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Listen carefully and you'll hear the metallic, chirping-style sound of a new tooth being generated by the cutter, followed by the smooth quiet once depth has been reached, at which point the cycle continues for the next tooth (and continues until all have been cut).
This is the internal gear shaping of aluminum clutch basket splines.
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If you’re an old house person you look at this drawing and know how it’s framed, how it SHOULD be finished on the inside, what the mantles look like, where the stairs are, you know that the light coming through the windows looks like liquid shadows on the walls.
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Cobbed together my first joinery with plunge cuts from chainsaw and making a split rail type point
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While it's wet and rainy out, there are a few essential items you should always have on hand. The most important is high quality wool gear. Wool helps keep you warm even in cold and rainy conditions. While the other materials have their place, wool is undefeated when it comes to dependability in the harsher conditions.
What are your fall camping and adventure tips? Share with us 👇👇👇
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There’s chili and then there is @ElkinsCattleCo Ground Brisket Chili with some @DadsSeasonings Chile Dulce and my chili seasoning concoction. Incredible beef flavor!!
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My friends have gotten used to hearing me say that all gardeners and farmers have been lied to about the soil we start seeds in.
When I first started studying permaculture, I was confused too, and I thought we would be better off buying seed starting mix (organic, of course), because it seemed that:
- Seed starting mix is a special soil and hard to make
- Seeds need a nutrient-poor substrate to germinate
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- The design of the seed tray doesn't matter for raising a healthy seedling - only the quality of the mix does
All three statements are false. Having the skill to make your own seed starting mix should be part of any sustainable practice.
It revolves around making compost - a fundamental, easy-to-start practice for any sustainable garden.
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Thursdays are Sober House days.
I appreciate the kind words some of you share about my work here. But I never forget that there is also a selfish aspect to it. I NEED this connection. I benefit as much, or more, as the guys living here.
So thankful that despite my best efforts in the past to wreak havoc and destruction, I've been gifted new opportunities to serve, heal, grow, and be inspired.
The golf course teaches me...
And the House teaches me...
There is indeed a Next Shot!
Rooting for you, friends, as you take yours today!
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We locked ourselves out about an hour ago.
A couple of Apteras on the way to Malibu. Key card inside. Phone not set up as a key. Windows up.
Our software team in Carlsbad wrote an emergency unlock patch and pushed it to the vehicle.
A minute later, the hatch opened.
Our pride took a little longer.
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‘Shore House Greenland
Laurie McCormick
Fine Art abs travel on photographer
This is a photograph that I thought was a painting.
Doesn’t matter either way. It brings a cold fresh atmosphere of which I approve
@helen_warlow #Art
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People argue with me when I say low speed charging is just as much a part of the future, but it is.
If you’re going to spend an hour or two in a movie, shopping, at a park - why not hook up and top off? Especially when it’s free. Great for people who can’t charge at home.
Paradoxically this saves time since you don’t have to wait or move your car after 15 minutes.
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I often use my mother in law's officer's wives cookbook collection from before we were born. She was an officer's wife.
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☹️ Took a nap and apparently fell asleep with these on and they broke. Damn it. I at least found the screw.
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Met with the city. It's a private ditch, but there's an easement to get the water downstream. Meaning, it's my problem, they don't care how I solve it, but I have to get water across my yard.
Home ownership is so magical :-)
This is a decades-old ditch culvert spanning the whole front of my yard, collapsing where my driveway crosses it. Estimated cost to rip out and repair... $80k. 💀
Not sure what I'm going to do about, or whether the cost is mine to bear.
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Important Mechanic Warning! (I am posting this again as I keep seeing this happen.
Do not disconnect a battery cable while your engine is running! Please don't do that on todays cars.
The battery acts as an electrical "shock absorber." Removing it can cause a massive voltage spike (up to 100+ volts) that can instantly fry sensitive computers, sensors, and the alternator.
Many people still use this outdated method to see if the alternator is charging but it can cause serious and expensive damage on todays cars that are loaded with sensitive electronics.
Rather, use a simple DC voltmeter on the battery terminals with engine running. If the meter says more than battery voltage (12.6 volts) then the alternator is charging. It should read between 13.5 to 14.6 volts. If it says 15 volts or more then the regulator is malfunctioning which is also bad.
But a comprehensive test on the alternator and charging system requires a machine that can load test the system and also perform a diode test.
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After every ride at Disney my wife scans her watch to collect the photos.
I’ve been scanning mine on random families.
She’s so mad we have random families in our profile 😂
Happiest place on earth.
What else can I do?
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Since it’s October, here’s a strange little spooky mystery from history.
In 1836, a group of boys hunting rabbits on a hillside in Scotland stumbled across something absolutely bizarre.
17 tiny wooden coffins, hidden inside a small cave.
And inside each coffin?
A miniature wooden figure, dressed in handmade clothing.
Nobody knows for certain who put them there, or why.
One theory is that they were connected to a series of infamous murders in Edinburgh, but nearly 200 years later, the mystery remains unsolved.
Eight of the coffins still exist, and they’re on display at the National Museum of Scotland.
Imagine being a kid out hunting rabbits and finding THAT. 😳
