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I've been mulling this over. I'll bet an automotive trim product would work pretty well like 303 protectant or easier and cheaper would be Stoner trim shine. You'd have to try it in an out of the way area to make sure it didn't make it too slippery. Spray on and wipe off would probably do it. For it to stay shiny though, you might have to do it pretty frequently, but maybe it will soak in and start to hold up after a few uses.

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; ) How did it work out?

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I see you, trying to keep your post count down ; )

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I've milled a lot of wood and in my experience it takes about a year per inch thickness to air dry for most wood some longer .If you rush it after its milled it will develop sever cracks. I made the mistake of making a bench out of ash that had been standing dead for years without proper drying it developed sever cracks .

My drying is usually 2 years and then move the wood into the house and let it acclimate for a few weeks before taking a saw to it . This oak will take at least 3 years to dry ,it was cut down in spring 2000 left in 10 ft log length and milled last month and was still wet. Even sealing the ends it cracked severely on the ends so I had to cut a ft off each end milled then seal it again . It's now stickered and weighted in my barn

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I'll try that. I really don't want to tear it out. The flooring is only a few years old. But it looks terrible when it's all dull.

I don't want it slippery either. Years ago I had a cleaning lady and I don't know what she used to clean the shower but it was like ice when she was done. I slipped and cracked a rib once trying to get out.

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I would contact the manufacturer even cheap laminate has at least a 5 to 10 year warranty.

My friends wife thought it would be a good idea using pledge spray wax on the stairs and floors . Her husband went down three steps and slid the rest of the way breaking his wrist and dislocating his shoulder . Sox and wax should never mix .

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Kinda sounds like he might want to hire a food taster...

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All of Tim’s building moving project talk got me thinking about a building l moved to add onto the shop back in 1999. (Water damaged photo)

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I have no idea who the manufacturer is. A contractor had just put it in when we bought the place. Probably the cheapest cr@p that he could find.

It sounds like your buddy went down hard. That smarts. When I went down I tried to grab the towel rack which immediately ripped out of the wall and down I went on the side of the tub.

I was just lucky that the entire time my ribs were cracked that I didn't have to sneeze. That would have been worse than the fall.

I put some polyurethane on some test spots today and it seems to be working. :)

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Nice! That's almost cheating. :lol:

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I've also been digging out my cellar and I think about your new foundation project. This is all handwork, no skid loader, shovel and bucket. I just began going down another 6".

Your building on truck picture reminds me of just a roof we set on a '40 Chevy flatbed and moved to my friend's place. I'm sure he has pictures. It was a sight going down the road. I believe it was at least 12' wide.

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Clutch on an 05 Cummins today. About 4 hours total start to finish. The lift is nice.

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Nice! Now add 2-10hrs for a midwest truck. :mm: :lol:

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hi Special K,The big wide slabs were from some big old 150 year old trees from downtown Halifax that were damaged in a storm.i wasn't there when they came down,a buddy who does that work dropped them off in my driveway when i told him i needed a couple stumps for some anvils?way too big for what i wanted so i made them into slabs.i thought they were elm and the guy who sawed them up thought so as well,but i don't know.no idea on what the darker narrower,longer boards are??they make a bench,that's all i know?take care.Greg

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Ohh I remember the rust wars well enough, it hasn’t been THAT long since I left the east coast:lol:

We went to a solid mass flywheel so hopefully it’ll last another 200K haha

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Moved some live edge slabs yesterday these things are heavy . The empty two 30lb tanks from the scrap pile worked well .

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I bought another money pit :rolleyes:

2001, 86K miles, 4.0L, 5 spd.

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And of course I started the Dodge today and the manifold grid heaters weren’t working correctly . Solenoid cycled but the amp meter didn’t move usually the meter goes down from 12v to around 8v . After it started the ck engine light came on code Grid heater performance . Found the positive from the battery terminal corroded off the lug . And of course the nut wouldn’t come free and the post started spinning . $28 for a new one be here on Saturday .

The grid thing is mostly an EPA thing so the fuel burns cleaner in cold temps .

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Doesn't seem like it should be a money pit...

Unless you're going to do stuff to it :devil:

That's a cool color.

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It's a jeep they are money pits . :lol:

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Correct. Somehow, during the 3 hour drive home, the PS box decided it had lived long enough :rolleyes:

So it begins...

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Sorry to hear! I've had good luck so far, hope you do too once you get the PS back on line.

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New boxes are pretty cheap.

I ordered a set of 5 white spokes for it last night... of course... back ordered.... 15x7. Now to decide on BFG tire size...

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I recognize this picture from VMF.

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:lol:

Yea, I'm 65 Pony over there. I have a 65 coupe - 289 5 spd, and my wife dailies a 2011 V6 pony package car we bought brand new and we both switch out the SUV depending on who has to pick up James that day.

Chevy Trucks, Camaros/Firebirds have always been my first loves.

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i went to an estate auction sunday,managed to drag home a bunch of signs that will go up in the shop,from out of a mine,appropriate since this is an old coal mine town,a Jiminy Cricket lunch box with Huey,Dewey and Louey,a 1932 Eveready battery calendar from 1932 and a Motorine motor oil enamel sign that loaded sideways and i don't know how to fix it but you get the idea?a tin friction hot rod car, few old treasures.great fun,almost as much fun as working on my truck.

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Great stuff. Does that hot rod have a friction "motor" up front? If I recall correctly, they did and made sparks you could see inside the engine. It's in great shape. Tin friction cars were the first Japanese cars I knew about, through my childhood. European toy cars were so much better quality. So once the real Japanese cars came on the market around here, about the time I began driving, that was my impression of the real cars until shown different.

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yes sir,it has tinted plastic "windows' in the engine that i assume make sparks but doesn't work any longer,in great shape though.cool stuff.

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Dont really know why but I put the plow on my dodge . Guess its habit that it should be on it eventhough the weather looks like mid October not December .

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The friction motors wear out. That thing's in great shape. Very complete, hubcaps, bumpers.

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yes it is in great shape,even some chrome left on the grille?i haven't really looked at yet but there is some friction when you turn the front wheels.front wheel drive?who knew?i don't plan on putting too many miles on it so it's fine.take care.Greg

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Talk about the weather all you want. I'm going to buy some new tires! :lol:

They drizzled metal eater on the roads a day in advance for the brief flurries we had pass through the other day a cold front came in. It had been 70*. Roads are prepped for the next one, I guess. Supposed to maybe break a high temp record tomorrow, mid-upper 60s. Then another cold front
Ahead of it's time, FWD! What next? Friction powered motor vehicles?

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Ya me too . Guess you can tell from the ads I was searching tires for my Dodge :lol:. When I plow I iuse chains because the tires are getting hard with age there's tread left but a little snow or mud and the truck dont move . Even with the front and rear no spin axles.

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No matter how many, if they're not grabbing...

We had this stuff last year where the tires would start spinning in drive when I lifted off the brake in 2wd. So 4wd was not much better. I don't think that was the tires as much as condition, but they are worn out now.

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Picked up some cherry today . Town was cutting a tree that fell but they only cut to the road side. Guess they cant cut on private property . I got what they cut talked to the homeowner about the rest nice elderly woman who said she would appreciate me taking the rest . It's in a wooded part but near her driveway entrance .

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Will you use that on the Smoker?

I have a few cherry trees here.

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Post that picture again of the house you jacked up and put a basement under. I'm still in awe of that one.

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Me too! I can still see that picture in my head.

I keep going down and bringing buckets out to fill the wheelbarrow. Nothing awesome about it. It's a testament to determination I tell ya! :lol:

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Most for the smoker . Couple I'll seal the end Debark and let dry . Make some nice bowls with them or little zen gardens . This one is black walnut it's amazing how much city people will pay for little things like this

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Like Andy diggin outta Shawshank!