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Discussion in 'The DIY Room' started by fuelrod, Aug 24, 2020.

  1. fuelrod

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    I'm a little bashful about it, and still hardly believe it myself.
    Found it in "uncle Henry's" for you Mainers:dex:
    It had been cut pretty hard.
     
  2. Jack Straw

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    That’s awesome and it sounds like you really love it!
     
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    Great find in uncle Henrys fuelrod ... I should pay more attention when I'm scrolling thru all of the categories, I guess. Got any good mountain views from your lot?
     
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    Wow, all I got from Uncle Henry's is a buncha hounds.
     
  5. Stinny

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    ;)... another good find.
     
  6. Warner

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    My lab came from uncle Henry’s as well.
     
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  7. fuelrod

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    Stinny not like your views but there's 3- 2000+/- peaks across the valley.
    Dave G I believe that I've met your dogs at well seasoned gtg.
    Your time and love show in their behavior for you.
    And Warner, who doesn't love a lab :thumbs:, we've had a handful of them over the years.
     
  8. Flamestead

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    In my younger days I spent many hours dreaming in Uncle Henry’s and it is a good geography lesson. There’s one store over here that has it, but little this far west advertised in it.
     
  9. Stinny

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    Surprised they still print the paper versions now with free unclehenrys.com juz one click-a-way... ;)
     
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    So who or what is "Uncle Henry"?
     
  11. Stinny

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    It's a sell n swap mag... now online. Maybe the original Craigslist?
     
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    Thanks.
     
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    I honestly haven’t looked for one in several years. Back in the late 80’s, as big paper company land was being split up, I used to read the land section and dream. I did buy some nice backcountry skis from some place off the beaten trail in Limington, but my budget at the time didn’t allow for any more than that.
     
  14. fuelrod

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    Exhaust :rootintootin:
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    See the light smoke?
    Next week it'll get wired in.
     
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    I loved looking through "Uncle Henry's" when I lived there. What a score.

    711 acres??? Even if logged pretty hard, there's still more that rots than you could use and sell.
     
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    Yeah, I believe it predates Craigslist.
     
  18. fuelrod

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    No stainless, just a bunch of NAPA exhaust parts. 2" came off the muffler so I just continued that, they even had the flexible portion that isolates motor vibrations. The garage door that I had to work around actually turned into a handy support. There's one joint clamped because I can't wiggle it through the wall and on to the muffler in one piece. The rest of the joints I welded tight. The flange where the pipe goes through the wall is just the back side of an aluminium road sign :whistle: to cover the 4" hole I drilled through the wood siding. I wanted a little clearance there between the pipe and the wood.
    I'll paint that to match the wall.
    I didn't check, but I don't think that I'll hear it at the house other than a fan type noise while standing outside the house.
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    Holy crap....711 acres!!! You have your own little town. That’s awesome. Generator building looks great :yes:
     
  20. Stinny

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    "I don't think that I'll hear it at the house"... wow, that's great. How far to the house? Very impressive power system.