Yeah really who is counting at this point?? Still some idiots out there, not helping. Smart up!
Today before lunch I had the tractor & trailer hitched, moved the pile of wood that was in my way to transport the post drill. Redistributed those piles strategically out where they will be needed on ongoing yard projects.
And finally repositioned my cutting grid near the rear entrance.
Plan B is now
Re-assembled on the floor then lift gingerly and hang on for dear life to the post.
Ok, so yes, also working on a Plan C :-) And my bright plans are weather dependent.
Also looked at my bright plan to used the generator to fired up Unisaw.
Meanwhile:
More scraping on parts disassemble some, soak rinse repeat, then power brushed.
Post Drill also got some more scraping, and more parts loosening. Debating if I should crack open the frame. It is two castings bolted together with three (3) bolts. Humm, If I do that, I may as well.. Ohh slippery slope.
I hope to get the frame cleaned enough to take on some rust paint, without too too much disassembly??
Been shedding some weight off it.
As usual , more pieces and parts soaking in Evaporust.
Once reassembled will used some graphite or lithium grease, something dry that wont attract saw dust.
Not planning to go thru it again in my lifetime...
Been experimenting with the chuck travel. By now I have twisted and turned every gears every which'd way. So I know how far it travel with a standard twist bit installed. It was after all a metal drilling post drill.
Sometimes referred to as a blacksmith drill. Suitable for wood? Oh yeah. But most of the bits are longer than your typical 1/2 in shank metal cutting bits. And I plan to add a Jacobs chuck at the end of the existing fixed 1/2 in chuck. The usual mod done to those. All that to say that it may be wise to get longer tube to extend the range a few inches. Hoping it is a standard OD metal tube??? Only one way to find out. Holy cow, NO, its a solid tube.
Since the base casting bracket for the small metal working table is twisted a bit, I plan to install a more suitable wood table and will simply shim it to be square to the drilling bits. That will also eat up some of my clearance between the bits and the table.
Meanwhile in quarantine, I also did some more prep work to resuscitate her temporary greenhouse.
Today she bought the special commercial greenhouse plastic, she is getting impatient :-)
And then, this arrived ...
I'm done for the day, but first:
Apparently too soon, I am to help her with her portables one's then trace the template so I can get her face frame done, and...
OK Honey I am going out, getting low on quarantine beer's
Bob, who survived another day, but my back is getting other ideas.
This book arrived just in time. Honey I'm busy :-)
NO, not watching cat's video. Ohh it's a thick book ;-)