NW WA Meet / BS Thread

I did a thing

 

WB7SXF here Just getting back into the hobby myself. Pretty much go solo, not a member of any clubs. Sometimes on the Queen Anne (146.9600), Cougar Mtn (146.4750) or Mercer Island (147.1600) repeaters on 2m or the 70 cm SeaTac (443.1000) or Seattle (444.7000, 444.4250, 444.5500) repeaters if I'm on the road. No base station. Good luck on the exam, and check out the HAM/BS thread here:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/amateur-ham-radio-bs-and-callsign-thread.260643

73, Thomas.

 

Huge shout out to @AWilson013, @Haslefre and @Bennett707 for the help

 

I've got a set of f5's I need blasted.

 

Ha seriously? I might not be able to this weekend, but ill take you up on it. Thanks man!

 

I'm thinking blast and powder coat color match, desert sand mica. Anything else but black looks weird. I know a guy for powder.

 

I'm sorry, but this gave me a laugh Oh Harbor Freight... the years of happiness we sacrifice for your cheap stuff.

 

I'm currently looking at building an oven so I can powder coat. And cerakote.

 

I've got some items for cerakote also......

 

Pistol size stuff you can do in a toaster oven, so that's easy. Can't exactly to a barreled action that way though. So I'm thinking about finding a free craigslist oven to steal the elements out of, and then just building something thats big enough where you could bake bumpers and sliders.

 

Find me one worth upgrading to and I'll donate my 20yr old oven that still works.

By worth I mean cheap as fuck

 

That might be real good for me, I've been having a hard time finding one that isn't digital.

 

Might not be quite 20, but it's at least 15. Electric, and no fancy gagetry.

 

Get a silicon sealer and spread it over the seams. Will last longer and seal better than duct tape IMO. Bit late now but does the HF one come with the foam to put between each joint? That's how my TP Tools cabinet seals itself and I haven't had any leaks.

PS if you plan to use a shop vac (and I do recommend it as it makes seeing a ton better) get a 5 gallon bucket, some PVC fittings and small section of pipe, drill an inlet and outlet hole in the bucket, fill bucket with ~3" of water, cut pipe so its ~2-3" above the water on the side that connects to the cabinet (on the vacuum side I just have a 90 under the lid so its not sucking towards the water (even though its ~8 inches away), then connect hoses to cabinet and vacuum. The bucket and water will collect a lot of the dust and particles and save the filter and motor. Also is nice if you do a lot of wood working too!

Good luck on the oven for powder coating. Im still looking for a double oven to convert toa large single. Won't be big enough for bumpers or anything but anything that big and Ill make someone else do it anyways.

 

No rubz at stuff n lock?

 

Super minor at full lock on the passenger side. I was shocked

 

Well it's been 2yrs since this, it's time for another run.

 

Taking spare parts?

 

Don't forget the big hammer.