#garfield Logs

Aug 15 2019

12:16 AM zhanx: rue_shop1, its raining out now
12:25 AM rue_shop1: ah good
12:25 AM rue_shop1: 4pcs MT2 Wood Lathe Live Center Set MT2 Arbor For Wood Turning Tool With Wooden Case
12:25 AM rue_shop1: I need MT4
09:50 PM zhanx: Evening
11:29 PM rue_mohr: so
11:29 PM rue_mohr: finished the ramming hammer
11:29 PM rue_mohr: and made up sommore casting sand
11:30 PM zhanx: nice
11:30 PM zhanx: I spent the whole day on rework again
11:30 PM zhanx: fivebelow store
11:30 PM rue_mohr: doing what other peopel do but with a result that works?
11:30 PM zhanx: was not a fun day
11:30 PM zhanx: yep
11:30 PM zhanx: i had to remount the server rack in order to have slack to punch down 25 lines
11:31 PM zhanx: mind you this is a brand new store
11:31 PM zhanx: like getting ready to open store tomorrow
11:32 PM rue_mohr: we have some cat6 splicers, $10 ea
11:32 PM rue_mohr: little inline boxes that otherwise look like a 1 port surface box
11:32 PM zhanx: being in a major city, i am seeing lots more bad work being done
11:32 PM zhanx: yep, they didn't want that, so i remounted the rack on the ceiling vs floor etc
11:32 PM rue_mohr: ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/projects/smelter/slide.htm
11:33 PM zhanx: nice
11:33 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/projects/smelter/p1130337.jpg
11:33 PM rue_mohr: to
11:33 PM zhanx: yea i just hit the back arrow now
11:33 PM rue_mohr: yea ok
11:33 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/projects/smelter/p1130341.jpg
11:33 PM rue_mohr: :)
11:33 PM rue_mohr: have to finish the sentence tho
11:33 PM zhanx: true
11:34 PM zhanx: whats the finish?
11:34 PM zhanx: wax?
11:34 PM rue_mohr: veg oil
11:34 PM zhanx: works too
11:34 PM zhanx: forge melted steel
11:34 PM rue_mohr: if it sinks in I dont think it'll be a problem
11:34 PM zhanx: not the intent but it did
11:34 PM rue_mohr: ah cool
11:35 PM zhanx: at low speed it about prefect, at high speed on the air it melts stuff
11:35 PM rue_mohr: brake discs are a good src of casting steel
11:35 PM zhanx: don't want to, i want to cast the easier stuff
11:35 PM rue_mohr: I want to
11:36 PM rue_mohr: it seems that greensand CAN be used for steel
11:36 PM rue_mohr: so I read
11:36 PM zhanx: might pick up a hot water heater so i can use that as a smelter. cut to size of course
11:36 PM rue_mohr: thought it was just for low temp stuff
11:36 PM zhanx: same here
11:38 PM rue_mohr: so I used a modified hole saw as a drive on the lathe
11:38 PM rue_mohr: bought that stuff tho
11:38 PM zhanx: tomorrow i am going to a sunglass hut to rewire stuff yet again
11:38 PM rue_mohr: #2 wood drive and a #2->#4 adapter
11:39 PM zhanx: I think the issue is people don't have testers
11:39 PM rue_mohr: our guys used to do data without testing it, before me
11:40 PM rue_mohr: funny we dont check phone stuff, but there had never been an issue
11:40 PM zhanx: that is the hit or miss way really
11:40 PM zhanx: dont think i check my phone stuff either
11:40 PM rue_mohr: I think the closing current on the phone stuff really helps
11:41 PM rue_mohr: I mean, in ... 15 years? I'v not seen more than 10 bad punches on tel lines
11:41 PM rue_mohr: lots of jacks corroded out tho!
11:41 PM rue_mohr: vapour barriers on outside walls are really important for phone jacks
11:41 PM rue_mohr: vapour?
11:41 PM rue_mohr: heh
11:41 PM rue_mohr: oooh fingers
11:42 PM zhanx: happends
11:42 PM rue_mohr: I'v also seen lots of bolt terminals on phone stuff that didn't conduct worth a damn, dispite looking ok
11:43 PM zhanx: got my texas background check back today, working on an ATM phone line tomorrow afternoon
11:43 PM rue_mohr: did an officer come out and look over your back yard then?
11:43 PM rue_mohr: I wouldn't expect much from texas :)
11:44 PM zhanx: its just a criminal history and credit check, nothing major
11:44 PM rue_mohr: mhm
11:44 PM rue_mohr: for some reason, when I say 'mhm' irl, people think I said 'what?'
11:44 PM rue_mohr: its really annoying
11:45 PM zhanx: weird
11:46 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1130344.jpg
11:46 PM rue_mohr: keep the cnc busy key thing idea
11:46 PM rue_mohr: those were tests, I have some done in some oak
11:47 PM rue_mohr: pondering engraving things on them
11:47 PM zhanx: try it
11:47 PM zhanx: they are small enough
11:47 PM rue_mohr: I'm aiming for low-labour things that I can sell for a buck
11:48 PM zhanx: cat tags
11:48 PM rue_mohr: ah!
11:48 PM zhanx: v or round bit engrave them
11:49 PM rue_mohr: yea
11:49 PM rue_mohr: my idea is to bulk cut the blanks, then make a jig for the engraving
11:49 PM rue_mohr: I cant fit 16 at once
11:49 PM rue_mohr: maybe 9
11:50 PM zhanx: time will tell
11:50 PM zhanx: or
11:50 PM zhanx: single slide on the spot engraving
11:50 PM rue_mohr: I'd like to gang them
11:51 PM rue_mohr: if I have a positioning jig it should be easy
11:51 PM zhanx: well if you are selling them its easier
11:52 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1130342.jpg
11:52 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1130343.jpg
11:52 PM rue_mohr: I was playing with the new sand I made and technique
11:52 PM rue_mohr: I have to be carefull to not pack in layers, they seperate
11:53 PM zhanx: wet them?
11:53 PM rue_mohr: it didn't matter, I wasn't going for a casting that time
11:53 PM rue_mohr: I can try it
11:53 PM zhanx: not water of course
11:53 PM zhanx: oh!
11:53 PM zhanx: got my crucible in
11:53 PM rue_mohr: the sharp edges on the holder things dont help much either
11:53 PM rue_mohr: oh wow, that was fast
11:53 PM zhanx: I need some boric acid to break it in
11:53 PM rue_mohr: ? ok
11:54 PM zhanx: its what they say on it for graphite
11:54 PM rue_mohr: vinegar or pool chem
11:54 PM zhanx: 1/3 full of it
11:54 PM rue_mohr: boric is hydrocholic, right?
11:54 PM zhanx: looking it up now
11:56 PM zhanx: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boric_acid
11:58 PM zhanx: i can get it from homedepot tomorrow