What are you currently working on??

TAHOE said:
They would have worked for that.

Rick, my biggest issue is eyesight, I'm very near sighted and need bifocals, I have to be in a position to see well and be able to move.
I started being over the top of the gun and moving it straight backwards, but then switched to having it angled to one side so I could see the side of the gun and not over top. This also helped me move it easier and make a longer pass before stopping. I made it in 2- 1/2 length passes around versus starting at 3 to 4- 1/4 length passes
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I have the same issue besides being shaky, Marty. I haven't gotten any "cheater lenses" yet but I do take off my regular glasses and put on readers. I think Daniel and a couple other guys on here use cheaters. I got a Viking helmet a couple years ago that made a huge difference in visibility. Welds are still ugly but at least I can see the mess as I'm making it instead of a surprise after I lift the hood---LOL!

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TAHOE said:
When I reached over to turn off the pump, I guess the jolt of the pump shutting off is what caused the pipe to blow. My unlucky butt was standing right by it, I got sprayed with probanly 150-160*water. I ended up with 1st and 2nd degree burns up my leg, some on my stomach.

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OOOOO, oh ouch Marty. That sucks! :eek::(. I’m glad your on the rebound now though. Did you rub a little dirt on it then walk it off, or did you have to go to the hospital for it to have them look at it or get medicine?
 
1967Craftsman's said:
OOOOO, oh ouch Marty. That sucks! :eek::(. I’m glad your on the rebound now though. Did you rub a little dirt on it then walk it off, or did you have to go to the hospital for it to have them look at it or get medicine?
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No dirt, a lot of aloe and antibiotics cream.

Now I'm at the drying out,skin peeling and it's starting to itch real bad phase. Most of pain is gone other than 2 still tender areas.
 
Installed a new rear caliper on the '05 Liberty, it was starting to lock up the last 2 times I drove it.
Then I cut up a couple skids I got fron work to use as kindling although one skid was true 2x4 and 4x4 oak runners.
Then I swapped in a new lower hinge on the Dodge, the door has been sagging pretty bad. The top one needs replaced also, but it requires I remove the e-brake assembly off kick panel so it can wait till it gets warmer. Door shuts a little better, but still not perfect.


Now I'm eating dinner and watching the Xfinity race.
 
Finally finished cleaning out moms house. Gobs of aggravation and angst there, I had a long post about it, ended up somehow double posting, edited several times, didn't realize the edits were being done to the 2nd posting of which is deleted so I deleted the original one too as I ran on several ideas together that didn't make sense. (Which was what I'd corrected in the 2nd posting and didn't realize and deleted first once I realized I'd double posted ... ) .
Today I went on a CL/MP wild goose chase, made a couple of stops near each other but each an hour and a half from me, for parts for the truck I'm putting together this summer. Brand new stuff that I can't buy from the company for anywhere near the same price.
From the 2nd one I also got a "build your own wagon" kit from Sears, new in the box from at least the late 70s, identical to one I'd gotten for Christmas while I was in grade school and then my dad built for me ... I'm gonna put this one together for the grand kids.
 

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Back when that kit was made, no explanation was needed that wood needed to be bought. Nowadays---oh well!

Sure hoping for a turn for the better from the sub zero temps so I can take my shop furnace apart and install a new heat exchanger. Too dang cold to work in the lift bay, even limping the furnace along.
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