Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

51 and getting a much needed small rain. Should see 79, but windy.

Heading to vet this morning. New protocol...sit in truck and call them when I get there...they come get dog...then bring dog back and then call me with info. Different than my dentist and dermatologist, who sent emails that they are closed (dentist available for emergencies). I certainly understand.

Brought in the last load of rounds on the ground, under shelter before the rain hit. I need to build another couple of pallet frames before I split...was gonna try to pick up some pallets at HD earlier this week, but they looked short handed and they'd have to send someone to open the back gate and babysit to make sure I took only their throw away ones, not the good ones.

PJ, thanks for sharing that skunk vid...I know that feeling of surprise when almost stepping on one in the dark.

 

[Eric Salop]

Very little wind this morning, even without sunshine it seems much warmer. Instead of being huddled next to their mothers, most lambs are already up and playing with their friends.

Had a good play myself yesterday, at annealing. Settled on coil shape and have it running at 100 kHz (i.e. induced current changes direction 100 thousand times a second). With some temporary water cooling running through the induction coil I could mess around with a few more variables, how far the brass goes inside the coil, tweaking the supply voltage and adjusting the length of time magnetic field heats the brass.



Next time it rains I will tidy it all up and add a clearer display for the timer.


Mostly, ground fault trips over the years must have saved a good number of electrical fires and people being electrocuted, but they can be a real pain too. Not the best of times to be loosing food, lucky you have a good neighbor.

Drew, nice neat raised bed. I suggested to my wife she dig up her flowers and only grow food this year. The look in her eyes told me she knew a way to make our food go twice as far

C-19 news
All schools close here indefinitely from Friday. Some will reopen next week as child care centres for keyworkers. As well as the obvious doctors and nurses, delivery drivers are now recognised as keyworkers.

Best news - still no zombies

 

[Eric Salop]

Some people who get through a lot more brass than me have made very elaborate machines to automatically feed cases in. I will be content to do mine manually. This commercial Geraud auto feeder is a smart design.

Giraud/Fluxeon Annealer - YouTube

And then there is this triumph of complexity over simplicity :confused2:

Annealing Made Perfect Auto-feeder - YouTube

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 37ｰ with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 52ｰ with rain in PM. Made beef stew in IP yesterday. Sure made house smell good. Never got anything done in shop or barn. Started a Audible book. Got 7 hrs done. Still another 6 to go. If i want to get some of the yard work done I need 5 gallons of gas. Not sure I will go out and get it. No other plans for today.
I think the black squirrel has a young one.


Rich, cat looks comfortable.

RNG, TSC is showing $34.99 for there 41% Glyphosate Concentrate, 2-1/2 gal.

Randy, great grandson picture.

Riptide, good skunk pictures, But !!

LS, try loosening all bolts while front of of tractor is lifted off ground with FEL. Mine was not level when it was delivered. Dealer came out to my place. We did the leveling together. Took about 30 minutes with a impact wrench.

Drew, good luck with listing you place.

Good Morning All.

 

[Buppies]

44 high of 76 today storms possible this evening ground surface very wet from rain last night

Prayers for all

 

[Buppies]

Nice picture Ron

 

[Thomas]

wngsprd
.was gonna try to pick up some pallets at HD earlier this week, but they looked short handed and they'd have to send someone to open the back gate and babysit to make sure I took only their throw away ones, not the good ones.
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Also get pallets from HD than cut them up for Mrs. kindling box.

 

[Thomas]

30F now upper 30's for high,1-2 inches snow for today already 1/2" fallen.

Outside chores done E muffin time. :licking:
Plans for today...Because of weather all yard work postpond,quick trip to town for meds,finish 3pt. hitch carry box for tractor,make good ole country meatloaf dinner :licking:

Enjoy the day all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 38F @ 5:30AM. Partly cloudy skies. High 63F. Winds light and variable.

Finally, a day without rain. The ground was pretty soft yesterday when I used the tractor to unload the concrete bags from the truck, and I'm hoping it soaked down enough to make the digging easy, too. Gonna see if I can find the leak in the propane line today.

Pretty good mad scientist imitation, Eric. Is that a .223?

Ron, TSC link didn't work. Mom always liked you best...:laughing:

If your town has a tile store, Wng, they'll have a ton of pallets to give away.:thumbsup:

Taxes done, but had a hard time e-filing. Long time on the telephone with TurboTax support, for no help. Bug in program I found a way around, support couldn't find a way to report it.:confused2:

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Intermittent rain 68˚F heading to the mid 70s.

Might head out to the trails if the rain simmers down, they are still open. Might take my pitchfork with me, just in case I see a pile of mulch that needs spreading.

Mom has a persistant Armadillo. Has anyone tried this? https://www.acehardware.com/departm...es&gclid=CLW4uI_MpugCFcgkgQodpSQI3A&gclsrc=ds

Ron that looks like a rat on a tree.

Drew, you are right, all initial shopping for real estate is online only the most serious will come out quickly. With lowering interest rates this might be a good time.