And more junk.

chieffan said:
I picked this 22" monitor up on Amazon for around $70 with the easy eye feature. Still have the normal controls plus can go with an HDMI input if you have that capability. All dark mode has ever done for me is change the color of headers of the screen.
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Dark mode on my PC and phone turns the entire background dark with white letters and of course other colors for me. I'm too cheap to buy monitors. The ones I use were free, hand me downs from the kids. Can you explain what the "Easy eye option" does, Rog?

Sawdust said:
What is an easy eye option, is it larger fonts
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I was wondering that too, Jim.

Sawdust said:
Doug getting lost at the doctors isn’t good a guy could be there a long time. I recently noticed a problem at my new hobby work bench. I have a laptop about 2’ from where I’m sitting. I wear readers but when I raise my head to look at the laptop it’s blurry. If I use my readers I use at my desktop which is the same situation the laptop looks good until I look down then that’s blurry. It’s obvious I need two different lenses. Do they make bifocals with two different lense areas that close. I wear my readers low on my nose to read but everything looks fine when I look above them except that laptop.
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They have 3 waiting rooms in that department, but no signage as to where a person should be. Like I said we went to one that had a couple of open chairs!

I have an assortment of readers. For reading the PC screen I use 1.50's, Doing smaller work and reading small print, normally 1.75 or even 2.00 sometimes. Having good light with the readers helps a lot like working on a slot car or something that small.
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oldedeeres said:
I'm running with nongraduated tri-focals and have no troubles with them. When I had the cataract surgery there was an option for further corrective surgery that could have meant that I'd not need glasses at all. Our medicare covered the cataracts, no charge at all, but the rest would have been called optional and there was a charge for that. I've worn glasses since I was about ten and continuing to wear them didn't matter to me so I kept them.
Why risk an unnecessary surgery just for vanity?
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What is non-graduated, Lorna? They have lined or blended here. Been thinking about trifocals but need to see what insurance will cover after the other eye is done. Like you Medicare called corrective implants optional. wasn't going to spend that much money. As it was my cataract surgeries still cost $400 bucks for both eyes with Medicare insurance. I've worn glasses since 3rd grade so it ain't me without them.

CRF6179 said:
I had “occupational “ lenses at work. Reading lens top and bottom. Clear in the middle. Great for working overhead or under a dash.
Certain they could fix you up with a “dual” lens pair of glasses.
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chieffan said:
They make special glasses for plumbers, electricians, and mechanics that work a lot above their head.
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I like that idea! Need to check into them.

It was so nice today I got to do some outside stuff this afternoon! Had some in house chores this morning. Opened up windows and doors in the house and then opened up the overhead and walk in door of the shop. Nice to have some fresh air flowing through. did some stuff in the lift bay of the shop for awhile and then went out to start the old beaters and move them around. Checked all the fluids and all 3 old trucks fired right up!

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Took the '55 for about a 10 mile drive. I still need to put a new temp gauge in it and tomorrow will go put gas in it.
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Then fired up the other 2 beaters in the back yard. Frost is coming out and "they" say a wet weekend is coming. Needed to get them on the gravel so they don't get stuck in the back yard.
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Brought them in front of the shop to air up tires, but the batteries were dead in the digital tire gauge. One of the reasons I got this one at HF was it uses "normal" batteries and not to dang coin ones. Got it working.
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Had to peel last years license plate stickers off the '83 Chevy and stick on the current ones. Put the trucks in front of the house. Hadn't driven any of these trucks since last year.
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Need to get tires on the '72 GMC so I can get some seat time in it.

DAC
 
The easy eye option can be turned on or off any time. Once it is turned on it comes on when powered up. When I turned it on the first time it changed the background to more of a tan or grey shade, lot softer shade, letters stayed the same color but were lot softer also. Kind of like changing from a clear light bulb to the frosted type bulb. Before I was having blurring after about 30-45 min looking at the screen. With the easy eye on I can keep watching with an occasional glance out the window to the North. It filters out the blue light and greatly reduces the flickering that is not normally noticed but is always present
 
chieffan said:
The easy eye option can be turned on or off any time. Once it is turned on it comes on when powered up. When I turned it on the first time it changed the background to more of a tan or grey shade, lot softer shade, letters stayed the same color but were lot softer also. Kind of like changing from a clear light bulb to the frosted type bulb. Before I was having blurring after about 30-45 min looking at the screen. With the easy eye on I can keep watching with an occasional glance out the window to the North. It filters out the blue light and greatly reduces the flickering that is not normally noticed but is always present
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Good info to know, Rog. If I ever have to buy a monitor I will look for that type!

DAC
 
Well for now Rog, I will stick with what I have. Both these monitors were $70 bucks cheaper than that one. The dark mode works well for me. Like I said my sign program doesn't do dark mode. If I was doing signs full time I might consider it, but since it is just now and then I can handle it. Might be better after I get the right eye lasered too. Think I can notice a difference in my left eye already.
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Took the '55 over to get gas at a station about 5 miles west where my wife gets a 15 cent per gallon discount. Premium (91) octane was $4.05 per gallon. Filled a gas can for the tractors too. 60 bucks. It's right near a friends and former co-workers place so I had thrown some junk in the truck to give him as we trade junk back and forth. He gave me an electric hoist. It came from the scrap trailer at work too---LOL! They scrapped it because the control went bad. He had the retired electrician put new switches on it but never found a use for it. It's only a 500# but I already happened to have a 500# dolly on my bridge crane with nothing on it! That came out of the work scrap trailer too! Will work great for lifting the ends of tractors up to grease zirks and clean.
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Will have to build a dedicated cord for it but that won't be too hard. Plugged it in and it works fine.

DAC
 
Have some other stuff going on in the shop, but got to check out that electric hoist I brought home Thursday.

Hung it from the lift to see how much chain it has.
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10' Just perfect for the 10" bridge crane.
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Will make new labels for the control. The cord for the control is 6' so that will work fine.
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Much to my surprise the chain fed directly into the bag.
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Hopefully next week I can get on a ladder, hang it, and build a cord.

DAC
 
MFDAC said:
Have some other stuff going on in the shop, but got to check out that electric hoist I brought home Thursday.

Hung it from the lift to see how much chain it has.
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10' Just perfect for the 10" bridge crane.
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Will make new labels for the control. The cord for the control is 6' so that will work fine.
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Pulled the walk behind snowblower back.View attachment 92594

Much to my surprise the chain fed directly into the bag.
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Hopefully next week I can get on a ladder, hang it, and build a cord.

DAC
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That lift should come in handy. The one we have doesn't get used a lot but it sure is nice when you need it. I think the one we have is a 1-ton soit works good on the heavy tractor parts.
 
cjet69 said:
That lift should come in handy. The one we have doesn't get used a lot but it sure is nice when you need it. I think the one we have is a 1-ton soit works good on the heavy tractor parts.
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The hand operated one is pretty heavy duty. 2 ton I think, but can't read the tag any more. The reason it was in the scrap trailer is because we were lifting "lift pumps" that weighed much more than the hoist was rated for. Those pumps were 5,000#+. It took many years for management to believe us that the hoist was not heavy enough and the pulls had to be sideways more than the hook angle. Finally when the hook bent they decided that maybe we should have better hoists in the lift pump room. I only have lifted about 800# with it. Will never need to lift more than that.
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DAC
 
boy I don’t even like to look at a chain fall anymore….used to carry them in and out of belt line for lifting 6000-8000lb pulleys.

I got really good at getting the body of the chain fall on my chest then lacing all the chain back and forth across my shoulders.

That’s a nice setup in your shop though. A friend of mine had a beam that ran the length of his garage. His dad got an air operated hoist for it. We would use it to pull engines. Super slick setup. That was the only air operated hoist i ever saw.
 
cjet69 said:
That lift should come in handy. The one we have doesn't get used a lot but it sure is nice when you need it. I think the one we have is a 1-ton soit works good on the heavy tractor parts.
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I built that bridge crane about 20 years ago. I used a come-along on it until I got that first chain hoist---LOL! Since I work alone, this thing was the only thing that saved my @$$ a couple years ago when I got the 4 post lift! It was a lifesaver! Pulled a few engines out of trucks and installed a couple. Been a great piece of equipment, CJet!

Toomanytoys84 said:
boy I don’t even like to look at a chain fall anymore….used to carry them in and out of belt line for lifting 6000-8000lb pulleys.

I got really good at getting the body of the chain fall on my chest then lacing all the chain back and forth across my shoulders.

That’s a nice setup in your shop though. A friend of mine had a beam that ran the length of his garage. His dad got an air operated hoist for it. We would use it to pull engines. Super slick setup. That was the only air operated hoist i ever saw.
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I refuse to call them things "falls" Aaron---LOL! In the early 1980's I worked for a big signshop that would paint and put graphics on grain elevators and tall billboards. We would be a long ways in the air on a swing stage with rope "falls" attached to hooks at the top of the structure. They had no brakes or ratchet mechanism. "Falls" almost became a reality once in Gillette Wyoming. We were painting a Perkin's Restaurant billboard that was 75' to the top. Long poles due to being in a low area by the interstate. It was just me and a schizophrenic old journeyman up there, and a crane operator on the ground. No radio, had to yell back and forth to the operator. On my side one strand of the rope "fall" broke and started winding away! I grabbed it and held on tight. The crazy old guy was able to holler at the crane operator and get the hook swung over and grab my side of the swing stage. Somehow I didn't soil myself, and we finished painting the sign with the crane holding up one side. It was a two day job and fortunately we were about half way through the second day. Never ever called them falls again after that---LOL!

DAC
 
Got to do a little figuring on the electric hoist. This trouble light reel came from---you guessed it, the scrap trailer at my former job.
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After I got it home, the reason it was in there was obvious. The ratchet lock didn't work anymore. I used it a few times and tossed it off to the side getting tired of it wanting to reel itself back in all the time. It might be good to put up on the bridge crane and be able to pull the hoist back and forth and have the reel pull the cord back in.

Says it can handle 10A.
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The hoist says 3A so it should be fine.
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Mounting it will be another can of worms to open. I will take that loop off and see about drilling and tapping a couple holes in the crane leg for that black bracket to bolt up. Thought about lifting the welder up there to and just welding the bracket on. That might actually be easier than drilling and tapping up there. Thought I would cut the trouble light off the cord and put a female cord end on it.

Now, if the weather would straighten out a bit, I could work off the 4 post lift but there is way too much junk on it still stored for winter right now! Guess I could wait it out but I'm impatient!

DAC
 
Cvans said:
Grainger's Dayton products are usually good stuff. Can't remember ever having to return any of their products because they didn't work right. Not cheap though. Even if you do have an account.
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They bought a lot of stuff from Grainger at my former job, Chris. City had an account. I think they (all vendors) charge more if it is a government entity!

chieffan said:
Use a spring clamp on the cord of the light reel. Not as handy as the auto lock but better than cutting it up.
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I won't want that cord to lock in the reel for this purpose, Rog. All I'm going to cut off is the trouble light. The cord in the reel is much longer than I need so I may even cut 8-10' off and put a male plug on it to use as a regular trouble light. Will decide that when I get to it.

Had a bunch of honeydoos in the house today but got to the shop mid afternoon. Sure is nice being able to turn up the furnace on the phone rather than getting wet in the rain to come out and turn the heat up!

The chain on the electric hoist had a twist in it keeping it from going all the way up to the spring in the chain. Pulled the pin on the stationary end and put it back on correctly. Then I decided it was going up to get it off the welding table. 8' stepladder was a good working height, even though I whacked my head on the I-beam once. Hooked the electric one to the manual hoist and raised it up. Was able to set it on top the 8' ladder to unhook it. Then just had to manually lift it to the unused trolley. Thought that would be the hard part but it went easy.
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Close quarters to the MF12G on the 4 post lift!
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I thought I would need to get another whoop @$$ magnet like these two to hold the excess chain when not in use.

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They were the speaker magnets from the '71 Monte Carlo we had in the '70's. Speakers self destructed but I kept those magnets when I replaced them. 4 way tire irons would stick to those magnets with the speakers mounted in the back window deck. Anyway, I got thinking back. Finally remembered the electric hoist feeds the excess chain into a bag so no need for a magnet---LOL!

Had to lift something, right? all I could set up quick was a chunk of railroad iron from the welding table. Probably only weighs 20# at the most, but still had to play!
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Cord reel work tomorrow hopefully.

DAC
 
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