DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

Doobie wrote:
I dunno Dirty, the American Journal of Medicine is not a news outlet spewing out what may be fake news. It’s a reputable American source on those facts.

Then it’s very out dated.. You do know that cali and NY both have free health care and cail even has it’s employed people paying for over 200,000 crimi…

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Haven’t been on here much in the last 4-5 yrs. But today was pretty similar to every day since I’ve been gone. Went to work and sorted recycling in one form or another. Today I ended up in a skid steer loading the line, and simultaneously running a cardboard baler. Worked 2 hours late and got the e-waste area mostly back in order as well.…[Read more]

I’m at a recycling plant as a skid steer operator. My midshift breaks take the form of a 30sec facebook/stock app check(while I wait for the sort line line and baler clear. Actually breaks times involve sitting in my broke old lawn chair(nobody else dares sit in it as they’ll fall through, need to find some more pull string to create a new web…[Read more]

I used to carry a Velcro nylon wallet. Found those to be the most durable. Recently was given a leather wallet y my mother mother for Christmas so that’s what I’m carrying not. I’ll probably go back to the cheapest nylon Velcro wallet once that gives up the ghost.

Up to 94,681 point and since I’m rarely around, don’t even have any idea what I’ saving for have moral reservations on whether I should even redeem them or not.

Spent the morning hitting a bunch of yard sales. Biggest score was a gas pressure washer for $25. Previous owner said her son said the motor ran but the pump didn’t work(husband had passed away). Honda GX-120 engine with an Admiral Pump WG-1520 pump. Found a tag saying Tuff Manufacturing on the base but not 100% sure on the manufacturer.

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PI_Woodworker wrote:

Dustincoc wrote:
Went to a couple town-wide yard sales today.

You had some fun. That is a great looking anvil. I have not seen something like that in a long time. About what did it weigh?

103Lb’s, if I calculated the Hundred weights right. Haven’t put it on a scale to check.

cmeyer25 wrote:
That’s some serious garage s…

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Went to a couple town-wide yard sales today.

Makita Recip Saw –
$5

Couple metal blocks to use as anvils –

$5

Then I found a real Peter Wright anvil- 103Lbs

-$50(current going rate for anvils is around $2-5/Lb, so I got it well below market value)

Toolbox full of tools(wanted the solder gun and drill bits)

-$2

Another toolbox(wanted the…[Read more]

We;ve got management amazed at work that a cobble together temprorary repair has held as long as it has.
(an old picture from a couple years ago)

The lacing clips on one of the conveyors have started to pull out of the belt for some reason(I suspect belts getting soft from soaking in every kind of chemical known to man(and probably more) for the…[Read more]

Been having problems with the compactor at work lately. Hydraulics stall and the ram stops. Conveyor belt keeps feeding it until someone sees there is an issue(We work 100ft and 2 conveyors upstream) and shuts the conveyors down.

Spent the morning getting the back vise jaw finished and installed. Managed to split it before I even got it installed so I used some epoxy and glued the halves back together. Not 100% happy with it but that was the only piece of material I had so I can’t redo it until I come into more 2″ thick Maple.

Then I climbed up on the garage roof and…[Read more]

Dustincoc wrote:
Finally getting back into the shop for the year. Spent last Saturday cleaning out in the shop, then spend Sunday welding together my new little forge. Not done yet but I think it will work in it’s current state. Waiting for the annual spring burn ban to lift before I fire it up.

Went out yesterday and the roof leak I’ve bee…

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I’ve got a mixture of older Craftsman, Proto, Snap-on, Husky(Not- Home Depot Husky, the original brand), NAPA, and a bunch of other brands as well, almost all made in USA. I avoid parts store cheap sets, Harbor Freight, and other unbranded sockets. I found it they don’t care enough to put their name on the tool itself, The quality isn’t up to par…[Read more]

Finally getting back into the shop for the year. Spent last Saturday cleaning out in the shop, then spend Sunday welding together my new little forge. Not done yet but I think it will work in it’s current state. Waiting for the annual spring burn ban to lift before I fire it up.

Went out yesterday and the roof leak I’ve been fighting still…[Read more]

Good to hear it’s not just my getting a twisted/too close perspective on the place.

Problem with leaving it there aren’t many decent jobs here. This job is/was supposed to be a stepping stone to leaving the area to a place where there are more opportunities.

Had a hysterical start to the day. Been getting a lot of “garbage” mixed in with the recycling lately(significantly more than normal). We ran a particular bad load at the end of the day Friday. Normally, We’ll see a rat or 2 in the morning, when we start the conveyors, as the rats are dining on the garbage. Today we must have had a hundred or 2…[Read more]

Scored a few goodies this weekend.

Been collecting CB gear for the last while. Looking for a SSB capable radio for a base station. I’ve got one but can’t seem to find a 4-pin mic to test if it works. Still no mic but I found this Cobra 29LTD that also takes a 4-pin mic. Back when I got my first CB, this was one of the models I looked at.…[Read more]

Still heavily involved in repairs to the Jeep WJ I’ve been driving the last 6 months. Spend over twice what I paid for in parts since I’ve got it. Planning on having it a good long while so not really worried about that.

Spent the weekend welding in new lower spring towers. I discovered the originals were rusted to almost non-existence a couple…[Read more]