I don't even know what to say to that. It's 38 here and I am MIGHTY unhappy about it.
What did you do in your shop today?
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I don't even know what to say to that. It's 38 here and I am MIGHTY unhappy about it.
News flash for you little buddy... Might as well find a warm spot in that 38 and be happy about it, because being unhappy about it does not change it even a little bit! Put on your long johns, (well in your case your Johns), and go forth into the world with a big grin hidden beneath your Yosemite Sam mustache, knowing that Al Gore told you it was going to warm up 2 degrees in the next 20 years, 35 years ago.
We even had pictures a few days ago to prove that theory!
Don't worry boys, I've got my thermals on and I'm out here working. I'll gripe and complain, but I'll be at work.
Notice he used the plural "thermals" and not the singular "thermal". I'm betting Tony looks like a miniature Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man!
He just uses knee socks, they probably come all the way up.
So I went out in the shop and did a couple of maintenance things over the last few days.
Took the air filter off the dust collector, took it outside, then used the leaf blower on it to clean it out. Then went back in the shop and moved the motor/impeller from the shop wall to the opposite wall. I had built an enclosure to help reduce the sound in the shop. My wife is much happier as she can now hear herself think in her craft room. Directly transmitting sound/vibration through the wall turned out to not be a good idea - not that I ever thought is was a good one, it just turned out to be much louder than I thought it would be. Emptied the 55 gallon drum of shavings and sawdust - there's someone coming to get the bag. They grow mushrooms and want to use it as the medium to grow it in.
Then got back to working on the segmented bowls.
Took the air filter off the dust collector, took it outside, then used the leaf blower on it to clean it out. Then went back in the shop and moved the motor/impeller from the shop wall to the opposite wall. I had built an enclosure to help reduce the sound in the shop. My wife is much happier as she can now hear herself think in her craft room. Directly transmitting sound/vibration through the wall turned out to not be a good idea - not that I ever thought is was a good one, it just turned out to be much louder than I thought it would be. Emptied the 55 gallon drum of shavings and sawdust - there's someone coming to get the bag. They grow mushrooms and want to use it as the medium to grow it in.
Then got back to working on the segmented bowls.
Something to look forward too.
Yesterday I sharpened my bandsaw blade & cut up a large batch of Camphor box blanks. Today rounded out about 50 & put tenons on both ends for chucking on lathe.
18 Camphor boxes rough hollowed & in kiln to dry for a few weeks. Marked tops & bases with secret codes so I know which go together. Most were fairly dry to start with.
Camphor wood moves or changes shape a lot while drying, so blanks must be roughed out & completely dry before final cutting & fitting the lid.
I'll be putting inserts & "fake" stone inlay in them like below photos
18 Camphor boxes rough hollowed & in kiln to dry for a few weeks. Marked tops & bases with secret codes so I know which go together. Most were fairly dry to start with.
Camphor wood moves or changes shape a lot while drying, so blanks must be roughed out & completely dry before final cutting & fitting the lid.
I'll be putting inserts & "fake" stone inlay in them like below photos
Only 79* here again today!!
Colin, I hope you can get to your mailbox by Saturday (maybe Friday). I sent you a box.
Only 79* here again today!!
I think I can handle the 25 foot walk from the shop to the post office even though it's uphill both ways into a headwind
We got up above zero a little bit and got an inch or so of snow today.
Looks good, but I'm curious about the "fake" inlay??
Lee, I bet the Shop smells great! Tony
I finished up a goblet candle holder....
Well, once again tonight I braved the insane cold (45) and got my Carter guides installed. Works like a champ! Tony
Now you need a new throat plate....
The glimpse I get of your shop make me feel scared and twitchy. How can you work in that??????