I'm now a ways on the wrong side of 50 years old. I've been weight training and doing light cardio for a few months now. Progress is... not bad! But it's also a bit slower than what I've experienced in the past.
An advertisement-free blog about motorcycling, Northern life, home improvement, power plants, submarines, nuclear stuff, and a few other off-beat subjects. Comments are welcome. (Image is the Selway Crags in Northern Idaho)
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Saturday, May 21, 2016
More LED lighting
A few years ago, I had four incandescent garage lights replaced with 7 fluorescent tube lights fixtures, for a total of 14 bulbs, each 4 ft long. I have 6 fixtures above the car bays, and one fixture by the man-door alcove. Each bulb is 32 Watts, for a total of 448 Watts.
Over the years, I've had to replace a great number of bulbs, and they aren't cheap. They run about $4 apiece, and I seem to be replacing 1-2 every month. I suspect it's reduced mercury content causing the failure to ignite after a short time in service. Also we turn them on and off quite a bit, which is hard on fluorescent bulbs.
Over the years, I've had to replace a great number of bulbs, and they aren't cheap. They run about $4 apiece, and I seem to be replacing 1-2 every month. I suspect it's reduced mercury content causing the failure to ignite after a short time in service. Also we turn them on and off quite a bit, which is hard on fluorescent bulbs.
Friday, May 20, 2016
Monday, May 09, 2016
KH500 refurbishment - May Update
The KH500 cylinder boring is done! The cylinders arrived, along with the new pistons. The center cylinder was scrap, so a replacement was found and bored to the same size.
Thursday, May 05, 2016
Beer Labels
Update. I'm working on a rather long post about four-stroke engines. It's taking a lot of time because there's a lot of history and design to mention.
In the meantime, I've completed gluing down the beer labels on a sheet of 24"x36" acid-free paper. I need to press it flat somehow, and then it will looks better. There's quite a bit of color, shapes and artwork in the labels. After I figure out how to press it flat, I will get a fiberglass resin coat on it for gloss.
In the meantime, I've completed gluing down the beer labels on a sheet of 24"x36" acid-free paper. I need to press it flat somehow, and then it will looks better. There's quite a bit of color, shapes and artwork in the labels. After I figure out how to press it flat, I will get a fiberglass resin coat on it for gloss.
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