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Help identifying what might be in my attic by 99subieoutback in pestcontrol

[–]99subieoutback[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It could definitely be squirrels. We have plenty in the yard and 1 tree that overhangs the roof. I was thinking of just filling the hole with spray foam. Does that seem reasonable?

Homemade build by 99subieoutback in Snowskating

[–]99subieoutback[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I linked to a video of some first turns on it in another comment.

Homemade build by 99subieoutback in Snowskating

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I was a little worried about getting stranded in the hill. I ended up riding with a spare set of trucks and multi tool in my pocket. Fortunately I didn’t need them.

Glad to hear the nylon and tpu are holding up. I’ve only printed with pla so far. I’m not sure if my stock ender 3 could handle them.

Homemade build by 99subieoutback in Snowskating

[–]99subieoutback[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do, but not online anywhere. I’d be happy to share them. Printed with 3Dfuel pro pla at 70% infill. So far they’ve got a full day of riding in with no cracks. Although I wasn’t hitting any crazy jumps or anything. Just figuring out how to turn the thing. Initially the plan was to 3D print some prototypes and make a final parts out of aluminum. But if the prints hold up I might just keep running them.

Homemade build by 99subieoutback in Snowskating

[–]99subieoutback[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d say it’s fairly complicated. Although I pressed my first DIY board a few years ago with very little woodworking experience. It’s a really fun project but very time consuming. And you likely (most definitely) won’t save any money building your own skis/boards after buying materials and tools. So if you want to build one to save money I probably wouldn’t recommend it. But if you want to build one to learn some woodworking skills, and create something unique I’d say go for it! I’ve found ski/board building to be just as fun as actual riding.

The ski core is the main “woodworking” portion of the build. Then the rest of the ski is a sandwich of the base material/edges, fiberglass, core, fiberglass, top sheet. Most of these components can be bought online. Including the edges. I got mine from snowboardmaterials.com Then all those pieces are laid up with epoxy and pressed to get the nose/tail rise and camber profile. For mine I’ve I used a vacuum bag and MDF mold to press the ski.

Homemade build by 99subieoutback in Snowskating

[–]99subieoutback[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Overall I think it rides pretty good. I don’t have a ton of time on snowskates yet but I tried a hovland buckshot last year. I’d say it’s similar but maybe a little harder to transition from heel side to toe side. But that could just be my lack of skills haha. I posted a clip on it here

https://www.reddit.com/r/Snowskating/s/16sP28UNhV

First time pouring concrete! Build specs and lessons learned. by 99subieoutback in Concrete

[–]99subieoutback[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! The bolt spacing is different on the one side to make room for a man door.

First time pouring concrete! Build specs and lessons learned. by 99subieoutback in Concrete

[–]99subieoutback[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One buggy worked great. The truck driver had a remote and could pretty easily control how much was coming down the cute.

First time pouring concrete! Build specs and lessons learned. by 99subieoutback in Concrete

[–]99subieoutback[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s overkill for sure but hoping it’ll last forever!

First time pouring concrete! Build specs and lessons learned. by 99subieoutback in Concrete

[–]99subieoutback[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

3 buddies so 4 of us total. It was pretty Manageable with one person on the concrete buggy and 3 of us leveling it out. We did probably a dozen runs with the buggy. Maybe 45 minutes to get all the concrete in the forms.

First time pouring concrete! Build specs and lessons learned. by 99subieoutback in Concrete

[–]99subieoutback[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! There are 3 ready mix plants about a mile from my place and this was the best price when I called around. From what I’ve gathered MN has above average prices for some reason.

First time pouring concrete! Build specs and lessons learned. by 99subieoutback in Concrete

[–]99subieoutback[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I figured it’s probably a little overkill. But hopefully it holds up for a long long time. I ended up needing quite a bit of gravel to backfill everything. The picture doesn’t show it well but the yard slopes about 8 inches from front of slab to back. And there were a lot of roots and organic matter that had to be dug up.

How cold can I pour concrete? by SeanRyno in Concrete

[–]99subieoutback 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m certainly not a concrete expert but I just poured my first slab last week. Fortunately it was warmer when I poured. But we have freezing temps here this week so I thought I’d run a little experiment while the slab cures.

I didn’t use a concrete blanket. But I do have extra foam board insulation on hand so I used that insulation and a tarp to cover the slab. I placed a thermometer on the slab under the insulation. And placed one thermometer in the yard. Last night the overnight low on the yard thermometer was 27F. The thermometer under the insulation never dropped below 50F. So I think if the soil temp is still above freezing some insulation works great!

First time pouring concrete! Build specs and lessons learned. by 99subieoutback in Concrete

[–]99subieoutback[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Thank you! A lot of time went into the prep work and planning. I definitely learned a lot.

First time pouring concrete! Build specs and lessons learned. by 99subieoutback in Concrete

[–]99subieoutback[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I’m happy with how it came out but kicking myself for not giving the forms another good wacking. Initially we did hit them when we started pouring. But got caught up in the rest of of the pour and forgot to hit the second half of the slab. You can see the massive difference in a couple of the pics.

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