What did you do today not on your truck...

[special-K]

Oooohhh, that looks ten-DER! I have a smoker like that. Wait till you do a turkey! Mmmmm....

I drove 300 miles up and back to grandma's house. actually I rode while my son drove. It was over the river and through the woods with a handful of mountains in between. I'm just glad we made it up and back with no issues on the road. I had brought along "in case we get stranded" gear

On Christmas eve I installed a mini tiffany style pendant light in my downstairs bath. I bought it last winter but didn't get it installed before spring and it went to a back burner... the forgotten about. Looked at it and said, "There's something I can do when it's 5* outside!". One more step for the bathroom. Now to jump into the shower tile work!

[72c20customcamper]

Lovely newer car quality . Had this 04 Envoy since new wasn’t used in winter till 4 years ago has 112k miles on it . Frame is going I’ve had to patch the other side like this and plate where the transfer case crossmember bolts to the frame . There is no reason the frame should do this when all the thin stamp steel attachments are still on good shape . Frame is thicker but seems to be made from cheaper steel . My Tacoma did this but Toyota replaced the frame . I put the new control arm on just because it was apart


I’ll be looking for a new car this spring and I highly doubt it will be a domestic vehicle .

[tristan]

I am renovating a 1971 house in the NC mountains and am updating/improving some of its less appealing original equipment (baths, kitchens, flooring, etc.) It came with builder-grade flat doors and flimsy folding doors that I hated so I replaced all of them with solid pine 6 panel doors. This is the first one to get finished.

I used Miniwax Puritan Pine stain just to give it some light color and then topped it with 3 coats of Minwax satin varnish. These are off-the-shelf Kimberly Bay doors from Home Depot and I believe they are made of Brazilian radiata pine. It takes a nice color, isn't blotchy when stained (I used Minwax pre-stain to lessen that undesirable outcome), and looks similar to heart pine at about 1/3 the cost. Only 20 more to go!

[Steeveedee]

Looks good! I remember having that kind of energy. I burned it all out, I guess.

As for me, the handle broke off the microwave, so my wife started making noises about a new one. No way I'm tossing out an operational appliance because a handle broke. I took a section of closet clothes pole and made a handle.

ETA- this was the first wood working project with my new table saw.

[4u2nv]

Restore snowmobiles in the winter to kill some time , almost got this one done Polishing the aluminium is the worst of the whole restore for me

[special-K]

Originally Posted by tristan

I am renovating a 1971 house in the NC mountains and am updating/improving some of its less appealing original equipment (baths, kitchens, flooring, etc.) It came with builder-grade flat doors and flimsy folding doors that I hated so I replaced all of them with solid pine 6 panel doors. This is the first one to get finished.

I used Miniwax Puritan Pine stain just to give it some light color and then topped it with 3 coats of Minwax satin varnish. These are off-the-shelf Kimberly Bay doors from Home Depot and I believe they are made of Brazilian radiata pine. It takes a nice color, isn't blotchy when stained (I used Minwax pre-stain to lessen that undesirable outcome), and looks similar to heart pine at about 1/3 the cost. Only 20 more to go!

Nice edge grain, mostly. Probably some mighty big pines. I spy a board & batten door in that picture. That's more my speed.

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Looks good! I remember having that kind of energy. I burned it all out, I guess.

As for me, the handle broke off the microwave, so my wife started making noises about a new one. No way I'm tossing out an operational appliance because a handle broke. I took a section of closet clothes pole and made a handle.

ETA- this was the first wood working project with my new table saw.

There you go! Nothing wrong with that.

Originally Posted by 4u2nv

Restore snowmobiles in the winter to kill some time , almost got this one done Polishing the aluminium is the worst of the whole restore for me

Looks like new. Lots of elbow grease into that aluminum.

I got back to my cellar digging some last evening. I hope to complete this over winter. I'm focusing on the corner area to the right that is behind my pump/tank/water heater. This area needs foundation work. This is how the house was when I bought it. That corner had sunken and I assumed it was a rotted bottom log. You couldn't see back in there the way it was. I underpinned the corner with a lot of concrete (from the outside) when I did all the work years ago.

Now that I've cleared all the rubble and dirt from inside I can see the stone wall gave out, probably due to the earth washing out. The house never had gutter, the upper roof has a valley that dumped onto the porch roof which ran to the corner of the (log part of the) house. That porch ran a few inches out of level into that wall. I believe water from the upper roof was pouring into the cellar for a long time causing the bank to collapse, then the stone gave out.

I am digging back into the dirt to run 12" block up about chest high, which is where you should start seeing stone foundation. I'll pour on the top of the block and the rest of the way back to make a footer for laying the stone wall back in.

Once that is done, this area is behind my water system and I plan to shift the system over against the new wall. That will give me a straight shot in from the cellar door and 3'-4' more open floor area. I can then dig the island I've left for the water system and pour the rest of the footer/slab.

[Rickysnickers]

Two days ago, I fell and got a laceration in the back of my head. I hit in on a concrete curb. A couple of hours later and 7 staples, I was back home.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

Two days ago, I fell and got a laceration in the back of my head. I hit in on a concrete curb. A couple of hours later and 7 staples, I was back home.

Ouch! That doesn't sound like fun. I'm sure the doctor told you this but pay attention to any headaches, vision problems or dizzyness and have it checked out. Concussion is a real thing....

LockDoc

[Steeveedee]

Indeed! Back of the head is a good way to get dead. Do like LockDoc says.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

Two days ago, I fell and got a laceration in the back of my head. I hit in on a concrete curb. A couple of hours later and 7 staples, I was back home.

First of all. I hope that you are doing well.

Second, 7 staples. I had 7 stitches in my noggin when I had a rock fall on my head. The worst part is they shave a big spot on your head. It's not an attractive look. Buy a hat.

Leon is right that you need to watch for concussion or some weird side effects. I had a massive bruise on my left arm and couldn't get it to extend for about a year. Nothing ever hit my arm.

Same with my latest fiasco with bouncing my head off a tile floor. I didn't even break the skin but it paralyzed me. My arms still worked but that was it. And it HURT!
They say "Time heals all wounds' I guess that's true. It just takes a lot of time.

One more thing. You may hallucinate. I had all kinds of stuff floating in my head that never happened. But I was all doped up in the hospital. They've got some good stuff there.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

Two days ago, I fell and got a laceration in the back of my head. I hit in on a concrete curb. A couple of hours later and 7 staples, I was back home.

Sorry to hear of your fall and cut on the head , was it the rain turned to sheet of ice we got that took ya down ?..I did a circus act move stepping off the side walk curb to reach in and get our mail couple days ago also..

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

Two days ago, I fell and got a laceration in the back of my head. I hit in on a concrete curb. A couple of hours later and 7 staples, I was back home.

Ouch !! Sorry to hear . Take care.

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

Two days ago, I fell and got a laceration in the back of my head. I hit in on a concrete curb. A couple of hours later and 7 staples, I was back home.

Hope your felling better . But usually two to three days after a tumble I feel worse . All the muscles start to cramp up

[72c20customcamper]

Todays special standing rib roast . Couldn’t not buy it was 4.29 a pound angus beef .

[Steeveedee]

Oh, man that looks good! I saw some at CostCo a couple weeks ago, don't remember the price. I'll check again. I think that I was still dazed by the $16.99/Lb. of lamb ribs. No, I didn't buy them- 1/3 bone, 1/3 fat, 1/3 meat makes those thing stupid expensive to feed on.

[68bowtie]

That looks fantastic!

[Boog]

Um humm. That looks larruping!

[FleetsidePaul]

I polished this old knife that I got at an antique store for 20 bucks. It was painted gold and looked like it had been sitting for a looong time. It was a mess. You couldn't even tell that the sheath was tin. The pic makes it look scuffed but that's just a trick of the the light. It's doesn't have a mark on it. I wouldn't want to be on the business end of this guy.

My Tarantula Lucy even came out of her log to check it out.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

Two days ago, I fell and got a laceration in the back of my head. I hit in on a concrete curb. A couple of hours later and 7 staples, I was back home.

I hope you are healing up well. Good thing it was only the laceration. This is a thing we both have in common. I also fell a couple weeks ago and cut the back of my head. mine was a fall off a roof, but not far. It was a metal roof I installed and had been able to walk on ok, but only a little before this happened. We had even talked about the special shoes made for this in a thread a couple days prior. I started walking up and my feet slipped out, started sliding, knew it was only about 6' to the ground with a walk board even closer. My feet glanced off the walk board and hit the ground. I would have been fine if I had room to collapse and roll, but the house foundation was so close I hit my head on the brick wall. It could have been a lot worse and I feel very lucky. Could have broken my neck. No concussion symptoms at all.

[Steeveedee]

^ Woah, lucky you're not worse! I avoid roofs, I'm too old for them, now.

[Stocker]

Glad you're OK Tim, that could have easily had a disastrous outcome. I have to get up on my comp roof several times a year to clean the stovepipe, service the swamp cooler, general stuff. Was talking to a roofer recently about possibly putting on a metal roof next time and I asked him how you get up there safely when it's wet. His answer was, you don't -- if it's wet, stay off the roof! Come replacement time, I'll stick with comp.

[special-K]

I am generally more cautious as I realize I'm not so young to be taking falls. I didn't expect to be able to walk this roof, but found I could. I had gone back and added a screw to each bay where they overlap just fine the day before. I think my boots had some dirt on them. The plan was to wait till the snow catchers showed up and build a way off of those for running the ridge cap. I never planned on being able to walk that roof. I should have stuck with that.

[Rickysnickers]

Thanks guys. No other issues. I was out playing with the dogs. I caught my heel in a divot in the grass and went down backwards. My shoulder hit first, then the back of my head. I didn't even have a bruise on my shoulder. My wife works from home, so I took it easy on Thursday, just sitting around. Back to normal yesterday.

Funny, Paul!! I was worried that they were going to shave a spot on my head. They didn't. I was thankful for that

[joedoh]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

Two days ago, I fell and got a laceration in the back of my head. I hit in on a concrete curb. A couple of hours later and 7 staples, I was back home.

dang man keep the staples in your paperwork! glad you are ok

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Lovely newer car quality . Had this 04 Envoy since new wasn’t used in winter till 4 years ago has 112k miles on it . Frame is going I’ve had to patch the other side like this and plate where the transfer case crossmember bolts to the frame . There is no reason the frame should do this when all the thin stamp steel attachments are still on good shape . Frame is thicker but seems to be made from cheaper steel . My Tacoma did this but Toyota replaced the frame . I put the new control arm on just because it was apart


I’ll be looking for a new car this spring and I highly doubt it will be a domestic vehicle .

great fix!

I am designing parts for hydroformed frames like right now and let me just say, I know why people dont design parts for hydroformed frames. insanely strong for how thin they are. they need more wax coating for sure.

[Boog]

Originally Posted by special-K

I am generally more cautious as I realize I'm not so young to be taking falls. I didn't expect to be able to walk this roof, but found I could. I had gone back and added a screw to each bay where they overlap just fine the day before. I think my boots had some dirt on them. The plan was to wait till the snow catchers showed up and build a way off of those for running the ridge cap. I never planned on being able to walk that roof. I should have stuck with that.

I know there is probably a recommended method for walking on a metal roof such as a tether thrown over and attached to something solid on the other side, good idea by the way. I have been contemplating a metal roof for my house and this very concern bothers me. But, at my age, will I really have a need to be up there anymore? I don't know how metal vs asphalt compares price wise but safe accessibility should be considered.