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HomeBrew2
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You and your pretty and capable lady are an inspiration. It's hard to imagine how life could get much better! Great looking walls and hardware and to the lady, great looking welds.
Cheers to the projects and becoming confident with new skills and admiring the results of established skills!
Cheers to the projects and becoming confident with new skills and admiring the results of established skills!
wroughtn_harv
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It looks like you've found my friends over at Westcraft. http://westcraft.com/ We've been fans and customers of theirs for about eight or so years.
A good alternative to your system for weathervanes that I use is a ball bearing between the pin and the vane. I'll use a grade eight stud (for hardness) ground to a point. On top of that I place ball bearing. Then the vane itself has a female or piece of tubing or pipe that covers the pivot. Gravity is a great keeper.
A good alternative to your system for weathervanes that I use is a ball bearing between the pin and the vane. I'll use a grade eight stud (for hardness) ground to a point. On top of that I place ball bearing. Then the vane itself has a female or piece of tubing or pipe that covers the pivot. Gravity is a great keeper.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( </font><font color="blueclass=small">( The land had one entrance and I wanted a seperate entrance and exit. I contacted Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) and they told me the requirements and issued a permit.
Coming from California, I was amazed at how easy it was. )</font>
I had a similar experience when working on my folks property in georgia some 20 years ago. We called up the county roads department and they were more than glad to tell us what they recommended. They said, in the best good old boy way possible ... We don't really care what you do, and you don't need a permit, but if you do it wrong and you flood the road, we will come a looking for you. So we did it their way and 20 years later it still works great.
Of course, if it were california, there would be EPA study, dust abatement requirements, permits to move more the dirt, permits to buy the pipe, permits to transport the pipe, permits to lay the pipe, permits to burry the pipe, fees for all the permits and fees for the 20 inspections along the way, and it would probably flood the street /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif )</font>
Nuh uh, it ain't that bad. You guys are seriously pessimistic! One GOOD thing about gov involvement is when your dufus neighbor up the hill decides to divert all his water your way with the accompanying mud and debris after NOT doing it correctly, you get to force the issue. Sometimes, and I do reiterate SOMETIMES, a strict planning department is priceless.
Coming from California, I was amazed at how easy it was. )</font>
I had a similar experience when working on my folks property in georgia some 20 years ago. We called up the county roads department and they were more than glad to tell us what they recommended. They said, in the best good old boy way possible ... We don't really care what you do, and you don't need a permit, but if you do it wrong and you flood the road, we will come a looking for you. So we did it their way and 20 years later it still works great.
Of course, if it were california, there would be EPA study, dust abatement requirements, permits to move more the dirt, permits to buy the pipe, permits to transport the pipe, permits to lay the pipe, permits to burry the pipe, fees for all the permits and fees for the 20 inspections along the way, and it would probably flood the street /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif )</font>
Nuh uh, it ain't that bad. You guys are seriously pessimistic! One GOOD thing about gov involvement is when your dufus neighbor up the hill decides to divert all his water your way with the accompanying mud and debris after NOT doing it correctly, you get to force the issue. Sometimes, and I do reiterate SOMETIMES, a strict planning department is priceless.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The weather has me working on projects in the barn.
One of the things I've been struggling with is lighting along the drive into my place. I want to use high presure sodium lights to save energy and light as large an area as possible. I also want to lights to be part of the fence posts to simplify mowing.
I was discussing my idea and what I wanted to do with wroughtn_harv when he offered a different option that I hadn't considered. I re-did my sketches and came up with a another version inspired from Harvey's ideas. I'm not sure if he was describing this at all, but it's where I ended up.
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If I might implore my fellow readers to take this website into consideration when installing lights. Save your night sky! I live out in the boonies and so does my dad. We both have the same concern, lighting that does no good other than ruin the night sky. I'm an amateur astronomer. I moved from the city to the country and it is so indescribable to look up and see the milky way and the vastness of space so clearly. My dad has neighbors that all the time, any time, have unshielded or improperly installed lighting. My dad has a neighbor several hundred yards away that has this monstrous sodium vapor light on from dusk til dawn, regardless of their outdoor activities. Nicely placed lighting would be much more attractive for sure and wouldn't draw so many bugs either! Truly, light that doesn't hit the ground or the area intended is simply wasted. I see some awesome planning going into this campground, it'd sure be neat to have this planned in too. I appreciate the consideration of this folks, not many people think about it.
One of the things I've been struggling with is lighting along the drive into my place. I want to use high presure sodium lights to save energy and light as large an area as possible. I also want to lights to be part of the fence posts to simplify mowing.
I was discussing my idea and what I wanted to do with wroughtn_harv when he offered a different option that I hadn't considered. I re-did my sketches and came up with a another version inspired from Harvey's ideas. I'm not sure if he was describing this at all, but it's where I ended up.
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If I might implore my fellow readers to take this website into consideration when installing lights. Save your night sky! I live out in the boonies and so does my dad. We both have the same concern, lighting that does no good other than ruin the night sky. I'm an amateur astronomer. I moved from the city to the country and it is so indescribable to look up and see the milky way and the vastness of space so clearly. My dad has neighbors that all the time, any time, have unshielded or improperly installed lighting. My dad has a neighbor several hundred yards away that has this monstrous sodium vapor light on from dusk til dawn, regardless of their outdoor activities. Nicely placed lighting would be much more attractive for sure and wouldn't draw so many bugs either! Truly, light that doesn't hit the ground or the area intended is simply wasted. I see some awesome planning going into this campground, it'd sure be neat to have this planned in too. I appreciate the consideration of this folks, not many people think about it.
woodlot
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Huck, that is a good point. I must say I do have one of those moster sodium lights. It is a security light and I do believe that it provides a deterant to crime at my house in the country. I have it for that reason alone. However, I HATE the fact that I can't see the night sky very well. I called the electric company to see if an on/off sitch could be added to the light. Such a switch in not permitted. You see these lights are rented at a flat fee from the electric company, they set the rules of the contract. Mine is dusk-to-dawn, no alternative. You should direct some of your concern to the electric company. I'd like to turn mine off on the nights that have comets, falling stars (metorite showers), campfires, etc. but I have no say in the matter if I want the security a lighted homesite provides.
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EddieWalker
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( We both have the same concern, lighting that does no good other than ruin the night sky. )</font>
I'd hate to think I'm ruining the night sky, but I understand you point. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
There are no neighbors that will be affected by my lights. Things are just too far apart for that to be a factor.
But more important to me, is to provide a sense of security and comfort to people that visit my place.
These lights are part of my entrance and driveway. After passing through this part of my place, the lighting will change to a lower, ground lighting. Nobody wants to have a light shining in their window all night!
I'd hate to think I'm ruining the night sky, but I understand you point. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
There are no neighbors that will be affected by my lights. Things are just too far apart for that to be a factor.
But more important to me, is to provide a sense of security and comfort to people that visit my place.
These lights are part of my entrance and driveway. After passing through this part of my place, the lighting will change to a lower, ground lighting. Nobody wants to have a light shining in their window all night!
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EddieWalker
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Assembly of my first street light is done. I primed it, waited a day, flipped it and primed the other side.
Another day and I painted one side. I'm using oil based paint in winter with temps in the 50's. It took two days for the paint to dry, and today I fliped it again and finished painting it.
Rains are predicted for Friday through Sunday. If it feels dry on Friday morning, and it hasn't started raining yet, I'm gonna try and install it.
Another day and I painted one side. I'm using oil based paint in winter with temps in the 50's. It took two days for the paint to dry, and today I fliped it again and finished painting it.
Rains are predicted for Friday through Sunday. If it feels dry on Friday morning, and it hasn't started raining yet, I'm gonna try and install it.
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Eddie, I'd never heard of people objecting to neighbors' lights unless it was a spotlight type light aimed at a neighbor, until I read some of the posts on TBN. But if you didn't know it, there's a bill up in our state legislature right now to stop "light pollution".
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Bird I'll bet all the crooks will be pushing for that to pass. Lights don't bother me I can sleep just as good with or without light and I believe the light helps keep the crime down, Burglers don't like to be seen.
Charlie.
Bird I'll bet all the crooks will be pushing for that to pass. Lights don't bother me I can sleep just as good with or without light and I believe the light helps keep the crime down, Burglers don't like to be seen.
Charlie.