38F and sunny @ 12:30, heading up to around 45F for the high today. Overnight low was 19F.
Red-bellied Woodpecker looking for some chow this morning along with a Starling, looks like the hopper feeder is now empty so will need to refill that today:
Got those two buckets of whole corn loaded into the deer feeder yesterday, also one suet cake put out. Deer all showed up to take advantage:
Counted 8 of them, including a couple that were behind a large oak in the background. Woman says I have to make a choice: I either get to have deer ... or shrubs ...
Reloaded most of the items back into the chemical storage cabinet, some other cleaning/vacuuming done as well.
Got section of Wonderboard Lite cut for the spot in the main bath where the wallboard was removed. Need to get the measurements for the placement of the holes for the valve and spout and get those drilled out today. Woman says She can't locate the small tiles that go along the tub on the outside near the floor. They may have gotten tossed out with the old wallboard ... which would be most unfortunate ...
Got supports for the internal funnels cut out of some 2 x 4's and stapled in place on the portable sanding table and two (of three) hardboard panels glued in place:
Still need to cut the 3rd triangular panel that spans the other two and get that glued in. Figured out that the dust port fitting isn't actually needed: the hose from the Shop Vac plugs into the hole ...
Had to run down to the corner and pick up 5 gallons of diesel as the torpedo heater finally ran out and wouldn't fire off. Only took it up to a little over 1/4 tank, probably will swing by there later and pick up another 5 gallons.
Amazon delivered two items yesterday: an eraser stick for sanders and a pair of feather boards for the router table.
Mounted Dust Deputy on the lid of dust collection drum. After looking at it, think I'll probably take it back apart and add a piece of 3/4 ply as a backer.
Woman fixed a couple of Braunschweiger sandwiches for lunch before She ran out to do grocery shopping. Tasty ...
Cut a bunch of 15/32nds plywood scraps that I had laying around to use for drawer slides.
Think I was able to convert/figure out all the dimensions on drawer system from metric and get those listed out on paper.
Also got the layout done for the slots on the main workbench in both directions.
So getting closer to having a real plan.
Noticed that the price of 3/4" Baltic Birch shot up $70/sheet ($138 ---> $204) at that local hardwood supplier I found since I last looked ... which is a real bummer. Should have made the trip when I had the chance ...
Need to place an order @ Menards, mostly all for stuff they have on sale, some free or nearly free after rebate. Including some containers for small parts storage.
Also need to order a 100" saw guide today, looks like the Swanson will win out as it got good reviews and is reasonably priced (around $35)
Will probably head up to the shop here in a bit and fire up the double barrel and get that warmed up so I can shoot the dust collection drum with a final coat of paint.
Otherwise see what else develops.
Hope everyone has a great Saturday ...
