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Coconuts aren't supposed to be used this far north in Florida but our winters freeze events are unpredictable so we try to get away with a lot of stuff we probably shouldn't. I have 3 Coco trees I planted several years ago - all loaded with fruit. Def. feels like da islands here..... http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1655578383.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1655578383.JPG My Screw Pine (Pandanus utilis).... http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1655578383.JPG |
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Those are cool, a tropical paradise like a Jimmy Buffet song. I'd like those in my yard, lucky no freeze here in San Diego 20 minutes from the ocean. I like the unusual structure, as if they grew on another planet. :) http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1655580194.jpg <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rBHi3G5BLKY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
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In another part of the yard, a Cycad called Dioon spinulosum and to it's right a young palm called Satakentia liukiuensis (native to Japan). Second photo is what they look like when mature.....;) http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1655592727.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1655592727.jpg |
Polaris 6 wheeler just fixing little things and making it look a little better so my buddy can sell it
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^^^Looks good Ted. Just curious, do you torque stripe fasteners as you go, just so you don't miss something?
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Looking good guys!
Friend of mine asked for my help - her irrigation valves weren't closing, apparently. She had some site work done a couple years back and they dug up some of the pipes so there's also those repairs. But for now - start with getting the valves working. I bought new diaphragms, thinking it'd be an easy swap out repair. I've never seen this - apparently roots came in from somewhere down stream and into the valves. No wonder they weren't closing! It's possible a root came in through just one pipe and then split off into the others. Repairs should be interesting...... http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656001489.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656001489.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656001489.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656001489.JPG |
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Between races the car gets a through nut and bolt.. :) http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656002849.jpg |
Managed to get the 5th color on. Wet sand and touch ups then clear coat.
Lots of touch up..... Panting around the rib stitching (not the same as a traditional fabric job)http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656071492.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656071492.jpg |
^ That's just awesome. I'll bet registering those big masks is enough to try the patience of Job.
But you're on the home stretch now, and there's light at the end of the tunnel! I can't wait to see the completed airplane. What you've got so far looks great! |
More Dope and fabric on that wing than I used in all my teens.
Share more of the big project. Happy landings. |
I recently tightened up a loose toilet seat...
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I got the fender liner out of the old Golf Cabriolet yesterday. One of of the screws was not the proper grade and so corroded. I had to dremel and drill it out. Also there should be a place in hell for people who replace trim screws with rivets. A five minute job to get at the antenna turned into 3/4 hour. I got the proper fasteners today, along with the new antenna.
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Yes herr O the registration on the masks took 2 days one per wing..... But so much better then using traditional methods.... And ya.... The light at the end of the tunnel isn't a train this time around. |
Touching up the bare spots on my Interceptor with Gloss Black Rustoleum and a small paintbrush.
Not too concerned right now with aesthetics - that will come down the road with a complete tear down and rebuild. Right now just preserving and making sure mechanicals and electronics are all in proper nick. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656173445.JPG |
Ran into a hidden tree at 30 mph, ripped off upper and lower a-arm and bent the shock on my Kawasaki KRX 1000. :(:mad::eek::rolleyes:
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! That looks ouchy. Got a welder or at least a big buffing pad?
In order to route the antenna lead for the radio in the Golf Cabriolet, the dash facia has to come out. I had heard every VW dash of this vintage has cracked and broken fastener holes. I guess I'm lucky. Only two. JB weld is my friend , but no washers small enough to fit into the spaces.. 15 minutes with hacksaw and files and and two (rough) washers are in hand and stuck in place. Reassembly is the reverse of disassembly. I hope. This was almost as much fun as making a hood prop hold down clip from a hard plastic block. Best Les |
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Feeling all better now, nothing that time and money won't fix. I had to winch it skid it up onto the trailer. It was a true recovery full of adventure!
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Replaced the garage mini-fridge. The old one I bought used for only $30 about 8 years ago. It still works but gets frosted up inside which was always a pain.
Then I sprayed down my boat using Clorox Outdoor Bleach. Going to take a bike ride and then at 3pm watch the game. Happy Sunday! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656257272.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656257272.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656257272.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656257272.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656257272.JPG |
The plastic surround on my wife’s Briggs & Riley suitcase handle crumbed off. With the lifetime warranty, we could take it in for repair but that will takes weeks and her next trip is sooner than that so I looked for a temporary fix and instead found a permanent one.
I bought some 2mm leather, waxed thread, needle, and hole punch on Amazon, watched a YouTube video, and put a hand stitched leather cover on the handle: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656288272.jpg |
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They take up less room on the car. 10 next race in 6 weeks. 5 car deconstructed for a new engine +30hp 750 and engine compart Fix-It'ing. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656352820.jpg |
Finished rehabbing a 3 tiered plant stand that was being thrown away.
Mostly it just had some corrosion on it - the structural integrity was all still intact. So I sprayed the corroded areas with metal etching fluid (Ospho) - primered - and re-painted. Using it for now in a spot next to my front entry walkway to display some of my Bromeliads. I wrote the names of the plants on the pots too.... http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656716642.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656716642.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656716642.JPG |
I'm working on rerpairing the portion of our "retreat" that the animals burrowed under. The portion that's still good is underlain by bedrock. The number three rebar is overkill, but I'm hoping it'll solve the problem along with a concrete buffer zone in front to help keep the burrowers out.
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Just bought my first house and we have a full studio that we're setting up for friends and family...
But finally got time to wrench on one of my project bikes 1995 BMW K75S. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656720530.jpg |
5 car getting ready for a major service.
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Wow - good stuff David (handle), Ted (race car), Byron (electric panel), Marv (masonry), and AO (K75S)!
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Last night I did some digging in my garage to retrieve some motorcycle fairings I had stashed away. I'm learning how to repair them so wanted to take a closer look at what I had and what lay ahead as far as repair needs.
The 4th photo before shows the replacement post I made (left side) using a mold in the Plastex kit. Now I don't have to use a cable tie. :cool: BTW, that fairing is an aftermarket one made of fiberglass. The factory units are all poly carbonate. My garage is cluttered way beyond my preference so I'm always trying to re-organize and improve. I threw away a bunch of empty boxes I had been saving and that alone helped. I really need to finish the storage "facility" in my side yard but not sure that will happen until it cools off end of year. So this morning I went back in to continue what I started last night - then took a break for the finish of Le Tour - then took a bike ride - then back to the garage - in sweltering conditions now. But having had a productive day so far I was OK with it. I downloaded a couple Pink Floyd concerts from '72 onto a flash drive and had that playing the whole time so that was pretty awesome. I have (3) Interceptors all the same year and model. My first one was this yellow one that has been in hibernation for over 10 years. I have all the fairings for it. I also have some fairings for the two blue ones plus a set of upper white fairings I bought off eBay if need be. I really don't know how this will end up. I know I will have at least one good Interceptor and am shooting to have two. But maybe it will be 3. Depends a lot on part sourcing. Aside from all that - I am pleased to announce that today.....I finally put the dolly I bought from Lowes over 2 years ago under that big arse generator in the garage. ;) Been wanting to do that for some time and today was the day! :p http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657397063.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657397063.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657397063.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657397063.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657397063.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657397063.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657397063.JPG |
Phew, yesterday as I was rolling the trash container back from the curb, I looked at the grass in the west part of the back yard. It was looking very dry and crispy in some parts.
My wife had pros come plant three trees last spring, and all received three tie down posts to help keep them in place in the Oklahoma wind. We removed the posts this spring. We both noticed the hole from one of the posts just stayed open and we figured the dogs did that by digging it back out. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657736198.jpg It was the sprinkler system. One of the posts was driven right into a connection. I dug a hole big enough to get to the leak, and found the orange tee smashed into two parts. I thought I was super lucky, and only the tee was the issue. I had to get my heat gun to heat up the black plastic pipe to get the old tee out, and the new one back in place. I was happy to go crank up the system and cussed a bit when there was still a geyser. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657735118.jpg I cleaned off more of the fitting, and you can see the black crack under the bar code, and the hole in the pipe. Crap. This is gonna be a pain. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657736198.jpg I can't glue the pipe if it is full of water. So I dug around in my collection of stuff I keep in case I might need it someday. Today was the day. This is a fitting for waterbeds, to fill or drain the waterbed. A garden hose to the top, and with the water running, it creates suction. With my multiple hoses, it sucked out the water from the lateral pipe and I could then glue things together. I just shoved the small hose into the hole, and let the garden hose run for a few minutes. Ready to glue! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657735118.jpg I dug through my sprinkler parts, and found a saddle tap that would normally get drilled out to add an connection. I just used that as a patch. Then for big crack, I dug around in the attic, and found the bell end of a 40 foot piece of 1 1/4 pipe, and cut off the bell end. Cut that in half, and it fits the outer dimension of the fitting real well. Lots of PVC primer, and lots of glue, and it is holding. :D I would never try that if it was a pressure fitting or anything inside a house. Worst case, if it leaks a bit, the tree it is next to gets some extra water. The sprinkler system for that section is back to functional, and now the grass will get watered. This is the biggest issue I have had with the sprinkler system since I personally installed in 22 years ago. And it was all damage caused by a post driven into the ground with perfect aim at a hard to get to connection. The "cool" part to me, is it did not require one single trip to the big box store, or any store at all. I had all the parts, in my stash of those parts and stuff I can't throw out because I might need them someday. To have saddle tap for a 1 inch PVC pipe, and a leftover 1 1/4 inch PVC pipe from the main supply from the water well to the valves, the tee fitting, and fresh PVC cement and primer was a bonus. All the tools I needed, and everything came together to fix an issue, caused by someone else. |
Glen......lol....wow....some nifty Rube Goldberg work there!
I admire your resourcefulness. :) I have on occasion used a half pipe cross section to patch a small crack. Thing is with PVC glue you are indeed "welding" the bond, so it's more than just something being glued together. In situations like yours these "slipfixes" come in handy: https://www.rfagriculture.com/media/...1-inch_2nd.jpg I did some irrigation work as well yesterday. Replace (2) 12" popups with (2) 6" popups. They were worn out and the stems were rotating a bit each time they came on. It's in the housing - not the insert - so have to replace the whole thing. I went to a 6" because the higher elevation wasn't needed. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657739047.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1657739047.JPG PS - the proper vernacular for that orange fitting is "funny ell" - not tee.... |
Doh, yea it ain't a tee, just an elbow.
I would have had to dig a much bigger hole to use the slipfix. And the area was full of tree roots, and not been good for the tree. And it would really suck digging in that area. I wanted to disturb as little as possible. And I really did not want to go to the store. |
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Where were those bears at Burn...which state? Did you see the webcam thread I posted? |
19 HP kohler, the oil wanted out real bad. 105 hours on it.
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Retreat finished.
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Nice job, Marv! I love those swivel rocker chairs too!
The ones I have here are sling chairs and sit a little higher with a support ring to rest your feet on. My fav. 2 have tears so I have to re-sling them. Here's a little deck I built last year. I ended up re-configuring later to use just for storage..... http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1658021310.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1658021310.JPG Meanwhile out front: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1658021310.JPG |
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