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I picked up this old traffic light 7 or 8 years ago. It was cheap. I finally got around to doing something with it. It had some dents, peeling paint and the lower arm pipe fittings were rusted solid. Ended up having to cut the 90 off and find 2-1/2" pipe fittings on ebay. Bought a sequencer from Amazon. A few coats of Rust-Oleum hammered black spray paint. Hardest part was muscling it up to mount it on the wall. ( installed 2x10 backing before plywood on walls)

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It wasn’t hard muscling it up, but waiting on you to go find the screws, then the plug, it got very heavy. 🥵
Looks good. I’ll have to get with you the sequencer and those wall plates. Also remember I have a lathe and we could have made the adapter for top and bottom.
 
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My neighbor just gave me a traffic light; hope you post details of the sequencer install.

Install was really simple. ( I thought it was Amazon, but it was ebay ) Easy to follow instructions and choices of sequences.
 
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It wasn’t hard muscling it up, but waiting on you to go find the screws, then the plug, it got very heavy. 🥵
Looks good. I’ll have to get with you the sequencer and those wall plates. Also remember I have a lathe and we could have made the adapter for top and bottom.
The wall plates were part of the light where it attached to a pole. You can see where the power cord sticks through the radius. There was no adapter, all connections are 2-1/2" pipe. The 90 has a close ****** and a nut on the inside.
 

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@PugetDude there was a thread here to build you own controller, if so inclined.

$5 Traffic light Controller​

 
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Looks great John! I really like the NHRA flag and the picture of the 63’ split window.

Mchael, my #1 dream car is a '63 split window. My #2 is a '70 Challenger. Still to this day.
I settled for a 2008 Challenger. At this point in life, it's as close as I'll ever get. :beer:

My '63 corvette story : When I was about 9 or 10 there was an older kid down the block who seemed to disappear for a few years. Turns out he had been drafted. When he came back from VietNam he bought a '63 Vette. I used to stand and drool every time he drove by. He would just nod. I started noticing that after his parents left for work he would drive away and return shortly with a hot girl in his car. Right before his parents got home he'd drive away with the girl and return shortly. IT WAS ALWAYS A DIFFERENT GIRL !!
 

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I had a 65’ coupe for several years. One of my favorite cars. My dream car is a 64’ Grand Sport coupe from Superformance. If you haven’t seen their products it’s worth the look. They are authorized by GM to use the Grand Sport badge. No other manufacturer has ever had that privilege.
 

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my #1 dream car is a '63 split window
John, a split window was my year-younger cousin's dream as well. In 1965, when he graduated from junior college and before he went to the Naval Academy, he ordered a brand new Mustang. He had saved up $3,500 from his job at a deli and asked his father to pay for the car when it arrived. Ford had some kind of strike going on and his father went to the dealer to discuss the problem. While at the dealer, he asked about the red Chevy. The red Chevy was a '63 Split Window Coupe owned by a doctor in town. My uncle offered the dealer $3,300 for the car and drove it home. When my cousin came home on leave his father said he couldn't get the Mustang but he hoped the red Chevy would be OK. A trip to the garage led to a lot of screaming and laughing with my cousin running to his room to take down the poster over his bed -- A red SWC.
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He gave it to his son in 1995 but it sat outside and deteriorated. My cousin took it back and had it restored, resulting in an even bigger smile in 2005 (restored to the way it was when he lived in San Diego in the '70s).
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My cousin returned the car to his son in 2017, when his dementia began became too serious to ignore. He passed away in January 2022 at 76.
 
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John, a split window was my year-younger cousin's dream as well. In 1965, when he graduated from junior college and before he went to the Naval Academy, he ordered a brand new Mustang. He had saved up $3,500 from his job at a deli and asked his father to pay for the car when it arrived. Ford had some kind of strike going on and his father went to the dealer to discuss the problem. While at the dealer, he asked about the red Chevy. The red Chevy was a '63 Split Window Coupe owned by a doctor in town. My uncle offered the dealer $3,300 for the car and drove it home. When my cousin came home on leave his father said he couldn't get the Mustang but he hoped the red Chevy would be OK. A trip to the garage led to a lot of screaming and laughing with my cousin running to his room to take down the poster over his bed -- A red SWC.
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He gave it to his son in 1995 but it sat outside and deteriorated. My cousin took it back and had it restored, resulting in an even bigger smile in 2005 (restored to the way it was when he lived in San Diego in the '70s).
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My cousin returned the car to his son in 2017, when his dementia began became too serious to ignore. He passed away in January 2022 at 76.

I remember you telling that story, Bob. It warmed my heart. Beautiful car.
 
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I had a 65’ coupe for several years. One of my favorite cars. My dream car is a 64’ Grand Sport coupe from Superformance. If you haven’t seen their products it’s worth the look. They are authorized by GM to use the Grand Sport badge. No other manufacturer has ever had that privilege.
They look like a fun car to drive.
 

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Damn Bob that’s quite a story. Darn shame one can’t add both the thumbs up and sad smiley as you covered that base.

John, for someone who’s supposed to be staining the floor today, you seem a bit preoccupied with GJ

So....










Is it done yet 😝
 
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Damn Bob that’s quite a story. Darn shame one can’t add both the thumbs up and sad smiley as you covered that base.

John, for someone who’s supposed to be staining the floor today, you seem a bit preoccupied with GJ

So....










Is it done yet 😝
nope....... First I had to do a recycle run with a van full of cardboard, visqueen that covered 2200sf of slab. Lots of prep stages. I vacuumed the floor, cleaned out the control joints and caulked them. Dry overnight. Then a couple of clean water washes, scrub, shop-vac, let dry completely. Then neutral Ph solution wash, scrub, shop-vac, dry completely ( I do all the wash,scrub,vac parts in sections so the concrete doesn't absorb too much water and dries faster ). Tape and mask off walls, garage doors. Spray first water-based stain application, let dry completely. ( shall I go on ? ) :beer:

Cam, retired means I can spend my mornings with my dogs. Food, meds, walks (individually ), some quality time, more meds. I wouldn't want to see how unmanageable they could be if neglected too much.


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Caulked the control joints with SIKAflex self leveling. I over-filled them so I wouldn't have low spots. Nice thing about SIKA is that it can be easily cut with a razor blade. About a dozen blades and some work on my knees, my joints are all flush with the top of the slab.

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Cam, you would think. I stopped by this afternoon and all I heard was a lot of log sawing. 😜
I did dump off a cabinet so John has more to move around and provided a lesson in how not to move cabinets. 🚑

John the caulk looked great along with the lights. Look forward to seeing the stained floor.
 
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Your Birthday today, Sir? If so, may I be one of the first to wish you a happy one or at least a wish on everything good for your life.

All the best!
 

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Happy Birthday John! It's 67 isn't it?

How many combined Birthday/Christmas presents do you get? Liane's was yesterday and to make it extra confusing, our family celebrated Christmas because the party host has to work Christmas Eve and Day.
 
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Thank you guys. Yes, 68 yesterday. Feeling it lately.
My wife had taken the day off, made us a nice breakfast, then told me not to get lost because we had to go somewhere for a 3:00 appointment. I feared she was taking me for a pedicure or something else I would walk out on. Turns out it one of her best ideas. We had a private tour of a Frank LLoyd Wright-designed house right here in Tallahassee. The Lewis Spring House. The woman giving the tour grew up in the house, her parents had it designed by Mr. Wright, and she still lives in it, although it is now in the hands of a historical preservation society. The house is in bad disrepair and the society is working to acquire grants and donations to restore it. I walked through the house wishing I was a billionaire, I would love to leave a legacy of being the person who helped save this architectural treasure. I've been a FLW fan since before I got into the construction industry. Love his organic approach. About 25 years ago I had the pleasure of finishing a FLW-inspired design house on Whidbey Island. My favorite job over the 35 years in business. (they don't allow photos inside, so you'll have to view online) .
 
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Now that’s a great birthday present. Once the shop is done, sounds like you could have a new part time hobby.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, a preservation society doesn't just let anyone work on the house.
BUT .... the woman giving the tour (her name is Byrd), was saying that because of cost overruns during the construction of the house, her parents could not afford to have the furniture designed by FLW built at that time , and never did. She still has the furniture plans that came with the house. When the shop is completed, I plan to contact her and hopefully build some of the FLW-designed furniture for the house ! :beer: :rocker:
 
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I spoke with Jim Reed today ( a former GJ member who started the "Woodworking 101" thread to share his passion for working with hand tools, only to have his thread overrun with Festool bragging). I told him about my day and plan, he's all in to be a part of the Lewis Spring House. :rocker:
 
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That would be an awesome opportunity.
Especially combining your talents.

I’m a little jealous 👍

Might have to mill you a board, ship it across the country, and have you incorporate it into one of your pieces 🤔
That would be cool, Scott. Once I find out what species of wood were spec'd by FLW I'll let you know. I know a lot of his furniture was made of oak. This is the table built for the house by the local cabinetmaker ( he used plywood, would not be my choice )

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