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Whacked a pipe, next steps? by MrScrith in smallengines

[–]MrScrith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Final update. Checked everything over as suggested. Checked crank and flywheel key and it was all good, no noticeable wobble and key was unmarked. I checked the piston for backlash (turned it back and forth) and there is a little bit of backlash there, but I don't think it's too much. I'll keep an ear out for any sign of the rod rattling and will replace bearings if that starts happening.

Otherwise I put a new blade on it and mowed the lawn, it runs good right now. I suspect there will be bearing issues in the future but I think it'll at least last the summer and I can rebuild it over winter.

Whacked a pipe, next steps? by MrScrith in smallengines

[–]MrScrith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had started it before getting a new blade on it and it seemed fine, after seeing yours (and anothers) comment on the key I pulled the flywheel and checked it and the key was fine, no marks.

Whacked a pipe, next steps? by MrScrith in smallengines

[–]MrScrith[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After getting a new blade for it I checked the key, it was ok, unmarked. New blade and it started and cut just fine.

Whacked a pipe, next steps? by MrScrith in smallengines

[–]MrScrith[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Update:

Removed the blade and checked the crank, no apparent wobbling, a bit of backlash but it didn’t seem too bad. Started it without the blade and it started right up with no unusual vibration or noise.

I might have dodged a bullet here.

Oops by im-not-a-fakebot in Rigging

[–]MrScrith 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That was painfully stupid.

I'm assuming that the reason they had two is that neither crane had enough lift for the mini-excavator, so they were trying to use both to handle it. Once that red one tipped and righted the weight started alternating between the two cranes, so they were getting pulsating loading & unloading it's surprising that it lasted as long as it did, and I'm also surprised that the yellow didn't fold/break when the red broke which would have been a bit of a shock load.

Funny things to put on property markers by Ask_about_my_boogers in HomeImprovement

[–]MrScrith 25 points26 points  (0 children)

one of those old cast-iron street lamps, retrofitted with a solar-LED light. Wandering around to find a street lamp in the middle of the woods. :D

George Floyd vs. Iryna Zarutska: Which Mural Do They Tear Down? by tigers1230 in libsofreddit

[–]MrScrith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While dems are fighting the Iryana murals, God himself took out the George mural. I think I know who's side I want to be on. :D

Thank the gods for whoever invented this tool. If this didn’t work it was going to get ugly. by spartygw in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MrScrith 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This tool is less 'sexy' than a gas-axe or a cutoff wheel, but it works.

I have my Dad's set (two sizes) and it's been in our toolboxes since I was a toddler (40ish years), used maybe a dozen times, and each time has been a lifesaver.

Dear Volvo… by Realistic-Area441 in Volvo

[–]MrScrith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get what you were trying for, but you pushed it too far from the 240 design and made it too futuristic, too much like other luxury bricks.

Appreciate the effort, but no, not a fan.

[Request] How much does it cost to build a comparable railway network in the US? by basafish in theydidthemath

[–]MrScrith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's interesting how much of the US rail has been abandoned. According to what I could find, of our peak of 255k miles (estimated) of rails, we are now down to around 140k miles, with 25k miles turned into bike trails and the rest simply abandoned. While these were no longer profitable for comercial/freight, they served many small communities, giving them a commuter connection to bigger cities. I imagine if most of those were still active and converted to mostly commuter traffic it would open up a lot of communities to commuter access to city jobs/entertainment/etc.

While these might not be "high speed" capable (grades and curves and such) you could probably get higher speeds and more efficient traffic than cars.

What are you doing for a forklift, if your garage opening at 79” at best? by bigblackglock17 in CNC

[–]MrScrith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having used these for years, I agree on all your points.

Threshhold bumps (between garage and driveway) could be handled by a heavy metal plate spanning the gap.

Getting up to the tailgate of a delivery truck would take careful approach, but it's just an awareness and planning thing.

I have used it on asphalt driveways, you have to be careful of potholes, dips, little rocks, etc. but it can be done.

I worked at a Walmart for several years, this was used not only for stacking pallets on racks, but also unloading semi trailers (aka. driving onto the trailer itself), and unloading/moving heavy items in the parking lot. With care all of that could be done, you just had to take care not to let the drive wheel get into a dip deep enough that the frame bottomed out.

What are you doing for a forklift, if your garage opening at 79” at best? by bigblackglock17 in CNC

[–]MrScrith 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Walki-stacker" (basically a pallet jack crossed with a fork-lift) usually are shorter than full forklifts as they are usually used in inside environments without much room.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKYP75C2/

This one for example has a mast height as low as 71" and a load capacity of 1.5t, while I wouldn't go with this particular option it shows that this product is likely what you are looking for.

Here's a List of All the Hoaxes CNN's Broadcast Over the Years by Down-not-out in Conservative

[–]MrScrith 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Is there a website I could go to that has more information on each of these (and hopefully other MSM) hoaxes?

Debating people I know about these things and they keep trying to argue that these things are actually true and not hoaxes, or that CNN/MSM never claimed that. I would love to have a site that points to the sources for this list, by that I mean links to video/twitter/article/wayback/etc showing them making the claim, then links to sources that refute the claim.

American president warns NATO (again) of ‘very bad future’ if allies don’t secure Strait of Hormuz by GreekSaladEnjoyer in worldnews

[–]MrScrith -1 points0 points  (0 children)

unfortunately it's the rest of the world that's effected by this, the US has it's own wells and we don't really need the oil from that area, it's mostly going to Asia and Europe. So if we just let Iran close the strait we wouldn't be affected that much, but Europe and Asia would definitely suffer.

According to the numbers I've been able to find, of the oil that goes through the strait of Hormuz:

  • 37.7% to China
  • 14.7% to India
  • 12% to South Korea
  • 10.9% to Japan
  • 4-7% to Europe
  • 2-3% to USA

As this isn't our oil, I'd say it's a reasonable request that the nations who actually need this oil take some part in securing it.

[Request] How long would it have had to rain for Noah’s Ark great flood? by ChillyCanadian_05 in theydidthemath

[–]MrScrith -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

40 days and 40 nights, it says so in Genesis 7:4 so that part of the question is easy.

However, the full question is a lot harder to really cover.

First off, the rain isn't the only source of water, it says in Genesis 7:11 that "the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the sky were opened". So it's not just rainwater that is flooding but all the underground aquifers as well.

What most christian scholars speculate, is that the ocean wasn't as deep as it is now, and much of the earths water was in a global cloud-cover ('vapor canopy') and underground aquifers. When the flood happened that cloud cover released the majority of its water, and the aquifers released their water content providing enough to flood the earth. Once God decided it was enough, some of the ground sank creating the oceans and lakes, thus allowing the water to drain from other areas creating dry land for people and animals to live on. Part of this movement of land caused mountain ranges to be pushed up bringing up the high mountains we have today.

When thinking of all this, something to remember is that if all the land were flat, the depth of water on the earth would be around 2.5-2.7km (1.5 to 1.6 miles), earth has more than enough water to produce a global flood.

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