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Projecting, Tinkering, Fiddle-Farting Around: Random Stuff You're Making?

cj3a said:
need a blood test for lead.
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I have a GP yearly check up next month, I'll mention it to him. I was a welder for 20 years on and off and a mechanic when I wasn't. I have probably ingested more than my fair share of toxins and so far I've never had any bloodwork issues. But we will see what the doctor says.
 
Lead isn't as much of an issue in adults than it is i n kids, but can still be an issue if it gets high enough. When I was stripping the lead paint from my house I had it checked a couple times just to be sure.
 
andrew_ln65 said:
I thought the main problems from lead were brain development (kids) and reproductive health (if you're planning on having kids)
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Child free with a vasectomy.

I talked with our teacher last night and she said she has never had high lead levels in her blood tests, but she has had to ask for them to add it to her panel. I am gonna do just that. Thanks for mentioning it though, because I would have probably not talked to her about it and then just assumed that the doctor would be checking it anyway.

Another we just finished: Blinky from Simpsons. Still need to paint some details on it.

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as to lead problems in the blood stream, coming from my casting/reloading endeavors, one of the keys is to not touch and ingest food or say handle a cigarette on the end and put in your mouth without thoroughly washing your hands. I generally use a soap called D-Lead for this purpose. In my reloading world, more harmful is inhaling lead when firing, more directly lead styphnate from discharging the primers in the rounds. have had my lead levels tested, and so far so good. When I asked to include them, it raised eyebrows quickly from the dr, and with my insurance, depending on the reason for inclusion in the blood panels could add some significant costs to the panels you may be responsible for.
 
andrew_ln65 said:
I thought the main problems from lead were brain development (kids) and reproductive health (if you're planning on having kids)
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Younger than six, it can cause developmental issues and neurological problems - and also from exposure during pregnancy.

The main ones for adults are high blood pressure, joint and muscle pain, and difficulties with memory or concentration.
 
RC Stuff: Got sick and tired buying different length shafts for steering and suspension. Ordered a few lengths of 4mm threaded rod, and some 5mm OD stainless tubing.

Ya. Exciting.
 
chumly2071 said:
as to lead problems in the blood stream, coming from my casting/reloading endeavors, one of the keys is to not touch and ingest food or say handle a cigarette on the end and put in your mouth without thoroughly washing your hands. I generally use a soap called D-Lead for this purpose. In my reloading world, more harmful is inhaling lead when firing, more directly lead styphnate from discharging the primers in the rounds. have had my lead levels tested, and so far so good. When I asked to include them, it raised eyebrows quickly from the dr, and with my insurance, depending on the reason for inclusion in the blood panels could add some significant costs to the panels you may be responsible for.
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Slightly related on cigarettes, I used to machine a lot of PTFE. Guy at the supplier warned me one day (after several years of buying it) that burning PTFE is quite bad for you - releases ozone or some such. He said blowing chips off the lathe while smoking was especially bad, if one landed on the lit end of the smoke and you inhaled.
 
andrew_ln65 said:
Slightly related on cigarettes, I used to machine a lot of PTFE. Guy at the supplier warned me one day (after several years of buying it) that burning PTFE is quite bad for you - releases ozone or some such. He said blowing chips off the lathe while smoking was especially bad, if one landed on the lit end of the smoke and you inhaled.
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can confirm from soldering on a radio connector
you burn teflon and one tiny whiff of the fumes will have you hacking up a lung for a week after
 
andrew_ln65 said:
burning PTFE is quite bad for you - releases ozone or some such.
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Hydrogen fluoride, nasty ****. Combined w/ moisture = hydrofluoric acid (the **** you can't store in glass because it eats it).

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you burn teflon and one tiny whiff of the fumes will have you hacking up a lung for a week after
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[Lumberg] Ummm, yeahhhh . . . don't do that. [/Lumberg]
 
ExWrench said:
hydrofluoric acid (the **** you can't store in glass because it eats it).
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Jewelers up here use it to burn quartz out of nuggets, and store it in Nalgene.

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When I was an apprentice, I thought "I wonder what this does?" :homer: I drew a little X on the back of my hand, and left it there for an hour. It sloughed off the top layer, and left a disappointingly minor scar. 30 years later, I can't see it.
 
There’s a shooting pit in the woods I take my kids to all the time, there’s been a rototiller stuck in the bushes down a nearby embankment for years amongst a bunch of other trash and old tires so my kids and I winched it up and took it home one day.
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Flathead Briggs and Stratton has been shot up, but the chassis and actual good parts look to be usable.

Picked up this sketchy homemade wire wheel contraption for $12, going to rob the motor off and try to power the rototiller with it and fab up handles, potentiometer, whatever else it needs.
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I pulled my transmission to replace the rear main seal on my buggy. Gotta pull the transfer case separately and didn’t like the awkward offset weight. Decided to make a dedicated adapter for the doubler that bolts to the trans jack. Had some scrap angle that I slapped together. Planning on installing the t-case tomorrow, hopefully this wasn’t a waste of time.

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abrogate said:
I pulled my transmission to replace the rear main seal on my buggy. Gotta pull the transfer case separately and didn’t like the awkward offset weight. Decided to make a dedicated adapter for the doubler that bolts to the trans jack. Had some scrap angle that I slapped together. Planning on installing the t-case tomorrow, hopefully this wasn’t a waste of time.

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looks good!
 
abrogate said:
I pulled my transmission to replace the rear main seal on my buggy. Gotta pull the transfer case separately and didn’t like the awkward offset weight. Decided to make a dedicated adapter for the doubler that bolts to the trans jack. Had some scrap angle that I slapped together. Planning on installing the t-case tomorrow, hopefully this wasn’t a waste of time.

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Nice.
We had a lift but no trans jack. Buggy was tall enough on the 46s to easily unbolt it sitting on the floor. I made a similar adapter for the lift arm. Swing in the arm, raise lift, unbolt doubler, lower it down. Worked great!
 
Reporting back: the adapter for the trans jack worked flawless. Not having to worry about the chains coming loose and having the cases secure while the main plate sits level was awesome. Stabbed it in easily by myself.


Also made a simple lift eye for the cases. Worked well enough, but if I was to do anything differently, I would offset the eye today the front output. It lifts at an angle how it is, which made putting the cases on the trans jack a little awkward.

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After shoving this shaper vise around on the floor for the past decade, I finally mounted it to a machine base I brought home from work. Found a rusty 3/4 thick plate on FB MP and cut a 2'x2' piece for the top. Weighed in at 700lbs after assembly, so hopefully stable enough for most tasks without anchoring it.

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