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« on: August 09, 2018, 08:19:27 AM »
Kind of a cool thing I stumbled across in researching this Logan 820 Lathe is a website run by Scott Logan who sells parts / manuals etc for the lathes his family produced. http://www.lathe.com/The other website I have been using a lot for information is home shop machinists http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/forum.phpCharles, on occasion these guys are selling machines I have found too. So you may be able to pickup something nice in your area from here.
5252
« on: August 09, 2018, 07:36:56 AM »
Shawn I’d love to have a lathe about that size. I have a lot to learn and haven’t run one since metal shop in high school.
Keep me in mind if you get your new shop and want to off load that one.
Maybe by then I’ll have a good place for one. Gotta add onto the shop...
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5253
« on: August 09, 2018, 12:13:01 AM »
Ken, if I get this let’s discuss that 4 jaw. What diameter? I like my MP mill, but still miss my BP with v belts. A lot of things I would sidestep and not fixture properly but could work fast on the BP. Granted I stopped the spindle on more than one occasion with one arm and 6 inches of leverage. I don’t dare try that on the MP with geared head.... Still recall a good friend / racer who passed almost two years ago now. I sponsored his race team & who was quite the character btw. He stops by one evening with a set of race beadlock wheels which needed the lug holes opened up so he could run larger studs and a Milwaukee impact which was stored in the truck. Funny part was he expected me to fixture those wheels 40 different times because his uncle machinist said so. I told him to grab the wheels with his d*** beaters and hold on! Pretty sure we knocked that out in under a half hour & no one lost any body parts either. Hard to beat the old iron, when I get my next place with a real separate shop again I will be buying a BP mill & a larger engine lathe just because.... 
5254
« on: August 08, 2018, 10:44:31 PM »
Dave, is this the guy with the cool home made shop press?
5255
« on: August 08, 2018, 10:17:04 PM »
Picture of said unit. Comes with live center, 3 jaw chuck, real Jacobs chuck, tail stock is MT#3 taper, 3/4” thru spindle, lantern style tool post, spindle is threaded 1.5-8 I believe so should be easy to pick up a 4 jaw down the road. Quote of what is new or upgraded replaced the motor, and several gears in the screw cutting mechanism, plus cleaned and tuned the machine. It has new belts, and new electrical connections/switches etc. The bed is new vintage, just shorter than original. 
5256
« on: August 08, 2018, 10:13:13 PM »
Ok, so I’ve been itching for a small shop lathe. I had a large Warner swasey engine lathe in my first shop years ago. At present time I don’t have space or need for that monstrosity & capability.
What I really wanted is a south bend heavy 10. I can find quite a few on the east coast and not much here local for sale. My requirements were 10inch swing min x 20-40 inch min work space between uprights with threading capability & single phase power. Good V ways were also a requirement. I wanted something that has been taken care of because I have enough projects. I am not looking at Mathews precision or grizzly as there are plenty of American made pieces in the small tool room size type of lathe of vintage heritage. Most of these the parts are available or can be made to fix just about anything on them. Then there was Ken’s issue that I do not want a repeat of either. Honestly, Ken’s issue wasn’t a factor in any way but giving him grief is always fun. I wanted American steel & structural rigidity. Unlike the American mills you can find vintage small American lathe units in good shape.
So after searching for a heavy 10 for some time I stumbled upon a Logan 10 x 36 in use. The Logan is a heavy machine at around 800# and by all rights comparable to the SB H10. It has a new motor on it with a few other things being touched up recently. It has a 24” bed on it now which was a new replacement part that this owner was able to find and install. Yeah, wish it was the full 36 but realistically I probably do not need more than 24” of work space.
The downside, it’s three hours up into the Rockies to inspect it, so after much discussion & back and forth I am headed there tomorrow with trailer in tow.
5257
« on: August 08, 2018, 10:27:03 AM »
Good job Bear! One mind at a time.
5258
« on: August 08, 2018, 08:19:35 AM »
Pretty cool. Love watching those go down the highway
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Until they get in a wreck on I-80 with some knucklehead and make you have to add a 2 hour detour to an already 18 hour trip because they have to shut the highway down for hours.... 
5259
« on: August 07, 2018, 06:28:34 PM »
Carrep
Got my first puncture on the tractor tire. You guys with tractor experience think a plug is ok?
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Heck yea!
A tractor tire without at least one plug is unused!
Don buys them by the gross, probably basket weaves them together prior to installing them in fist sized punctures!
5260
« on: August 07, 2018, 01:59:37 PM »
Like Tate said, it’s a get you by fix until you patch it & tube it.
5261
« on: August 07, 2018, 12:56:42 PM »
Did they start on those gallows yet I requested?
5262
« on: August 07, 2018, 11:15:42 AM »
But by far what really impressed me was that one ton radius arm front end didn’t appear to be wearing the crap out of those front tires on that heavy ford.
5263
« on: August 07, 2018, 10:23:24 AM »
Don, I was impressed with how they were wearing.
My comment was I bet you get close to 40k from those.
5264
« on: August 07, 2018, 10:22:21 AM »
Lol. No windshield, no cab , no AC. Doing it like a real man!
(Ps and the rocks are 3/4 inch. )
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Shots fired!
5265
« on: August 07, 2018, 09:13:17 AM »
https://youtu.be/mkWJ3wUd5u8I swear this is what their knocking sounded like.... well maybe it wasn’t that loud
5266
« on: August 06, 2018, 11:08:25 PM »
Norm, forgot to ask. What’s the plan for that bronco?
5267
« on: August 06, 2018, 07:04:37 PM »
Shawn still not tracking. No pun intended. Why did they come to your house?
Did they find your daughters friend?
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Helicopter Mother it would appear thought her daughter was at my house. My wife had picked the three girls (3 girls 3 different parents) up from local mall where they had been shopping for school clothes. When my wife picked them up the original plan was to take the other two girls home. However, the girls wanted to go to a youth group event so my wife dropped all three off at the girls house where this girl who has the helicopter parent stayed the night. My daughter was dropped off around 8pm last night by the parent who hosted the sleepover. So apparently the daughter and helicopter mother had not communicated since 6pm or prior it would appear. Which is why helicopter mom & police arrived at my house at 5am and had been calling since before 4am. Can’t make this up, it’s unfortunate. Helicopter mom is single working professional, according to my wife has some severe digestion related health issues. So reading between the lines I think some prescription meds may have been involved, thinking why she fell asleep early. Just an educated guess on that part in hindsight. Update is that daughter is being made to write everyone involved an apology letter including PD officers & has life360 on her phone now.
5268
« on: August 06, 2018, 03:59:57 PM »
You’ll have a hard time finding it now don unless it’s giving off a heat signature
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Just look for the cabana boys and fu fu drinks......
5269
« on: August 06, 2018, 02:06:09 PM »
Life360
5270
« on: August 06, 2018, 01:48:11 PM »
No kidding? They must not have known you.....
5271
« on: August 06, 2018, 01:25:30 PM »
I’m not part of the gps circle, wife’s idea to put it on girls phones. It’s handy when they start dating  According to my youngest she wasn’t part of argument. I recognized one of the officers, he lifts in morning at same gym as I. Guessing after his shift which makes sense on a couple angles as I always thought he carried himself like a police officer too! 
5272
« on: August 06, 2018, 10:21:50 AM »
I woke at 5am to the police knocking at our door. Had been awake, saw I had two missed calls around 3am. With business ringing to my phone I set the iPhone so that I don’t receive calls from 11-6 unless someone calls me twice within 3 minutes. Two different numbers I did not recognize at about 15 mins apart. Both hippyland numbers, which I found odd. So then the knock, ringing of door bell & me half awake / pissed telling them to give me a minute. Get door open, two cops usual staggered formation. The one off the side starts by saying there was some arguemrbt between some girls last night. At this point I know I have the wtf look on my face. Then he mentions my youngest daughters friend’s name and states she’s missing & didn’t come home. Long story short my wife had picked my daughter up at a friends house last night after youth group. Our daughter wasn’t allowed to stay the night. This other girl spent the night and never told her mom or asked I gather. Then said Mom goes to sleep without knowing her kid is home.  So our kids communicate all the time, they have trackers on cell phones & I don’t go to bed until they are home. So when they babysit I’m usually the one staying up until the parents of kids get home from date night. I guess I thought this was standard parenting....
5273
« on: August 05, 2018, 10:27:01 PM »
5274
« on: August 05, 2018, 07:29:40 PM »
Charles, did you weld the clasps on those end doors?
5275
« on: August 05, 2018, 06:31:03 PM »
Would lexan be a better window?
FIFY Would bullet resistance glass like at a 7-11 in Chicago that is 6” thick be a better window?
5276
« on: August 05, 2018, 04:27:34 PM »
You know, it’s Don so we need to look at it via a different lense. This is like a personal record I believe, you know owning a piece of equipment this long without a major break of said machine.
5277
« on: August 05, 2018, 03:23:59 PM »
5278
« on: August 05, 2018, 11:29:19 AM »
5279
« on: August 05, 2018, 11:22:15 AM »
Lol, friend of mine when his daughter started dating the boys would come over and they had a nice pool / patio setup like you so the kids would go out there into that area and my friend would always tell his daughter to make sure they didn’t trip on the rut in the yard from the place they buried the last bf....
5280
« on: August 05, 2018, 10:15:57 AM »
Good to hear things are going good for you Bobby.
5281
« on: August 05, 2018, 08:54:42 AM »
Don’t know if you’re talking about drinks or your aunts in Spanish
Maybe you meant mai tai?
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Let’s not get hung up on the small details Charles! Ken knew what I meant & he’s probably already packed and on his way. For your sake let’s just hope he doesn’t bring H.
5282
« on: August 04, 2018, 09:37:27 PM »
Don, the word tithe in of itself means one tenth of something I believe.
5283
« on: August 04, 2018, 08:56:32 PM »
Good info, didn’t realize they rented those.
5284
« on: August 04, 2018, 01:54:25 PM »
What the heck Bobby! You don’t call & you don’t write, for pete’s Sake we don’t even hear what you have with your siriracha in the morning...
5285
« on: August 04, 2018, 01:52:20 PM »
Great news!
5286
« on: August 04, 2018, 01:42:47 PM »
Next thing ya know Charles will be throwing the bourbon away and sipping mia tia’s! Then Ken will want to visit all the time...
5287
« on: August 03, 2018, 11:30:07 PM »
Ok, so this conversation below happened on text today between Mike and I. You may recall he is one I have had you pray for through some extremely invasive surgeries and he was also the one who I sold then bought a business from. I believe I had stated he was raised Catholic but was not practicing, leading up to this huge surgery I spoke with him several times. His wife even confided in me and told me to keep pushing. My current local pastor once said faith is like growing crops, you plant it and let God do the rest. So after considering this exchange for awhile today I decided we needed a new thread. One that can highlight those crops and how they grow. So please if you have a testimony share it here, I'll start off with the exchange with Mike today. Back story, Mike has flipped cars for years to make income, at present time it is his only source currently. He has been through a lot, in last few years. At times I was and have been very frustrated with him. In other words it's been very tough being his friend and watching him stumble and get tossed around. I know I've had conversations with my wife about what to do or how I can do more. Hind sight is always 20/20 and I guess the biggest thing was just being there to listen and give him my take. Patience has never been easy for me, looking back I witness the Lord working to make me be more patient and even though I have been given this lesson more than once I'm hard headed in this regard. So below is our conversation from today, these seeds appear to be bearing some fruit. "..Something strange. Yesterday I found I had a $50 dollar bill, a $10 and a couples $1s. That was it and i couldnt get my medicine. As a rarity I prayed for help. Both vehicles sold today within 1 hour by very religious people that told me about their faith. Amazing how things workout." My response, That's called a testimonial, how cool! "We grow thru the tough times." My response, Sure do, I'm glad you had that experience "Since I'm not able to do much I read a lot. I decided last week that I've spent my whole life judging a book negatively that I've never read. I dug my mother's old bible out of the attic and I'm gonna start reading it." My response, Start with the New Testament Read that then go back and study the old. You might want to try county line church too, no judging there and Kruse is a great pastor "Ok. I'll have to check out which I have. We have a couple around the house of Dawn's." My response, If I can help let me know "I'll keep that in mind too. Ok thanks."
5288
« on: August 03, 2018, 07:35:22 PM »
Tithe, I would to the church but I already donate to the largest charitable organization in the world aka United States Federal Government! In all seriousness, we do not give 10% to the church monthly. However, we give when it is asked of us & are open to giving. Plenty of ways to donate 10% & it doesn’t have to be all money either. My 2 cents for what it’s worth.
5289
« on: August 03, 2018, 03:50:15 PM »
All great advice with experience to back it up ^^^^ RM is huge knowledge base!
5290
« on: August 03, 2018, 02:01:27 PM »
Visiting Glacier? Love that area, God’s country, so beautiful! Have a safe trip.
5291
« on: August 03, 2018, 01:49:33 PM »
Yeah, “we’re not sure where the SAM sites are, lets roll through and see if they shoot at us”
Can you think of another guaranteed way to find things that people want to stay hidden until they shoot a flying telephone pole at you?
Well, at the width of North Korea or Vietnam I think we could have lined up armored Cat D11’s side by side coast to coast and just pushed. Probably saved some money, lives and won as a result....
5292
« on: August 03, 2018, 09:14:59 AM »
Well, you’re doing your research so I think you have both eyes open. The other option and this is coming from a self professed work aholic. However, when my kids were little I worked all the time. Granted I started GLO & then our real estate developments but I know people (one of which is our lead pastor) who picked up evening and weekend work to climb out of a similiar situation.
5293
« on: August 03, 2018, 08:39:57 AM »
why Not tap the equity in the house with a low fixed rate HELOC & pay off all the debt consolidating it to one payment. Note you only need to service the interest on this loan on a monthly basis. Sell the fifth wheel & put it towards the debt. Cut out reoccurring monthly bills that are not needed, cable, cleaning lady etc.
Living in a camper for 12 months with two kids does not sound fun to me.
5294
« on: August 02, 2018, 02:51:00 PM »
You had professionals at one point in time, society has changed. I knew of a local outlaw trucker as a kid who had his rigs impounded out of state and they broke them out of the impound lot more than once. Couple times he went to the auction and bought them back versus paying the fines even. With that said he took care of his equipment. He’d double load on a haul from Indiana to Cali regularly, he always sent a set of wheel bearings with the driver and had them changed out in Cali.... Cleanest looking trucks on the road too. Double the pay half the work, minus parts....
5295
« on: August 02, 2018, 09:55:04 AM »
5296
« on: August 02, 2018, 08:28:32 AM »
Nate, for the Record it wasn’t jacka** truck drivers as much as it is owners who were pushing the boundaries to make extra money. Regardless of what we did or were instructed to do my salary and our drivers never made more.
& I realize what you were saying, just a clarification.
Like was stated, best bet is not to pull company equipment with personal truck. Again I understand been there done that too.
5297
« on: August 02, 2018, 12:33:45 AM »
Dave, the newer DOT rules are a bit fuzzy to me and I’m sure someone who deals with it often will clear it up. I do know that our 1 ton dually trucks hooked to a 25k GN we’re viewed as a semi and required a cdl (again fuzzy as I cannot recall the class if it was A or B etc). I’m guessing the 22k is combined, probably makes a difference on 3/4 ton versus 1 ton too.
The other thing is your truck is personally owned and their are rules that go along with that as well. For instance my personal 1 ton could pull my personal enclosed GN but the company owned truck could not pull that same GN without the required CDL even by owner of company of said truck.
And part of the reason this is fuzzy is that when the new DOT rules came thru & after getting pinched a couple times we hired and outside consulting firm who specialized in such matters to help fight the fines and get us in compliance. So her and my secretary / records keeper worked on this a lot more than I.
5298
« on: August 01, 2018, 10:52:26 PM »
Sorry for the loss, copy on the offices. Was wondering if it wasn’t someone’s home you were building in that shop. Wife and I would love to do that some day.
5299
« on: August 01, 2018, 09:48:49 PM »
Started framing this week on a 9000 sqr shop
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Explain?
5300
« on: July 31, 2018, 02:55:23 PM »
So in the pic are they wrapped or no?
What did you wrap them with?
Not wrapped in the pic, foil pan in oven.
Good tip Btw Nate, tossing it oven made it much easier to finish.
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