..Friday again!  

What happened to all those days in between? 

Guess I must have misplaced them. 

 

So, how was your week, and what have you got planned for the weekend? 

 

 

Good week. Started off well with new work toolbox socket organizer.  Will be a bit to get muscle memory to new drawer location. But having them all in one location is a plus.

 

Still working on drill bit toolbox organizing.  Did some painting, some manufacturing, and so organizing thus far.  Went through some buts for drivers.  Yeah that collection got out of hand over last 30 years.

 

Not much here, I do need to change the oil in the car and probably the anti freeze in the tractor. In the house my cleaning attempts are still underway and I will get a little more done over the weekend. My wife is into here T-Giving bake fest for the family, so I may have to run a few errands to gather up missing ingredients.

I’m building trivets for my Etsy store.  It’s been a profitable month there. 

Still trying to get a Blanket Chest ...done.   

finish painting a fountain.  weather and water made some of the paint peel, so sanded it down, new paint going on.  3 layers/colors, trying to match the original paint scheme.

Customer says automatic headlights don't come on automatically.

 

Really?  Well perhaps because it doesn't have automatic headlights?

 

Oh not that he tells us. They don't go off when truck is turned off.  Runs battery down.

 

Yes because your vehicle doesn't have that either.

 

So now last item. Power windows do not work.

 

Probably not. That hand crank to your left. Yeah that operates the window. As in you turn it.

 

Yeah, I need some alcohol.

1 hour ago, Gunny said:

Yeah, I need some alcohol.

Sounds like customer needs to take a break from alcohol, or whatever. 

My weekend agenda was suddenly changed, at least part of it. I was up early to get some groceries before the crowds get there. As I left the market, a car looked like it was going to run the stop sign and I swerved slightly to the right. An unseen sharp curb was in the way and it hit it enough to ruin my tire. I drove it home that way, bout half mile, the tire was ruined anyway. I got my spare out from the storage area of my 98 F150. Its the first time the tire has been taken down in 22 years. Of course, no air in it. 

So it looks like tomorrow I'll go have a new tire put on, maybe I should check that never used spare more often.

43 minutes ago, Ron Altier said:

maybe I should check that never used spare more often.

 

 

When you get next oil change ask them to check it.  Not every place will do it normally.  We do but we are Mom and Pop place, little different operation.

Doing a demo tomorrow and in the afternoon watching John Jordan demo. May get a chance to rake some leaves.

Lots of projects underway for me to take the next step with.

- Another tool box rehab, this one a machinist chest for our daughter's bf.  I have it cleaned up and primed (no tanking this one) with the bottom painted.  Plan to paint the rest of it tomorrow and add felt at some point during the week.

- I made a set of picture ledges and have dyed and applied shellac.  Will do a final coat of satin poly this morning and will put them up during the week.

- I have sorted out a few more boards for another set of picture ledges, I will plane these down to size this morning.

- Our b-i-l is coming over today for me to r&r the front brakes on their car, that's on tap for this afternoon.  With all of the electrical stuff he's done for me, I sure couldn't say no to that request.

- There are a couple of signs that I want to make "just because".  One should be simple enough, the logo is available, I just need to find the right color match.  The second will require me to find a close match for the font and then massage it enough to pass.  I think that I can now find a close color match for this one now, last time I looked I couldn't find anything even close.  These signs are just fun projects that take a bit of computer time in the evening and then a rainy day when it's inside work to do.

23 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

so I may have to run a few errands to gather up missing ingredients

 

Hey Fred, you might try to sneak in a quick trip to your hardwood supplier while you are out...

Have been working on my workbench in-between visits to the VA with my Dad. Have the uprights cut & fit, glued & screwed and installed the bottom.  

15 minutes ago, DuckSoup said:

Have been working on my workbench in-between visits to the VA with my Dad. Have the uprights cut & fit, glued & screwed and installed the bottom.  

Pictures please Bob.

I'm in the process of trying to figure out benches/stands for my old machines.

Got back last night from Southern Ca. Had to get some mechanical work done on the boat and also picked up another load of black walnut for the media room. Driving there is nuts. I came home to a missing Shopsmith from the shop. My wife and son have apparently been colluding to steal my lathe for some time. He is a Shopsmith nut also and has been coveting one of my Power Pro's for some time. Anyway a big hole exists where it used to be. I have been informed that I am getting a new lathe for Xmas and it will be here Monday. Problem is I liked my SS lathe a lot and I am not sure what they ordered to replace it. This was mostly a plot for my son to get a free lathe. 

Paul

Funny how family situations sometimes take unexpected turns. Hope you like your new lathe!

2 hours ago, Masonsailor said:

I have been informed that I am getting a new lathe for Xmas and it will be here Monday. Problem is I liked my SS lathe a lot and I am not sure what they ordered to replace it.

 

Let's hope the new lathe is just what you want it will be.

Wow. Wife and son are really pissed at me for being “ungrateful”. All I said was I would have liked to be consulted on the matter BEFORE they haul off one of my favorite pieces of machinery. They showed me the replacement lathe finally. New lathe looks nice but it’s not my SS 👿

1 minute ago, Masonsailor said:

Wow. Wife and son are really pissed at me for being “ungrateful”. All I said was I would have liked to be consulted on the matter BEFORE they haul off one of my favorite pieces of machinery. They showed me the replacement lathe finally. New lathe looks nice but it’s not my SS 👿

 

 

Yeah I doubt I would have been as pleasant about taking my stuff without asking.  New lathe or not.