so waht ya doin today?

[Ian]

Chasing every hose & seal over time would annoy me profusely. Once they start going, like our high pressure hot water lines, Chevy cooler lines, I change them all. Helps having a shop 3 minutes away that can make crimped end hose of all kinds, doesn't help the fact that they are expensive.

I'd just do it all and be done except I know as soon as I do one of the hydraulic pumps will let go, one of the drive chains in the lower end will break, the head crack will finally get too bad to deal with, or something else major will happen that will basically total the machine. The hour meter reads 9K something and hasn't worked in probably years before I bought it in 2009, I know I've put at least 600 more on it, so band-aids and baling wire will keep it going until then. I bought a newer 763 with a bad engine a few years ago with 3900 hours on it and knew everything else on it was in decent shape, so when my current one finally bites the dust I'll fix it up to use around the property instead and I'll make a phone call that will make the old one disappear and turn into a few dollars cash from the scrap yard.

 

[KeithB]

Speaking of broken hydraulics - I got my ankle replaced yesterday with a new unit. It's a little easier to establish a smooth gait now. And no clicking, I can sneak up on my breakfast. Hopefully I'm good for another couple years or 50,000 steps, whichever comes first.

 

[Rick]

And today an entire building shows up on site? I take it the slab is already in?

 

[fiver]

that bobcat sounds like the Bronco.
by the time the engine went out I had replaced almost everything around it and was too invested to just let it go.
now I'm 10-12G into a rust bucket that has brand new running gear under it from axle to axel

 

[KeithB]

Building to be delivered tomorrow at 10 am. Site prepped but they will pour slab after perimeter is framed. Said they can do it even if walls are up. We’ll see. Keeping fingers crossed for no rain for next 24 hours.

 

[Bret4207]

Never underestimate the ability of bailing wire and duct tape to keep something running long past the time any sane person would have scrapped it. Almost every vehicle I've owned bears testament to this adage!


Keith, do they give you an actual estimate of how many steps it's supposed to be good for? 50K doesn't seem like very many. My wife and oldest daughter have those fit-bit doohickeys and they do 8-11k steps per day just at work and around the house, no fitness walking or anything.

 

[fiver]

I think he was poking a little fun at the old 3 year 30-K mile type car adds.
I just about broke down and bought a new Ford pickup a few years back when they offered me a forever warranty on the truck.
all I had to do was take it in to them for oil changes like every 3,000 miles.
probably should have took them up on it but I wanted to pay for my house and not make 2 house payments.

 

[KeithB]

I was writing in jest. I have no idea how long my prosthetic is supposed to last, nor really does my prosthetics guy. I did ask him about the issue and he said that the next step up was prosthetics used by athletic types like racewalkers. I'm at the upper limit of "normal" activity according to him.

 

[Ian]

Makes you appreciate what your OEM parts go through year after year, doesn't it?

 

[Brad]

My OEM parts are at that age where they are showing wear. Knees ache and Arthur it making an appearance in the hands at times.

Keith, far better to be at the upper limit for activity than the lower limit. Keep going strong.

 

[CZ93X62]

After-market parts like those Keith and I use are nice when needed, but I wouldn't recommend them as options absent of clear need.

I have an appointment with The Fake Foot Foundry tomorrow to sort out a few fit questions. I don't know where I sit on the "activity continuum" Keith spoke of--somewhere near the middle, I suspect. I am striving to lose some of my arroz con pollo table muscle that has accumulated since the surgery, and weight loss is happening......slowly. Laying off of the Mexican food would pay dividends, I am sure. If only it tasted worse......

 

[Pistolero]

Hell, Keith if you blow this one out, go full race. Maybe they have some version
of a nitrous oxide bottle, if you get in a big hurry.

It is very cool that there have been such advancements in prosthetics. Long John Silver would
be jealous, I'm sure.

Seriously, walking around a shop all day, you probably put a lot more miles on one of those things
than most folks. You may really be functioning at the level that is called 'race walking' just
doing your normal work.

Bill

 

[Pistolero]

I'm working on a portable subscale of my dueling tree to take out to Colorado. I have several
.22 rated reactive targets for the kids, but need a big boys reactive target for the nephew in law
and me, and maybe the nieces to shoot with .38s and .45s. Got the steel this AM, about half
done, will do some welding and drilling and should be ready for sandblast and paint this afternoon.

Pix when it is roughly done. It will only have two plates to keep the weight and size down for
hauling back and forth.

Bill

 

[Brad]

Cast 400+ 200 swc to keep the 1911 fed.

Did some thinking and realized that if I shot 200 rounds per outing I need a casting session for every two range sessions. Yikes

I need to cast more or I will be shooting less.

 

[Ian]

Are you starting to understand why Fiver and I judge our "quantity on hand" of pistol bullets by how high up they are in the 5-gallon bucket?

 

[L Ross]

Cast up about 300 RCBS 30-180-SP. I had forgotten about this mould. What a joy to use after fighting with a NOE and a Lee. I wish there were custom mould makers that used Mehanite and made quality 2 and 3 cavity specimens. My NOE 5 cavity for the XCB bullet makes a nice pile of bullets but it is a bit of a pain in the behind to use. Too a scooter ride to Cabela's for a higher set of 22 rings and some fluorocarbon line and ended up riding in a pretty good down pour for about 15 miles on the way home.

 

[Pistolero]

Ok here is the mini- dueling tree. Two plates off of my 6 plate tree. The feet unbolt so it
can be carried easily. I bolted the pivot tubes on so I could try different top contours as
"cams" to get the plates to flop over and stay properly. I don't like extreme tilt on the
main angle. This one is 15 deg and the tops of the tubes have a high spot in the rear center, so
should want to swing forward. We'll see. If welded in, can't change the shape very easily.
The extra plates are thinner and lighter for .22 RF use. I need to sandblast it and paint it,
and call it done. You can't see the holes for spikes in the feet, if it wants to flip over too easily.


Bill

 

[Ian]

@L Ross , there is. Accurate molds. Excellent steel moulds in at least up to three cavity. I have a couple and they are nothing short of fabulous.

 

[462]

L. Ross,
My 2-43 dated four-groove 03A3 has an intimate love affair with the RCBS 30-180-SP, and am getting ready to load another 50 rounds.

 

[fiver]

I like the 150 version, the 180 would just be more of the same.