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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 29, 2014 - 08:46pm PT
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Brandon, that pic helps, thanks.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 29, 2014 - 09:00pm PT
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How much water did the driver add per yer beseechings, huh?
Self-leveling!!!!!!!!!!! BwaHaHaHaHa! ;-)
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Apr 30, 2014 - 12:16pm PT
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Dude, I had to tell the driver to stop adding water. The chute was low angle, but the slump he gave the mix was crazy! Super loose.
It was six hours before we could put knee boards out.
Edit; And, the boss brought his dog. Sure enough, the dog ran through the mud.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 30, 2014 - 12:31pm PT
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Yeah, you were prolly his last pour and he just wanted to make his clean-out
easier. Don't EVER trust a driver!
Check this out for a man's pour! New world record just a few weeks ago
for the footing for a 75 story hotel here.
World Record Concrete Pour
18' foot thick slab!
227 trucks servicing 6 mixing plants for a 30 hour pour
2120 truckloads = 21,200 yards!
To keep it from cooking off they installed 90,000 feet of plastic pipe
through which they pumped 40,000 gallons of water chilled to 45 degrees.
When done cooling they pumped the pipes full of slurry.
They took over 1000 cylinders. Why? If they fail are they gonna jackhammer it all up?
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Apr 30, 2014 - 12:46pm PT
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Healy, glad that it helps, deep walls are easy and add huge value to a home.
Reilly, pour days are super stressful, I couldn't imagine a hundred yard pour. (Or however many yards they poured.) one thousand cylinders? Eleven thousand yards?
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bentelbow
climber
spud state
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Apr 30, 2014 - 03:03pm PT
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1985 RZ350.Last of the imported street two strokes.Total frame up resto. Had my hand on every nut and bolt, did the paint myself
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Apr 30, 2014 - 03:15pm PT
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Nice --- Very nice.
One of the truly greatest production bikes ever made.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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More rocket motor madness. This time a 1/3 | 1/3 | 1/3, Mg/Al/Zn mix with ammonium perchlorate as the oxidizer + a burn rate accelerant + a high solids loading. This is probably the mix I will go with to the summer launches.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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May 11, 2014 - 08:11pm PT
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I'm heading for Sacramento next week to deliver some furniture (pics to come) and the client wanted two pair (4) bypass doors, paint grade. I knocked 'em together in 4 hours using MDF, maple strips, glue, and a 23 guage pin nailer.
The scale of the detail is lost in the pic, but the doors are destined to work four wide in a circa 1950's Cali home.
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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May 13, 2014 - 07:17pm PT
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Edge,
Just before your descent into Sacratomato you will pass through a noisy little highway town called Truckee. There's a crag known as Donner Summit with a variety of granite rock climbs for rock climbers to climb on. I'd be happy to give you a tour, hold the rope, whatever. Truckee is like Boulder without the intellectuals. We don't cotton to too much book learnin', 'ceptin a few fat climbing guide books.
As an aside. If you're interested in Japanese building, Len Bracket lives down the hill by Nevada City. I hear that he is sitting on 2M board feet of the finest woods. I'm a hack but you two might have stuff to talk about.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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May 15, 2014 - 07:45pm PT
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5 Months at my Doctors
Finally,we are done friday.
Between carving a timberframe[at the shop],framing a HFH house and my doctors project,myself and 1.5 are chilling for awhile.[Still waiting on a basement].Cheers
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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May 15, 2014 - 08:02pm PT
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The best thread on ST...
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nah000
climber
canuckistan
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May 15, 2014 - 08:09pm PT
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congrats wilbeer on the completion of a lot of very fine work.
after a long project, the taking of photos and gtfo, is always one of the best days. haha.
especially on renovations...
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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May 15, 2014 - 08:31pm PT
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Wilbeer,
I really like the cat tunnel. It all looks great.
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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May 16, 2014 - 11:54pm PT
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Top notch, Wilbeer; well done.
Gearing up to deliver this to Sacramento. I hope to hit the road Sunday morning to begin the 20 hr drive.
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Sanskara
climber
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May 17, 2014 - 12:12am PT
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What do you use for clear on most of your work edge?
I just started using conversion varnish on all my stain projects. I know I'm a little late to the party. Thee sh#t is the balls though. Sand stain and two coats of clear all in one day.
It's freaking awesome I don't know why I was ever so scared of the stuff?
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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May 17, 2014 - 01:13am PT
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Sanskara, my little Campbell-Hausfeld HVLP set up is 20 years old and paid for itself about 1/3 of the way through my first kitchen I used it on.
If I am spraying, then most if the time it is precat lacquer, but I also shoot conversion varnish on occasion. When shooting the color layer, I like to use alcohol based aniline dies because they dry super fast, don't raise the grain, and you can shade with it if desired.
On my period style furniture I opt for traditional methods. Often this is a wash coat of shellac followed by multiple coats of hand brushed varnish, finished with 600x then 1000x stearated paper with water as a lubricant, pumice, and rottenstone/oil. Sometimes it's straight oil and paste wax, sometimes straight shellac right from the brush or maybe padded on to a French polish. It depends.
This bed was the first project I sprayed here in Boulder, and it dried so fast I was getting horrible orange peel. I ended up sanding everything flat with wet/dry paper and water, then a scotchbrite pad and water, then a dry sanding block with the grain to bring it all back to flat. I didn't have time to find out what Sherwin Williams recommended to add to their lacquer, so I thinned it myself with MEK which is a slower evaporating solvent to allow it time to flow. I squirted a heavy coat and it pulled out tight and shiny.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 17, 2014 - 02:33am PT
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Edge, you have a booth? In an effort to be PC I've been on the water wagon
for quite a while now. You should check out Target Coatings. I mainly use
their Alkyd Varnish because it has such a nice warm look which have not been
words usually used with waterborne. They also have a conversion varnish and
even a polycarbonate urethane which is close to bullet-proof. They also have
an amazing waterborne shellac which is usually my seal coat and rarely needs
more than a swipe with 320 or 400 to knock down a few 'hairs'. They also
have an extender which I usually use with the varnish (3-5%).
Someone like you they would probably send you a few quarts to try out.
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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May 19, 2014 - 05:14pm PT
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