so waht ya doin today?
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Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Got the snow moved enough to be able to get out of the garage and whatnot. Used Gordys snowblower. He was gifted this last year I think, he broke the muffler off it at some point and didn't mention it to me- or save the muffler! From what I can tell a replacement runs well over $100.00! Going to have to build something I guess.
Despite frozen fingers, I finally got the crawler going...on one cylinder, but it's running. The old 2 cylinder John Deeres are dead simple, but they hid everything you need to get to under the hood which was pretty well froze into position. It's gonna have to come off so I can run some new wiring. At least it moves and I did break out the snow banks neighbor Earl would have had a hard time with with his plow truck. Not a lot of fun though!
I think I got me a wood lathe! Found it on CL this am- a fine old Walker-Turner with a bench and all the goodies. Talked to the owner who is disposing of his parents estate. He says it's very heavy, so I'm going to need both the boys to give me a hand. This will be far nicer than the cheapie Craftsman I was trying to resurrect that was missing parts made of unobtainium. Looks like at least 3 feet between centers so I should be able to do short peavy and cant hook handles, which was the original interest.
Despite frozen fingers, I finally got the crawler going...on one cylinder, but it's running. The old 2 cylinder John Deeres are dead simple, but they hid everything you need to get to under the hood which was pretty well froze into position. It's gonna have to come off so I can run some new wiring. At least it moves and I did break out the snow banks neighbor Earl would have had a hard time with with his plow truck. Not a lot of fun though!
I think I got me a wood lathe! Found it on CL this am- a fine old Walker-Turner with a bench and all the goodies. Talked to the owner who is disposing of his parents estate. He says it's very heavy, so I'm going to need both the boys to give me a hand. This will be far nicer than the cheapie Craftsman I was trying to resurrect that was missing parts made of unobtainium. Looks like at least 3 feet between centers so I should be able to do short peavy and cant hook handles, which was the original interest.
KeithB
Resident Half Fast Machinist
Sitting here in my prosthetists office waiting while they swap out some parts on my bionic leg. My cordless snow shovel came this morning but I haven’t had a chance to open it. Should get my ammo box order from MTM soon, got notice it was shipped.
Started running a new job today, Scott got first piece done before I had to leave so he has plenty of work for next few days. I was working on new version of push thru sizer set, I’ll get back on that when I’m done here.
Started running a new job today, Scott got first piece done before I had to leave so he has plenty of work for next few days. I was working on new version of push thru sizer set, I’ll get back on that when I’m done here.
JWFilips
Well-Known Member
Installed the new shear pin in my snowblower and attempted to finish the rest of the driveway....Glad I did most of it yesterday because today is much colder and the winds and wind chill are ridiculous! Seems no matter were I thru the snow to it blew back in my face! The areas that were walked on yesterday , today, they are a packed down ice snow mix....snowblower doesn't touch them and just goes over the top.
After lunch , went down to my reloading room and used my new Sinclair large rifle primer pocket uniformer...Pretty cool device.
Did a hundred or so pieces of my 1916 Spanish Mauser brass.
After lunch , went down to my reloading room and used my new Sinclair large rifle primer pocket uniformer...Pretty cool device.
Did a hundred or so pieces of my 1916 Spanish Mauser brass.
Chopped the tops of all her bushes that got froze, before the next freeze this weekend. Baked all the 145gr pb I PCd when the humidity was low. Need to recast the 170 & 185 I cast a while back and tied to HiTek. Got a bunch of 168 GC to PC. Hey, it's going to be cold and boring so I got time. Got the call I got some more sqaumis on my neck, dentist this morning fixed the chipped front teeth. She gets her crown next week. Can't seem to stay away from docs offices. Oh well, just the fact of getting old. If I got china flu I didn't know it.
L Ross
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The ice fishing trip was a bust. Total waste of time. We got skunked, hardly marked anything. The wind just howled out of the East and even though it got int the 30's it sure as heck didn't feel like it. Jimmy and I both own two man portable shelters but did not bring them because it was supposed to be nice with a SW breeze. The wind from the East, fish bite the least, kept drifting snow into the holes. Just crappy out.
The high point of the day besides being out with my friend, was when I fired up a little Coleman grill and grilled up some Johnsonville brats. Last ice fishing trip I found an unopened can of Busch Lite in the parking area when I was policing up some litter. I par boiled those brats last night with onions so they'd cook quickly today. I apologized to the brats as I poured in the Busch Lite, but it was free and I sure wasn't going to drink it.
We stuck it out for 4 hours and quit in disgust. Then it is a 135 mile round trip besides. When I got home it was 37 degrees so I hooked up a garden hose and flushed the salt residue off the trailer and the cover over the Ranger. Spritzed the truck right away while I was at it. Drained the hoses, put everything away including the fishing gear. Nuts!
The high point of the day besides being out with my friend, was when I fired up a little Coleman grill and grilled up some Johnsonville brats. Last ice fishing trip I found an unopened can of Busch Lite in the parking area when I was policing up some litter. I par boiled those brats last night with onions so they'd cook quickly today. I apologized to the brats as I poured in the Busch Lite, but it was free and I sure wasn't going to drink it.
We stuck it out for 4 hours and quit in disgust. Then it is a 135 mile round trip besides. When I got home it was 37 degrees so I hooked up a garden hose and flushed the salt residue off the trailer and the cover over the Ranger. Spritzed the truck right away while I was at it. Drained the hoses, put everything away including the fishing gear. Nuts!
L Ross
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OMG, my whole tough day made wonderful by Mrs. Wonderful. She served me a delicious Supper of marinated pan seared venison back loin, Hasselback potato, and sauteed zucchini with onion and parmesan cheese. A glass of good red wine from a local winery washed it all down. Just splendid!
And she fired up the wood stove because she knew I'd be wet and chilled after washing the trailer. I don't deserve this woman.
And she fired up the wood stove because she knew I'd be wet and chilled after washing the trailer. I don't deserve this woman.
fiver
Well-Known Member
still sizing and checking silhouette bullets.
a 3 pound can of coffee weighs a lot more when filled with bullets.
got a box today.
it had a whole bunch of 218 BEE brass and bullets in it.
i don't own a 218.
but i do own a 25-20 and a 223
probably let go of a hundred of each to a buddy i know that does have one though.
a 3 pound can of coffee weighs a lot more when filled with bullets.
got a box today.
it had a whole bunch of 218 BEE brass and bullets in it.
i don't own a 218.
but i do own a 25-20 and a 223
probably let go of a hundred of each to a buddy i know that does have one though.
RBHarter
West Central AR
Took Ms to the Doc . 5 day vaca for me . Oh the joy of the wonder bug .
Scripted her for the whatchamacallit quinine , 1000 mg ea vitamin D3 ,C , a snort of zinc , 325 mg aspirin and a 5 day Zithromicin .
That's probably what my sinus thing was but it's all but gone now . Gogo OJ and tonic water . Aspirin everyday anyway for the BP an life an age aches .
Needed a day to get some casting done anyway .
Scripted her for the whatchamacallit quinine , 1000 mg ea vitamin D3 ,C , a snort of zinc , 325 mg aspirin and a 5 day Zithromicin .
That's probably what my sinus thing was but it's all but gone now . Gogo OJ and tonic water . Aspirin everyday anyway for the BP an life an age aches .
Needed a day to get some casting done anyway .
Ian
Notorious member
Yup. Took a furnace to work and set it up on top of my tool box, plug it in 30 minutes before dinner time, set a mould on top, eat my dinner, and then cast bullets for 45 minutes rather than waste time on my phone. Also gives me more time at home to do stuff other than cast. I also do some case prep from time to time depending on how bad my hands and shoulders hurt.
Got my self-centering vise today, it's better than expected for $260 but not quite solid enough for machining bullet moulds. I got a plan worked out to true it up and clamp the mould blocks in, as well as a plan to stiffen it against cherry torque. Just need time.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
You need some of this stuff to get the zinc to make it into the cells, according to the doc anyway. I ordered some from Puritans Pride, inexpensive and won't hurt for sure. "Quercetin"
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I got the wood lathe- BUT!!!!!!! Everything that could go wrong did! The guy that I was buying it from works in Watertown and wasn't going to be home till after 5PM. No biggie I thinks, Gordy doesn't get done till 5 and I had to cook the pork roast anyway. Matt was going to come help and eat too. At 5:10PM, just as I'm starting the gravy, Gord calls-truck is out of gas at work. I have no gas, so I have to go the other direction and get some. Then 15 miles the other way to his shop. Gassed her up and it started right up. I followed Gordy and noticed he kept going slower and slower and was driving in the middle of the road. Eventually he comes to a stop in the middle of the lane and a half road, on a curve! "It just stopped!", he says. I try to start it- "click-click-click". Broken fan belt, so no alternator, and the battery was low to start with. No idea how long he drove it without the fan/alt or power steering for that matter! Kids gotta learn somehow I guess. I didn't dare get out from behind him as the lights were dead, so called Matt to come help. We were maybe 4 miles from home. Figured I'd charge the battery and park it at our church which was 3/4 miles away. Charged it for 10 minutes, while directing what little traffic there was around the mess. Oh, and it was 13 below zero! Got the truck started and away we go. Got to the church and someone was in the middle of trying to plow it out! DRAT!!! No place to park, so home it is. Just barely got it into the yard. I don't want to think about how hot it got, but there was just no where to park it. Every little farm road I normally could have used had a 3 foot berm of snow blocking it. Went in and scarfed down the now cold pork roast and noodles. Decided to use Cindys Explorer and the trailer. The trailer was buried and the boys muscled it out. I don't know why they didn't use the tractor sitting right there. Couldn't find the plug adapter for the lights that should have been right in the Sxplorer with the hitch, so Matt was going to follow close behind me. Not my favorite way of doing things! I needed to get the straps out of the garage to secure the lathe to the trailer. Had a sudden brainstorm and thought to look in my big box of trailer wiring stuff. BINGO! Brand new adapter in the box! At least I had lights. Got everything hitched up and took off. A mile and half later I realized I didn't have a cent with me!!! Turn around and get my $$$. Got to the guys house just before 8PM, so a good hour and a half after we'd planned. But at least we made it. Then I had to back the little trailer into his drive off a city street that was full of people who were apparently all PO'd at the world. Tiny mirrors, narrow drive, not much light to see by (that wasn't shining in my eyes), short trailer I couldn't see and irate people honking and gunning their engines like it would help me back up. Fun!
The seller was a real nice guy, very understanding. The lathe is a very nice and complete Walker-Turner from the 50's-early 60's I'd guess. Sits on a bench is grandfather built and came with a big box of parts and tools. It's not as far between centers as I'd hoped, maybe 30" at the most, but it's fine by me. Heavier than a dead horse. I'm happy!
Another snow storm today. I have to work on the truck and the crawler and move more snow. Well, at least I;m not bored!!!
ETA- Tried to find a pic of the lathe. Turns out it likely dates from the 1930s!
The seller was a real nice guy, very understanding. The lathe is a very nice and complete Walker-Turner from the 50's-early 60's I'd guess. Sits on a bench is grandfather built and came with a big box of parts and tools. It's not as far between centers as I'd hoped, maybe 30" at the most, but it's fine by me. Heavier than a dead horse. I'm happy!
Another snow storm today. I have to work on the truck and the crawler and move more snow. Well, at least I;m not bored!!!
ETA- Tried to find a pic of the lathe. Turns out it likely dates from the 1930s!
CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
Dr this AM. For the Knee.
I received a box of reloads yesterday. So I need to pull and harvest components. Maybe 100 ish.
CW
I received a box of reloads yesterday. So I need to pull and harvest components. Maybe 100 ish.
CW