Jim O'Neil's photos
Not pretty but
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Not pretty but it does the job.
The nuts holding the tire on the receiver rack aren't the same size as the lug nuts so I needed an extra wrench in the rig to get them off and on. I had an extra 3/4 inch deep socket int the junk (Unidentified treasure) box, I welded a handle on it & it does the job just fine and takes up very little space.
Tire, hitch receiver mount
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I purchased and put put a spare tire rack in the hitch receiver on my truck (Having the spare under the rig can be a problem if you need it when you're off pavement.).
homeless camp
new tool
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Why you shouldn't throw away your beer cans:
I needed an off beat wrench so....
I cut and carved a template out of wood, used it to make a sand mold, melted an ingot of aluminum (One of many I smelted from aluminum cans and keep just for jobs such as this.), in my home built propane fired smelting furnace and cast this wrench.
Works fine!
smelting
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My propane fired smelting furnace.
A crude portable setup but it's adequate to melt 4 or 5 pounds on aluminum.
I also built a small electric smelter suitable for small projects.
afternoon moose
OK
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today's catch
yep, there's a moose in the picture
Ya see me now?
I spy
yawn
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trials
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sooner
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Beside the stream
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break
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away
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30 May
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I know, only a couple of days away from summer.
However it's around 44° F. and rainy out, a cheerful little fire's nice to have on a day like today.
