Good morning!!!!

[LouNY]

Updated Good Morning:

Remembered to take a device when we went up to the woodlot for dog walking

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I got some photos of my lower arm modifications from a couple weeks back for your critiques (Planck iron pipe nipples as spacers on the Case Eagle arm shafts to keep the Fergie-style arms outboard for triangulation/stability):

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I am sure there is some sorta superior solution, but this was under $10 and about 20 minutes. And now I just need to go and try it out one of these days real soon.

Finally, here are the “new” chainsaws, pictured with my former “PROPERTY OF UHAUL” saw next to a Jen-U-Wine Homelite saw case:

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The one with the Oregon r is the best-running of the three, the one with the shorter bar needs the fuel line to the carb replaced (it is cracked), and the two-tone is a parts saw. All three for a C-Note. View attachment 788447

Movie Trivia:

The saw used by the character Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a Homelite SuperXL12.

I would flip those lift arms over to get the angles working better for you.

 

[two_bit_score]

Maybe I missed it? The part where they give the accuracy percentage of the meteorologists? “Much more” is not a quantifiable comparator…

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Best I got on short notice.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Wednesday - Ides of March) morning. Overnight Low of 16C and it's presently 27.4C, clear and calm. Beautiful day!

It's 'into town' for groceries day. I'll do a 'patrol' around the property for downed twigs/branches & round-up spray weeds/thistles. Perhaps trim after that.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[KilroyJC]

I would flip those lift arms over to get the angles working better for you.

Would it make that much difference? The width of the implements pins are pretty much standard, no?

(I really dont want to have to pound out those pins again )

 

[LouNY]

Would it make that much difference? The width of the implements pins are pretty much standard, no?

(I really dont want to have to pound out those pins again )

Look at the angle the pin eyes are at, both ends are angled and not getting the ball ends squared up in the arms.

 

[PJSprog]

29°F and clear skies this morning, and only got up to 43° today. Near 60° by Thursday, but that warmer air is bringing some rain with it.

Been a couple weeks since I've been here. Even had to log in again. I was still behind from my last absence, and now even more so.

Our period of life's downsides finally culminated a week ago Monday when our oldest Border Collie, Evey, left us. She started slipping fast that weekend, and by Sunday evening she could barely walk, even with us lifting her and holding her up with a strap. The cancer was taking it's toll on her. Wife took her to the vet the next day. She later sent me a simple text message saying, "I'm back from the vet's office." The singularity of that statement was not lost. Evey came back home today in her new urn, and sits once again next to her favorite cat, Katniss, who also left us back in December.

Somewhere in all the time since I last babbled here, I managed to fix the barn door. This time, it got beefier braces - about 1/4" thick - and fatter screws to hold it in place. There will surely be a few splintered 6x6s if that ever comes loose again.

I'm sure I've missed a lot. Hope everyone is well.

Good evening, gents.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Kilroy, without seeing what the stock OEM parts look like, I can't judge. But I'm worried if you tug on those pipe nipples much, they may fail. Lower Arms are predominately in tension, but if backing up a blade, they are in compression which gives a different force.

 

[Buppies]

Sorry about the loss of Evey

Glad you are back and making sand

 

[Looking4new]

Another winter storm coming for me, up to a foot between Thursday and Saturday afternoon. I never sell March short.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Sorry about Evey.
We all know how much your dogs are loved.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 36 for the start, partly cloudy sky, light breeze. Light wind, Variable cloudiness, and high temp was 59ºF. Started fire in insert to start day, then puttered untill warm enough for bike ride. Nap after lunch, meant to get weeds knocked down in front but did not. Into town for dinner.
Ron sorry about you missed out on coffee get-together. I understand your frustration, Would not been that difficult to work out which set to send, then send one set. Hope you got recovered from bank ineptness and missing coffee. Nice woodpecker.
Bill hope you had good day.
Spike sorry about the too much need to do vs want to do. Nice looking Boeing.
Kilroy Saws sound like good deal, understand the negative end of year stuff, my assets have same issue.
Drew I get that every now and then, radar shows green overhead, and concrete is dry.
Mike hope you got done with lights and electrical. Good luck with plumbing.
Drew most of the time I don't get senior discount without asking.
James sorry about not getting the tractor unstuck. Hope equipment behaves better next attempt.
Mike sorry no pic of eagle. Hope no damage from winds.
Lou good luck with snow control.
Ken sorry about no sleep. glad snow melting.
Mike thanks for posting Shakespeare.
Don had not gotten to where candy would come out, considering that last project fate, we may never know .
Frits hope infusion went well. Glad shoulder better. Sorry to hear about daughter, maybe big bad dog would help.
Gstrom good to see progress.
Paul glad another speaker ready to ship. Sorry no diet Snapple. Good to hear school helping Zoe. Hope making speakers is fun.
Phil glad you are having fun in snow and still have power.
Buppies did not realize you were a snow fall fan.
David hope steep learning curve on door building.
Buppies see anything for Texas?
RS got a lot done sorry about the inserts not ordered till now. Hope today was productive as well.
David nice work on door #1.
Randy(wag) hope grocery shopping successful. And not a lot of branches down.
PJ sorry to hear about Evey. My condolence to you and your wife. Nice to hear barn door fixed.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /loss of brother, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's and David's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's healing from surgery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[sodamo]

Solved my reinforcement issue - no cost. Two 7 inch lag each joint. Bolts from my roof replacement project. 12 bolts per door. Also facilitates the build.
I did get a 2nd door built and hung before going off to treat Sophie.

4 more to go.
Very much enjoyed a burger dinner in town at nice restaurant.

 

[sodamo]

Sorry to read about Evey, Paul. I think you know our hearts are with you.

 

[check]

Another winter storm coming for me, up to a foot between Thursday and Saturday afternoon. I never sell March short.

Oh sh_t! Gotta get that tractor unstuck!

 

[rswyan]

21F and clear @ 01:30, that should be the low.

Went over to relatives for dinner, good food, good company, and an enjoyable evening ... although I kept dozing off in the recliner ...

Five deer came through as we were heading out, probably disappointed that there was no corn.

Will fire up the torpedo heater and head out to the garage here in a bit.

 

[rswyan]

I just looked on FB Marketplace and saw a Unisaw with Biesenmeyer fence for $600, there were many choices ranging from 600-2000.

Yeah, I went up there and had a look - a bunch of them and others (Powermatic, Grizzly, Enco, etc) around here (OH, MI, IN, PA, WV) as well.

Prices range from around $350 up to around $2K and slightly more.

Some of them look pretty rough (restoration project) ... to well-used ... to pretty nice (obviously well-cared for) and sporting additional goodies (Biesenmeyer or Incra fences)

There was one Unisaw just down the road in Canton that the guy had reduced the price on to $900. Claimed to have had it for 35 years and had literally cut miles of wood with it. That one had been listed for better than 12 weeks and disappeared between late last night when I saw it and earlier this afternoon when I tried to find it again. Not all that familiar with Marketplace so it might possibly still be there.

There are several more in the immediate Northeast Ohio area.

Having a vague idea of the various corporate incarnations that Delta/Rockwell went through over years, any thoughts about what the sweet spot would be in terms of vintage ?

 

[rswyan]

RS, LS, PopaG, thanks for the info again on the table saws. I am looking for a upgraded homeowner special. Don't need it to do anything but rip window and door trims. And it has got to move about as there is always something going on somewhere other than the house.

I suspected that might be the case ...

 

[rswyan]

Today I’m in the shop ordering supplies and building speakers, I think I have enough of a waiting list to keep me busy for as long as the supply chain holds out.

Seeing anything not too insane as far as Baltic Birch plywood prices go ?

 

[rswyan]

RS, I would agree with others here. Avoid a contractor type saw and go higher end. When building the house I bought a Craftsman 10” zip code cabinet saw with Besenmeyer fence. Zip code was a nick name for that model, no longer available. Not real high end, but what I could afford.

Went up to LumberJocks forum and had a look at a thread where a guy acquired one of those and after some work put into service, with an upgraded SawStop fence:

Looks like a very nice saw ...

(A thing of beauty actually ... )

I have built all my cabinetry over the years. If I had a complaint it would only be the cast iron top likes to rust in our environment. That said, it cleans up nicely. I did have to replace the belt once. My shop is rather tight on space so I have it mounted on castors enabling me to make any cut I needed.

Good to know ... would certainly consider it.

This one is about 20 miles up the road from me:

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Appears to be similar to the one in the thread on the LumberJocks forum, but I don't think it's the same saw.

Guy is asking $350 IIRC.

This is the Unisaw that was down in Canton:

Around 1966 vintage apparently, looks well used.

 

[NHBX]

31°F now highs today in the low 40’s winds NNW 20-30 mph with gusts at 40+ mph. Still some light snow coming down along with lots of “snow bombs” falling out of the trees with the wind.

Went out around at 3:00 yesterday afternoon to start a little clean up, was around 14” on the ground and still snowing pretty good. Helped neighbors with the plow wind row that was close to 30” tall. Called it quits at 6:30 for some food and feet up time.
From the looks of it now there’s another 6” to clean up when daylight gets here.

Enjoy your day everyone, stay safe