Chestnut Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 I had the misfortune errr pleasure to change the points and rotor on the 1950 ford 228 flathead. It was situated in the front of the Custom Delux in such a way that you could get about a 1/16th of a turn on a wrench in any direction. It was a great test of patients. 3 on the tree, such an interesting idea. Man those engines have a pretty decent stroke. Guess that's where the pretty good torque numbers for the era come from. 180 ft-lbs is pretty respectable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 58 minutes ago, Chestnut said: I had the misfortune errr pleasure to change the points and rotor on the 1950 ford 228 flathead it's great to see someone so young that speaks flathead, most guys under 60 wouldn't know what one was sad to say, this guy also has a '32 3 window, a '31 roadster and a full body (with fenders) '32 some are flatheads and one is a beefed up small block Chevy, its how i get my hot rod fix without having to own one again (married with children). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 minute ago, treeslayer said: it's great to see someone so young that speaks flathead, most guys under 60 wouldn't know what one was sad to say, this guy also has a '32 3 window, a '31 roadster and a full body (with fenders) '32 some are flatheads and one is a beefed up small block Chevy, its how i get my hot rod fix without having to own one again (married with children). I don't know much about the new stuff your talking about. Most of my knowledge ends in 1927.... I helped my neighbor restore and maintain his show cars he had a '24 T 27' T and an A can't remember the year and a couple other Ts Also had the '50 but that wasn't part of his show collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom King Posted April 23, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 My first time working on a 50 flathead was when I was about 9, or 10 years old. My Cousin was working on his, at our Grandmother's house, and he needed a small hand to get in somewhere. I was really proud of myself for being able to do it, but I haven't worked on a flathead since. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted April 23, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 This belongs to a friend of mine, (facing the camera in the background with the glasses). This was a complete off the frame restoration down to even having the license plates restored and an original 41' Chevy battery rebuilt. He was surprised to find out, when he was researching the paint color from the vin, that they had metallic colors back then. The paint job itself is something to behold. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom King Posted April 23, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 Today, I spent 6 hours running the pressure washer. It's 4.4 gpm at 2500 psi, so pushes back pretty good. Soon before we were married, Pam was doing pottery, and wanted a pottery shop. She designed it like she wanted it, and we decided we'd fix it up enough to live in it for a while. We've been here for almost forty years now. Our 39th Anniversary was a few days ago on the 18th, the same day as my Mom's 103rd Birthday. Our house has been added onto several times since that 24 x 36 pottery shop, but the original part serves as our living room now. It has a Cedar Shake roof on it. All the additions have standing seam metal, but we wanted to keep the wooden shingles on the original part. They are on purlins, instead of being done like most are these days, so the shingles are still good to go for a good while yet....with a little help. Being under the canopy of a very large Pin Oak, lichens have grown on the shakes, and many hundreds of pounds of composted Oak stamen from all these years. I decided that I needed to take time to pressure wash it, or we might have to replace it. The lichens have roots well into the wood, but I was able to blast them off pretty thoroughly, and will look for something to kill the growth, and maybe seal it for a while. It was a tiring day. I may have to do something else tomorrow. With those six hours, I was able to do not quite half the roof, and one side of the dormer. The inside has a cathedral ceiling that goes from 10' walls, to an 18' peak, with a 9:12 pitch roof. Originally, it was built as a passive solar house, but Hurricane Fran dropped a tree on the giant skylight, and after that is when I built this dormer. Oak shingles on the dormer were resawn out of some 8/4 White Oak. The siding on the house, and barn is board on board White Oak, so the gable shingles are the same wood as the siding, which has never had anything put on it. You can see the spot near the dormer, down low, that I didn't get done today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 Passive solar is great when done right. Friend of mine had a passive solar house overlooking a beautiful ~30 acre plot. I remember the first time I visited his house was on a bitterly cold but sunny winter day, and they had a couple windows cracked to keep the temperature just right. I also went there in the mid summer heat and humidity, and it was just as comfortable. No heat, AC, or fans running any time I was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Tom King said: ...Our 39th Anniversary was a few days ago on the 18th, the same day as my Mom's 103rd Birthday. Congrats that's awesome!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted May 3, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 I have a neighbor that belongs to a group of car guys that get together once a quarter to talk about cars and then go out to a steak dinner and talk about cars some more. I am a wood guy not a car guy but I do enjoy listen to the talk and sometimes Bull Sh*@. My neighbor is a high school buddy of the guy that owns the 41 chevy I posted a picture of above. Once a year they go to another car club's "club house" by indentation, which is in an old Packard dealership. They call the place the Candy Store and if you are a car guy you will see why. Lets just say that the members here have a whole other level of disposable income then you and I do. Most of the cars here are very high priced either because of their history or rarity. If you want to be a member the first thing they inquire about is what kind of car you have and if it is the same as something that is already there, there is a strong chance you will get turned down, their intention is to keep things rare and unusual not something over and over again. Owning a Model T won't get you in the door but owning a $1.5 million 1955 Mercedes gullwing will. I have been here three times and the place is just plan impressive. The board of Directors all have their cars in what was the show room. This is my Neighbor standing in the way of my shot. This is my favorite car there, a 1933 Packard. 147 inch wheel base. All the rest of the cars are in what used to be the garage area of the dealership. Just some random pictures of the place. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 Very cool Chet, what a treat to see some truly great automobiles, love the old stuff, they don’t build cars like that anymore 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 That ferarri is very out of place. 6 minutes ago, treeslayer said: they don’t build cars like that anymore I was thinking the same thing but then i realized that i quite like today's cars. They aren't worn out after 50,000 miles they get better gas mileage and are far safer to drive .... but they sure are soulless.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, Chestnut said: That ferarri is very out of place. Its a 1 of 10 something or other that makes it "special". I am not a fan of Ferrari so I wasn't really understanding what it was all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treeslayer Posted May 4, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 17 minutes ago, Chestnut said: but they sure are soulless.... i agree, there is something about getting your hands dirty and working on a car that is lost today, putting in a computer chip to make a car go fast turns my stomach, now where did i put my '70 Chevelle and my '68 Camaro and my '64 Impala? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 35 minutes ago, treeslayer said: i agree, there is something about getting your hands dirty and working on a car that is lost today, putting in a computer chip to make a car go fast turns my stomach, now where did i put my '70 Chevelle and my '68 Camaro and my '64 Impala? The scrap yard because they wore out? .... Wish i could go back in time and tell you to park them in a shed untill today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 Ok Chet next time you get invited I think I need to come out and oh I don't know see your shop or something LOL that is awesome! I don't have the kind of money it takes to support that kind of addiction but if I did I would have a huge tricked out pole barn full of them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark J Posted May 4, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 Yesterday I bought a new to me SawStop. Just like that. I expected I'd eventually get one, but had no immediate plans, no immediate need and was not in the market. Then my woodworking club put up a classified for an ICS model with 52" fence/side table, a home made out feed table and other extras for 2 grand. Our club organizes tool sales for estates and this was a reach out to the club from a widow in the area. I actually put off pulling the trigger on this, but I realized that years down the road I would not be kicking myself for spending the money, but for not taking the opportunity. Next step is to figure out how to get this out of the seller's basement and into mine. Then I need a 220V circuit. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 50 minutes ago, Mark J said: Our club organizes tool sales for estates and this was a reach out to the club from a widow in the area. It's unfortuneate to hear that the woodworking community lost a member. Hope you can do him well with it. Awesome deal (on the saw). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 11 hours ago, Chestnut said: The scrap yard because they wore out? Yeah, probably melted down to make 10 "Tokyo drift" cars, you know the ones with the mufflers bigger than the engines 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 36 minutes ago, Chestnut said: It's unfortuneate to hear that the woodworking community lost a member. Hope you can do him well with it. Awesome deal (on the saw). Yeah there's that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 So they want let a poor boy in the club with a Rare 1970 Ford Pinto? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 15 minutes ago, Spanky said: Rare 1970 Ford Pinto? They just might... Rare is the important part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 Thanks for sharing the car pics, Chet. I'm still wiping the drool off my laptop screen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 Didn’t do it today but I bought a lathe. Small one, Rikon 70-1218VS. I know, it’s a dark path I’ve started down.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 5, 2019 Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Chip Sawdust said: Didn’t do it today but I bought a lathe. Small one, Rikon 70-1218VS. I know, it’s a dark path I’ve started down.... I have a good friend that owns a lathe for the few times I’ve needed one. Every time he opens a drawer that has a knife or lathe tool in it, I quietly thank myself for all of the beer and cigar money I’ve saved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted May 5, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 About 6 or 7 years ago we had our kitchen remodeled with solid birch, natural finish cabinets. Last year, at wife’s request, we had the same cabinets painted a white-ish. Immediately she’s thinking that all of our white appliances need to be replaced with s/s ones. Back a couple of months, the fridge in my shop went out so no cold beer without a trip to the house. So today, we go to Best Buy and drop a load on new s/s appliances. So it’s a win/win. I’ll get a cold beer without announcing it by opening the back door and she gets her choice of colors. If I play my cards right, I may be able to replace my Jet (wrong color) ts with a vibrant colored Powermatic! 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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