What did you do today?

Changed the oil in the Beech. I'm now 40 hours SMOH and I'm hereby declaring engine break-in to be complete. I'm now back to my regular brew of Philips XC 20-50 + Camguard, and I'll start oil analysis at my next oil change. The engine is running great.

To follow up on this,
Half Fast said:
Traded an F150 in on a GMC Sierra. This thing has so many bells & whistles it should require a type rating.
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I downloaded the owner's manual today. 479 pages. GMC should offer a 3-day driver's indoctrination clinic when they sell these things. By the time I figure it all out, it will be time to trade it in.
 
2-Bit Speed said:
They really abandoned the "Stock" part of "Stock Car Racing."
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Fiveslide said:
Sadly, we haven't been able to do that since the 60s.
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Granted not Nascar, but this was circa 1982 and a bit of stock parts were there. Not sure if this was Gramps or Jay Sauter running this as Jay ran some races for my grandpa. Jay would later race in the truck series as well as Busch Series for Richard Childress.IMG_3233.jpeg
 
Went back to work. My 275 ton press brake sheared 4 bolts that mount a valve and puked up hydraulic fluid while I was gone. IMG_3230.jpeg IMG_3228.jpeg
 
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Niiiiice. I just have a little 6-foot 35-ton Di-Acro pea shooter. Good for sheet metal. Probably doesn't have enough power to shear a bolt.

Today:
I got news from a friend that he successfully passed his SPA (Sport Pilot Airplane) written exam. His is the first and only endorsement I've written as an AGI, and he just started training in our club 172 under the new MOSAIC rules. :cornut:

Removed the engine from my plane and dragged it back to the shop for some minor surgery. Back in November, I tried to extract a leaky tach drive oil seal and messed it up. In-situ access is terrible, and I cheaped out and didn't buy the specialty seal puller. I think I might have damaged the bore of the housing in my attempts, and I have a different accessory case I'd like to swap onto it anyway. I estimate 6-8 weeks before open cockpit weather presents itself again, plenty of time.
 

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Drank a few IPAs, listened to Broken Window Serenade mix and took apart the clothes dryer for a motor replacement. And, of course the IPAs made me get a little violent with the blower fan wheel, so I ordered one of those, too. To be fair, I don’t think I don't think that thing was coming off in one piece, with or without the IPAs.
 
Fiveslide said:
Drank a few IPAs, listened to Broken Window Serenade mix and took apart the clothes dryer for a motor replacement. And, of course the IPAs made me get a little violent with the blower fan wheel, so I ordered one of those, too. To be fair, I don’t think I don't think that thing was coming off in one piece, with or without the IPAs.
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Ah, fixing dryers. Is it truly possible to disassemble a dryer to that degree without slicing a few nuggests of skin off on the razor-sharp sheet metal edges?

Ah, but the satisfaction of fixing things. Cannot be beat.
 
SCCutler said:
Ah, fixing dryers. Is it truly possible to disassemble a dryer to that degree without slicing a few nuggests of skin off on the razor-sharp sheet metal edges?

Ah, but the satisfaction of fixing things. Cannot be beat.
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Lol. I actually FaceTimed my wife after and she asked what happened to my hand. It had a large patch of dry blood that I haven't yet given a *crap about cleaning off*.

*IPAs cause this DGAF about bloody knuckles*
 
NealRomeoGolf said:
Nope. Biggest we have is a 24". Not even close. I'd go get a Betenbender. They are made in the little town in Iowa where my grandmother was born.
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I should. Least then I wouldn't have to learn Turkish only to find out the drawings for my model arent even close to accurate.
 
eman1200 said:
Got my arse whooped in bocci ball.
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BOCCE! You've wounded my Italian heart.
SCCutler said:
Ah, fixing dryers. Is it truly possible to disassemble a dryer to that degree without slicing a few nuggests of skin off on the razor-sharp sheet metal edges?

Ah, but the satisfaction of fixing things. Cannot be beat.
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If you ain't bleedin', you ain't working!
 
you say "bocce", he says "bocci"....
 
Watching the Olympics while I recover from total knee replacement. I had my right knee done 6 years ago and it was an amazing improvement. So I was looking forward to getting the left knee done but also dreading it because of the pain for the first few weeks. Same surgeon (his 6th surgery on me, so I had a lot of trust built up), but this time he used a robot assist. I can't believe the difference. SO much less pain this time. I've hardly touched the painkillers, whereas last time I was counting the minutes until I could take the next one.
 
nauga said:
Got my parachute back.
It was a long painful wait, but entirely my doing.

Nauga,
soon to be downside up
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Well, don't open it next time. You won't have to wait for it to be ready again.
 
Fiveslide said:
Well, don't open it next time. You won't have to wait for it to be ready again.
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Yeah, I got the joke, but when it's time for a repack as long as I'm someplace with a clean floor I do sort of a mental egress drill that ends with pulling the handle.

Nauga,
and his mental bailout
 
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Spent a couple hours digitizing slides from my time in Southeast Asia in 1972 - Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines and even Diego Garcia.
 
Fiveslide said:
Drank a few IPAs, listened to Broken Window Serenade mix and took apart the clothes dryer for a motor replacement. And, of course the IPAs made me get a little violent with the blower fan wheel, so I ordered one of those, too. To be fair, I don’t think I don't think that thing was coming off in one piece, with or without the IPAs.
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U-Tube is your friend.
I’ve done drive belts, drum rollers on a couple of dryers. U-tube first.
Getting smart in my old age. Used to destroy then buy whole new units.
 
Southpaw said:
U-Tube is your friend.
I’ve done drive belts, drum rollers on a couple of dryers. U-tube first.
Getting smart in my old age. Used to destroy then buy whole new units.
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Oh, I know my washer and dryer intimately, all its nooks and crannies and screws. I definitely have watched a how to video or two on it. I typically take it apart annually, just for a cleaning, because dryer fires scare me. When this new motor goes in it, I think the only moving parts that haven't been replaced since 2019 will be the drum, the timer/control knob and the belt tensioner. Everything else, all sensors and switches, felt and foam seals and heating element have been done.

I like my washer and dryer. They're at least 20 years old. They're simple to diagnose and fix, without fancy motherboards and crap like the newer ones. The parts are dirt cheap. If I can help it, I will never get new ones.
 
What I did today:

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The railing is new, I did that a couple days ago and it still needs lacquer. I won't glue the balusters in until another box of parts arrives Monday or Tuesday, this was just a sanity check/test fit. I've never done any of this stuff before. The original was two wood balusters per step, so everything but the newel posts had to come out.
 
nauga said:
Yeah, I got the joke, but when it's time for a repack as long as I'm someplace with a clean floor I do sort of a mental egress drill that ends with pulling the handle.

Nauga,
and his mental bailout
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The paraglider guys typically do a "repack clinic" in a school gym. Participants bring their own harness, get hoisted up simulating hanging from the glider in flight, throw the reserve parachute, then the rigger is right there to repack it.
 
judypilot said:
Watching the Olympics while I recover from total knee replacement. I had my right knee done 6 years ago and it was an amazing improvement. So I was looking forward to getting the left knee done but also dreading it because of the pain for the first few weeks. Same surgeon (his 6th surgery on me, so I had a lot of trust built up), but this time he used a robot assist. I can't believe the difference. SO much less pain this time. I've hardly touched the painkillers, whereas last time I was counting the minutes until I could take the next one.
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I'm at 3 1/2 weeks from my TKR and while it's not pain free it's sure on it's way to being. Pup and I were able to take our normal 2 1/2 mile walk this am without issue. Going flying Sunday. My only concern was pushing the plane back in the hangar with full tanks but It will be fine.
 
You’re recovering faster than I did the first time, but this is going faster, at least so far (she says, <1.5 days out).
 
Tried to learn Turkish. I'm glad there's pictures.
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masloki said:
Do tell?
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Ok, sure. I’m over it now.

Cleared for approach (briefed, set mins, etc) on tower freq was advised to circle, didn’t re-brief and adjust mins… so I busted them (straight in was something like 150 ft lower than circling) and did the circle on the straight in mins. Oh well.

Checkride tomorrow!!
 
DaleB said:
What I did today:

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The railing is new, I did that a couple days ago and it still needs lacquer. I won't glue the balusters in until another box of parts arrives Monday or Tuesday, this was just a sanity check/test fit. I've never done any of this stuff before. The original was two wood balusters per step, so everything but the newel posts had to come out.
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Hopefully you’ll have the rest of the tools you need by then, too. ;)
 
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