Come to think of it, I just spent an hour digging out the ditch the highway was supposed to replace six years ago so it doesn't back up and erode what's left of my driveway. Maybe that counts.
Post by scrub-buster on Mar 19, 2019 17:03:49 GMT -5
I've always got some projects in the works. Here are a few from the last week or two.
I've been cutting more osage logs whenever it's dry enough.
I converted a heavy duty base from a large industrial sewing machine into a work bench.
I made a stand up reception desk for my wife's small business. She wanted it made of barn wood.
Yesterday I decided to reclaim the path around the tiny pond in our woods. Here is a before picture of the dam. The deer couldn't even get through it. It was mostly wild rose. Nasty stuff.
Here is an after picture. I still need to cut the rest of the brush and trees in the water.
The other side of the pond was completely blocked by thorns and a fallen tree. I didn't get a before picture. Here it is after I was done. I can drive around it now.
And I've been getting ready for a small traditional bow gathering at my place next weekend. I've been setting up a couple moving targets
I have a redneck version of a horseback target range. I pull them slowly past a row of targets while they shoot at them from sitting on the barrel. It's a lot of fun.
Last Edit: Mar 19, 2019 17:28:21 GMT -5 by scrub-buster
I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left
Concrete barn floor. Build loft, beer brew area and wood shop. I get my 1st package of bees this weekend. Busy all summer starting my new company. Called Mack Bees. Goes with Mack Hops my other small company. So Mack B&B. Never ending until I'm 6 feet under. Building and or creating is my way to relax. Somewhere I'll fit in some fishing g and then hunting. Forgot, I need to rebuild my outdoor steps. Torn down for the new water line project. Finishing up final grade this weekend. Crazy I know.
Last Edit: Mar 19, 2019 19:34:20 GMT -5 by Deleted
Bought two Ford Ranger pick up truck beds full of vintage chainsaws( I counted around 60) a while back that I need to start digging through. I have got 4 of them restored and running that I sold to pay for the entire lot of them. Mostly old Macs and Homelites and David Bradley's.
"Poster child for "good" manners" "Lazy dirt bag "crossgun" user" "4 star General of the Orange Army" "goofy as usual"
The wheels are turning on making a waste oil burner to heat the house. Already using it in the garage, and its working good. I have a 300gal oil tank in the basement with outside fill pipe. Also got a chimney connection already, so half the hard part is done. Might make a sidekick stove and pipe it in to the furnace plenum.
T/C Encores, Savage and Remington smokeless muzzleloaders, Camx and Excalibur crossbows
Ive been working on changing out my workbench/cabinets in the garage. I come across a good deal on some Vinmar cabinets, my son and I made the bench top for it out of 2x4's. Its been a long project Ill post pics later too much for me to list.
The wheels are turning on making a waste oil burner to heat the house. Already using it in the garage, and its working good. I have a 300gal oil tank in the basement with outside fill pipe. Also got a chimney connection already, so half the hard part is done. Might make a sidekick stove and pipe it in to the furnace plenum.
Should look into a waste oil/ wood boiler that way you can fill it out side with out the mess you could build a firebox put radiators/ coils around it and than build the boiler around them Pump and water lines to another coil in your furnace.
I don’t know of a coil that would take the direct heat of oil or wood with out spending a ton but if’s indirect heat I would think it would take it or skip the coils and just build a water tight jacket with a fire pit in it
Last Edit: Mar 20, 2019 14:22:49 GMT -5 by treetop
At home Plant more pines and hardwoods I think I have 400 coming this year Cut and clean trash trees from plantings and woods mow grass and spray part of forest plan I’m in New roof that’s starting soon my roof hits 19 years this year so it’s time o what fun that will be 46sq of high pitched and miles off the ground roof have no idea what I was thinking when I built the place hireing that is starting to look good but I’m cheep and won’t I like pain
At cabin in Canada Paint at least three sides have a sun porch / deck that needs redone on one side Stain new front porch that I put on last year build new water tower and repipe Replace front and side door Add another 8 foot of dock to the dock I built two years ago its just not long enough when the water drops for two fishing boats
If time and money allows install shower in bathroom I redid most of it already just need shower to finish it Start on redoing deck sun porch this also has the stairs up to the back door
Going to take the back seats out of my CR-V and convert it into a microcamper--basically a sleeping platform with room for storage underneath. One panel of the bed platform will remove so that my Ruff Tuff kennel can slip in there whenever the birddog is with me. Adding a trailer hitch and hitch carrier to the options. When I am out rock climbing, camping, etc. I will use the roof mounted luggage rack. When I am hauling the kayak around on the roof, I'll use the hitch carrier for gear.
The wheels are turning on making a waste oil burner to heat the house. Already using it in the garage, and its working good. I have a 300gal oil tank in the basement with outside fill pipe. Also got a chimney connection already, so half the hard part is done. Might make a sidekick stove and pipe it in to the furnace plenum.
Should look into a waste oil/ wood boiler that way you can fill it out side with out the mess you could build a firebox put radiators/ coils around it and than build the boiler around them Pump and water lines to another coil in your furnace.
I don’t know of a coil that would take the direct heat of oil or wood with out spending a ton but if’s indirect heat I would think it would take it or skip the coils and just build a water tight jacket with a fire pit in it
I built my own wood boiler in 2006. Just copied the plans, down to the heat exchanger coil. Worked outstanding. Bad deal was 20 cords of big wood every year. Didnt take long to kill my back. Sold it all off, now looking for easy method.
T/C Encores, Savage and Remington smokeless muzzleloaders, Camx and Excalibur crossbows
