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General Board / Re: Remember when ....
Last post by Don P - Today at 06:47:46 PMWe built around Streator, IL several times. They were I think the biggest manufacturer of glass bottles in the country prior to plastic taking over. Like so many places they kind of dried up when we switched.
Remember those 2 liter glass pop bottles with the thick necks? I had a roomate that got into trouble with a girl connected to a local biker gang. They entered our house and one began banging on him in the kitchen. I broke one of those bottles over his head and he didn't go down, ruh -roh
. A good set of lodge compliments any home.
Remember those 2 liter glass pop bottles with the thick necks? I had a roomate that got into trouble with a girl connected to a local biker gang. They entered our house and one began banging on him in the kitchen. I broke one of those bottles over his head and he didn't go down, ruh -roh
. A good set of lodge compliments any home. #2
General Board / Re: The weather 2024
Last post by Peter Drouin - Today at 06:29:37 PM44 here raining all day 
#3
General Board / Re: Help with a dig pattern.
Last post by Jeff - Today at 06:25:32 PMBuilt it, and they will come. All of them.
#4
General Board / Re: Remember when ....
Last post by gspren - Today at 06:18:38 PMIn the late 50s early 60s regular size bottles were .02 and quart bottles were .05, that was a treasure.
We lived across the alley from my grandparents so either grandma or mom could send me to the local store/butcher shop with a list and no money, if the butcher wasn't sure he might ask me which it was for.
We lived across the alley from my grandparents so either grandma or mom could send me to the local store/butcher shop with a list and no money, if the butcher wasn't sure he might ask me which it was for.
#5
Forestry and Logging / Re: couple pics... post what y...
Last post by Nealm66 - Today at 06:15:48 PMA load of poles going out this am
#6
Forestry and Logging / Re: couple pics... post what y...
Last post by Nealm66 - Today at 06:13:38 PM2 27' and an 87' pole so 141' of merch on the 1 tree
#7
Forestry and Logging / Re: Felling wedge choices
Last post by Nealm66 - Today at 06:05:13 PMNo one really ran the steelies or the maggys ( magnesium) wedges when we were in big wood. They lifted good but chips would fly sometimes and be kind of dangerous.
#8
General Board / Re: Odd tap
Last post by gspren - Today at 06:04:52 PMAnother 40 some year machinist with a bit different opinion on why some pipe taps are skip tooth. Unlike straight threads, on tapered pipe threads all the threads are still cutting utill you stop and back out, that leaves a visible line on the cut thread where the tooth stopped, by skipping teeth the stop marks don't line up with each other making high pressure fittings seal better. Single pointing and thread milling are even better. This was explained to me by an engineer when I worked at Borg Warner making high pressure compressors back in the late 70s and early 80s before I went to the Ballistic Research Lab which later merged and became Army Research Lab.
#9
The Outdoor Board / Re: BIRDS
Last post by woodroe - Today at 06:02:26 PMFound a mourning dove sitting in a nest in a fir tree along
a foot trail. 5' away from the trail and doesn't move.
Ill get a picture next time through.
a foot trail. 5' away from the trail and doesn't move.
Ill get a picture next time through.
#10
Forestry and Logging / Re: Felling wedge choices
Last post by Nealm66 - Today at 06:00:19 PMI've used sawdust for stacking wedges to keep them from slipping too. I actually had to look what brand t I use, it's the stihl wedges. I buy them at madsens and just grab them out of a box on a big isle of wedge choices. I think they're 12" and 10"? I'll use a wedge pouch and carry 3 if I'm long sticking. I'll run two tens and a 12 most of the time and have a couple extra in my pack including a big yellow they sell at madsens. I've tried the blue ones years ago and they are a little too soft. Think they were called blue max wedges before madsens picked them up. If I'm picking a 12" tree up off it's lean I might elect to back cut first or just cut half the back cut. I'll turn the wedges perpendicular with the hinge sometimes.
