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Costello Jello posted:But maybe not chemistry classes, because magnetite is in fact a type of iron oxide (Fe3O4). I don't think you understand that I am not disagreeing with you, I am explaining why I made a fine distinction in terminology. Of course magnetite is made of one particular version of iron oxide. e. But also a geologist would not point at a hunk of magenetite and say "this is iron oxide," they'd say "this is magnetite, a mineral whose primary chemical composition is iron oxide," because the latter is more precise than the former. Geologists care about what is a rock, what is a mineral, what is a chemical. It's a taxonomoic nomenclature thing. Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Aug 16, 2013 |
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hayden. posted:Oh you tease, simply buying magnetite like that is impossible around here I would guess. Did you find it locally or have to get it shipped for a ridiculous price? It actually wasn't too horrible. I think I paid about 300 bucks at the ceramics place, all told. Including the clay and the magnetite. It wasn't exactly dirt cheap though... They had to bring it in, no one carries that much magnetite glaze just to have it in stock, but they didn't charge me some exorbitant price to ship it in. Nice people. gently caress, really? Refractory mortar? That poo poo is expensive as hell. Was it that ITC whatever numbers stuff? apatite posted:Will say it again: your electric tractor thread is what got me truly hooked on SA. Before that it was more of an occasional time-waster. Now there is this awesome DIY community and my heart is so warm and fuzzy all the time. Oh, the beautiful projects...  They were actually all really positive about it, and really interested. I spent a ton of time talking about it, explaining various pieces and how they work. I didn't get a lot of smithing time because of it, but that's alright.Leperflesh posted:Could you smelt iron oxide? I know ceramicists use it as a glaze component, which means it's available in refined powdered form in bags of a reasonable size from ceramics supply companies. As far as I am aware, all iron smelting is done with an iron oxide (of whatever chemical composition) as a feedstock. If you're recycling iron, it's usually called refining, or taking high carbon pig iron or cast iron and reducing it to various forms of high/low carbon steel. I tried to buy from axner, fuckers wouldn't ship what I wanted to Canada  Rapulum_Dei posted:If you're interested in that sort of thing I have a friend who has a modified old ferguson tractor with a V8 engine. Not really my bag, but by all means, please post some pictures. Well done engine swaps are cool.
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I keep telling people about the slow race, but nobody seems to find it nearly as exciting and/or entertaining as I do, not even my sister, who has far more experience driving the things than I do. How is an event where tractors intentionally go extremely slow not hilarious?
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You have no idea how happy it made me to see so many new posts and pictures (of awesome tractors no less) in this thread! Again, thanks for taking the time to document all of this, it's much appreciated.
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Slung Blade posted:Not really my bag, but by all means, please post some pictures. Well done engine swaps are cool. I'll not clog up the thread with it but if anyone wants to take a look here's some pictures http://www.jrv8.co.uk/gallery.php Interested to see how the smelting goes. I bought the plans a while ago to build a foundry and have managed to source a supplier for refractory cement at a reasonable price so the only thing stopping me is my own lack of urgency.
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GabrielAisling posted:I keep telling people about the slow race, but nobody seems to find it nearly as exciting and/or entertaining as I do, not even my sister, who has far more experience driving the things than I do. How is an event where tractors intentionally go extremely slow not hilarious? Especially one where Slungblade shows up with his crazy homemade electric tractor to defeat the man who cared so much about the race that he built a custom gearbox for his tractor and had won the last 5 years. Talk about Shakespearean drama.
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Costello Jello posted:Especially one where Slungblade shows up with his crazy homemade electric tractor to defeat the man who cared so much about the race that he built a custom gearbox for his tractor and had won the last 5 years. Talk about Shakespearean drama. If only Slungblade were a woman dressed as a man and the man was a man dressed as a woman and there was some crazy love triangle which ends happily then everyone died - then it would be Shakespearean drama!
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GabrielAisling posted:How is an event where tractors intentionally go extremely slow not hilarious? I know! I was grinning like a fiend the whole time! Parachute posted:You have no idea how happy it made me to see so many new posts and pictures (of awesome tractors no less) in this thread! Again, thanks for taking the time to document all of this, it's much appreciated. You're most welcome, I'm glad you enjoy my ramblings. Rapulum_Dei posted:I'll not clog up the thread with it but if anyone wants to take a look here's some pictures http://www.jrv8.co.uk/gallery.php That's pretty baller lookin man. Neat stuff, and tastefully done. Costello Jello posted:Especially one where Slungblade shows up with his crazy homemade electric tractor to defeat the man who cared so much about the race that he built a custom gearbox for his tractor and had won the last 5 years. Talk about Shakespearean drama. His gearbox wasn't custom, as far as I know. It was just absurdly slow. Still, thanks for the mental image.
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Slung, I asked where you bought the magnetite and said it was the same place you got the clay, but I'm not sure you mentioned where you got the clay? What's the brand on the bag for it? Also, how much was it per bag? I found a ceramic store nearby asking $192 for a 50 pound bag of iron oxide and that sounds like bullshit to me.
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hayden. posted:Slung, I asked where you bought the magnetite and said it was the same place you got the clay, but I'm not sure you mentioned where you got the clay? What's the brand on the bag for it? Also, how much was it per bag? I found a ceramic store nearby asking $192 for a 50 pound bag of iron oxide and that sounds like bullshit to me. Oh, sorry hayden. I got everything at this place: http://www.ceramicscanada.net/ I bought 400 pounds of magnetite, 100 pounds of epk, and 50 pounds of ball clay. If I remember right, the total was around 400 bucks, but I don't remember the details on the cost of each. Iron oxide you get from a ceramics place will be extremely finely ground and very pure, they use it for pigment and it's way too expensive for smelting work. This magnetite is meant for glaze jobs, and is correspondingly cheaper, since it's not supposed to be as pure and such. Not sure of the brand, I'll check out the bags and post back later. Edit: it's laguna clay products: http://www.lagunaclay.com/ Slung Blade fucked around with this message at 01:48 on Sep 8, 2013 |
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First round of parts ordered. I bought a whole set of brake conversion kits from Summit, discs all around, and a new master cylinder. But, in order to ship to Canada, Summit wanted an extra 400 bucks. UPS or whoever would probably charge an extra 2-300 on top of that as a bullshit 'brokerage' fee. gently caress. That. Time for a road trip! My sister and I hopped in my little hyundai and bombed on down to Sweetgrass Montana and the shipping outlet located there, shipping to this warehouse was free! Had to get out and stretch in Lethbridge. They've got an awesome park down there.   Sis managed to capture a train going over the high level bridge as we were leaving town.  We also stopped at Head Smashed In Buffalo jump. Native people from this area used to drive buffalo over the cliffs to their doom. Incredibly clever way of harvesting a lot of meat all at once. Incredibly scenic too.    We avoided the interpretive walk though...  Nice sunset on the way back home.  Annnd, the reason we went down there: PARTS Parts, like WHEELS  And sexy sexy brakes!  Por-15 products in stupid quantities.  Rear brakes.  The rest of the front brakes.  Even came with new wheel studs, that's convenient considering Canadian Tire stripped a bunch of the existing ones not realizing they're reverse threaded on one side of the car.  And a new, proper master cylinder and reservoir.  So, finally some progress. Things to get in the short term: -LSD suregrip insert for the diff, since I'm going to be taking the axles out to get the brakes on anyway, may as well do it when it's all apart. New bearings for the same reason. -Axle seals and that crush sleeve thing Kastein talked about. -Lugs for the new studs and wheels. -Tires. -Maybe some ball joints for the front? -Probably an automotive hydraulic press or something. e: Also, for anyone not following the blacksmith thread, I forged down that rock into a couple of small iron bits.  Not a lot of iron there, but it sure was fun making it. Slung Blade fucked around with this message at 03:49 on Oct 8, 2013 |
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Slung Blade posted:PARTS! Awesome! Hopefully I'll be picking up some new brake hardware soon as well (but I won't be driving to Montana to get it). Do you have a thread going in AI for this?
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I just mainlined this thread. Nice home! You have lots of room to play in; it's just a shame that the weather keeps slowing you down  Thank you for sharing your adventures with us all.
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I find it very strange how you have so much trouble finding big chunks of hematite/magnetite, while I sit here in Northern Canada literally surrounded by 65%+ Fe lump ore and sinter fines (though shipping is killer). I hope you took precautions against manganosis!
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That funnel works really well for bleeding coolant. Learned about it from this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUpXgAJ1gjU
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dwoloz posted:That funnel works really well for bleeding coolant. Learned about it from this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUpXgAJ1gjU I insisted he get it when he was putting together a Summit order. Jamal from the AI Subaru thread turned me onto it as Subarus are a pain to bleed. Absolutely phenomenal tool for something so simple. Lisle's trim puller tools are also great. I bought the pricey KTC Japanese tools but Lisle's trim clip pliers work just as well with only a slightly nastier finish and half the price. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Nov 2, 2013 |
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Decoy Badger posted:I find it very strange how you have so much trouble finding big chunks of hematite/magnetite, while I sit here in Northern Canada literally surrounded by 65%+ Fe lump ore and sinter fines (though shipping is killer). I hope you took precautions against manganosis! Holy poo poo I didn't even know that was a thing. Uh, well hopefully there wasn't a lot of manganese in that magnetite. I know big smelters use manganese a lot, but I skipped adding any independent of whatever was in the ore already. Thanks for warning me.
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Wow, this is an amazing thread, just got through all of it. How is the car project going?
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SpannerX posted:Wow, this is an amazing thread, just got through all of it. Extremely slowly. I'm going to do the diff when I do the rear brakes, save myself from taking the axles apart twice. Just need to save up a little for the limited slip insert and actually find time to jack it up and pull an axle so I know how many splines it is. That will determine my options (there's a neat thing from Eaton I'd like to use but it's 33 spline only as far as I know). I should do the front brakes though, just to say I've done something. Anything.
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Hey, this thread hasn't been updated in awhile. What's going on at Slungland?
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Hey, this thread hasn't been updated in awhile. What's going on at Slungland? Metre deep snow drifts everywhere. Feral cats roaming the hamlet. Charlie up in the trees.  Acquiring more boxes! So many loving boxes. I'm not going to have any room to work in my drat garage.  Also, LIFT  Trying to get in better shape. I used to lift all the time at my old job, not as regular as I'd like. With the home gym I've been pretty drat consistent since November though, so yay for that. I have to do something, I'd freeze to death working outside right now.
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Show us what you did with the contents of a box labeled "BALZAC MEATS." Also, you cook, you're a homeowner, you're extremely handy, and you lift weights. Do you have to just like, constantly brush off all the women that stick to you like socks fresh from the dryer?
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Finding a girl you'd actually want to date in small towns surrounded by vast rural areas isn't so easy. I totally recommend moving to a big city for anyone who's unhitched.
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Leperflesh posted:Show us what you did with the contents of a box labeled "BALZAC MEATS." I'm fat. I have literally never had the problems you describe.  Also the Balzac meats box was full of delicious beef jerky. And... I think one flank steak. Which, hey, if anyone is interested, makes a pretty good boxcutter when frozen, and a pretty nice chili when it's not.
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Leperflesh posted:Show us what you did with the contents of a box labeled "BALZAC MEATS." Costello Jello posted:Finding a girl you'd actually want to date in small towns surrounded by vast rural areas isn't so easy. I totally recommend moving to a big city for anyone who's unhitched.
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Slung Blade posted:... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F38WmjxnvMk (warning, 90's as all hell)
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Slung Blade posted:I'm fat. Hey, don't be down on yourself! I married a fat guy. He cooks, cleans, and is somewhat handy (but not as handy as you). We're fixing up a house together. Anyway, if he can find a lady so can you! Can't wait to see updates from your little homestead this year!
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married fat dude chiming in. my daily wardrobe usually falls into the range of "fat unabomber" - you too can find the right one! 
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Marriage proposal still stands. 
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Wandering Knitter posted:Marriage proposal still stands. I keep telling you lady. come to Canada.
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I would find a way to attend that wedding, but the favors would have to be little knit get out frogs and handmade iron nails. In all seriousness, you need goats. A weather and a few nanny goats will make your life so interesting. They provide landscaping, entertainment and help to improve puzzle-solving abilities by escaping their enclosure and daring you to figure out how.
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GabrielAisling posted:I would find a way to attend that wedding, but the favors would have to be little knit get out frogs and handmade iron nails. From what I remember of his plot, it may not be big enough to really support goats. Chickens, on the other hand...
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:From what I remember of his plot, it may not be big enough to really support goats. Chickens, on the other hand... That's what hay is for.  Chickens do provide many of the same benefits. Well, all of the same benefits, plus you don't have to trim hooves.
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I too recommend mini feathered velociraptors. I don't know much a box of allegedly free range eggs are where you come from but my hens cost $3 each and produce one each a day 9 months of a year. And that's without conning them with a light to get them to lay through the winter.
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Pretty stupid suggestions. The only farm that'll actually work on Slung Blades plot is obviously an ostrich farm. Contrary to what people think, they can absolutely survive a harsh Canadian winter.  I once had a boxing match with one of those bastards that stole my gloves. She actually looked a lot like this vicious critter  I didn't win the fight and consider myself lucky to be alive today. An ostrich would pretty much rape a velociraptor even on a bad feather-day. Every ostrich is determined to ruin your day, and that's just what they'll do. Even sharks haven't got the self-esteem of an ostrich.  Vote ostrich:1 Sir Cornelius fucked around with this message at 13:33 on Mar 2, 2014 |
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Bonus: Ostriches can be ridden.
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Rotten Cookies posted:Bonus: Ostriches can be ridden. Unnecessary. If the plot's not big enough for goats, there's no need to raise ill-tempered chocobos. Chickens are small, entertaining and tasty.
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What about Emu? Same attitude as an ostrich but with about 2/3 of the size. You could always get a Cassowary? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA58sS3x2Oo
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Ferremit posted:What about Emu? Same attitude as an ostrich but with about 2/3 of the size. "Hey Frank! Check out this Cassowary I just picked up. They're really easy to take care of and aharghhhhh!" <Cassowary disembowels Slung Blade>
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But imagine the Thanksgiving dinner you could have with an Ostrich instead of Turkey. You could feed 50.
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