What did you do today?

[3 Phase Lightbulb]

Kind of cool...

NICE! So it's below ~65F over there?

[RB211]

NICE! So it's below ~65F over there?

The other IRP did the walk around, I stayed inside and preflighted to go back to Liege.

[Ridgerunner]

Did some digging and foundation work a while ago.



Pressure washed the block. Filled the bonds where the block layers did not strike them or parge the block, then blok koted the wall.




french drain



put some old steel plate against the shoring to separate the stone and dirt backfill.



done rough

[Tim Clarke]

What a great job!

[PStechPaul]

More work on my stone wall along the shoulder of Warren Road. Finished the course from the stone steps to the driveway:


Well, actually, there is still a small section that needs some work:


The steps look pretty good, but could use some improvement. Maybe some mortar mix?


There is a pretty nice stream on the other side of the road. Now that there is little traffic, especially at night, I can hear the gurgling:

[Tim The Grim]

Today for the 1st time since my Christmas Eve quadruple Bypass...

*I went to the range and renewed my membership.
*Shot my 40 yr old Mini-14 that hasn’t left the safe in 19 years. Got 4” groups at 50 yards with the iron sights.
*Followed up with my AR and reduced the groups to 3”. The sights on the AR are really that much better.
*Did a make ready and rode my ‘97 Honda Valkyrie . I started it every 3 weeks and it runs fine.
*Ordered some pinion wire to make some gears I searched online for 6 hrs yesterday and never found. I’ll slice up the whole length and sell the ones I don’t need on eBay. If I need them, someone else does too.
*Gave my 2 dogs a bath outside.
*Watched Puppy Dog Pals and Mickey Mouse with my granddaughter.
*Did some housekeeping in my workshop.
*Had some great Chinese Food for dinner.
*Now I’m watching Knightfall.

Gotta make the most of my day off.
Gotta wake up at 3:30 tomorrow.

I’m back at work again after 16 weeks off, doing 12 hr shifts out in the units and showing the junior set how it’s done. Gonna work the next 3 days.

[DennisCA]

Disassembled and cleaned a boring head:


Never heard of the brand Magnadyne, can't even find any info on it.

EDIT:
I also went out and looked at my other tooling (that I have never been able to use yet), none have these "drive lugs" on them even if they got thread for a draw bar. They got cutouts instead, just like the machines horizontal and vertical spindles have got. I would have thought one side would be "male" and one "female". Is there supposed to be some kind of inbetween adapter plate?

[gambler]

well done tim!

[Ridgerunner]

What a great job!

Thank you very much.

[mattthemuppet]

dang, Ridgerunner and Paul, you've been busy!

me, I did my quarterly trip to the scrapyard. Took in 85lb of scrap and batteries (made for a slow'n'steady ride on the bike!), came out with 16lb of alu pieces, a right angle reducer (future rotary table I hope!) AND $4.50. Immediately spent $1.35 of that on a chocolate bar to go with my coffee

[Baz]

Disassembled and cleaned a boring head:
Never heard of the brand Magnadyne, can't even find any info on it.

That rang a bell with me. Checked and I have one too, on a 30INT arbor. The dial is marked with 78 divisions. Body is 3.2in diameter. No drive lugs or cutouts - all plain. Interesting to see that it uses a bronze bush.

[rklopp]

One division of 78 divisions would correspond to 0.001" radial movement on a 2-mm-pitch screw or 0.001" diametral movement on a 1-mm-pitch screw.

[vpt]

Bought two small outboards that needed minor work to resell.

[RMinMN]

Bought two small outboards that needed minor work to resell.

Is the motor on the left a 9.9 or 15 HP? If it is a 9.9, can you make it a 15 just by swapping the cover from the other one? Will the buyer be able to tell the difference once it is on a boat?

[vpt]

Is the motor on the left a 9.9 or 15 HP? If it is a 9.9, can you make it a 15 just by swapping the cover from the other one? Will the buyer be able to tell the difference once it is on a boat?

Both are 15's. I've heard that 9.9's are pretty gutless compared to a 15. I've never owned or ridden in a boat with a 9.9.

I assume both have the same block, pistons, and all. Is it just a carb that changes it from a 9.9 to a 15?