Projects

[Fireball]

Well - that didn't work....

I just spent 2 days building a charcoal heater for my hunting blind. Based on a 2 foot section of 3 inch square tubing. Think of the smallest wood burning stove you ever saw. - then stretch it upwards.

It actually did work in testing. The upper part got up to 450f. Hot enough you could see heat distortion near the surface. The airflow was sufficient - as the charcoal burned completly. 

Problem - the airflow out the chimney -1 1/4 inch water pipe - drew the heat away from the top - which never exceeded 200f. 

Which means my percolating coffee pot won't work on it. FAIL.

I' ll go get some 5 inch square tubing - and build the V 2.0....

That's why they're prototypes.

Put lots of fins/vanes on the chimney. They will provide more radiating surface. That may not help with heating coffee, though. Where does it get air? Is there enough air infiltration in the blind that you won't suffocate?

On another note, I finished the cabinet for my table saw. I set the saw and the frame for the fence on it and aligned them together so that when a piece of wood us cut, there is ~ .004 difference in width from one end to the other (3' long). That's considered serious overkill in the wood working biz. It's easy to get that accuracy, so why not?

[Mister Agenda]

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[onlinebiker]

Well - that didn't work....

I just spent 2 days building a charcoal heater for my hunting blind. Based on a 2 foot section of 3 inch square tubing. Think of the smallest wood burning stove you ever saw. - then stretch it upwards.

It actually did work in testing. The upper part got up to 450f. Hot enough you could see heat distortion near the surface. The airflow was sufficient - as the charcoal burned completly. 

Problem - the airflow out the chimney -1 1/4 inch water pipe - drew the heat away from the top - which never exceeded 200f. 

Which means my percolating coffee pot won't work on it. FAIL.

I' ll go get some 5 inch square tubing - and build the V 2.0....

That's why they're prototypes.

Put lots of fins/vanes on the chimney. They will provide more radiating surface. That may not help with heating coffee, though. Where does it get air? Is there enough air infiltration in the blind that you won't suffocate?

On another note, I finished the cabinet for my table saw. I set the saw and the frame for the fence on it and aligned them together so that when a piece of wood us cut, there is ~ .004 difference in width from one end to the other (3' long). That's considered serious overkill in the wood working biz. It's easy to get that accuracy, so why not?

Yeah air no prob in blind. There slight gaps on all windows.

4 thou is waaay overkill for wood. You get that much swelling with humidity.... But yeah - why not if ya can?

[Fireball]

Put lots of fins/vanes on the chimney. They will provide more radiating surface. That may not help with heating coffee, though. Where does it get air? Is there enough air infiltration in the blind that you won't suffocate?

On another note, I finished the cabinet for my table saw. I set the saw and the frame for the fence on it and aligned them together so that when a piece of wood us cut, there is ~ .004 difference in width from one end to the other (3' long). That's considered serious overkill in the wood working biz. It's easy to get that accuracy, so why not?

Yeah air no prob in blind. There slight gaps on all windows.

4 thou is waaay overkill for wood. You get that much swelling with humidity.... But yeah - why not if ya can?

Oh, I agree it's overkill. But I build wooden chests that I want the drawers to fit in very well, as in not rattling from side to side when opening or closing. I account for swelling due to temperature and humidity by selecting quarter sawn wood, which is the most stable grain configuration, and run the grain of the drawers and carcass in parallel. Everything expands and contracts at the same rate, so that the drawers fit nicely in all seasons (such as they are, in California).

[Jackalope]

I've got a lot of things going - the arborist is coming week after next to rip out a prickly juniper hedge, a fig, and taking the deadwood out of the canopy of our oak.

My garage project is well under way, the electrical I could do myself and insulation is in, the drywall, tape and mud are done. Need to sand the mud and paint, also considering texturing just for grins. I gotta source some cabinets. My journeyman electrician cousin is putting in a new panel with more capacity to support some future projects. I'm not touching that.

Meanwhile, I'm preparing to put in a paver path between front and back yard, then a patio and raised bed garden. I'm figuring on having to move ten tons or more material from the driveway to the back yard, hence the path. Going to also widen the driveway 2-3 feet on both sides once the hedge and the chain link fence along the drive is gone. We'll put in a smaller sod lawn in the front yard, along with attractant flowering plants. It's a metric fuckton of work but fortunately I have a couple of guys who do work for me at a fair rate.

[onlinebiker]

Drywall a garage?

My.dad tried talking me into that idea. I nixed it.

My whole shop is finished in OSB.

You can' t hang heavy stuff on drywall....


And like rhe garage itself - you can' t go too big on electrical.

I went 400 amp - 56 slots - and wish I had gone bigger.

And 3 phase would rock - but only.single phase is available.

[LastPoet]

Expanding my home to accomodate a room for my daughter. 829 euros for the materials plus the work pay, I can get everything done below 3500 euros, including doors.

Those armed concrete beams for the ceiling were a pain in the arse to set in place, phew.

[onlinebiker]

Armed concrete beams?
That' s a new one on me.

[Jackalope]

Drywall a garage?

My.dad tried talking me into that idea. I nixed it.

My whole shop is finished in OSB.

You can' t hang heavy stuff on drywall....


And like rhe garage itself - you can' t go too big on electrical.

I went 400 amp - 56 slots - and wish I had gone bigger.0
And 3 phase would rock - but only.single phase is available.

Meh, with proper fasteners I've never had any issue with hanging anything I need to hang on drywall. I know how to find a stud . Also OSB looks like a steaming turd in comparison. We're only living here 8-10 years and drywall is what buyers expect to see around here.

[LastPoet]

Armed concrete beams?
That' s a new one on me.

I may not have used the proper term. Those are long 'T" shaped beams of concrete, reinforced with steel rods about 1/6 of an inch thick. They are made in molds with on demand lenght. You apply them upside down with special bricks we call "tijoleiras", then just cover it all with 1 inch concrete. Maakes a good sturdy ceiling in a jiffy and its expandable..

Oh and by armed I didn't mean the beams were packing guns