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Tightwad makes light do double duty
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In Memoriam   Joined: Wed Mar 6, 2013 Posts: 12018 
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cmica wrote: PMB wrote: jukk0u wrote: so...what went into making that chair? That chair was made probably close to 20 years ago. I made two of them out of 3/4" ACX plywood. Both are still tight. nice i've got to see this. that caught my eye fast rather than the light your side job should be book writter, you come up with some witty titles and this could be the start of it DIY book. You either sat in one of those chairs or I did when I was welding that pooper-scooper. I think. I'll snap a coupla more pics for you bud. |
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Site Supporter  Location: Nisqually Valley Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2016 Posts: 4982
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Cost savings of using an LED light for years to come,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, $5
Cost of heavy welding amperage draw while welding LED light mount,,,,,,,,,,,, $7.50 Actual savings,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, -$2.50 in the hole! The satisfaction of being a cheap bastard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,$Priceless! Last edited by Old Growth on Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:40 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
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Site Supporter  Location: East of Japan, not by much. Joined: Fri Jun 3, 2011 Posts: 13009
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Shoulda made the light pole free standing, so you could practice your dance routine for them YouTube videos on slow shop nights.
Like, when you piss off the wife, and get banished from the house. _________________ Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a man a fishing pole, and he will drink too much beer, get tangled in fish line, hook himself in the nose casting, fall overboard, and either drown, or, go home hungry and wet. Give a man a case of dynamite, and he will feed the whole town for a year! BE ON NOTICE: PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are PRIVATE and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
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In Memoriam Joined: Wed Mar 6, 2013 Posts: 12018
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Old Growth wrote: Cost savings of using an LED light for years to come,,,,,, $5 Cost of heavy welding amperage draw while welding LED light mount,,,,,,,, $7.50 Actual savings,,,,,,,,, -$2.50 in the hole! The satisfaction of being a cheap bastard,,,,,,,, $Priceless! hah This had nothing to do with saving money though. LED are instant on while fluorescent struggle occasionally in the winter. No more flicker, etc. I don't know if the manufacturers have worked out the LED bugs yet... We'll find out in the next few years. Have you ever worked on a lathe or mill with a flickering light above you? That is a brain frying experience. I dislike changing those long tubes... But I will agree that I am a bastard.  RENCORP wrote: Shoulda made the light pole free standing, so you could practice your dance routine for them YouTube videos on slow shop nights. Like, when you piss off the wife, and get banished from the house. Never happens here Rene. I am a Stepford Husband, |
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Site Supporter  Location: Index Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 Posts: 12955 Real Name: Jeff
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MadPick wrote: I'm gonna create a D-I-Why? forum. Title of the first thread will be: Becuz-I-Kin! _________________ -Jeff How can I help you, and/or make you smile, today? You are entitled to your opinion. You are not entitled to tell me what mine must be. Do justice. Love mercy. “I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ~ Richard P. Feynman |
| Sun Jul 30, 2017 6:56 pm |
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In Memoriam Joined: Wed Mar 6, 2013 Posts: 12018
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I received an email question about why the lag bolt broke if I pre-drilled the holes for all 4.
I drill a hole for a lag bolt that is always smaller than the shank. Lag bolts are famous for their lack of consistent sizing and for the inherent weakness in their thread design. They're not meant to be structural in nature despite their constant use for things like that. They are wood screws, not a grade 2 bolt. Wood screws rely on 2 things for their holding strength- the geometry of the thread and the gription of the wood fibers squeezing down on it. The geometry of the thread factor is just like a machine nut and bolt... The nut doesn't "grip" the shank of the bolt, but rather blocks the path for the bolt to slip out. The gription of the wood is what holds a nail in place. In soft woods we don't pre-drill a hole for a nail (not in construction usually, anyway.) You do have to predrill for a nail when the wood is hard, but the hole is -always- smaller than the shank of the nail if it is expected to hold at all. So lag screws are a chimera of sorts. It's important to me that the hole be at the Goldilocks spot, and I probably erred towards the little bear in this case. Too small.  Too big.  I want to see the shank of the lag screw behind the shank of the drill bit, but not too much of it.  Just about right.  |
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Site Supporter Location: Index Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 Posts: 12955 Real Name: Jeff
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PMB wrote: I received an email question about why the lag bolt broke if I pre-drilled the holes for all 4. I drill a hole for a lag bolt that is always smaller than the shank. Lag bolts are famous for their lack of consistent sizing and for the inherent weakness in their thread design. They're not meant to be structural in nature despite their constant use for things like that. They are wood screws, not a grade 2 bolt. Wood screws rely on 2 things for their holding strength- the geometry of the thread and the gription of the wood fibers squeezing down on it. The geometry of the thread factor is just like a machine nut and bolt... The nut doesn't "grip" the shank of the bolt, but rather blocks the path for the bolt to slip out. The gription of the wood is what holds a nail in place. In soft woods we don't pre-drill a hole for a nail (not in construction usually, anyway.) You do have to predrill for a nail when the wood is hard, but the hole is -always- smaller than the shank of the nail if it is expected to hold at all. So lag screws are a chimera of sorts. It's important to me that the hole be at the Goldilocks spot, and I probably erred towards the little bear in this case. Too small. Too big. I want to see the shank of the lag screw behind the shank of the drill bit, but not too much of it. Just about right. _________________ -Jeff How can I help you, and/or make you smile, today? You are entitled to your opinion. You are not entitled to tell me what mine must be. Do justice. Love mercy. “I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ~ Richard P. Feynman |
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