Nothing more stressful then having sick children.
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I mostly finished my circle jig. The pencil will draw almost perfect circles 2.5 to 26 inches in diameter, and once I figure out a rigging strap system for my plasma torch, I should be able to cut the same out of steel.
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Hi Brian,
I just ran into this vid this am. Check out his cutting compass arrangement.
Also check this out for ideas, pricey to buy, but good visual of part.
Pepe
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I like how he used washing machine/drier drums to make a perforated âdouble wallâ for his hopper. That seems like it would allow maximum air flow around the wood in the hopper, maximize circulation to the cooling/condensing surfaces, and keep the wood away from the damp condensation running down the outer hopper wall.
Iâd thought about using the same method as him for my cutting compass but I liked having the block keeping my torch at the proper height/angle. I guess I could run a rod through my block and get the best of both worlds.
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We are under a winter storm warning until Wednesday with a blizzard warning for the next county west how the storm tracks will be the factor. Got $300k worth of equipment ready to go now if I can just get to work in the morning to use it
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Any âWhoviansâ out there need to EX-TERM-IN-ATE some wood to keep warm out doors for âsocialâ gatherings? (WHO am I kidding? Whovians arenât social⌠
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Good news: I landed a sweet job, much better pay, benefits, paid time off, ect. I will be working on 747s in Oscoda MI.
Bad news: not going to make it to Argos. Going to have to put my gasifier and charcoal making on hold. The move is definitely going to be tough. Donât think I can afford to move all at once, going to have to do it over a month or so.
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Well Gosh, Weâll be practicallly neighbors. Only about 4 hours away.
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O.K. you guys this is 36 hours warning that Sunday is VALENTINES DAY.
I tried to give my wife her Bâday generator this morning 2 week early as my excuse that Iâd monthly overspent already, and Valentines was going to be just a card and a kiss.
She refused, âyou overspent on meâ early Bâday present . . . unless it was exactly what she wanted:
It was a new goat shed, with goats
It was a new north street side fence
It was a rooster catcher . . . ah . . Iâve sorta let the wintered over roosters get out of hand here. THAT I can do.
She did give me my Valentines day present early.
I thought that Iâd share it out:
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Opps. V-day? Or her Bâday?
Never be late for either. Just like anniversary there is no forgiveness.
Enjoy the video anyhow.
S.U.
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Been thinking of selling the Dakota and building another!!!
Steve,
Am I mistaken? It sounds like you narrating the video?
We could easily turn Argos into a show and swap meet, and sale. 
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What kind of dog did you get?
RobertS we currently have a female Black Lab, female Weimeriener, female Australian Shepard.
Nothing against male dogs. just the current rescued grouping.
In the past weâve had a male Rhodesian Ridgeback, an Ausi-shepard, Airdale/shepard mix, two male Chawawaâs.
Female Border Collies, Australian Cattle dogs.
Always three at a time in overlapping ages and capabilities.
Asked who I want for US President and Iâll say now that Iâm still looking.
Say Iâm looking for the one who has and understands dogs. Say that God made dogs to make be better humans.
Folks think Iâm joking. Iâm dead serious. If you have the understanding, patience and humility to get along with these Gods-gifts critters who try so very hard to understand us deaf, blind and dumb confused humans then you are the guy/gal I want with your finger on the big red decision buttons; and the black spend money signing pen.
Iâve held my dogs when theyâve been injured, sick and seizure-ing. Held two of the Ausiâs seizing until they died. One poisoned. Rushed three of them to the Vets for surgery from car hits. Accommodated them with debilitating cancers until they were so weak that they were asking for me to stop their misery. Carried them up on the hill with a pocketed pistol and shovel. Gave them a chance to smell the grass and wild things one more time and then sent them on.
The survivalist novelists always get the dogs wrong.
Be much more like an old, old 70âs movie titled, âA Boy and His Dogâ. I will be using-up the be-bad-assed human/animals to keep my loved dogs fed and going forward. Believe you this.
True Rural the one thing you will never be forgiven is to shoot another families dog. A generational hate and war will erupt that will take two generations to settle.
Ha! Ha! No. Not me voicing this BillS. Thanks for the compliment.
S.U.
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OK Steve that time I got misty eyed⌠my âPuppyâ is a 70 lb Belgian Sheppard and something mix pound mutt. A little skittish around people but a softy around the kids. I judge people based on Teslaâs reaction to them. I rarely disagree with her.
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Was at a July 4 parade couple decades ago. Setting by a old man his grandchild and dog wanna be governor walked up tried to shake kids hand kid wanted nothing to do with it.Tried to pet dog got a viscous growl for that effort. Asked old man to vote for him old man said you already got two no votes gonna have to make it three. I was laughing so hard wanna be just walked on down the street. Grangpa said when it comes to judging people trust the kid and especially the dog
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So did the wannabe politician win and become an actuallybe politician?
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Hello brother Steve .
Thanks much for the video
I was a K-9 officer for about 12 year and may owe my old age to some wonderful dogs 
In training often I would have to take my turn in the barrel ( bite suit ) and be the bad guy for other officer training their dogs . One begins to wonder if this training is above his pay scale . A good and lucky day is not bleeding too much. . I have taken hundreds of hits from Malinois and believe me , they are a breed that are very serious about their job.
Some training was in plane view of the prison population . The prison population understood that man best fried can be a convicts worst enemy.
The below link is not me but it does show some malinois training and at work .
https://www.facebook.com/bluematters/videos/438362979689815/?fref=nf
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