Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[mountainguyed67]

You can make shims from beer or pop cans too and try to get it as close as you can

I only moved the top cap on 2 of the bunks, and haven’t put any shim in yet. If I can’t find shim I’m happy with, I’ll push the cap back down and pull the bunk up. It’s a little over 1/16” variance, and the carriage is back on. I’m gonna take more off of the mill ends, and measure thickness at different spots.

 

[chipper1]

Alrighty fellas, I am stumped

Anyone know what this is??

Sawyer? Grizz??

You older gents know older firearms

Guy in a gun group is wondering what it is. Story is, a widow is selling her deceased husbands toys…
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Not American is my guess.
Saw this and thought of you lol.

 

[farmer steve]

Yes sir. Used it plenty when guiding trips out of Ely in '98

Rafts or canoes?

 

[.358 win]

Question to anyone who has put up a steel building recently. What company did you buy from and how was the transaction. My buddy has two Carolina steel buildings and loves them unfortunately they stopped dealing in NY . Looking to get a 30x50 with radiant floor heating I’ll be doing the pour and heat install

I went with Simpson Steel... Van Buren , Ar. I wanted the their truss setup for the head space inside. The bottom chord of the trusses is 14ft high if you want a lift or anything inside.. I felt they were a good experience

 

[djg james]

Took all day, quite happy with how it turned out. For some reason I couldn't quite get all the boards even, and I still have to figure out how to get the red chalk line off the lower boards. But I think it looks good.

Late to the game, but Vinegar should work.

 

[djg james]

For mice I use the 5 gallon bucket trap. Give them a ramp to the bucket and use a soda can on a dowel. Put peanut butter on the can and add enough water to drown them. One year i used fermented corn I feed chickens and got this overnight.
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Can on a dowel?

 

[djg james]

I am taking welding at the local community college starting next month. They rarely have an opening there, especially for an older student who isn't attending full time, but I always wanted to learn.
I worked for a welding shop almost 50 years ago, but we did things like fix torches and deliver rental welders. Did very little welding ourselves.
I am going to try and get good at TIG welding aluminum.

Hopr your daughter loves it and does great!

When I was working a full time job years ago, I took an intro welding course at the local community college. Course was tailored to getting people into welding to support the local steel mill. Good stress relief from the day job.

 

[SS396driver]

I went with Simpson Steel... Van Buren , Ar. I wanted the their truss setup for the head space inside. The bottom chord of the trusses is 14ft high if you want a lift or anything inside.. I felt they were a good experience

Thanks I’ll look into them . So far I’ve looked at three companies and nothing really stood out with them

 

[svk]

Good morning guys.

I wanted to take the day off, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. I have a couple of hours of work to do. Heading to town in a bit.

I’ve been going through a major purge of stuff in my house. I don’t know if I mentioned, but we brought about a full stall full of “accumulation” into my living room this late summer. Most of it was from my mother’s house, and some of it was from some of my previous houses. I figured it to be about 75 boxes. I’m about 50 boxes into it right now, but progress is slowing because now the bottom boxes are larger, heavier, and more full. But the stuff needs to be gone through!

So far I’ve turned about 50 boxes into about 10 bins of long-term storage stuff and a half of pick up load of trash so that’s a definite improvement.

 

[GrizG]

First impression was an underlever box lock that survived because it smashes one’s trigger finger under recoil and wasn’t shot much. That said, any chance it has proof marks on the bottom of the barrel lump? That might get us to the proper country and maybe a brand.

If he’s lucky maybe the inquirer can pick up guns for what the owner told his wife he paid for them.

P.S. I would not be surprised to find out it is Turkish… A gut reaction to the embellishments, impractical trigger guard, and overall shape led me there.

 

[benz66]

P.S. I would not be surprised to find out it is Turkish… A gut reaction to the embellishments, impractical trigger guard, and overall shape led me there.

Already posted: see Prior post

Manufacture d'Armes et de Cycles de Saint Étienne. Model Ideal. 1893-1909​

 

[svk]

It was out of a BSA canoe base on Moose Lake.

Did I know that you guided out of Ely? Moose lake is my favorite access point.

 

[SS396driver]

Noticed a drip under my Dodge in the front right hand side . Sure enough its antifreeze investigated it and found the radiator is leaking from the core. Ordered a new replacement should be here next week . Why does this stuff happen in winter?

 

[Lee192233]

Noticed a drip under my Dodge in the front right hand side . Sure enough its antifreeze investigated it and found the radiator is leaking from the core. Ordered a new replacement should be here next week . Why does this stuff happen in winter?

Wait till spring. The leak will probably seal itself!

I'm sure you know the real reason is the cold makes the seals shrink.

 

[SS396driver]

Wait till spring. The leak will probably seal itself!

I'm sure you know the real reason is the cold makes the seals shrink.

It’s the one or more of the core tubes . Just seems that the truck decides to break down in winter most of the time . I can’t even get this truck into my garage . The cab roof hits the overhead door header . Next garage the overhead doors will be taller

 

[Lee192233]

It’s the one or more of the core tubes . Just seems that the truck decides to break down in winter most of the time . I can’t even get this truck into my garage . The cab roof hits the overhead door header . Next garage the overhead doors will be taller

I see...90% of the radiator leaks we see are core to tank seals on the aluminum/plastic radiators. Sucks when you've got to work outside in the winter.

 

[SS396driver]

I see...90% of the radiator leaks we see are core to tank seals on the aluminum/plastic radiators. Sucks when you've got to work outside in the winter.

Most I’ve heard of are cracks in the plastic tank .
Really going to have to look into the problem . I kept on top of changing the antifreeze so as not to get electrolysis . But it seems to be coming from the center of the core . Maybe something got kicked up into the fan won’t know till I get it out . Not a fun job with all the coolers and condenser hung on it . Might as well changeout the belt and tensioner while I’m in there

 

[MechanicMatt]

I'd give $100. (sorry, it is an inside joke at another forum I am in.)

I don't have a timeframe yet. I'd guess roughly 1890-1900 or 1910

French sporting break-action shotguns made by the Manufacture d'Armes et de Cycles de Saint Étienne, later known as Manufrance (5 of them)​

That’s like, “How much for the wheels?”
The inside joke in the F-body group whenever a guy posts pictures of his wrecked car

 

[Lee192233]

The original distributor gave up the ghost in my Camaro. Back in the day I'd have rebuilt it. I just replaced it with a better unit.
It runs now...
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[MechanicMatt]

Happy New Years fellas

I’m gonna take a nap, gotta wake up at 12:40 to go pick up the daughter from their GF’s house. I must be old when I’m no longer the partier but the chauffeur….