Thread: Covid-era projects.

Thanks! It shoots pretty soft, Mike. Everything is milled and machined. Made like a (French) tank.
I have only ventured 50 yards so far what with adjusting the valve and testing function.
Next time out, I hope to shoot 100 after dialing the scope in.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Thanks! It shoots pretty soft, Mike..

Yup, it’s French alright, hehe..

But still damn cool looking build.
Here I thought you just stained it or added a sight maybe.
But you went deep in that resto mod job.

That's one awesome project Tom.
Very ingenious and crafty.
Gave you some tinkering time for sure.

Even the Mini - Trail is super cool...

Pete <:-}

So someone did something productive during the lockdowns and stay at home period?
Let's see!


I, for one, would just love to see a pond made from a fiberglass satellite antenna!

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Perhaps tomorrow I can take and post some pics of all that has been going on here.
Got me cataracts removed and new lenses installed. Th prescription eyeglasses will come in June.
Got my hearing tested and the new hearing aids will arrive in July.
My St. Paul house is getting cleared out and further repaired and painted. The attic is now 75% cleared out! the remainder should be out on Saturday.
The custom china cabinet is now gone and most of the glassware has been given away to family and friends. Unfortunately found 2 large cracks in the plaster wall behind the china cabinets. Time for some durabond cement and tape then repaint the dining room. The rest of the rooms are already repainted.
The octagon table, writing desk and drop leaf table have been spoken for and will be moved later this summer.
The two 6 ft cabinets and the three 6 ft book shelves will be moved to my house in Wisconsin in a month or so.
Plans are being made to tear down the old deck at the back of the house and build a new set of stairs for the back door.

Since I decided to sell this house and move to the house in Wisconsin I had to hire a contractor to do almost all the work there.
So far all new doors and storm doors, new windows, two new laminated floors, all cracks in the walls repaired. Started replacing the siding and discovered there was no insulation in the wall! So, tear off the old siding, remove the tar paper, removed the ship lap boards. Then install a vapor barrier, the 3" of insulation batts, then replace the ship lap boards, then house wrap, then more insulation board, then the siding.
The attic was also was filled with an additional 12" of blown in fiberglass insulation in addition to the 6 " of cellulose insulation that was already installed.
Oh, when this started we discovered that the sill plate, rim board and ledger board were all rotted out and had to be replaced. So the contractor jacked up the North side of the house and replaced those boards.
The cable Internet will be installed tomorrow.
Oh, a new roof will be installed this summer.
My neighbors and me insulated and sheet rocked the 24x40 garage last fall and installed a electric heater to warm it up a bit in the winter.
I also insulated the inside of the basement in the house which is also heated with an electric heater. Much nicer to work in.
The motorcycles are coming along but much slower than expected. The 2001 Yamaha Vstar 650 is running just fine. The 1999 Yamaha Vstar 1100 needs a new sprague gear for the starter clutch. The 1984 Honda Goldwing 1200 Standard needs new brake lines. The old ones are to soft and flex to much when pressure is applied. Found a motorcycle repair shop that installed a new ring gear on my clutch assembly for my 2002 Harley Heritage softail and did not charge me thru the nose. The 2003 Kawasaki Ninja ZX 900 now has a new fuel filter and fuel pump. Runs just fine. Needs to have a few pieces of new plastic installed.
The 1999 Honda Valkyrie 1500 still has a bit of a problem to be sorted out but should not be to difficult. The two Harley project bikes are still in the basement of the house and will be worked on next winter.

I could write a bunch more but you get the picture.

Just reading all you have done tired me out. Wish I had your energy Randy.

Bob

Damn, Randy. Busy lately? Lol.
I had an 84 Goldwing Aspencade. Restored it myself. Fun bike.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

So someone did something productive during the lockdowns and stay at home period?
Let's see!


I, for one, would just love to see a pond made from a fiberglass satellite antenna!

Here we go




The perimeter has +/- 2’ strawberry beds, the side with the two posts has been filled between the posts, on the inside with the recycled green roofing stell that is around the back of the strawberries and there are two blueberry bushes beside the huckleberry bush. What is not done is the cast iron hand pump with water plumbed into it and spilling into a container then back into the pond.

Very cool, Shaun!!

I try to add recycled content on projects.

This is how the used metal roofing is set up to create the back border and weed barrier along the strawberry beds. I have also seen these satellite dishes recycle into shed and gazebo roofs.