Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

Not sure whether you are a source of inspiration or guilt LOL

LOL ... well, hopefully, if nothing else it's at least (a source of) entertainment ...

Sometimes, I'm worn out just reading what you do.

What wears me out is thinking about what I have still yet to do ...

Sometimes a day will have gone by and I'll be sittin' up in the shed, about ready to shut it down for the night, and then look at what there is still to be done ...

It would be depressing ... other than the fact that I know that I did make at least some progress ... writing up it and posting it helps in that it makes me look at what I did manage to get done ... rather than what I didn't ...

A good part of this evolution I'm on now is due to my own bad habits - not putting tools away, not completing things once started, neglected maintenance, etc. ...

I guess the upside is that in the not too distant future I should have a reasonably nice, and fairly well organized shop space - where I can actually find things - to do some work in ...

So, when ready, I think I could find enough around my place to keep you occupied a few days (or weeks).

Sounds like fun ... and very tempting ...

 

[daugen]

55 degrees and cloudy, 82 predicted as high for next four days.

well, I did not get arrested yesterday, but I sure didn't get far with that lock. I drilled and drilled and drilled, small bits to larger bits until there was nothing left of the lock mechanism and it still would not let go. grrrrrr.
ok, brute force time. Headed back at it this morning with a helper, and we will take the wheel off the trailer, clamp included, cut the clamp off with my new 10amp Dewalt compact sawzall with lots of metal blades (didn't want the huge conventional style-too heavy) and I will cut that sucker off hopefully without hitting the tire.
well, kudos to the clamp maker, can't fault the thing doing exactly what it is designed for, preventing brutes like me from stealing the boat...

Three hour home inspection on Wednesday. After this weekend, I'm ready. Got into the worst of the yukky corners of the basement, where stuff had been piled for many, many years. And then the movers come next week, busy, busy.

uh, has any one heard from JD? hmmmm.

 

[Thomas]

54F cloudy temps reaching mid 70's.
Seem upper northeast tasting early fall theses days,wonder if weather will fool leaves into changing early.

 

[Buppies]

70 this morning high of 78 later with about 1/2in of rain in forecast. Got cars cleaned and detailed after going to church, and now the work week begins

 

[Buppies]

54F cloudy temps reaching mid 70's.
Seem upper northeast tasting early fall theses days,wonder if weather will fool leaves into changing early.

Best guess is yes it will and an early fall we shall have. Winter giving mixed signals though

 

[aczlan]

well, I did not get arrested yesterday, but I sure didn't get far with that lock. I drilled and drilled and drilled, small bits to larger bits until there was nothing left of the lock mechanism and it still would not let go. grrrrrr.
ok, brute force time. Headed back at it this morning with a helper, and we will take the wheel off the trailer, clamp included, cut the clamp off with my new 10amp Dewalt compact sawzall with lots of metal blades (didn't want the huge conventional style-too heavy) and I will cut that sucker off hopefully without hitting the tire.
well, kudos to the clamp maker, can't fault the thing doing exactly what it is designed for, preventing brutes like me from stealing the boat...

Might bring along an angle grinder and some thin cutting discs if you have them. That generally works better on hardened steel than a sawzall.

Aaron Z

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of Coffee. 59° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 77° with mix of sun and clouds. Off to visit wife's childhood friend on East side of Metro area.
Drew, I would think that a security device like you have will make putty of them metal sawzall blades. I think I would use a 4" cutoff grinder on it.
Good Morning All.

 

[daugen]

good advice guys, think I already packed the grinder/cutoff but I'll look for it.
going to cut the "ear" off, unlikely to be hardened. Will report back, maybe even with pics.
officer, I really do own this...

 

[WayneB]

54 and heading to the mid70’s today with some clouds.
up early and will be off to do some weeding and mowing.

 

[txdon]

Might bring along an angle grinder and some thin cutting discs if you have them. That generally works better on hardened steel than a sawzall.

Aaron Z

I was thinking the same thing - this is an grinder job.

Good hot Morning! It never got cooler than 81˚ overnight but If I can get out for a few hours this morning a few things might get done, just waiting for the first glimpse of daylight.