kaymccampbell
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Looks grand.
Above 1200 Sq/FT Harley Jim's place
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harley jim
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Thanks Kay
Avery is Daltons little guy, when he comes to visit I have a big box of hot wheels and he picks one and we get a board and make a ramp to race it down. He gets to keep the car each time, got to get rid of them somehow.
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Avery is Daltons little guy, when he comes to visit I have a big box of hot wheels and he picks one and we get a board and make a ramp to race it down. He gets to keep the car each time, got to get rid of them somehow.
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Yup!
Make it. 2 stall and that was it!
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Got the posts installed today. Had a lot of errands to run, picked up my metal, had an Idiot hit my Dodge. Hoping to get more tomorrow.
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Posts are looking good Jim!
Hope the p/u didn't get too bad of a ding.
Glad they got the guy, hopefully they'll lock him up for a while.
Hope the p/u didn't get too bad of a ding.
Glad they got the guy, hopefully they'll lock him up for a while.
driftpin
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White I always like, things are brighter.
Your green star looks good there. I have some post-tension cast-iron reinforcements I got at a Habitat for Humanity awhile-ago, I'm trying to find just the right place for them. They are stars, with a narrow raised spine from the center, down each point.
I also got several what I assume to be bronze guards for an underwater lamp, they have a good patina of verdigris on them, so, 'naturally-green.' I haven't figured out where/how to use them yet. They look like the covers over the round view-ports on an old Navy 'hard-hat' diving helmet. Not-exactly like this, but you get the idea.
Your green star looks good there. I have some post-tension cast-iron reinforcements I got at a Habitat for Humanity awhile-ago, I'm trying to find just the right place for them. They are stars, with a narrow raised spine from the center, down each point.
I also got several what I assume to be bronze guards for an underwater lamp, they have a good patina of verdigris on them, so, 'naturally-green.' I haven't figured out where/how to use them yet. They look like the covers over the round view-ports on an old Navy 'hard-hat' diving helmet. Not-exactly like this, but you get the idea.
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Terry
It was just a scrape, I'll have to knock out the wrinkle and replace the tail light lens. I had custom chrome covers on the lens that I cant find yet but I will. What made me so upset was no license no tag no insurance, I have $1000 deductible if he had really damaged my truck I would have no choice but pay the deductible. And he just keeps going. Ok enough rant, I'll get a pic of the scratch.
Going to Georgia to get some beets for Pat, she makes the best pickled beets in the world.
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The white looks great, very clean look. I am always stopping at resale shops looking for things, I have yet to find one of those tension stars, I do have some other cast iron trinkets, I just need to be careful or the place would look like a cracker barrel cieling.
Those bronze guards are very cool.
I polish some of my brass and some should be left alone.
I have several large brass fire nozzles that need repair so they will probably get polished.
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It was just a scrape, I'll have to knock out the wrinkle and replace the tail light lens. I had custom chrome covers on the lens that I cant find yet but I will. What made me so upset was no license no tag no insurance, I have $1000 deductible if he had really damaged my truck I would have no choice but pay the deductible. And he just keeps going. Ok enough rant, I'll get a pic of the scratch.
Going to Georgia to get some beets for Pat, she makes the best pickled beets in the world.
Driftpin
The white looks great, very clean look. I am always stopping at resale shops looking for things, I have yet to find one of those tension stars, I do have some other cast iron trinkets, I just need to be careful or the place would look like a cracker barrel cieling.
Those bronze guards are very cool.
I polish some of my brass and some should be left alone.
I have several large brass fire nozzles that need repair so they will probably get polished.
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kaymccampbell
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Those posts definitely give it more of a gas station-y vibe.
You might try one of those architectural recycle places in a fair size city for iron stars. Of course, with the current environment, a star might be worth your life. Stay home and dream.
You might try one of those architectural recycle places in a fair size city for iron stars. Of course, with the current environment, a star might be worth your life. Stay home and dream.
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Kay
I have seen a couple in the architectural store in Chattanooga but I cant afford them guys. Mine is actually wood but I will find one someday. You are right on staying home, several days ago they said 250 cases of covid in my county and it is doubling every 11 days so it should be around 1000 cases by July 4th. I'm going to stop Kayla from going to her volunteer job again if it dose.
The posts have the smoothest finish on them I have ever seen Dalton clear coated them also.
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I have seen a couple in the architectural store in Chattanooga but I cant afford them guys. Mine is actually wood but I will find one someday. You are right on staying home, several days ago they said 250 cases of covid in my county and it is doubling every 11 days so it should be around 1000 cases by July 4th. I'm going to stop Kayla from going to her volunteer job again if it dose.
The posts have the smoothest finish on them I have ever seen Dalton clear coated them also.
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Got a good bit done on the shop today, we didnt have any interruptions and things just went well. Put all of the metal on the porch, installed the flashing, then installed the vinyl siding and the gable vent. Pat was on the roof for at least six hours with only one brake, she is such a trooper.
Also got a special delivery from a friend, he thought I could use it. Heck yea!
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Also got a special delivery from a friend, he thought I could use it. Heck yea!
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captain14
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Maybe the next item to get is the rubber hose cars run over to ring the service bell.
Kevkx125
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The porch is looking great JIM and the rail road tie anvil is a cool gift.
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Captain 14
Yes. I have an old milton bell in a box, I have a lot of boxes. That would be a neat addition.
Kev
I'm done on the roof (for now) just in time it's going over 90 today. I'm hoping to get the trim finished today and get the scaffolding moved out. Provided I dont get any distractions.
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Yes. I have an old milton bell in a box, I have a lot of boxes. That would be a neat addition.
Kev
I'm done on the roof (for now) just in time it's going over 90 today. I'm hoping to get the trim finished today and get the scaffolding moved out. Provided I dont get any distractions.
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Here are a couple of post-tension stars I got at a Habitat for Humanity, cheap. I didn't think the 'patina' was anything special, so it's gone. The original finish looked to-be flat-black, like stovepipe-black. What I find interesting is the indifferent casting with-which they were made. If GJ members were n the market for these to actually be-used for their intended purpose, there would be much-indignation over "^%$@!* foreign-casting crappy products," but I assume these are probably circa WW II-era made-in-USA products originally-used in south Florida construction. I had a south Florida 1926 CBS home with rafters which used post-tension rods for the largest room in the house, which had a gable roof and a fireplace at one end. The post-tension reinforcements in that were simple cast pieces, circular thick washers, about 4" in dia., and probably an inch and a half thick.
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Got some more done today. Didnt get finished but close. Making all of the flashing, facia, and trim plates takes a lot of time.
Tomorrow we are going to switch gears and do some trenching, we went and got the trencher today and they are coming to get it Monday so we got to get done.
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Tomorrow we are going to switch gears and do some trenching, we went and got the trencher today and they are coming to get it Monday so we got to get done.
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Porch is looking great JIM, hope you get all the trenching done before they come and get it.
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Driftpin
I like those I would put them on my shop, there just not a lot of that type of stuff out here lots of log cabins not a lot of big brick buildings, like I said to Kay I have seen some in Chattanooga at an architectural store but they were big bucks.
Kev
We are going to go like hell to try. Dalton will be here around 2:00 to help.
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I like those I would put them on my shop, there just not a lot of that type of stuff out here lots of log cabins not a lot of big brick buildings, like I said to Kay I have seen some in Chattanooga at an architectural store but they were big bucks.
Kev
We are going to go like hell to try. Dalton will be here around 2:00 to help.
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captain14
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Frank Brannigan mentioned them in his books “ Building Construction for the Fire Service “ and I attended a couple of his presentations when he rolled
Non stop through his program.
I bought a Milton bell on eBay and it needed minimal fixing. Believe it or not, Amazon sells made-in-USA hose and the weighted end termination for a pretty good price.
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That book has information useful to people besides firefighters. Brannigan can give you good, useful info which might save your skin, and that of your co-workers one-day. Forty-five years for me as a FL certified firefighter, & nearly that long as a paramedic; also a fire service instructor III, plans examiner, firesafety inspector, all-current, now-retired.
Brannigan was big-on observation on a fireground scene, to notice signs of imminent structural failure and building collapse, the need to evacuate with your crew and to report to the Incident Commander or the Safety Sector officer about that which you spotted. Four blasts of the engine co. airhorns!
Harley Jim, are you going to bury a metal I.D. tape on-top of the lines in the trench?
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I also was a certified firefighter/ paramedic when I lived in Illinois, that was a long time ago. Montgomery and Countryside fire protection district.
The pic is some old nozzles that are going to get cleaned up and displayed in my shop.
Tym
I have a gravel driveway and was thinking about reworking my bell to use a motion sensor since it dose not work anyway.
Driftpin
I have some 3/4" emt that I am going to put the cable through just to be safe.
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The pic is some old nozzles that are going to get cleaned up and displayed in my shop.
Tym
I have a gravel driveway and was thinking about reworking my bell to use a motion sensor since it dose not work anyway.
Driftpin
I have some 3/4" emt that I am going to put the cable through just to be safe.
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Tym
Was looking for parts ideas and saw the bell is still available. How cool is that
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BuffettFan
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I was still hearing that bell 5 years after closing my station!
Still made in the USA too, I think!Tym
Was looking for parts ideas and saw the bell is still available. How cool is that
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I went to lowes first thing and bought some 1/4 round for the porch got it home and put a couple of coats of paint on it hoping to get it up tomorrow. Mowed the lawn in the area we were going to run the trencher and outside the fence while I was waiting for Dalton to get here. We started about 3:00 and worked on my yard til 7:00 then went to the bils house and trenched til 8:30 then came back to my house and worked about another hour. Going to start at 8:00 in the morning getting the pipe in the ground, we have an 80 percent chance of rain for tomorrow afternoon. Pics of two of the five we did, more pics tomorrow. Its 10:42 I'm shot. More tomorrow.
Terry was it a one ring dingy or a two ring dingy.
Tym
I think they are, still made in Chicago. Those hose weights are cool, I had forgotten about them.
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Terry was it a one ring dingy or a two ring dingy.
Tym
I think they are, still made in Chicago. Those hose weights are cool, I had forgotten about them.
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driftpin
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Remember to keep hydrated and if you feel tired or dizzy, take a break...you need to keep your strength up for using that trencher safely.
The gas station my parents used in the 1950's-1960's in Western NYS was a Cities Service. My older brother closest in age to me, and I used-to enjoy riding with dad to get gas, a set of tires, a tune-up, or whatever needed to be done to the GM cars that my parents preferred to-buy before the late 1960's when they switched to Toyotas.
When we got to the Cities Service station, my brother and I would jump out of the car, and enter the office where we would pour-over the stuff inside the office. We would choose a map for later study, and whatever-else was free for the taking.
Sometimes we would depart from the car, and go to the pneumatic hose, lying by the gas pumps, and jump up and down on it to make it ring.
One time, we were in the process of doing that, and our dad came-over and told us, "boys, could you knock it off? Every-time that you make the bell ring, Arnie about-has a heart attack." We didn't jump-on the Milton bell-hose after that.
Here's a Bignall Co. Medina NY water heater stand I bought awhile-ago. It's pretty-rusty, I spent a bit of time to bead blast it tonight, I'll try to finish it tomorrow. It looks pretty-cool, some would call it 'steampunk.' A prior owner gave it a cut glass top, so it could serve as an end table. After I finish bead blasting it, I think I'll give it to a powder-coat business, and give it a cobalt finish.
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Here it is, I used a Rustoleum spray can. Cheap-enough. I already have a piece of glass cut for the tabletop, gonna use it next-to a chair in the living room, for watching tv. Nineteen inches tall, thirteen inches wide. It's just the right height for resting a drink, your cellphone, the media center remote control, or a plate of antipasto on it.
The gas station my parents used in the 1950's-1960's in Western NYS was a Cities Service. My older brother closest in age to me, and I used-to enjoy riding with dad to get gas, a set of tires, a tune-up, or whatever needed to be done to the GM cars that my parents preferred to-buy before the late 1960's when they switched to Toyotas.
When we got to the Cities Service station, my brother and I would jump out of the car, and enter the office where we would pour-over the stuff inside the office. We would choose a map for later study, and whatever-else was free for the taking.
Sometimes we would depart from the car, and go to the pneumatic hose, lying by the gas pumps, and jump up and down on it to make it ring.
One time, we were in the process of doing that, and our dad came-over and told us, "boys, could you knock it off? Every-time that you make the bell ring, Arnie about-has a heart attack." We didn't jump-on the Milton bell-hose after that.
Here's a Bignall Co. Medina NY water heater stand I bought awhile-ago. It's pretty-rusty, I spent a bit of time to bead blast it tonight, I'll try to finish it tomorrow. It looks pretty-cool, some would call it 'steampunk.' A prior owner gave it a cut glass top, so it could serve as an end table. After I finish bead blasting it, I think I'll give it to a powder-coat business, and give it a cobalt finish.
Update
Here it is, I used a Rustoleum spray can. Cheap-enough. I already have a piece of glass cut for the tabletop, gonna use it next-to a chair in the living room, for watching tv. Nineteen inches tall, thirteen inches wide. It's just the right height for resting a drink, your cellphone, the media center remote control, or a plate of antipasto on it.
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We made it through the trenching got all of the pipe in the ground and covered. Spent the afternoon dressing the dirt and seeding, finished just before the rain hit. I'm going to take a brake tomorrow and rest.
Driftpin
That's a nice stand it would be a nice side table on the patio
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That's a nice stand it would be a nice side table on the patio
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Did not do a thing today. My back is at its braking point so I have to rest it
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Take a break Jim, you've earned it! 
The bell at my station was a double dinger, if I remember correctly.
The bell at my station was a double dinger, if I remember correctly.
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Terry
I had to slow down a bit that trencher kicked my **** and Dalton did most of the operating. Should be done with the trim on the porch today, getting off of the ladder will help the back also. I will be glad to get done with the siding this brake and table has been set up for around 5 years as I have moved through the different projects. It's raining a little and the temp is down. I was glad to hear you have your paper work handled, that first Monday morning will be the weirdest feeling you will experience it's a strange mix of lost, late, and free to decide what to do.
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I had to slow down a bit that trencher kicked my **** and Dalton did most of the operating. Should be done with the trim on the porch today, getting off of the ladder will help the back also. I will be glad to get done with the siding this brake and table has been set up for around 5 years as I have moved through the different projects. It's raining a little and the temp is down. I was glad to hear you have your paper work handled, that first Monday morning will be the weirdest feeling you will experience it's a strange mix of lost, late, and free to decide what to do.
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Well I got it done pulled all of the scaffolding down and loaded it in the truck, picked up the tools and the bottom fell out of the clouds. Finished just in time.
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That looks really good Jim!From the pics it looks like the rain really did come down!!
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Kev
I had just put the last piece of scaffolding in the truck and was closing doors to take some pics and it started coming down hard. It took a lot of the humidity out.
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I had just put the last piece of scaffolding in the truck and was closing doors to take some pics and it started coming down hard. It took a lot of the humidity out.
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Jayman17
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Excellent job Jim, nice addition to your shop. That is some RAIN right there! 
Jay
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Strouty
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Nice timing, love it when it happens that way.
driftpin
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That should help you to keep water out of the shop, and allow you to have the door open if you want, even-if it's raining cats & dogs. I like the term, "frog-choker," to describe torrential downpours. Being in a sub-tropical environment, we south Floridians see plenty of 'em.
In nearly 50 years of south Florida weather, hurricanes, tornados, lightning storms, (and even one snow flurry! I fought a structure fire in that, and the resident of the single family residence died) the worst day was just-under 14 inches in 8 hours and a total of 17 inches in 24 hours. I'm a mile from the ocean and the street was a canal, no pavement showing. I called work (fire-rescue) and told them to send a 4x4 to come pick me up.
In nearly 50 years of south Florida weather, hurricanes, tornados, lightning storms, (and even one snow flurry! I fought a structure fire in that, and the resident of the single family residence died) the worst day was just-under 14 inches in 8 hours and a total of 17 inches in 24 hours. I'm a mile from the ocean and the street was a canal, no pavement showing. I called work (fire-rescue) and told them to send a 4x4 to come pick me up.
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The porch is everything I had hoped for it puts me in the shade by noon and I sat out here in the rain on my bench and me or the shop floor never got wet. I pulled my 97 GMC up to the bench today and changed the a/c compressor painted some rusty brackets and the wiper arms, put in a new courtesy light switch. Sat on the bench and watched the vacuum pump pull 30 inches of vacuum then sat and watched it for another 30 min. This sitting is hard work,LOL.
Jayman
Strouty
Lis
Thanks guys, it is nice to get things finished.
Going to start on that pile of steel I bought next week.
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Thanks guys, it is nice to get things finished.
Going to start on that pile of steel I bought next week.
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