#garfield Logs
Aug 27 2019
#garfield Calendar
12:32 AM rue_mohr: oh sorry
12:36 AM zhanx: so the model, for what I want to make with the 3d printer is terrible
12:36 AM zhanx: i am not making the model
12:36 AM rue_mohr: k
12:36 AM rue_mohr: I still have to do that engine pan, I forogt about that
12:36 AM rue_mohr: that must be why I'm focusing on the casting so much
12:36 AM zhanx: how many days left?
12:36 AM rue_mohr: for the metal one?
12:36 AM zhanx: vacation
12:36 AM rue_mohr: this week
12:36 AM rue_mohr: back to work on tuesday
12:36 AM rue_mohr: ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/projects/aluminumcasting/
12:38 AM rue_mohr: I have two duff ones to try to... ???? cause its too big to *just* melt down
12:38 AM rue_mohr: 587 is the top
12:38 AM rue_mohr: I put the riser right out of the middle where the shrinkage was
12:38 AM zhanx: I was gifted a broke 4 wheeler engine today
12:38 AM rue_mohr: k
12:38 AM rue_mohr: so, the engine is good?
12:39 AM rue_mohr: "4 new wheels for sale, $300, must take attached van"
12:39 AM zhanx: no the engine is "blown" gonna bust it up etc
12:39 AM rue_mohr: tires rue
12:39 AM zhanx: just the engine no other parts
12:39 AM rue_mohr: ah
12:40 AM zhanx: honda civic heads
12:40 AM zhanx: and a part of a golf cart
12:40 AM zhanx: 10 bike frames
12:41 AM zhanx: in exchange for 9 rail road ties, attempt to make knives
12:42 AM zhanx: fyi i can barely bend metal let alone make a knife
12:50 AM rue_mohr: k
12:51 AM zhanx: issue is my anvil is like 8 pounds
12:51 AM rue_mohr: :/
12:52 AM zhanx: the forge works awesome, but
12:52 AM zhanx: heck the smelter works great also
12:53 AM rue_mohr: so, wow on the casting popping the flask apart
12:53 AM rue_mohr: I'm getting pretty quick at forming up tho
12:54 AM rue_mohr: crap I owe the telco $123
12:54 AM rue_mohr: wait, wtf
12:54 AM rue_mohr: why is internet 75
12:54 AM zhanx: forget last month?
12:55 AM rue_mohr: no, just the month of internet is 75
12:55 AM rue_mohr: but some carry from last month
12:56 AM zhanx: ranch cat is back thinks it owns me
12:57 AM rue_mohr: loking back, the bastards have been gradually dialing it up
12:58 AM rue_mohr: I'm sure internet shoudln't be $75/mo
01:02 AM rue_mohr: hmm $300 electricity between the shop and house
01:02 AM rue_mohr: that seems off
01:03 AM rue_mohr: hmm $150 for the shop
01:03 AM rue_mohr: thats two months
01:03 AM rue_mohr: and even with the solar, the house is $160
01:04 AM rue_mohr: hmmm
01:04 AM rue_mohr: might be a good time to do an energy audit
01:11 AM rue_mohr: 8-| ok, its 11pm, lets get this party started
01:12 AM rue_mohr: *blink*...
01:12 AM rue_mohr: punch anyone?
01:44 AM rue_mohr: ****************** ZHANX *************************
01:44 AM rue_mohr: it loke like I made it from sprinkler pipe
01:44 AM rue_mohr: the pipe looked too big, but I think I used a thick cutting disc
01:45 AM rue_mohr: Tom_L, what are you doing to keep busy latley?
02:05 AM rue_shop1: rue, kenmack, gloves
02:08 AM rue_mohr: <rue_mohr> ****************** ZHANX *************************
02:08 AM rue_mohr: <rue_mohr> it loke like I made it from sprinkler pipe
02:08 AM rue_mohr: <rue_mohr> the pipe looked too big, but I think I used a thick cutting disc
02:09 AM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1130590.jpg
02:09 AM rue_mohr: looks good enough to me
02:09 AM zhanx: looks good
02:12 AM rue_mohr: I'll confirm the pipe
02:13 AM rue_mohr: I think its 3" sprinkler pipe
02:13 AM rue_mohr: or 2
02:13 AM zhanx: k
02:13 AM zhanx: i need a welder I think now also
02:14 AM rue_mohr: !?! thought you had one
02:15 AM zhanx: wife sold it
02:15 AM rue_mohr: you dont need a welder, you just need welding sticks and a jumper cable, + some heavy guage steel wire
02:15 AM zhanx: k
02:16 AM rue_mohr: you use car battery, set length of steel wire to adjust current
02:17 AM rue_mohr: 10 guage steel wire
02:18 AM rue_mohr: er, I dont get it
02:23 AM rue_mohr: 10awg steel is 9 ohms per 1000 feet
02:23 AM rue_mohr: so, if you want 40A
02:23 AM rue_mohr: 0.3 ohms
02:24 AM rue_mohr: 33 feet :/
02:25 AM rue_mohr: might be good in a way, after all, thats short circuit current
02:25 AM zhanx: yea no
02:25 AM rue_mohr: itd be dissipating some heat
02:25 AM zhanx: this place is wired for 220v everywhere for some reason
02:25 AM rue_mohr: I wonder how many ohms an arc is
02:25 AM rue_mohr: just sayin, car battery and jumper cables
02:26 AM zhanx: and there is a 100 pound bottle of argon in the shed with a seal on it
02:26 AM rue_mohr: !?
02:26 AM zhanx: rue the "shed" has a 10 ton chain fall in it
02:32 AM rue_mohr: chain fall?
02:32 AM rue_mohr: hoist?
02:51 AM zhanx: think the eggs i had for dinner were bad
02:51 AM zhanx: hoist / fall / lift
02:51 AM rue_mohr: ah, a little one
02:51 AM rue_mohr: farm eggs?
02:51 AM zhanx: yep, tossed them up
02:51 AM rue_mohr: you know about the float test right?
02:52 AM zhanx: i did that
02:52 AM rue_mohr: k
02:52 AM zhanx: no clue but that was not fun
02:53 AM zhanx: i hit the shower instead of the toilet
02:54 AM rue_mohr: your up late too
02:54 AM rue_mohr: must be like 2am there
02:54 AM rue_mohr: er 3
02:54 AM zhanx: didn't work today and can't afford gas to work tomorrow
02:55 AM rue_mohr: can you get the money out of those guys?
02:55 AM rue_mohr: you know, their cheap, thats why their jobs were screwed up like that to begin with
02:55 AM zhanx: should be here Wednesday
02:55 AM zhanx: just with 5 jobs paying late and bills i am broke
02:56 AM rue_mohr: yup
02:56 AM rue_mohr: maybe your rates need to go up to carry it better?
02:56 AM rue_mohr: dunno
02:56 AM zhanx: and my 1 dollar dozen eggs, was a bad thing
02:56 AM zhanx: no i had to drop my rates due to all the people under bidding me
02:56 AM rue_mohr: hmm
02:56 AM rue_mohr: and could they have fixed that stuff?
02:57 AM zhanx: rue_mohr, they are working for less than 20 an hour here and screwing things up
02:57 AM rue_mohr: exactly, the customer will come back
02:57 AM zhanx: I can barely get the 45 i need to cover gas and insurance etc
02:57 AM rue_mohr: tell them if they hire the other guys, things wont be fixed
02:58 AM zhanx: i do, you know how that works out
02:58 AM rue_mohr: they will try the other guys, then call you back
02:58 AM rue_mohr: and pay 2.5x as much in the end
02:58 AM zhanx: will take time for me to get known again etc
02:58 AM zhanx: this is the pain for moving
02:59 AM rue_mohr: its 1am, I'm gonna go move some dirt
02:59 AM zhanx: ok then
02:59 AM zhanx: i am working on the 3d printer
03:03 AM rue_shop3: I need to put a few hours into that instructable too
03:48 AM rue_shop1: big pipe: ID:44.7mm OD:48.5mm
03:51 AM rue_shop1: small pipe ID:26.5mm OD:29.8mm
03:51 AM rue_shop1: lamp pipe: ID:9.6mm OD:12.8mm
03:57 AM rue_shop1: lock collar: 5/8-11
03:57 AM rue_shop1: hey, cool 2am and I'm getting tired
02:13 PM Tom_L: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/its-official-no-more-cheap-shipping-for-chinese-sellers/493043
02:22 PM rue_shop1: hmm
02:23 PM rue_shop1: wonder if that effects canada too
02:23 PM rue_shop1: its going to screw up the USA lightbulb supply
02:23 PM Tom_L: i still have all the incandecent ones i pulled.
02:23 PM Tom_L: they last a helluvalot longer than the leds anyway
02:24 PM rue_shop1: during that last spat, ALL OF NORTH AMERICA ran out of 75w HID lamps
02:25 PM rue_shop1: aliexpress is big enough to start their own shipping line and delivery to the usa
02:25 PM rue_shop1: if they want
02:25 PM Tom_L: they'll still be under the same umbrella
02:26 PM rue_shop1: the guys who owns aliexpress is insanely wealthy
02:26 PM rue_shop1: guy
02:27 PM Tom_L: wondered where all my money went
02:27 PM rue_mohr: the private couriers could get a handle on reality too, $50 for an envelope from china to canada is not gonna happen
02:28 PM rue_mohr: my credit card has a LOT of points
02:28 PM rue_mohr: turns out, over the years, I'v actaully put a few thousand into aliexpress
02:28 PM rue_mohr: not all me, my buddies get me to buy stuff too, but yea
02:29 PM Tom_L: surprising considering you likely have your first earned dollar :D
02:29 PM rue_mohr: heh
02:29 PM rue_mohr: ugh, I have to go shooping
02:29 PM rue_mohr: have leaving the house
02:29 PM Tom_L: this has been a very unproductive day
02:30 PM Tom_L: dog had a tooth pulled today
02:30 PM Tom_L: not doing so well
02:30 PM rue_mohr: bank - reset password, auto store - welding gloves, got to buy socks, and air line fittings
02:30 PM rue_mohr: hmm
02:30 PM rue_mohr: that sounds expensive
02:30 PM Tom_L: i got some really cheap air line when the basement flooedd
02:30 PM rue_mohr: did they put it on a medication plan
02:31 PM Tom_L: cash
02:31 PM rue_mohr: 1/4" plastic?
02:31 PM Tom_L: 3/8
02:31 PM rue_mohr: mmm
02:31 PM Tom_L: i won't use it that often
02:32 PM Tom_L: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-3-8-in-x-100-ft-PVC-Air-Hose-576-100A-HOM/305049140
02:32 PM rue_mohr: that doesn't look too bad
02:33 PM Tom_L: i bet alot of roofers use it
02:33 PM rue_mohr: ok, I need to go shopping
02:33 PM Tom_L: lightweight
02:33 PM rue_mohr: :S
02:33 PM rue_mohr: hate driving
02:33 PM Tom_L: don't forget....
02:33 PM Tom_L: tea, milk ....
02:34 PM rue_mohr: I have to go shopping later too, groceries and stuff
02:34 PM rue_mohr: thats the other town
02:34 PM Tom_L: oh
02:34 PM Tom_L: you should tell them to merge
02:34 PM rue_mohr: I need something from the building supplies store and I cant remember what it is
02:34 PM Tom_L: air hose?
02:35 PM Tom_L: latches for your mold
02:35 PM rue_mohr: hmm, I suppose all the building supplyies and fastner store stuff goes via my card too
02:35 PM rue_mohr: I'll just bail it if I have too much area
02:35 PM rue_mohr: sand paper tho
02:36 PM rue_mohr: I did more concrete work on my driveway posts
02:36 PM Tom_L: you set them, what's more to do?
02:36 PM rue_mohr: I'm done casting aluminum for a while ;)
02:36 PM rue_mohr: I'm setting them ina few layers
02:36 PM Tom_L: tired of it now?
02:36 PM rue_mohr: I needed to make 3 discs, and thats done
02:37 PM rue_mohr: I'd like to make some generic bars for lathe projects, but I dont need anything now
02:37 PM Tom_L: wood lathe tool rest
02:37 PM rue_mohr: heh
02:37 PM rue_mohr: might prefer steel for that
02:38 PM rue_mohr: ok ok, dressign up to leave now...
02:38 PM Tom_L: done anything with those mold parts?
02:38 PM Tom_L: the steel mold
02:46 PM rue_mohr: drilled a few
02:46 PM rue_mohr: we have some reapris comming up
08:04 PM rue_shop1: unistrut 2.25" long
08:08 PM Tom_L: huh?
08:18 PM rue_mohr: notes to me
08:20 PM rue_mohr: cant be awake!arg
08:24 PM zhanx: rue_mohr, that instructable done?
08:24 PM rue_mohr: hell no, I need to fill in all the numbers and add pictuers
08:25 PM rue_mohr: I'm just exhausted, stuck in the chair for a bit here
08:25 PM rue_mohr: I'm frustrated cause I cant resolve a direction for the Z axis build on the cnc
08:28 PM rue_mohr: one of the imporant thigs for me to do is come up with long term direction for the next year, as I otherwise dont get enough uninterrupted time to work it out
08:29 PM rue_mohr: I have dependency hell
08:29 PM zhanx: yep
08:29 PM zhanx: good news. Getting paid tomorrow! late payments are coming in now
10:23 PM zhanx: barn cat loves tuna
10:38 PM Tom_L: gave the neighbor cat a little shrimp and it wouldn't eat it
10:39 PM Tom_L: but then it lives out of a trash can most of the time...
11:01 PM rue_mohr: I made the disc for the disc sander, but I dont ahve rails to balance it on
11:13 PM zhanx: i made a drag for the driveway to smooth it out, worked good for scraps
11:31 PM rue_shop1: !
11:31 PM rue_shop1: maybe thats why they call it a drag
11:56 PM zhanx: 3d printer is about back up
11:57 PM zhanx: all the wiring is fixed minus 3 wires, tightened all back up, need to calibrate it