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Post by Avenger on Sept 20, 2010 18:01:13 GMT -5
Napoleon sometingorother, and not Dynamite..... wait....... "XIV" See? Bing works as well as google That's roman for the 14th, BTW. I'm getting a lot of practice with the numerals because we have a station here that broadcasts a lot of old movies and TV shows and I'm always interested in how old they are. Another story... When the animated movie "Hercules" came out I went to see it with a friend. The scene where the two kids are faking being in trouble to trick Hercules, they're hollering for help and say "somebody call IX I I" ...... I'm the only one in the theatre who's cracking up.  |
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Post by Avenger on Sept 20, 2010 18:01:45 GMT -5
Out of control moderation?  I knew it was coming. Kiwi ROTFL! |
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Post by Avenger on Sept 23, 2010 11:45:03 GMT -5
A project that was years in the making..... okay, a year. I'd been gathering the pieces to do this for a while, but it wasn't urgent. Not urgent like, let's say, something for the boat. Shortly after we moved into our house we had a problem with our chimney flue. The guy who re-sleeved it said we should get the TV antenna off the chimney. Okay, I can understand that having that thing working around up there can't be good for bricks and mortar. But it's not urgent, so I'll get around to it eventually. A couple of weeks ago he came back to repoint the chimney and guess what? He must have moved the downlead which was probably already deteriorated and suddenly we're only getting three channels. Now it's urgent!!!! So where to put it, of course the first logical location is the roof, but based on past experience I have a strong dislike for roof penetrations, and besides, our roof is too steep to walk on. At least, I ain't going up there! So the next place is the side of the house, near the peak. So, following a rich tradition of over-engineering I made brackets from angle iron that could be attached to stainless angle tabs that I screwed right through the wall and into the studs so it would be nice and sturdy and not blow off in a hurricane. These are the brackets just prior to installation:  The marine part??? You're going to love this. See the allen-head bolt between the end of the bracket and the stainless tab? Salvaged rudder zinc bolts and nuts that I picked out of the gravel in the boatyard while I was working on my boat. The finished product:   There's a blow-boat part on it too because the weather vane in the yard is subject to too much turbulence and interference. As part of the over-engineering that box underneath the array is a rotator so the antenna can be turned 360 deg to point at a station's transmitter. Well, that it for that "Marine Grade" solution. Excuse me now, there's some fellows here that want me to try on a jacket. |
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Sept 23, 2010 12:02:23 GMT -5
Hows that Milwaukee HoleShooter? Mine will bust a bolt or your wrist... whichever breaks first! ws
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Post by Avenger on Sept 23, 2010 13:12:31 GMT -5
That one's the screwgun and it will happily twist screwheads off for you. I have one of their 3/8" Holeshooters, and you'd better get off the trigger if it locks up. The 1/2" has two handles and a warning label to "use two hands". That's one of the few warning labels that I actually pay attention to.
I used to think quite highly of their products, but I understand they're starting to make them offshore now.
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Sept 23, 2010 14:59:20 GMT -5
My 3/8 Holeshooter makes another 10-20 turns when you let go of the trigger and will BURY big honking deck screws! OFFSHORE?? Well probably south of the Rio Grande anyway... ws
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I knew it was coming.