Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Working-with-your-hands Wednesday

And with your arms and legs and back. This guy is an absolute workhorse.

19 comments:

Gregoryno6 said...

I can only agree with the youtuber who commented 'It wasn’t aliens who built the pyramids, it was this guy.'

ck said...

Quite the consistent soil, the water might not look so good in a month. Hell of a hard worker.

Paco said...

Yes, the soil type is very interesting. I imagine it must have a lot of clay in it to be able to "sculpt" it the way the man did.

ck said...

Are we going to hear, " I ordered a reloading press and it will be here Tuesday" or you still thinking?

Veeshir said...

If you are looking for reloading stuff Paco, check armslist.com. There's often someone selling reloading stuff.
I've seen everything from an old Lee press to a fully loaded Dillon 650.
As with everything there, you can see it for cheap or for ridiculously over-priced.

rinardman said...

I think I mentioned that I've stopped reloading, and have a bunch of stuff not being used. One of those things is a RCBS RS (Reloader Special) press that is on the floor under my reloading bench. I gave it to my brother years ago, but he never used it, and gave it back to me when he moved to Ohio a couple years ago. If you want it, Paco, I'll ship it to you. I got it used, cheap, a long time ago as a back-up, and never used it a lot before I gave it to my brother. It's still got a lot of use in it. All you would need to add is dies & shell holders for your preferred calibers.

Paco said...

Very generous of you, R-man. I'll take your offer under advisement. I'm still mulling the thing over (first thing, I'd have to figure the best place to put this type of equipment; is a garage ok?) Thanks to you, too, Veeshir, for that info.

rinardman said...

Depends on the garage. If it's insulated, and clean and comfortable to work in (not too hot or cold, or humid), it would be as good a place as any. Just remember, about everything you'd be working with doesn't like heat & humidity, so even if you can tolerate it, that stuff won't. A climate controlled space is best. A sturdy, medium sized bench (minimum 2' X 4') would also be needed. Fastened to the wall, if you can. It takes a lot of force to full-length resize rifle cartridges, so the table either needs to be really heavy, or fastened to the wall. That aspect would make the garage a good place.

JeffS said...

I have my bench in a small shed in the backyard -- a Home Depot special, well made, and on a foundation. No HVAC, but the roof is vented, and temperatures remain within acceptable limits.

I can only emphasize the need for securing the bench to the wall. Even loading a pistol cartridge can move a table -- it's a matter of leverage and a proper counterbalance. Using a heavy bench or table may be a suitable substitute. Using a cart isn't wise.

You will want some storage space, of course. Under the bench is a nice place.

For safety and security reasons, though, you will want to lock up your power and primers. But don't use a metal box. Use a wooden one. If there is a fire, the powder will have less of a chance to build up pressure that may lead to an explosion. Modern propellant isn't explosive (unlike black powder), but if enough burns in tight confinement, gas pressures could build up sufficiently to be a problem. Wood is less likely to provide that confinement.

Using a wooden box for security may sound counterintuitive, but that's a balance between safety and security.

JeffS said...

On the video ... ...

That is some dedication! I have to believe that the man did it all by himself. The use of machinery would have be limited to the larger hole. Although I can see using a shovel and wheelbarrow......

Yes, the soil is very suitable for the project. It appears to be a clay and silt mixture, but it's handles very much like loess.

Paco said...

Thanks for the good info, Jeff.

Yeah, it just boggles the mind how this fellow did most of that with one tool, which appears to be just an iron bar with one end flattened into a blade. And all those trips to fetch water! Sheesh!

ck said...

I put mine downstairs in the utility room. It was a no-brainer, concrete floor and one wall of exposed 2x4s. I never thought I'd spend so much time in or enjoy my utility room so much. It's also become my ski tuning and all projects that fit inside the house center. Scrap carpet, a couple of comfy chairs and a laptop plugged into a 19" screen( need those YouTube how to videos) and I quite enjoy my time down there.

Mike_W said...

This guy digs these holes for a living(YouTube views); he digs one then fills it in and digs another.
In this video he is Mr. Heang.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIRbcHc0blo

rinardman said...

Hot off the press, Paco. A case cleaning primer from a guy who has loaded a few rounds in his lifetime. :)

Paco said...

I love me some Jerry Miculek! Good stuff, R-man.

rinardman said...

I hope that one was just the first in a series of reloading videos. Did you catch his casual mention at the end, that he's probably reloaded around 1.5 *million* rounds?

Mind boggling! I would estimate I've done, at most, a few thousand. And I thought that was a lot.

Paco said...

I can believe it. Miculek's whole life has been so centered on competition shooting and shooting education, he might be estimating on the low side.

JeffS said...

Oh, a very nice video, r-man! I haven't tried wet cleaning -- i usually run my vibratory cleaner (corn cob media) for several hours.

Then again, I don't reload 10,000 rounds a year.

But those were some really clean cases!

Paco said...

I think I mentioned it before, but I knew a guy who used to do a lot of shooting at the NRA national HQ range in Fairfax, Va, and he reloaded most of the handgun ammo he shot, and did wet cleaning. He showed me a box of .45 ACP he had reloaded; man, that stuff shone like gold!