Shelter in place projects
04-03-20, 05:49 PM
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irish whisky.
busy evening
04-03-20, 05:51 PM
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Bikes are okay, I guess.
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Batstar, if you want to clean up the edges they sell adhesive plastic edge banding that you iron on. That's how I finished the cut edges of the melamine pieces.
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04-03-20, 08:26 PM
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Batstar, if you want to clean up the edges they sell adhesive plastic edge banding that you iron on. That's how I finished the cut edges of the melamine pieces.
04-05-20, 06:06 PM
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Reading tow books by Frank Bneto, The Dancing Chain, History and development of the derailleur bicycle and Complete Guide to Upgrading Your Bike. I finding out a lot about gear inches. In my advanced years I'm finding that I need lower gears to enjoy my rides more.
I'm also adjusting and riding all of my ridable bikes. I rode the eight of nine bikes today.
and cooking, cleaning, yard work, washing the car, catching up with old friends...
I'm also adjusting and riding all of my ridable bikes. I rode the eight of nine bikes today.
and cooking, cleaning, yard work, washing the car, catching up with old friends...
04-05-20, 06:35 PM
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Bikes are okay, I guess.
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Sealing/staining the new deck.
04-06-20, 05:49 AM
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I built a new computer. I had been looking at getting a decent used iMac for video editing, but couldn't find one for a price I liked. I ended up getting a 2010 Mac Pro, and have spent the last couple weeks putting it together. It is finally up-and-running, and I am happy with it. It is running dual Xeon 3.46 processors, with 12 cores and 24 threads, 96GB of memory (it can take 128GB, but for some reason runs faster with 96GB), a Radeon 8gb video card, and two 1TB SSDs. I was going to buy a 27" monitor for it this week, but my father-in-law decided to sell one of his vacation homes, and told me I could have the televisions. The small one is a 50" 4K, and that is what I am using for a monitor now. Smaller would be better, instead of moving my eyes across the monitor, I now actually have to turn my head to look from one side to the other. This computer works so well that I am putting together a second one for my wife, as she is now working from home, and would prefer a desktop to her MacBook Pro. The cost of putting together 2 such Mac Pros is less expensive than a used 5K iMac.
04-06-20, 06:54 AM
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My coronavirus project is growing a beard. My wife thinks I'm just laying on the couch for 4-5 hours each day...But I'm actually working hard, pushing the whiskers out of my face. It's challenging.
04-06-20, 03:43 PM
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Finally completing some hardscaping in the back yard - the stone has been sitting there for ~1 year. Some car maintenance - new O2 sensor in the daily driver, installing a heat shield between the exhaust manifold and the carb float bowls in the Triumph - will cut down on gas percolation that makes it hard to start when warm. Doing an "April Fools" challenge on the rower - rowing at least the date x 1000m every day up to 4/15 - >1000m on the 1st, up to >15000m on the 15th. Some beer. A decent amount of solo riding.
