The Czickness LII.2…..the sunshine and roses version.

[llh1956]

Oh dang, Mr. Wizard ..... that's terrible to hear. It's the flu season, and many have it, but with asthma, it would be horrible .

My lower chest is killing me when I have to cough. I am using breathing treatments to help and a coupe other meds.

 

[ChrisK]

There is some respiratory crap going around right now. Henri and I have been battling it for days now. Praying you get better Wizard. Breathing treatments hopefully will be helpful in getting you over this.

 

[patience0830]

There is some respiratory crap going around right now. Henri and I have been battling it for days now. Praying you get better Wizard. Breathing treatments hopefully will be helpful in getting you over this.

Yup. I'm still barking the last of the congestion out of my chest from my bout with it. Hope y'all kick it quickly.

 

[Born2vette]

My lower chest is killing me when I have to cough. I am using breathing treatments to help and a coupe other meds.

Feel well soon Wiz!

 

[T-DOGG]

Tisas 9mm slide machining complete. Ballcut, French border, beveled front/nose, flat top cut with serrations, light dehorn of ejection port. Cold blued for now. Next stop is AllenM for cerakote.

 

[T-DOGG]

Good evening fellas! It's been a bad week since I came done with the flu last Wednesday. I have not been this sick in a long time. It has also affected my asthma.

Hoping you get on the mend soon my friend!

 

[wtburnette]

Morning all...

Hope The Wizard, Chris K and patience all get feeling better soon (and anyone else under the weather)!

 

[mcapo]

WARNING: Venting post....read at your own risk...

Appliance install from - not heaven....

Fridge required (expected and planned for) cabinet modifications. No big deal except my old table saw had a screw failure that took an good hour to fix. Fridge had enough packing tape and finish protection wrap to fill a trash bag. How long to install a fridge (which included moving old fridge to basement - old basement fridge to SIL's house)? Oh...about four hours....plus a lunch break.

Double Wall Oven - Well....the rough in dimensions that Frigidaire list where exactly the width of my rough-in - which is masonry. Keep that is mind - brick.

The width had zero variance from the rough-in minimum so every slight variation in the brick or mortar caused a bind. At first, I thought I would grind off the offending masonry areas. Quickly decided against that, grabbed some saws and "reduced" the width of the oven unit. Problem solved. Warranty voided. Final fitment today, as this turned into 4 more hours of frustration...

Then the cooktop. Same deal with Fridgidaire. Rough in measurements (yes, I checked before buying) had zero variance but in this case my rough-in was at the wide end of the range. which meant that the glass was resting on the just the slightest bit of countertop so I have to mount some 3/4" brackets to the granite. Fun...but...

The cooktop installation guide calls for 5mm of glass to countertop clearance. WTH? See Figure 9 below. The only mounting hardware are two little flimsy "retainer" brackets. They mount to the center on each side. If you provide 5mm of clearance to the countertop, the cooktop will clearly rock back and forth on the brackets. My existing radiant unit just sat flush. I am a little confused here.

I ask the internet for answers but that was just wasted time....

 

[mcapo]

Tisas 9mm slide machining complete. Ballcut, French border, beveled front/nose, flat top cut with serrations, light dehorn of ejection port. Cold blued for now. Next stop is AllenM for cerakote.

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You do nice work - any chance you do appliance installs?

 

[mcapo]

Not mine...just keeping us "focused" lol

 

[WebSnyper]

I'm always amazed at the classified ads that list a bazillion upgrades but state the gun has never been shot.

It's not collector's items, as they had no problem swapping out a ton of parts.

I always want to shoot a gun both before and after even minor upgrades for function.

Now I have been guilty of putting a gun back in the safe as a spare or even a spare to a spare, after shooting it for function check.

I get that one can test function to some extent without firing, but not 100%.

Just seems odd to me.

@mcapo sorry about all the appliance install troubles.

 

[Hoosier45]

I'm always amazed at the classified ads that list a bazillion upgrades but state the gun has never been shot.

It's not collector's items, as they had no problem swapping out a ton of parts.

I always want to shoot a gun both before and after even minor upgrades for function.

Now I have been guilty of putting a gun back in the safe as a spare or even a spare to a spare, after shooting it for function check.

I get that one can test function to some extent without firing, but not 100%.

Just seems odd to me.

@mcapo sorry about all the appliance install troubles.

I also like “this has been my daily carry” and “never been fired” in the same sentence.

 

[wtburnette]

I'm always amazed at the classified ads that list a bazillion upgrades but state the gun has never been shot.

It's not collector's items, as they had no problem swapping out a ton of parts.

I always want to shoot a gun both before and after even minor upgrades for function.

Now I have been guilty of putting a gun back in the safe as a spare or even a spare to a spare, after shooting it for function check.

I get that one can test function to some extent without firing, but not 100%.

Just seems odd to me.

@mcapo sorry about all the appliance install troubles.

Yep. I have never owned a gun I didn't shoot.

I also like “this has been my daily carry” and “never been fired” in the same sentence.

This is the worst. Even if it's a duplicate of another gun, every gun is different. If you haven't ran at least a couple hundred rounds through it, how do you know it's reliable enough to carry...

 

[Hoosier45]

Yep. I have never owned a gun I didn't shoot.



This is the worst. Even if it's a duplicate of another gun, every gun is different. If you haven't ran at least a couple hundred rounds through it, how do you know it's reliable enough to carry...

That’s a lot of blind faith in a QC department.

 

[Firehawk]

Not mine...just keeping us "focused" lol

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What is the top right?

 

[bcannon]

Morn'n fellas :bgoOJ:

Yep. I have never owned a gun I didn't shoot.



This is the worst. Even if it's a duplicate of another gun, every gun is different. If you haven't ran at least a couple hundred rounds through it, how do you know it's reliable enough to carry...

I have 1 gun that hasn't been shot except from the factory. I really would love to shoot it but being its a collector, made in extremely low quantities and I can't get another without spending mega $$, I'd hate to see dolla bills fly along with the lead if I did shoot it, so I do understand the "not shooting it" thing. Other than that 1, I shoot'em all, especially the ones intended for carry or home defense.

 

[MindfulMan]

Top of the morning !

 

[mcapo]

What is the top right?

Add that to the long list of questions that I cannot answer.

 

[Bennettjh]

GM everyone. I couldn't bring myself to carry a gun I haven't shot and trust. Get to know what kind of ammo it likes, etc.

We're less than a week away from the 1911 class!

 

[mcapo]

Morn'n fellas :bgoOJ:


I have 1 gun that hasn't been shot except from the factory. I really would love to shoot it but being its a collector, made in extremely low quantities and I can't get another without spending mega $$, I'd hate to see dolla bills fly along with the lead if I did shoot it, so I do understand the "not shooting it" thing. Other than that 1, I shoot'em all, especially the ones intended for carry or home defense.

I have collector* guns and I have shooter guns.

Not sure either category ever gets shot anymore....

* - by collector guns that usually means some oddball gun that only I would want like a Springfield P9...



EDIT: and, no, I haven't shoot that gun...