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by cranky
Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:20 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 271531

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

Today I got a truck load of free firewood :D FREE WOOD 2 - C.jpg FREE WOOD 4 - C.jpg Some of it is larger and looks amazing for woodworking but most of it is cut short and split and is perfect for my fireplace. It's all hardwood too, I'm pretty sure maple and cherry but there is some from a smaller ...
by cranky
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody know about wild mushrooms?
Replies: 23
Views: 956

Re: Anybody know about wild mushrooms?

Speaking of mushrooms... Anybody have any idea about this one? Brown Mushroom 1 - C.jpg It showed up in the fall on a rotting tree. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures of it until it was close to a month old but it always looked like milk chocolate dusted in cocoa powder. As it aged it became m...
by cranky
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:42 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody know about wild mushrooms?
Replies: 23
Views: 956

Re: Anybody know about wild mushrooms?

contrahead wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:47 am Deadly morel mushroom outbreak highlights big gaps in fungi knowledge

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03 ... knowledge/
That's interesting. I read somewhere that you should always cook any mushroom, I guess this is why?
by cranky
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:46 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Meme’s
Replies: 1355
Views: 133045

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by cranky
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:08 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Meme’s
Replies: 1355
Views: 133045

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by cranky
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Meme’s
Replies: 1355
Views: 133045

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by cranky
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:52 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Meme’s
Replies: 1355
Views: 133045

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by cranky
Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:55 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Meme’s
Replies: 1355
Views: 133045

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by cranky
Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:55 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Meme’s
Replies: 1355
Views: 133045

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by cranky
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:41 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 271531

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

That's one thing I like about old furniture, the fits tend to be far superior to newer stuff. Oh there is no comparison! Stuff made 100 years ago still with tight, hand cut joints and perfectly square corners, you've got to admire that level of skill with hand tools. I have a c.1930s Singer treadle...
by cranky
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:24 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 271531

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

NorthWoodsAb wrote: Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:59 am Cranky, Mrs Northwoods bought something very close to that last year just b4 Xmas, I thought $100 was a good deal.
Cheers
That was actually a very good price, I'm just a cheap bastard and pretty good at finding super bargains.
by cranky
Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:54 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 271531

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

I got the drawers out today and found there are pins that stick up at the back of the drawers to prevent them from coming out accidentally. The pins were a little high and just needed a little shaving and they fit fine now. That's one thing I like about old furniture, the fits tend to be far superio...
by cranky
Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 271531

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

In actuality the new one will be replacing this one old china hutch.jpg As you can see it's a little too small for the antiques even though we have pared down the accumulation considerable recently. So the smaller one will be getting the booze and decanters, although I've also recently sold off all ...
by cranky
Sun Feb 18, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 271531

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

Got this vintage china hutch today for $5 CHINA HUTCH - C.jpg But it took $20 in gas to go get it :roll: It's been sitting in a barn/10 car garage for a number of years and is very dirty and the drawers are stuck, I'm guessing due to humidity but it matches Mrs Cranky's and my buffet and other furni...
by cranky
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: %&*($#%$ SNOW!!!!
Replies: 887
Views: 73319

Re: %&*($#%$ SNOW!!!!

Bushman wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:57 am We are expected to get new snow this afternoon or night. I am so ready for spring.
Me too.

We got snow today, it was HORRIFYING!!! :esurprised:

Not like a light dusting or even enough to stick but I saw at least several dozen flakes :(
by cranky
Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:33 am
Forum: Meet & Mingle & Events
Topic: PNW Meet and drink 2023
Replies: 154
Views: 12381

Re: PNW Meet and drink 2023

Don't make any special exceptions on my account. If that weekend doesn't work for others that's fine. If Ya'll push the meeting time back a bit I can make it any weekend but I don't get off work until 1:30 and it takes at least an hour to get there so 2:30-3:00 would be the soonest I could get there...
by cranky
Fri Feb 09, 2024 4:16 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Meme’s
Replies: 1355
Views: 133045

Re: Meme’s

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by cranky
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Meme’s
Replies: 1355
Views: 133045

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by cranky
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: Meet & Mingle & Events
Topic: PNW Meet and drink 2023
Replies: 154
Views: 12381

Re: PNW Meet and drink 2023

Well, I now have a summer weekend scheduled off, August 3 & 4th. Unfortunately any other summer weekend will likely not work for me.
by cranky
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:18 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Question about electrical actuator
Replies: 34
Views: 956

Re: Question about electrical actuator

I'm not sure how much pressure I need but this is the normal pressure I use image.png I think that's 4 tons but 3 is actually enough. As Shady said, only one way to find out for sure if it's enough...Too bad the 150lbs of apples in the back of my truck has gone bad :( Maybe the local "Ukranian&...
by cranky
Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:25 am
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Question about electrical actuator
Replies: 34
Views: 956

Re: Question about electrical actuator

shadylane wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:30 am I wonder how hard the actuator is going to push?
I do too :problem:
by cranky
Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Question about electrical actuator
Replies: 34
Views: 956

Re: Question about electrical actuator

I finally got around to wiring it up and testing it and it works just fine. As Shady's drawing shows red is extend, black is retract and it ran through a cycle just fine. I forgot to measure the stroke but it looked well in excess of 12 inches so I'm thinking probably 18 which I think is right about...
by cranky
Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Question about electrical actuator
Replies: 34
Views: 956

Re: Question about electrical actuator

Thanks guys. it does have this placard on it ACTUATOR 2 - C.JPG So hopefully it has the correct capacitor. I'm about to go out and do some basic maintenance on the truck and have a wire pigtail I can test it with so I'll do some testing and see what happens. The motor probably has thermal protection...
by cranky
Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:25 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Question about electrical actuator
Replies: 34
Views: 956

Re: Question about electrical actuator

Here's what I found. But it don't seem right? . https://www.bibus.hu/fileadmin/editors/countries/bihun/product_data/thomson/documents/Electrak_PPA_Actuator_Installation_mnuk__1_.pdf I looked at this and have corrected the wire colors to what I think is correct for what I have actuator wiring.JPG
by cranky
Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:31 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Question about electrical actuator
Replies: 34
Views: 956

Re: Question about electrical actuator

Ok, Today I took the cover off to see what it looks like What I found was this RAM 8 - C.JPG There is a solenoid and what I think is a mechanical brake. I'm not sure how that works but it looks like I may not strictly need it. I found out today that this was an actuator for a big retractable canopy ...
by cranky
Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:31 am
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Question about electrical actuator
Replies: 34
Views: 956

Re: Question about electrical actuator

Thank you for helping guys. I'll see about snagging it today and maybe taking some covers off. I didn't see any numbers stamped anywhere but I'll look again and do another resistance check that includes the white wire. I did neglect to mention that the green wire has a yellow stripe if that helps in...
by cranky
Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: Meet & Mingle & Events
Topic: PNW Meet and drink 2023
Replies: 154
Views: 12381

Re: PNW Meet and drink 2023

At my work vacation bidding for the year is currently going on. the number of people allowed off at any one time is extremely limited and summer fills up quickly. Of course as usual I don't have weekends off. I usually take a month off for Mrs Cranky's birthday but currently I have November 21 throu...
by cranky
Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:48 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Question about electrical actuator
Replies: 34
Views: 956

Question about electrical actuator

I hope this gets the attention of some of you electrical guys quickly because I might not have this opportunity long and quite frankly I'm not sure I'm going to take this but... Yesterday I was offered this electrical actuator Electric actuator #1 - C.jpg The story is it was repaired in 2020, put on...
by cranky
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 271531

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

Another good deal I got recently was from Safeway. They had a bunch of some fancy, expensive, good pasta in the discount bin, normally $6 a lbs marked 1/2 off. Pasta choices are pretty limited at my local Safeways and I often buy whatever is discounted to see if I can find something we like better t...
by cranky
Tue Jan 30, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 271531

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

Not distilling related but a good deal just the same :D I've been keeping an eye on my local BigLots ever since Christmas waiting for their Christmas stuff so finally reduce in price. 2 weeks ago they finally dropped to 75% off and I bought some really nice pop up snow men and some other outdoor dec...