Chestnut Posted October 25, 2020 Report Share Posted October 25, 2020 56 minutes ago, B1rdhunter said: Where did you pick up the kits from? Woodcraft. I got the drop point skinner with sheath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 25, 2020 Report Share Posted October 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Mark J said: So I'm ignorant here, do you have to stoke the fire every morning to get a hot shower? Yes, no, and maybe? People I’ve talked to in this region with them add wood 1-2x daily and run it as their primary HVAC heat and some use it as primary domestic hot water as well. They fill it up at night to be set for the night and then in the morning to have heat during the day. The night burn leaves plenty of hot water in the morning for showers. I have an electric water heater as well, so I definitely don’t need to. My unit also has a tank capacity of 750 gallons (pretty large unit) and will keep the water at or above that temp as long as there is wood. There’s a thermostat controlled blower fan, so when the water cools down it turns the fan on to fuel the embers to a hot fire until the tank reaches temp again, then the fan turns off. I don’t think it ever gets cold enough around here to cool that 750 gal tank down enough overnight to cause an issue. In really cold areas and with much smaller units, you would need to load it up more often. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark J Posted October 25, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 25, 2020 I changed the batteries in my smoke detectors today, a task I truly despise. Where else in my life do I have to wear hearing protection to change a battery in a device almost perfectly designed to make battery removal impossible and installation even more difficult all while standing on a step stool and craning my neck to look at the ceiling through my bifocals. Can't wait till next October. I knew I was glad to be done with this job when I felt that warm feeling welling up on my side, ...really warm, ...and then getting very hot. I'd put two of the old 9V batteries in my pocket and of course they shorted out. I can see the headline now: Man Injured In Fire Caused By Smoke Alarm Batteries. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 25, 2020 Report Share Posted October 25, 2020 31 minutes ago, Mark J said: I can see the headline now: Man Injured In Fire Caused By Smoke Alarm Batteries. “And since he had not yet managed to install a new battery, the alarm never sounded.” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnG Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 The coyotes around us have been going crazy at night lately. I moved one of my trail cameras back near the creek and spotted one or two of them that night and the next morning. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 4 hours ago, JohnG said: The coyotes around us have been going crazy at night lately. I moved one of my trail cameras back near the creek and spotted one or two of them that night and the next morning. Here as well. We live next to a federal preserve and while I have never seen one we hear them quite often this year it seems like there have been more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 They are growing more active every year, in my neighborhood. It isn't all that unusual to catch one roaming about in the daytime anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BillyJack Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 Went the doctor. Went and bought some new insulated bibs. Had pizza at my favorite pizza joint. Got home and my new fishing rod had been delivered after 2 months of waiting . Other thann the snow and can't try out the new rod it's been a perry good day.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Immortan D Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 I made yet another dovetail marker. This version is by far smaller than my previous contraption and looks nicer too. The reinforcement on the front also serves as a tiny handle of sorts. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 I’ve had for years, one pull down power cord that supplied my ts, router and Festool Domino/sander. Plug, unplug, etc. I know this is simpleton and should have been done years ago but what a difference it makes. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 @Coop Great minds think alike. I just expanded my outlets for my drum sander, router table, strip sander, and lathe. I used to have to share 1 outlet for all 3 now they can each have their own. (I still have to run the extension for the lathe though) Also yes i need an outlet plate... didn't have one lying around and haven't made it to the store yet. 17 hours ago, pkinneb said: Here as well. We live next to a federal preserve and while I have never seen one we hear them quite often this year it seems like there have been more. What! I've seen them in my neighborhood, how have you NOT seen a coyote? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 9 hours ago, Coop said: I’ve had for years, one pull down power cord that supplied my ts, router and Festool Domino/sander. Plug, unplug, etc. I know this is simpleton and should have been done years ago but what a difference it makes. I did the same thing a week ago to plug my new lamp and other tools. Great minds think alike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 I had an electrician come in and drop in a pony box and four quad boxes in the basement when we moved in to this house, Ive since added a couple more and also wired up my darkroom areas with plenty of outlets. I also use a drop cord to my rolling workbench/router table to keep the wires off the floor. One thing the electrician did was wire each half of the quad boxes to separate breakers, I thought that was pretty handy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 We've added a new line in my dad's shop. The old breaker are white outlets and the new one is almond. Easy to tell them apart. Once I figure out if we're moving or not I need to add another line to my shop too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Chestnut said: @Coop Great minds think alike. I just expanded my outlets for my drum sander, router table, strip sander, and lathe. I used to have to share 1 outlet for all 3 now they can each have their own. (I still have to run the extension for the lathe though) Also yes i need an outlet plate... didn't have one lying around and haven't made it to the store yet. What! I've seen them in my neighborhood, how have you NOT seen a coyote? I suspect my two huskies may have something to do with it but not positive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, pkinneb said: I suspect my two huskies may have something to do with it but not positive Ahh very likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 I asked a friend, who has been an Electrician for about 20 years now, what advice he had about electrical work. He said, "More receptacles, and fewer switches". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 12:14 PM, Mark J said: So I'm ignorant here, do you have to stoke the fire every morning to get a hot shower? To follow up on this, I added wood to the fire box Sunday night, maybe 2/3 full at most, probably closer to half full. Sunday-Tuesday were in the 50s (high and low), today got up into the mid 60s. When I got home from work on Monday the wood was burned up, but the tank was still at 160* (I had it set to max of 170*). I forgot to check it Tuesday evening, but tonight it is still at 115*. Not very cold temps, but it has retained the heat better than I initially expected. My wife has been keeping the thermostat at 74* while I’m at work and we’ve run a lot of baths in our big jetted tub (our kids call it the swimming pool bathtub). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 John, city boy here comes out. When the wood burns out, how do you start a new fire? Kindling or propane? Almost embarrassed to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treeslayer Posted October 29, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 28 minutes ago, Coop said: John, city boy here comes out. When the wood burns out, how do you start a new fire? Kindling or propane? Almost embarrassed to ask. 2 1/2 gallon pump tank sprayer full of gas/diesel mix and a couple of road flares that’s the way they started the coal fired boilers at work 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 52 minutes ago, Coop said: John, city boy here comes out. When the wood burns out, how do you start a new fire? Kindling or propane? Almost embarrassed to ask. Well, however you want, really. The previous owner left a small can of kerosene by it, so I used a bit of that so I wouldn’t use up any small kindling. 21 minutes ago, treeslayer said: 2 1/2 gallon pump tank sprayer full of gas/diesel mix and a couple of road flares that’s the way they started the coal fired boilers at work That would certainly work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Hand plane and card scraper shavings. They work better than gas or deisel. They start just as easy but burn longer. I used to only start fires with a flint and steel but I've gotten lazy the last few years. Now i use a match but only 1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 When we go camping, I take along a block plane & a chunk of cedar 6x6 to plane shavings off of. Then use those and cotton dryer lint with a flint & steel to start the fire. My 15 YO grand daughter builds most of the campfires & hasn't used more than 1 match to start them for years. This summer she used no matches at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Pistachio shells are surprisingly flamable. Might take a butane lighter to get them going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 17 minutes ago, drzaius said: When we go camping, I take along a block plane & a chunk of cedar 6x6 to plane shavings off of. Then use those and cotton dryer lint with a flint & steel to start the fire. My 15 YO grand daughter builds most of the campfires & hasn't used more than 1 match to start them for years. This summer she used no matches at all. If you need a block plane to start a fire you may as well use a lighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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