How'd it go today?

[FireFighterZero]

 

[Patrick A]

Fell off a horse? White casts were better to get all your friends to leave a signature.

 

[biggun]

How did that happen?

 

[lxskllr]

White pine has long soft needles, very fragrant when broken, and gets you sticky if you look at it too long.

edit:
Bummer about the arm, but he seems to be taking it well.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Richard boy hurt his arm sledding on Sunday night at a friend's house.

It was worse this morning so I brought him to the clinic.

Buckle fracture is what they called it.

 

[lxskllr]

A couple weeks in the cast?

 

[flushcut]

White pine is all over the north east and I believe the northern mid west, Wisco etc

Lots of red and white up north. Some rather amazing stands of old growth white pine up there too.

 

[stikine]

Probably Ponderosa Pine in Jim's neck of the woods.

 

[FireFighterZero]

A couple weeks in the cast?

3 weeks then follow up.

Maybe another cast for a short while or a hard splint.

Maybe nothing.


He is a good milk drinker......but will have to drink a bit more for a while.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Probably Ponderosa Pine in Jim's neck of the woods.

Sure could be.

Some logging goes on.


I dont remember too much about species from saw class.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Well, aint pretty but its done, and I rattle canned it for B.
Fresh blades and flip the anvil tomorrow so it can go back to work Thurs.

 

[Tree09]

What did you end up using?

 

[lxskllr]

Looks good to me. I've never been fussy over field equipment. Functionality's more important than looks, and stuff's gonna get beat up. Takes too much time to keep a museum piece.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

What did you end up using?

What I had. 6013. All they had and I had was bigger 6010 and 6011. So I made do with the 6013 5/64.
Soon as thr rod got bigger, just blow more holes soon as i started the rod. Just build and stitch. Fill the bug holes and grind the shit out of it.
Our little town barely stocks anything. I mostly have order shat in, or drive 1-2 hours each way.

 

[FireFighterZero]

If it works....it works.

6013 gets shit on by all the experts.....but apparently is quite popular with European professionals.

They don't seem to know shit about anything else.....maybe they got lucky and know about welding!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Its fine on new metal. But old metal, not so much. I have an order to put in. More projects on the horizon.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Prep prep prep....

 

[Tree09]

They don't know shit about welding, cause they don't do a bunch. Canada is actually leading the world atm, with their huge infrastructure and energy projects. 6013 is too slow, and isn't even low hi for the decreased speed. 7018 is loved by engineers, and they have a point because of less cracking and skill levels. But cellulose rods are still used for tons and tons of highly critical xray welds done in the worst imaginable environments, at increased speeds. Good job getting it done Stephen, and now you have some more skills to work on. Don't worry, like anything else worthwhile, it only takes a lifetime! You'll get it, i know you will. And absolutely zero shame in using what you got, that's usually all i use.

 

[stikine]

Big windstorm last night and today. Lot's of blow down and broken trees, some power lines down as well. Random picture of a sound sitka spruce snapped off.

 

[cory]

Nice looking job, CV. Lol rattle can.

 

[Burnham]

Well, aint pretty but its done, and I rattle canned it for B.
Fresh blades and flip the anvil tomorrow so it View attachment 105449View attachment 105450View attachment 105451can go back to work Thurs.

That's a win on all scores, my friend. Well done .

 

[SeanKroll]

Neighbor's elderly mother came over in a tizzy.
The bathtub hot valve had broken "on", and she didn't know what to do.
Got them 'not flooded'.

 

[Burnham]

Good on you, Sean. Helping neighbors is about the highest good any of us might do, imo.

 

[flushcut]

What I had. 6013. All they had and I had was bigger 6010 and 6011. So I made do with the 6013 5/64.
Soon as thr rod got bigger, just blow more holes soon as i started the rod. Just build and stitch. Fill the bug holes and grind the shit out of it.
Our little town barely stocks anything. I mostly have order shat in, or drive 1-2 hours each way.

6013 is designed to be used on sheet metal in this very application. Looks good from a distance

 

[flushcut]

I haven't done any tree work the past two days just moving stuff into the new shop. Buying stove pipe, putting up shelves, buying wire for the electrical, and trying up come up with a plan for everything. Back at it today with two oaks to vista prune, hickory canopy raise over a house, a elm to raise above a garage, and a small honeysuckle to tear out of the ground. And maybe some storm damage for the afternoon if motivation strikes.