I have been fixing up the lawn mower to get a few more years out of it. 4 HP Briggs and Stratton engine, at least 25 years old and runs great. First I put new wheels on it, the bearings in the old ones where shot and had to repair one of the axles, bent but that's what the lathe is for. Add a new blade and it will run like new.
Then I needed to patch a couple of places on the deck that rusted through. This is where things went south. First off I'm not really set up to form sheet metal patches with compound curves so that was a problem, then I tinned the patch and the area on the deck so that I could solder it on. For some reason I couldn't get the solder to take??? At this point I managed to stick my finger into the flame of the propane torch. Found out I really can dance. Nice second degree burns down my right index finger. Now I decided it is only a lawn mower, screw what it looks like, so I would just rivet it on. On the second rivet the riveting tool broke.
Miller time. I don't drink alcohol, well I didn't.
P.S. I had some "water gel", burn treatment, a sealed pouch that has a small dressing in it soaked in "something" that instantly kills the pain. Good item for the shop.
Then I needed to patch a couple of places on the deck that rusted through. This is where things went south. First off I'm not really set up to form sheet metal patches with compound curves so that was a problem, then I tinned the patch and the area on the deck so that I could solder it on. For some reason I couldn't get the solder to take??? At this point I managed to stick my finger into the flame of the propane torch. Found out I really can dance. Nice second degree burns down my right index finger. Now I decided it is only a lawn mower, screw what it looks like, so I would just rivet it on. On the second rivet the riveting tool broke.
Miller time. I don't drink alcohol, well I didn't.
P.S. I had some "water gel", burn treatment, a sealed pouch that has a small dressing in it soaked in "something" that instantly kills the pain. Good item for the shop.
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