New England B.S. Thread

I do enjoy using a torch, never used a plasma cutter though. And I’m not great with a torch, just good enough to get by and be dangerous.

 

Same, I need a fire watch if I play. Maybe someone to tell me where the wires are too. Copper sure melts quick

 

Idk I think that tool would either be a metal lathe or a nice sharp handplane. Actually nailing bends on the tubing bender is pretty good too

 

I think that response says a lot about the person. Your favored tools are ones of precision and the satisfaction that comes with it. I agree, if I can nail something with a precision tool, it's very satisfying but it usually comes after a LOT of frustration and cussing (in my case). So my most satisfying tools to operate are generally those of shear brute force and destruction, demo hammer, sledge, axe, chain saw, sawzall, etc. On my renovation projects around the house, my level of joy is at an all time high during demo day, then decreases throughout the project. I like framing and structural work, even masonry to an extent, I hate installing trim and will do anything to avoid painting.

 

My favorite tool?






Either my wood burner or the heating element that you drag along the edges of a structural Styrofoam panel to put a joist in there. Cancer smoke, but satisfying tool.

 

Matt is officially a meme

 

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Sorry, yelled it instead...

 

These guys sound exactly like a band named after a cleaning solvent. Good windows-down stuff.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P4hNQDCbv0M&pp=ygUGR29vZ29u

 

First deep clean of the truck since I put in the leather Clazzios and the factory rubber floors. WHAT a difference in time/labor, holy smokes.

I'm glad I got that floor before they dried up, that's for sure.

Also, that SEM interior dye... Man, I did it by the book and I'm getting chipping/marring in high traffic areas. When I take out the console again to gut the factory inverter, I'll touch it up, but after that, whatever - it will just have to uh acquire a patina until I'm ready to make the new center and overhead consoles. I'm sure it's great for smooth interiors that don't get beat on/lived in, but if your truck does truck stuff and you throw stuff in it through an open door, don't bother.

 

Anyone got good tips to keep wasps out of a shed? Every time I go out there lately, they've started on a new nest. I spray it and knock it down every time, but they haven't given up so far.

 

I’ve heard taking a brown lunch bag and stuffing it with paper and then wrapping the top so that it mimics a hornet’s nest keeps bees nests away. Never did it myself but know a few that swear by it.

 

Make sure that the eaves are ventilated. They hate air flow. I had an old shed and all summer long I'd have to kill nests. When I replaced it with one that had vents in the front and rear eves I stopped having a problem.

 

They don't like being near other bees so the fake hives tend to work also

 

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I've heard this advice also, haven't tried it yet but lots of people have told me it works.

 

10 round groups @100 yards, 40 seconds each string of 10. The 2nd photo is some Swiss 150grn surplus training ammo. Covering a verification shot to make sure it was close enough to POA from the M80 zero. Given that it's cheaper than new brass, I think I'm going to stack it deep.

 

If you can buy cheap, stack it deep!

 

I had been reading that - maybe I'll try to put one together today. I had read they don't like peppermint, so I sprayed some of stuff I use to repel mice. It did seem to work for a while, but since a shed is more exposed to the elements and less sealed than a house, it fades too quickly to keep up with it.

My last shed had vents and it was never an issue, so I think you're onto something. This one doesn't - it's a little 4x8 lean-to that I built from a Lowes kit. I had been thinking about cutting spots to add some so it doesn't get quite as hot inside, but this is another reason to do that!

These wasps keep building on the underside of the door header for some reason, haven't found anything in the eaves yet. I should have taken a picture before I took steel wool to it to clean it up this time, but it was funny - it looked like they went through about 100 attempts to start an attachment point before they were successful.

Everything I read says "just seal the shed better" and that isn't super helpful because it isn't like we're dealing with a house door with weatherstripping and stuff - shed doors aren't usually designed to form a seal.

I did read that rubbing bar soap on spots where they like to nest can work, and that they don't like citrus. I found some citrus bar soap today, so I think I'll give that a shot on the door header. Combined with ventilation and a fake nest, maybe if one thing doesn't work another will.

 

I probably used the wrong term when I said "eaves." Where I had them in the old shed was right below the peak at the front of the shed over the doors. Which I think is where you have them. Put the vents there and it should solve your problem. Apparently, they don't like the air movement, so will nest in your neighbors shed instead of yours.