OT - What are you doing now? (2025)

WeberWho

Great pit as well. Hard to find anyone who has anything negative to say about them over on the Brethren. 

Canugghead

WeberWho said:

I found a used 12" Globe meat slicer for my buddy for $150. I was able to snag it 3 minutes after it was posted. It's a well used meat slicer that came out of a cafe but for the price it should clean up and run like new. (He returned a Chinese big box store slicer last Christmas and said no thanks.) This should handle whatever he throws at it. 



I'll have to throw up some pictures after I'm done cleaning/lubricating everything. 

Been there. I'm 100% sure you'll do a far better job restoring it.
https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/798297/ot-another-food-slicer-pic-heavy?utm_source=community-search&utm_medium=organic-search&utm_term=meat+slicer+%2440

SGH

Here are a few better pics of the pit after assembling the few remaining items. 

lkapigian

SGH said:

Bought my youngest son a wedding gift. I would have liked to had it delivered to him but I wanted it to be a surprise. So come mid June I will be pulling it to Texas. 

Nice WorkHorse pit, awesome gesture 

SGH

lkapigian said:

awesome gesture 

Thanks buddy. I thought it was something that he would really like and would get a lifetime of use out of. 

GrateEggspectations

Sipping a whiskey sour with wifey while the kids watch a movie. 

SGH

Grilled a few oysters this afternoon.  

lousubcap

@SGH - Wow, just Wow.  You have definitely anchored your place in his Q' life.  It will become a family heirloom.  

GrateEggspectations

lousubcap said:

@SGH - Wow, just Wow.  You have definitely anchored your place in his Q' life.  It will become a family heirloom.  

Love the idea of passing along quality cookware to family. One of my justifications for the expense. 

SGH

lousubcap said:

@SGH - Wow, just Wow.  You have definitely anchored your place in his Q' life.  It will become a family heirloom.  

Thanks buddy. It is my sincere hope that my great, great, great grandchildren get to use it. 

poster

Roughing out the helix on this part. Replacing a cast one thats close to 100 years old. Can't imagine how this stuff was made back then without the software we have now.

kl8ton

poster said:

Roughing out the helix on this part. Replacing a cast one thats close to 100 years old. Can't imagine how this stuff was made back then without the software we have now.

What CNC is that?

poster

kl8ton said:

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poster said:

Roughing out the helix on this part. Replacing a cast one thats close to 100 years old. Can't imagine how this stuff was made back then without the software we have now.

What CNC is that?

Its a Milltronics RH33 3 axis vertical machining center. We have a 4th axis rotary for it as well, but not needed here. Tool room style, so there is no enclosure. Nice for bulky parts like this

alaskanassasin

poster said:

Roughing out the helix on this part. Replacing a cast one thats close to 100 years old. Can't imagine how this stuff was made back then without the software we have now.

Trial and error 

fishlessman

poster said:

Roughing out the helix on this part. Replacing a cast one thats close to 100 years old. Can't imagine how this stuff was made back then without the software we have now.

interesting piece....my guess is that the welders made it with a file back in the old days

alaskanassasin

fishlessman said:

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poster said:

Roughing out the helix on this part. Replacing a cast one thats close to 100 years old. Can't imagine how this stuff was made back then without the software we have now.

interesting piece....my guess is that the welders made it with a file back in the old days

 Cast steel poured into a mold? you being funny?

fishlessman

alaskanassasin said:

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fishlessman said:

poster said:

Roughing out the helix on this part. Replacing a cast one thats close to 100 years old. Can't imagine how this stuff was made back then without the software we have now.

interesting piece....my guess is that the welders made it with a file back in the old days

 Cast steel poured into a mold? you being funny?

ive mentioned this before.....welders and machinists dont play well together, they really need to be in separate buildings

poster

alaskanassasin said:

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fishlessman said:

poster said:

Roughing out the helix on this part. Replacing a cast one thats close to 100 years old. Can't imagine how this stuff was made back then without the software we have now.

interesting piece....my guess is that the welders made it with a file back in the old days

 Cast steel poured into a mold? you being funny?

Still have to make the mold somehow... and drawings by hand, no thanks. I would have worn through the paper the first day erasing and revising.

Canugghead

Don't try this at home 



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alaskanassasin

Door switch? @Canugghead

Canugghead

@alaskanassasin yes, one of three door latch activated micro switches, the plunger was limp.

Botch

Hate it when that happens...

Canugghead

@botch

alaskanassasin

The diagnostic that preceded the repair is impressive @Canugghead

JohnInCarolina

Headed to Albuquerque, will be at Sandia all week.  Have a grad student with me and he’s never been to New Mexico, so we’re going to try to hit Santa Fe while we’re there, maybe check in on my old friend Gene Hackman.  

hoosier_egger

@Canugghead please air test those gloves. We see brand new gloves coming in and failing with pinholes 

ColbyLang

JohnInCarolina said:

Headed to Albuquerque, will be at Sandia all week.  Have a grad student with me and he’s never been to New Mexico, so we’re going to try to hit Santa Fe while we’re there, maybe check in on my old friend Gene Hackman.  

You gotta better odds of crossing into AZ to visit @Ozzie_Isaac than you do running into Gene lol

JohnInCarolina

ColbyLang said:

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JohnInCarolina said:

Headed to Albuquerque, will be at Sandia all week.  Have a grad student with me and he’s never been to New Mexico, so we’re going to try to hit Santa Fe while we’re there, maybe check in on my old friend Gene Hackman.  

You gotta better odds of crossing into AZ to visit @Ozzie_Isaac than you do running into Gene lol

You know, I think you might be dead right about that.

Foghorn

JohnInCarolina said:

Headed to Albuquerque, will be at Sandia all week.  Have a grad student with me and he’s never been to New Mexico, so we’re going to try to hit Santa Fe while we’re there, maybe check in on my old friend Gene Hackman.  

On the drive to Santa Fe, take the Turquoise Trail (not the main highway) and hit Shugarman's LIttle Chocolate Shop in Madrid.

https://www.shugarmanschocolate.com/

When you walk in he gives you free samples so you can decide what you want to buy.  I usually eat about 1/2 pound of samples before I decide.  Then I buy a couple of pounds of stuff.

He's like the Willy Wonka of the southwest.

Thank me later.

JohnInCarolina

Foghorn said:

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JohnInCarolina said:

Headed to Albuquerque, will be at Sandia all week.  Have a grad student with me and he’s never been to New Mexico, so we’re going to try to hit Santa Fe while we’re there, maybe check in on my old friend Gene Hackman.  

On the drive to Santa Fe, take the Turquoise Trail (not the main highway) and hit Shugarman's LIttle Chocolate Shop in Madrid.

https://www.shugarmanschocolate.com/

When you walk in he gives you free samples so you can decide what you want to buy.  I usually eat about 1/2 pound of samples before I decide.  Then I buy a couple of pounds of stuff.

He's like the Willy Wonka of the southwest.

Thank me later.

Dan,

  Despite many trips to the area, I’d somehow never heard of this place.  I’ve driven the Turquoise Trail route up to SF too.  

  Anyway, sadly it seems he’s not open until Friday and after we’re set to return.  I’ve made a note of it and will try to hit them up the next time I’m out.  Thanks for the tip!