OT-What are you buying right now?

alaskanassasin

frazzdaddy said:

Needed a new floor jack for my Hot Tub rebuild project. $250+ but will lift 24+ inches and is less than 3 inches high.

Got that from summit racing yesterday.
 Looking forward to jacking the mower deck without having to wrestle it onto my old taller jack. Also clearance on swmbo cars jack point had been pretty tight.

frazzdaddy

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

I decided to try the Ancestry DNA test and compare it to the 23 and Me test results that I already have.

Curious to see the difference.  Thinking about buy 23 and me on prime day today.  

LOL, so are we. We had a large disco on this subject over the weekend with a dozen or so people that have done it. I do not know where /who my birth father is. What I gathered from this disco is that Ancestry is more lineage and heritage and 23 is more geared toward medical/biological info. I am going to do both.

frazzdaddy

alaskanassasin said:

frazzdaddy said:

Needed a new floor jack for my Hot Tub rebuild project. $250+ but will lift 24+ inches and is less than 3 inches high.

Got that from summit racing yesterday.
 Looking forward to jacking the mower deck without having to wrestle it onto my old taller jack. Also clearance on swmbo cars jack point had been pretty tight.

Great minds think alike sir.

frazzdaddy

@alaskanassasin, so whats this ? Lug nut / beer holder?

alaskanassasin

Ha! I have no idea didn’t get one. I did follow the break in instructions though!

frazzdaddy

alaskanassasin said:

Ha! I have no idea didn’t get one. I did follow the break in instructions though!

LOL, it was in the box. Yupp did that too. I hope the mower thing works. Been using the JD loader.

alaskanassasin

Thanks man. I’m calling summit and telling them I didn’t get the handle satchel ;-)

frazzdaddy

alaskanassasin said:

Thanks man. I’m calling summit and telling them I didn’t get the handle satchel ;-)

That might be what I paid the extra 50.00 for.

Gulfcoastguy

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

I decided to try the Ancestry DNA test and compare it to the 23 and Me test results that I already have.

Curious to see the difference.  Thinking about buy 23 and me on prime day today.  

Spring for the extra to get the health results also. It’s worth it. Share the results with your doctor and eye doctor also. My eye doctor immediately put me on lutein and zinc supplements when she heard.

Gulfcoastguy

frazzdaddy said:

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

I decided to try the Ancestry DNA test and compare it to the 23 and Me test results that I already have.

Curious to see the difference.  Thinking about buy 23 and me on prime day today.  

LOL, so are we. We had a large disco on this subject over the weekend with a dozen or so people that have done it. I do not know where /who my birth father is. What I gathered from this disco is that Ancestry is more lineage and heritage and 23 is more geared toward medical/biological info. I am going to do both.

You have to pay extra to get the biological info but it is worth it. It is also a one time fee and they update your results every time the Feds approve new tests .

GrateEggspectations

nolaegghead said:

had to fix a dielectric leak, but to replace the old one....

Tools and alcohol - a winning combination. 

1911Man

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MQC3S9B
Amazon Prime Day(s) 30% off made it something I couldn't pass on. Had been thinking about getting it for a while, so finally pulled the trigger today.

nolaegghead

frazzdaddy said:

@alaskanassasin, so whats this ? Lug nut / beer holder?

That's for your junk on date night.

milesvdustin

GrateEggspectations said:

nolaegghead said:

had to fix a dielectric leak, but to replace the old one....

Tools and alcohol - a winning combination. 

I have repaired many things in my garage with a beer nearby. A little lubricant for the brain

milesvdustin

Wondering if I should get the 11lb canister size sausage stuffer instead of the 7lb. I usually shoot 2 deer each year. But most goes in chili and meatloaf. 

Sea2Ski

@milesvdustin  I do not know the price difference between the two you are looking at, but I think you know the answer already.  Pull the trigger.  You will never have trouble filling the 11lb with 7 lbs, but good luck going the other way.  It is nice to keep going without needing to reload.

frazzdaddy

nolaegghead said:

frazzdaddy said:

@alaskanassasin, so whats this ? Lug nut / beer holder?

That's for your junk on date night.

You could be on to something, it did come with a floor jack after all.

Botch

 ^^^ Well-played!  

nolaegghead

frazzdaddy said:

nolaegghead said:

frazzdaddy said:

@alaskanassasin, so whats this ? Lug nut / beer holder?

That's for your junk on date night.

You could be on to something, it did come with a floor jack after all.

Not all of us are as lucky as you, Ted.

dharley

New hair clippers. I have 3 1/2 years on the old pair. Three hair cuts every other week, myself and my two sons. (3 x 26=78),  (78 x 3.5 years=273 haircuts). Hair cuts here are about $12. $12 x 273= $3,276. These are the best $40 I ever spend

pgprescott

dharley said:

New hair clippers. I have 3 1/2 years on the old pair. Three hair cuts every other week, myself and my two sons. (3 x 26=78),  (78 x 3.5 years=273 haircuts). Hair cuts here are about $12. $12 x 273= $3,276. These are the best $40 I ever spend

Great people too! 

1911Man

Just ordered one of the Edge Technology mini pro tram systems for my new mill. 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MCY6CLH

I'll have the mill on Friday (picking up from the UPS Freight terminal on my way back home from Maine). Should have it mounted to the stand Friday and either leveled then, or over the weekend. Tram system will arrive next week. Which means I'll use it that weekend to make sure things are kosher. 

DRO's also arrived today. Need to see how they will mount for the spindle movement. Once I see that, I'll decide if I'm going to use that for the Z or use that scale for the head movement and get something else for the spindle/quill movement.

Botch

dharley said:

New hair clippers. I have 3 1/2 years on the old pair. Three hair cuts every other week, myself and my two sons. (3 x 26=78),  (78 x 3.5 years=273 haircuts). Hair cuts here are about $12. $12 x 273= $3,276. These are the best $40 I ever spend

I would have no problem cutting my own hair, if I could somehow take my head off and set it in front of me, so I could see what I was doing.
But then my eyes would still be in my head, so that wouldn't work.  

WeberWho

dharley said:

New hair clippers. I have 3 1/2 years on the old pair. Three hair cuts every other week, myself and my two sons. (3 x 26=78),  (78 x 3.5 years=273 haircuts). Hair cuts here are about $12. $12 x 273= $3,276. These are the best $40 I ever spend

Nice! I know exactly what you mean. 

My wife has been cutting my hair the last 2-3 years. I've already gone through two clippers. I finally ponied up and bought a professional clipper a few months back. I went with a Oster Classic 76. The first time running the clipper through my hair my wife said, "Whoa! These are nice. I can't believe how much easier these are to use." The next 5-6 haircuts will pay for hair clipper itself. With a little maintenance the clipper will probably outlast my hair.



Nice to save a little change and no fake phony conversation to be had with the person cutting your hair. Win/win in my book. 

alaskanassasin

Ive been trying to get swmbo to cut my hair for years! 

lousubcap

Just ordered a pack of SRF beef short ribs.

frazzdaddy

Costco run, 25# butt, 20# wings ,burgers, bacon and dogs. 6 cases of beer. Case of white wine. Buns, stuff for home made cole slaw ,tater salad and deviled eggs. (SWMBO dept.) Both Eggs and the Blackstone will be going hard on Sat. 

milesvdustin

I have a set of the oster 76 clippers with 5 blades. Wife used to cut mine, need to get her back on it 

HeavyG

I've been cutting my own hair (simple buzz cut and about a third of my head is already unburdened by hair) and beard for more than 30 years and have had the same clipper set the whole time. Only thing I've had to do a few times is unscrew the cutter, give the clipper a good clean, re-assemble/adjust the blade, and re-oil.

Not positive what brand it is offhand but I'm thinking Oster- just a set I picked up at Costco for $20 or so way back when. Prob'ly about time to take it back and get a new one.

SamIAm2

Had to replace the battery in a 7 year old laptop. Used my best tool - paid to have it installed; too many small parts and old eyes.