Above 1200 Sq/FT Cleaning Up My Shop

[oldironfarmer]

Those cows won't snitch on each other--herd mentality.

Boy isn't that the truth, they stick together! They tolerate me so long as I bring food. They have their own society and don't need me. Basically they say "drop the feed and back away, buster".

I've heard cows LOVE PUMPKINS so is that true and do you get the leftover pumpkins from the fields to give to your LOYAL COWS?

I have deprived my cows, never fed pumpkin to them. I wonder if they'd like pumpkin pie? They love cake.

BROOM TENT looks AWESOME and even though i own several i would have bought one or two at least from you.

Thanks! It was the owner's tent. I have a similar one, but he told me he would have one for me, I think as an inducement to come. I made the sign last year and it needs repainting, but does the job.

shop looks great with broom stuff back in their spots.

Good to have everything safely home, I hate hauling 150 year old equipment around. I'm dedicated to getting the broom shop cleaned up as part of my expansion. Thanks for stopping by!

cheers

Always the catch 22... my forge burners need flared nozzles - to make the flared burner nozzles I need a forge to heat them. Good thing I have a propane hand torch and some loose firebricks at the moment. Hmmm… no anvil yet. A piece of cold roll and press will make do till then.

Yeah, that's what I was referring to, you really need a blacksmith setup in order to make your blacksmith setup. And a hair dryer with an extension tube blowing on charcoal does a lot better (and cheaper) than propane. A little piece of railroad rail and a few hours grinding can make a pretty nice little anvil. A little hammer pecking on hot tubing over the cold rolled will sure make a nice flare. Wish we lived close

MT5-MT4 adapters(and MIG tip nozzles) are common and cheap as chips. MT5-5C and other 5C tooling are either exorbitantly priced or just not available at all. NZ is like Alaska in many ways. Few guys over on another forum suggested it as a cheap alternative to importing the MT5-5C adapter from Grizzly(+NZ$250 over the cheaper $9 locally available MT5-MT4 adapter) I was more surprised myself that I could machine the hardened steel adapter in situ like that. I was worried I may have to make a toolpost grinder but my fears were unnecessary. The hard steel machined beautifully and lets you take razor fine cuts to sneak up on final dimension. Already paid for itself when I had to make a whole bag of 5/8” spacers for a friend.

Was that a typo? $250NZ for a Grizzly adapter? Whew!

Wow! That is a lot of pumpkins! That sock knotting machine looks very interesting.

Thanks for the comments! My pictures show less than ten percent of what was there. They had an air powered cannon to launch small pumpkins, $5/shot. Looked like they would go about a quarter mile before landing. I'll post a video of the sock knitting machine running sometime. Neatest little machine I've ever seen. You can do cuffs, heels, and lots of special stitches. I'm an amateur.

being from texas and only mainly driving 35, i always had an impression it all looked like west texas ( except for s.e. okla ). that is certainly pretty country. how much rain do you get a year? good looking cattle you have there. angus? nosy aren't i?

jim

You're right, I-35 and west is a lot like west Texas. We get about 30" per year, maybe 36". We can only run about one cow calf unit on 4 acres of good grass. My quarter is rough enough it will carry 25 to 28 units safely, and I limit it to about 24. Of course the trees make it look a little nicer but they limit the grass I can grow. I like the cows we've developed. They started as Maine-Anjou or black Salers, both French breeds. We've kept them on Angus bulls for many years, these are granddaughters and great granddaughters of my original cows so they're mostly Angus but you can still see the French influence, they have nice top knot tufts of hair And they sell very well at the market. And they have big noses! Thanks for asking!!

 

[oldironfarmer]

I realized I missed the three month anniversary of starting my shop cleanup. On July 15 my shop's west shed looked like this, just as I was starting cleanup.

Sadly, I had already removed a lot of stuff.

On August 16, concrete finally arrived.

On September 16 sheetrock was going up for insulation installation preparation.

And on October 15, painting is almost done and electrical is about to start.

Looking back, it does not seem like it has been very long, and the periods of inactivity seem to be forgotten. While it has been a lot of work, the work of cleaning up is just starting. The goal is still to keep from junking up the new addition and just winding up with "more of the same". My excitement is building, moving tools and materials from the crowded portion and getting them in an organized fashion in the new addition, then being able to organize the old portion. Today I moved a desk from the broom shop to the new addition, a little premature, but the opportunity presented itself while the broom machine was still in the trailer. Now I'm eager to get shelves built and the trim finished in the broom shop. This is truly an exciting time for me. Thanks for coming along on the trip!

 

[dlcwent]

Thanking us for coming along for the trip. I think it's us that need to thank you for taking us on this little trip. Well done Lazy Andy.Well done.

P.S. Never trust cows 'cause they don't trust us. They know we eat them. Would you trust anything that looks at you as food?

 

[oldironfarmer]

Thanking us for coming along for the trip. I think it's us that need to thank you for taking us on this little trip. Well done Lazy Andy.Well done.

Oh, no, the pleasure is all mine! It is amazing the incentive one gets from knowing others are looking in and actually interested in what you are doing.

P.S. Never trust cows 'cause they don't trust us. They know we eat them. Would you trust anything that looks at you as food?

I humbly beg to disagree. They really don't know we eat them. They assume every animal is a predator and try to avoid contact as much as is possible. Until they get to know you. They don't see very well at all. But they hear and smell very well (they may not smell very good, but very well) and they are in the pasture all the time. They notice any intruder instantly, and even if they don't raise their heads they know you are there. But if they don't hear you, you can sneak up on them, and that startles them and they may flee. I talk or sing when walking among them just so they know exactly where I am and they don't get startled that I have moved closer. We can walk up to them and pour insecticide on their backs if they know we are there. Some of them. Some stay skittish all the time and we try to eliminate that trait from the herd. But their basic instinct is to flee, not charge. They do get their bluff in on some dogs and will chase them right out of the pasture. If they know you are scared of them, they will chase you, you're an intruder. They have their pecking order (really, each one from top dog on down) and you have to be at the top.

Did I ramble? I like keeping cows. If I am in the woods, often I can smell them before I can see them.

Thanks for the visit, I'll take my nap now...

 

[drivesitfar]

OIF: don't take my word that cows like pumpkins and maybe do a bit of research on your own, but more than a few farmers have mentioned it to me. if you have time to make pies all the better.

it's been a pleasure visiting your thread for your updates on your build, but probably more so hearing your stories and getting to figure out your humor too. keep up the great work and best of luck getting the new space figured out. i put up commercial racking so i don't need lower shelves and i can put cabinets, toolboxes and machines under them. just a thought in case you might be able to find some in your area. they are similar to what Costco and Home Depot use.

also i may have missed this, but did you add another carport off the side for the old tractors and your odds and ends or are they just out in the weather or sold?

cheers

 

[bgarrett]

The sock machine is pretty awesome. I forgot to ask about the heel. How do you turn that corner?
Yes make a video of it running. Its amazing

 

[Guster]

Yeah, that's what I was referring to, you really need a blacksmith setup in order to make your blacksmith setup. And a hair dryer with an extension tube blowing on charcoal does a lot better (and cheaper) than propane. A little piece of railroad rail and a few hours grinding can make a pretty nice little anvil. A little hammer pecking on hot tubing over the cold rolled will sure make a nice flare. Wish we lived close!

I hear ya… you can easily cobble a few things into a working setup. There is always a time and a place for that. Good thing GJ is here because we can’t all live closer to each other.

Was that a typo? $250NZ for a Grizzly adapter? Whew!

Nope. Shipping and exchange rates etc. We are about as far from US as you can get and Australia doesn’t always want to do business with us either. Great motivator for learning and getting creative.

Thanks for the comments! My pictures show less than ten percent of what was there. They had an air powered cannon to launch small pumpkins, $5/shot. Looked like they would go about a quarter mile before landing. I'll post a video of the sock knitting machine running sometime. Neatest little machine I've ever seen. You can do cuffs, heels, and lots of special stitches. I'm an amateur.

I got that feeling when the rows of gourds blur into the distance. I actually forgot to ask if there was any pumkin’ chunkin’ – like I even had to. We had an annual university engineering department trebuchet build challenge using pumpkins as ammo. Of course we used to test with old discarded bowling balls first… get all giggly just thinking about it again.

The video of the sock machine would be a treat! I somehow imagined it to be larger which is intriguing in itself as something small and intricate has an interest all of its own.

Looking back, it does not seem like it has been very long, and the periods of inactivity seem to be forgotten. While it has been a lot of work, the work of cleaning up is just starting. The goal is still to keep from junking up the new addition and just winding up with "more of the same". My excitement is building, moving tools and materials from the crowded portion and getting them in an organized fashion in the new addition, then being able to organize the old portion. Today I moved a desk from the broom shop to the new addition, a little premature, but the opportunity presented itself while the broom machine was still in the trailer. Now I'm eager to get shelves built and the trim finished in the broom shop. This is truly an exciting time for me. Thanks for coming along on the trip!

Congrats and well done. Definitely all about the journey eh!

Hehehe, should have charged us admission… or is it admonition? Maybe that is why you are here to admonish us… or is it the other way round… gets confusing sometimes.

Cattle love their pumpkins here… many farms grow pumpkins and corn specifically for cattle feed. Especially when the paddocks can’t be used some times ie. either too wet or the grass is too nitrate rich(which can happen a lot over here during long sunny spells) Guys drop the pumpkins of the back of a tractor trailer and then come back to drive over them to break them up otherwise they tend to ignore them as to hard to eat.

 

[oldironfarmer]

OIF: don't take my word that cows like pumpkins and maybe do a bit of research on your own, but more than a few farmers have mentioned it to me. if you have time to make pies all the better.

The cows make pies all the time.

It's pretty hard for old farmers to change their ways. Even suggestions from successful farmers are typically ignored: in the end keeping your cattle healthy and safe is your responsibility and when you've been successful you aren't likely to take someone's advice. Just ask the Universities. It's a little like taking advice on how to get along with your wife.

it's been a pleasure visiting your thread for your updates on your build, but probably more so hearing your stories and getting to figure out your humor too.

I'll repeat, I kept seeing OIF and couldn't figure it out. Google was no help. I figured everyone knew what it meant but me. Oh man! It's just me, everybody else knows but me. It's just me, yeah... it's just me

So glad you take the time to visit and even comment!

keep up the great work and best of luck getting the new space figured out. i put up commercial racking so i don't need lower shelves and i can put cabinets, toolboxes and machines under them. just a thought in case you might be able to find some in your area. they are similar to what Costco and Home Depot use.

I was planning on getting some pallet racks but not sure now. Committed space is filling up fast. Maybe in the old big room.

also i may have missed this, but did you add another carport off the side for the old tractors and your odds and ends or are they just out in the weather or sold?

No, just out in the weather or given away. Thinking about adding the shed you mentioned but not sure yet. I really should finish the building I started thirty years ago.

cheers

The sock machine is pretty awesome. I forgot to ask about the heel. How do you turn that corner?
Yes make a video of it running. Its amazing

The heel is made by lifting half the needles and only knitting a part circle. That is the short version but it is basically how it is done.

I hear ya… you can easily cobble a few things into a working setup. There is always a time and a place for that. Good thing GJ is here because we can’t all live closer to each other.

I'm glad we have GJ!

And good blacksmithing often starts with cobbled up setups

Nope. Shipping and exchange rates etc. We are about as far from US as you can get and Australia doesn’t always want to do business with us either. Great motivator for learning and getting creative.

Getting by with what you have and working around not having what you need are two of my favorite pastimes.

I got that feeling when the rows of gourds blur into the distance. I actually forgot to ask if there was any pumkin’ chunkin’ – like I even had to. We had an annual university engineering department trebuchet build challenge using pumpkins as ammo. Of course we used to test with old discarded bowling balls first… get all giggly just thinking about it again.

The video of the sock machine would be a treat! I somehow imagined it to be larger which is intriguing in itself as something small and intricate has an interest all of its own.

I have an old video (2014) I'll post on YouTube.

Congrats and well done. Definitely all about the journey eh!

Hehehe, should have charged us admission… or is it admonition? Maybe that is why you are here to admonish us… or is it the other way round… gets confusing sometimes.

When people ask me "What's up?" my routine is to point to the sky and say "Duh!", then look puzzled and point behind me and say "Unless you're backing up, then it's that way, but if you're backing down it's that way too. Now I'm confused". They just walk away shaking their heads. I guess that means they think I'm smart. ***.

Cattle love their pumpkins here… many farms grow pumpkins and corn specifically for cattle feed. Especially when the paddocks can’t be used some times ie. either too wet or the grass is too nitrate rich(which can happen a lot over here during long sunny spells) Guys drop the pumpkins of the back of a tractor trailer and then come back to drive over them to break them up otherwise they tend to ignore them as to hard to eat.

Nice to know! Thanks for your visit and intriguing comments. I've been gustered

 

[oldironfarmer]

Put a sock in it!

This was shot by a friend in 3-14 when i was showing him the knitting machine. It's not planned but shows how the machine basically works. I'm starting a sock, so after twenty rows I start lifting the first row of stitches to make a hem. Learning the circular sock knitting machine was one of the steepest learning curves I've ever embarked upon.

 

[drivesitfar]

OIF: i don't want you to loose anymore sleep about the OldIronFarmer that i shortened because of the way i post.

so a tractor full of pumkins might be on the horizon for your herd? or pumpkin pie??

 

[Guster]

Put a sock in it!

This was shot by a friend in 3-14 when i was showing him the knitting machine. It's not planned but shows how the machine basically works. I'm starting a sock, so after twenty rows I start lifting the first row of stitches to make a hem. Learning the circular sock knitting machine was one of the steepest learning curves I've ever embarked upon.

Super freakin' neat! I had imagined a reciprocating up and over type mechanism that counter rotates one stitch between stitches. However this mechanism is way simpler and makes much more sense. Full continuous chain stitch. Can imagine that was probably someones full lifetime achievement to come up with that back in the day.

Now who's got the biggest Christmas stockings eh?

 

[Terrick down Under]

OIF, That is so cool. I have done it by hand to make a cord but nothing like that. You are a man of many talents.

 

[oldironfarmer]

OIF: i don't want you to loose anymore sleep about the OldIronFarmer that i shortened because of the way i post.

so a tractor full of pumkins might be on the horizon for your herd? or pumpkin pie??

OIF, it's just me!

Super freakin' neat! I had imagined a reciprocating up and over type mechanism that counter rotates one stitch between stitches. However this mechanism is way simpler and makes much more sense. Full continuous chain stitch. Can imagine that was probably someones full lifetime achievement to come up with that back in the day.

Now who's got the biggest Christmas stockings eh?

The machines were developed in the mid nineteenth century, and reached full development by the turn of the century. A few do have a rotating cylinder but most are like this one. Mine is a Legare, Canadian made. Auto Knitters were made in the US, and more in England and Europe. Probably a hundred manufacturers. I saw one at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO, and just had to have one. I now have six. You can buy reconditioned machines on eBay. There is quite a community of circular sock knitters, of which I am a Yahoo group member. There are a few modern manufacturers, of which Jacquie Grant is or was one. She has a sock knitting machine museum in Hokitika, South Island. You should look her up on holiday.

I have made as many as 80 pair for Christmas presents. It's great fun to give woolen custom knit socks.

OIF, That is so cool. I have done it by hand to make a cord but nothing like that. You are a man of many talents.

Mini talents, man, mini-talents! You can knit scarves too, if you like to give the ladies something you have made.

Thanks for the kind comments, guys

 

[oldironfarmer]

Finished painting the prime coat on all the new sections. As we all know, flat space is soon occupied.

What's a guy to do? The big box in the middle is the four post lift. I bought it too soon and really have no other place to store it.

Time to finish paint then locate major items like these six Steelcase cabinets. I hauled the cabinets home (two Craigslist purchases) in my stock trailer. They were not protected from weather so I moved them in here as soon as I could.

I need to get Bob's head back on, but am waiting on studs to come next week. And with a hay ride and cookout this weekend, I'm hoping I can get the finish paint coat on.

Getting very eager to start moving materials from the old shop to the new space.

 

[don long]

So did you miss your deadline by just 4 days. hum.

Well this thread goes so fast that i loose my place almost daily
I too have enjoyed getting to know you and see your hard work pay off as I follow along as best I can (I'm A VERY POOR READER) and worse at typing
I keep Elexa the talking computer next to me so I can get my spelling close to right I'm always asking her how to spell something

So how much longer til this project is wrapped up?

 

[Grumblebum]

You know Andy, a nice quick coat (well actually 2 coats) of some concrete/paving paint will make that new space pop.

I used this stuff, but you must have something similar: http://www.berger.com.au/product-selector/product-detail/berger-jet-dry-heavy-duty-gloss

Cheers GB.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, that looks the goods and some great scores as well..

 

[oldironfarmer]

So did you miss your deadline by just 4 days. hum.

Well this thread goes so fast that i loose my place almost daily
I too have enjoyed getting to know you and see your hard work pay off as I follow along as best I can (I'm A VERY POOR READER) and worse at typing
I keep Elexa the talking computer next to me so I can get my spelling close to right I'm always asking her how to spell something

So how much longer til this project is wrapped up?

Thanks for stopping by! Interesting comments. When I worked I was always involved in schedules of complex projects. I used to be a Turnaround Planner in refineries. Also was a project manager for largish projects. Lot's of tension and unnecessary stress brought on by corporate politics. I said that to say this: I HAVE NO SCHEDULE!!

However I want to move forward as quickly as is reasonable to get out of the construction business and on to cleaning up and organizing my shop, room by room. I hope to pursue cleanup vigorously to avoid stalling out and having the same mess I started with. Maybe in thirty days I'll have electrical work done, air system expansion installed, and things like the tire machine and balancer move into the new space. As well as getting the new lift set up. Don't think I'll be done "decorating" the lift room as a Skelly service bay. After I get Bob going again, and figure out why my Dodge Cummins won't fire (I use both of them to feed hay and hay feeding is coming like it or not) I have another trip to see Bobby so I just have to work on the shop in my spare time. At least I have no more broom sales trips this year.

Sorry about the rant, but I needed to get that down in black and white for my own sanity.

Thanks for stopping by!

You know Andy, a nice quick coat (well actually 2 coats) of some concrete/paving paint will make that new space pop.

I used this stuff, but you must have something similar: http://www.berger.com.au/product-selector/product-detail/berger-jet-dry-heavy-duty-gloss

Cheers GB.

I know, I know. I'm slow to go with paint or other coating on concrete. It looks nice but not as nice after it wears. Probably still looks nicer tattered than bare concrete. I will take your advice under advisement and report back

Thanks for stopping in!

Andy, that looks the goods and some great scores as well..

I always appreciate 1/2 comments!

 

[oldironfarmer]

We had a great hay ride and cookout today. Had eighteen total old coworker friends and their families. Rode through the pasture and woods on hay on a trailer behind a sixty five year old tractor. We then had a cookout on a little camp fire in the yard. The city guys like that, and I very much enjoyed having the friends over. I had so much fun I took no pictures, at all

The studs for Bob's head arrived today, and so did the cove base and adhesive. Painting will take one more day and be done!

I like that word, done!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Painting is not quite done. All the rolling is done, but the corners still need to be trimmed. Really feels good

The attic door is trimmed and finished, I like the old wood look.

Might paint the hinges black.

And the cabinets were relocated to test fit where they could go.

And I did take a picture at the hayride after all. A young man I mentored twenty years ago wound up naming his son "Andy", and they came for the hay ride. This guy's first word was "tractor". They had just been to a tractor show and Andy insisted on getting on each one. He is eighteen months old and would not get off the pedal tractor in my house. I think he'll be all right.

His face reflects the fear I was going to make him get off the tractor.

Also yesterday a friend spotted two crank drill presses, texted me, bought them for me, and delivered them. What a guy! They are both Champion No. 102's and both turn, they will clean up well. One has a home made table. Pretty good deal at $40 for the pair

OK, I have several, didn't need more. But I quit going to auctions so now people call me "you need this". What am I to do, they're trying to help!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Finished painting this morning!

Spent some time just watching it dry.

Then caulked the floor joints of the paint booth to avoid drawing dust under the wall.

And added insulation board to the attic door. Two layers of foam for 1-1/2" total. Not very much but much better than nothing. I also have weather stripping to put on the door to seal air leaks.

Also got the weather stripping up on the two eight foot doors in the foundry room. I wasn't planning on heating and cooling that room, but bought insulated doors because they were not much more money (and not much insulation) and since they are insulated, adding the weather seal cuts out most of the air infiltration. It will help moderate the temperature in that room and the lazy owner may just leave the interior door open some.

 

[bgarrett]

Do you have an idea about when you will pull the Suburban inside for dent removal? This winter? Next Spring?

 

[oldironfarmer]

Do you have an idea about when you will pull the Suburban inside for dent removal? This winter? Next Spring?

Probably next spring. I bought Frank Sargent's Key to Metal Bumping, interesting book. Thanks for the recommendation. I'll have to try it out on my old pickup.

The Suburban is patiently waiting

 

[oldironfarmer]

Been feeding cows this week. You can feed every day, every other day, or every three days. After I retired I've started feeding every day. If you don't, you have to call them up and that takes more time. Every day and they know coming and they'll all be there.

My replacement heifers think they should be fed first.

They've just been weaned about a month, so they're just little guys.

Didn't get a picture, but we have a cow that got snake bit. I couldn't tell for sure, but the side of her face was swollen up. Called my Son In law, he came over and we snubbed her behind a gate and he got a good look at her. Sure enough, we could see the holes from the snake fangs. Had it been an infection from a bad tooth or a sticker stuck inside her mouth he would have lanced it. I hate to do that, and it never seems you can really get your pocket knife clean later. So I never tell my wife, in case I need the knife for cutting up food...

 

[oldironfarmer]

Then back to the shop. Got two pre-hung doors up. With one person working alone, I nail a couple of boards to the studs on the hinge side. Then I can push the door frame from the other side to justify the frame against the sheetrock, then shim and nail the frame from the other side.

Gap is pretty good.

And both doors will stay in a partly open position wherever you leave it. That's what I like.

Oh, and I like the blue car, too.

 

[Guster]

Finished painting this morning!

After pouring the slab and getting the roof up, that is a very satisfying milestone! Well done.

Bet yer keen to get Bob's head straight so you can get that lift vertical.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, great work on the door install..

I noted you didn't have a picture of your hinge screws???

Question, did we clock them???

Cheers

 

[bgarrett]

Probably next spring. I bought Frank Sargent's Key to Metal Bumping, interesting book. Thanks for the recommendation. I'll have to try it out on my old pickup.

The Suburban is patiently waiting

Its only a 700 mile roundtrip. I want to come over and watch you knock out dents. Maybe I will learn something.

 

[oldironfarmer]

After pouring the slab and getting the roof up, that is a very satisfying milestone! Well done.

Bet yer keen to get Bob's head straight so you can get that lift vertical.

As much as I hate painting, I somewhat enjoyed painting the new sheetrock, and am looking forward to painting old sheetrock in my machine shop area that has never been painted. Things seem to go slowly after a building gets secure from weather and intruders. Maybe I can pick up the pace a little now that the painting is done.

I've been avoiding putting the head back on. Not sure why, exactly. I want to get it right, and there are lot's of other things needing done - for instance, if you stop in the middle of painting, it is really hard to get started again. I need to get baseboards down, which means door jambs in, which means doors hung, before I can move furniture against the walls before I can set up the lift. I also think I need to get lights up and wiring installed, and the air lines run while I have scaffold access before setting up the lift. However, by mid December I'll be needing to have the tracks back on Bob so he can get out in mud to feed hay, and after that I won't be wanting him to track into the shop with muddy steel shoes on.

Whew. I'm not sure how I ever got anything done before retirement!

Thanks for stopping by. Always great to have visitors from afar!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy, great work on the door install..

Thank you!

I noted you didn't have a picture of your hinge screws???

That was not a mistake.

Question, did we clock them???

1 Phillips head screws
2 Cheap wood, especially in the doors, so I have a fear of over tightening
3 I thought about clocking them, hence no pictures, presumably no guff from GJ
4

Cheers

Thanks for the visit, and most of your comments!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Its only a 700 mile roundtrip. I want to come over and watch you knock out dents. Maybe I will learn something.

If you need any lessons on body work just drop on by. I'm certain you will learn something as my lefthandedness extends far beyond just doing thing backwards with my hands. I've been known to do several things differently and I am certain I will screw up body work in ways never seen before.

 

[drivesitfar]

OIF: if you weren't such a great guy and giving us grief or talking to our conscious all the time i'm sure we wouldn't mention things like CLOCKING SCREWS and other fun stuff.

of course we'll need more pictures once you put in the light switches and outlets.

the nice thing about how busy you are is that you have made an amazing amount of progress in a very short period of time with your GET R DONE ATTITUDE. also i've seen you help a friend's widow re roof her place, make brooms for yourself and for a fair, helped your son in law pour the cement in his shop/barn/garage and manage to feed all those well trained cows of yours.

WELL DONE!!

just keep pecking at the TO DO list even if more items keep getting added and i'll try to do the same.

cheers

 

[oldironfarmer]

OIF: if you weren't such a great guy and giving us grief or talking to our conscious all the time i'm sure we wouldn't mention things like CLOCKING SCREWS and other fun stuff.

of course we'll need more pictures once you put in the light switches and outlets.

the nice thing about how busy you are is that you have made an amazing amount of progress in a very short period of time with your GET R DONE ATTITUDE. also i've seen you help a friend's widow re roof her place, make brooms for yourself and for a fair, helped your son in law pour the cement in his shop/barn/garage and manage to feed all those well trained cows of yours.

WELL DONE!!

just keep pecking at the TO DO list even if more items keep getting added and i'll try to do the same.

cheers

I appreciate the little jabs, but sometimes it seems some guys bring plastic butter knives to gun fights.

Any comments are appreciated. I was noticing no comments as we were watching paint dry

Fool speed ahead!

Thanks for stopping in!

 

[drivesitfar]

OIF: since you have already mastered the art of watching concrete, drywall and now paint drying i couldn't comment and i bet a few others couldn't either because it's hard to razz perfection.

BTW have you thrown your cows a few pumpkins broken up to see how they like them?

have a great day refining your skills.

 

[Terrick down Under]

OIF, I am puzzled by your comment about "not knowing how you got things done before you retired"...well...what are you going to do when you get these "couple" of projects done?
BTW, the jobs done so far look good, gets me thinking about how much I need to get done around here.

 

[Ajustable]

Snake bite. Huh, when i had cattle, thats one thing I never had to worry about. I guess thats a blessing. Worst snake we have is called a milk snake, they get pretty big, but never seem to do any harm. They are great to grab and scare the girls though!! Keep up the good work.

 

[oldironfarmer]

OIF: since you have already mastered the art of watching concrete, drywall and now paint drying i couldn't comment and i bet a few others couldn't either because it's hard to razz perfection.

Thank you for noticing how well I've mastered watching concrete, drywall, and paint dry. I also am not scared of work, I can sit down and snooze right next to it.

BTW have you thrown your cows a few pumpkins broken up to see how they like them?

I really should buy one and try it. I guess the worst that could happen is they would break down the fence and come trick or treating to the door. I bet if I give them pumpkins they would make pies for me.

have a great day refining your skills.

Thanks, I'm resting peacefully now refining my laziness.

OIF, I am puzzled by your comment about "not knowing how you got things done before you retired"...well...what are you going to do when you get these "couple" of projects done?

I just don't seem to be able to get much done in one day. Making progress but not as much as I'd like. And I have "all day" to do what I do. There sure are lot's of interruptions. I'll post about one tonight if I can get Photobucket to upload pictures. So far I'm 1 of 15.

I'm afraid I'll be bored when I get these projects done.

After I hone my aluminum casting skills, I want to move on to bronze and maybe iron. And build the 48 Suburban and 48 cabover and repair, paint and sell about thirty tractors, and make some stuff on the loom and make more socks and get the surface grinder assembled and learn how to use it and clean up and sell the old junk I have and clear more land with the Bobcat and replace some fence and saw more lumber and learn body work and make more pottery and do more green wood woodworking and make some more furniture and do some blacksmith projects I've been putting off.

I think I'm good for a couple of years.

BTW, the jobs done so far look good, gets me thinking about how much I need to get done around here.

Thanks for the positive comments! And the visit.

Snake bite. Huh, when i had cattle, thats one thing I never had to worry about. I guess thats a blessing. Worst snake we have is called a milk snake, they get pretty big, but never seem to do any harm. They are great to grab and scare the girls though!! Keep up the good work.

We aren't as versatile as some places but we do have water moccasins, rattlesnakes, and copperheads. Any of them can be fatal to people or small animals. Likely not to full grown cattle. We get pretty ********* snakes but they are harmless unless you're a rat.

Thanks for stopping in!

 

[Vieux]

I like to see your work.

 

[oldironfarmer]

I like to see your work.

Thank you very much.

I like to see your work too!

You do very well and are not afraid to tackle anything. The short time I spent in Russia I was very impressed by the resourcefulness of the individuals I got to know. Not so much the companies I worked with.

Thanks for stopping in!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Snake bite. Huh, when i had cattle, thats one thing I never had to worry about. I guess thats a blessing. Worst snake we have is called a milk snake, they get pretty big, but never seem to do any harm. They are great to grab and scare the girls though!! Keep up the good work.

Here's a picture of the old girl with her jaw swollen. It is going down and she has had a good appetite throughout so it's just a matter of waiting.