Mrkim Report This Comment Date: August 03, 2011 05:23AM
It's just after midnight here now and the thermometer still reads 95. Having
switched up my work schedule to nights to cut down on the heat factor I'm just
now headin out to the shop where it's a cool and even 100
woberto Report This Comment Date: August 03, 2011 06:04AM
Kims back lot...
Oh and by the way
My "alterego" took this picture at the Sculpture By The Sea exhibition
at Bondi Beach. Click
here
Mrkim Report This Comment Date: August 03, 2011 07:48PM
Yesterdee I decided to cook up a can of biscuits and when I opened 'em the can
popped like crazy ejecting one of 'em completely with it windin up on the floor.
I looked at the wasted biscuit and thought "Hmmm, I wonder what would
happen if I left it outside today for shitz and giggles?".
I put said biscuit out front in a lightly colored potted plant pan I had layin
around and lo and behold in a cuppla hours there was a completely cooked
biscuit. While it didn brown nicely it was otherwise cooked just as if it had
come outta the oven!
I got up today about 12:30pm and the temp was already 106, which now is 108 at
2:30 and they're sayin 110 or so for the high today (a new record for this
date) with it cooling to about 108 by 7 this evenin.
There's a van out in the shop I'm completing a basic in-frame rebuild on that
will hafta wait for my attentions til 'bout midnight again tonight as it's just
too damned hot out there to work! In the mean time I also have a fresh Mitsu
rebuild sittin on the engine stand that I'm gonna roll into the kitchen and work
on in the A/C.
Two things I'm certainly thankful for: 1. In the midst of this hellish heat we
still have power and that power means there's A/C to at least deal with it. 2.
Bein single, not only can I roll the engine stand into the kitchen and work on
it, there's no feemale caterwalling to listen to for havin decided to do so
BlahX3 Report This Comment Date: August 04, 2011 04:17PM
There was a thing on TV not too long ago (it wasn't Mythbusters, I don't
remember what it was) where a guy cooked different foods in the sun this summer,
including eggs on the sidewalk. They didn't look any good but they were fully
cooked after a while. I bet sun tea wouldn't take very long there Kim.
That's great about the engine in the kitchen. My wife would probably be ok about
something like that, believe it or not.
quasi Report This Comment Date: August 04, 2011 06:30PM
I have a kitchen counter that when covered with a piece of plywood makes a
great workbench. It's just the right height for me but I have to be careful to
not bash my head on the cabinets above.
Mrkim Report This Comment Date: August 04, 2011 09:16PM
Yeah Blah, the sun biscuit experiments end result didn look very appetizing but
it was definitely done.
Sun Tea? An hour or less gets the job done and if you leave it out for more
than 2hrs. it gets a lot stronger than I care for so you hafta keep an eye on
it. I actually make a lot of "Moon Tea" batches by just settin it out
and leavin it overnight instead. Cold brewed tea seems to be a bit less bitter
too so this works out great
I'm in the process of buildin a house inside my shop building so my current
kitchen is kinda in flux. With some crappy tile already in here I wanna replace
anyway I don't really care too much for what happens to it at this point though
my home boy engine stand has a drip tray under it to keep oil, solvents and
tools from makin it to the floor anyway.
After havin used several different stands over the years and never carin much
for any of 'em, I designed and built my own a while back.
My major complaint was they were all too short and lead to leaning over too much
to work on the engines which adds back strain unnecessarily, so mines about
18" taller than most. 2ndly they are usually 3 wheeled contraptions that
tend to tilt/lean when you get to torquin the head(s) down so this one has a
wider/longer stance w/ lawnmower size tires in the back and smooth urethane
swivel casters up front instead of the cheezy small diameter steel casters they
usually use which makes it a lot easier to roll around the shop too and ... it
can easily roll over extension cords and such too, unlike the store bought ones.
The last 2 additions were a handy lil tool tray with a foot that slips into the
end of the tubing that makes up the front of the H shaped base frame and is
secured by a lock bolt. Then instead of usin a drilled and pinned arrangement
which offers a pretty limited choice for the engine rotation/positioning on the
stand I installed a cuppla locking bolts onto the outside of the rotator sleeve
and then welded a 1-7/8" nut onto the back of the engine holding fixture
and welded a piece of pipe to hold a 3/4" ratchet and 1-7/8" socket I
can use to easily rotate the engine into any position, then lock it down.
While a cheapie $40 stand will get the job done I've found this design to be
much more user friendly, and with myself bein the user, I sure prefer it bein
friendly
woberto Report This Comment Date: August 05, 2011 12:19AM
Photos please
