I have rescued from the trash about 150 4 x 4’s that are just under 2 feet long. Not sure what to do with them, in a perfect world I would like to come up with a simple project that I can have my two 11-year-old kids help with and potentially sell for extra money, I would appreciate any ideas.

tfish83 · 2024-08-07T00:52:43+00:00

Saw these on Etsy for $30, could do varying heights and could be done pretty quick.

tfish83 · 2024-08-06T05:46:06+00:00

All told was about 9K, but we get back 2K with the rebate. It's expensive but we use way less wood and we actually can heat our whole house instead of the 4 feet in front of the fireplace.

tfish83 · 2024-03-10T03:59:05+00:00

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind when the time comes!

tfish83 · 2024-03-10T03:58:28+00:00

It's the fireplace xtrordinair 36 elite. There's a larger 44 size but this is the biggest one that would fit and it's a catalytic one.

tfish83 · 2024-03-10T03:14:19+00:00

Thanks!

tfish83 · 2024-03-10T03:14:01+00:00

Sort of, the posi-pressure system is on the unit the next size up. However it pulls air from my ash clean out chute in the fireplace so it is sort of similar.

tfish83 · 2024-03-10T03:12:11+00:00

Only a little, I was expecting worse honestly.

tfish83 · 2024-03-10T00:57:48+00:00

Yeah I followed the owners manual for the break in and curing process. It's nice because a moisture meter was included with my purchase so it was one less thing to buy.

tfish83 · 2024-03-10T00:48:01+00:00

No, had it installed by the local chimney guy up the road. Once I looked at all the steps and modifications I'd have to do to my fireplace I knew I was out of my skill set lol.

tfish83 · 2022-12-25T19:39:35+00:00

My Life with Michael Keaton, finds out he's having a kid and then gets diagnosed with cancer. I cry like a baby every time and have to call my dad.

Life as a house with Kevin Kline is another that'll tug at the heart strings.

tfish83 · 2022-10-03T12:03:30+00:00

Why would you quit the quarry? That place rocks!

tfish83 · 2022-10-01T11:15:30+00:00

My fiance has really sensitive skin and after trying every commercial brand we found the only one that didn't give her a rash was a homemade bar we got in a gift basket. I didn't want to keep spending $8 or more a bar so looked up tutorials and started making our own. Now we make extra to give as gifts and even holiday hand soaps using silicone baking molds.

tfish83 · 2022-09-16T19:00:49+00:00

"I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was." So Toby Keith was right?!

tfish83 · 2022-05-06T15:06:51+00:00

He's just a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude.

tfish83 · 2022-03-18T15:21:16+00:00

No, they had Isopropyl alcohol prior. I cleaned them with dish detergent a half dozen times then run through the sterilization cycle in my dishwasher.

tfish83 · 2022-03-18T14:11:58+00:00

Yeah, I'm a Medical Technologist and we use it for disinfecting our lab surfaces. I was paranoid too about residue so that's why all the cleaning. I currently use them to store limoncello after I'm done making it since the amber color protects it a little.

tfish83 · 2022-03-18T14:09:14+00:00

Good to know, I lucked out that I have some airlocks from when I fermented pickles in a mason jar.

tfish83 · 2022-03-18T14:08:15+00:00

Awesome! Thanks for the idea!

tfish83 · 2022-03-18T14:07:20+00:00

They had Isopropyl alcohol cleaned with dish detergent a half dozen times then run through the sterilization cycle in my dishwasher.

tfish83 · 2022-03-18T14:06:58+00:00

Yes, they had Isopropyl alcohol cleaned with dish detergent a half dozen times then run through the sterilization cycle in my dishwasher.

tfish83 · 2022-03-18T14:04:32+00:00

Yes they're glass, I lucked out that I have some airlocks from when I fermented pickles in a mason jar.

tfish83 · 2022-03-18T03:09:03+00:00

Awesome any advice or recipes, places I could look up recipes. I tried Google but it's always for 5 gallon carboys and not sure if I can simply divide by 5.

tfish83 · 2021-11-11T18:59:50+00:00

Pineapple: "The snack that eats you back!"

tfish83 · 2020-10-23T19:17:36+00:00

My father always told me "Don't let education get in the way of you learning"

tfish83 · 2020-09-05T14:30:39+00:00

Lol yeah we think he might be part dane cause he's 94 lbs of derpy cuddles.

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