Southbound!

[Tractorsdontfloat]

How sad is it when your sitting side by side but communicating via text and phone?

Hula really is kinda wired strange isn’t he.

 

[Headless hula]

Hula really is kinda wired strange isn’t he.

Not sure that three 28 hour road trips have been enough time to fully explore the depths of the hula psyche....


Seems that a bucket of beer helps though....

Ok...
Perhaps not a legit bucket...
Either way it's a big glass of beer.
I dont have small hands...

 

[572ext]

Theres 6 led lights mounted on the hardtop. They'll come on full bright when you flip the switch, but come on dim when the batteries are turned on. Gotta be some chaffed wire insulation somewhere. I'll find it.

Already replaced a bunch of loose and missing fasteners.

Sound like a bad ground and back feeding power to the led lights maybe even a ground wire off at the battery’s

 

[Headless hula]

Sound like a bad ground and back feeding power to the led lights maybe even a ground wire off at the battery’s

Probably.

 

[Headless hula]

Meanwhile, triple b is holding court at the bar...

Trading war stories with another vet.

The "other veteran" is me... lolol


This ole dude is from northern Illinois.
Cool guy. Awesome to listen to his tales.

 

[TripleB]

Hula stories

 

[TripleB]

Hula dance instructor

 

[TripleB]

Time to head home

 

[Headless hula]

Made it back to the double wide intact.

 

[Headless hula]

View attachment 722555 Hula dance instructor

Too bad her hubby couldn't follow a lead...
It's a miracle they had children.

 

[Hullbilly]

I just posted a similar pic, but you get the idea. View attachment 722483

Lol you know yore s’posed to wipe the top of the bottle with that lemon or lime.....Tourist

 

[Hullbilly]

View attachment 722477 Caution Hula at work

You two gone out and dropped a few lines yet in that Boston Whaler you pulled down?

 

[TripleB]

Hula setting up shop, watch out Ipee wood

 

[TripleB]

And Hula pulls into the lead vs Ipee

 

[TripleB]

Ipee hits back, Hula goes to blunt force and a hammer

 

[TripleB]

Ipee put Hula down

 

[monkeyswrench]

Psst....Your tags are out on the trailer. Don't want to give the law any reason to pull you over...May be a law against transporting Hula's across state lines

 

[Taboma]

How's Hula making the tenon vertical cut along the bottom of each board with that setup ? Standing the board up on edge ?

Poor guy's bundled up, obviously freezing in the keys He doesn't even wear that many layers when it's single digit back home
Oh wait, I know, it's so he can share the pics with Paula, showing he's sharing her freezing pain
Noticed he's got a BBQ setup on the trailer, multi-tasking making breakfast while he's working ?

 

[monkeyswrench]

I was wondering if the BBQ was a rare Aluma Trailers option I think the multiple layers are to protect Hula's sensitive skin from splinters

 

[Headless hula]

Jeez you guys. Lol...


Using the table saw to make the tenons.
Sliding t bevel to transfer the miters on the tops. Definitely not rocket surgery as far as a complex project. Just being cautious to not fuq up a cut. Almost 8 bucks a foot for this material.

 

[TripleB]

Lunch break Duck Key

 

[snowhammer]

Jeez you guys. Lol...


Using the table saw to make the tenons.
Sliding t bevel to transfer the miters on the tops. Definitely not rocket surgery as far as a complex project. Just being cautious to not fuq up a cut. Almost 8 bucks a foot for this material.

Its T &M right? No need to hold to the bid.

 

[Headless hula]

Its T &M right? No need to hold to the bid.

T&M?
You mean bar tab and meals right?

 

[snowhammer]

T&M?
You mean bar tab and meals right?

Wow! Time and a half plus hazard pay might have been cheaper.

 

[Taboma]

Jeez you guys. Lol...


Using the table saw to make the tenons.
Sliding t bevel to transfer the miters on the tops. Definitely not rocket surgery as far as a complex project. Just being cautious to not fuq up a cut. Almost 8 bucks a foot for this material.

WTF kinda answer is that for the ole retired electrician asking the question ? WTF is a sliding T-Bevel ? Does your saw head turn horizontal ? Are you holding the board vertical ? If I knew the art of carpentry I wouldn't have asked the dumb-ass question
Don't give me that condescending "Rocket Surgery" crap young man, lol
Just a simple answer will do or you just wait until the next time you ask a rocket surgery electrical question

 

[Headless hula]

Wow! Time and a half plus hazard pay might have been cheaper.

Why do you think I jumped at it?
Lolol..

 

[cole_skier]

Sitting out here...
Listening to the wind blow through the palms, and the splash of the tiny waves lapping at the rocks and sand.

I cant help be feel fortunate.

The friends I have, the opportunities I've had to take advantage of.

I lead a charmed life.


It's not challenge the faces us, its what we do with the opportunities we're given.

I am blessed with what I have, and what I had. It'll define me with what I do with it.

Your right hula, I saw a friend yesterday that had his son crash on a mountain bike in July and broke his back “paralyzed chest down” lost his house in the Carr fire in Redding after that and had his wife pass away 3 weeks ago. I asked him how do you survive all of that (through my tears) he tells me he is blessed with friends and family. He said I could crawl into a hole but what good is that going to do. He is a retired firefighter (city of Redding) he is going to rebuild his house and go on don’t know if I could. Sorry for the thread jack, but this just hit me hard.


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[snowhammer]

WTF kinda answer is that for the ole retired electrician asking the question ? WTF is a sliding T-Bevel ? Does your saw head turn horizontal ? Are you holding the board vertical ? If I knew the art of carpentry I wouldn't have asked the dumb-ass question
Don't give me that condescending "Rocket Surgery" crap young man, lol
Just a simple answer will do or you just wait until the next time you ask a rocket surgery electrical question

That is the best way of saying "I don't have a clue what you are talking about."

 

[Taboma]

That is the best way of saying "I don't have a clue what you are talking about."

Well yeah, I could have just said that I suppose But then I thought he was being particularly mean this morning considering he's working in paradise
If I didn't know better I'd have thought he was just trying to make me feel dumb or something --- you don't think ?

 

[snowhammer]

We're on the same page

 

[milkmoney]

Your right hula, I saw a friend yesterday that had his son crash on a mountain bike in July and broke his back “paralyzed chest down” lost his house in the Carr fire in Redding after that and had his wife pass away 3 weeks ago. I asked him how do you survive all of that (through my tears) he tells me he is blessed with friends and family. He said I could crawl into a hole but what good is that going to do. He is a retired firefighter (city of Redding) he is going to rebuild his house and go on don’t know if I could. Sorry for the thread jack, but this just hit me hard.


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Wow. Couldn't imagine. Good on him to keep living.
You know the saying ....

Get busy living or get busy dying..
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[cole_skier]

Wow. Couldn't imagine. Good on him to keep living.
You know the saying ....

Get busy living or get busy dying..
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Thanks milk


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[Headless hula]

Well yeah, I could have just said that I suppose But then I thought he was being particularly mean this morning considering he's working in paradise
If I didn't know better I'd have thought he was just trying to make me feel dumb or something --- you don't think ?

Top of the gate is curved. 2x4's slip inside of a slot at the top and bottom. I use a t-bevel to transfer the angle.

 

[Headless hula]

Each 2x4 is a different length, and has a different angle.

Run em through the table saw to make a rabbit in each face and each end.
Whoops. Just got distracted. .

 

[monkeyswrench]

View attachment 722769 Each 2x4 is a different length, and has a different angle. View attachment 722768

Run em through the table saw to make a rabbit in each face and each end.
Whoops. Just got distracted. .

The mating call of the Floridian Hula...someone brought the clinkers! Must be some Coronas popping there

 

[Headless hula]

They seem to fit ok.

 

[snowhammer]

They seem to fit ok. View attachment 722773

Looks good. Somehow I cant picture how the tenon makes it fit without showing the cut on top.

 

[Headless hula]

 

[Headless hula]

Looks good. Somehow I cant picture how the tenon makes it fit without showing the cut on top.

Theres a removable peice on the backside. It's only permanently captive at the top.

 

[Headless hula]

This is the bottom on the backside.

 

[monkeyswrench]

This is the bottom on the backside. View attachment 722777

It looks purdy!

You people and your big schoolin' words, "Permanently captive"...Sounds like a punk band from the 80s

 

[Taboma]

View attachment 722769 Each 2x4 is a different length, and has a different angle. View attachment 722768

Run em through the table saw to make a rabbit in each face and each end.
Whoops. Just got distracted. .

Don't mean to be bugging you and thanks for showing how the tenon fits into the gate. My original question that remains, you've shown the two cuts (Top and bottom) wide wise, how do you set the saw to make the other two (on the lengthwise end), unless you're using the table saw and standing them vertically ?
You're so sharp on this shit I figure you got some cool way to do it.

Being the wood hack that I am (My father was the word worker) I'd probably just use the skill saw to cut the ends --- since I tend to use a skill saw to cut everything, lol
When my dad passed I got his rather ancient ShopSmith setup. I'm pretty sure my dad had over the years acquired every attachment and I had them all. Well, right up until the fire that is. I had a few other table saws, planer, all gone and I never replaced anything but my skill saw and a HF drill press.

My ShopSmith looked like this one, roll around bench and all. --- well except much older and well worn, dad I used that to make tons of things when I was growing up.

 

[snowhammer]

Theres a removable peice on the backside. It's only permanently captive at the top.

Lightbulb moment

 

[JUSTWANNARACE]

Wood work is looking awesome, nice job, definitely completes the piece. But on the other hand some of those welds though well....

 

[snowhammer]

Don't mean to be bugging you and thanks for showing how the tenon fits into the gate. My original question that remains, you've shown the two cuts (Top and bottom) wide wise, how do you set the saw to make the other two (on the lengthwise end), unless you're using the table saw and standing them vertically ?
You're so sharp on this shit I figure you got some cool way to do it.

Being the wood hack that I am (My father was the word worker) I'd probably just use the skill saw to cut the ends --- since I tend to use a skill saw to cut everything, lol
When my dad passed I got his rather ancient ShopSmith setup. I'm pretty sure my dad had over the years acquired every attachment and I had them all. Well, right up until the fire that is. I had a few other table saws, planer, all gone and I never replaced anything but my skill saw and a HF drill press.

My ShopSmith looked like this one, roll around bench and all. --- well except much older and well worn, dad I used that to make tons of things when I was growing up.

View attachment 722779

That is beautiful

 

[River Runnin]

Would’ve just been easier to say FM! .... Fkn Magic!!

 

[monkeyswrench]

Hula, you should have demanded the structure be made entirely of tig welded stainless, and then powder coated... You know, to outlast the wood

I still can't get over the 8$ per foot on the ebay wood...I didn't know unobtanium grew on trees I did a roll cage on a rally car. customer brought me the materials, some high zoot, high nickel alloy from Europe. It was 58$ a meter (20 years ago). Screw that measure twice crap...I was measuring each bend mark 4-5 times, every cut the same...and cross referencing tape measurements with steel rules!

 

[Headless hula]

I reached my goal for today. 1 gate has all the pieces fitted. Time for a donkey piss beer. Lolol.

 

[snowhammer]

Nice work. By the way, I hope you can't get that citronella candle lit when the skeeters come out tonight.

 

[Headless hula]

Don't mean to be bugging you and thanks for showing how the tenon fits into the gate. My original question that remains, you've shown the two cuts (Top and bottom) wide wise, how do you set the saw to make the other two (on the lengthwise end), unless you're using the table saw and standing them vertically ?
You're so sharp on this shit I figure you got some cool way to do it.

Being the wood hack that I am (My father was the word worker) I'd probably just use the skill saw to cut the ends --- since I tend to use a skill saw to cut everything, lol
When my dad passed I got his rather ancient ShopSmith setup. I'm pretty sure my dad had over the years acquired every attachment and I had them all. Well, right up until the fire that is. I had a few other table saws, planer, all gone and I never replaced anything but my skill saw and a HF drill press.

My ShopSmith looked like this one, roll around bench and all. --- well except much older and well worn, dad I used that to make tons of things when I was growing up.

View attachment 722779

Ya, I'm just standing them up on end to run through the table saw. I made the first one this morning from start to finish, just to see how it was all going to go, then cut them all to length, with the angle on the end, then did all the tenons. Saved a bunch of fukin around resetting the fence and depth of the blade. Does the t bevel dealio make sense now?