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  1. I cut larger pieces and sheet goods too big for the table saw on a sacrificial 4x8 sheet of particle board and set the saw blade to go about 1/4 inch deep into the 3/4 inch particle board, There's no fall-off and I can keep my right hand on the saw trigger handle and my left on the front handle of the saw. I don't take my hands off the saw until I'm done with the cut or the saw is stopped.

     

    About 18 years ago while being stupidly cavalier with a dado cut on the table saw, the wood kicked back and flipped my fingers against the dado blade. Thankfully didn't lose any fingers but it took a couple dozen stitches to fix me up. That woke me the fuck up and I've been SUPER careful ever since around saws with spinning blades. 

  2. 14 hours ago, SwampNut said:

     

    Fuck you, you fuckin' fuck.  Yeah, cleaning is always hampered by this.  Same with wood scraps.

     

    OMG don't get me started on wood scraps...I...can...NOT...throw them away unless they are the smallest mangled pieces. You just never know when you'll need the perfect sized wood scrap. I have a whole section in my shop just for wood scraps separated into hardwood, softwood and ply/composite wood. Nothing more irritating then having to cut a nice full board or sheet for a tiny piece to complete a project. 

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  3. Pictures? You're probably right about having to fabricate your own. Once you do...suggestion...fashion a mesh bag or some other container filled with moth balls affixed in the engine compartment. That's what I do for my old truck that sits under a cover in the winter. Keeps all the rodent's at bay.

  4. It found a good home...looks like I'm a non-rider now

     

    Time to say goodbye to my FJR. Posting here first before I put it out to the world.

    2014 Yamaha FJR1300 ES
    24,056 Miles, Garage Kept, Excellent Condition, $10,500

    Electronic suspension
    Electronic cruise control
    Heated grips
    Electronic adjustable windshield 
    Cee Bailey aftermarket windshield and stock windshield included
    Cee Bailey headlight protectors
    Fog lights
    USB port
    Voltage gauge
    Pazzo brake and clutch levers
    Tank Bra
    Alarm system
    2 Brothers carbon fiber exhaust and stock exhaust Included
    Russell Day-Long seat with removable rider backrest 
    Frame Sliders
    Saddlebag guards
    Ventura soft rear pack system with 50 Liter pack

    Yamaha Shop Manual

     

    More pics available if interested

    FJR 01.jpg

    FJR 03.jpg

    FJR 05.jpg

    FJR 06.jpg

    FJR 08.jpg

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  5. 17 hours ago, Furbird said:

    That little POS 1.3 or whatever is in the Cruze.  #1 failure... turbo.  What do people who buy that car do?  Never change the oil.  Change the oil, turbo survives.  Seen them with well over 100k with factory turbos.  Service history that looks like a CVS receipt.  It makes a difference.

    Agreed. Be diligent with oil changes and turbos are fine. Shit, they've been putting them in cars in the US easily for at least 40 years so it's not like it's some crazy new technology but they have gotten much better IMO.

  6. 5 hours ago, blackhawkxx said:

    If you read my first sentence, the pin is in blind hole, meaning there is no other side.  It has to come out the way it went in. 

    Ah! I did read that but interpreted it differently as in you couldn't see the hole and were working by feel. That's a pretty dumb design for using a roll pin. Clearly the engineer didn't ever want it taken apart. Any chance you can drill a hole from the opposite side or through the center of the pin to the other side and then punch it out the way it went in?

  7. Fucking pussy...just let the sawdust fly as God intended. Breath it in, shuffle through it, blow it off with your mouth. Once a month or so just spend two-days vacuuming and sweeping. Jesus was a carpenter, nothing in the bible about him using a dust collector.

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  8. I'm sorry now that I ever suggested that you simply don't mow it. Your exploits of how you've turned an unnecessary job into a multi-phase project that has now included expense, effort and injury is far more entertaining. Don't get me wrong, I am happy that your new DR didn't turn you or any parts of you into mulch but perhaps you could video your next session? I mean solely as an instructional video of course...not for amusement.😉

  9. On 8/3/2022 at 2:57 PM, Zero Knievel said:

     

    If you don't, the vegetation will take over.  Seeds land, trees sprout.  Gotta keep it cut down once or twice a year so it doesn't encroach on the house.  The "lawn" would be just as bad if it was never mowed.

    Respectfully disagree. You can let it grow and still mow to the edge of the the "lawn" to keep new trees/bushes, etc. from sprouting. If branches start encroaching you can prune them. Seems to me like you're just making more work for yourself mowing an area that has no practical use and would look just as good or even possibly better if the vegetation were allowed to mature. Throw some wildflower seeds out there, plant a couple blackberry bushes. Eventually you won't have to look at the ugly utility pole and transformer back there. 😉

  10. On 3/11/2022 at 11:37 AM, SwampNut said:

    Why would a hinged tool get harder to use instead of loose?  

    Probably some form of galvanic corrosion from being held constantly by another tool that's exposed to a lot of peppers and scotch. 😁

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  11. About 20 years ago I decided to ask a programmer at work exactly what she did. I was genuinely interested and also, she was a pretty hot Japanese chick so that's why I chose her. I believe she was developing something in Visual Basic? Could have been something else. I watched for about five minutes...and in that five minutes I can attest that my lifetime curiosity quota in programming had been completely fulfilled. 

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  12. Its dangerous when the copper is green or white, powdery and falls apart and/or when the insulation cracks and falls off in pieces. I would have had no hesitation just using those stripped ends as-is for an extension cord but that's just me. Maybe if they were blacker I would have shined them up a bit with some emery cloth but otherwise wouldn't have fucked around with it.  

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