What did you do in your shop today?
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Could be either I guess, nothing is off the table. But it is only 9x9 inches so not a very large wall hanger if I went that way. I do have a piece of 3/16" ply cut for the bottom / back but haven't cut the dados for it yet. If I wall hung it I suppose I could cut rabbets instead. I spent this afternoon making handle / knobs for the doors and doing some more sanding. Probably finish the doors about 90% and then glue it all together (because of the way the doors hinge on those pins it's hard to finish the inside with the doors in place) and then finish the outside and give it all a good once over.
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Put some new wheels on my sanding cart. When I used it to get the new lathe into position it couldn't take the weight and bent one. Rolls great again now! Hopefully these will handle 800 lbs. LOL!
Made it mobile with these from Woodcraft. They work very well on these little lathes.
Today, cleaned up a 55 Husqvarna chainsaw dumpster find. Got it running in 20 minutes. De-comp works, oiler works, brake works. Bar burred bad with a nose sprocket seized (likely rust) and chain shot. Plan to buy a combo chain & bar along with a scabbard. Then see how it really works. They rarely work out this quick, waiting for the catch....
Yesterday, worked on a 22hp intek B&S, 46" cut Ariens lawn tractor. Ran jumpers from the truck to the mower and found both coils fired. Gas tank was full of bugs, leaves and crap. It had a sandwich bag gas cap that came off at some point. This was a property clean-up find. Found a working gas cap on a scrap mower, removed and cleaned gas tank. Flushed fuel lines and replaced fuel inline filter from tank to fuel pump. Disconnected line from fuel pump to carb. Cranked over, fuel pumped worked and flushed lines. Disconnected line from carb and hooked back to fuel pump and flushed that line. Hooked line back to carb, removed fuel solenoid and cranked to flush carb. Cleaned solenoid, it was gummed up, turned key to test. It worked. Put spark plugs and solenoid back in, made sure air filter was clean, and cranked. Fired.....ran 5 minutes. Stalled as soon as I hooked up the battery. Then it was dead.....until I disconnected the seat safety. Went and picked up a new battery, $76 with core credit. That sucks, was $35 5 years ago. Took 2 donor tires, on rims from a parts Husky and put on the front. WoW...realize why the other tires were super BALD, they sit at 30 degrees "V". Non-adjustable tie rods.
What would you do? Buy replacement aftermarket adjustable tie rods? Buy replacement front wheel spindles? Get out a few big wrenches and pipes and bend things back into toe? Or other?
Yesterday, worked on a 22hp intek B&S, 46" cut Ariens lawn tractor. Ran jumpers from the truck to the mower and found both coils fired. Gas tank was full of bugs, leaves and crap. It had a sandwich bag gas cap that came off at some point. This was a property clean-up find. Found a working gas cap on a scrap mower, removed and cleaned gas tank. Flushed fuel lines and replaced fuel inline filter from tank to fuel pump. Disconnected line from fuel pump to carb. Cranked over, fuel pumped worked and flushed lines. Disconnected line from carb and hooked back to fuel pump and flushed that line. Hooked line back to carb, removed fuel solenoid and cranked to flush carb. Cleaned solenoid, it was gummed up, turned key to test. It worked. Put spark plugs and solenoid back in, made sure air filter was clean, and cranked. Fired.....ran 5 minutes. Stalled as soon as I hooked up the battery. Then it was dead.....until I disconnected the seat safety. Went and picked up a new battery, $76 with core credit. That sucks, was $35 5 years ago. Took 2 donor tires, on rims from a parts Husky and put on the front. WoW...realize why the other tires were super BALD, they sit at 30 degrees "V". Non-adjustable tie rods.
What would you do? Buy replacement aftermarket adjustable tie rods? Buy replacement front wheel spindles? Get out a few big wrenches and pipes and bend things back into toe? Or other?
I have always been a prize mechanic, so 'prize' away at it first and see if that comes back to straight.
I'm with Frank on the "prize" method, especially since it's a "find". If you can get movement from a little prying, but they won't stay straight, I'd also consider pulling out the welder and welding some auxillary bars where needed to keep them straight. That's all assuming a lot of things- you plan to use this mower vs selling it, there is somewhere to weld braces without messing up spindle/deck, etc,. With non adjustable tie rods, wonder if something at their anchor points is out of whack. Not knowing how that one is put together, concern would be bent frame, or deck. I would take it out and make sure you can drive straight with it and make sure you can mow level with it.
Hard to tell without being there, but at this point all you have into it is a battery and your time. Battery can be used for other equipment if necessary, and your time is worth whatever value you want to assign to it.
I finished the inside and the doors over the last few days and finally, today I was ready to glue it into a box form. Came together nicely so far. The interesting bit was getting the doors to operate smoothly and try to get the reveals as even as I could. Next I'll put some ebony splines in the corners and then finish the outside and it'll be done.
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Thanks Rob. I tried to look back but couldn't find the original sale. I think you sold me some of that - do the two thin slices of leopard wood look familiar to you? And that frame I think is curly mango (but it could be a wavy grained oak, I like it what ever it is). I still have part of the board and could take a photo if you want to see it closer.
Doug, The Leopard wood isn't from me but I also bought some on WB. a while ago. I was commenting on how much I like the combo of the woods you picked out and the resemblance with your frame and some Oak that I have.
Doug, I may have sent the Leopard wood your way. It looks great in your doors!
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Turned a couple small pieces from scrap claro (on the right) and plum on the left with Blackwood lid. The green piece is ash to get the liming wax treatment. May do some experiments on scrap to see how dying the liming wax would work. To the right of the ash is a piece of dogwood I just put a waste block on.
I was thinking it was either you or Jason that had those leopard wood thins, thanks Jonathan. They're perfect for this. Rob ( @rob3232 ) here's a couple detail shots of the board I used for the frame. I think you might be correct, it might be curly oak, not mango. And it might very well have come from you. Where ever it came from, it's beautiful and I'd use more of it if I get the chance.
I got my spline jig organized (seems like every project I do I have to adjust or re-make jigs) and glued in some ebony splines on the corners. After they dry I'll trim them off and do some sanding and get the first coat of WoP on the outside.
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Awesome! You found a very creative way to show them off! Looks great!
P.s. I originally got the leopard wood from Jason.
Wait ... did you charge me a middleman fee?Awesome! You found a very creative way to show them off! Looks great!
P.s. I originally got the leopard wood from Jason.
I wish that I had thought of that!
We had a bad storm come through a neighboring town and took down a fair amount of trees.
Had a friend reach out to ask if I wanted any wood. Ginkgo, White Oak or Maple.
Well, I don’t really need any wood, but I absolutely love White Oak. So, grabbed a small crotch section and a few branches.
Told them I’d turn them a bowl in “memory of the storm”.
Like I said, I absolutely love the grain in the Oak, and the smell, and the way it finishes.
These are 8-9” live edge that need to dry before finishing.
Had a friend reach out to ask if I wanted any wood. Ginkgo, White Oak or Maple.
Well, I don’t really need any wood, but I absolutely love White Oak. So, grabbed a small crotch section and a few branches.
Told them I’d turn them a bowl in “memory of the storm”.
Like I said, I absolutely love the grain in the Oak, and the smell, and the way it finishes.
These are 8-9” live edge that need to dry before finishing.
White Oak is nice! Love your natural edge bowls! I would have grabbed some Ginkgo if I lived closer. Never worked with it. Chuck