One of the cylinders is an inch from your ass, separated by a thin piece of plastic.
You cook from both ends.
What was your most interesting recent non solar project?
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You cook from both ends.
I generally use a straight edge for ripping boards but I’m not sure why it would be dangerous looking over the saw? I think most saws now, even pro ones are “wrong side”As far as I'm concerned, The Skil 77 worm drive, or similar saws are the only design worth a. I guess if you're a left handed carpenter the common homeowners saw would work, although they make left-handed worm drive saws. I am now a retired carpenter so I have quite a few hours at the wheel of skilsaws. Those cheap "wrong sided" saws are dangerous in the hands of a right handed person, being you need to look over the saw to see the blade and cut line.
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BigGun
Solar Enthusiast
For me growing up in a family of carpenters with worm drives, the old suicide saw was backwards to me. I've known many good carpenters who used saws with the blade on the right. As far as worm drives being the only saw any good, I have to disagree with that. Over the years I used plenty of 15amp circular saws with the blade on the left. They just didn't last as long, but my shoulder and wrist thanked me in the end.
robbob2112
Doing more research, mosty harmless
I know someone missing three finger tips from the last joint on one hand from using a suicide saw to rip boards....
CommandoJoe
Solar Enthusiast
I don't think this is super interesting, but it was very useful. I'm off grid on 2 acres in a travel trailer in New Mexico and this winter has been unusually could. I built an insulated box for my water pump. Last winter i didn't need it, but this winter my old pump froze up and cracked the housing.
I have an 800 gallon water bladder connected via heated hose coming in from the left. Top hose on the right feeds the city water connection to the trailer, second hose is for laundry in the shed, and the bottom is currently used to fill the onboard water tank in the trailer or general outside use - the hose feeding the city water connection is a heated type, but recently stopped working, so if that hose is frozen we have to run off the onboard tank until it warms up during the day.
A 20w seedling warming mat keeps it nice and toasty inside. Box is a $9 Costco tote and I had the shipping guy at work save some nice packing foam for me.
Overall a cheap, easy, and quick project.
I have an 800 gallon water bladder connected via heated hose coming in from the left. Top hose on the right feeds the city water connection to the trailer, second hose is for laundry in the shed, and the bottom is currently used to fill the onboard water tank in the trailer or general outside use - the hose feeding the city water connection is a heated type, but recently stopped working, so if that hose is frozen we have to run off the onboard tank until it warms up during the day.
A 20w seedling warming mat keeps it nice and toasty inside. Box is a $9 Costco tote and I had the shipping guy at work save some nice packing foam for me.
Overall a cheap, easy, and quick project.
jeff.lankford
Solar Enthusiast
While we're talking about circular saws... I bought a 10 1/4 inch circular to use as a beam saw for the timber frame project I posted here earlier. The torque while the thing is spinning up is impressive - you'd better have both hands on it. The damn thing scares me every time I pull the trigger...
BigGun
Solar Enthusiast
That's A Lot of blade spinning. I have a 16" Hitachi chop saw and I get that same erie feeling when I use it.
My DeWalt 20v saw is left handed. I had to send it in for repair because it wouldn't cut straight. I don't know what they did (probably tighten the preload in the bearings), but now it is great. I use it more than my big Milwaukee saw.
littleharbor2
Solar Wizard
I recently gave away an OLD Skil worm drive to an antique collector. This thing was so freaking heavy I don't know how those old carpenters could swing one all day.
BigGun
Solar Enthusiast
That's because my Old Man nailed every nail and put ever slotted screw in by hand. He wasn't a big guy but had arms/ forearms like Popeye 
That's one of those old metal handle Shock the DooDoo out of you saws.
That's one of those old metal handle Shock the DooDoo out of you saws.
MattMan119
Solar Geek
Started yesterday moving coffee equipment and counter from back of store to front… just got some electrical done yesterday, but should make good progress today… now that the new electrical is in and ran to make break box.
skyking1
Solar Enthusiast
Once again, super neat setup with the Bosch units. I am still waiting on a quote due to the coolant change over.
Dagoth Ur Does Solar
Solar Addict
Follow up on this, currently at 15 hours of breaking in my Champion 9000W tri-fuel inverter unit, have been using conventional 10W-30, and I'm still getting quite a lot of shiny particulate in the oil, and some more concentrated ferrous particulate on the magnetic dipstick.
So, definitely thinking 20 hours should be the minimum on these small engine generators. Pleased with this WEN magnetic dipstick, although I did have to replace the O-ring on it with a different one basically right away. Still don't have exactly the right size for it, but it still seals up nicely, no leaks.
I really enjoy Watch Wes Work's YouTube channel, and he just posted a video on a clapped out Polaris SxS.
Those things seriously do seem like some real questionable design and "engineering" went into making them. He pointed out that it doesn't even seem possible to change the oil filter without pulling off the drive belt cover, among other things.
MattMan119
Solar Geek
Started putting everything back together today … electric and water flowing ..
Long day, but good progress…
Long day, but good progress…
PreppenWolf
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Picked up a 2001 6cyl 5spd TRD Tacoma today. My wife had one many years ago and wanted another.
BarracudaBob
Harvesting free photons from clean fusion
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You are hereby, officially, da man! Fantastic truck and a great find. Looks to be in good shape, too. And you even found the best color!
My wife sees those grey vehicles and says “ they could have bought a car in a pretty color for the same money”
Dagoth Ur Does Solar
Solar Addict
I'm on my BS again, adding more hour meters to my four cylinder equipment.
I bought this Predator wood chipper/shredder about a year ago and probably ran it a total of ~10 hours last season, so I had to run up the hour meter.
It's often a puzzle to figure out where to mount these things. This one is on the cover for the airbox. It has a bit of a void area that I was able to just tap the screws into.
Next up is an old Honda pressure washer, although that one, while it runs, needs some work. I think it has like, an overpressure valve that needs to be replaced or something. When you let off the trigger on the wand and the water stops, the engine nearly or entirely stalls out. My understanding is they have some kind of valve that's supposed to relieve the excess pressure when you suddenly stop spraying to prevent that, but I've never worked on a pressure washer before.
She needs to spend a winter here in rural Maine, where you wash your vehicle just before Thanksgiving if you’re really lucky and on top of things, and then again sometime in April or May. All that time in between, that’s the “Hey! Your truck looks clean!” color. We fight over ‘em if one comes into a dealer.
uh, no. Our Idaho winters are what I am used to. One winter in Maine and I would move to southern Arizona.
fatjay
Solar Wizard
A few weeks ago I started a few brews. 4 gallons of mead. First is honey + 1oz of an earthy hops boiled for an hour then strained. Second is french roast coffee hops. Third is cinnamon and cloves, and 4th is a traditional mead.
Today I racked them and am going to let them settle a bit to clear up. In the process I took 2oz each and tasted them. The taste was young, they need to mature more. However, it was good, and the potential in a month or 6 should be excellent. They had a slight sparkle to them which was a nice touch. Not sweet at all, but a good taste and aroma.
Much better than any store bought mead I've tried by a long shot.
Next weekend I have 4 more to rack, so I'm looking forward to that.
Today I racked them and am going to let them settle a bit to clear up. In the process I took 2oz each and tasted them. The taste was young, they need to mature more. However, it was good, and the potential in a month or 6 should be excellent. They had a slight sparkle to them which was a nice touch. Not sweet at all, but a good taste and aroma.
Much better than any store bought mead I've tried by a long shot.
Next weekend I have 4 more to rack, so I'm looking forward to that.
BarracudaBob
Harvesting free photons from clean fusion
I used to brew mead in a stainless conical fermenter. I would add a little malt and notorious and use champagne yeast to get the ABV way up there. Haven't done it in 15 years. That looks incredibleA few weeks ago I started a few brews. 4 gallons of mead. First is honey + 1oz of an earthy hops boiled for an hour then strained. Second is french roast coffee hops. Third is cinnamon and cloves, and 4th is a traditional mead.
Today I racked them and am going to let them settle a bit to clear up. In the process I took 2oz each and tasted them. The taste was young, they need to mature more. However, it was good, and the potential in a month or 6 should be excellent. They had a slight sparkle to them which was a nice touch. Not sweet at all, but a good taste and aroma.
Much better than any store bought mead I've tried by a long shot.
Next weekend I have 4 more to rack, so I'm looking forward to that.
Across the Barranco from the latest timber milling site I’ve cleaned up the oaks brought down by a landslide. Further down another colapse has created a decent pond that I’m thinking about damming up a bit more. The oak is, I think, Turkey oak, a fast growing & fairly soft wood, not much use for timber so I’ve turned it into firewood. The Stihl MS 261 is enough saw for this, no need to get anything bigger out. The 200t is good for working above shoulder height but a rear handle 35cc saw would be better.
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