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I have the Makita that telescopes out to 13’. It takes two 18v batteries. Works well, but gets heavy quickly if you don’t use the harness. (I rarely do).

Good Morning. Already 72°, DP 71°, going to be another unbearable day outside with a high of 95 or more. Yesterday’s trip made me thankful that the AC worked well in the plane. At 37,000 feet the temperature was 21°C above the standard temp. (-56°C), making it -35°, while cold enough to not...

Good Morning 73° DP 72° this morning. I first thought it was foggy outside, but it was my windows all covered with condensation. High of 95 and no rain forecast. Yesterday started with a visit from Drew and his motorhome, I think that we were able to check off everything on his list before...

What caliber? 22 Hornet?

There is usually a chart either in the units documentation or on a sticker inside, the sub cooling value is dependent on inside temp (dry and wet bulb for RH) and outside temp. Absent the chart, there are apps that can provide a generic value. Having a sight glass on the liquid line leaving the...

I remember an interview maybe 20 years ago where he was asked what he thought about how many of his songs were still relevant, and he said he found it depressing. A true genius in every way. Admitted to Harvard at 15.

Good Morning 71° and foggy high in the low 80’s with thunderstorms forecast, we got about 1/5” of rain overnight in passing showers. It’s a good thing I don’t have any pressing outside work to do, it’s not gonna a good day to be outside. Yesterday didn’t accomplish much here, went to memorial...

Did you remove the lens and look for screws?

Good Morning 76° and sunny. Forecast to stay that way with a high of 85. Yesterday was unbearably hot, thunderstorms rolled through around 5, leaving us 1/4” of rain and peak winds in the 30’s. Spent some time with the old guys at the RC field, puttered in the shop and did a Costco run...

Just saw it’s alive now, ignore my previous post.

A lot of the modern fans are DC motors driven by a power supply module tucked up under the trim. They often include a remote control function. The fact that it moves would indicate that it’s getting power. If it has a remote, find it and see if that brings it to life. If it doesnt, and it does...

Schlage and Baldwin make several tiers of hardware. The upper tiers are much better than the home center and builder grade stuff.

Good Morning. 73° and sunny, gonna be a hot one as it gets into the 90’s. Chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Yesterday was another day that I managed to stay busy. A friend made me wooden blinds for our bedroom, they came out great, I installed them yesterday. I gave him the stain...

Those are not Belleville washers, but rather a cupped washer to capture the rubber bushing under it. The spacer limits how much pressure it could actually put on the rubber.

I use torque sticks like these with an impact gun. Especially with high torque values like the loader frame bolts at 145ftlbs. But I just used one on the blade bolts for my Lazer. https://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-torque-limiting-extension-bar-set-10-piece-69870.html

Good Morning It was 62° when I got up, DP was 61. Now it’s 76/63. A nice sunny day. I had planned to mow the pastures today, but one of my neighbors came over and sprayed all the fence lines. I’ll give it a chance to work today, and that will be a chore for tomorrow. So I’m inside the shop...

Good Morning 66°, dew point 55°, bright sun, gonna be a nice day. Yesterday’s major accomplishment was to get the mowing done, both with the Lazer and the Progressive. Everything but the pastures is done. That might happen today. Didn’t spend much time inside, so there is still stuff to...

They are always the best kind.

It most likely has a sight glass on top of the receiver/dryer up front near the condenser. With the AC on and about half throttle, it should be clear. If there are bubbles, add refrigerant (R134a most likely) until it runs clear. Also make sure that the cabin filter is clean as well as the...

Good Morning 72°, DP 62°, that’s a good spread to start the day, a definite break in the humidity. Yesterday’s major accomplishment was to go from this- To this. It was nice having Drew stop by, he left us some fresh veggies, and took home some of Zoe’s DNA. I was actually asleep in the...

I use Fusion 360 to generate the G code, I select optimization, which lets me slow the feed rate by whatever factor I choose. It was 50% and only inside curves. It also does the compensation for the kerf that I specify. It took some tweaking to get it accurate.

Good Morning 72° and foggy. High in the middle 80’s with a chance of thunderstorms. Yesterday’s weather was unsettled. It drizzled until 3pm, but the weather for the fair was dry, and it was well attended. Show went well, sound check and setting monitor mixes took much longer than expected...

Good Morning 68° and overcast becoming partly cloudy, high just shy of 80 with a low POP later, but it’s been a steady drizzle so far. Yesterday was a day of continuous small tasks. Replaced and torqued all the blade bolts on the Lazer, replaced the battery on it as well. Fabricated some rack...

Good Morning 72°, 96% RH. High overcast, with sun peaking through. Forecast high of 90 and chance of a passing shower. We got about 1/3” of rain yesterday in several showers. Yesterday started with the airport authority manager (that’s also an old friend) stopping by early with checks for me...

As an early adopter of the Tempest, I let them know that I had the Davis colocated with the Tempest, and gave them links to the data to compare. Over time, they greatly improved the accuracy of the rain measurement, and some improvement in the wind, the barometric pressure was always in the...

The Tempest does a great job of uploading and hosting the data. My disappointment is with the quality of the data it collects. Temperature is dead on, everything else is off by varying degrees, the rainfall being the most inaccurate.

Most minisplits come with a chart telling you how much to add for additional line sets. With a conventional system you would just add to get the sub cooling or superheat (depending on the expansion device) to the target value. On a mini split or the high seer units that is all controlled by...

My Davis console is connected to a computer running Davis weatherlink software via a good old RS232 serial connection. It uploads to WU and the NWS. It used to upload to a web page that I maintained as well, but have long abandoned. As there is no incoming connection through the firewall...

Good Morning It’s 74° and overcast. High of 85 and clearing is forecast. Yesterday I made some progress cleaning up in the shop, I ran out of material cutting out Rockman’s sandblast mask. Was able to get him everything he needed by reducing some quantities. He brought me another project...

I have a Tempest and a Davis vantage pro 2, both mounted on the same pole. The Tempest is the 4th one and the pressure sensor doesn’t work any longer. The rain is inaccurate compared to the Davis , the other readings are in the ball park. I wa an early adopter, and they were all free...

Why not put the air handler where the existing geo unit is? Is the geo a split system with the compressor and air handler separated?

LIDAR radiates laser light, usually in the infra red spectrum. Much shorter wavelength than microwave, but electromagnetic energy nonetheless.

Good Morning 75° and overcast, high of 85 with the sun coming out later, with the likelyhood of thunderstorms increasing throughout the day. Yesterday did get all the mowing done, except the pastures (which don’t need it yet) used both the Lazer and Progressive. The Lazer had a blade come...

I have no first hand experience with the Mr Cool units, but they seem to be reasonably reliable based on all the reports that I have seen. My only issue is with the pre charged line sets. The untidiness of coiling up the excess length just drives me nuts. I realize that most people see that as...

Good Morning 75° cloudy, high of 85 and going to partly cloudy. Yesterday was a nice day, hot but plenty of shade available, summer fest ran smoothly, having two stages really made the changeovers seamless. I managed to mow with the Lazer around the house before I left. Hopefully today I’ll...

Good Morning 74° and grey outside. Not as foggy as yesterday though. Supposed to burn off and make it to the middle 80’s and humid, but low chance of rain. Should be a good day for Ken’s party. Yesterday, I went to the RC club and flew with the rest of the old guys. After that I made some...

With a modern system with an inverter drive for the compressor and electronic expansion devices, you can go oversized and get great dehumidification. It also has the benefit of producing more heat from an air to air system because of the greater capacity.

Pulled out the PTO generator and ran it on a load bank for a little while to make sure it doesn’t lose its residual magnetism. It has become the backup to the Generac automatic standby .

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There is nothing wrong with R454b (or R32), it’s just in short supply now. Going forward, the tables will turn on R410a. Only old stock is gonna be 410. Mitsubishi is top quality equipment. Just make sure that he is a dealer, to make sure your warranty is solid. The distributors in this neck of...

That’s believable. I wasn’t sure how they do an empirical measurement, but performance makes sense.

I’m curious as to how they checked the charge. Typically with a mini split, I would have to recover the charge, weigh what came out to determine how much charge is in there. There is not usually a port on the liquid line to get a pressure so you could check sub cooling, and I have never seen a...

Good Morning 63° and 99% RH this morning. High in the middle 80’s with slight chance of rain under partly cloudy skies. Yesterday went pretty well. I cleaned up in the shop while I waited for the TSA, they arrived right on time. And to my surprise, were very nice. The inspection went well...

Good Morning 73° 99% RH outside now. Sunny and high of 85 forecast for today. Squall line blew through yesterday evening, left us 3/4” of rain, but no damage. Didn’t accomplish much yesterday, ran an Ethernet cable for the access point for the shed to replace the temporary one I used to...

Good Morning 75° and sticky outside, high of 85 with thunderstorms likely later in the day. Yesterday was another day that went according to plan, more or less. Generator was exercised, worked just fine. Shed got emptied and cleaned while it was out. I fabricated some hangars to hang...

Good Morning 74° under a clear sky. Going to stay clear with a high of 85. Another nice day. Pretty much covered yesterday with my late post, only two things planned for today. I’d like to pull the PTO generator out of the shed and exercise it, run it under a load for a little while just to...

Good Afternoon 84° and brilliant sun. Yesterday flowed nicely, picnic at youngest son’s, which is the house I built 40 years ago. Interesting being a guest on what was our property. But sure was nice having someone else set up, break down, cook and fuss over the details. The brisket came...

Good Morning 63° and clear sky, high in the upper 70’s under continued clear skies. 0% POP. A perfect day for a picnic. We did get 1/2” of rain yesterday evening. Yesterday I was able to follow the plan, got the mowing done with the Progressive. Did some more with the Lazer. Still have a...

I agree. I only use the propress fittings where warranted, like wet pipes. They are more expensive, take up more room and don’t really save any time over soldering.

Good Morning It’s 74° and sunny, dew point is 68, no rain forecast, but hot. Yesterday followed the plan, had a nice time at the RC club, there was a mid air collision with two identical planes, some experimentation with smoke, followed by whopper Wednesday at Burger King. After I got...

Take a close look at the contents of those boxes, I bet they are the same, even the numbers of the orings.

Good Morning 74° and overcast, but no rain, forecast to stay dry and get to middle 80’s. Yesterday’s trip worked out great. When we landed back at Philly, the storm was just arriving, literally obscuring the far end of the runway. A little bumpy on short final, but we beat the weather. Sat in...

My “big” mower is a Progressive TD-65, PTO driven and towed by a Kubota L6060. It runs 2400 rpm to maintain 540 PTO speed. I usually mow with a 5mph ground speed. https://www.messicks.com/new/model/progressive-td-65 Prior to that I used a Toro 580D, 16’ cut width, powered by an 80hp...

I’ve got the 18v Makita string trimmer, blower, hedge trimmer, as well as the chainsaw and pole saw that take 2x 18v batteries. I am very satisfied with them all. My thoughts on aftermarket batteries are tainted. The only battery fires that I am aware of have been with aftermarket batteries...

Good Morning 73° and overcast, high in the upper 80’s as it clears up, with showers and thunderstorms likely later in the day. My goal is to be back from my trip to Portland,ME before they build up. It’s been a busy few days, got all the pastures mowed, I always dismount the loader when I...

Good afternoon. 79° and overcast. Started out at 64, going to 85. Showers likely this evening as a line moves in from the west. Here are some of the thunderstorms we weaved through on our way up the east coast from Fl to PA yesterday. Keep in mind that we were at 45,000 feet so anything up...

Good Morning 64° and overcast, big change from the last few days. High of 70 and no rain, but continued overcast. Yesterday was steady, but slow moving. Did some mowing with the Lazer, unpacked and looked over the cheap mini split heatpump from Amazon that I’m going to install in the she shed...

In the long stream of audiophile gear I had before came to my senses, my living room was consumed with triamped magnaplanars, driven by McIntosh amps with a Crown DC300 driving an 18” subwoofer in a transmission line enclosure of my design. Crossover functions were handled by Audio Research...

That is very surprising to hear, typically Lexus’ have a decent audio system, even the base models. Are you sure that there isn’t some wacky EQ settings stored? I would find the audio system settings and tweak the EQ to see if you can get it closer to your liking. The EQ settings are often...

When you say “given gas” do you mean that you actually added gas to the intake, or that you advanced the throttle? If it’s the latter, it’s starving for fuel and will be a carb or fuel supply issue. If it’s the former it’s likely an ignition issue. When I was a youth, a wise mechanic told me...

Good Morning 78° and a high in the upper 80’s, chance of an airmass shower later in the day. Yesterday’s trip went well. Dodged thunderstorms in both directions. We rented a car and drove to Washington, PA to check on our plane that’s been there for maintenance for a year. It’s a pretty major...

Good Morning Already 85° out there, sunny and not much breeze. Another day to not work outside, which won’t be an issue, as I have to fly to Pittsburgh at noon and kill time there until 8pm. It will definitely take me longer driving back and forth to the airport than flying the trip. Other...

Good Morning. This was when I got back to my car in Philly yesterday Pretty much says it all. Today won’t be any better. Off to have breakfast with the professor. Won’t be any outside chores today.

Good Morning 77° before 6am with a high tickling 100 for today. Exactly the same as Sarasota, so I won’t complain about the heat when I get there this morning. That’s all that’s on the agenda for today, might putter in the shop a bit when I get back, but nothing planned.

I wouldn’t think that a disc would be a good choice for hard packed ground. I have always used a box scraper for that task, sometimes with the ripper teeth down. What sort of damage did the box scraper do?

It’s really the same company, people and plants, just a different name, CEO and stock.

Honeywell spun their thermostats off to Resideo. https://www.resideo.com/us/en/

Good Evening I started a post this morning, but never got it sent. Just as well, the weather was nothing like the forecast. It stayed overcast, hot and humid, but we had multiple rounds of passing showers, even some power outages. The generator started, but only ran for 25 minutes or so. I...

Honeywell T10

I would talk to the township manager or equivalent. Explain what you would like to do, and what steps need to be taken to accomplish your goals. I recently added an “accessory dwelling unit” and while not permitted under the existing zoning, it suggested that I apply for a variance, which I...

It’s an absolute game changer! Far exceeded my expectations. And my old helmet is a high end 3M Speedglas. There is no comparison, especially for my old eyes.

I got the panoramaxx with the Crystal 2.0 technology. https://optrel.us/product/panoramaxx-clt-silver/

Good morning 77° already, high around 90. Another day without rain. Hopefully it will continue to dry up so that I can hook up the progressive and get some mowing done. The new tire needs a test. Yesterday’s trip went pretty well a batch of small delays, but nothing systemic. Mostly just...

Yes, there is one in the same hangar as us. I have been inside it, but never flown in one.

Good Morning 65° already supposed to get close to 90 without rain. Yesterday ranged from cool to hot, from clear sky to thunderstorm. If you didn’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes. Spent some time at the RC field in the morning doing maintenance, loaded grain into the barn, printed...

Great for bundles of shingles, not so good for a condensing unit.

Good Morning 76° and humid, might make 90 with chance of airmass thunderstorms late in the day. You can tell it’s humid out there! Fairly productive day yesterday, got the tire mounted on the Progressive mower. It’s the one making ground contact. Picked up the material (1/2” hot rolled...

Good Morning 60° and grey outside again. A day of drizzle only yielded .005” of rain yesterday, but it’s damp and dreary. Not supposed to rain today, might see peeks of sun later in the day. Yesterday I built a wooden box out of birch plywood for my wife’s canopy weights- Today starts with...

Good Morning 60° and grey again, sun is taking the day off, chance of rain through the day. Not unlike yesterday, it was damp all day, but less than 1/10” of rain. Yesterday was a slow day, but I did get the shelving up in the shed. Hopefully there is enough room to move the last of the...

Good Morning A damp 58° with light drizzle. About 1-1/8” of rain since yesterday. Yesterday was a slow moving day, I did get the walls marked for the shelves in the shed, and all the wood for them cut up. Today it should all go together with the help of one of the boys. Got a call from a...

I wasn’t implying that I wanted them, just that they would be a handy score!

Good Morning 60° and raining, 1/8” so far today, but supposed to continue through tomorrow. Yesterday was a nice day to fly RC, there was supposed to be a picnic at the club field today, but the weather nixxed that. After lunch I went and got some lumber to finish the rest of the shelves in...

My fear would be that it’s missing the same panel. I’d be much happier if the sent just the correct one. Of course, if they’re all the same, I’d be happy for the spares…..

Here is the official description- nor may any person serve as a pilot, unless, since the beginning of the 12th calendar month before that service, that pilot has passed a written or oral test, given by the Administrator or an authorized check pilot, on that pilot's knowledge in the following...

Good Morning 69° under a hazy sun again. A little cooler than yesterday, high of 80. Yesterday went as predicted. It was the most fun check ride that I ever did. That’s because it was conducted by my son as the FAA observed him, so it was actually his check ride as a check airman giving me my...

Thank you for the thoughts, the herd is getting old, ranging from 10-20 years old. She stopped breeding them years ago, the plan is to let the herd shrink as they reach retirement age. I’m not sure of the exact number, but there is still over 30 of them doing well.

Good Morning. 64° and a clear sky. High in the upper 80’s. I got the trailer out yesterday, aired the tires, checked all the lights for its trip to the vet with an alpaca. Sadly they put her down. That’s the third one this year, but they were all 20+ years old, so not unexpected. Got back...

Good Morning 68° and sunny.A bit hazy, but clear. High of 80 is forecast. Yesterday was sort of productive, I got all my FAA paperwork completed, polished the headlight covers on the RAV4 and the transit connect, they came out great, 3M makes a great product. Helped a 10 year old neighbor...

An LS swap?

I bet your generator would run it.

Good Morning 62° and raining. 1/4” in the last hour in a few heavy showers. Supposed to get to almost 80 with rain ending later this morning. Yesterday was mostly an inside day. I did get around to changing the window trip in the bedroom. Was a bit of a pain, as it was caulked to the wall,and I...

Good Morning It’s 62°, grey and damp. Decreasing POP as the day goes on. Not going to warm up much. Yesterday was grey as well, rain held off for party, which was a success. DIL did a lot of creative decorating outside, she recruited me to help figure out how to make things go together...

It’s not a bad life…..

Good Morning 67° and a high of 70 under a hazy sky. Increasing chance of showers throughout the day, they will be likely this evening. Yesterday was a lazy day, on and off again rain showers and drizzle. About the only outside chore I did was to clean up some “slime mold” or “dog vomit fungus”...

Cliff Claven couldn’t have said it better…..

Good Morning 72° and not changing much, kind of grey and a few passing sprinkles, thunderstorms likely after lunch. Yesterday started flying RC planes at the club field. When the president is at his Bedminster, NJ club, my home field is just inside the boundary of the airspace that is shut...

Good Morning 67° and hazy. High in the supper 80’s again, yesterday was 87. Yesterday kept me moving all day. Got almost all the mowing done, took the string trimmer for a walk followed by the blower. Gave the tractor a quick bath with the pressure washer and foam cannon. Did the same to...

Looks already to go, I see 3 rear remotes, 3rd function and rear wiper, is it waiting for anything? Are those R4 tires? They look “rounder” on the outside edges, a bit like turf tires.

Good Morning 70°, hazy and 84% RH. High of almost 90 is forecast, but no rain. Yesterday started with a service call, then breakfast, moved some more stuff into the shed, I really can’t move any more until I build more shelves though. Waiting on wife to figure out what she wants for shelves...

Most whole house units have LED’s to indicate their health. When an MOV sacrifices itself, it’s usually in a grand way, blowing themselves apart and leaving a tell tale burnt smell, usually evident in power strip type surge protectors. They generally fail shorted, so the failed device will...

There are many whole house surge protectors that are definitely worth the money when properly installed. And the most expensive ones aren’t really any better than the cheaper ones, just have better warranties and advertising. As Drew said, the active ingredient is almost always an MOV, which...

Good Morning 72° and sunny. High in the upper 80’s and continued sun. Yesterday was busy with lots of little tasks, the morning was consumed by breakfast out and RC flying. After lunch I did a flight review for a friend, sanded the shellac on the window trim, ready for urethane today...

Good Morning 62° with a high in the upper 70’s, another sunny day. Yesterday was a mixed bag of chores, moved some of the alpaca wares from the shop to the shed, it’s very apparent that I’ve got to build shelves down the other side. As there is quite a bit of stuff still in the shop. We...

Good Morning A sunny 52° out there with a high in the middle 60’s at best, but sunny all day. A welcome change from the preceding grey days that brought 1-1-2” of rain. Way too wet to do anything outside. Yesterday was spent working on the shed. A trip to HD for almost $300 in material...

That was supposed to say miles of 7014, not 7018

I’ve run literally miles of 7018, it works in all positions, and doesn’t require much, if any prep. Probably not as good as 6011 on dirty or rusty metal, but it works just fine. And it is stronger. Runs AC or DC just fine.

For general repair and fabrication I much prefer 7014 over 7018. No where near as “fussy” about storage or restarting an arc.

I would get some of these to store them in after opening. https://a.co/d/6Uehkri They would keep for a long time if you put them right in after opening the tin.

Good Morning 62° and foggy, supposed to clear up with a high in theupper70’s, thunderstorms tonight. For as grey and ugly as it’s been outside, we got less than 1/10” since yesterday. Yesterday was primarily spent in front of the computer doing government mandated work stuff. This late night...

Good Morning 54°, damp and grey this morning. Only .02” of rain so far, but supposed to see some rain every day until Sunday. Yesterday was a busy day after a leisurely breakfast. I spent all day mowing, used the 16’ Progressive, the 90”, and the 60” Lazer, so plenty of seat time. Except for...

That’s not very likely……..

Good Morning 55° with a forecast high in the low 70’s. Another clear day without rain. Yesterday was a lazy day, I went over to the RC club field to service the batteries in the solar charging station, used a gallon and a half of distilled water. I did bring a plane and got a few flights in...

Good Morning. 50° and sunny, high in the middle 60’s and becoming partly cloudy. Yesterday actually had a few passing brief showers, only totaled .01”, but brought a nice view off the patio of the old folks home. We got Zoe’s old crate out when she came back from her surgery in case we...

Good Morning 54° and overcast, no rain, but grey. Yesterday’s trip to Burlington took a bit longer than expected, we took some time after we dropped off the passenger to figure out why we didn’t have internet connectivity. The WiFi worked fine, it was the wide band piece of the puzzle that was...

Good Morning 50° and a hint that there is a sun above these clouds. Supposed go get into the upper 60’s and partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorm this evening. Yesterday was cold, damp and miserable outside all day. I went on a campaign of removing the wheel locks on all of our vehicles...

Good Morning 48°, grey, damp and a bit of a cold breeze. Overall not the sort of weather that encourages outdoor activity. If it doesn’t change, I’ll likely start afire this afternoon. Yesterday was pretty much the same. Not a nice day to be outside or fly. I took my neighbor (whose manure...

Good Morning 52° and drizzling under a grey sky. Not much change expected for the next couple of days. Yesterday’s breakfast with the professor was pretty typical, but my wife did join us. Got a little bit of mowing done with the Lazer between the hedgerow and pasture fence. Grandson heard...

I have a 30lb rotary hammer that uses “spline” bits rather than SDS, I can slip a 5/8 ground rod right into it without an adapter, just set the tool to hammer only, without rotation. I imagine that it would work fine that way for 5/8” rebar as well.

Good Morning 46° and clear, likely won’t make 70. Yesterday’s trip to pick up the Citation didn’t go well. On departure, I got to 2000 feet before the master caution lit up with an engine control fault. That was the same issue it was there for in the first place. So right back to the Service...

Good Morning 59° sunny and breezy. Looks like another nice day. Yesterday I got all the mowing done, took a while, not too many spots were so wet that they had to be avoided. Took the string trimmer for a walk, followed by the blower. Blew the mower off, the rear deck probably had 8” of...

Good Morning 65° with a high of 70 under a partly cloudy, but sunny sky. 15 mph breeze to help dry things out. Yesterday was uneventful, gig went well from a logistical standpoint, but it was a private event with a fairly small audience. At least they were engaged and responsive. Got home...

There should be free play in the clutch lever. It pulls back the engagement spring to disengage the clutch, which is internal to the transmission. It’s very unlikely that the clutch itself is bad. I sent you the adjustment page from the shop manual as well as an exploded view, via text.

Good Morning 65° with a high of 80 for today overcast now, but clearing. It’s about time, we have had 4 inches of rain since Tuesday. It’s been a whirlwind of a week, lots going on. Managed to get some RC flying in- Got the shed spray foamed Got the trash and recycling to the street...

The slats are mild steel, the tank and the brackets that hold the slats are stainless. I have found that if i keep the PH above 8, I don’t get rust in the water. I use Borax to raise the PH, no fancy additives or fluids. Overnight, all the slag and murk settles to the bottom of the tray...

Good Morning 56° and not going to change much. Grey and damp out there. On and off rain forecast all day. We already got 1-3/8” overnight. Not a good day for outside chores Yesterday’s trip started out fine, took one passenger down to Fl. Got refueled, loaded 4 people, 4 dogs and lots of...

Good Morning 53° and likely make it to 75 under partly cloudy skies. Fair chance of rain this afternoon. Yesterday was more autocad and 3D printer time, interrupted by tractor and Lazer time. Put the 90” 3PT Landpride mower on the tractor and mowed inside all the pastures, then got on the...

Good Morning 59° and sunny, a high of 70 predicted. Should be a nice contrast to the last four days. Yesterday’s breakfast with the professor was good, but we left the world as we found it. Didn’t change a thing. Spent a lot of time on the computer with Autocad Fusion figuring things out...

Does she know there is a new puppy?

Good Morning 60° and foggy. High of 65 with good chance of rain throughout the day. Yesterday started with cleaning the gutters, then some puttering. Met a friend at the auto repair shop to give him a ride back after dropping his truck off. The shop is owned by another friend that was there...

Good Morning 64° and grey outside. Might go up 5° with showers likely this afternoon. We were under a threat of rain all day yesterday, I finally watered the arborvitae and sod around dinner time. So of course we got an inch of rain overnight. Wife made a project framing a batch of pictures...

I agree 100% on the first points, especially the importance of solid level ground. (I do it on concrete). However I do find great value in the single lever connector. Admittedly I ordered it with the tractor, so the install labor was a wash, and the cost of the option considered the parts that...

Good Morning 65° and sunny, chance of thunderstorms and showers this afternoon, high of 80. Yesterday was a nice day, got some chores done, mowed around the house and fence lines with the Lazer,took the string trimmer for a walk, followed by the blower. Did a quick drawing for a hitch for...

Frits, Your projects continually amaze me. You seem pretty much unstoppable and willing to take on almost any task. Usually by yourself, as well. If I remember correctly, you are over 80 and still going like the energizer bunny. I’m also impressed that you almost always have the right tool for...

Good Morning 55° headed past 80 partly cloudy, but no rain. Yesterday was a mix of chores, spent some time at the computer working on remote access and tweaking the cameras. I use Blue Iris camera software, it’s unbelievably capable, cheap and works with almost any camera. The real price is...

Liquidated Damages ?

If the RV market has truly tanked, then the price of the trailer that you would like should be commensurately lower as well. If that’s not the case, then you are just haven’t found the right buyer yet.

Good Morning 67° and a bit grey, no rain forecast, and a high of 70. Yesterday started with cutting some fence lumber for a neighbor, then moved on to emptying the manure bin. I loaded the dump trailer and took it to a neighbors farm to add to their manure pile, although alpaca manure is...

Good Morning 60° on its way to 80 under a clear sky. Got all the mulch spread, actually had a little left over. That took most of the day, didn’t do much else besides load grain into the barn. Today’s plan is to empty the manure bin, and haul it to neighbors. I’m guessing it will be 5...

My guess is that the TV settings changed and the audio output is not set to optical. It looks like the other connection is HDMI. If you use that, make sure that the TV is set to out put audio to HDMI. Also make sure the soundbar is set to receive on whichever input you use.

Good Morning. 45° under a cloudless sky. High around 70 and continued clear. Yesterday started with making pancakes for the kids and grandson. Then son, grandson and I went to neighbors to put a fountain in their pond. The electrical work has been done for weeks, I’m not sure why they...

You are making me feel guilty, I mowed about 12 acres today with a 16’ finish mower behind a tractor with a climate controlled cab, streaming Spotify to the stereo. And my grandson keeping me company.

I have played in bands there several times over the years, usually very large crowds, lots of street vendors. Haven’t been there in many years though.

Good morning 67° with passing showers. Got about 1/4” of rain so far. Temp’s not supposed to change much. Yesterday was a nice paced, generally slow moving day started with getting a load of mulch (which is still in the dump trailer). Mulch yard is less than mile down the road, I just haul...

It’s actually quicker for me to attach the loader frame than a bucket. I can’t say enough about what a game changer the quick connect is.

Yes, I always drop the loader frame when using a rear implement that won’t need a loader, such as tiller or mower. It makes it much more nimble. Sometimes multiple times in a day. It literally takes a few minutes. No comparison to wrestling with 6 quick connects, especially if any have back...

I would STRONGLY suggest the single lever hydraulic disconnect for the loader.

I’ve got an L6050, and I poured over the available options and then sat down with the dealer. I added the third function and three rear remotes, one with float. Also the rear defrost and wiper which requires the larger alternator. I also added the single lever hydraulic disconnect for the...

Good Morning 59° and mostly sunny, high of 77 and rain likely overnight. Yesterday was largely occupied by shearing. My workshop to makeshift buffet conversion worked out well. Got everything cleaned up and back to normal configuration, trash and recycling down to the street, watered...

Good Morning 47° with a high in the upper 70’s under a bright sky today. Yesterday found plenty to keep me busy. I did a flight review for a friend first thing in the morning, then some major decluttering in the shop, transforming the center bay into today’s lunch buffet for the shearing crew...

Good Morning 66° now at noontime, high of 75 and sunny. Yesterday’s trip went smoothly, but used up most of the day. Here’s the view of Cape May, NJ on our descent into Philly, and one from on top of the clouds at 45,000 feet. Today is getting ready for tomorrow’s alpaca shearing, not...

We saw it on Monday coming across NJ from around Belmar towards Trenton on our way to Philly from the Vineyard.

I enjoyed that movie, I’ve seen it several times. Robert Duval and Michael Caine did a great job of eccentric old men.

Good Morning 54° and foggy this morning. Fog is already burning off, forecast is for partly sunny to clear and 75. Didn’t accomplish anything yesterday other than the trips to the Vineyard and Akron. Our timing was good, we landed in Akron in between bands of weather, and passed over top of...

We use the FI collars with GPS tracker and the ability to light it up remotely. Fortunately, we have never had to use those features, but it’s nice to know they’re available. https://tryfi.com

Good Morning 50° and mostly cloudy. No rain, continued clouds and a high of 60 in the forecast. Yesterday kept me busy all day, starting with the Easter egg hunt and breakfast at oldest son’s along with other son and daughter and spouses. After that I got out the lazer and mowed around the...

Good Morning 60° and partly cloudy with a nice breeze. Yesterday almost made it to 80. It was warmer here when I got home than it was when I left Palm Beach. The trip went well other than having to get up so early. Had a great view of Cape Fear / Wilmington,NC from 45,000 feet coming in from...

On today’s trip from Palm Beach to Philly, I had 3 humans, two standard poodles and two 10 week old miniature long hair dachshund puppies. The puppies stole the show.

I’m obviously a huge dog fan (that happens to have a large dog). With that in mind, my advice might be biased, but I can’t imagine not having a dog in the house. There is definitely a period as they grow up that makes you question your wisdom in getting a puppy, though that memory fades fast...

Good Morning 61° at 4:30 am on its way to the upper 80’s today. The people I’m bringing up from Palm Beach today will feel like they never left Florida! Yesterday kept me occupied all day, but I don’t think that I accomplished much. I did get the indicator setup on the Lathe, the 3D printed...

Good Morning 34° this morning when I woke up, 64 and climbing now. Bright sunny day with a bit of a breeze. Yesterday, about all I got done was to clean up after the mess I made doing the electrical work. Had a nice trip to the Vineyard, got back in time to have some birthday cake and...

There is no doubt in my mind that new construction has the potential to be far better than old. I have turned an 1800’s barn into living space, built a home from scratch 40 years ago, and just completed a retirement home for myself and my wife. The last project benefits from the advances in...

Good Morning 40° under a cloudless sky and breezy, not a howling wind like yesterday. Sky is to remain clear while the temp climbs to 60. Yesterday was spent largely on electrifying the shed. That. Involved getting the wire into it from the shop, mounting the panel and drilling the studs...

There is a HDPE tube with an aluminum ply that is intended for air line use. It is similar to PEX, but uses compression type fittings. Brand names would be Maxline or RapidAire. Much better choice than PVC.

Looks like you misplaced it before you got to use it! I keep a 116 along with a clamp meter in my car for triage assesment. It’s really hard to go wrong with fluke instruments.

Good Morning 43° and the sun shining through the clouds. High of 48 with dissipating clouds, another dry windy day. Should help to dry things up out there. Yesterday got off to a good start with the professor, oldest son joined us as well. Afterwards, I headed off to the electric supply to...

Good Morning. 61°, probably the high for the day. Grey, but not raining, although that is supposed to change later. Yesterday’s trip went well, people that I never flew before, but were very nice. Invited us to lunch at their facility where they had a catered BBQ. We had a great lunch and...

Do you have a loader with third function hydraulics that you could put a cutter on?

I think that you are at the root of the problem. A 3PT hitch and attached implements are designed to be pulled not pushed.

Good Morning 42° with a high of 60, partly cloudy and dry today. Yesterday was another lazy day, did get the fountain in the pond along with oldest son and grandson, water sure was cold! But other than that and some cleanup in the shop, this time focused on the shelves of wire, taping up all...

That’s a trick question. It has a 50a plug, but the specifications show a maximum inrush current of over 50 amps.

Good Morning 45° with a high around 50 today, grey and breezy. Not a big change from yesterday, but warmer a bit drier. Haven’t accomplished anything significant other continued progress getting the shop back into working condition. I’m looking at working six out of the next nine days...

Looking at the pictures on the news, I’ve got to retract the statement about the fuselage being intact.

On a Bell 206L the engine, transmission and main rotor are mounted on a subframe that apparently departed the fuselage as a unit, tearing off the tail rotor and boom in the process. There is some sort of vibration damping mechanism involved as well. My guess (a WAG at best) is that there was a...

When I was around 12 or so, I convinced my mom that I needed an oxy-acetylene torch. So the first welding processes that I learned were brazing and fusion welding with the torch. It really upped my game at motorizing my bicycle.

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Assuming that that’s the case, the Milwaukee holder for 8 M18 batteries used 350 grams of filament. A 1kg roll costs $17 delivered, so about $6. I would take your bet (and your $1).

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Good Morning 40° out there with a high of 45 under a grey sky spitting rain. Not going to change much for the next few days. Yesterday was another day of puttering, cleaning up and organizing. It’s not a fast process, but everything ends up where it belongs this way. Spent some time designing...

Primeweld customer service is amazing. I emailed them asking if there was a PDF for the wall chart that came with the MIG 285. They sent me one, but it had both sides on one image. I made it two sided and letter sized so I could laminate it, and sent that PDF back to them. They were so pleased...

Good Morning 39° with a high of 50 predicted. Grey outside now, rain coming late in the day and continuing for the next few days at least. I don’t think that I got to check in yesterday, the shed delivery got me on my feet early. FAA physical went well, I’m good for the next six months, got...

I have two basic water trap filters in series followed by a desiccant drier, and a motor guard filter after that. The key is to have them significantly downstream of the compressor so the air has cooled by the time it gets to them. I had a refrigerated dryer in my old shop, but I keep this one...

Good Morning 35° with a high of 40 on tap under a clear sky. No rain for the next couple of days. A welcome change. Yesterday started in the shop, did some drawings and 3D printing, cleaned and organized, really looking forward to the shed coming tomorrow, that will be the home for all the...

He’s the contractor, I’m the old knucklehead that mentored him in his transition from truck driver to excellent diagnostician and craftsman.

Now I see that you weren’t asking about a TIG welder, but you got my 2 cents anyway…..

I’ve got the TIG225, MIG285 and the CUT60. When I bought the TIG225 the 325 was not available. I would have gotten that if it was available then, but it’s a newer model. It goes higher and lower in current and has a higher duty cycle. I would also suggest the cooler and liquid cooled torch.

Good Morning 38° and raining. High in the low 40’s as the rain continues throughout the day. Yesterday was a relatively slow day, had a smoked cheeseburger at Mission BBQ for lunch with a side of Mac and cheese. Kept me full all day. Tinkered around in the shop, dried a batch of desiccant...

Good Morning 45° and foggy this morning. Rain likely and won’t see 50°. Thunderstorm around midnight brought about 3/4” of rain last night. Yesterday was not terribly eventful, made a trip to HD and got splash blocks for the downspouts on the old folks home, got them installed and the pvc pipe...

A youngster……

Agreed about the mesh. I put a mesh system that covers the buildings a couple of years ago, and it works great. I used ASUS Zen hardware, three nodes with wired backhaul. The outdoor access points don’t broadcast an SSID and my phone is set to ignore them, but before doing all that, it was the...

I put up an outdoor access point years ago to provide service for my propane tank monitor and the mobile link connection for the Generac standby. Interestingly the Genmon installation coexists with the Mobile Link connection. I did use a usb external WiFi module and antenna rather than the one...

I just added a Genmon to my standby after seeing GRS’s posts, it’s amazingly capable for donorware software running on a Raspberry PI. The downside is that it isn’t plug and play, but it’s not rocket science either. I would recommend it to anyone that isn’t intimidated by a bit of technology...

Good Morning It’s 53° and grey outside. Likely the high for the day, and rain is likely throughout the weekend. Yesterday started with breakfast with the professor, then picked up oldest son from local tire shop where he dropped his car off for an alignment. After that it was back to...

I really like fluke measuring equipment. I keep a dmm on both my upstairs and downstairs benches as well as one in my car, the KubVan and my Veto tool bag. I have the Simpson 260 analog meter on the electronics bench, but I took the batteries out so they wouldn’t leak out of neglect. I’ve had...

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Good Morning 42° and a mix of fog, mist and drizzle out there. Supposed to warm up to 70 with thunderstorms later in the day. Yesterday was used up by getting a colonoscopy, had four polyps removed, but otherwise good. Tuesday, I got the pad for the shed leveled and stoned before the prep for...

The 22kw generac does have an electronic governor that uses a stepper motor to control the throttle governed by output frequency. My UPS’s are fine with it as well.

Good Morning 39° and a high of 58 predicted. Partly cloudy and no rain. We got 1-1/8” overnight along with a lot of lightning. Power went out, generator did its job. Not sure how long it was out, but the generator isn’t running now. I didn’t accomplish much yesterday, I pretty much sat around...

Good Morning 51° and mostly cloudy. High in the upper 70’s with rain likely later in the day, possibly heavy with thunderstorms. Yesterday’s trip to Palm beach didn’t go as planned. Our planned departure time was 3:30, we didn’t leave until 6:06,our departure time was pushed back twice due to...

My suggestion as well. I started with their 225a TIG machine and now have their Plasma cutter and 285a MIG machine. You will find their support is second to none. Look at review’s. I no longer have any miller or hobart machines in my shop. I still have a Hobart engine driven 300a AC-DC stick...