Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

I’ve put the same dollar amount into fixing my dish washer as it cost to buy. It’s a “made in America” whirlpool. I’ve had to buy a pump, heating element, and soap dispenser. Well over $600 for those parts and the dishwasher was 599 on sale

 

Please keep us updated on the total.

Been meaning to make one of these myself.

 

We’re getting an early Christmas present of 8-12” of snow overnight, even though the ground is basically mud and grass. So that’s fun. I’ve been scrambling to get things put away for winter, smoking some ribs, and absent mindedly feeding the fire. Looks like I’ve made a bit of a mistake.

 

Time to open some windows

 

*of global components

 

It irritates me that Taco isn't pronounced like it should be.

 

Mrs Green would consider that a "comfortable" temperature...

<<< Mrs Green
<< Rusty

 

I’ve sent this picture to a few of my local friends. They’ve all asked if I was trying to get the wife to shed a layer or two. Well,
Should the snow be the only early Christmas present?

 

Good luck with that!

 

You should up date that thermostat with a programable unit. Over 20 years ago I made my money back upgrading mine in single month.

 

Speaking of appliance issues..our maytag electric range is having trouble. One of the burners works on high only, and another one has a dead section. I've been trying to find diagnostics for it but that's proving a difficult google. Always something

 

We’ve got a number of these in the house. The hot water baseboard almost never gets used, cause I keep the ol’ hearthstone fed and happy. It’s the benefit of living in the Pine Tree State I guess (although I don’t feed the stove softwood)

 

I got a harbor freight 1000 lb lift table. Pretty cool item for all you shop rats. Mine will be used in my wood shop to hold a planer. But I could see so many other uses for it.
It's about 150 lbs, got it in the basement by myself.

And every review I have seen or read say the sa.e thing, the boxes are always blown out from shipping and the wheels break through the box.

Cut the bands and lift the cover and this is what you see.
And of course some hardware was missing. They don't put it in a parts bag and just put it on the handle finger tight and then the bolts rattle loose in shipping and fall out the holes in the box, very common complaint. I found some hardware in my shop, the black ones are my replacements.
But it works excellent, easy to operate foot pump and the release handle is easy to controll how fast it goes down.

The cart has to go where this wood is so I have to find a place for it, lol.
I found a 20% off coupon online for it, normally $369 coupon brought it down to $295. It's going to be great for my new planer.

 

I (think) you can order new burners on Amazon for like 30 bucks.

 

Skippy? Jif? Peter Pan?

 

Grew up poor. We got gov'mnt cheese and peanut butter.

Kinda miss it, to be honest.

 

Skippy Super Chunk for me.

Mice can have the cheap Walmart stuff.

 

Skippy. I don’t really eat peanut butter so I couldn’t tell you which is better.