Good morning!!!!

[RoyJackson]

2022-03-25, 0432

35° right now...feels colder since it's so damp. High in the low 50's and more rain...good for the well.

Training was OK...went into Behavior Safety....now, we're a machine shop with 60some employees. And a very good safety record. Since corporate mandates this training, al sites have to endure it, even if it's not particularly applicable

Got some customer issues to deal with today...

 

[Helogabals]

Baltic Birch | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwood)

aaaahh.
We have that saying: "prophet at his own house is not recognized"

I did't knew it's branded "Baltics" now.
Actually, it's not "Baltic", but solely Latvian. A/S Latvijas Finieris (finieris.com) is world's biggest BIRCH plywood factory. Their HQ is like 10 km from my home.
I have supplied 2 big CNC machines for their "daughter" which does further machining of panels. That "daughter" is not selling plain "panels" anymore, but already products: acoustic walls, concrete form-works (shuttering), trailer floors, etc For the latest I mentioned - normally at US you put on your trailer's decks softwood timber. Quite thick. We instead put 12 ... 18 mm thick plywood covered with anti-slip fenol resin soaked mesh film. It's lighter, more durable. For instance 18 mm thick 1200 X 2400 mm coverd with Riga Hex panel costs ~ 60 $. And it wil last lifetime

As it normally is, big whale is surrounded by bunch of smaller fishes here we have handful of smaller companies, making interesting consumer products from birch veneer.
Good friend of mine runs company, which makes bicycles out of birch plywood: https://legandgo.com/
Really quality product. My own twin boys rode that thing like crazy. They used to jump on speed bumps like that frame become straight

And we can make really nice looking furniture out of birch plywood- interesting shapes, lightweight, strong. here are some of my pictures - most challanging pieces for painting robot

Sorry for derailing this topic. But as this is topic about literally everything, I am not very sorry

 

[Buppies]

Very nice craftsmanship

45 high of 60 today cooler this weekend 40s for highs

Prayers for all

 

[Bird]

I thought Winter was over, however it's 33° degrees this morning, but going for a sunny 79°. I've got a 7:30 a.m. appointment with my dentist, or her assistant, just to have my teeth cleaned this morning and nothing more planned for today.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It’s 40 outside, with a high near 60 today.
Much nicer day than yesterday, thunderstorms last night as front came through clearing things out.

Yesterday was spent ordering and collecting things for a batch of speakers. A few challenges, but I’m back in the leaker business. My supplier only had 10 sheets of Baltic Birch in the thickness that I use, so I bought them all, fearing that once this is gone, it’s going to be scarce. At $106 for a 5x5 sheet, you wouldn’t expect a run on it, but they had 13 sheets the day before. I paid about $38 a sheet a year ago.

I’m off to Asheville again this morning, but just a quick down and back. Well, not so quick going down, I’ll have a 120kt headwind. But the ride home will be quick. Should be driving home before noon. Then I’ll start cutting up those sheets of gold.

 

[Thomas]

Thomas, edging to full time?

It's seems like it,but when weather gets better and ground dries I have number project to do this year...sooomany hours in a day.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
42 going up to 60 today, nice sunny day
total .66 rain from yesterday, grass is greening up.

Off this morning to take truck to sales place, then lunch with friend from church
where we try to solve all the problems of the world. May be a long lunch...

Don, glad Carvana worked for you. My truck has 92k miles, might be too much for internet sellers.

David, I left suburbia and bought a farm, needed a lot of stuff, then sold the farm and all that stuff went on to others.
My family sold 99 percent of what I owned, thinking I wasn't getting out of assisted living. I wish they had a Plan B, but
so be it. So I've had to buy a lot of stuff back again. Cars? always having fun with them, but hope to do less of that in future.

Helogabals, nice pics, glad to have you part of GM thread

 

[Thomas]

34F foggy on/off showers low 40's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...couple stops for critter food,gas up pickup...ouch,putter,date night.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

aaaahh.
We have that saying: "prophet at his own house is not recognized"

I did't knew it's branded "Baltics" now.
Actually, it's not "Baltic", but solely Latvian. A/S Latvijas Finieris (finieris.com) is world's biggest BIRCH plywood factory. Their HQ is like 10 km from my home.
I have supplied 2 big CNC machines for their "daughter" which does further machining of panels. That "daughter" is not selling plain "panels" anymore, but already products: acoustic walls, concrete form-works (shuttering), trailer floors, etc For the latest I mentioned - normally at US you put on your trailer's decks softwood timber. Quite thick. We instead put 12 ... 18 mm thick plywood covered with anti-slip fenol resin soaked mesh film. It's lighter, more durable. For instance 18 mm thick 1200 X 2400 mm coverd with Riga Hex panel costs ~ 60 $. And it wil last lifetime

As it normally is, big whale is surrounded by bunch of smaller fishes here we have handful of smaller companies, making interesting consumer products from birch veneer.
Good friend of mine runs company, which makes bicycles out of birch plywood: https://legandgo.com/
Really quality product. My own twin boys rode that thing like crazy. They used to jump on speed bumps like that frame become straight

And we can make really nice looking furniture out of birch plywood- interesting shapes, lightweight, strong. here are some of my pictures - most challanging pieces for painting robot

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Sorry for derailing this topic. But as this is topic about literally everything, I am not very sorry

Interesting.

Better than my boring issues.

 

[wngsprd]

Interesting.

Better than my boring issues.