What did you do today

[tony.latham]

So, any ideas why the Varathane was white?

If it's the water-based stuff, it's supposed to be white.



Tony

[bdosborn]

Yup, all the stuff I used is white.
Bruce

[Tom&Shelly]

Zounds! I should have thought of that! This was the brown/white can, and I think it said oil based. I'm not that familiar with Varathane products, but I thought their water based stuff is blue/white. If the kids had actually known that, I would owe them an apology!

Edit: Shelly thinks she remembers me showing her a dark blue and brown can and that it said "water cleanup" on the front. She showed me a picture of the can on the interwebs and sure enough, in very small letters, it mentions water cleanup, but does not say water, or oil, based, which is what I think I'd've keyed on. So, Varathanes fault for not labeling their products in a professional manner, the kids' faults for being kids (and not knowing much about one of a hardware store's most popular products), and my fault for not being as smart as I should be at my age! <hangs head in shame>

Tom

[twisted lines]

Circles I tell ya!

Rain's here; Till thursday!
#1s Out Side, with holes in the side
last few week's got some big sander's / grinder's ready for a test run.

Swapping wood Dust for welding shop, (Large cart for grinders)

Stacking 1000 lb spindals and stuff; Yep Busted

[pchast]

Spent much of the day identifying some projects still here
for display in our woodworking show.

You need not be a member to exhibit...

[MickinOz]

Went to the doctor about the incredibly sharp pain in my right ear.
Seems the ear plugs I wore at the range yesterday day scratched my ear and gave me an infection.
Mighta been better off letting the rifle deafen me.

[bdosborn]

I learned, yet again, to measure twice and cut once. That shim and that gap shouldn't be there.





Doh, looks like another run to Lowes for more 1x2s...

Bruce

[twisted lines]

I learned, yet again, to measure twice and cut once. That shim and that gap shouldn't be there.

Looks like a piece of rubber / plastic belongs there, for the water protection

[tony.latham]

Seems the ear plugs I wore at the range yesterday...

Hey Mick! Stop using bullets for earplugs.

Tony

[halfdome, Danny]

Years ago a part time cabinet shop employee wore 3/8” x 2” spiral wood dowels for ear plugs.
His regular job was a CHP Officer.
Looked weird with dowels sticking out from his ears. Danny

Seems the ear plugs I wore at the range yesterday...

Hey Mick! Stop using bullets for earplugs.

Tony

[bdosborn]

Looks like a piece of rubber / plastic belongs there, for the water protection

Hmm, good idea!
Bruce

[MickinOz]

Years ago a part time cabinet shop employee wore 3/8” x 2” spiral wood dowels for ear plugs.
His regular job was a CHP Officer.
Looked weird with dowels sticking out from his ears. Danny

Seems the ear plugs I wore at the range yesterday...

Hey Mick! Stop using bullets for earplugs.

Tony

I mighta been better off with bullets.
Here it is 01:00 in the am and the Panadol (Tylenol) isn't helping, so I'm reading forums instead of sleeping.

[twisted lines]

Looked out the window, through the clouds and see. Snow in the hills

[pchast]

Went to the doctor about the incredibly sharp pain in my right ear.
Seems the ear plugs I wore at the range yesterday day scratched my ear and gave me an infection.
Mighta been better off letting the rifle deafen me.

Ouch... Glad you caught it right away.
What kind of ear plugs were the problem?

[MickinOz]

Went to the doctor about the incredibly sharp pain in my right ear.
Seems the ear plugs I wore at the range yesterday day scratched my ear and gave me an infection.
Mighta been better off letting the rifle deafen me.

Ouch... Glad you caught it right away.
What kind of ear plugs were the problem?

3M classics. The little yellow plugs you roll thin in your fingers, put them in, and then they expand again and stay there.
I've never really got along with them. Turns out proper ear muffs cost practically nothing, so I'll get a pair.
I'll have to have something, this new Winchester XPR is waaaay louder than expected.
I didn't think a puny little 0.223 calibre round would make such a big bang.
It's been an interesting journey.

I've fired 40 rounds over 2 sessions.
I wouldn't call it rapid fire. The first session was firing a couple, then clean the barrel, trying to break her in carefully.
The second session was fire one round, ride up to the target (135 yards), check point of impact, come back, adjust scope, fire 3 rounds, ride up to target, check point of impact, etc.
So it took me over an hour to send 23 rounds down the range.
Barrel still got pretty warm. Might be taking longer to run it in than I thought?
I'm finding the first 4 or 5 rounds pretty tight, then I start to spray them a little.
A lot of that is my shooting ability or lack thereof, but I'm thinking the barrel might be getting a little too warm.
(OR, I'm fulla BS and just can't shoot anymore. )

I'm getting closer though.
Last three rounds were in a three inch group, firing from a standing position.
A long way from a clover leaf, but slowly getting my eye in and the scope sorted, and possibly no too shabby to get "minute of Bambi head" at 135 yards freestanding with the aforementioned warm barrel?
Might be back to square one soon, found out yesterday my son has a quarter drive inch-pound torque wrench.
I did the scope rings up very gently, not wanting to distort anything on a $400 scope, but I'm almost certain it's moved a little from recoil.
So I will take it to my son's house this arvo and set all the tensions to the recommended torques..
Either way, the aim is to be shooting no more than one MOA before I take it hunting.