Aside from dismantling the 8 x 16 run in shed which was ripped off of its anchors during the wind storm Monday night, I had the pleasure of getting the drain back working in the barn this morning. Luckily, it was just a missing bolt which fastened the extension to the valve.( The valves are below the frost line the handles are in the unheated barn.)
On another positive note, I got back the set of hay wagon wheels with new(er) tires and got the wagon off the blocks in front of my shop.
Sometimes I allow myself to fantasize about a life without horses, but I have no idea what we would do with the extra money. ;)

Best
Les

Finally finished this, sort of. Thanks to Randy_P for the help!

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Attic re-do project. After getting the Christmas decorations down from the attic I've been working on reorganizing, adding storage space, lighting and safety railing. Very tedious, time consuming, dusty and itchy project but it will be worth the effort.

Several years ago I replaced our rickety wooden attic stairs with an aluminum unit that I've never really liked since the ladder is steeper, the treads are narrower and the cover was too close to the treads leaving zero toe room. I built out the cover adding 1 1/2" of toe room which made a huge difference.

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Then I built two pony walls with handrails providing needed safety and easier access. The location of the plumbing vent is unfortunate but I did not think it was worth the effort and expense of relocating it.

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I removed the old plywood decking that was laid down loose in an overlapping fashion and reinstalled the old material plus 6 addl 4 x 8 sheets cut to fit and screwed down which will double our storage space. I also added 4 additional light bulb fixtures to the previous sgl bulb pull cord fixture and added a light switch in the hall.

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Finally, I will be adding some fans to direct soffit ventilation inflow towards the very short ridge vent single gable ridge vent which do a very poor passive cooling job. Must be careful not to locate the fan(s) too close to the ridge vent so they pull hot air from the attic vs pulling outside air from the ridge vent which would make my poor ventilation even worse. The roof is poorly designed for ventilation. The electric fan was removed when we had the cedar shake roof replaced with asphalt . I let my roofer talk me into ditching the fan and going with a ridge vent (big mistake). The asphalt roof is much hotter that the cedar shake and the A/C struggles to keep up in the summer.

that's a nice robust and safe solution. Great to have usable attic space to put suitcases, Christmas decorations and car things away. GF keeps talking about me having half a Porsche 911 in the attic. Makes me sound like some sort of nutter LOL

Same situation here! Garage attic will be next - its a mess.

Way to go Big Les! :)



Nice clean job, John! Congrats! I put double dins in both my Silverado and Volvo 5 speed 850 wagon and ABSOLUTELY LOVE them! ;)



Smart to put focus on the safety aspect there, Mark. Nicely done! I removed everything from my attic when I had it re-roofed 2 years ago, so hardly ever go up there but have thought about the addition of a fan or fans. Thing is the temps came way down after the metal roof was put on and my electric usage as well so don't really see any urgency.

I do have to work on my Mom's attic - the pull down steps especially. The house has been vacant since she moved into an ALF in April and this is the time to do that work - so thanks for the 'reminder'.

NICE work, my friend! SmileWavy

Here is the fan I've ordered from Amazon : 20" 3-blade 4,650 CFM. Going to start with one. 88% 5-star rated

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That’s a great idea on the stairs. We use pull down stairs all the time and it’s hard enough going up on the balls of your feet, but going down can be a real test. They beat a scuttle hole though.

This past weekend I installed a new side trim piece on the driver seat of my F150. After getting in and out 20,000 times it had broken and was hanging on.

Also, I did a little more work on the 330. I removed about 10 pounds of wiring and 5 pounds of sound deadener. Now I need to clean it with a lacquer thinner, before I paint it, light gray to match the rest of the interior.


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I have the scuttle at my place. The ceilings aren't very high so a 6' step ladder works just fine. I never thought about putting in retractable steps.

Nice work on the BMW. Gray is one of my fav. colors - seems to be so "universal" in application.

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New subject......

Was just using these tonight to cut some cardboard and thought I'd pass along a recommendation for them. I bought mine in April '22 and they've paid for themselves a hundred times over.

I mostly use them when I have to cut cardboard but I'm sure they could help with other materials.

WORX WX082L 4V ZipSnip Cordless Electric Scissors

Were around $39 when I bought mine and have gone up a little but still worth it, IMHO.....

Attic project update: Fan arrives later today. In the meantime, I thought I would experiment with some foil coated bubble wrap radiant barrier as my research indicates it can be effective in lowering attic temps. The product is relatively inexpensive at $65 for a 16" x 100ft roll so I thought I'd give it a try and the initial results are promising.

Its a sunny cool day here in Atlanta - currently 52 degrees. This section of the attic roof is in full sun and I'm getting a 13 degree differential in temps with and without the barrier which is installed with a 1-1/2" air space between the sheathing and the barrier using 1'x2" furring strips.

This is bringing back memories of my 911 A/C project :-)

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Attic fan installed.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fBgVkHTa-Q8

Mark - thanks for the updates and video!

The idea then is just to provide a nudge of the air towards your vent?

Thanks!

I bought this attic fan back in July 2022 for the exact same purpose, but it's still in it's box.

Cool Attic CX1500 Gable Mount Power Attic Ventilator with 2.6-Amp 60-Hz Motor and 14-Inch Blade

Most in the ratings seem to be mounting the fan up against their vents. I wasn't sure this was the way to go so just held off until I could get a better handle on things.

I have one of these also I could use to help regulate it's operation:

BN-LINK Digital Cooling Thermostat Controller for Cooling Device Circulation Box Fans 40-108F 8.3A 1000W

Im always jealous when i see these attics with high celings. I have to crawl around in mine. I worked on a house once that had a giant fan in the center of the house hallway going to the attic. It worked like an air conditioning system pulling the air out of the house.

Today i worked on my buddys polaris 4 wheeler it had no brakes. Fluid was empty i filled it up and it pumped out the rear caliper. The brake pad was so gone the piston over extended lol never seen that before. new pads on the way. Also building an english wheel its going well

I have one of those in my house and it still works! I hardly ever use it though but maybe I should. The louvers don't seem to close all the way so would probably benefit from some lubrication and cleaning.

You always know when you're watching a YT vid made by a Canadian when they use the word "out".......;)

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Correct. The attic experts say that natural convection in a passive environment does not begin moving air from soffit eave intake to ridge vent exit until the attic reaches 130 degrees.

Thanks for the link to this temp control switch. Right now I've got the fan connected to a smart plug that I can control with my phone and I have this temp and humidity sensor that I will use to test the effectiveness of the fan at various temps as well as the foil radiant barrier and I'm thinking about adding a dehumidifier that should help with cooling.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JP2TDSC?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

I bought this old tombstone grinder and it didn’t have tool rests.
It does now.
I already have an even older one, but I bought it anyway.
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Well done sir!

Was in the basement of the rental today and noticed a continuous high sputtering sound.
The furnace dehumidifier pump wasn't shutting off. Just had it inspected. "Okay the float is stuck I'll jiggle it free".
Nope.
But moving the float did shut off the motor....when it was raised.
(That's the opposite of what's supposed to occur. How the heck did that happen?)
I didn't bother taking it apart and the local store was out of them. An extra hour drive but got er done.

Installed a bump steer kit on the 330

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Now that I've replaced the columns, I'm infilling between them with bricks from the wall I demo'd. Hand and knees work is sooooo slow and painful on my lower back. :(

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I revived this yamaha trike my friend brought me. It just needed alot of little tinkering the main expense was the rear tires. I scraped all the plastics down they had a layer of oxidation and mold and they came out looking pretty good. I may end up keeping it in exchange for other work. Its pretty fun and peppy. Better than i expected. Also built an english wheel so i can do the tank and fenders for my fat bike. I made the filler section on the gas tank. So the wheels were just some old cart wheels i guess and my brother lathed them down on the brake lathe at work. Top one is flat and the bottom crowned. It works
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Wow! I'd like to see a picture of that!

And what size is the engine on the Tri-Moto?

Looks great, Paul!

That's mortar between the bricks?

The tri-moto is a 125cc 2 stroke. Its not the fastest thing but alot faster than my atc110 honda. The bike was a kawasaki 200 three wheeler. Its was toast the back axle was trashed anyway it had a differential in it that was grenaded. And I always wanted to build a fat bike with a 3 wheeler this was the perfect canidate. Well amost. The tank was under the seat so i had to rework an old rusted out suzuki tank. The front red fender is for my 110 so I cant use it and ebay plastics are all quite expensive so I think im just going to make my own. I tried replicating it with fiberglass but I didnt like the way that was turning out. The swingarm and tank are almost done. When I get them all done i will move on to the fenders and seat. I still never had it running. It had no cdi so my brother is going to help me wire it up by adapting a china bike cdi. Im planning on doing it kawasaki green and blue like a tecate. But plans can change.

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Yes it is. I've become a mason in my own mind. Looks easy on youtube when a guy that's been doing it for 40 years makes a video.


PS: can you guys learn to edit your photos down to a size that we can see and understand them.

OK thanks, Paul. YT has been a game changer for me!

How's this for a smaller pic? SmileWavy

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Baz, you're pics are not the problem.

HobieMarty- Your pictures are too gigantic to be of any use on a laptop. I can't imagine them on a phone or a pad. 1000 or 1200 pixels wide is the size I usually scale mine down too, if that helps?

^^^ On my iPhone, it doesn’t matter how big the picture is, they all look the same size.

The only variation is YouTube videos sometimes.

Sorry, I selected.the wrong size, I selected "original size" when I usually select "medium" sorry for the overkill. I post things from my phone, in fact I don't ever use a computer and do everything from my phone so I had no idea the pictures were so big until someone said something in the model car thread.

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See if this is better, this is what I installed the other day. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...62989eaa20.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2057d2dac4.jpg

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No biggie, Marty......harmless mistake. We all make them. :)

Can you go back to your post and edit it? There's an edit button below it. Click on it and delete your humongous photos. Then do a new post and use the "medium" option for them. I always enjoy seeing everyone's work but couldn't tell what you were doing in that first post.

Cheers! SmileWavy

I enjoyed examining the contents of your TV stand in great detail...

Today I received my latest Goodwill auction win. It's a ball head mount. I plan on making a plexiglass piece to fit in one of my train cars so the mount can be used to put a camera on for 'on board' videos.
I needed to clean up my attempts to cut the plexiglass so this is my version of a router table.
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It worked out well as I was able to file the plexiglass to fit in the train car. Classic slip fit with no discernible movement once it's in place.
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I still need to drill/countersink the hole for the attachment, but it's time for football now so that'll have to wait.;)

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Installed some ship salvaged porthole windows I've had laying around for years. 14", they light up the shop a bit better. Solid brass and thick glass, I know, over kill for a shop. I made inside trim rings out of 1⅛" plywood, run around the router table and wrapped with hemp