Kyle, I just prefer the fine grit glass beads especially for finishing stuff. I'll use coarse glass when stripping heavy deposits of paint but I don't like the stuff as it pits metal fairly easily. With fine grit glass I'll blast, then sand, blast one more time and final sand. It comes out looking like new metal. Best surface to prime and paint onto. In most cases it also eliminates the need to wipe down the metal with a cleaner for the quality I'm looking for anyway.

 

Allan - I'd love to have a blaster & glass beads would certainly be my media of choice. I did notice while only performing precursory examination of the gas tank & gas lines there was a center brake line somewhere in the small cluster of tubing right about the middle of the gas tank. I simply thought to myself well this will all be examined when I R&R the rear CAs. Thanks for pointing it out as I will have a better look as I drop the rear axle.

 

Hi everyone.

Banner day today at work. It was mostly a quiet day and we finished up around noon. Amazing, most of the week we struggled and didn't finish right, and now when it's Friday and we can go when we're done the work gets done easily. I signed off 35 wheels today, which is about a dozen more than I usually would. I'd have kept going, too, if we stayed. I kind of liked to see the progress build up on my worksheet.

Dan that's a really good price on a garage door. My garage door is failing, but I seldom open it so I'll just keep repairing it until the time comes I use the garage regularly and I'll redo the whole thing. It has windows as one of the rows and when I moved in I painted them, I didn't want people being able to see what was inside. What's funny is I lost the key to the side door and broke it to get in, so the garage doesn't even lock and anyone could walk in. But I really don't think anyone has in all these years.

Lately when doing brakes I've been replacing the flex lines and also that one over the rear axle. I'll vouch for it being a pain in the patootie, it took me about 3 hours to change the one on my Cadillac, I had to twist and contort to get my hands up there. I guarantee that will be the last one the car gets while it's in my care.

I am indeed planning a trip to my Mom's this weekend. Since we got out of work early today, I thought maybe I'd leave this afternoon, instead of at O'Dark Thirty in the morning. We'll see, I'll probably spend too much time looking at the internet and then it will be too late. I still have to get all my stuff together.

Okay well have a good afternoon everyone, and a good weekend if I don't make it back here today. Another beautiful afternoon here. The bad storms must have skirted us.

 

Dan - I have x2 Overhead Door Company Model 594 Series Thermacore Section Steel Doors on my man-cave (pictured). R13 value insulation, double-steel (section thickness 2") w/ x4 windows each. LH door 10'Wx12'H, RH door 8'Wx8'H rated @ 139mph windload. Total Installed = $3688.00 United States Of America E Pluribus Unum Dollars. Garage Doors are not inexpensive. The '71 Cutlass lives in the RH bay. The LH door has a chain hoist, also (for when I become old and decrepit).

 

Pretty nice cave there, is that normal for your area? Nice job on the grass too. I bet you'd have no trouble spotting any Mr. No Shoulders that wriggles onto it. I see you changed your avatar back to the original one. Ah, one final thing with the center brake line. It's definitely easier to do when the tank is out. I had to order 2 of them when I did mine because the hole to secure it to the pumpkin was the wrong size. I tried drilling it out but the L and R fittings were also too shallow and leaked. I ended up getting one from NAPA. I think the bad one was from ILT, but I don't remember 100%. Have you replaced all the rubber lines to the vent canister and fuel lines at some point in your ownership of the car?

The damn red lily beetles are back. I just smershed 8 of em that were trying to eat and propagate. They're death to Asian lilies. Gotta keep an eye out usually 2-3 times a day to keep them under control. I wish there was something that would keel them but nothing on the market seems to work. I've tried Raid with Pyrethin. Smells nice but doesn't do Jack to those little bastages.

Another batch of beef jerky is curing in the fridge downstairs. Probably ready to dehydrate Monday morning. I find that only a 24 hour cure leaves little taste but a good 48+ hour cure will yield max flavor. Gonna smell like the inside of a teepee here again on Monday...

Mike - Safe travels. Is Tiger going with you instead of going to jail?

 

No that man-cave is not normal for my area. We have the typical consortia of No Shoulders (Copperhead, Pygmy Rattlers, Cottonmouth are the most common venomous critters), but we also have the occasional Timber Rattler & Easter Diamondback (on rare occasions but much further into the scrub forests around here). We have literally every non-venomous snake known to mankind I'm pretty sure. Day before yesterday I spotted a really gorgeous either Black Rat Snake or a Southern Black Racer Snake next to the man-cave - a big boy ~5.5'-6.0' in length. I tried getting close enough (2'-3') to distinguish but he/she took off at the speed of light.

I have only replaced a couple pieces of rubber fuel line. I have not witnessed either leaking, crimping, denting, or corrosion of the fuel lines. I've replaced the fuel filter twice - once during the R&R of the intake manifold gasket & again when I rebuilt the carburetor. There is absolutely no rust, no discolored gummy fuel deposits, no debris, etc. in either the carburetor or the fuel filter. I have not intentions of replacing metal fuel lines.

I have a bunch of these giant Crinum Lilies - they're gorgeous and I swear nothing will defoliate or kill them. I'm thinking of pulling up some large bulb clusters this year (after they bloom) and planting some in other locations.

You probably have one of those ancient (top-secret) jerky recipes like our family - it's been passed down from one generation to the next. Ours is a blend of pork and venison (60:40) w/ the (top-secret ingredients), cured one week, then we use natural casings and hang to dry about three to four weeks in the basement. I haven't made it in many years, but both of my brothers and their families make a batch every year.

 

 

Yep, that's what the little bastages look like right before I pluck them off the leaf and smersh em. If I'm not careful they will fall to the ground and play possum by lying on their backs so they become almost invisible. It takes a lot of patience to wait them out, but soon as they start moving again the bright orange is so easy to see. They tend to favor the bottom of the plants leaves but they have to surface sooner or later. I also have to be vigilant looking for their offspring. Eggs from the RLB look like this on the bottom of the leaf.


The orange looking casings are the unhatched eggs. The black blobs to the left are immature beetles eating the leaves from underneath and that leaf defoliation is an excellent eye catcher. Larvae coat themselves with their own feces as a guard against predation. It doesn't stop me from removing the leaf and smershing it, and then dropping it into a plastic bucket with water and soap. The soap will coat over any that I might miss and deprives them of oxygen.

These horrible bugs just arrived here is 2014. The nasty part is that they overwinter in the soil and aren't shy about attacking fresh young lilies. I'm sure their only purpose in life is to eat and screw. If you know any sure fire cures, LMK. I sometimes spend up to an hour of my day caring for my lilies and controlling these red pests.

I don't envy you with the no shoulders variety and populations. Do you carry a firearm just to be safe? I know that when Jim whacks whitey into the scrub, it stays there. I think it would be hysterical for a snake to eat a dozen golf *****. Hmmm, do snakes poop or do they just throw stuff up that they can't digest? I would pay good money to watch a snake poop a dozen golf *****...

 

Morning all, not much has changed here the last few days.
I typed wrong on my last post, mid August not April is when I have to complete the studies
Kyle, I've never paid attention to the toilet water situation LOL and yes our winter is approaching now. We are half way through Autumn (Fall) now. I haven't needed a jumper yet for my night shifts so we'll see how cold it gets this year.
So how'd that new fancy insulation go Allan? have you noticed any change yet?
That's one hell of a man cave Norm. You got a car hoist in there as well? With a shed that tall I would think it would be mandatory
Take care everybody,
Adrian

 

Allan - I'd pay good money to watch any snake poop ONE golf ball let alone a dozen. I don't carry a firearm either around my landscape or when I venture to hiking and prodding through the woods/forests/marshes, etc. I do have a concealed carry weapon (CCW) permit. I don't carry a weapon w/ me all of the time. I mostly will carry a weapon when riding my motorcycle and/or during night time driving or while traveling lengthy distances. Additionally, North Carolina is an open-carry state - meaning, you can carry a weapon in plain view on your person. You cannot carry a concealed weapon w/o a CCW.

Adrian - I don't have a car hoist but I do have a hoist for my motorcycle and other stuff. A car hoist would be sweet.

 

Hey Adrian!
Good to hear from ya mate!! That fancy insulation is doing really well. Last couple of days were in the 20's here. Before the new insulation that would translate to the inside getting up to around 26 or 27 unless I put the AC on. So far the house is a pleasant 20 inside. Still more to do in the garage but that will be later in Aug or Sept. About the same time as you'll be done your studies. Oz is cooling down and we're starting to heat up. Been quite awhile since I even thought that was a possibility.

 

Oh Brother.

Norm that is a sweet garage. I'd like to have that at my house. Is that your regular garage behind the shop?

Well I didn't leave for Mom's, big surprise. I just wasn't feeling it. I did get the bright idea to go over to the shop and start up the trucks. The Deuce hadn't been started since I got it home a couple weeks ago and the white DUKW hadn't been started in weeks. Both started up and idled nicely. Once they warmed up I pulled the hand throttles and let them run a little while. When I walked away from the DUKW one time it stalled and I couldn't get it started again. It's probably out of gas. The gauge doesn't work and I had no idea how much was in the tank. The fuel filter still had fuel in it but I'm suspecting with nothing behind it the fuel just wouldn't exit to the carb. I'll worry about that later.

While I was under the hood I saw a funny sticker. Use Gasoline Only. Minimum 70 Octane. Geez I didn't know octane was ever that low. Maybe in Europe.

Got most everything together for the trip. Tiger's stuff is ready but still accessible in case I need something. It's tough traveling with him in the early hours, I can't give him his food before we leave, and there's few places to stop to get him anything worthwhile. McDonalds stops making cheeseburgers early and won't start them again until 1030. And if you ask for one early they have a stroke about it.

Okay gonna wrap this up and hit the sack. I'll get up way early, like normal, and hit the road. I should have most of the day to do things, and if it's raining it doesn't matter. I hope it's not raining. Have a good weekend everyone.

 

Mike, yes the regular garage (built ~1935) has no garage doors, no vehicles are stored in the garage. I have a 9'x12' open trailer and assorted landscaping equipment inside that garage. The 30'x40' man-cave has the RH rear-end opened 15' feet to accommodate travel between the buildings and contains a smaller work area w/ running water and a SS double sink. Have a good trip Mike.

 

It's rather cluttered, I removed the Volenzang caboose wood-burning stove last fall but you can see the area I left open (no metal side-walls), I ran a 20'Lx12"Hx12"W 20-layer pressed plywood beam (made at my local lumber yard) across the opening as a header. It's generally more cluttered in the winter months anyways. That's a 24' Work & Play toy-hauler I had for a couple years.

 

Norm, nice garage. I note the absence of a fridge, which I believe, is mandatory in a man cave. My buddy is going to get a garage built this year, 20x40', a lift will be installed...the dog! But it is needed, as between him and his wife, they have five cars.

 

 

OOps! Don't know why those pics were so big... Anyway Jack has taken a big turn for the worse. He is in bad shape. He quit eating yesterday and can't get up without help. I can't tell if he is in pain. Last night we made him go out and pee but I had to steady him. Today is Saturday and I will call the vet but I don't think they're open. I'm going to see if the vet will come here. I guess I will have to dig a hole and be prepared. Strangely the wife and I are not emotional about it yet, though I'm sure we will be sobbing messes after he is gone. Though we have both prepared for it. He has lasted over 2 years since he was diagnosed with the spinal nurapathy. I think we won't get another dog. I will miss him greatly...
Wow Norm that is a sweet building! I guess you got your wheels figured out? As others said those wheels are probably from a 80's Cutlass /442. The ones I have on my 71 are originally from a 75-77 Cutlass. ( 15" with trim ring and snap on cap). The car came with 14" bolt on which I still have. I don't think we have those bugs here, though we sure have Japanese beetles and Box Elder bugs!

 

Morning all, about to head off to work for my first day shift.
That hoist would make working on the smaller projects easier Norm.
Sorry to hear about Jack mate, always hard but it is better then being selfish like some people I know. Pump em full of drugs so you don't have to say goodbye for a few more months.
Glad to hear the new insulation is working out Allan. Nothing worst then coughing up a bunch of money to find out you wasted it
Off to work I go, take care everyone.
Adrian

 

I do in fact have a refrigerator in the man-cave. It's one of those smaller sized units about the 1/4 the size of a normal refrigerator.
Sad when canine's time is coming to a close.
Wheels are figured out. Will be removing the front wheels some time shortly and cleaning them.
Indeed, that hoist is the shiznitz. It makes life so much easier not having to bend over at floor level.

 

40 Front, 42 Back = 82

 

Good Saturday to everyone

Been busy doing yardwork and cleaning stuff from the garage. I figured out a great way to clean my coveralls (that had the required dirt/grease/oil to qualify them as useful) that makes my missus happy. I lay out them out on the driveway and spray them down with Zep orange citrus degreaser/cleaner. Let them soak a bit, then fire up the Karcher pressure washer my son bought me. I used a white tip on the nozzle and that sucker literally peeled the grime right outta there!! Took them to the back yard where the sun is shining most of the day and laid them out on some bare lawn chair frames. Inside 2 hours they're dry and amazingly clean. They even smell nice.

Greg - I'm so very sorry to hear that Jack is likely at the end of his road. I wish you and the missus peace when he makes his final journey. Losing a valued family member like that is really hard and I can appreciate the emotions you will likely feel. When we put our animal down, we swore we would never get another. Truth is though I'm leaning more toward breaking that vow as I find the comfort of a pet very soothing. Jim and Mike can count their blessings for the pets they have to still cherish.

Adrian - You know it. I think we'll see even better returns on that investment in the winter when it's only -40 or so.

Norm - Not bad. If I was to whack whitey as much as you and Jim, I'd have my tournament card by now Like that would ever happen

Jouni - C'mon out and talk. I know you're lurking and posting on your build thread. Stop in and chat ok?

Time to fire up the grill and get ready for din din. Have a wonderful evening y'all.

 

Good Evening Guys:
We are having some crazy weather here. We set a record yesterday with the lowest high of about 55 degrees. Then it rained all night and the high today was in the low 60's. I took the grandsons out to lunch today and then shopping for their mother and grandmother. I went to Sprouts this afternoon and got some fresh salmon for mother's day tomorrow.
Norm, what most of us would give to have a place like your mancave. Never gonna happen for me. I know you enjoy it. If I had that I would probably never be playing golf.
Greg, sorry about Jack. Been there several times and it hurts like heck. I don't know how much I have spent having animals cremated.
That is the short version for tonight. Have a good evening guys.
Glenn

 

Greg, so sorry that you may have to put your dog down. I've had to do it too many times. Yard work kept me busy, grass cutting, planted a Rhododendron, seeded an area of the lawn. Put two LED bulbs with built in light sensors in front of the garage, the bulbs themselves are dusk to dawn, no need to change the fixtures. My buddy (the one noted above that was going to build another garage) called and asked me to dinner with his wife, turns out his kids and their spouse's were there also, so we had a good dinner and spent a good hour just talking after we ate. Went back to his place afterwards so he could show me his new purchase. His extra garage is on hold for now it turns out, but he has a three stall attached with 10 1/2' ceilings, and he just had a lift put in. His '68 442 was proudly on display on it. He will park his '70 442 under it when it is done being restored. Oh, and his wife bought the lift for him! I asked him how much he was going to charge to do my oil changes. It turns out that he called his insurance company to get extra coverage for the lift, and they told him that he cannot charge people to do work for them with the lift! I told him that I would gift him some beer. Gotta remember to put my car dollies under the Olds tomorrow, so when the garage door guys give me a day to start, I can push it outside and out of the way.

 

Yep we had to do it yesterday. Shortly after I put on that last reply I went to let him out to pee. He looked like usual in his face, nice bright eyes,etc but he couldn't move. I lifted him up and he couldn't even balance, he fell right down. I carried him out and he did pee. I carried him back in and waited until 8am to call the vet. They were closed for the weekend so I left a message hoping maybe the Dr. would come in and check messages. Wife and I both agreed it was time so I called another Vet clinic and they said they would do it but we would have to come and wait. So I loaded him up on his blanket in the back seat of the Impala. I had been thinking about this last trip a long time and I imagined that he might leave me one last present in the car, which he did! I had to chuckle though this wasn't a funny trip at all...Anyway the wife and Jack and I left for the Vet. He just laid there. When we got there I checked in and asked if they could do it in the car, which they said they would. It seemed like forever but was probably a hour when the receptionist and the Dr. came out. Wife and I bawled. He went easy, just closed his eyes. We brought him back and I dug the hole off of the east side of the barn. Luckily it's sandy here and was easy to dig. We buried him in his blanket.
It was a tough morning, but then we ate lunch and went over to the Kids cabin and helped put in the dock. The 3 grandchildren kept our minds off Jack. Then our old friends surprised us with a visit and ended up spending the night with us. Thank God for family and good friends.
Anyway, I'm sure it will be lonely around here without our buddy, but we'll get used to it.
Thanks for all your kind words guys... Greg.

 

Greg, so sorry to hear about Jack; - it's always tough, and it's the worst and most painful decision a person has to make. I fully know how you feel and can empathize, I've done it as well, and I'm still not over it. The last one was 10 years ago. But he's in a better place now...

Shoved a set of brakes into the LeSabre yesterday, discovered that one of the side rails is starting to rust out. Also, one of the rear calipers doesn't float anymore, it seized. That's why that set failed prematurely. So that will be it for this car, no point putting any more money into it, the city of Edmonton's Calcium Chloride experiment has claimed another victim. Sad thing is, when I was last under there 2 years ago it was pristine.

So it looks like my next winter beater will be my parent's 2004 Toyota Camry Solara convertible. Wonder how well that will heat at -40. It's only got 113,000 km on it (about 75,000 miles). I pick it up in the fall and then can get rid of the LeSabre.

Today I'm going to do the wife's Rogue, new front pads and rotors. I'm already sore.

Looked at a 1958 Mercedes 219 yesterday, at first it looked like a good deal, it had nice paint, the interior was all there (but wrong) and it looked like it had potential. Then I started to look for the rust traps, and this one had all of them. The unibody is essentially shot, the car would never safety. So, a bit of a waste of time. The owner had no idea, it was his father-in-law's car that he was trying to clear out the estate.

Not much else happening, haven't fixed anything interesting watch-wise, and I might have a flu or something, I feel like I got hit by a truck.

 

Good morning everyone,

Happy Mothers Day to all of your better halfs! I just did a run to Tim Hortons for breakfast sandwiches (the missus loves them with sausage on a biscuit) and coffee/hot chocolate. She always gets the hot chocolate with 3 extra creams in it. Won't she be surprised when she wakes up... I also bought my son breakfast since it would be rude to just buy for me and the missus. He was very appreciative and said thank you at least 3 times, and gave me a hug to boot. Hmm, maybe I should do this more often.

Such a beautimus morning. Blue sky and a nice breeze so I have all the windows open enjoying the silence and comfort of air conditioning without using my central AC! Spoda warm up later this afternoon. I want to take the missus to Kuhlmans Greenhouse and pick out some plants and seeds she'd like to see growing in the yard. She thinks they are overpriced there, but honestly they have really nice products and some of the seed offereings they have I can't get anywhere else. Still haven't found the elusive okra plant and Jim said (a couple years ago now) that he would send me some but I'm thinking they got lost in the mail.

I can't believe I threw out so much stuff in the garage yesterday; that's so unlike me. But at the same time it's stuff I will never use again and it was just taking up valuable space which I really really need in there. Hayden (one of my neighbors kids - he's only about 4) came over with Vivian (his mom) and sister Adrianna to watch me root feed and water the oak out front. They were both fascinated by watching the fertilizer sticks dissolve in the root feeder bowl and cyclone down into the ground. What an easy way to mesmerize kids. Then Hayden went into the garage and said "Your garage is pretty small". I had to laugh and I told him no, it's not small. It's just too full of stuff. Once it's de-cluttered it should make a big difference.

Not too much on the agenda today. I need to wash the deck so I bought some deck wash from Costco. I'll get at it shortly but since it's Sunday I'll wait for a bit to be considerate of the neighbors sleeping in. I plan to use the pressure washer and it's rather noisy when it's amped up to full throttle. I just love using that machine though.

Greg - My condolences on your loss. I wish there was more I could do for you except express the sadness that goes with Jacks passing. Most animals know when it's their time and I'm sure he hoped you would see that and do what you did.

Dan - Yes sir, those dollies really help. I have my 72 on them and moving the car around in the garage is much easier. I do have a smooth floor which helps a lot. I'm guessing you have enough room to just swing the rear of the car to one side and give access to the work area? At one time I used to put the car up on stands, but then was advised not to for 2 reasons: It's designed to sit on it's own weight, and if I needed to move it in an emergency I would be screwed. I can hardly wait to roll it out of the garage under its own power later this year. I'm shooting for sometime in June.

Marc - Doesn't take much to kill a car does it? That damn calcium chloride is eating away at everything on all our cars. Like you said 2 years ago they looked to be in excellent condition. I had replaced all the brake hoses, and struts on the Saturn back in 2015. Up till 2 years ago they had weathered just fine. Now they're literally corroding like they're over 10 years old! Does your wife's Rogue have the rotors that have 2 phillips screws holding the rotors? I bought an impact driver for my Sonata exactly for that. Cheap too at most auto stores. Whack! Whack! and the screw is loose. Saves a ton of time and frustration. And the driver comes with several sizes of Phillips heads to use as well.

 

Greg, So sorry, Someone alot smarter than me once told me, It;s something you can do for them, that they can't do for you

Allan, I think Norm plays at least 3 times a week. I can only seem to get it one round and that's [among many reasons] We beats me like a rented mule

Gonna try to get out an smack whitey tomorrow at 8:30

Have a great day Olds friends
,

 

Marc - it looks sooo cold war era....what exactly do you like about this style of Benz, besides that it would easily fit a 6'4" guy???

 

Greg, sorry to hear the bad news. Allan, I have given it a thought of just swinging the car sideways, but will probably just shove it straight out. the Garage door guys said that they would help with it.

 

Allan, I don't know why I have a soft spot for those cars, I've owned a few over the years. They are "charming" (read; "ugly") according to most modern tastes, I kinda grew up with them, a lot of my relatives had them as first cars back in the day. They look stodgy, but are an absolute blast to drive, very modern in terms of OHC engines and independent suspension all in a tight unit-body. They were the first uni-bodies. The engine is a 2.2 liter six, smooth as silk, and very forgiving, It's a slightly over-square design that loves to be revved out; top speed is cruising speed on those cars. These things were the first high speed autobahn cruisers. I'd love to have the earlier incarnation, the 1951-53 220, but I can't afford one. And yes, they'll fit my 6"8" frame nicely, just the back seat is useless. If you watch old Sean Connery "James Bond" movies, they always wreck a few of them. "Goldfinger" was the worst, they smashed up 1/2 a dozen of them.
Maybe that's why I can't find a good one now.

My dad once told me that I shouldn't worry about passing up what looks like a potentially good car deal because there will always be another one. I'm beginning to think he's full of it. I've passed up a couple of interesting old Mercedes before, 2 years ago when the dollar was par I should have bought that 1942 170V; but no, I waited too long and it was gone. Same thing a few years earlier with a 52 220, procrastinated, got everything lined up, too late, gone. Compared to American cars, these were all low production.
The other side of the coin is that these cars are a veritable nightmare to put right when they're screwed up, hence the procrastination. It always is a "Should I?" kind of an exercise when I go look at one.

So I got the rotors and the brakes changed on the Rogue, - pretty easy, no screws on the rotor, just slip on. But, on Friday the car was in getting CV boots done, and one of them is already apart, seems they forgot to put on a clip. There is grease and crap everywhere. So today saved ourselves $500 for a brake job and it's going back for warranty tomorrow morning. So the wife walks again, nothing like modern reliable vehicles...

Happy to say all the ugly clocks are going back to their owners tomorrow; - fixed. I was told to get them the hell out before she smashes them to bits. Truth be told, I'm tired of hearing them clank and bang around, particularly the one with the Westminster Chime that goes off every 15 minutes. It's not a pendulum clock either, so it runs as long as it's wound, and the damn thing won't stop.

Wow...there is something going wrong with me, simple job like the brakes and muscles are cramping and even typing this the muscles in my hands are cramping. Feels like when I had mono, - no energy, no stamina or power, and just fatigue. Probably should check where my blood sugars are at.

Anyway; not much more doing for this cowboy today; - might head off for a nap.

 

Before I go smack whitey, I have a techno question

I;ve decided to make sum bows to put under cover of "Das Boat to keep the sag out of the cover. The boat has side rails and I'm thinking about using PVC and cut a "U" shaped notch in the ends of the PVC so it can fit onto the side rail. What would be the best way to cut a "U" shaped notch in the ends of PVC

TIA

Have a great day Olds friends

 

James - The first device which comes to mind is a table band-saw. The second device is a reciprocating sawz-all - score/mark your lines, make your two outside border cuts, then use a coping/miter saw to round out the corners for a U-shape. Secondly, you might consider not even having to round-off the corners to fit the contour of the rails. A simple rectangle cut might suffice instead since you really only want to use the rails themselves as the bottom guides to hold the PVC in place. You might give it shot with two outside perimeter cuts and a cross-cut at the bottom and see how that flies. Finally, an extremely fine-toothed jig-saw & electrical blade (some you can get are nearly the size of a wire).

Tee time @ 11:00am

 

Here is another possibility. Grab some slip-tee PVC fittings & cut them either in half or at some point where they will fit snugly into the rail and use the upright t-fitting for a piece of upright PVC which would go under the cover. Depending on your end result idea, you could (1) employ these as multiple stand-alone units, or (2) you could fashion a type of umbrella (lattice) with uprights and one or several pieces of PVC linked as cross-members creating an umbrella/lattice - similar to and much like you'd create a folding Bimini top. Consider one or two pieces of PVC in the center - it would allow you to jump onto the boat from the transom and gain a little overhead so you're not having to continually raise/lift the cover/tarp with your hand if/when you need to get top-side and the cover is in place.

 

Hi guys, thanks again for all the supportive comments about Jack. Moving on. Looks like another cloudy day here but at least not raining. I am still working on the ceiling/2nd floor in the barn. I went on line and found a whole bunch about building stairs. There are some calculators that you can punch in what dimensions you know you have to work with such as the upper floor height and the total run space and it will figure the step height and depth. The Idea is to have them all the same usually about 7" height and 10" deep. I ended up with 7 7/8" height and 9 1/2" deep because it's all the space I have to work with. Should be good, a hell of alot better than a ladder! I had 39 pieces of 3/4" OSB, 68 2x6x14' and 4 2x12x16' delivered the other day. He was able to back the truck in the door and slide them off onto the cement floor. Wow what a bang the OSB made when it hit the floor! I thought the truck was a rollback like a car hauler but no It just lifts up and the lumber slides off and drops the 4' or so to the ground BANG!! Wife could hear it in the house which is across the street, maybe 1/4 mile away!
Marc and Allan, I like the looks of those old Mercedes. Don't know why really, I don't know if I've ever really seen one in person, just seen them on TV and movies. When we were in Ireland we saw some of those old European taxi's- they were still in use and looked old school.
Allan, I think Norm's idea might be a good way to make your supports.
Have a good one all.

 

Greg- I’ve created several staircases in my day. Nice there are several calculators to assist with creating a staircase for sure! In my mind I always think about those convenient stores called 7-11 to remember rise over run. I always use 2”x12’ to create the stringers (maximum 16” between stringers on center). I’d suggest really two things to consider as you build the staircase: (1) if room allows, make it wide enough to accommodate hauling items up & down - I generally like to shoot for a minimum of 45”W (works great for 3 stringers & ample width to accommodate hauling up & down);(2) Consider placement of the newel posts as you build the runners (if you’re going to need a baluster/hand rail) and decide how you’ll fasten the newel posts to the stringer[s]). Install your newl posts first so you can make the runner cuts on those steps to accommodate the newel posts. Enjoy!!!

 

Norm, Thanks, I called my buddy Donny on the way to the club, Before he finished is 1st cup of java, that was his thought too [T's] Easier, and more lateral support

Great minds think alike,

The rail are 6/8" and the inside dimension of schedule 80 1" PVC is a little over and inch.Should werk

 

Monday afternoon to everyone,

Well the house does indeed smell like a wigwam today. The jerky is almost finished; just another 2 hours or so to go.

Jim - I like Norm's solution too. Only thing I would do is cut it a bit lower than half way though so it will 'clip' onto the rails and hold better.

Greg - Keeping yourself very busy it sounds like. I know what that sounds like when they drop the lumber. There was plenty of that going on when this area was developed. Those old cars kind of remind me of Hogan's Hero's. The car that the German high brass (Gen Burkhalter comes to mind).

Adrian - That's a disgusting and gross video you posted to FB. Yuck! How can anyone now unsee that???

Marc - Maybe you have that flu that's making the rounds again? Hardly takes any effort to do brakes unless the bolts are seized. Not sure if you're interested but Pick and Pull has a whack of 2001-2003 Lesabres in stock. Brake calipers are $17. Might be worth getting one for the one that has seized slides on your hoopty. Way cheaper than buying a new replacement part and might stretch out the brake pad wear. Hey, how cool would it be for you to tool around town in this classy Mercedes???


I'm into watering mode now with the lawn. Seems like we can't catch a break with our weather. Hahahaha, I bet that now I'm watering the skies will open up and dump water like manna from heaven.

 

38 Front, 42 Back

 

Hi everyone.

Got home a little while ago. Nice drive home. Nice visit with my Mom. We drove to Destin to meet family and have brunch at some fancy resort they were staying at. Good time.

Greg I'm awful sorry about Jack. I think you did right by him all the way around. My feeling is it won't be long before Jack Jr. comes around.

Need to get stuff put away, then I'm gonna take in the Summit cruise in. Beautiful day out. I think overtime will fall by the wayside tomorrow, and I'll start back with it Wednesday.

I'll catch up and see you guys later. Feel better Marc.

 

Morning all, rained a bit last night.
Allan a guy from work had posted it and I showed it to a friend and when I went to share it with him I forgot to not share it with everyone. My bad
I didn't know you had a boat Jim, have fun fixing the top. By the looks of it you have it all sorted out.
Not much happening here, same old same old.
Take care everyone,
Adrian