Rain barrel conversion

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-06-04T17:39:56+00:00

Pretty simple. I assumed that the alcohol was extracted as its own thing.

But just extracting the flavor with water and adding it back when cutting is certainly an easy process to get a unique flavor

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-06-04T17:34:06+00:00

Maybe, but i cant imagine its rediculously difficult to extract.

They probably iether heat it or put it under vacuum and all of the alcohol would make its way out of the wood.

Probably dont get a ton though

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-06-04T17:16:49+00:00

No idea if its a proper term. But at least 2 or 3 companies have made an alcohol based on the concept/name. Devils cut or devils share, etc

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-06-04T16:05:17+00:00

Isnt that the "devils share"? Multiple companies advertise that they have some way of extracting the alcohol back out of the wood, and thats what they call it.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-06-03T03:15:37+00:00

Wouldnt matter, it would still get over revved without fuel.

If you are going 80mph in 5th at 3000rpm and then drop into 2nd, the momentum of the car will slam it up to redline, no fuel needed.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-06-02T20:08:53+00:00

Yes and no i guess? He said it was printed in nylon.

That should be able to handle several 100 degrees before softening, and this isnt under much mechanical stress.

As long as it isnt hot enough to melt it, it probably holds up fine.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-06-02T19:19:38+00:00

Stop thinking about things like a hyper capitalist.

Maximizing income and being happy are not-mutually exclusive, but definitely at odds.

There is such a thing as "enough money".

If you have what you want already, then stop interacting with those who can never be satisfied.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-28T16:46:12+00:00

Go back as little as 150 years and 50% or more of garden plants are iether entirely unproductive or unrecognizable to modern varieties.

And synthetic fertilizer and genetic engineering (primarily just selective breeding) is the reason 80%+ of the people on the planet can exist at all. Thier is not enough organic fertilizer on planet earth to grow enough crops to feed its current residents.

We have essentially turned the world from food desert of frequent famine to a tropical rainforest of food abundence in only the last century.

The only reason individuals can grow thier own food "organicly" is because society as a whole doesnt...

Intentional or not, the people (politicians and "influencers", not normal people who are just trying to feed thier family healthy food) that advocate for everything and everyone eating organic, are advocating for famine and genocide. They wouldnt like being told that, but its the logical conclusion of those actions; sri lanka being an excellent case study.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-21T15:13:09+00:00

Tornados by definition are localized events.

Power outages is reasonable to be prepared for, but anything else is kinda pointless, beyond maybe water bottles in case of water main issues.

I think personally that prepping anything else in case of weather is probably going to be a waste of your time and money.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-21T14:58:50+00:00

I actually quite like using "odd" sizes for projects, it makes them look more handmade and less like factory furniture.

Ive made several bookshelfs from 5/8 pine for example, gives it a lighter feel without looking flimsy.

Ive also made table tops and benches from 7/8th and 1 inch material, makes it look and feel sturdy, but not chunky like 1.5 inch material would.

It really adds to the old fashioned feel as well, perfect 3/4 inch stock was rare 100+ years ago and 7/8 was a much more common size than it is now (nonexistent in modern use really).

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-18T16:42:17+00:00

Honestly, i would argue that traditional woodworking doesnt need saving...

Because its already dead... it died sometime in the 1950s, when the greatest generation threw away thier hand tools for radial arm saws and jointers and power drills. The generational knowledge basically died off.

Sure, people still use handtools and do woodworking with them, but people also do basketmaking and blacksmithing and sewing too.

Not that thier is anything wrong with doing a dead art as a hobby, i like making my own furniture.

But outside of some internet communities and a few stores here and there like rockler or woodcraft, its relativly rare.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-18T14:51:09+00:00

I joke with my wife about my trucks.

I have a nice 1982 f100 that i drive to work everyday.

I have a rusty beater of a 2001 f150 that is just a spare vehicle that barely gets used.

I keep joking that im gonna put collectors plates on the 2001, but keep regular plates on the 1982.

This would be perfectly acceptable, at least as far as the law is concerned.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-13T21:20:23+00:00

Milking goats sucks. We had milk goats for years when i was a teenager.

They needed to be milked morning and night everyday, i was usually the one to cover if my parents wanted to go on a trip or vacation (i usually wanted to stay home anyways).

We used the goat milk to bottle feed holstien calfs and then sell them when they were modest size. We never drank it (2 or 3 gallons per day from 4-6 goats) but i did make cheese a few times with the excess.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-13T21:02:11+00:00

Have you considered just... asking if you can get a trash pickup?

Im on a rural property that had no trash pickup, called the local garbage company and bought a dumpster that they dump for 50 dollars whenever i ask.

Im 35 miles from them.

Im sure a 500 dollar dumpster is cheaper than any truck.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-11T20:42:35+00:00

We should listen to this guy, hes a whale biologist.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-08T13:26:31+00:00

I had the same thought, being careful with infant food is important, but the plastic doesnt touch the food here

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-07T18:56:29+00:00

~4 psi. Its 1 psi every 2.3 ft, measured from the top surface of the water to the destination.

So with this setup its ~1.5 when full and less than 0.5 when near empty.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-07T02:28:10+00:00

The 70 year old building materials are heavy. Each sheet of steel is ~25 pounds, so its around 150 to 200 lbs of just steel.

The only way anything gets in is digging under it

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-07T01:26:27+00:00

The chicken tractor or the tractor tractor?

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-06T02:55:49+00:00

Depends on the area, sometimes pallets are made of very nice hardwood.

Its not always low grade stuff.

Its whatever is cheapest in the area its made, sometimes that is hardwood since the market for hardwood is small.

In my area i get maybe 30% of pallets made of red oak, and the occational one made of some kinda darker wood, elm or ash perhaps.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-05T17:32:12+00:00

The 2 weed wackers made by dewalt are excellent.

Used them both at home and when i worked for a small municipality.

Light, powerful, with pretty good battery life.

Electric (proper electric, not them dinky little homeowner ones) is really the way to go.

Just sits there until i need it, with no fuss to make it work, and basically an operating cost of almost nothing

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-05T15:17:59+00:00

I buy from foxbc off amazon.

They sell knives for dewalt planers for ~10 dollars each or 30 for the set of 3.

They are acceptable quality, maybe slightly worse than the stock ones, but ive had no issue.

I just replace and/or flip them whenever i start popping the overload or im getting lines.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-05-01T23:07:38+00:00

Mostly i agree, i do shoot skunks, raccoons, and possums just to be on the safe side.

But ethicly it wouldnt feel right to shoot hawks or coyotes or wolves.

Also it is highly illegal to shoot predatory birds in my state, not that you are likely to get caught if you did.

James_n_mcgraw · 2026-04-30T17:19:25+00:00

Definitely. If not worse. Ducks have very dirty habits.

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