Persimmon Time

 

I picked persimmons yesterday. If I remember correctly, the persimmon bread recipe I use calls for two cups of pulp. There should be plenty in the bucket to make that happen. There are plenty more on the tree but they're up high and I'd rather not have to try to pick those. I do have some pulp in the freezer if I need a little more. I'll get these processed today or tomorrow and then make a couple of loaves of bread.

I got most of the engine stand sanded down yesterday as well. I used a 7" sanding disc but I'm going to switch over to a smaller disc to finish it up. I might use the torch to burn the paint off the pipe on top and then hit the whole works with a small wire cup wheel. It's an engine stand, not a Steinway, so the main objective was to just get rid of the rust and get some new paint on it. As soon as that gets done, we can get the VW motor out of the trailer and onto the stand. 

Once the VW motor is out of the trailer, need to get the jointer and welder out of it. I can then get the hydraulic cylinder and pump installed, get some hoses and it'll be operational.

Back to work this week. Another eight weeks of trying to stamp out ignorance. This class will mostly be made up of the students from the last eight weeks and they all did a pretty good job. If they do the same this time, most of them should have an AWS certification when they finish the class. I've had good results in the past with the majority of the students passing the cert test. Mostly it's just a matter of how much effort they put into it. We'll see.