I'm as careful as possible to make sure that doesn't happenMan I would have dropped more tools in the ocean than it would be to just pay someone to fix it.
The Home Improvement Thread
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Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
You can't even tell there was chains there.
I processed 46 2"X10" boards I got for free today. Plan is to use them for decking on the pier since I have to re-do all of it at some point. I have to get the decking and beams back on so my pilings don't shift over time.
This is when I moved over to my mom's to store temporarily.
Finally finished. Took about ~7 hours to move, cut off 30+ nails per board and stack em.
All the trash from the boards. Can't believe it filled up the 10' trailer. Nuts.
This is when I moved over to my mom's to store temporarily.
Finally finished. Took about ~7 hours to move, cut off 30+ nails per board and stack em.
All the trash from the boards. Can't believe it filled up the 10' trailer. Nuts.
PSU Taco85
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Picked up a bunch of rusted barn tin for free, aka future wall paper or ceiling alternative,
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could use some smaller pieces to build an outdoor bar!
CowboyTaco
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Yep. I was pretty pissed when I saw TR on the front.
CowboyTaco
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Years of exposure have not been kind to my chiminea.
High temp heat colors are pretty limited. I almost painted it with some "copper" colored high temp paint. Then it hit me....if epoxy could be used to fill the gap that developed on the one side and hold up to the heat, why couldn't it be used to cover the entire chiminea? I'm very happy with how it turned out.
I had to do it in 2 sections. The bowl and everything else. The only 2 part epoxy I could find in a large enough quantity was the 5 minute quick set stuff. My brush got too stiff to use after doing the majority of the bowl, so I had to stop and go buy another cheap brush. The second one was pretty stiff as I was finishing the rest of it too.
High temp heat colors are pretty limited. I almost painted it with some "copper" colored high temp paint. Then it hit me....if epoxy could be used to fill the gap that developed on the one side and hold up to the heat, why couldn't it be used to cover the entire chiminea? I'm very happy with how it turned out.
I had to do it in 2 sections. The bowl and everything else. The only 2 part epoxy I could find in a large enough quantity was the 5 minute quick set stuff. My brush got too stiff to use after doing the majority of the bowl, so I had to stop and go buy another cheap brush. The second one was pretty stiff as I was finishing the rest of it too.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Chicks 1st day to wake up in the mobile coop and use gravity feed bucket.
About 40min into they learn there's feed in bucket and 105min I change the camera view.
Like and subscribe to this boring video, cause it will waste 90 min of your day for free.
About 40min into they learn there's feed in bucket and 105min I change the camera view.
Like and subscribe to this boring video, cause it will waste 90 min of your day for free.
Well, I got to ride the lighting last night while replacing some GFI outlets on my pier. This is the first time I've been shocked through a wire nut. Already replaced all of these wire nuts with new ones and I'm getting some fancy high-dollar weather sealed wire nuts from work today.
This is the type of electrical I'm finding though out my house. It was wired in the 80's when they didn't believe in grounds (which now in 2021, we know how important a ground wire is). I'm amazed this house didn't burn down already.
I also ordered another $1k worth of 316 Stainless steel fasteners to finish screwing all the beams and pilings together. I've spent about $3k on this pier at this point and haven't even gotten to use it yet (other than to watch fireworks off of).
This is the type of electrical I'm finding though out my house. It was wired in the 80's when they didn't believe in grounds (which now in 2021, we know how important a ground wire is). I'm amazed this house didn't burn down already.
I also ordered another $1k worth of 316 Stainless steel fasteners to finish screwing all the beams and pilings together. I've spent about $3k on this pier at this point and haven't even gotten to use it yet (other than to watch fireworks off of).
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Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
It's grounded to itself.. good to go!
CowboyTaco
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AlienXtx
Nignog
PSU Taco85
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Well, I got to ride the lighting last night while replacing some GFI outlets on my pier. This is the first time I've been shocked through a wire nut. Already replaced all of these wire nuts with new ones and I'm getting some fancy high-dollar weather sealed wire nuts from work today.
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This is the type of electrical I'm finding though out my house. It was wired in the 80's when they didn't believe in grounds (which now in 2021, we know how important a ground wire is). I'm amazed this house didn't burn down already.
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I also ordered another $1k worth of 316 Stainless steel fasteners to finish screwing all the beams and pilings together. I've spent about $3k on this pier at this point and haven't even gotten to use it yet (other than to watch fireworks off of).
wtf, they wired the neutral to the ground, that seems even more dangerous than leaving the ground disconnected.
AlienXtx
Nignog
Have you seen all the other nonsense he's found in that house so far
PSU Taco85
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Have you seen all the other nonsense he's found in that house so far
yep, that little nugget is not surprising haha
Have you seen all the other nonsense he's found in that house so far
Found this nugget as well. They wired GFI outlet with 16 gauge wire as quick connectors back to 12 gauge wire.
It's not showing well in the pic, but that's 16 gauge wire.
Got a bunch more misc. work done around the house today. Didn't get to work on the pier since the cold front was blowing high winds in from the north east.
Got the first temporary wall up since my beams are coming on Tuesday. I'll get another two temporary walls up tomorrow (out of five temporary walls I need to build).
I put the new Makita compressor through it's paces today and it was great! That thing fills a tank quick.
I had to forgot to paint these galvanized Simpson strong ties and nails. I got around to it today. They are already rusting
Got the first temporary wall up since my beams are coming on Tuesday. I'll get another two temporary walls up tomorrow (out of five temporary walls I need to build).
I put the new Makita compressor through it's paces today and it was great! That thing fills a tank quick.
I had to forgot to paint these galvanized Simpson strong ties and nails. I got around to it today. They are already rusting
PSU Taco85
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didnt even know they made Romex in 16 gauge. 15 amp breakers require 14 gauge and don’t recall ever seeing anything under a 15 amp breaker in a residential AC breaker box. Maybe they used some leftover stranded automotive wire
Loosely "home improvement" as in a small upgrade to the pellet smoker. The corner is a dead spot where pellets pile up but do not go into the auger. So I did a template ramp out of cardboard to test tomorrow during a pork butt smoking. If the test goes like I am expecting it to I will fab up a ramp out of 16 gauge for long term use.
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