So what did you do today?

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Recently started aluminum tig the other day after doing a bunch of steel, just practising using the foot pedal, getting consistent heat, stepping distance and penetration. I enjoy both, but aluminum looks sexy.



And my first, fairly average fillet weld…

A bit cold but sexy looking, maybe an extra 10amps here would have been about right. The fillet weld behind was done by someone else with I think he said a spool gun?

 

[whitesnake]

Thanks. We're doing ok.

That’s great to hear. How is that forester lightweight bar holding up? I thought about grabbing one.

 

[ammoaddict]

That’s great to hear. How is that forester lightweight bar holding up? I thought about grabbing one.

I've only used it a few times but I like it. It's the 16" one. I have plenty of 18" bars and was looking for a 16. It was only like $35 delivered. If they start making it in 20" I'll get one of those too.

 

[jblnut]

The kiddos and I carved pumpkins.

 

[Woodwackr]

Little Ash tree that was half dead. Might get a half cord out of it. Rebuilt 262 did great. Works much better with a 20" than a 24, interesting...
Honey Locust in front of my truck are next...

 

[mrxlh]

Little Ash tree that was half dead. Might get a half cord out of it. Rebuilt 262 did great. Works much better with a 20" than a 24, interesting...
Honey Locust in front of my truck are next...
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Try 24” full skip…

 

[Woodwackr]

Try 24” full skip…

I like the balance better with the 20".
I'll try a 24 again after I port this thing
But, will probably keep it a 20.

 

[mrxlh]

I hate bending over, 24 full skip on my XS 346 is fast fast. I would expect similar results from a ported 262…

 

[Woodwackr]

I hate bending over, 24 full skip on my XS 346 is fast fast. I would expect similar results from a ported 262…

Actually, haven't tried a 24 on either of my ported 346s...might have to do that.
But...they are stupid fast with 16 or 18". I've let folks try my Dozer Dan and scared the *s-word out of them

For not bending over I have the 500i or 372 24 or 28”
I hadn’t tried this 262 since working on it.

 

[Bill G]

ROAD TRIP & BBQ AT @heimannm 's !!!

Stop in when you drive by.

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Laid my first good fillet joint tig welding aluminum today. These are really tricky because you have gravity pulling the puddle down, different amounts of heat transfer between the two plates and you have a lot of thermal conductivity on the lower plate and less on the upper which is the very edge. You also have to hit it with really high amperage to get the puddle formed and then quickly drop it down so you don’t blow through as the part heats up.

By far the trickiest joint for me to learn, but I feel like I’m getting there. I have done about 50 of these welds and only now I’m starting to get a feel for it. There is still a lot I did wrong here, too large stepping distance, too many amps at the end, not consistent stepping distance either.

This is about 20 hours of practise so far and I’m just scratching the surface.hats off to good tig welders!!

 

[av8or3]

Blew leaves.

 

[nbbt]

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Blew leaves.

I was able to mulch this last batch of leaves. Enuf so, that the lawnmowers (Lawnboy's) fuels were drained and ran dry.
Nice and cozy till next year.
Might have a bit of LAD. Stash of Running Lawnboys.

3Mseries oil injected, self propelled.


Some Gold series commercial


And the daily use, some of them push boy's

 

[jblnut]

Fired up Dante today. Highs in the low 40’s says it won’t turn into a gooey creosote factory too badly until it actually cools off and can work itself a bit.


Almost seems like cheating using the weed burner but I can still brag I started one fire all winter with a single match

 

[Bill G]

I have not fired my boiler yet. I need to change the heat exchanger on the domestic hot water but I am betting I will not get it done before I need to fire up the ole gal.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Had my boiler up and running since November 2
Haven’t got my wood yet, need about 3 more cord

 

[jblnut]

I have not fired my boiler yet. I need to change the heat exchanger on the domestic hot water but I am betting I will not get it done before I need to fire up the ole gal.

I have a sidearm on the water heater in the house that does the job quite nicely. I looked into adding the DHW coil into my stove as part of the install and it would have been a PITA as I’d have had to run a second line set or a fancy 4 pipe line set and it just didn’t make sense. I also thought about a plate exchanger to be used more “on demand” but our well water is so cruddy that the water side would have plugged in short order. I put valves before and after the sidearm so I can flush it out when needed. It works well.

 

[Bill G]

There is no way in hell I would ever have a plate exchanger. I have a sidearm and still have issues with iron.

 

[whitesnake]

Fired up Dante today. Highs in the low 40’s says it won’t turn into a gooey creosote factory too badly until it actually cools off and can work itself a bit.
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Almost seems like cheating using the weed burner but I can still brag I started one fire all winter with a single match
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Ahh the goey creosote. One thing I don’t miss about the owb. Part of it was it was slightly oversized, so ended up adding a dump zone. And she liked her wood nice and dry being gasification. Had to be a couple years ahead on wood, which is good practice anyway.

 

[furb]

Cleaned the new car. I should have taken true before pictures. I cleaned a pile out before I drove it home.