So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

[tango]

Glorious day today. A good service at church, quick lunch and before long I'll be headed out for a walk and then visiting my favorite brewpub to sample their newest releases. One of their new beers is just shy of 11% alcohol. Thankfully my wife is driving so I'll get to sample that one too.

 

[Lamb]

We walked down to see the cows but they weren't outside. We did catch a glimpse of them peering through the screens from the barn though so that was fun.

 

[tango]

Two new beers sampled. A third beer, an old favorite, also enjoyed. Then a gentle walk in the park to get some steps in. Nice to see it still warm and light at this time of the day. Tonight I plan to write an article for the church newsletter and then tomorrow I'll put a second coat of lacquer on my bedside table.

 

[Naiwen]

Howdy sup there all man! How are you today? Today, I’ve had my 3 hours therapy by phone and online. Tonight, just resting in bed before falling asleep.

 

[tango]

Couple of errands to run today. It's a lovely sunny day so we can get the errands run and then maybe go out for a walk later on, and then get my lacquering done.

 

[Lamb]

Had my blood work done this morning and hoping my numbers are back on the sweet spot for my thyroid. I will find out later on the portal!

 

[tango]

Got a walk in this morning while we were waiting for some stuff to come through. Going for another, longer, walk once lunch has gone down. Also picked up a book I ordered from the local store (I like to support the local bookstore, while we still have options beyond Bezos and his evil empire) and got some bills paid.

Bit of a spendy day all in. But at least now I can forget about most of it.

 

[Naiwen]

Howdy sup there! How’s it going so far with your day? Today, just playing some games on my Switch before tucking myself in bed tonight.

 

[tango]

Finally got the second coat of lacquer onto my bedside table. It's looking pretty good now. Then I took to sanding another cabinet I have - this one has nasty old paint on it so I want the whole lot gone. It's just really slow sanding it away. So far I've got most of one end sanded, about half of the top face, and a couple of patches on one of the doors. I really wish I could get my belt sander into play against it but the paint gums up the belts very fast.

I may try running my scraper over it to break up the surface on the paint to see if that helps. It would be nice to have a mains-powered belt sander paired with a dust extractor, rather than using a battery powered orbital sander and a fan to blow dust out of the garage. It just gets really expensive if I can't find a way to stop the belts from gumming.

 

[Lamb]

I went out to the county park for a long walk and spied a bald eagle! It was pretty cool because I hadn't seen any at this park before.

 

[tango]

I went out to the county park for a long walk and spied a bald eagle! It was pretty cool because I hadn't seen any at this park before.

I see those circling when I'm out on my walks. Not all the time, but often enough to enjoy it. Sometimes it's just a hawk or two.

Today's walk was a bit slower than normal and the wildlife was nothing more interesting than a couple of turkey vultures. But I got my exercise in. The lacquer on my bedside table should be dry soon. I need to get some new screws to hold the drawer pulls in place - the ones that were there don't have very deep slots in them and scratched badly when I tried to remove them. Then it will be ready for service.

 

[tango]

I decided to clean up the drawer pulls a little. A very gentle rub with fine sandpaper not only took away what looked like a bit of crud stuck to them but also revealed a bright brass underneath. I hadn't expected to get back to shiny brass so fast (I tried rubbing with a cloth, which made no difference at all, so tried the sandpaper), so now I'll need to clean them up more fully and run the ultrafine polishing paper over them. If I don't like the way shiny brass looks I'll need to find replacements that will work with the existing holes in the drawers. I may need to stick with the bolts that came with them, because they use a non-standard thread that is proving difficult to match. I could potentially set up the geared thread cutting rig on my lathe but that would also involve cutting replacement heads for newly made bolts, which I'm not sure I really want to be dealing with. If I have to I will but it seems like an apocalyptic hassle.

 

[Naiwen]

Yo sup there! How are you doing with your day so far? This morning, I’ve just been out to a most pleasant and peaceful walk, meditation, breathing exercises and yoga session outside, currently feeling like 9C. The afternoon, just enjoying my usual TV show before turning in tonight.

 

[Naiwen]

Hello morning all! How are ye all doing today? Today, just relaxing online before rocking myself to sleep tonight.

 

[Lamb]

Waiting to get dinner started. Watching the news.

 

[tango]

Got a nice walk in this morning and then spent some time trying to sand paint from my cabinet in the garage. It's tediously slow - orbital sanders aren't the fastest things out there but the coatings gum up my sanding belts quickly if I try and use something more aggressive. So the plan is to use the orbital sanders and a manual scraper to get the coatings broken up, then get the belt sander in there to strip everything else back to the bare wood. Then I need to decide whether to stain it or just lacquer it.

 

[Lamb]

Taking some books to the church for the Little Free Library then hoping the Amish lady is set up on her corner so I can pick up some pies.

 

[tango]

It's lovely and sunny today, so maybe I'll get some more sanding done. It's good when I can raise the garage door and let at least most of the sawdust blow outside. Hopefully before long I'll have enough material sanded off that I can bring the belt sander into play and really strip away the surplus material. Then I need to play moving boxes in and out of the basement - I've got an old sink in there that hasn't been used in over a decade so that can come out, which will make a space to put the new unit. I can put a nicer top on the new unit so it's nice and flat, and use it as a work surface for fixing stuff.

 

[Naiwen]

Happy Friday all! How are you? Today just playing some games on my phone before hitting the pillow tonight.

 

[tango]

Nice walk today - it was very sunny but also very windy. I like wind on a day like today but my wife doens't like it so much.

Now we're waiting to find out if we can meet a friend tomorrow. If so it will be a lot of driving, but should be worth it!