So what did you do today?

[CrystalRiver1]

A "ape" has a different meaning out here in the country but I cannot explain more without pissing off folks

A "ape" has a different meaning out here in the country but I cannot explain more without pissing off folks

Yeah...I see how that might get a tad dicey!
That word came up in a Men's Fellowship a few days ago.

A couple of the church's old-timers and one retired professor shared their experiences and reference points.
Being raised in the Deep South where most things are 25 yrs behind, I wasn't shocked, yet most of the young guys were speechless...

 

[pbillyi69]

Wired up an 3-Phase extension cord for my neighbor.

If You don't hear back from me it went boom!

what guage wire are you using?

 

[Partner]

what guage wire are you using?

For an extension cord, it's probably a rope it's a good idea to solder the ends or tighten the ferrule

 

[Wilhelm]

what guage wire are you using?

Nothing blew!

1.5mm/16AWG.
Neighbor didn't wanna spring for 2.5mm/14AWG.
The splitters electric motor is rated at 3.5kW and the splitter is rather slow - it will be fine.

 

[pbillyi69]

i was just curious it looks small to me in the picture

 

[Catbuster]

i was just curious it looks small to me in the picture

You may already know this, but you’d be amazed at how few amps you can draw per phase, and subsequently how small a conductor you can use per phase with high voltage 3-phase and still be safe.

Like 40 amps per leg at 575 for a 75 horse mixer motor. It’s incredible. Never in my life would I have imagined it until I started running a concrete plant and actually had to work on it.

 

[Bill G]

Electricity may seem like a mystery to some but in reality it is not. It is a science.



Now this is a much more practical formula to solve most common issues.

 

[nbbt]

Did some garden tending for a few hours, earlier in the day,
and then debugged a Ryobi 18V Li-Ion battery pack. Found one dead cell.
I'll try replacing the one in a couple of days.

 

[Bill G]

I wish I could debug my dead arse Lith-Ion Milwaukee 18volt batteries. I joke electricity is not a mystery but I damn sure will admit these POS batteries sure are. Yesterday two of my sons and I were at a tractor show and swap meet. There were tons of folks selling Milwaukee and DeWalt tools and spare batteries and I just shook my head.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Today we lowered my Mom and Dads old house onto its new basement.
Then removed the two steel beams that we had borrowed
It was a big let down
Once the last two beam are removed the final wall sections will be filled
Came up with a roller for the beam that worked awesome.

 

[Partner]

A simple thing for 2 hours of work

 

[Bill G]

I am amazed at the folks that move houses.

I have seen so many good old houses burned or dozed here because no one has the ability or initiative to move them.

 

[stretch5881]

We had our house jacked 25 years ago. We had a new basement put in and excavated for the additions. The guys that do the jacking are really in demand. The next house they were jacking was in the UP.

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

I am amazed at the folks that move houses.

Been there and done that and no need to go back.. LOL

 

[Wilhelm]

Sat in my car 1 1/2 hours one way and about 2 1/2 hours the other way crossing a border getting my sister & niece to the airport.
For perspective , the travel time to the border and from the border to the airport is about 40 + 45 minutes, or 85 minutes according to the GPS.

What a bummer, never again.
I'll rather travel twice the distance to another airport than sit and wonder when the line of cars will move at least a little.
That border crossing is rumored to have wait times of over 5 hours so I guess I got lucky.

 

[Bill G]

Sat in my car 1 1/2 hours one way and about 2 1/2 hours the other way crossing a border getting my sister & niece to the airport...............

I realize you are talking about European borders but I just shake my head at the folks "across the border" in Iowa. Here is Illinois we drive across the border daily and sometimes many times a day. We are separated by the "Big Muddy Mississippi River". As I sit here typing I am in Illinois and I can look out across the river to Iowa. There are folks 4 miles into Iowa that have lived there a lifetime and never crossed the river. They think Illinois is a damn foreign country. Well that is unless they want to come over here to cook their meth.

I have a friend in Northern Illinois that if I want to go see him I drive from Illinois across to Iowa. I then drive along the river in Iowa and cross into Wisconsin. I then drive along southern Wisconsin and drop back down into Illinois.

 

[Hulpio]

Part "United States of" gets easily forgotten by us Europeans

 

[Bill G]

Part "United States of" gets easily forgotten by us Europeans

I have total respect for Eourpean folks. I just wish they were more willing to trading saws with us hillbilly Americans. The same with the Ozzie's and Kiwi's

 

[Partner]

What thread is this? axle is 0.405" 26g / metric has 10mmx25g And it's smaller

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Succefully removed two broken exhaust studs from the 3406B in my Kenworth