A tractor kind of Friday

Got out this morning and cranked the tractor and started pulling equipment out of the weeds in preparation to bush-hogging the brush that has grown up over the summer. Got the box blade and two other pieces moved and drove around in the tall stuff a bit to make sure it was mostly clear [...]

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Little done Thursday

Went out this morning and did some measurin, lookin, and thinkin on the camper frame.  Decided to go with the erector set angle steel that I have so much of rather than pipe or square tubing for the temporary welded on supports while cutting and rewelding the side rails.  Got a few measurements done and [...]

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Wal-Mart Bingo

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Here is a game you can play on your next trip to Wal-Mart. Print out the Bingo card below and take it with you the next time you go to Wal-Mart.
Walmart Bingo

Gonna be a short game at the Wally Worlds around here…
Via Solecist.net

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Bits and pieces

Needed to use the Toyota pickup to move some stuff from the old camp across the creek to the work area out back so went down to do so this morning.  Battery is dead.  Find the charger and extension cord after walking a couple of blocks out of the way.  Hook it up and get [...]

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Another got little done day

Done  more sittin and thinkin than workin today.  Did get some mental modeling done on the new camper build.  Now to dig up some more bits and pieces of scrap metal and see what I can get cut and welded up.  Gonna see if I can get a temp floor put in under the canopy.  [...]

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Shelves and plants

Spent most of the day getting more shelves put up in the qhut and things moved from the mud room and heater/work room and put on them.  Most of the rest was spent in moving the plants inside and getting peppers, onions and tomato cuttings from the beds out front potted and moved inside ahead [...]

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Virtual Tour of the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum

Virtual Tour of the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum
I think I’ve posted a link to at least one of the cars on this site but haven’t posted a link to the main tour index so here it is. Gonna have to pay a visit to this place seeing how it’s over in Georgia and not [...]

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Cutting and grinding

Spent most of the day doing both on the frame. Got the bumper and 4 corner supports for the old popup top supports cut off and the weld points ground down. Also got the floor strap support removed as well as the door base reinforcement piece. The above totaled about 28 pounds [...]

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Down to the frame

On the camper that is. And after getting that far looks like I will be cutting it apart and rebuilding it in a much smaller configuration. Joy, joy…
So tomorrow the grinder, saw(s), and welder(s) come out to play.
Total weight as it sits is 324 lbs. Hoping to chop off between 35 and [...]

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Nothing much Friday

Other than a fair amount of rain. Got out for a bit and removed some more plywood from the sides of the camper. Still got the bottom rows to finish getting off then the floor comes up. Am gonna wait till it drys up a bit to get that done.
Took a doorway [...]

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