How'd it go today?

[stikine]

I took the day off to recover from yesterday's poor timber lifting choices. I got a few things done that had to get done during the week. I trout it was also a good time to tackle my garage door. Balancing the cable drums was finicky, as was figuring out how much extra winding was necessary to keep the cables on the drum when it was all the way up. It'll be nice to have the door working again.
Pro tip: throw everything in your garage away. Even if you want it. It will just be in your way when you need to work on your doors.

Those damn door springs are down right scary to install/ adjust.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I know someone who got both wrists cut up badly trying to work on a garage door torsion spring. No permanent damage, but could have been really bad. I don't think he was using proper spring tools, and it went from zero to buzz saw in a split second.

 

[davidwyby]

It just feels so wrong to beat on a crankshaft like that. I wonder what side force the bearings are rated for? The 200t had roller bearings, not sure how they would hold up to that.

I didn’t watch it…

 

[Tree09]

I didn't watch it either, but i figure bearings are likely in the might as well category if you're going that deep. Kinda like how it's often easier to simply torch off suspension components you're planning on replacing and then fix it all on the bench.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Fair begins as does daddy duty.
Lilly is showing trying to raise money for adulting. I may not look thrilled, but hey, I got a back ache.... lol her show is at noon today. And I am happy she is choosing to get back into it and move toward some independence. Kinda need a car and stuff for that.

 

[davidwyby]

 

[lxskllr]

They got their money out of that log!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Sorry to say Lilly did not place well with her rabbits. They still made market. Hopefully her buyers letters will help sell them. She's really kind of bummed.
Her friends performed about the same. They all consoled each other. Tons of competition this year. Record amounts of entries all animals.
I'm tired and headed home.

 

[lxskllr]

Bummer. Someone's gotta lose. Guess it was Lilly's turn this year. Hope she doesn't take it too personally. That'll make the past victories taste better. It's confirmation she didn't just get a "participation trophy" in past years :^)

 

[Dave Shepard]

I went to the Woodworker's Guild show today. Peter always brings something interesting.

 

[pigwot]

I went to a wood supplier in Annapolis, MD and bought some Swiss Pear, Castellón Boxwood, and a few other interesting pieces.

On the way back I came upon an accident that just happened. Single car, failure to manage a curve, left the road, broke a stout electric pole, nearly bisecting the vehicle across the rear passenger seat.
Fellow was in surprisingly good shape, but amped up and argumentative - possible substance on board, or just a unique reaction to the trauma; neuro check was unremarkable so low likelihood of serious head injury.
He’s kneeling behind the redhead ( she was in the next car back - she just completed her EMT training). Fellow in front of him was a paramedic on his way to work who happened on the scene. I handed off care to him and went on my way as ambulance and fire/rescue arrived. Turned and took this photo before driving off.

 

[cory]

Wow!

Um closest I can come to that- was on vacay last week in Maine, on a country road (where else) a pickup pulling a trailer full of scrap metal likely bound for scrap yard, lost alot of it's load, they stopped to pick up the sheet metal pieces all over the road, we stopped and I hopped out to help pick it up, figured I had a 50/50 chance of getting runned over while doing the good samaritan thing, spent a few minutes, all good.

 

[davidwyby]

Range Rover tried to merge onto a civic on the fwy accidentally. Cartwheeled down the fwy in front of me. Meat all over the fwy…I was freaked. Turned out they’d had a pig butchered.

Little boy was ejected despite seatbelt, he was ok. Mom’s leg got a chunk out of it somehow. 5gal bucket maybe. It was upside down and something was swishing under the hood. I thought someone was pinned under there in their death throes…was the $&@$ windshield wipers… dad and teen son in front were a little banged up but seemed ok. EMS quickly and rudely chased us good samaritans away.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Richard boy getting to drive the combine.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Stupid bee exploded on my handlebars the other day.


Her ass lodged in my neck

 

[CurSedVoyce]

No, she earned her prizes. Except my belt buckle she is wearing to fit in from Trap League.
I just dont want her too discouraged from doing it again. Money is a good motivator though.

Bummer. Someone's gotta lose. Guess it was Lilly's turn this year. Hope she doesn't take it too personally. That'll make the past victories taste better. It's confirmation she didn't just get a "participation trophy" in past years :^)

 

[pigwot]

Younger couple we know came by - his mtn bike was a mess. Repacked bearings, replaced spokes and rebuilt the back wheel, trued up both wheels, unbent the rear derailleur hanger, installed a new chain, adjusted everything… back on the road.
Good excuse to reorganize my bike shop tools.

Norm Adams Inc. of Erie, PA ball bearings are getting scarce… the cheap imports aren’t the same.

 

[lxskllr]

Those envelopes look like they're from the 40s. When did US bearings disappear; mid 80s?

 

[Nutball]

Looks like around half the Ash trees are dead around here. They will probably be 90% gone in a couple more years.

 

[cory]

True. But expect to see saplings sprouting, future survival unknown.

 

[Nutball]

Better to cut all the Ash sooner than later, huh? I wonder what the smallest size is that should be cut?

 

[lxskllr]

I had trees in my yard ~4" DBH that were infested. I think there's barely a minimum size.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I was just talking to a former coworker this evening that just cut 250,000 feet* of ash as a preemptive measure.

*It may have been 2,500 feet. His nickname is squirrel, and it was well earned.

 

[pigwot]

Those envelopes look like they're from the 40s. When did US bearings disappear; mid 80s?

That ratty envelope was from about 1983, but was in the bottom of a toolbox.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I was talking to a neighbor out near my mailbox and he pointed out this nest I was standing under.