What does your day look like?

[mtb1611]

No pic unfortunately, but every school hols a bunch of workmates and I undertake a pub crawl. Locally here in Camden, or The Rocks, Surry Hills, Newtown, Marrickville, we've been doing it for the last 6 years or so.....obviously the current situation rendered this impossible so we caught up via Zoom for a few hours. 16 of us all up, was a good laugh having a few beers and solving the problems of the world, not to mention a fair bit of work-related talk around Covid-induced changes. Not the same as a pub crawl, but still great to catch up with mates.

 

[Cardy George]

Gone camping with the kids ... in the back yard

We do that regularly for the boys, takes them about three weeks to want to come back inside

 

[Milpool]

Anzac Day sure is strange with no dawn service. Made some Anzac biscuits with the young fella, not sure what else to do now. Maybe I can play him in 2up and teach him about paying his gambling debts before I have to send the heavies around.

 

[mtb1611]

ANZAC Day always has an air of solemnity about it, even more pronounced in the absence of traditional services. Macarthur Park, Camden, NSW.

 

[hifiandmtb]

Finished the deck framing after removing & moving plants - fuckin' wrecked now, after riding again this morning (rode yesterday evening too):

Yay for wifeys who don't mind painting!

 

[slowmick]

@hifiandmtb wifey must be good at painting given the outfit. I spent hours cleaning paint from our driveway after wifey painted a bunch of frames on drop sheets for our project...

 

[hifiandmtb]

Had enough for the weekend...

[edit] Oh - and threw some boards down to get an idea on my existing quantities:

I have enough for the deck but no enough for the stairs...

 

[beeb]

Look forward to having some drinks post-COVID at hifi's shed bar.

 

[hifiandmtb]

All the @beeb bikes will be there at one time, we'll drink in your honour!

 

[beeb]

Made a thing for a thing (Tasmanian Oak stand for Pratt & Whitney JT8D gas turbine second stage fan blade from a Boeing 707, IIRC...):

 

[Dales Cannon]

Had enough for the weekend...

[edit] Oh - and threw some boards down to get an idea on my existing quantities:

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I have enough for the deck but no enough for the stairs...

Poop deck?

 

[Cardy George]

Ramp to the slide.....

 

[fatboyonabike]

Made a thing for a thing (Tasmanian Oak stand for Pratt & Whitney JT8D gas turbine second stage fan blade from a Boeing 707, IIRC...):
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that is a fair lump of Titanium!

 

[pink poodle]

Cabana bar to slide, stair return...looking good

 

[Dales Cannon]

that is a fair lump of Titanium!

Why do you think it is ti?

 

[beeb]

Why do you think it is ti?

As far as I know, it is!

 

[Dales Cannon]

As far as I know, it is!

Ok, lots of alloys and materials used in gts.

 

[beeb]

Ok, lots of alloys and materials used in gts.

This is true. My hunch is based on this one appearing to be the same material as other fan blades and compressor wheels I worked with, which when grinding (for balancing) had the distinctive white "cracking" Ti sparks. That and I've touched it and it hasn't corroded (I've got the acid touch something fierce). Looks different to stainless steel too, but hard to quantify. Lumpier grain in the casting is the closest I can describe it.

 

[Dales Cannon]

So find the exact volume of water it displaced in a tub when fully submerged, weigh it very accurately and report back.

Did some work with ti back on construction days, specifically autogeneous welding of tubes and tube to sheet fillet welding. All by machine and driven by others, I was just an observer. Great material and crazy light. I think I have chucked all my PWPS contact's meishi otherwise I would ask.

 

[mtb1611]

Uuuuuuuurgh.......