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Originally posted by Dan Dubeau View PostShe is very fortunate to have you as a Father. Great Job.
She also outgrew the wheelchair I made for her and we gave it to a family with a special needs kid who got a huge smile sitting upright for first time on it.Last edited by RB211; 11-12-2019, 02:54 PM.
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Got a little time in the shop. Had one of those days where as soon as you put something down, it disappears. Enjoyed some time exclaiming "Ohh FFS!" every few minutes and then snapped a parting tool.
The insert is ok, the holder snapped - think it got pushed below centre and dug in. Not even particularly hard steel, the kind that cuts to a surface like sandpaper unless you're using a vertical shear tool - and even then it needs emery to avoid embarrassment.
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Originally posted by RB211 View PostHome, down in the valley behind the Red Angus
Bad Decisions Make Good Stories
Location: British Columbia
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Originally posted by plastikosmd View Post
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1000 ftlb
seems to be a good truck thusfar
Directions= misleading, inaccurate
Kit mostly complete= again, should not be my problem
All told, about 3 hrs, could do it again in about 1/2 that knowing what I know now.
Before:
39” front/43” rear
Apart:
Final:
43/43”
Got to practice my endoscopic skills grabbing a dropped spacer in the frame
"Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment" R.M.Brown
My shop tour www.plastikosmd.com
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Sold some old Hayabusa forks to a guy building a cafe KZ. I bought them about 12 years ago for a project that is long gone, and they've been in a big rubbermade bin on the floor of my barn since taking up space. Sold them for what I paid for them, so I "broke even" not counting my time, and calories moving them around a few times over the years. Some fun money back in the shop budget and i'm puting it towards a heater for the garage.
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Drove almost 500 miles to San Diego. Got 64 mpg on a 200 mile stretch that included a mountain range, the LA basin, 80 mph for most and the last 20 miles at 15 mph. With the A/C running.
Other than the traffic jam it was a nice trip.At the end of the project, there is a profound difference between spare parts and left over parts.
Location: SF East Bay.
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Originally posted by plastikosmd View Post2 days off
Traded the 3/4 for 1 ton
Wife is happier w/o lift and 37” but I hate the stance. So 3” Front/1” rear level kit going in. Also got to undercoat the ram/jeep and crane truck for winter
Tom - Spotsylvania, VA
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Funny that we have electric(ish) car and SUV posts following each other. Yesterday's news in the UK was how the rise of SUVs has wiped out the eco-savings from electric cars. Yesterday in the 80 minute traffic jam I was behind a Prius wondering if his engine would kick in to warm up the driver. Unfortunately its battery doesn't have range to even get me to work alone back home and the cost of a second hand one is twice the cost of my Fiesta so I would never recoup the outlay.
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Originally posted by Baz View Post. Yesterday in the 80 minute traffic jam I was behind a Prius wondering if his engine would kick in to warm up the driver. Unfortunately its battery doesn't have range to even get me to work alone back home and the cost of a second hand one is twice the cost of my Fiesta so I would never recoup the outlay.
The return on investment is always tricky. If a used one sells for twice the cost of a fiesta, what happens when you sell it after driving it for a year? Still worth twice a fiesta? If so, sell it after a year and recoup your investment AND save on fuel in the year that you owned it.
Sorry, this is off topic. On topic; today we tried to take a cat t the vet, only to have her open the door and let herself out. I re-formed the latches for a more positive latching.At the end of the project, there is a profound difference between spare parts and left over parts.
Location: SF East Bay.
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Originally posted by Rookie machinist View PostHelped install another 50' of track on my local live steam railroad, our new line is almost complete. Just have to finish the switch tomorrow and add some more ballast. http://www.southerncalifornialiveste...ls.asp?id=3082
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"Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment" R.M.Brown
My shop tour www.plastikosmd.com
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"Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment" R.M.Brown
My shop tour www.plastikosmd.com
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