…is clearly a house where Joel doesn’t live. 🙂
Can you believe somebody was going to throw this chopsaw away? Because the switch was intermittent. Open up the handle, tighten up a couple of electrical connections – nearly new! Didn’t even need a new blade.
I am by no means a genius fix-it man, nor do I have extensive theoretical knowledge of or formal training in … pretty much anything. But you can go a long way if you’re not afraid to stick a screwdriver in an occasional outlet. You know – intelligently.
This frosted window was originally intended for the bathroom in Landlady’s house, but was deemed (far!) too small. For seven years it has gathered dust in her barn, miraculously unbroken. I asked her if I could, ahem, haul it off for her. 🙂
It’s going into the south (closet) wall, for passive light and winter solar gain.
Oh! And I was feeling bad about the lack of amenities offered for the framing party. The most I could do was stop drinking my heat wave beers so I can fill a cooler with the saved-up surplus. But this morning the L part of S&L offered to come up with lunch for the crew. So we’re good to go!
I’m dedicating the rest of today to getting some household stuff out of the way; baking and laundry and such. Tomorrow I strip the siding and sheathing off the west side of the cabin and pray the forecast stays accurate for 24 hours.
“It’s going into the south (closet) wall, for passive light and winter solar gain.”
And ventilation!
Yes. And that.
A free miter saw and, by the looks of it, a sliding miter saw at that. Free, OMG, after just tightening a connection, oh my goodness someone is watching out for you. That window will look very nice and Landlady was a princess for letting you have it. I suspect she has a soft spot for you. I think if there was a motto for the secret lair it would be “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
You absolutely lucked out on that Ryobi! I just purchased a 12″ version made by WEN of that from Wallyworld (no laser) for 127 bucks (135 with tax). The Ryobi pictured might costs about double that so kudos on the fixing and the timing (the lord provides to those who help themselves -and that does not mean stealing).
Will the Lair’s electrical system power that thing, or is it going to be generator-dependent?
Since the Lair’s inverter won’t run my regular circular saw, I doubt it would run this. But I’m bringing back Neighbor D’s generator this morning. Also the compressor for Landlady’s nailgun. 🙂 The Lair will briefly enter the 20th century!
Hey there, Son . . . y’all gots a permit for that there nailgun? Assume the position!!
Nice score, that’s a much better chop saw than the one I got for free, plus it needed less work, mine was bent from falling off the back of a truck, I had to dissemble it and straighten one of the castings with ratchet straps and a torch.