How'd it go today?

[davidwyby]

I say we call it arbor stretch. A feller could use that to his advantage…

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[flushcut]

It can also be a disadvantage.

 

[davidwyby]

It can also be a disadvantage.

No kidding, if one doesn’t know. I’m glad I had a lot of string between those limbs and my truck 😆

120’ doubled to pull equally on them, hoping to pull the whole thing off at the base.

 

[davidwyby]

 

[davidwyby]

Handy


I thought I had my rose colored glasses on, but when I turned around, it was the sunset



Kept working in the dark with a head light, kept noticing shooting stars twinkling across the ground…apparently we are having a bumper crop
of spiders, presumably because of all the rain (for the desert) that we’ve had.

 

[davidwyby]

It never rains in the desert

Unless…

Delivered campfirewood and used the tailgate as an awning to keep the rain off us at our bonfire

Im ready for a hot meal, shower, and bed
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[Mick!]

New Year’s Day innit?

 

[davidwyby]

Step falls off=boot mud scraper

 

[Bodean]

So found a broken bolt holding my kids subframe on his Moto,
I put 3:1 a little heat…. Drilled in the broken side like 1/4 inch feeling good..
Break the tip of the extractor off pounded deep in there… so tried drilling that, nope.

So thinking weld a nut to the backside of broken nut and just crank it all the way through…
Is that seem like something? I dunno I’m an idiot.

 

[Cobleskill]

Depends if the bolt has threads all the way up to the head that broke off. Take another bolt out to see.

 

[Bodean]

Ooo. Good one, I’ll check

 

[BlackSmith]

I’ve had good luck welding a nut on a broken bolt if the broken bolt is at least flush. Drill the threads out of the nut first, that will give you a better weld. Let it cool to the touch before trying to remove it helps.

 

[davidwyby]

Weld, let cool a bit, soak in penetrant. Heat draws it in. Tap tap tap a lot with a small hammer. Cool bolt completely to shrink. The best is a small impact gun with just a little trigger. In and out gently to break loose. Repeat as many times as necessary. The weld makes the bolt want to expand and if the surrounding metal is cold, it can’t. Once it cools, it will be smaller. The expansion and contraction work things loose and create space.

 

[davidwyby]

Well I caught the crud that knocked my wife down. Guess I’m going to take it easy the rest of my long vacation. :-/

 

[Burnham]

If it is at all like mine, sympathies galore my friend. I'm still not well, and it's near three weeks now.

 

[davidwyby]

Not getting me too bad. Upper respiratory so far, trying to keep it there and out of my chest/throat. She’s gonna be down a month or threee if it’s like usual. Breathing issues, bronchitis/asthma stuff.

 

[Burnham]

Bummer.

 

[treesmith]

About ten years ago, (maybe more), I came down with the flu, and decided I’d try flushing it out with water. I always have a “water glass” that’s dedicated to water alone. Usually 28-32 ounces. I’d turn it up and drink it when I first got up in the morning, then every time I had to go drain some, I’d drink a half glass. It keeps you mobile running back and forth to the bathroom, and seems to greatly mitigate the symptoms. It’s my go-to routine anytime I feel anything coming on. May not work for everyone, but I swear by it.

 

[SkwerI]

About ten years ago, (maybe more), I came down with the flu, and decided I’d try flushing it out with water. I always have a “water glass” that’s dedicated to water alone. Usually 28-32 ounces. I’d turn it up and drink it when I first got up in the morning, then every time I had to go drain some, I’d drink a half glass. It keeps you mobile running back and forth to the bathroom, and seems to greatly mitigate the symptoms. It’s my go-to routine anytime I feel anything coming on. May not work for everyone, but I swear by it.

Does it also work with beer?

 

[treesmith]

Couldn’t say. I don’t drink beer. 😁

 

[Bodean]

Thanks for the inputs.
The bolt is threaded to the top.

Here’s a couple pics.

 

[Cobleskill]

Looks good. I would weld a washer on the end of the bolt with a nut welded on to the washer. That way you could thread it in a few turns and clean up any boogers on the threads from drilling. The washer trick works better than a nut anyway. Easier to get a good weld than through a nut.

 

[Bodean]

Thank you. This is all great.

You all are great.

Just don’t want to mess it up any further.

 

[davidwyby]

Drilling a hole in the center from the back side might help it collapse if there is access.