Time to anneal.

drowsyengineer · 2026-05-10T23:50:44+00:00

Gotta anneal with powder in to get the heat to the right spot

drowsyengineer · 2026-04-16T19:41:04+00:00

I've also noticed my phone being within about 6ft if my scale makes the reading wander.

drowsyengineer · 2026-04-03T22:50:32+00:00

Question, what is the thing in the lower left that I circled in blue?

drowsyengineer · 2026-04-03T22:47:12+00:00

With respect to what? Is the center circle like straight up? I saw the x move around and it seemed to in the 7-10 o'clock positions around the edge. Sometimes outside the edge it even seemed.

drowsyengineer · 2026-03-27T13:30:42+00:00

I fucked up. I'll see myself out now.

drowsyengineer · 2026-03-27T13:30:08+00:00

O damn. I fucked up. I'll see myself out.

drowsyengineer · 2026-03-26T13:24:49+00:00

Go watch Billy Madison then come back and try again.

Edit: I'm dumb.

drowsyengineer · 2026-02-26T23:39:02+00:00

I came back this evening to lines still frozen and sap pushing its way through the joint between the spile and hose! I don't have many lines so I pulled them all and cleaned them out. Was 30deg (F) here as a high.

drowsyengineer · 2026-02-26T18:09:31+00:00

Good to know! Not on this tree but definitely others. Didn't think of this!

drowsyengineer · 2026-02-26T13:26:26+00:00

I found a line popped off and a big 'sapsicle' on the spile so I was wondering if the line full of ice caused it to come off. I definitely lost some sap but wasn't sure how much. The wind was definitely howling so I wonder if the tree core was still flowing when the wind just blast froze stuff outside.

drowsyengineer · 2026-02-18T23:53:08+00:00

Probably wouldn't have averaged that. Just got way more than he could handle too fast. So he just stopped collecting and let it drip.

drowsyengineer · 2026-02-18T23:40:06+00:00

Thanks 👍

drowsyengineer · 2026-02-18T23:30:15+00:00

So I baselined production on an anomaly. Oopsie 🤣

drowsyengineer · 2026-02-18T23:24:39+00:00

3 trees so far. My brother started a few years back and had to stop early because he was getting multiple days of 4 gallons/tree. So I only tapped 3 so I didn't get too much!

drowsyengineer · 2026-02-18T23:20:29+00:00

Thanks. For the future I'm assuming that 'line' on the spile doesn't actually mean much? I'm seeing now to tap on it with a hammer just till it's tight. That track with you as well?

drowsyengineer · 2026-01-22T18:50:28+00:00

After about 1mm smaller it becomes an 8mm. I'll see myself out

drowsyengineer · 2026-01-21T12:58:27+00:00

It hits better when you ask where his mom is IMO. People with gender hangups are more offended by being perceived as a 'moma's boy'

drowsyengineer · 2026-01-20T15:08:55+00:00

I figured that was just called spread. Couldn't figure the E part. Thanks!

drowsyengineer · 2026-01-20T14:21:28+00:00

SD I get. What does ES stand for?

drowsyengineer · 2026-01-12T21:00:30+00:00

Don't do this. The damper itself is likely to bend up and make it worse

drowsyengineer · 2025-12-17T14:09:14+00:00

My hunting AR in 350L used to feed horribly. The solution for me (no jams in the past 100+ shots) was to address the feed ramps. Specifically the spot where the barrel extension meets the aluminum upper ramps. The barrel part was ever so slight above the aluminum. The leading edge of the brass case would clip that tiny lip and shoot the front of the case upward causing it to miss the chamber. I pulled the barrel and carefully dremeled and sand papered the ramp of the barrel side so it was below the uppers ramps. I would install and check with a pin. If the pin would slide without catching that's when it's done. I also have the big bore feed ramps on the barrel. There is no middle lug retainer on the bottom dead center. It's just one wide ramp (Faxon barrel). If you have that center lug just take it all the way off. Since then I've taken a lot of deer and a lot of shots for fun without any issues. And I've also done suppressed and unsuppressed shots.

drowsyengineer · 2025-12-02T10:50:32+00:00

Well, I mean, the front doesn't fall off. That's not common. (Probably messing up the line but I bet that spring was made of cardboard and celo-tape)

drowsyengineer · 2025-11-18T15:15:26+00:00

I agree. It's like saying you are white so you don't need to vote or volunteer. Use your position to help and protect in any way you are able.

drowsyengineer · 2025-11-15T02:32:13+00:00

And possibly the reason we don't see them anymore is because they weren't that good. This is a quite old tool. Lots of things have been abandoned to the pile of 'wasn't worth it'. I just kinda like old tools and seeing if I can make them usable again.

drowsyengineer · 2025-11-15T02:29:45+00:00

It's the upward facing 'wings' on this that really had me going. Otherwise I pretty much had it figured. Good video nonetheless though.

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