This coming weekend (depending on weather) we will work on cutting down the two big trees next to the house. A bit scary, but we'll try to be as safe as possible.
Last weekend we got the garage door installed along with building out the front walls of the garage to accommodate the smaller/taller door. I also got the fence rails in place for the section between the house and shop. No fence panels installed yet since the season is over and they are no longer stocked at Lowe's. Next spring we'll get that finished up.
In other news, I received my first pieces of "Boat Bling" in the form of three Chain Plate Distributor blocks from Colligo marine. They took a while to be delivered, but absolutely worth the wait! Very nice pieces of hardware.
CSS93BLK with 7/8" insert:
- 23,500lb (10,659Kg) Safe Working Load
- 47,000lb (21318Kg) Break Strength
And finally, I picked up a new air compressor.
In this case, I literally "picked it up"...
I was on my way to Lowe's to get some lumber for the garage door when just up the road I see an air compressor set out for trash. I stopped and asked the guy if he was getting rid of the compressor and what was wrong with it. He said the motor was getting old and it was tripping the breaker every once in a while. I told him I'd be glad to take it off his hands and he helped me load it up into the truck.
Once I was back home and done with the garage work, I took some time to go over the compressor and clean it up a bit. I plugged it in and it started up just fine. I did change the quick disconnect air line fitting and tighten up the air filter. But other than that it has worked perfectly. The motor is rated at 5HP and requires quite a bit of power at startup, so I'm thinking he may have had this unit plugged into a shared circuit which might be what the problem was.
So with a new compressor for "free", I guess I can zero out the cost of the Chain Plate Distributors?
:)
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