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by thebuildist
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Pictures: this moment
Replies: 1054
Views: 712360
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Re: Pictures: this moment

I don't know about Canada, but around here we've had about 24.5 million new residents in the last three yrs, all needing a home. (4.5 million authorized immigrants, plus, based on 8.5 million official illegal immigrant encounters, total illegal entries are estimated between 12 million and 40 million...
by thebuildist
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: Forum: news, new features, feedback
Topic: Forum News
Replies: 57
Views: 151195
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Re: Forum News

Well, this morning when I woke up and checked our forum the hour glass was turning and turning and no response. Seemed to be dead. Had a look at our site provider and the virtual machine on which the forum is running was simply turned off. This is the 3rd or 4th time this happens, so i opened a sup...
by thebuildist
Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: Case Colt Ingersoll Discussion
Topic: A bit of loader work
Replies: 4
Views: 1289
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A bit of loader work

I had a dead tree fall down in a storm the other night. I was very fortunate it didn't hit anything. I knew it was dead, but I didn't realize how far gone it was. image.png Nothing to do now but clean it up. I could go through and cut it into little pieces and haul it with the wheelbarrow, but where...
by thebuildist
Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: Case Colt Ingersoll Discussion
Topic: It's winter - at least in the north..how do you manage to paint parts?
Replies: 9
Views: 1911
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Re: It's winter - at least in the north..how do you manage to paint parts?

Maybe only marginally helpful: but I spent the time and a bit of money to set up permanently installed cross-ventilation based fume extraction for my basement workshop, and it's been very helpful. I installed an exhaust fan like this https://www.homedepot.com/pep/VEVOR-12-in-Shutter-Exhaust-Fan-High...
by thebuildist
Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:31 am
Forum: Shop Talk
Topic: Aux Switchboard Idea
Replies: 6
Views: 1359
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Re: Aux Switchboard Idea

I searched for "switches" authored by DavidBarkey and I found this:
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Not the ideal picture, but it gives the gist of it.

It's a nice setup with the switches and the gauges.

Bob
by thebuildist
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:30 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Zero turn paddle boat
Replies: 4
Views: 1043
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Re: Zero turn paddle boat

You're right. The fabricatin' is EASY. It's the pedaling. The endless days and weeks in the hot sun PEDALING. Them things go like 3 feet for every 12 full turns of the pedals. I still have nightmares. Here's the deal: I weld. You pedal! :weld1: :weld1: :weld1: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rof...
by thebuildist
Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Zero turn paddle boat
Replies: 4
Views: 1043
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Re: Zero turn paddle boat

I'm exhausted just looking at that picture!

Bob
by thebuildist
Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: New member introduction
Replies: 16
Views: 9289
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Re: New member introduction

Welcome, Ryan! 'Sounds like you'll fit right in here with the rest of us.

It's hard to say if that's a compliment or not!

:rofl:

Bob
by thebuildist
Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:31 pm
Forum: Attachments, Implements, Accessories
Topic: Hydraulic hookup for small backhoe
Replies: 14
Views: 3994
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Re: Hydraulic hookup for small backhoe

I agree with what others have said. Your problem isn't pressure, it's flow: too much of it.

If you put in flow limiters and it didn't help, then your flow limiters are still too big. Get smaller flow limiters, and that'll tame this beast.

Bob
by thebuildist
Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:02 pm
Forum: Shop Talk
Topic: Cutting clear acrylic (plexiglass) sheets
Replies: 11
Views: 3739
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Re: Cutting clear acrylic (plexiglass) sheets

wow. All I"ve ever used is a table saw. (But I wear a face shield. Cutting either plexiglass or aluminum, the table saw really likes to shoot shrapnel at your face.)

But I'll have to try one of those and see how it goes.

Bob