Above 1200 Sq/FT The Lone Beech Garage (60x46x16)
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Jayman17
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Scott, that looks like a nice heavy duty DC, looks like it will handle your woodshop easily. No more sneezing while woodworking! 
I had to laugh when I read your description of JoAnn fabrics as a strange land
Jay
I had to laugh when I read your description of JoAnn fabrics as a strange land
Jay
Scott, that looks like a nice heavy duty DC, looks like it will handle your woodshop easily. No more sneezing while woodworking!
I had to laugh when I read your description of JoAnn fabrics as a strange land
Jay
Jay,
I think the Dust Collector will do the job. I need to acquire some 8-inch duct components to mate up with the Dust Collector's inlet. I'm picking my friend's brain (worked in Industrial Dust Control for most of his working life) regarding a couple of details before I order anything else.
JoAnn Fabrics... it's like most retail these days - stuffed to the gills with inventory. Unlike when I go to Home Depot (or whatever) and I walk through all that stuff only to find that they don't have the widget I need, JoAnn's had exactly the items required for my project!
I think I'm going to take up sewing. HA!
Best regards,
Scott
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matt_i
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Hi Scott, this is indeed funny as I did take up sewing this winter with an industrial walking foot machine
And I was the one male in the JoAnn store with about 25 females seemingly zipping around everywhichway. It is indeed a strange land!! But the sewing is pretty cool, its sort of like sheetmetal work but with more variation and stretchy-sheets lol.That is a mighty dust collector there, I think the biggest test is whether it can handle the dust output from a miter saw
My small unit can surely not.
86turbodsl
Well-known member
Hi Scott, this is indeed funny as I did take up sewing this winter with an industrial walking foot machine
That is a mighty dust collector there, I think the biggest test is whether it can handle the dust output from a miter saw
Ha! I get the same thing when i go there. Like i'm some sort of intruder or something. I like to take the wife when i go so i can just point at her and shrug...
Hi Scott, this is indeed funny as I did take up sewing this winter with an industrial walking foot machine
I think it's great to be able to make or repair anything regardless of what it is...
Whether it be metal, wood, fabric, fix a car or cook a good meal, it is useful to know how to "do" things.
But you guys are way ahead of me...
Finished fabric project.
I purchased the blank blue Guidon Flag from an online flag store and then used an iron-on product that required no sewing to attach the letters to the Guidon.
One of the helpful ladies working in JoAnn's showed me a technique to easily make the "swallow tails" in the ribbon that became the streamers. It probably would have taken me a couple of ruined rolls of ribbon before I would have figured that out on my own.
Actual sewing is for JoAnn's REAL customers. HA!
I think it is now time for me to return to the Lone Beech Garage where I THINK I know what I am doing ...at least a little.
Best regards,
Scott
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drivesitfar
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SB: good to see you are reaching out and stretching your limits. I've sat outside JoAnn's fabric store more than a few times and even had to go inside one time thinking my bride had disappeared cause she was gone so long. she just happened to see an old friend and they were just having a great time hanging with the fabrics so I turned around and went back and waited in our car. my bride has made many cool things and she really does need a new machine.
are you done with the duct work or just taking a little break to see what your experts tell you or waiting for help?
always fun seeing what is going on in Lone Beech.
cheers
are you done with the duct work or just taking a little break to see what your experts tell you or waiting for help?
always fun seeing what is going on in Lone Beech.
cheers
tj675
Well-known member
Scott,
I've taken the last month to read through your thread, and I'm very impressed. Let us know how that dust collector works (it's on my short list with the Powermatic 3hp and Laguna 5hp).
I've taken the last month to read through your thread, and I'm very impressed. Let us know how that dust collector works (it's on my short list with the Powermatic 3hp and Laguna 5hp).
tj675,
I am honored to receive your first post! Thanks for the kind words ...and your perseverance in slogging all the way through the Lone Beech Garage's history.
I will be posting updates on the JET JCDC-3 when it becomes functional. That may be a while as I have quite a few (non-fun) irons in the fire at the moment.
...probably March at the earliest.
Best regards,
Scott
Sunday - February 16, 2020
As I mentioned previously, February has been a very busy month.
Still lots to do but the (non-fun) task load is diminishing.
Managed to get into the shop today to do some preventive maintenance on my son's 2008 Pontiac Vibe (Toyota Matrix Clone).
Rotating the tires was the main effort today. Noticed the Dust Covers (white arrow) on the front struts are fully depreciated. They are in tatters on both sides.
Replacing the dust covers (billows?) appears to be mostly labor involved in taking the strut apart. Rather than going through all that, I suppose there is no real action to be taken until the struts themselves need replacing.
Thoughts on that?
The other action taken today was replacing the Windshield Wiper "refills" or "rubber inserts". On an orphan car like a Pontiac Vibe, I've found eBay is often the cheapest source for OEM parts. In this case a complete blade assembly for the Passenger Side was on eBay for cheaper than the rubber "refill" could be had anywhere else.
If you want a bit of mental exercise, try replacing a Windshield Wiper Blade Assembly. It isn't an intuitive process in my opinion (as my son can attest to). HA!
The Driver's Side was a PITA to replace the "refill". I don't know if we were dealing with a non OEM item or what but it did not want to come free from the Blade Assembly. We finally cut it out and then fought installing the "refill" a bit.
Need good wipers (and Rain X!) with all the rain we've been having here since January. We've had about twice as much as "normal" ...and more is on the way.
It was great to get out into the shop for a couple of hours!
Scott
As I mentioned previously, February has been a very busy month.
Still lots to do but the (non-fun) task load is diminishing.
Managed to get into the shop today to do some preventive maintenance on my son's 2008 Pontiac Vibe (Toyota Matrix Clone).
Rotating the tires was the main effort today. Noticed the Dust Covers (white arrow) on the front struts are fully depreciated. They are in tatters on both sides.
Replacing the dust covers (billows?) appears to be mostly labor involved in taking the strut apart. Rather than going through all that, I suppose there is no real action to be taken until the struts themselves need replacing.
Thoughts on that?
The other action taken today was replacing the Windshield Wiper "refills" or "rubber inserts". On an orphan car like a Pontiac Vibe, I've found eBay is often the cheapest source for OEM parts. In this case a complete blade assembly for the Passenger Side was on eBay for cheaper than the rubber "refill" could be had anywhere else.
If you want a bit of mental exercise, try replacing a Windshield Wiper Blade Assembly. It isn't an intuitive process in my opinion (as my son can attest to). HA!
The Driver's Side was a PITA to replace the "refill". I don't know if we were dealing with a non OEM item or what but it did not want to come free from the Blade Assembly. We finally cut it out and then fought installing the "refill" a bit.
Need good wipers (and Rain X!) with all the rain we've been having here since January. We've had about twice as much as "normal" ...and more is on the way.
It was great to get out into the shop for a couple of hours!
Scott
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Pressingonward
Well-known member
I don't recall seeing anyone replace just the rubber part of the blade before, though I know this used to be commonplace. No reason not to - keeps more junk out of the garbage.
One tip when doing wipers - never ever leave the wiper arm in the up position (pulled away from the windshield) with the wiper arm removed. If you bump it accidently you'll be buying a new windshield. Did this on a customer's BMW once and my boss was not too thrilled to pay out $450 (our cost) for a new one...
For your strut boots, I would probably wait for the struts to die and then replace them too. Not sure how many miles are on the car, but somewhere between 120k and 150k the struts tend to give up the ghost (for Toyotas in general, not sure on the Matrix/Vibe)
One tip when doing wipers - never ever leave the wiper arm in the up position (pulled away from the windshield) with the wiper arm removed. If you bump it accidently you'll be buying a new windshield. Did this on a customer's BMW once and my boss was not too thrilled to pay out $450 (our cost) for a new one...
For your strut boots, I would probably wait for the struts to die and then replace them too. Not sure how many miles are on the car, but somewhere between 120k and 150k the struts tend to give up the ghost (for Toyotas in general, not sure on the Matrix/Vibe)
Bob Heine
ALLIANCE MEMBER
Scott, I know this goes against conventional wisdom but I replace OEM shocks and struts at about 50K miles. They are not worn out at that point and they easily pass the bounce test but even my wife comments on how well the car rides after I put the new ones on. Unless they have a catastrophic failure, the shocks deteriorate slowly and you don't really notice it. Then one day you go over a set of railroad tracks and the car tries to get sideways. It's a lot like tires that aren't bald but hydroplane at pretty low speeds -- you probably won't have an accident unless someone else does something stupid -- and that happens so rarely in Florida (and Georgia?).
If you can compress the springs safely, it's around $200 for decent replacement shocks and struts and I feel like it's cheap insurance. My "they're not bald" and driving in the rain story resulted in this:
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Pressingonward,
I don't think I had ever NOT replaced just the rubber "inserts" until this exercise where I found the whole assembly cheaper than an insert. HA!
Thanks for the benefit of your experience regarding breaking a windshield with an extended Windshield Wiper Arm. Hopefully I will remember to do that next time and not have to learn the hard way what can go wrong.
Best regards,
Scott
Bob,
I was laughing pretty hard at "...that happens so rarely in Florida (and Georgia?)"
I think the most exceptional example of that occurred many years ago. I certainly was a hazard to navigation as I was driving the speed limit on I-285 ("the perimeter" that circles Atlanta) in the far right lane. As I'm driving along I hear small rocks hitting the right side of my truck and I look over my right shoulder to see that I'm being passed by Billy Bob ...he's passing me on the shoulder of the Interstate!
Too bad about the 'vette; I hope no one was hurt.
It's my son's car so I'm not really in control of the maintenance schedule. We still need to install a Belt Tensioner that I've had sitting on a shelf for a few months.
I try not to nag him... that's his mother's job. HA!
Best regards,
Scott
Bob Heine
ALLIANCE MEMBER
Scott, it was just me in the car and I walked away with one tiny scratch. I skidded into a new Cadillac and the new Lincoln parked next to it in front of a fancy restaurant. My head hit and broke the side window and a lot of little cubes of tempered glass fell into the car. I pushed the door open with my shoulder and stump and apparently nicked the end of my stump. The young valet who had parked those cars there to keep them safe came running toward my car and when he saw the ****** stump (the rain made a couple of drops spread all over the end) he passed out and I had to take care of him.
Didn't have collision on that $3,500 Vette so I planned to fix it myself. Liane (bless her) said no Effing way and made me go out and find another Big Block Corvette (with an automatic). Between parting it out and the tax write-off I ended up breaking even. Well, except for the three years of higher insurance premiums.
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Pressingonward
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Bob, that is quite the story! 
I can only imagine the look of horror on the valet's face when he saw that. Glad you were able to walk away with minimal injury
Without going too far into the weeds I agree with your general premise on shocks/struts - a lot of times they can be worn out and cause slower steering response and poor braking performance (due to the rapid, improperly controlled weight transfer during the initial application of the brakes in a panic stop) and it happens so gradually you don't even notice. I think changing them every 80k miles was the formal recommendation I was taught from some automotive training class back when I was a tech, but in actual experience I've found it's very dependent on car brand and model how long the oem ones actually last.
I can only imagine the look of horror on the valet's face when he saw that. Glad you were able to walk away with minimal injury Without going too far into the weeds I agree with your general premise on shocks/struts - a lot of times they can be worn out and cause slower steering response and poor braking performance (due to the rapid, improperly controlled weight transfer during the initial application of the brakes in a panic stop) and it happens so gradually you don't even notice. I think changing them every 80k miles was the formal recommendation I was taught from some automotive training class back when I was a tech, but in actual experience I've found it's very dependent on car brand and model how long the oem ones actually last.
Saturday - March 7, 2020
First Picture
Friday, February 29, 1980, Aviation Officer Candidate School Class 23-79 was Commissioned Naval Officers at NAS Pensacola.
Second Picture
Saturday, February 29, 2020: 40 years later: Same place; some of the same guys; different airplane-on-a-stick.
I didn’t get commissioned with my class in February since I needed to complete several swim milestones (due to my inability to swim my AOCS callsign was Rock). As a result, I’m not in the old picture. They did find a place for me in the picture we took a week ago (I’m kneeling in the center- behind the baseball cap sitting on the grass). We were missing a few guys but they tried to line people up in the same places they were in the 1980 picture.
We had a great time! I hadn’t seen most of these guys in almost 40 years. The guy kneeling next to me (in the dark jacket) was the commanding officer of an aircraft carrier. The guy directly behind me was part of the bombing raid on Libya in 1986. It’s a very special group of men.
The big coup was tracking down our Drill Instructor (40 years ago he was Staff Sargent McDaniel United States Marine Corps) – he was quite excited to be at this event!
I’ve been working on this reunion since last May and I was pretty busy while there trying to make sure the wheels didn’t come off the plans I had laid out. Upon my return to Georgia on March 1st I was tired ...but it was a happy kind of tired.
With all that behind me I think I will now be able to again get some Quality Shed Time in...
It has been a very wet 2020 in this part of Georgia. Just before the reunion I was driving along in the rain and water started coming out of the bottom of my 2000 Ford F150 Pickup's Driver's Side Grab Handle.
I removed the handle and the plastic trim on the "A Pilar". I poured water on the top of the truck and hoped I'd see water coming from somewhere. It stayed dry.
This week, after I got back from the reunion, we got over 7 inches of rain. I was out driving in the monsoon and water started dripping from the naked A Pilar. It was coming from some place out of sight under the Headliner.
I thought about taking the whole Headliner down but that would require removing some things (including the shoulder harness's) that I preferred to leave in place if possible. I decided to just remove enough stuff to allow me to pull down the Headliner near the driver's door should it start leaking again. I removed the Visor hardware and experimented with the rubber molding around the top of the door. The molding can be removed and replaced without using any tools.
My plan is to drive the truck like this and, next time it starts leaking, pull the rubber molding away from the door frame and peek under the Headliner. Hopefully, when I do that, I will be able to find the source of the leak.
Scott
First Picture
Friday, February 29, 1980, Aviation Officer Candidate School Class 23-79 was Commissioned Naval Officers at NAS Pensacola.
Second Picture
Saturday, February 29, 2020: 40 years later: Same place; some of the same guys; different airplane-on-a-stick.
I didn’t get commissioned with my class in February since I needed to complete several swim milestones (due to my inability to swim my AOCS callsign was Rock). As a result, I’m not in the old picture. They did find a place for me in the picture we took a week ago (I’m kneeling in the center- behind the baseball cap sitting on the grass). We were missing a few guys but they tried to line people up in the same places they were in the 1980 picture.
We had a great time! I hadn’t seen most of these guys in almost 40 years. The guy kneeling next to me (in the dark jacket) was the commanding officer of an aircraft carrier. The guy directly behind me was part of the bombing raid on Libya in 1986. It’s a very special group of men.
The big coup was tracking down our Drill Instructor (40 years ago he was Staff Sargent McDaniel United States Marine Corps) – he was quite excited to be at this event!
I’ve been working on this reunion since last May and I was pretty busy while there trying to make sure the wheels didn’t come off the plans I had laid out. Upon my return to Georgia on March 1st I was tired ...but it was a happy kind of tired.
With all that behind me I think I will now be able to again get some Quality Shed Time in...
It has been a very wet 2020 in this part of Georgia. Just before the reunion I was driving along in the rain and water started coming out of the bottom of my 2000 Ford F150 Pickup's Driver's Side Grab Handle.
I removed the handle and the plastic trim on the "A Pilar". I poured water on the top of the truck and hoped I'd see water coming from somewhere. It stayed dry.
This week, after I got back from the reunion, we got over 7 inches of rain. I was out driving in the monsoon and water started dripping from the naked A Pilar. It was coming from some place out of sight under the Headliner.
I thought about taking the whole Headliner down but that would require removing some things (including the shoulder harness's) that I preferred to leave in place if possible. I decided to just remove enough stuff to allow me to pull down the Headliner near the driver's door should it start leaking again. I removed the Visor hardware and experimented with the rubber molding around the top of the door. The molding can be removed and replaced without using any tools.
My plan is to drive the truck like this and, next time it starts leaking, pull the rubber molding away from the door frame and peek under the Headliner. Hopefully, when I do that, I will be able to find the source of the leak.
Scott
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Scott,
Nice reunion. In Navy boot my swim skills were just like a rock. They had E-8 Navy SEALs teaching remedial swimming. They were great teachers. I passed and have been swimming since. Your airline retirement is when? Another milestone.
Nice reunion. In Navy boot my swim skills were just like a rock. They had E-8 Navy SEALs teaching remedial swimming. They were great teachers. I passed and have been swimming since. Your airline retirement is when? Another milestone.
AZpilot,
The reunion was nice.
In appreciation for organizing the reunion, my classmates unexpectedly presented me with a few gifts. The above wrench shaped bottle opener is the one with the most Garage Journal relevance.
I'm trying to imagine Stupid Swim taught by SEAL Senior Chiefs...
Swim or I'll kill you with this ink pen!
My federally mandated airline retirement is August 7, 2020 so I'm inside of 5 months. It will be here very soon!
Best regards,
Scott
Tuesday - March 10, 2020
Back on October 30th I mentioned that I had looked at a dismembered tractor.
It was one of many projects a nearby gentleman had going on and he was suffering from late stage Alzheimer's. For the past few years he had been living at his home (alone) and he had been moved to a place that could take better care of him. Family members were trying to sort through the projects - a few tractors, a late 60's Camaro, several Hit-Miss Engines, etc. - and find interested buyers.
The tractor I looked at was completely in pieces and was scattered between 3 buildings. In each building the parts of the tractor were intermixed with parts of other projects. You really had to know what you were looking for to find the correct items. A sad story.
Back in October I didn't think I wanted to deal with this unorganized mess but, after some thought, I called and made an offer. A couple of days later the family informed me that they would see if the could find a better offer. I certainly understood that mindset.
Yesterday I got a phone call letting me know that the family would be willing to accept my offer. Although I want to do the "big move" this coming weekend, it had been 4 months since I was there and I returned today to look things over a bit.
I was glad I did. I had forgotten how "tight" access to the property was. The house and buildings are located on a small lake. A single lane blacktop road hugs the very wiggly shoreline as it circles the lake. Getting a trailer down the road wouldn't be impossible but it wouldn't be easy.
I decided I'd prefer to just use my pickup truck to remove the disassembled tractor this weekend even if it meant more than one trip to do so. The property is about 20 miles away from my house.
A family member was waiting outside the first outbuilding when I arrived and let me inside. The family had done quite a bit of work in this building and much that was there in October had been removed.
Here was the transmission and frame of Allis-Chalmers Model G - Serial Number: G1575. I believe that means this tractor was built in Gadsden AL in 1948.
Outside the second building were a few things... The bar assembly, A Support Assembly (left side I think - hard to tell with that other stuff in the way) & the Master Lift Handle.
Inside the second building was a mess. The incredibly wet year we've had so far had left its mark as water had gotten under the garage door and was still standing at the entrance to this building. Unlike the first building, this one was still pretty much in the same state it had been back in October. Project parts were interwoven with other project parts. A red 1968 Camaro (engine not installed) took up most of the building's volume.
Here we searched and found more tractor parts, some on the floor under the Camaro. I was particularly interested in finding the main electrical items: distributor, starter & generator. We found the generator pretty quickly but it took a while to track down the other two items. Eventually we found them on a shelf behind several cans of spray paint.
After looking at all 3 buildings we still were a few items short of a complete tractor but that was the case back in October as well.
We returned to the first building and looked around a little more. The picture is of probably the most valuable item of the pile... this Continental N62 Engine has been rebuilt and that's an expensive operation.
I discussed paying the family member today but he preferred to wait until Saturday. He also said it would be fine for me to take a few things with me as I left today. I kept trying to pay him but he said he trusted me and would prefer to wait until the weekend when I returned.
So here's the stuff I brought home today. Front & Rear Tires & part of the Master Lift; Gas Tank, Battery Box & Hood; Rear Support, Fenders, Air Filter Tube, Distributor & Gas Tank Support.
I have no plans to try to reassemble this tractor but it should be a source of parts for my tractor projects as well as a possible source of funds if I sell some of the bits.
Scott
Back on October 30th I mentioned that I had looked at a dismembered tractor.
It was one of many projects a nearby gentleman had going on and he was suffering from late stage Alzheimer's. For the past few years he had been living at his home (alone) and he had been moved to a place that could take better care of him. Family members were trying to sort through the projects - a few tractors, a late 60's Camaro, several Hit-Miss Engines, etc. - and find interested buyers.
The tractor I looked at was completely in pieces and was scattered between 3 buildings. In each building the parts of the tractor were intermixed with parts of other projects. You really had to know what you were looking for to find the correct items. A sad story.
Back in October I didn't think I wanted to deal with this unorganized mess but, after some thought, I called and made an offer. A couple of days later the family informed me that they would see if the could find a better offer. I certainly understood that mindset.
Yesterday I got a phone call letting me know that the family would be willing to accept my offer. Although I want to do the "big move" this coming weekend, it had been 4 months since I was there and I returned today to look things over a bit.
I was glad I did. I had forgotten how "tight" access to the property was. The house and buildings are located on a small lake. A single lane blacktop road hugs the very wiggly shoreline as it circles the lake. Getting a trailer down the road wouldn't be impossible but it wouldn't be easy.
I decided I'd prefer to just use my pickup truck to remove the disassembled tractor this weekend even if it meant more than one trip to do so. The property is about 20 miles away from my house.
A family member was waiting outside the first outbuilding when I arrived and let me inside. The family had done quite a bit of work in this building and much that was there in October had been removed.
Here was the transmission and frame of Allis-Chalmers Model G - Serial Number: G1575. I believe that means this tractor was built in Gadsden AL in 1948.
Outside the second building were a few things... The bar assembly, A Support Assembly (left side I think - hard to tell with that other stuff in the way) & the Master Lift Handle.
Inside the second building was a mess. The incredibly wet year we've had so far had left its mark as water had gotten under the garage door and was still standing at the entrance to this building. Unlike the first building, this one was still pretty much in the same state it had been back in October. Project parts were interwoven with other project parts. A red 1968 Camaro (engine not installed) took up most of the building's volume.
Here we searched and found more tractor parts, some on the floor under the Camaro. I was particularly interested in finding the main electrical items: distributor, starter & generator. We found the generator pretty quickly but it took a while to track down the other two items. Eventually we found them on a shelf behind several cans of spray paint.
After looking at all 3 buildings we still were a few items short of a complete tractor but that was the case back in October as well.
We returned to the first building and looked around a little more. The picture is of probably the most valuable item of the pile... this Continental N62 Engine has been rebuilt and that's an expensive operation.
I discussed paying the family member today but he preferred to wait until Saturday. He also said it would be fine for me to take a few things with me as I left today. I kept trying to pay him but he said he trusted me and would prefer to wait until the weekend when I returned.
So here's the stuff I brought home today. Front & Rear Tires & part of the Master Lift; Gas Tank, Battery Box & Hood; Rear Support, Fenders, Air Filter Tube, Distributor & Gas Tank Support.
I have no plans to try to reassemble this tractor but it should be a source of parts for my tractor projects as well as a possible source of funds if I sell some of the bits.
Scott
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drivesitfar
Well-known member
SB: i'm happy to hear your reunion didn't get cancelled cause of the Corona BS. looks like a fun group and glad to see most of your class is still alive after all those years flying and serving Uncle Sam.
speaking of Corona any chance one of your neighbors with masters tickets wants to stay home and sell his/her tickets?
take care and as always keep up the great work at LONE BEECH.
cheers
speaking of Corona any chance one of your neighbors with masters tickets wants to stay home and sell his/her tickets?
take care and as always keep up the great work at LONE BEECH.
cheers
DrivesItFar,
Yes most of us are still here. At the close of the formal reunion on Saturday night I led the group in a toast to the 3 classmates that had "flown west". We had a Missing Man Table and I read through the symbolism of that display just prior to the toast. I had practiced reading it a few times prior to the reunion but, reciting it in front of this band of brothers, it was a bit harder to get through that night.
The Masters: It will be interesting to see if the next few month's sporting events happen...
March Madness & the Masters are probably on the cusp of being played without an audience this year... if they happen at all.
We'll see what happens but, regardless, I don't know of anyone who has Masters Tickets … let alone someone who is willing to sell their tickets.
Thanks for stopping by!
Best regards,
Scott
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drivesitfar
Well-known member
SB: No worries on the Master's tickets and just throwing it out there again. the scalpers want more than i'd like to spend and I bet staying near Augusta golf course is a bit spendy too that week.
I know you probably have mixed feelings about have to be forced to retire from flying commercially in August or maybe you'd like to retire now so you don't have to fly internationally for 10 hours in a plane with Corona on the loose.
personally I don't get all the panic on Corona cause the Flu kills so many many more people, but it is killing people especially in our area. it's pretty much business as usual for me, but i'm very happy to hear others are washing more and not thinking oh what the heck I can just get a shot or pill and cure this. maybe something good will come out of all this.
I bet even if you didn't know the guys that weren't there at the reunion cause they passed along the way it still had to be hard doing that speech. looks like it was a huge success and congrats?
take care and STAY SAFE!!
cheers
I know you probably have mixed feelings about have to be forced to retire from flying commercially in August or maybe you'd like to retire now so you don't have to fly internationally for 10 hours in a plane with Corona on the loose.
personally I don't get all the panic on Corona cause the Flu kills so many many more people, but it is killing people especially in our area. it's pretty much business as usual for me, but i'm very happy to hear others are washing more and not thinking oh what the heck I can just get a shot or pill and cure this. maybe something good will come out of all this.
I bet even if you didn't know the guys that weren't there at the reunion cause they passed along the way it still had to be hard doing that speech. looks like it was a huge success and congrats?
take care and STAY SAFE!!
cheers
Saturday - March 14, 2020
Today my son met me at my house at 8:30 am to help me retrieve the remaining parts of the Allis-Chalmers Model G tractor I had agreed to buy earlier in the week.
We arrived at the place the tractor was stored and were, once again, met by a family member. I gave the family member some folding money and we signed copies of a sales agreement.
Then we started gathering the pieces...
We decided to make two trips as we couldn't get all of the tractor parts into the back of my pickup and also load the shop crane I had brought along.
We returned and picked up the final item and then loaded the shop crane into the pickup.
Some of the additional parts in temporary storage in the basement. I hope to sort through this pile of parts this coming week.
Scott
Today my son met me at my house at 8:30 am to help me retrieve the remaining parts of the Allis-Chalmers Model G tractor I had agreed to buy earlier in the week.
We arrived at the place the tractor was stored and were, once again, met by a family member. I gave the family member some folding money and we signed copies of a sales agreement.
Then we started gathering the pieces...
We decided to make two trips as we couldn't get all of the tractor parts into the back of my pickup and also load the shop crane I had brought along.
We returned and picked up the final item and then loaded the shop crane into the pickup.
Some of the additional parts in temporary storage in the basement. I hope to sort through this pile of parts this coming week.
Scott
Pressingonward
Well-known member
Lol, *some assembly required
Should make for a nice stash of replacement parts.
Should make for a nice stash of replacement parts.
Monday - March 16, 2020
Yesterday morning I got up and sat a cup of water in the microwave to warm it up for my coffee. A distinctly different (harsher) noise came out of the innards of the microwave as my water spun round and round inside the device.
Despite the noise, everything seemed to be working OK. However when I pulled the water out at the end of the cycle it was still cool.
This microwave is 28 years old and one might think it is fully depreciated and should be replaced. The problem is that it is built into the kitchen cabinets and that makes replacement WAY more complicated (and, dare I say it, expensive) than simply buying a 21st century version.
The first order of business was to extract the microwave from the cabinets. It has been about 11 years since the last time I did this (High Voltage Capacitor Failure) and I was trying to remember how to remove the trim without destroying it. Eventually the puzzle was solved and the microwave was removed for troubleshooting.
According to the Interweb, the louder, harsher noise while operating (but not heating) pointed to 2 likely culprits:
The High Voltage Diode
The Magnetron
The picture shows the High Voltage Capacitor and the High Voltage Diode. I checked both of these with my multimeter and they seemed to be OK. I turned my attention to the most expensive candidate; the Magnetron.
I got continuity between the terminals of the Magnetron and its case.
That's a bad thing.
I also noticed a bit of a "burnt plastic" smell near the Magnetron.
I have ordered a replacement and hope to have it by Friday.
All of that research and troubleshooting pretty much ate up the bulk of Sunday's free time.
Today I started doing an inventory of the buckets and boxes from the Tractor Expedition on Saturday. This box was in a dry area and contained mostly aftermarket components as well as some oil seals and hardware. The contents of this box were generally in good shape.
This bucket of rusty hardware was a mess. It needs a couple of days on the floor of the basement to dry out. All of this stuff had been on a wet floor in a wet cardboard box. It probably looks like a complete loss but, after sorting the most valuable bits out to the parameter of the newspaper, I found several hard to replace items that can be saved. An example of this would be the crooked rod to the far right on the edge of the newspaper. That is much more complicated part than it would appear from this picture. It connects the governor to the carburetor.
Another sad situation... this carburetor shows the effects of being in the damp building. I put it in my fully depreciated bucket of Evaporust this evening and we'll see how it looks tomorrow morning. Hopefully the soaking will allow the carburetor to be taken apart and rebuilt.
In a departure from tractor parts... In the damp building were many tools and hardware. A lot of "stuff" was hanging on a pegboard above a workbench and that's where I saw a couple of rough looking magnetic bases dangling from hooks. I asked the family member if he would be willing to sell me one of the magnetic bases and he just handed one to me and said I could have it.
I plan to make another IKEA Magnetic Work Light with this item.
Scott
Yesterday morning I got up and sat a cup of water in the microwave to warm it up for my coffee. A distinctly different (harsher) noise came out of the innards of the microwave as my water spun round and round inside the device.
Despite the noise, everything seemed to be working OK. However when I pulled the water out at the end of the cycle it was still cool.
This microwave is 28 years old and one might think it is fully depreciated and should be replaced. The problem is that it is built into the kitchen cabinets and that makes replacement WAY more complicated (and, dare I say it, expensive) than simply buying a 21st century version.
The first order of business was to extract the microwave from the cabinets. It has been about 11 years since the last time I did this (High Voltage Capacitor Failure) and I was trying to remember how to remove the trim without destroying it. Eventually the puzzle was solved and the microwave was removed for troubleshooting.
According to the Interweb, the louder, harsher noise while operating (but not heating) pointed to 2 likely culprits:
The High Voltage Diode
The Magnetron
The picture shows the High Voltage Capacitor and the High Voltage Diode. I checked both of these with my multimeter and they seemed to be OK. I turned my attention to the most expensive candidate; the Magnetron.
I got continuity between the terminals of the Magnetron and its case.
That's a bad thing.
I also noticed a bit of a "burnt plastic" smell near the Magnetron.
I have ordered a replacement and hope to have it by Friday.
All of that research and troubleshooting pretty much ate up the bulk of Sunday's free time.
Today I started doing an inventory of the buckets and boxes from the Tractor Expedition on Saturday. This box was in a dry area and contained mostly aftermarket components as well as some oil seals and hardware. The contents of this box were generally in good shape.
This bucket of rusty hardware was a mess. It needs a couple of days on the floor of the basement to dry out. All of this stuff had been on a wet floor in a wet cardboard box. It probably looks like a complete loss but, after sorting the most valuable bits out to the parameter of the newspaper, I found several hard to replace items that can be saved. An example of this would be the crooked rod to the far right on the edge of the newspaper. That is much more complicated part than it would appear from this picture. It connects the governor to the carburetor.
Another sad situation... this carburetor shows the effects of being in the damp building. I put it in my fully depreciated bucket of Evaporust this evening and we'll see how it looks tomorrow morning. Hopefully the soaking will allow the carburetor to be taken apart and rebuilt.
In a departure from tractor parts... In the damp building were many tools and hardware. A lot of "stuff" was hanging on a pegboard above a workbench and that's where I saw a couple of rough looking magnetic bases dangling from hooks. I asked the family member if he would be willing to sell me one of the magnetic bases and he just handed one to me and said I could have it.
I plan to make another IKEA Magnetic Work Light with this item.
Scott
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drivesitfar
Well-known member
SB: nice to see you found some more tractor parts to buy cause i'm sure at some point when you don't have to fly people all around the world you'll have time to work on them a lot. speaking of that do you use any of the old tractors for work around your property or are they all for show?
hope all is well in your world!!
hope all is well in your world!!
Bob Heine
ALLIANCE MEMBER
Scott, I believe that is the Spendy Bendy in the catalog.
DrivesItFar,
Things in my immediate world are OK since I believe I am financially secure despite my company getting sucked into a swirling vortex of negative cash flow.
I'm afraid many of my fellow Delta professionals (and a lot of other people) will not be so fortunate. I pray that this situation passes as quickly as possible but the ridiculously abrupt 180 degree turn the economy has just taken with virtually no warning almost certainly means that this is going to leave a big mark on a lot of people.
On to a more pleasant question... Do I use any of my old tractors to do actual work?
Yes... Yes I do... submitted for your approval, a previously displayed video taken almost exactly a year ago.
VIDEO
Best regards,
Scott
Tuesday - March 17, 2020
I pulled the Marvel Schebler TSV-13 carburetor out of the Evapo-Rust bucket today. It was improved but I was hoping for a better result. I did manage to get the fuel bowl off but everything else is still frozen in position.
I think my bucket of Evapo-Rust is probably about shot. I've ordered a replacement but it will be a while before it gets here.
Recently I've been goofing around with an Arduino Uno. Here's my first little breadboard project. It flashes the red LED 5 times then the green LED 10 times and finally the yellow LED 15 times; repeat.
I'd like to see if I can make an Arduino do something in the Lone Beech Garage.
This sign is mounted on the wall under the Lone Beech Melon Farm sign and is centered between the 2-Post Lift in the LBG's center bay.
Here's the back of the sign. All those holes are for lights bulbs.
This sign came from a bowling alley in my home town of Vincennes, IN. The story of why it is in the LBG may be found HERE.
I'm going to try to use the Arduino and an Ultrasonic Sensor to help me position my F150 correctly to be lifted by the 2-Post Lift.
Maybe, when the truck is positioned correctly, I'll have the STRIKE "X" light up ...or maybe the RED "FOUL" light.
Still thinking about it but it should be an interesting project to attempt.
Scott
I pulled the Marvel Schebler TSV-13 carburetor out of the Evapo-Rust bucket today. It was improved but I was hoping for a better result. I did manage to get the fuel bowl off but everything else is still frozen in position.
I think my bucket of Evapo-Rust is probably about shot. I've ordered a replacement but it will be a while before it gets here.
Recently I've been goofing around with an Arduino Uno. Here's my first little breadboard project. It flashes the red LED 5 times then the green LED 10 times and finally the yellow LED 15 times; repeat.
I'd like to see if I can make an Arduino do something in the Lone Beech Garage.
This sign is mounted on the wall under the Lone Beech Melon Farm sign and is centered between the 2-Post Lift in the LBG's center bay.
Here's the back of the sign. All those holes are for lights bulbs.
This sign came from a bowling alley in my home town of Vincennes, IN. The story of why it is in the LBG may be found HERE.
I'm going to try to use the Arduino and an Ultrasonic Sensor to help me position my F150 correctly to be lifted by the 2-Post Lift.
Maybe, when the truck is positioned correctly, I'll have the STRIKE "X" light up ...or maybe the RED "FOUL" light.
Still thinking about it but it should be an interesting project to attempt.
Scott
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AZpilot,
I am hoping to remove as much of the rust as possible first and then move to some sort of penetrating oil. The Evapo-Rust was my first ingredient in this chemical cocktail and I think my bucket - now the color of expresso vs. the original clear yellowish liquid - probably needs to be replaced with fresh material.
Best regards,
Scott
shortykorte
Well-known member
That should be a doable Aquino project. Cool idea too. What would be great if you could integrate a distance measure. Whenever the longest vehicle was in position, all 10 lights come on. So a long truck will be a strike 10 pins whereas a midsize vehicle might only be only 6 pins.
Shorty Korte
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Shorty Korte
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Shorty Korte,
HA!
Lots of interesting possibilities ...all of which probably require more programing skill than I have.
I'm still waiting for the ultrasonic sensor to arrive. Deliveries seem to be slowing down for non-essential stuff.
When I looked at the senor's specs, it supposedly has a range that would accommodate what I need to position the F150. However, every demonstration that I've watched on YouTube shows the device being used at a distance of around a foot at the most. That probably is just due to the person making the video trying to allow viewers to see (in detail) what's going on but it still makes me wonder if it will work at the range I'm wanting it to.
We shall see.
Best regards,
Scott
LutzTD
Well-known member
sounds like a super cool idea, arduino is a lot of fun to learn, but sometimes you get stuck on something that should be obvious... I had a lot of issues for a long time on something simple, I didn't know about pull up/down resistors and I was having all kinds of trouble with something I just knew should work. post your code if you get stuck, there are tons of people out there who will gladly help. I like the idea of counting down the pins with distance, that wouldn't be hard at all. The standard ultrasonic sensor is good to 13 feet so it would be easy to go 10 ft and down. if you need more distance you may have to go to a small lidar but that is pricey. Once you get it done maybe switch it to a nano to make it compact. Also, once you get it done share the layout and I could 3D print you a case.
LutzTD,
Thanks for the offers of assistance! Your verification of the range of an Ultrasonic sensor is heartening. I think I will need the sensor to be particularly accurate inside of 4 feet so that should work.
I really like the idea of the sign's individual Numerical Bowling Pin Numbers counting down to the STOP location. That would probably require more output pins than an Arduino Uno has so I'm starting to read up on Shift Registers. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing but it sounds like Shift Registers would allow me to get around the Arduino Uno's Output Pin limitation.
Best regards,
Scott
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