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  1. I bought a table drill press at auction one day while spending some time close to South Fork, Colo It was just the thing I had been looking for so I could mount it up high so my eyes were next to the small drill bits I used for drilling very small holes when I did inside scroll sawing. I wanted to see if having that drill bit up where my eyes stay most of the time I could actually see where the end of the bit would be going in to the wood and not on the lines like I did sometimes causing a little trouble making the holes disappear when finished sawing a pattern out.. Well, as I was leaving I noticed a garage sale sign next door so as I was pulling in I noticed this old lathe laying in do-do of a horse coral. I looked around for a while and couldn't see anything I was interested in and said you got anything else you want to get rid of???? He said yes I do have some stuff I had almost all my life and it just sat there in my way for I bought a new better one. I offered 20 and he said I will help you load it. . I also bought a used dust extractor sitting there under the picknick table that I only use for one of my drum sanders. Sitting in an Rv park for 3 months got a little boring so the next year I Loaded every thing it took to saw out the four jewelry boxes I glued together after getting back home. Amazing what you can do with these old machines.
    11 points
  2. It was a rough week, but we made it to Friday folks! Still recovering from having to go "Caveman" removing a hub-bearing on the stepsons 08 Equinox here. I asked Bruce not to remove the plow on the Blazer until at least late April, he didn't listen so of course we're getting 3-6 inches of snow today. Not much else happening here "Two Weeks From Anywhere". What's on Your Weekend Agenda?
    11 points
  3. Pauley

    Spray cans

    Well, I made a spray can shaker. I have atheritis in both hands and hand tremors. Sometimes I drop the can I’m trying to shake. So I seen a YouTube video and decided to make one. Not much to look at, I used some scrap walnut and a piece of plywood. I covered the plywood with some plastic my daughter got from her work that were to be thrown out. It has a 12v motor, a (forgot the technical name) a converter that goes from 110v to 12v. I wanted to wire in a timer, but I just can not figure out how that is done. So I got frustrated and wired in an off and on switch until I can figure out what I’m doing wrong. I just wiped the walnut down with some walnut oil and made a little video. Seems to work well.you can see the timer (a gray box with 4 buttons on it). IMG_0701.mov
    10 points
  4. Took advantage of the garden shed being emptied out (stone guys used the leftovers from a previous project I did. Serviced the mower. Probably the last season for that old faithful. I'm not allowed to mow- don't ask! Mimi's philosophy is- if it's on the ground, I'm gonna mow it. Consequently, New blade works much better! Stored the snowblower, so I know we have at least one more snow in our future. Will spend the rest of today helping Mimi get ready for a birthday bash she is throwing for a friend of ours. Always a big deal for Mimi. The rest of us, not so much.
    10 points
  5. I get to hopefully finish up a project 2 for the sis in law. Hang blinds in my daughters room(though she is only home 3 weeks a year Maybe do a fun project for me (nah I am sure wife will nix that lol) Fred that sounds like a fun festival
    10 points
  6. Just another Friday...same old, same old. May go and visit the Boss, tomorrow. Beyond that? Seeings how I just woke up, haven't quite figured out the schedule, yet.. Raided the supply of Donuts, this morning...as one of the pill bottles says "Eat with FOOD"...
    10 points
  7. Welp, today me and the missus is going to Little House on the Prairie 50th Anniversary Festival nearby a couple hours away in Simi Valley where the show was filmed. There is lots to do today, we have pictures lined up with the cast, wife reserved pictures with Melissa Gilbert and a few other cast members, there will be book signings and much more, it's shaping up to be a good ol fashioned fun time. I grew up on Little House on the Prairie for it's nine seasons it was on in the 70's through mid 80's. I loved it then, and all three of our kids loved the reruns, they watched all nine seasons as well sometimes over and over. It was and is one of those wonderful shows that capitalized on life lessons, goodness, family, neighbors, God, and good solid principles to live by, it's too bad our younger generation of today don't have something like this to fall back on during their evening prime time tv watching habits. I've always said, it seems our country started going off the rails in some ways about the same time shows like Little House and The Waltons became not the norm. Hmmm, wonder why. Anyway, here is the festival linked below, I'll report back later with some images and stuff! I have wonderful memories of Karen Grassle (mom) and Charles Ingalls, I grew up in a confusing time, and sometimes this family on TV was all I had of what a family should be This'll be really fun! I hope I get to give Caroline a big ol hug, she was my prime time mom. My wife still watches Little House to this day, she'll do marathons, it's funny. Little House On the Prairie – 50th Anniversary Cast Reunion & Festival – Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce LITTLEHOUSEFESTIVAL.COM
    10 points
  8. Starting Easter prep this weekend. Marie is trying to bake and really struggling with it so I'll likely be in the house to help when needed. may have to mow sometime before Easter....I keep trying to hold off until April bat may not make it that far this year. Screwy weather has the grass growing earlier than usual.
    10 points
  9. Today, check over granddaughters car. She'll return to campus later on Sunday. Church responsibilities also Sunday, then likely taking granddaughter out for lunch. It may be warm enough to pretend to do something in the garage later today after I get my domestic obligations fulfilled. We'll see.
    10 points
  10. The forecast calls for rain over the next 24 hours. I will be prepping a couple of mirrors so that I can sandblast on the next warm & dry day. Outside of that, my orders are clear... SWMBO says the outside must be presentable for company next weekend... the only response to that is "yes ma'am" To that end, I had the house washed a couple days ago. Also delayed mowing the lawn until after this rain event to minimize the dust & pollen that will be kicked up and yesterday extended the back patio with a few additional landscape paver blocks.
    10 points
  11. Well I just got home from the hospital, my dad had a stroke sometime yesterday or this morning we are not sure. This morning he made it down to his neighbors home, walking, and they brought him into their home and he could not talk. Then he could not walk, they called 911 and the fire department got there and then the ambulance, long story short I spent all day with him in Emergency and he's had a stroke. At this time, his right side is very weak, and his cognitive state is impacted along with this speech. I am sure many here have experienced this with their own family and or friends so you all know what it's about. Doc says he'll be in the hospital for a week, then transferred to an In-Patient care facility for physical therapy. He's 90 years old, so no doubt his recovery may be long, if at all. Ultimately when he's discharged from his therapy, he'll stay with us, his days are over on top that ol mountain all by himself with his dog. I've been trying to get his stubborn arse down the mountain to live in our valley closer to us so we could keep a better eye out for him, now the rascal has no choice! Prayers are appreciated my friends, thank you very much
    9 points
  12. I picked up some hard maple and cherry from a guy about an hour away. The maple is 3.5” thick and the cherry 4” thick. Both are kiln dried. Man this maple was some hard stuff. Here is a box from the maple.
    9 points
  13. Masonsailor

    A Step Up

    So no good deed goes undone. Now the lady of this house wants a black walnut butcher block counter top to match the step. It’s for a wine cooler next to it. Good thing they are good friends 😎 It’s 25 1/2” wide by 47” long. We glued up the two blanks today and tomorrow we will run them through the planer and then join the two blanks into one countertop. Then we will run them through the new drum sander. Paul
    9 points
  14. Supposed to start , oops just started raining and last into the night. Working on replacement inventory . Turned Biscuit Cutters yesterday. It is amazing how many cracks in some of my wood, esp walnut. So more of the same today.
    9 points
  15. It's the Dick Van Dyke show, here
    9 points
  16. Nothing better for what ails you...besides donuts are (w)hole food.
    9 points
  17. Wow...50 years. Me and the Mrs. were still relatively newly weds. Will expect a full report and data download John. While I'm the hostage watcher in our household, my wife, daughter and both granddaughters have seen every episode a countless number of times. Besides the daily reruns on one of the Hallmark channels, I purchased the entire DVD series which includes bloopers, unseen footage and the follow up series, Little House, A New Beginning for my wife as a Christmas gift several years ago. No one is authorized to remove a DVD from the storage container without her oversight. Anyways, enjoy your day out and your experience. It should be a fun day.
    9 points
  18. I'm in a startup group of about 10 people from the woodworking club that are going to get together and make toys for Children's Hospital. The club donated about 1000 last year. We're looking for something small, simple to make, generally able to be painted by the patient, and compliant with safety regulations (loose parts, small parts, strings, etc.) The vast majority last year were trucks, cars, planes, etc. So things that would be attractive for girls as well as boys welcomed. Any ideas?
    8 points
  19. knockonit

    Tabs On the Weather

    basically same as Gene, still have a gaggle of family in, drama is exceeding my ability to kope, so am on early am field trip to rid myself of anxieties, lol, all the daughters and grandkids at once, is. well, do enjoy until egos and personalities clash, kids, kids and more kids, might have to fall off the wagon. happy humper from Rj in Az
    8 points
  20. HandyDan

    Small & simple wooden toys

    I turned some Harry Potter wands that were a big hit and easy to do. Turned many ball and cup catch games too. Donated to the local Akron Children's Hospital.
    8 points
  21. letter blocks are really fun to throw at your sister.....
    8 points
  22. Masonsailor

    A Step Up

    We finished up the countertop and put the finish on. This was the first serious use of the new sander and it did pretty well. Paul
    8 points
  23. It too 3 hours and 2 ltrips to pick out paint and flooring but she finally got it. Got the room emptied and will start painting this morning. Hope to get all the painting done today and flooring Wednesday. Heading out to get donuts before I start anything!!
    8 points
  24. Masonsailor

    A Step Up

    Just did the final glue up Paul
    8 points
  25. This is my first attempt at a "beads of courage" box. It's also the first time I've turned something using staves. There are no miters as we normally think of them. Rather, the pieces are joined using a birds mouth bit. I think it came out just a little too big but I like how the walnut and ash look together. I left the flats on the inside of the box. Two reasons, first and most important, it was easier that way!! Secondly, I liked the way it looked. It's hard to see how the staves nest together in the finished picture so here's some cutoffs to show that. It's a neat method, they nest together without the slippage of a normal miter joint and provide a little more surface area for gluing.
    8 points
  26. Loaded a bunch of 9mm today for a GSSF Indoor match tomorrow. Wife and I will shoot early then RO the match. Got to go with her to pick out paint and flooring after the match to start redoing a bedroom. That will be the agenda for next week. Going to need lots of donuts!!!
    8 points
  27. Mocked up some swords for the "Lightening Thief" musical coming up. Saturday for the next two months working on the set.
    8 points
  28. Al B

    Tabs On the Weather

    Not for me. Can you emagine the heating and lighting bills during that time,
    7 points
  29. Woodman

    Tabs On the Weather

    One or two more cold days would help reduce my kindling pile. Warm chimney, warm house
    7 points
  30. 4DThinker

    Tabs On the Weather

    28°. Cloudy. Not much warming predicted for today. Might reach 60° tomorrow though. Only the weatherperson thinks he/she knows. Or maybe it's AI doing all the predicting. If that's the case I predict the next advancement in AI capability will be to control the weather.
    7 points
  31. Gene Howe

    Tabs On the Weather

    So true.
    7 points
  32. Started a process of "de-cabling" the house. When we had the storm damage last week our cable (and internet) went out. I tried to switch the TV over to the broadcast antennae to see the news updates, only to find that when the fiber optic guys set up our new systems, they cut my antennae cable and used it for their stuff! Then while trying to figure out what cable went to where I was completely...there must be cabling from 3 or 4 different installations in the house; enough coax in the basement to wire up a city. So I'm removing what isn't needed (had to buy a coax toner/tracer). It's slow process but it will get done. Then I'll probably upgrade our antennae. That aside, I did spend some time on the lathe over the weekend trying some new things. It mostly went well.
    7 points
  33. Did our taxes.
    7 points
  34. lew

    Tabs On the Weather

    That’s why I rely on live weather radar
    7 points
  35. He would probably get too obese to use his snow blower, and expect me to do HIS driveway instead! He drops in regularly for a coffee or a beer (or three), but I may get a doughnut (Canadian spelling) or two for him the next time I venture out.
    7 points
  36. Turning to add to my stock. Yesterday was biscuit cutters. And painting my new Bell character tops.
    7 points
  37. They lied, we're at about 7 inches and it's still coming down.
    7 points
  38. Got 3 of these Yoshinos...they've been coming on strong on blooms last several days. One's a little behind the other 2 but their just about hittin peak. Walk up to any of the 3 and you'll hear the hummmm...Gotta be over a hunard bees on every tree.
    7 points
  39. 7 points
  40. The sun didn;'t come out until about 5P or so yesterday, so we barely made it to 40°, and there was more wind than I expected. This morning we're a cold 28°, though we may be in the 50s later. It's clear so we should get some sunshine.
    6 points
  41. Gene Howe

    Tabs On the Weather

    Been in the low 40s at dawn. Supposed to get to 66° today. Pretty cloudy with rain predicted. Got an hour of outdoor work to do. Hope to get done before the rain.
    6 points
  42. boy howdy, dealt with the wind and drizzle off and on rain all day yesterday at the craft show, still successful day, but it was one of those days one understood why we Arizonans are sun worshipers, hehe, cold windy and wet rain showed up last evening during the family gathering, grand kids spent the down time running around the compound on the golf cart, so today pull out sun shades and accessories to dry them out till next show, couple weeks, get some shop time in today and next few days, have a couple have to projects. says 70 big ones today, and some sun, temps back up mid to late week, see whut happens. happy monday rj in az
    6 points
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