are you trying to build a new auger from scratch?
What are you currently working on??
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Kind of. First attempt was using a donor from a Wheel Horse, it was too small and it was over an inch from the housing. Last attempt I built the whole auger. It was unbalanced, it would torn the whole thing apart if I revved it up. It threw 30’, though. This time I’m using the paddles from the home brew unit, but augers from a donor. I have also slowed it down with a bigger sprocket.
Got the Heep all buttoned up with the new power steering pump and hoses. If I ever had a doubt that car engineers were really meth addicts, this job removed the doubt. Why run the high pressure line up into fender wheel under headlight assembly and back to rack? Made no sense whatsoever. I had to remove grill and headlight assembly to reach it and then I had no room to turn wrench. I even cut a piece of grill support away, At least it's done.
bought the xmas tree this weekend, expensive yr for real trees this go round. just got it in the stand and watered.... itll take a day or so for the branches to flatten out and not be smushed upwards.
I noticed the price of trees around here is high also. Runs close to $10 per foot. Outrageous ! Our little 4' lighted tree will have to do again this year.
Noticed the other day that some of the fletching is loose or damaged on some of my arrows. Have a bunch of the Bohning Cross Bolt vanes so in the process of replacing all the fletching. Will get some pics later today.
Noticed the other day that some of the fletching is loose or damaged on some of my arrows. Have a bunch of the Bohning Cross Bolt vanes so in the process of replacing all the fletching. Will get some pics later today.
There's a lot more work and cost to raising Christmas trees than people realize. They are trimmed at least once a year and sprayed with herbicide. Then they have to grow seven to eight years or more before harvest. Labor to cut them down and transportation to the lots. I'm surprised they aren't more expensive. All the while hoping a drought or ice storm doesn't wipe them out.
I have several friends in the business and it's a slow process too. You need a lot of land in order to harvest every year.
My province produces a good portion of the exported trees and Halifax has been donating the tree used by the city of Boston for decades...as a thank-you.
Working on the fletching on some more arrows. This is a cleaned arrow ready for new fletching. 
Some of the colors I have on hand. More red than anything so using 2 red and one white.
Vanes I am using.
Vanes in the jig. 
Finished arrows ready for the points.
I use 2 -3/4"cut expandable for deer and 2" cut fixed broad heads for Turkey. Points can be seen on the box lid in the 2nd pic.
Some of the colors I have on hand. More red than anything so using 2 red and one white.
Vanes I am using.
Vanes in the jig. Finished arrows ready for the points.
I use 2 -3/4"cut expandable for deer and 2" cut fixed broad heads for Turkey. Points can be seen on the box lid in the 2nd pic.Attachments
Making a decoration for my grand daughter's door as a Christmas gift. Didn't need the tractor though.
I'd give her and her newborn sister the moon.
I'd give her and her newborn sister the moon.
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Been working around the house the last couple days, trying to get a new water softener hooked up, hauling 400 gals of water in process of trying to get cistern filled. Up to about 1800 gals, only about 3500 more to go.
Also made a new heating pad for my son's ball python. I used a bead of silicone around 3 sides of one piece of glass and gently laid the top one on forming about a 1/4" spacing. Then I slid in the heating tape in between and will use the foil duct tape to seal 3/4 of the back side, its does need a little pocket for air movement and the cord to come out. This should keep his snake nice and toasty.
Also made a new heating pad for my son's ball python. I used a bead of silicone around 3 sides of one piece of glass and gently laid the top one on forming about a 1/4" spacing. Then I slid in the heating tape in between and will use the foil duct tape to seal 3/4 of the back side, its does need a little pocket for air movement and the cord to come out. This should keep his snake nice and toasty.
Little scroll saw work and some paint brush time. Looks good and a lot more fun to make something like that then to try and find it that isn't plastic/
Here is a pic of reptile heating pad if anyone was curious. This heat tape is really cool stuff. I have it hooked to a thermostat, keeps glass at an even 90-95* depending on where I set it. I have seen recently they are now making it in 2 or 3' wide sheets and are using as under floor heating.
The boy was chillin' as I was working in his enclosure.
The boy was chillin' as I was working in his enclosure.
Daughter & her boyfriend want to use my BCS walk behind snow thrower this winter. The machine hasn't been runs since August. This is not a belt drive plastic make up unit.. It is all cast iron, gear drive, pto to the attachments, real old school. Had to remove the 42" bar mower which wasn't bad, but then to get it to move had to drag the wheels as the gear oil was so stiff. Finally got it started and warmed up enough to get the thrower mounted and drove up to the shop. Will clean the carb and put the new fuel shut off on later.
I don't mind snakes at all Marty, as long as they are OUTSIDE---LOL! I catch bullsnakes at work and bring them home to help with rodent control but soon as I turn them loose in the yard, they are on their own!
Pretty creative building the heating pad for the critter. How about using a heated seat element? they are pretty cheap but are 12 volt.
DAC
Pretty creative building the heating pad for the critter. How about using a heated seat element? they are pretty cheap but are 12 volt.
DAC
Well the doors to the enclosures have at least 2 latches that lock by default and we have a key lock on them also if needed. I had one small one get out a couple year ago, found him in the basement about 2 weeks later. We don't worry, snakes don't "size you up to see if they can eat you".
I saw about 1 1/2' of the tail of a black snake earlier this spring in the basement, I guess he ended up finding his way out....we had a mice infestation, he was just helping us thin the herd
