Friday Ramble: Filthie Gets Gas; Pop To The Rescue
I love that green…
Well it’s Friday. Me and the Niglet put on 10 km this morn and yesterday as well. I made it through yesterday without ibuprofen pain killers and may today as well. But … we’re still going to put on a few clicks, I may find myself hobbling so who knows. But we’re happy for now - it’s a start. I’m down about 4 pounds but ya lose fast up front when yer as bloated as I am. I don’t miss the junk food and pizza as much as I thought I would but it’s only been a week.
This week my new engine came in. I’ve been running the little RC planes on nitromethane glow fuel and that shite is going close to 40 dollars a gallon now… I went through 3 gallons this summer and could have easily gone through much more. Gasoline is much more economical and the upcoming Dirty Bird will need an even bigger engine…which will be even harder on fuel.
I got a little 10cc gasser for the Turd Bird.
I’m going to re-do the linkages and refurb it this winter if time allows.
I’m building a test stand to break in the new engine, and still working on the Dirty Bird. When completed it’s going to get a 20cc engine. I’m actually pretty busy with that and spending hours on the trail with Hannah.
She’s going to be a beauty if I can make a decent cowl for the engine. Dormant skills are coming back too, I have no unsightly gaps to worry about.
While tinkering with the new gas engine I had to tighten down that mini-spark plug. (You can see it in the pic above beside the knife). I don’t have a wrench that small, and a crescent is too big so I called Mom and asked if I could borrow one of Pop’s wrenches. She said I could have the lot…and God, I’m strongly tempted. They were my Dad’s, and they and a few other artifacts are all I have left of him.
Thanks, Dad.
Gawd I used to love to take Dad’s tools and play with them. As a teen I borrowed them and that drove poor Pop nuts too. He had everything neatly laid out and organized and kids don’t give a crap - when we were done we just opened a drawer and threw them in and called it good. A good mechanic has to know where his tools are and can’t waste time hunting for them. Somehow Pop survived… but he suffered a number of kid-related chimp outs and kiniptions along the way!
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I’m no mechanic, I’ve no room left for the chest, and Mom told me if I wanted anything to just take it. Looks like the rest of the family got in there and cleaned a bunch out…but I have all the tools I need for my purposes.
Pop’s tools will end up in the winds. Who knows - maybe some kid will end up with them, start a career…and then have kiniptions when his kids steel them on him! HAR HAR HAR HAR!!!
Gawd… I miss you Dad.
Hope your Friday is fast and short. Have a great weekend.
I don't know what happened to my Dads tools, maybe my disturbed older brother got them. 2 good sized cabinets, 40 plus years of machinist, tool and die maker tools, and of course he had general purpose tools. Born in 1913, was a machinist through WWll, Korea, Viet Nam. He worked at Consolidated, then Convair, and finally General Dynamics, all at the same plant. Died in '81, still miss him.
Gawd... 40 bux a gallon? It's been 30 years since I flew C/L Stunt and I seem to recall paying 9 and cringing then. The "new" thing in C/L is (hurling puking sounds here) ELECTRIC. And damn if they're not flying STUNT with the damn things.
Sorry... that's just wrong. I have a NOS Guillows ARROW free flight I'm going to dust off soon. It's been ages but I've been seeing a lot of building, etc., going on and doggone it I got the itch.
That's a fine looking motor you have there. I have a few Fox 35's and MY Dad's original DRONE Diesel from the 1940's and I can't even IMAGINE what fuel for that would cost... Nitromethane, ETHER, Amyl Nitrate, ethanol and of course Castor oil... I don't even know if anyone even SELLS that stuff.
That stab and elevator looks to be a work of art. Well done!
I have a few of the old man’s tools as well as a monkey wrench that was my grandfather’s. I’ve collected quite a few tools from friends that died (the wife gave them to me) I treasure all of them
>but I have all the tools I need for my purposes. I dunno Glen. I’m with Anon above. The point isn’t whether you need his tools. The point is they’re your dad’s tools. Now if you hated the old man, that’d be one thing. But you didn’t, right?
And on a practical note, I suspect his tools are of a vintage where there’s little if any Chinesium or other shoddy manufacture. That stuff has practical value on top of the sentimental stuff.
Keep'em Glen, you'll be glad you did. I had plenty of tools of my own. But when my dad passed, then my grandpa, then my F.I.L., i took their tools because no one else wanted them. Long process, but I kept the best for what I needed and gave a set to each of my boys on their birthdays and had enough to give a young father at church a decent starter set with a toolbox. Felt good. Scarecrow
One of Fogelberg's best. Always gets dusty wherever I hear it. Funny that Fogelberg is playing on my computer at the moment. I lost my father when I was 18... wish I could talk to him. SmileyFtW
I use my grandfather's tools all the time. My grandsons will get'em when I pass on. My grandfather liked to see me using his tools, they only rule was put put them , clean!, where you found them.
My Dad was a lifelong professional mechanic. I'm fortunate to have inherited all his tools--3 rollaways full of Mac, Snap-On, Craftsman (when they were good), etc. I have 6 bikes, so I'm always wrenching on them to keep 'em running. Every time I work on something, I'm reminded of Dad.
Geez! We all sound like Phil , LOL. I have Dad's and Grandpa's stuff to ( Dad , mastermechanic , heavy macinery and general stuff , Gramps was a Master machinist ) I love having it , but I wouldn't dare use it , some from the 20s and 30s , so that all adds up to 3 sets with my own kit . Danny in Quebekistan
If I were you, I would keep the tools. If you let them go, you will never get them back. Make a space for them -- you won't regret it.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what happened to my Dads tools, maybe my disturbed older brother got them. 2 good sized cabinets, 40 plus years of machinist, tool and die maker tools, and of course he had general purpose tools. Born in 1913, was a machinist through WWll, Korea, Viet Nam. He worked at Consolidated, then Convair, and finally General Dynamics, all at the same plant.
ReplyDeleteDied in '81, still miss him.
I bet your Dad had some stories to tell.
DeleteGawd... 40 bux a gallon? It's been 30 years since I flew C/L Stunt and I seem to recall paying 9 and cringing then. The "new" thing in C/L is (hurling puking sounds here) ELECTRIC. And damn if they're not flying STUNT with the damn things.
ReplyDeleteSorry... that's just wrong. I have a NOS Guillows ARROW free flight I'm going to dust off soon. It's been ages but I've been seeing a lot of building, etc., going on and doggone it I got the itch.
That's a fine looking motor you have there. I have a few Fox 35's and MY Dad's original DRONE Diesel from the 1940's and I can't even IMAGINE what fuel for that would cost... Nitromethane, ETHER, Amyl Nitrate, ethanol and of course Castor oil... I don't even know if anyone even SELLS that stuff.
That stab and elevator looks to be a work of art. Well done!
I have a few of the old man’s tools as well as a monkey wrench that was my grandfather’s. I’ve collected quite a few tools from friends that died (the wife gave them to me) I treasure all of them
ReplyDelete>but I have all the tools I need for my purposes.
ReplyDeleteI dunno Glen. I’m with Anon above. The point isn’t whether you need his tools. The point is they’re your dad’s tools. Now if you hated the old man, that’d be one thing. But you didn’t, right?
And on a practical note, I suspect his tools are of a vintage where there’s little if any Chinesium or other shoddy manufacture. That stuff has practical value on top of the sentimental stuff.
Keep'em Glen, you'll be glad you did. I had plenty of tools of my own. But when my dad passed, then my grandpa, then my F.I.L., i took their tools because no one else wanted them. Long process, but I kept the best for what I needed and gave a set to each of my boys on their birthdays and had enough to give a young father at church a decent starter set with a toolbox. Felt good.
ReplyDeleteScarecrow
One of Fogelberg's best. Always gets dusty wherever I hear it. Funny that Fogelberg is playing on my computer at the moment.
ReplyDeleteI lost my father when I was 18... wish I could talk to him.
SmileyFtW
I use my grandfather's tools all the time. My grandsons will get'em when I pass on.
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather liked to see me using his tools, they only rule was put put them , clean!, where you found them.
My Dad was a lifelong professional mechanic. I'm fortunate to have inherited all his tools--3 rollaways full of Mac, Snap-On, Craftsman (when they were good), etc. I have 6 bikes, so I'm always wrenching on them to keep 'em running. Every time I work on something, I'm reminded of Dad.
ReplyDeleteGeez! We all sound like Phil , LOL. I have Dad's and Grandpa's stuff to ( Dad , mastermechanic , heavy macinery and general stuff , Gramps was a Master machinist ) I love having it , but I wouldn't dare use it , some from the 20s and 30s , so that all adds up to 3 sets with my own kit . Danny in Quebekistan
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