to stack the bundles up?
    Firewalker
    I get the bundles from a sawyer as is, I use my tractor with forks to lift and carry them to my processing spot in front of the storage areas. I cut the bundles down to 20" lengths while on the tractor and stack the wood like normal firewood.

    This is how they are delivered to me.
    Firewalker
    Its that time of year again! 48,000 pounds of mixed hardwood destined for the wood boiler, needs to get cut to 22" pieces and hauled to the woodshed and lean-to.

    First time ever, the boys are coming up to make a "wood day" happen!! 20 long cords of wood in one day!!

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    Firewalker
    I'm back from vacation, I got everything put away, cleaned up and getting ready for next year's convention.

    I'll clean the Airsmithing bench today and start conversions tomorrow once again.

    Great to be back, I hope to get behind some glass soon as there seems to be a striped gopher in the garden!
    Firewalker
    Heading out and closing shop...

    Going on "vacation" August 1st to the 15th.
    If you are in Minnesota or traveling through Minnesota in the Brainerd Lakes Region, the PGI is having its annual convention and its going to be CRAZY!


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    Firewalker
    A young man was so disappointed today that I could would not sell a part that would not fit without machining that he asked if I was a "Boomer".

    He wasn't asking, really, he was being rude and was extremely immature in his conduct.

    Hang on people, Hell is quite the ride in a handbasket....
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    Treefrog
    People tend to confuse observations with criticism. I think that it stems from insecurity, but what do I know?

    One of the things I love about mechanical work is that is reality based. Feelings have no part in it (except of course, when you crank an engine up and it purrs after you spent hours getting it back to right). That said, the problems happen when someone feels a certain way about how something should work. Reality doesn't operate that way. Getting that across to them without pissing them off is the hard part. I once said to a former client - "Have you considered finding a Holistic Mechanic"?
    Justaguy
    I apologize. I didn't mean to start an argument. I am 51. I don't have kids. Never wanted them. I did watch my friends and coworkers have kids over the years and have noticed most of them don't raise their kids, the way my mom raised me.
    Then again... how could they? When I was a little jerk, my mom/principle would beat my @Ss to teach me discipline. Parents/Principles aren't allowed to do that these days. If you can't teach today's kids, the same level of discipline... how can you expect them to turn out the same?
    I agree kids are out of control these days. We just disagree on the source of that behavior.
    Finally. Being a 'Boomer' is a badge of honor. I had a lot of friends that did not make it to 'Boomer' status.
    Firewalker
    I certainly didn't think anything said so far was criticism, I have seen avery generation take the easy road of blame (me included when I was young) instead of the hard road of change.
    Firewalker
    Failure: I hate it when you get that feeling in the pit of your stomach when someone asks you to do work for them but thier expectations are completely unrealistic.

    No matter how hard you try sometimes, you fail even when you did everything right and you returned the product in better shape.

    These are the days.....
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    Firewalker
    No, it was an even cheaper gun and I just knew that there was a disconnect and LOTS of warning signs ahead of time.

    No one to blame but me. I just wish I hadn't spent all those hours on it.
    Dr. Kralenstein
    Sometimes you just gotta say no and turn down certain customers. It's not worth the headache or stress. I find myself turning down side work on cars more and more, especially more critical/bigger jobs. Had a timing chain job fail 8000 miles after I did the work, solely because the owner didn't want to replace the vvt cam gears as I recommended, and they tried to blame me for the failure.

    I no longer do timing chains or belts because of that. Too much liability.
    Treefrog
    I feel you. There are people that will never be happy regardless of how well they're taken care of. "Ever since you fixed my bike, my neighbors' mower won't start." The upside is that once you know who they are, you can both avoid them and warn others off.
    Firewalker
    Lemon Rattler in a glass mug, watching the light fade...
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    Mr.H
    Yesterday evening was perfect for summer in central MN. How are the skeeters in your neck of the woods? Practically every day I walk around my property, I'm picking off wood ticks.
    Peashooter
    Tics are off the chart in Denmark this year, apparently it have been a ideal winter / spring for those.
    Also it would seem we will soon have to welcome another moskito from the south, it also possibly carry some exotic decease.

    Nature in general also not doing so well, a study released recently show that in 10 different kinds of nature, there are progress in 0 of them, so to avoid the tics, dont go out in the miserable remains of Danish nature.
    Firewalker
    The longest day of the year is coming up soon and apologizing to my dry friends up front, I'm going to pull out a reclining lawn chair, grab an ice cold beer and listen to the wind in the trees until the light is all gone and it's pitch black.

    I've been on call for a week, I'm in pain, my honey-do list still takes up my job board and I need to just sit a while and "be".
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    Peashooter
    I would like to do the same, but the problem is, in Denmark summer seem to no longer exist, these days daytime temperatures can barely claw their way past 10 deg C / 50 deg F
    So as you can understand i am sure, not much fun being outside and at least inactive, TBH i think the moment the new shot shed are done we might have to start up the furnace / oven in it to keep warm.

    There might be global warming, but its not us that " pump up the volume " last summer was also BS
    Firewalker
    Im working on a few dozen clamps for an acoustic build.

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    J
    I’m very familiar with cam clamps…I built wooden sailing yachts. Most of mine were much larger and heavier….same concept though. I still like to see neat tools, simply constructed, to accomplish a specific task. John
    Firewalker
    Spool clamps only grip the edge, great for top plates.
    Sergey1972
    I built similar clamps from aluminum for welding titanium airflow tubing for aircraft.

    Cheers,

    Sergey
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