So what did you do today?

[nbbt]

Added another garden box for toms View attachment 423443View attachment 423445

Are you using anything on the inside to eliminate contact to the galvanized surface? I like the design.

 

[Woodwackr]

Are you using anything on the inside to eliminate contact to the galvanized surface? I like the design.

No, just the roofing panels. I've seen a lot of these around here using the same panels.
With the dry climate here I can use construction scrap 2x4s and not have issues. Tops are redwood so we don't get Fir splinters in our butter

 

[jblnut]

Turned my new irrigator on for the first time today !! Got the lines flushed out and watched it sprinkle for a little bit before shutting it down. Pretty excited to have it working finally !!

 

[heimannm]

Cleaned up a couple of bars with the HF Surface Preparation tool.

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The etched logo was not adversely affected to any degree.



Mark

 

[thedude74]

Other than some minor ground leveling she's finally setup. Did a few test cuts
This new Woodland Mills is ten times the mill my old Hudson Hunter mill ever dreamed to be. Lots of little improvements make for an excellent mill.

 

[Stem]

@heimannm looks like that works pretty slick, I might have to get one. I use my old DA sander (180, 320, then 400 grit) but it left the chat.

 

[pbillyi69]

i dont remember what i used the last time. i think i used the belt sander.

 

[pbillyi69]

they are done and i have moved a lot of stuff onto them. I'm almost done with the initial clean and organize. then the tool clean up and redo the tool boxes

 

[nbbt]

Entertainment with rewinding a little starter spring.

All because the old rope wasn't new anymore.

 

[heimannm]

I have used a DA sander and a belt sander as well as a 5" disc sander on bars in the past. The disc sander is far too aggressive if you want to preserve any etching. The DA sander works O.K. but takes a lot of time and effort to achieve acceptable results. If you want a highly polished bar, the DA sander working from 80 to 120 to 220 grit does a fine job, but be prepared to spend an hour or two and lots of sanding discs. The belt sander works pretty quickly but you have to be very careful or any etching will be lost.

The HF Surface Preparation tool is a huge timesaver and yet does not seem to be so aggressive that threatens delicate details. I do often use a disc sander on the edges first if there are any significant burrs as the surface prep tool does not knock them down, and the sharp edges can be hard on the scotch brite type drums.

Mark

 

[thedude74]

Pile of spruce logs for the mill. Put the 288xp to work cleaning up.

 

[damifino]

View attachment 423509View attachment 423510they are done and i have moved a lot of stuff onto them. I'm almost done with the initial clean and organize. then the tool clean up and redo the tool boxes

Very nice! You even used *plywood* instead or OSB

 

[pbillyi69]

thank you! plywood is the only way. i hate that other crap. i have some scraps of it that i could have used but its junk in my mind

 

[av8or3]

Looking for 200.
Anticipation, anticipation….
Been at it for 13 hours. Really hungry.

 

[Da dog man]

Worked on my smoker got it all laid out an door cut an tacked up going to kinda copy a goldees backyard

 

[davidwyby]

@heimannm very nice! Details on which drum?

 

[jblnut]

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Looking for 200.
Anticipation, anticipation….
Been at it for 13 hours. Really hungry.

That’s awesome!!

I use an InkBird to monitor the temps of my wood boiler. Absolutely love it !! Red and green are supply temps to the house and shop and the orange and blueish are returns temps. This was when I was burning a mix of coal and wood and it was heating up 420gal of water in under 10min.


Taped the leads to the pipes and insulated them. I love this thing. It’ll alert me when the temps go out of range just like when you’re cooking a roast.

 

[heimannm]

I use the 40 grit drums from HF, I can do anywhere from 10 to 20 bars with one drum.





Someone told me about another drum on Amazon that was 1/2 the price of the Bauer drums, but the *s-wordime literally disintegrated when I touched it to the bar. I won't make that mistake again.



Mark

 

[Partner]

I use the 40 grit drums from HF, I can do anywhere from 10 to 20 bars with one drum.

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Someone told me about another drum on Amazon that was 1/2 the price of the Bauer drums, but the *s-wordime literally disintegrated when I touched it to the bar. I won't make that mistake again.

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Mark

What kind of drive does it have and how much does it cost?

 

[pbillyi69]

i have also used a flap sander and an orbital sander to clean up bars. i mostly dont care. sometimes i get a little ocd when working on stuff though.