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3 years min. 5 years max, and it's adios. going to head a little south. kentucky, tenn, mizzeri, arkansaw. and, to take advantage of a semi full garbage bin, starting taking the tile down. coulda used a butter knife, it came off so easy. filled 2 buckets and threw it in the trash. put plastic up. demo in full swing satterday

well, finally going to kick off, taking off the week starting 10/10. just bought the tub. been sitting on the tile (wall, floor, and accent) for awhile. have the faucets, towel racks. havent developed a plan for vanity and wall hanger(s). don't know yet how much room i'll pick up with the new tub and new walls. existing is plaster over gypsum board. existing door is a fubar hollow pine, half painted by previous owner, with frame painted on hall side, lousy stain + finish on the room side. i have the new oak 6 panel door stained, urethaned, drilled and hinges routed, along with the frame.not sure what the wall thickness will be, may have to cut down the 6'' oak frame boards. new bosch wet saw blades, as the hf blades i used for the master bath last year are junk. new carbide holesaws, pilot bits. plenty of copper and pvc fittings and pipe on hand. subfloor, cement board, green board on hand. may not have enough green board, havent decided if im opening the ceiling. new phart fan, reuse commode, as it's only 3 years young.plenty of conduit, boxes, covers. although i dont think i'll change the existing, as it was in pipe already, and i've redone the wiring a few years ago. got the insulation to stuff the outside wall, have plenty of visqueen. hmmmmmmmmm................... what could go wrong?

and done! 6 posts resupported. 2 panels re attached to posts............ im a bad boy for doing it this way. remember - no access to back side. pounded out a slat. attached a big 'c' clamp to horizontal rail of panel, had boy1 pull on clamp, drawing panel to post. reach through space vacated by removed slat, screwed panels back into posts. climb 6' ladder, shot screws through slat into top horizontal rail. shoot 3'' screw from back, had boy1 pull back with a channey, toenail 3'' screws from the back into the other 2 rails. it works, however, there's 3/4 or so of screw tip that is bare on their side. so sorry, cant do it another way. + there's so much crap back there, they'll never get to the fence. NOW.............. time to brainstorm ideas for skunk control. my rat terrier got sprayed 3x in 2 weeks, getting tired of patrolling the perimeter before releasing the hounds.

need a little assistance. i have a dewalt 880 die grinder. shaft is threaded 3/8x24. looking around the internets, seems it was designed only for 1/2'' thick grinding wheels. i've adapted the shaft with spacers to accept wire wheels. i'd really like to adapt the male shaft to accept a 1/4'' collet, for using 1/4'' burs. could really use it, instead of a dremel. cant seem to find a suitable item at mcmaster, ereplacement parts pics aren't too legible. can ya help a bruther out? collett threaded male or female? reducing type rod coupling to go between?

it's broke. post up the m/n and s/n. might be able to find the parts and diagram at ereplacement parts

bought a pair of reman dewalts complete waste of munney

just preference. all the machines at the shop are millers, and so are the known personal ones. and i'm a mopar fanatic never liked the yellow of dewalt, gets dirty too quickly

furnace and plumbing vented into the building, amazing. thought i bought a shack. (there was a pallet nailed to the basement rafters. no clue wtf it has to have been doing. i do know it was heavy as sin as i allowed gravity to work as i cut the nails)

and i see that i clipped the sandbags out. so, here's a shot of the next 'leaner'. too hot out, this one will have to wait till the weather breaks

and a few pics, that Chris wanted. first is the panels supported by strut. 2nd is the post bolted to the brackets, bolted to the concrete.

miller elite. seen hanging in the back of the buggy.

so........... tools used were (that's the main issue of this post and site) miller welder machine, # i dont remember, not the 211 that aint set up yet victor torch set, should have used my smith handle instead (bigger) ridgid chain tri pod milwaukee electrick rotary hammer milwaukee '' band saw metabo '' grinder ridgid 18v drill various hand tools 2x2 x1/4 angle iron, cut to 8'' lengths, 1/4 plate cut to 3 1/2 x 14, 3/8 galv. all thread, nuts, washers, shells.

LONG POST!!! grab a beer, and take a piss. so, the carage is picked up, tools moved, car/trucks in their proper places. still have to sort and stow tools. background ;. a few years back, posts on wood privacy fence on side of house rotted. had access to both sides. removed panels, wiggled posts, they were sunk directly into the dirt, they came out no problem ground doesnt drain well here, holes had water in them - kinda rainy season then. fast forward to 2016. 2 posts were leaning at rear wooden privacy fence. was able to move the 2 posts back and forth at least 50 degrees. i assumed same installation, posts in ground. cannot go to neighbors yard, way too much growth and shit back there (i'd like to see them attempt to move their wave runners) supported the 2 posts by: making brackets and stands, using unistrut, clips, all thread, and sand bags, attached to the panels. brought both posts to plumb. plan 'A' was to use my new fuel sawzall to cut the posts from the panels, pry the posts from them, and yank the post out. sink a new post, with the 'down' end sharpened like a spear, beat into ground, back fill, remove one slat each side of post, to reach around and shoot screws re securing the panels. obviously, several screws will have to be sunk from my side, leaving 'screw points' exposed on their side. wednesday, i got off work a little early, did a little prep work. previous owner set the posts in concrete............ 8'' below grade. dug down half the circumference (my side of the fence), 2' down. seems that concrete is mostly on my side,,,,,,,,,,,so, no problem, plan 'A (B)'. setup impromptu gantry, using pipe stands, pipe, and a comealong. sink an anchor (shell) into it with an eyebolt, , and pull. and then revert to plan 'A'. except now i have to dispose of a piece of concrete of indeterminate length. sleep......... 2 am,,,,,,, plan "b" is brainstormed. weld up some angle iron to flat stock, making 'T' shaped brackets. sink shells in concrete, attach brackets, continue with plan 'A', which now would be to saw off posts, pry off, thru bolt new post to brackets, remove slats, etc today, pull all vehicles on street. (dont want spatter on anything). fab enough steel to make 8 brackets for 4 posts. went back to check fit up........... had a frikkin brainstorm. plan 'C'........... attach brackets to concrete. thru bolt old post to brackets. (6&10'' above where she rotted). only where the post contacted the cement was rotted. everything else seemed good enough, especially to last till we sell this dump,so, now, no concrete to throw out. no old post(s) to burn/toss out. AND I DIDNT GET TO USE MY NEW SAWZALL THAT WAS ACQUIRED TO DO THIS DAMN CHORE

went to plan 'c'. saved me a boatload of time and 4 letter words. one post is done. welded up enough brackets for 4 posts. gotta sweep carage, re arrange the drive. i may put up a pic later. definitely esplain plans 'a', 'b', 'c'.

Going to spend the day, on plan 'B', replacing the 4x4 wood posts on my privacy fence, out in left field. project's goal is to replace posts rotted below grade, without removing the panels. I do not have access to neighbors yard, and even if i did, they have soooo much shit piled up, you couldnt get to it. now for the part you guys will appreciate. tools to be used............ victor oxy/acetylene cutting torch milwaukee roto hammer milwaukee band saw metabo grinder fitted with metabo super slicer wheels miller welding maching ridgid 18v drill and, i think i can use that 18v milwaukee fuel sawzall i just got in

very nice tool bag. i tried to adapt to one several times, they tend to get really heavy. i still use the tool pouch thrown into a bucket idea

SNOW! egads! i guess that's coming sooner than i like.

and, get this, I acquired a fuel saw. guy owed me for a small job, got it. need to repair wood fence way in the back, i aint stringing out 300' of 12 extension cord, and my genset is buried.

finally had a chance to unbox this:

that is the table i need to acquire. anyone know if a p/c 8901 base will fit it?

on miller's site now for the 4th time. just registered my new 211 mig. crypt looks like a tornado went thru............ no pics at this time

which lowes? carol's stream?

dam! good price. i'' have to labor on with my bosch laminate