Todays Project - What did you do today?

[TomG]

I brewed a batch of Porter this morning.

[ETC57]

Welllllllll! hmmmmm!
I'v been playing jeep mechanic, first I helped my brother evaluate before he bought and repair after he bought A 1989 Cherokee.
It was one I'v had in my sights for a couple of weeks, I should have bought it!

Now I,m working on my 87 Cherokee, radiator started leaking yesterday.

Jerry.

[ScrapMetal]

(09-08-2012, 01:39 PM)DaveH Wrote: Hi,
Normally I can't remember what "I did today" - easy answer I'll write down what "I did today"

Now if I can just find the bit of paper I wrote it down on ...............

DaveH

Around my place that's not a problem. The wife seems able to easily give me an accurate run down of what I did, or did not do, on any particular day.


-Ron

[DaveH]

(09-08-2012, 04:41 PM)ScrapMetal Wrote: The wife seems able to easily give me an accurate run down of what I did, or did not do, on any particular day.

-Ron

Mine is normally what I didn't do, I have that - but that's not much use

DaveH

[stevec]

I finally got around to setting up my electrolysis derusting tank.
   
The rectangular tube is going to be the axle/hydraulic fluid tank for my log splitter. I'm converting my home made 3 point hitch splitter to be self powered and independant of the tractor.
I could easily wire wheel the outside of the rect. tube but the inside is what I really want to clean, it's gonna hold my hydraulic oil.
That's why I have a positive electrode down the center of the tube.
I don't really know how long to keep it going but with all that foaming action I guess I'll shut it off and pull it out before going to bed tonight.

[TomG]

Steve.

Just let it go, it's a slow process. Eventually smut will build up on the surface and the electrolytic action will stop. You'll then need to scrub the smut off to get it going again. You can't over do it.

Tom

[stevec]

Thanks Tom, that's what I seem to remember.

[f350ca]

This mornings project. We had a bad windstorm this summer. Took down a lot of timber. Including this little JEM. A friend is looking after some cleanup back on crown land behind me. He took me for a tour Friday, this was at the edge of the log landing, guess when his boss drove in and saw it he nearly had a heart attack. Butternut is a protected tree hear due to a blight that is supposed to be whipping them out. He thought they'd cut it by accident, guess its a heck of a fine for a contractor and especially on crown land. His words were get it out of here before someone see's it. Went down with the tractor to buck it up and load it. One of the guys was coming out with a load of big pine behind the skider. He ended up dragging it out of the bush, cutting it up with my saw and loading it. Guess I'll be back this aft with a box of beer.
The butt log was 19 inches tapering to 18. Got 6, 8 foot logs and one 4. Scaled the load when I got home, 591 board feet, the last I checked it was going for $7 per foot, you can do the math.

[Rickabilly]

Well done

[stevec]

Great score Greg! Ah, er, could you build me a little machine like that?