Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

85F clouds every now and than slight breeze,had quick shower couple hours ago drop the 11 degrees.

Weather put me crawl mold you might say,looks like relaxing on the deck after sun goes
down with twin stick lime popsickle.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

There is a copy Makita one. Gives it away by saying there is an adaptor for Makita battery. LOL
...
Sneaky liars but what can you expect from people like that.

Near as I can tell, Makita tools use either 12, 18/36, or 40/80 volt power supplies. So the 24V spec battery is the first clue that it's a fake.

I haven't been able to find a hand held trimmer like Randy's in the Makita product lineup, either. Just the small chainsaws and the pole saws.

Makita USA

Makita USA: The Leader In Cordless with 18V LXT Lithium-Ion. The best in class for cordless power tool technology. A leader in power tool technology for the professional.

www.makitatools.com

 

[rswyan]

80F with very gusty winds right at the moment, feels like 84F. Was 90F or better earlier, with the HI approaching 100.

We are currently under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 18:45 ... which just became a Dangerous Thunder Storm Alert. Sure hope we get some rain from it.

Refilled hummingbird feeder earlier.

Also fueled Cub and unwrapped cedar fence panel and took it around back to be cut along with a bunch of 5 gallon buckets that need rinsed out.

Filled water buffalo about 3/4, and The Woman and I went up and watered the newly planted hosta. Also watered the lilac bush and the ginkgo tree. The Squeak escaped just prior to that and was being very difficult to catch and put inside. A round from the Ruger .380 had her heading to the garage in very short order though.

Got the risers for the portable bed waterer taped up with teflon and the sprinkler heads put on and the risers themselves screwed into PVC tee's. Also cleaned off the UPC tags off. Now need to start gluing pieces together ... assuming the glue I have is still good.

Had spaghetti for late lunch, which might also have been dinner.

Waiting for heads up from neighbor to backfill his electrical trench to the new building he just put up.

Now raining steady but the worst isn't here yet.

 

[rswyan]

Sorry about your Missy top.

 

[txdon]

Near as I can tell, Makita tools use either 12, 18/36, or 40/80 volt power supplies. So the 24V spec battery is the first clue that it's a fake.

I haven't been able to find a hand held trimmer like Randy's in the Makita product lineup, either. Just the small chainsaws and the pole saws.

A heavier 2 hand 4 1/2" Makita 18v is about the closest they make, or made - it's unavailable on Amazon.

Amazon.com

Sold as a 5" bare tool $99 here:

Makita LXCU01Z 18V Cordless LXT Lithium-Ion 5 in. Chainsaw (Bare Tool) [KBK61S46O8] - $99.07 : bilemete.com

bilemete.com Makita LXCU01Z 18V Cordless LXT Lithium-Ion 5 in. Chainsaw (Bare Tool) [KBK61S46O8] - Powered by two 18V LXT Lithium-Ion batteries. Makita-built motor delivers 980 FPM for increased cutting speed. 5 In. guide bar is ideal for limbing. Tool-less chain adjustments for convenient...

www.bilemete.com

 

[PJSprog]

Condolences, Randy. Tough time for the fuzzy butts in this thread.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Looks nice, Rick, if you can find 'em when you need 'em. The wall hanger thing I have is too big to lose, and there's so much stuff everywhere else on the wall there's no place else for it to go.

Mine are in a large zip lock bag .. in their own drawer.

 

[RoyJackson]

We lost another kitty today, my baby girl Missy.View attachment 704131

Very sorry for your loss, my friend...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

A heavier 2 hand 4 1/2" Makita 18v is about the closest they make, or made - it's unavailable on Amazon.

Good dig, Don. That model is shown as Discontinued on the Makita website, though:

Makita USA - Product Details -LXCU01Z

18V LXT® Lithium-Ion Cordless 4-1/2" Chain Saw, Tool Only

www.makitatools.com

The replacement looks like an 18V version of the 36V saw that Paul and I, and I think Drew, too, have. Not a one handed saw at all (unless you wanna end up one handed after an accident ).

Maybe since Makita discontinued the mini saw, they're working on a handier version. I'd be a buyer only if it used the same 18V battery as the rest of the LXT line.

 

[Alien]

I'd be in for a 18 Volt one too. Not interested in 36 volts.

 

[daugen]

Sorry about Missy's passing Randy, hope you are all doing ok.

nice dinner and swim in friend's pool, water was 89 degrees by the time I left, gone up 2 degrees during this very
hot afternoon.

came back to find more wilting flowers, did more watering, this hot weather really stresses out some plants. I'm watering the veggie garden every day.

little 2 ton a/c unit keeping this house nice and cool as long as I have a few fans moving the air. Sure felt good walking in the door.

My friends tonight with the coffee business says their business has picked back up in last two weeks about 10 percent. It had dropped in half over the last year.
They don't think it will ever be the same due to folks permanently working out of the their home and less conventional offices with break rooms and coffee service.

used my Makita string trimmer today for a little while. Never should have bought the smallest one, went for lightweight but line used is really wimpy. I made it as long as I could and then
cut if off squarely, which I find helps get a better cut, and it works, just feeble. Sure not my old echo but also no muss no fuss.

 

[Buppies]

Sorry about Missy Toppop

 

[MoKelly]

We lost another kitty today, my baby girl Missy.View attachment 704131

So very sorry. Cute kitty for sure.

MoKelly

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Metal tank?

Plastic tank

 

[NHBX]

Toppop, so sorry for your loss of Missy

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Thanks for all the bolt info.

Good morning is a great thread - for finding threads !

And buying tools.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Yep...now it's Thurgood Marshall, but most folks still call it BWI

It uses both names. I work right beside it.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Sorry about your Missy kitty, she looks like she was cared for quite well.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

We lost another kitty today, my baby girl Missy.View attachment 704131

Sorry you lost another.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

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76° right now...high in the upper 80's....
Boy, I hate hot weather (anything above 80°)

I wonder how many of the new move in's here in Texas decide to leave after Halloween, when it's just starting to cool down? Maybe the prices for houses will come back down to reality.

Good morning, we finally had some very considerate rain, only falling after dark and almost done by breakfast time.

Most new things here are made with metric threads and have been for quite a while, so I was a bit stumped yesterday when I came to fit a plate on a water pump to find that an M8 bolt would only go for a single turn into a blind threaded hole before getting too tight to turn by hand. Tried again in another hole with another bolt and that was just the same. For those of you with much more experience of UNC, would appreciate your view on if that sounds likely to be a 5/16 UNC thread ?

Bird, look forward to seeing more pictures now you have got the hang of it.

I have thread profile gages to measure external threads. Glad the team helped you out.


That Beef ranching course looks like it would be a good one. Especially the Prime Rib dinner. Hope they serve y'all a 24 oz cut.

RNG, another use of scotch brite pads, when they lose their grit, you can stuff them into weep holes on the exterior of your home. Just be sure to wash out the steel or anything that can rust. They provide a great air filter, while bugs don't eat them. Just cut a piece and stuff it in the crack.

Billy, hope you're still improving. I hope I can be 10% of the guy you think I am. I've got plenty of faults.

Bupps, glad it came back negative, sorry about your hand. Prayers.

Prayers for our team....and our nation.