What's up today (bullchiting) thread.

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Happy birthday, scavenger.

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Warm day today. So I decided to redo the door.

Dad ran this stove for a few years before he passed. Wife and I have been using it for the past couple of years. Suddenly, the cement on the gasket gave way after a couple weeks of use this year.

So, I took it off and started the scary part of maintenance. I cleaned the glass with ashes, like a good boy. Then, I rebedded it in the old gasket backwards. Boy, was that stressful.

Cleaning up the channel and bedding the door gasket was easy after all of that.

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I have found that its best for me to blow the heaviest portion of the leaves, which come from the trees in the woods on the edge of my property back into the woods with the backpack blower, then do a complete cleanup using the mower with the dual bagger to pick up all the leaves. I have to empty the bags about 5-6 times, but its the easiest way Ive found yet.

Though, last weekend the mower started to drag, and the belt started to smoke. It snapped the belt before I could get it over to where I park it. I'm guessing its the hydro axle that must be failing now. Im glad I put new tires, belts, blades, a starter, and a carburetor on it this spring! Now I need to think about if its worth it to fix instead of buying a shiny new toy.

 

Must be from all that time spent in the bakery!

 

New toy. Nuff said.

 

I’ve never heard of clearing the glass with ashes. How exactly do you go about that? Just dry ash?


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This is a pic of my dad’s fireplace in his cabin. It is a Rumford design. The stone is cobblestone from First Street in Cincinnati by where the old Riverfront Stadium used to be. As a child my grandfather and I went there in his 66 Chevy pickup to get them. This was during the late 70s when Cincinnati was moving forward and making everything concrete. I pried them out of the roadway with a spud bar and loaded them in the truck. I forget what they cost each but not much. My grandfather watched since he was stricken with polio as a child. It was very hard work for my age but it didn’t take many to make a truckload. There were millions of them that were just thrown away. They would be worth a fortune today I would imagine.

 

As an abrasive in a soupy paste. I don't know the reason behind it. The couple times I've done it, I haven't scratched it. Might be an old wive's tale for all I know. It's always came out clean. That's all I need.

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Have a great birthday scavenger

 

That is very cool! Looks great and an excellent story to go with it

 

That fireplace has a lot of character. Very distinctive color, as opposed to red brick. I wonder where the granite came from, maybe NH? I don't imagine there are granite quarries in Ohio.
My grandfather built his house out of cobblestones from the streets of Springfield, MA. There was a big pile of leftovers in a lot he owned across the street. I managed to haul about 100 in a Chevy van back to Nashua. Bad idea! I made it though.

 

Most mowers on lawn tractor are really not great for this. The fully belt driven deck, and belt driven tranny just are not very strong. Tough call.

Mine's a garden tractor, with PTO shaft driven deck, a heavy duty hydraulic transmission and axle. It can handle anything thrown at it. I'm itching to get the 48" dual stage snowblower on it, but can't until I get either a shed or bigger garage that will handle this setup. It's probably the best snowblower tractor set up ever made for a small frame garden tractor.

 

Happy B'day scavenger


Hope all's well.

Happy belated B'day ironpony

 

Undoubtably..................................

 

X8

 

A razor blade is much easier, and probably less likely to scratch the ceramic glass. It's an aquarium keepers trick. Works great, and if it works in an aquarium, and doesn't scratch the glass, it'll work on the stove glass.

 

yeah, its definitely working above its pay grade with what I do with it. I see enough of them being parted out on CL, one guy in my town doing a lot of it. If the axle is cheap enough, which I think it is, I may just go that route. I would like to buy a new one, but I just cant justify the expense at this point.

 

Son’s soccer team has another win! 1-0. Close one! Section 10 Class D Champions!

 

Off today due to elections in the city. Finally back on my feet from a fever, and moved a bit of wood around.

I took the time to enjoy a beautiful day and count my blessings. Remembering a challenging childhood with times of poverty, to having a great wife who shares a great home and property.

then I got over that nonsense and put together a tripod 360 degree tree stand that I forgot I bought on clearance months ago.