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you wonder how i'm up working at midnight but what the fuck are you doing up at 4am to ride?
FTS, Imma go ride before it gets hot. BRB
what'd you get?
Makita Track Saw, corded router kit, and orbital sander. Bostitch 18g brad nailer. Bunch of clamps and a 100' pneumatic hose. Wen drill press. DeWalt HEPA shop vac.
And the plans for the modular version of the bench I posted earlier. I'm going to make two (possibly three) of the units. Once done, I'll be doing a lot of reorganizing in the garage around them. Then I'll start the next project - probably a desk for Haley or the wine bar.
if you have space get a router table. i picked one up on craigslist for less than $50. i have a dewalt corded routed and it just bolted to the plate.
I looked at it, but just got the core of what I knew I'd need. I'll need Kregg stuff too, but if I can make jigs on my own, I'll skip them. The workbench also has a lot of the aspects of a router table functionality built into it.
Good morning IMO. I did five miles of chasing my tail at the high school track this morning. A "cool" 70 degrees, but still plenty of humidity to leave me soaking wet when I finished.
Day full of meetings today, and I am ok with that. I should probably go poop the dog before that run of meetings begins....
Day full of meetings today, and I am ok with that. I should probably go poop the dog before that run of meetings begins....
if you can add a router plate to your workbench i'd highly recommend it. it's generally way easier to manipulate wood around a fixed router, especially for small to mid size pieces.
some people milk cows first thing in the morning, IAB poops the dog.
Sprinter's at the dealer, they lent me a VW Jetta, nice car.
Triple shot of espresso in an attempt to get motivated this morning. No such luck, good thing I only have 7 transports on the list today
I wish, one is a 70 mile round trip and the last two will put me 30 miles out at the end of the day. I will be lucky to get home by 5pm
So for the past 18 years, trying to get a vacation approved during a pay week was like pulling a tooth from a crocodile. Me being the payroll manager, my old boss wanted me on site during those weeks no matter what. It sucked, and it made planning a vacation difficult and stressful, especially since wife and I always take trips with other people. So with the new job, I just requested a vacation during a pay week and new boss approved it immediately, no questions asked. Awesome.
any monkies here involved with human factors engineering?
Now forward the approval to old boss.
Morning Monkeys.
I will need tacos today. One meeting on the calendar and I am told I should hear from HR soon. Should be a hot one, kids. Stay hydrated and stuff.
I will need tacos today. One meeting on the calendar and I am told I should hear from HR soon. Should be a hot one, kids. Stay hydrated and stuff.
Mornin!
Another toasty day outside, and a roiling, stormy day in the belly.
Not much to report, though like @stoney , I too may be tool shopping.
Another toasty day outside, and a roiling, stormy day in the belly.
Not much to report, though like @stoney , I too may be tool shopping.
Almost did a stint, but thankfully the project moved in another direction.
I'll wait for the infrastructure and technology to develop before I buy an electric car. Being an early adopter fucking sucks, unless you get off on being an early adopter.
The motors and batteries are okay but my coworker's rear bumper fell off in the parking lot. Fell the fuck off for no reason. My friend's car keeps having display problems, he's on his third one and can't wait to get rid of it. It seems like you have to get a "good one." That's some GM-level shoddy bullshit that I don't want to deal with.
Ribs still hurt. Camper didn't get as much renovated as I would have liked over the weekend, but what we did do we did really well. When we sell this thing someone will be stoked. Renting a converted Sprinter this weekend to try out #vanlife instead of #truckcampernation for a change. We'll probably get a van, the TC is too much for the ladyfriend to deal with on her own, and it would be nice if our adventure vehicle could be used by her solo.
That's the problem... Leverage. It's one thing to use other people's money when the interest rate is 0% and you can pay in full at a whim. It's totally different if it has cost.
Wifey wants all this stuff. I can pay to have it done or buy it and it will cost $50k and years of interest. Or I can build it/do it on my own and it will cost $20k with no leverage. Not a lot of reasoning to do the other...
Just curious, are talking about cash in high yield interest accounts? If so, any recommendations?
(serious question)
Putting a financial measurement on something that requires a significant time investment makes me scratch my head (I assume you are talking about your woodworking project). Enjoy life, don't spend it just trying to acquire stuff.
Now if you enjoy building shit, (I certainly do). Then carry on.
As the saying goes, he who dies with the most stuff wins.
The opportunity for his children to resent his dead ass when throwing away years of crap collected for the sake of meaningless consumerism.