Monday, May 25, 2020
memorial day yak shaving
Yak Shaving in the Rona times --- or? how I wasted a memorial day
I am gonna sleep late! NO one is gonna wake my butt up. --- except the boy and dog in bed at 6:30 wanting breakfast and to go out and play.
up and at em. Brekkies made and fed. I need to drill a small hole in a bit of metal. I want to better hold the flagpole in the front yard. It is memorial day.
put flag up anyhow
I will go use my --- argh -- i forgot the drill press is broken. there is a rod and tube that adjust space between motor and drill, so you can change settings on the pulleys - and the tube is broken. OH, and the motor has a bit of a short, probably that dent in the back of the motor case.
I'lll fire up the MIG welder that's been sitting, and weld the crack... yeah, I never build an adapter cord so I can plug the Welder into the 50a plug in the garage (yes, 2 years)
Sara is going to take Saul and Penny to see if Penny is nice to someone elses dog for 'reasons'. 10:07a- they leave.
10:15 - im dressed and headed to home depot to buy the electrical parts I need to make a safe, functional adapter for the welder. And a grinding bit, to take some metal out for the weld - and.. OH, look, grass is on sale --- and Succulents.
I buy some Wooly Thyme to add to the fragments that are trying to start in my yard, and about 5 more rolls of sod to put down where its just dirt and crap.
then I get all home, and have to vacuum all the dirt out of the back of the van
get sod laid and watered, get Wooly Thyme, aloe, and some Lantana planted and watered.
into the garage, lay out all the electrical - build the adapter I need. Disassemble and clean the drill press. Disassemble the motor - bang out the dents, clean it, reassemble - set aside for after welding.
I am out of welders-mix - the gas that makes a 'shroud" around the weld, so you get a clean weld --- ok, I'll clean up as best I can - and just farm-boy it.
and stop - party time -- well, no, - but I take a hike to Ed Levin park - to get my legs moving. Sweat out some junk, and generally feel better.
go pickup Saul and Penny
get home
PLug in the welder, test, and weld --- not my best work. I clean it up with a grinder. today - I am not a welder, I am a grinder.
Paint it
reassemble
tune everything - it works great.
mount it back on the workbench
clean up the welder - take the tank out to get refilled.
clean up the garage
take shower
its time to feed the boy
--- (notice I never drilled the hole in the flagpole)
--- (notice I never drilled the hole in the flagpole)
# posted by cstatman : 6:14 PM
