Jstas

It's not likely to work. A small generator can't produce enough current at the voltages a Tesla or other EV runs at to be able to keep ahead of the discharge rate. But, honestly, if you were running a generator to charge batteries and operate an electric motor, you've built yourself a "plug in hybrid". Hybrids run on the…

Real Dad™ has a Tesla. The kids hate it. They say it's uncomfortable and noisy. They don't take long trips in it with him, he will rent a gas powered vehicle if he has to drive long distances. The kids actually get range anxiety too because when it gets below 25 degrees, they said that the car shows range estimates and…

I wouldn't put any of those in my garage. Far too fancy and valuable. I wouldn't want to risk destroying them . My garage rig right now is an old Kenwood receiver from the early 90s. Weighs like 25 pounds and puts out 100 wats per channel driving a pair of KLH Model 20's.

So, the roof saga, I'll keep this short since I don't have any pictures. So this started in June 2024. I started looking around for places that would finance me and I was figuring 35K since I needed to get two roofs repaired and replaced. While I was doing that, I got a notice at the end of June that my homeowners policy…

Bookcase Stairs. This caused about a month's delay in various projects because I had to stop and figure this out. The kid, she's older now but refuses to give up her loft bed. Granted, her room is kind small and Captain Halfass took out the closet in her room to put space that isn't used for anything in the bathroom. It…

Especially the ZMAX stuff. The data sheets on them are impressive, even compared to Simpson's regular galvanized steel plate hardware. I was going to use the HeadLOK fasteners but the friend who does the custom houses said "Look at the data sheets on them both, Simpson is more expensive for a reason." Not that the HeadLOX…

Oh and also, I had the chainsaw out because I didn't know if the circular saw was going to be able to get through the posts far enough when I had to cut them down. Thankfully, it only left about a 1x2 inch square untouched in the center and the Sawzall made handy work of it. So the chainsaw wasn't needed.

Stuff happens, at least it wasn't any permanent injury. Could have been way worse.

No, I made sure to use the correct hardware. My dad had the stainless steel framing nails leftover from a deck he built a few years ago. The rest of the hardware was bought new. The structural connector plates are all Simpson Strong Tie Z-Max stuff and the SDWS fasteners was about $750 alone. With the hardware for the deck…

Also, Milwaukee's 18V Framing Nailer is no joke! Heavy as hell when compared to pneumatic but it went toe to toe with a Porter Cable pneumatic and did not fall behind at all. One 5.0 High Demand battery lasted this entire project too. I'm also not a Milwaukee ****. I was gifted an 18V driver/drill combo back in 2010/2011…

What I figured out about the 4x6 based columns is that I could span the entire width of the "beam". But, when I pulled the flashing down and realized that the "beam" was a C-channel, the only thing holding the C from collapsing in on itself was the porch columns. To be able to pull the columns out and not have the column…

Anyway, 8x8 ain't gonna work. At this point I called up my friend Brian from college because he's equally as unhinged as me and knows math an engineering stuff equally as well as me if not better and I needed more eyes and brains here. We went back and forth on how to solve the problem for weeks. Then he asked "Why can't…

We had to get the roof replaced so in July, I started getting estimates and in September, we replaced the roof. Now that the leaks were fixed, I turned my focus to fixing the bad posts that they leaks made worse. I looked at the nice pretty flashing to see what I was up against thinking that the beams were on top of the…

Sooo....haven't posted to this in a while. Not because I didn't have anything done or anything, just a lack of time and inclination. Writing this stuff out takes time! I have lots of stuff to talk about since March of 2023 like replacing roofs (yes plural) and the Captain Halfassery that was present during that adventure.…

I think you are dangerously close to dividing by zero, Sid. Might want to check yo self before you wreck us all!

Is this like that black paint thread? Or is it the airhole for a subwoofer thread?

Just heard from my last hold out today, they were in New York at his mom's cabin in the Adirondacks, intentionally no cell service. Thank God everyone is ok. I was thinking I was going to have to mount up and take a drive to Cookeville this morning to find out if they were ok.

Also, is it a tractor or a push mower? Found this info: https://www.tractordata.com/lawn-tractors/tractor-brands/rugg/rugg-lawn-tractors.html And this: https://www.tractordata.com/lawn-tractors/tractor-brands/rugg/rugg-lawn-tractors-year-sorted.html

Original B&S Spark Plug number was 799876 Current number is 591868 https://www.sparkplug-crossreference.com/convert/briggsstratton/799876 https://www.sparkplug-crossreference.com/convert/briggsstratton/591868 https://shop.briggsandstratton.com/products/briggs-and-stratton-591868-compliance-spark-plug That should be the…

What kind of engine does the lawn mower have? Briggs and Stratton? Tecumseh?

If that was the presentation, I can see how that would seem confusing and misleading

https://youtu.be/QNA9rQcMq00?si=7M1BDkndQKKiU17S

https://youtu.be/8i5k4I1AOEI?si=8yF4BZXE8DOTqcF8

https://youtu.be/XtzoUu7w-YM?si=cfEFRL0qR7NHe6Lr

They say FOCAL right on top of them

But...... you're from Texass

LOL! Have you ever been in a car that can rocket to 60 in a hair over 4 seconds? The VAST majority of people have not and likely never will know that level of mechanical violence. My stupid pickup truck that gets to 60 in 5 seconds flat scares the crap out of people when it hooks up and goes.

When I had my Mustang, I wanted the interior to be tidy, neat and not falling apart but the comfort was the last thing on my mind. With roughly 425, maybe not street legal, horsepower, it could have had an interior by Barcalounger and it still would have kicked my hind end. Hot Mustangs aren't and shouldn't be about…

I dunno, the rear of the Dark Horse Mustang looks pretty good and since that's all anyone else is going to see of it, that's good enough for me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWRVeDhfTjQ