Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

Lots of driving yesterday to have me in this stand this morning

Her meet was just over the GW bridge!!

Drove like a bat outta h3ll to get to the cabin by 11:45!

Hopefully old MustangMike connects on one today!

For a second I thought they were lined up to buy coffee cups with their numbers on them . You can tell what's on my mind right now.
Back in the day(early 90s), giving them the $20 to get back across that bridge was a great feeling , can imagine what it cost these days in a semi. One thing I always thought was wild, when you were sitting on any of the bridges on or too long Island, you could feel them shaking when traffic on the other side was going by.
Good luck Matt.
Did you see my post about the area precision scope mounts(34mm) for 50 bucks, great deal.

 

[bob kern]

Lots of driving yesterday to have me in this stand this morning

Her meet was just over the GW bridge!!

Drove like a bat outta h3ll to get to the cabin by 11:45!

Hopefully old MustangMike connects on one today!

How did the kiddo do at the meet? You have some pretty awesome youngins.

 

[chipper1]

Pops and I have been busy cutting some dead standing oaks at the church we attend. The back load will be saw logs and the front firewood.
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We added three loads of smaller stuff to the firewood pile.
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And one load of ugly stuff to the big uglies pile.
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I’m pretty excited to get these sawn up !!
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Getting it done up there!
Did you get a mill?

 

[jblnut]

Getting it done up there!
Did you get a mill?

Heck yeah we are !! Lol

I don’t have one of my own but a neighbor does. He charges $60/hr plus blades. Not sure what it is for a mill as it’s been around for a loooooooong time. I’ll post pictures when it happens !!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Top of the morning to ya Gents!

Thought I'd share a picture of a bar tip I punched out and replaced for a friend yesterday evening.
Now I know many of you fellers already know this, but I'm going to reiterate for those that don't.
The importance of flopping your saw bar!
As you can see in the picture one rail is burred much worse than the other. That was obviously caused by more friction on the badly burred rail.
Over time this will affect the longevity of the entire bar and even the sproket. Improper chain tention plays a roll in this also.
For example. Too tight or too loose.

Flop your bars regularly gentleman. Your saw and wallet will thankyou. I clean my rails and flop my bars every time I take the chain off. About every ten tanks I'd say.
Like I mentioned earlier. I'm not trying to be a know it all, but some folks just don't know better until they are shown or taught. I know most of you fellers already know this, but the picture is a good example of what happens when you don't regularly flop your bar.
The rest of the bar was salvageable with a little TLC.


These burrs can literally be razor sharp. I'm not kidding. They can slice your fingers right open to the bone! Always wear the proper PPE (leather or thick cotton gloves) when handling badly burred saw bars!


Cut safe, stay sharp and be aware!

 

[benz66]

Scrounging at the scrapyard today for a $6 haul.
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QUite a haul for the money! Wanna sell the drill index?

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Scrounging at the scrapyard today for a $6 haul.
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Nice score an if that round egg shaped white thing is an old grenade.
You really really scored!

 

[MechanicMatt]

How did the kiddo do at the meet? You have some pretty awesome youngins.

Ran the third leg in the 4x400, did well. Passed one girl.
In long jump, she did 14.7. I thought was pretty good, but she is disappointed. Wants to be over 16 already…

 

[bob kern]

Ran the third leg in the 4x400, did well. Passed one girl.
In long jump, she did 14.7. I thought was pretty good, but she is disappointed. Wants to be over 16 already…

That's why I like those kids. Hard workers! A rarity these days.

 

[MechanicMatt]

If it's brown it's going down. I hope you get one.

Not really, he is pretty selective

More than once I’ve seen him not pull the trigger as the doe were too small for the effort to butcher them.

I guess that’s one of those things you learn with age. My nephew, Chris, if it is brown it’s down (well I bet it wouldn’t matter if it was still in spots for that boy). Me, once the freezer is close to topped off I get selective. But Uncle Mustang, he is selective from the first day of the season to the last…..

To each there own

 

[sean donato]

@chipper1 as requested, some of the prints I've done.
Cord hangers for the shop

The buttons I printed earlier this summer.

Different style cord hangers. These I can dang near put my full weight on, the screws wanted to pull out of the boards. Just some cheapo carbon fiber PETG filimant.

battery and tool holders.

The new printer with the multi color system. The green thing you can see inside it are all printed desiccant holders. If you zoom in you should be able to see the buck i added in. The green and black spacer it sits on is all printed as well. All out of abs. This printer has amazing capabilities with engineering grade filaments.

Printed two of these fox's. Turned out really well.

Kaola for one of my daughters friends.

Side shot of the printer and spacer. Can't tell if you can see it, but under the glass inside is a printed gasket to help seal hest inside the printer. I haven't tested the filiment much yet, tpu, but supposedly you can make gaskets and o-rings with it. Kinda reminds you of a semi soft rubber once it's printed. Whenever I have a ton of free time I found a 3mf for crocks I'm gonna try printing.

 

[farmer steve]

Not really, he is pretty selective

More than once I’ve seen him not pull the trigger as the doe were too small for the effort to butcher them.

I guess that’s one of those things you learn with age. My nephew, Chris, if it is brown it’s down (well I bet it wouldn’t matter if it was still in spots for that boy). Me, once the freezer is close to topped off I get selective. But Uncle Mustang, he is selective from the first day of the season to the last…..

To each there own

Selectivity comes with age. I try and be slightly selective. It's hard when I sit in a stand and think about how much sweet corn they ate this summer. Not so much later in the season. We're in flintlock/ archery season now so less selective. Since I got my buck it's does only for me.

 

[chipper1]

@chipper1 as requested, some of the prints I've done.
Cord hangers for the shop
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The buttons I printed earlier this summer.
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Different style cord hangers. These I can dang near put my full weight on, the screws wanted to pull out of the boards. Just some cheapo carbon fiber PETG filimant.
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battery and tool holders.
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The new printer with the multi color system. The green thing you can see inside it are all printed desiccant holders. If you zoom in you should be able to see the buck i added in. The green and black spacer it sits on is all printed as well. All out of abs. This printer has amazing capabilities with engineering grade filaments.
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Printed two of these fox's. Turned out really well.
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Kaola for one of my daughters friends.
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Side shot of the printer and spacer. Can't tell if you can see it, but under the glass inside is a printed gasket to help seal hest inside the printer. I haven't tested the filiment much yet, tpu, but supposedly you can make gaskets and o-rings with it. Kinda reminds you of a semi soft rubber once it's printed. Whenever I have a ton of free time I found a 3mf for crocks I'm gonna try printing.
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That's awesome dude.
I'll be needing a lot of tools organizing stuff not too far down the road, maybe I better get one, I could set it up in the shop . My son is really into.all that, he has a Lazer engraver that he's done some neat stuff with and he's wanted a printer. He's been getting into sub and repairing amps lately, also got his ham radio ops license( not sure if he got the upgraded one yet, may have). He's a sharp kid and surpassed my knowledge of electricity, not that it took much.
Look forward to seeing the tactical crocks!

 

[chipper1]

Selectivity comes with age.

Yep, I'm sticking with my wife, no matter what she says lol .

 

[bob kern]

Yep, I'm sticking with my wife, no matter what she says lol .

My wife keeps telling me she will be faithful and love me as long as " I " live. .......

 

[chipper1]

My wife keeps telling me she will be faithful and love me as long as " I " live. .......

That's hilarious, true love .

 

[chipper1]

Heck yeah we are !! Lol

I don’t have one of my own but a neighbor does. He charges $60/hr plus blades. Not sure what it is for a mill as it’s been around for a loooooooong time. I’ll post pictures when it happens !!

Somehow I skipped past this post, well blame it on .
Wish I had a neighbor that was a bit closer with one, my neighbor @Sawyer Rob is around an hr away.

 

[bob kern]

We are multi tasking on the Kern place today. Splitting wood and pest management.

 

[GrizG]

Mustang Sally


Any relation Mike?

1969 Mustang convertible, 428 cubic inch ‘Cobra Jet’ V8 with 335 hp

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/...62be515?st=Lp23bM&reflink=article_email_share

 

[Haywire]

Had a good day on the creek, returned with 5 brookies in the cooler. Didn't bother with pics this time.