Above 1200 Sq/FT Plugger Workshop

[Prospecter]

More caning pictures. The redo will be the same process, but will work better with smaller can.
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More pictures of sawdust bricks being delivered.

The porch (aka "Camp") is next to the attached garage, is handy for storage.

 

[drivesitfar]

You’ve certainly got many skills!!

Sawdust bricks similar to the old presto logs? A lot less labor intensive than cutting up firewood and guessing they are pretty efficient and not overly spendy?

Looks like the weather is perfect snd nothing better than watching nature and the critters out there in your view.

Have another grand weekend.

 

[Prospecter]

You’ve certainly got many skills!!

Sawdust bricks similar to the old presto logs? A lot less labor intensive than cutting up firewood and guessing they are pretty efficient and not overly spendy?

Looks like the weather is perfect snd nothing better than watching nature and the critters out there in your view.

Have another grand weekend.

Thanks.

Sawdust bricks are indeed similar to Presto Logs, though less expensive. We can burn them in our wood stoves. Very clean and efficient, although I probably would burn them anyway, because I've had wood fires most of my life and like them. They are compressed sawdust, like wood pellets, only bigger.

Price is about the same as if I bought my wood cut and split, and then stacked it myself. Both are competitive with oil and propane, although all the prices fluctuate. I don't focus on the prices much. I like the wood stoves, and cutting / splitting firewood is getting a bit much.

The weather is nice, but very hot. Seems like very hot weather goes with moving!

 

[Prospecter]

Used a biscuit joiner and Z clips to attach card table top to the legs. The top had previously split because it was attached with many screws so the table could not expand and contract with the seasons.

I cut off the damaged veneer on the desk, to see what there was to deal with. Eventually I cut back a little more to get a square edge to mate with the new veneer. Some of the underlying plywood layers also needed to be glued. I used Super Glue for that. Not shown, but both the left and right sides also have damaged veneer that I removed.
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[Prospecter]

The groundhogs are messing with my garden. The wire hoops I made to protect the tastiest of my crops foil the deer and turkeys, but the groundhogs just walk under the hoops. They don't quite fit, so the hoops ride on their backs and are moved out of position.

 

[Jayman17]

Good idea using a biscuit joiner to cut slots for your Z clips. I'm going to make a mental note of that.

 

[drivesitfar]

Nice work on the table repair and dare I say genious fix. I know you like critters and birds and all that Mother Nature has to offer but like you there are the pesky ones that seem to take more than their share or do damage too.

You at least got him posing and can you send a sleeping dart his direction and have him wake up on another mountain?

Keep up the great stuff and hope your sale on the other property is a smooth transaction.

 

[Prospecter]

Measuring and cutting the veneer to fit. I lined up the left and top, and then overlayed the right hand side. I cut through both layers, and removed old bottom layer on the left, and new top layer on the right. Oddly, the veneer grain runs vertically instead of horizontally.

Removing excess veneer up to the cut line.

Cleaned up the hardware - Before and after. The knobs are mostly steel except for the button that shows.

 

[Prospecter]

Brushing on contact cement on both the desk and veneer. This is the highly flammable stuff, so all the windows were open.



Same procedure on the other side, except the left butts up against the rear leg, which is a little out of plumb. I fit the top and left side first, then cut through both layers on the right side as before.

Trimming the bottom edge flush. I left the edge slightly proud of the underlayment, then gently sanded the new edge to match the old.

 

[drivesitfar]

You’ve got skills!!!

 

[Prospecter]

I put the desktop piece of veneer on today, and got a coat of stain on. The stain turned out to be a good match, which is a relief. Likely the veneer mahogany is a different species from that used originally, so I am pleased to have the stain minimize the differences.

Tomorrow, I need to meet the ramp truck guy up north to move the 2038 to the Mid-coast.

 

[Jacko264]

Hi mate
mine your fingers with that knife

your doing a great job
Graham

 

[Prospecter]

Hi mate
mine your fingers with that knife

your doing a great job
Graham

It does look a little risky from that angle, but my left hand is well below the knife in my right hand.

 

[Prospecter]

Two playful siblings caught in the same trap.
The veneer completely repaired. The stain is a good match, but the repair is a rougher texture so I'll do a light sanding and re-stain the repairs.

Third sibling caught.

4th capture is larger, and might be a large sibling, or a small mama. At least one more to still to trap and relocate. We are fortunate to have a nearby preserve just far enough away that these critters will not return.

The 2038 arrives from up north. I like my 790. Nothing really wrong with it. Just that the newer 2038 is an extra 10ish HP, has folding ROPS to fit easily under an 7' garage door, hydrostatic transmission, more comfortable operator station, easier fuel filler, quick attach 3ph and quick attach front end loader. My attachments for the 790 fit the 2038, and a snow plow and forks are included with the 2038. So it's time for the 790 to go to its next life.

The van had an oopsie moment, due to the unfortunately placed 3ph counterweight. I inadvertently placed the weight in a bad spot creating a trap that inevitably was sprung in our exhausted state from our temporarily complicated life. Oh, well. Only scratches. 70% buffed out, including all of the paint transferred from the weight. I'll improve it a little more with some Dupli-color when I get a chance.

The offending counter weight.

 

[drivesitfar]

Nice work catching the pesky critters!!

Glad to hear you now have the bigger tractor and they all your cool attachments fit. Around here paying to move stuff across town or an hour or more away gets pretty spendy. Hence some of us buying trailers so hope your guy was reasonable.

I can’t see the damage to your car but happy to hear you have it figured out. I’ve even fixed a few dents to some of our older Honda numbers with my heat gun.

Have a grand day!!!

 

[Prospecter]

It was a little speedy, but nice to let the guy who knows what he is doing negotiate the 75 mph stretch, and the narrow construction lanes in Bangor. I've used these guys before, and they are very easy to work with. I don't begrudge the owner/driver making a living, and glad to not do it myself.

Heat gun is a great idea. I'll tuck that one away in my brain for a future need.

 

[drivesitfar]

Heat gun works great to push out bumper indents from behind after you heat the damage from the front.

I hear you about moving vehicles and paying the pros cause that’s what I do too and thankfully not that often with my 40+ years of driving Hondas.

 

[Prospecter]

A friend rented a U-Haul vehicle trailer to pull behind his F250. I'm just not up for something like that anymore.

 

[Prospecter]

It's been crazy busy getting the northern farm house empty and ready to sell. We still go up weekly to mow the lawn and check on things, but pretty much everything necessary to get it listed is done. So time to catch up here.

Sold a bunch of heavy weight lifting equipment. The truck that came to get it was riding low as it left the driveway.


The 3ph post hole digger also went on its way.

Finally got the right cane and spline in these chairs so they could go on the moving van. And finished the desk so it could go, too.

Found a quick hitch on Marketplace. It even came in orange!

Chairs with their new upholstery. Thank you YouTube University.

The after market quick hitch for the Kubota does not need bushings, but the iMatch on the JD does.

 

[drivesitfar]

You are going to one happy man once you get the other property officially sold and closed. Of course there’s always the time it takes plus the positive parts it gave you but without the stress and worry and work that comes with owning 2 properties you’ll have a lot more time to do things to your main property or maybe relax.

Good luck and hope you find a good buyer quickly.

 

[Prospecter]

Brought the Northern ZT home for service. I used to have a mower lift, but I like this arrangement better. Not shown are the jack stands and tire chocks.

Treasured rocks for the mid-coast.

A week of packing.

 

[Prospecter]

The moving van was able to back right up to a slope in front of the front steps, so the loading ramp was on a slight down hills slope from the front door. Very helpful to the guys. They did not want to stack stuff super high, and estimated just right to fill the truck.
I don't see all that well, so I was in charge of cleaning the basement and garage. A mask and electric leaf blower were very helpful.

One last project (I hope). The defective wall oven space needed a little spiffing.

Meanwhile, on the Mid-coast, I've been switching over to tractor quick hitch and iMatch for all my attachments, and putting all the attachments on casters for storage. The tiller was the most difficult. This is the first of several tries for its dolly design.


Some parts from a cherry bed frame that was beyond salvage. Just couldn't toss the bed posts, yet. The worst part of moving is making so many little decisions. Just couldn't make one more!

 

[Prospecter]

Which brings me to yesterday.

I mowed the field. iMatch made the hook up of the rotary cutter much simpler. 9 additional horses on the new-to-me tractor made for a nicer mowing experience.

Then a fuel run. The first time I did this with the trailer. Nice to not smell the fuel fumes. I need to make a fuel can rack for the trailer.

Then I mowed the back yard. I will tackle the (much smaller) front yard today.

In other news, as part of dealing with other stuff, I learned I have moderate hearing loss. Discouraging, because I have always been diligent about hearing protection. My hearing aids are ordered. Amazing devices. Meanwhile, I am experimenting with doubling up ear plugs and ear muffs, and trying to find sun protection that works with the ear muffs. The extra hearing protection makes for a much nicer, quieter mowing experience. Too bad I came to this so late in life!

 

[Prospecter]

You are going to one happy man once you get the other property officially sold and closed. Of course there’s always the time it takes plus the positive parts it gave you but without the stress and worry and work that comes with owning 2 properties you’ll have a lot more time to do things to your main property or maybe relax.

Good luck and hope you find a good buyer quickly.

Drives: You are so right! Definitely nice to get home and get to the neglected Mid-coast property. It's about the same acreage, but 3/4s wooded, and we've been working at this one for decades. My poor garden is a forest of weeds this year. For whatever reason, we are in a pocket of clear air this year that is not suffering the wood smoke bothering so many folks. Just need to deal with the heat.