My buddy Bob came down yesterday morning with the deck off of his mower. One of the brackets that holds up the back of the deck pulled out. He had things all cleaned up so it was an easy fix. I TIG welded it back in but that really was overkill. However, I don't have my MIG set up because the wire rusts if I leave it in the machine. I took the camera out to the shop with me but I had left the memory card in my laptop. While it was just a little repair, with the TIG it was sho' nuff a sexy one.
Surly and the boys showed up just about the time we were loading the deck up and he brought me a gift. That would be the photo above. Surly's thinking that just might be what I need to put under the Rickati. It's funny about the timing, because I had just pulled the tarp off the bike to show Bob who just happens to be the Ducati single specialist. I should see if I can get the wheel adapted and then get the motor out of the bike and then let Bob do his magic. I've done quite a bit of work for him over the years, so I've got a rebuild coming. I think Surly wants to ride the bike - or maybe he doesn't want to get stuck with another half finished project when I check out.
Besides bringing me the wheel, Surly wanted to use my bead blaster. I went to Harbor Freight on Friday to get some more glass bead but they were out, of course. I was planning on draining all the old stuff out and giving it blaster the once-over. As it ended up, the blaster decided to not work at all. Something was plugging up the hose, the gloves are starting to rip where they are attached to the cabinet and the protective film needs to be replaced on the glass. So Surly got shut out but I ordered some glass bead and new gloves from the Harbor Freight web site. I put the items in the cart and the shipping came out to only $6.99 so I went ahead and made the order. I'll tune everything else up while I'm waiting for the order to come in. I'm curious to see what's in the sump that was plugging the pick-up tube.
After Surly left I mowed the backyard and then went walkies with my running buddy and her clan. We did three miles and I was ready to quit. It was over 90 degrees and my legs were a bit tired from doing my stair laps while replacing the water tank Saturday. Didn't do much after that other than watering the plants and checking on the chickens. Shower sure felt good after that.
Today starts mandatory masks when out in public. It'll be interesting to see how this works out. I bought a couple of ten packs when I was at Harbor Freight - $3.99 each. Even if I don't need them for the cooties, I can use them out in the shop. I never would have thought to stock up on those as part of my preps. I do have a couple of good respirators and an actual gas mask. I would have thought that would have covered most every contingency. Just one more thing to add to the list.
Have a good week & stay safe.
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