The "I just bought..." thread.

[IronWing]

I still have to pay for it, and pick it up, but it's all but mine...

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If you want to come out to Arizona for a few days of chipping, I'll keep you in licorice for the year.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I still have to pay for it, and pick it up, but it's all but mine...

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Wow that's a beaut! I eventually will want one but far from that point. Woodland Mills has some that hookup to a PTO, good excuse to buy a tractor.. and then lot of other PTO compatible toys.

I need to focus on clearing my land first though and not looking at toys... there's really not a lot of good days in a summer and doing it by hand is going to take forever, so going to rent an excavator next year. Or hire it out.

I almost bought the saw mill last year too... kind of glad I didn't since it would just be taking up space in my garage like my ATV.

 

[lxskllr]

How much, and what kind of clearing are you looking to do? A good brushcutter and chainsaw can do a lot of work. Get the essentials done, then work on the rest as you find the time. If you're using the wood for your cabin, a capstan winch can haul logs to the building site if there's a sufficient quantity within ~200'.

 

[Red Squirrel]

How much, and what kind of clearing are you looking to do? A good brushcutter and chainsaw can do a lot of work. Get the essentials done, then work on the rest as you find the time. If you're using the wood for your cabin, a capstan winch can haul logs to the building site if there's a sufficient quantity within ~200'.

Long driveway like 300 feet or so, then a couple acres. Want to not only cut the trees but get it to a point where I can drive on the cleared area so with excavator I can work the ground and flatten it with the tracks. I'd eventually bring in gravel to do the driveway if I find it gets too mushy. I started doing it by hand and started a trail with the idea that I would walk stuff in to build then widen it later, but realistically I only really get like 10 or so good days in a summer to work on it, between work, weather, having stuff to do at the house, etc... Packing stuff in and out each time is what takes so long too as I currently have no dry place to store it there, so once I have an area clear I'll build a basic shed or even buy a container and once I have dry storage it will save a lot of time not having to pack everything. I'll keep a bunch of tools there and what not so I don't need to bring them each time.

Driveway will eventually have a couple gates to go through, idea is to at least try to slow down would be thieves. I have a couple other ideas in mind for when I do have buildings to protect them. It may or may not involve wasps. I'm not too worried though given how far the property is and it's really out of sight.

 

[lxskllr]

Found this at the liquor store. Can't wait to try it...

 

[sdifox]

Ten pounds of Demerara cane sugar for my coffee.

 

[MrSquished]

Upgraded my comforter to something a bit more healthy. While my sheets and mattress have been organic for a bit now, was still using an el-cheapo comforter from Amazon. The Dreamy Brushed Cotton Comforter from Pottery Barn, while not organic, is still STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX, which is a high standard for fabric chemical content and sources. Couldn't quite splurge for a full organic duvet insert and cover so this was the next best option. Threw it in the dryer with some tennis balls to bring out the loft, first test run tonight.

 

[lxskllr]

A case of grease and a greasegun came today. I won't bother taking a pic. It's boring, and everyone knows what grease tubes and a gun look like.

 

[highland145]

Nice.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Ten pounds of Demerara cane sugar for my coffee.

Didn't know that existed. It's actually not that expensive. Thank you.

 

[sdifox]

Didn't know that existed. It's actually not that expensive. Thank you.

Eh? It's just less processed cane sugar. Still going to fuck up your body.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Eh? It's just less processed cane sugar. Still going to fuck up your body.

But more natural than refined sugar. Must have some leftover nutrients in it that mitigate the bad effects of sugar.

 

[sdifox]

But more natural than refined sugar. Must have some leftover nutrients in it that mitigate the bad effects of sugar.

Haha hahaha, no.

 

[lxskllr]

Sugar's sugar. The less refined stuff has a sexier brown color, and perhaps uses a tiny bit less energy in processing, but it has the same health benefits(detriments).

 

[igor_kavinski]

but it has the same health benefits(detriments).

Lower GI: https://myhealthfoodshop.com.au/lat...ing_wp_cron=1702478639.1176509857177734375000

Easier on the body than regular sugar.

 

[lxskllr]

Barely used...



$10 from the thrift shop, still in it's original shrinkwrap plastic...

 

[highland145]

Good find. Paid $180ish 1750A.

Test it though. The previous one I bought never worked, even right off the charger.

 

[lxskllr]

Yea, I'll definitely test it. It charges through usb only, so it was charging all day on the computer. I didn't need it right now, so I charged it as slowly as I could. I already have a harborfreight jumpbox that works well, but I can always use a power source. I can hook the gun up to it for work. Fits in my pocket.

 

[highland145]

Battery powered mini gun?

 

[lxskllr]

Total station. Called a "gun" colloquially.

 

[IronWing]

You own your own total station?

 

[lxskllr]

No, it's the work gun. I came real close to getting my own robotic total station, but decided I didn't want to put my own money into something I'd just as soon not be doing. I spent that money on a chipper :^D I'll just use the work stuff til it's all broken, or the company closes. Boss is getting old, I'm getting old, and I don't want to do this stuff for anyone else. I don't want to do it on the side either. I'm always trying to discourage people from getting me to do their surveying. I'll only do it if I really like someone. I don't care about the money, I just don't want to do it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

220CFM 4" duct fan. Going to use it to push air from crawlspace into the server room once it's fully enclosed. There's an exit duct at the hot aisle ceiling, so naturally the hot air will exit that way. It doesn't really get that hot in the server room so this will probably run in cycles based on temp. I have an extra relay on my hvac controller and there's already a temp sensor in the server room so I'll just use that to control it.

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/vortex-powerfan-power-fan-4-inch-vtx-series/1000745619

 

[IronWing]

No way to duct it so the servers help heat your house?

 

[Red Squirrel]

It will sorta do that too as that air stays in the house, it just gets moved out the room. The heat will get pushed where the wood stove is, and that air will eventually get sucked into the furnace return.

I have a few ideas for the wood stove too. Will add a 6" duct above (that part is already done, it's just not terminated anywhere yet) which will either go to the furnace return, or dump into the crawlspace or maybe just dump directly on the lower floor (above crawlspace), which is coldest part of house. If I opt to dump it in the crawlspace that obviously means the server room air will be hot, but I will add a water cooling loop with a radiator at the intake and one in the garage. That way I can heat the garage too. I will probably do that anyway at some point since I do want heat in the garage once I insulate it. Just really want it like 5-10 degrees so it's comfortable enough to work in. May as well use free heat for it. To create a proper air cycle it seems dumping it straight to the crawlspace makes the most sense though. I would add some floor grates in appropriate areas so some of the air flows up, since the 6" duct will be moving a lot more air than the 4" one and I planned it that way.

For now I'll just focus on the server room itself though. At this rate I don't even know if I'll get my wood stove going this year. I really should have just done the chimney myself in the summer, but any day off I had where it was nice I was doing work on my off grid land instead, or yard work at my house that had to also be done. Only get so many days in a summer to do that stuff. I kept getting the run around from my contractor and next thing you know we're in middle of winter again. I found another that says he will do it but that was like a month ago. I still have work to do on the inside so been focusing on that. Once I'm 100% done inside then I will just do the chimney myself even if it means doing it in the cold. It's not really hard it's just tedious, since it involves going through the soffit and the roof. I was just being lazy by hiring it out. The inside part also spawned a lot of misc projects, such as rerouting plumbing, electrical, drywalling inside the server room since I can't get the sheets in if I only drywall the outside and plan to do it later. Come to think of it I did quite a lot of work down there even though it feels like it's dragging on. Only get so many days off, even with my shift work. I would really hate to go back to a 8x5 job since I'd have even less time.