Earache

I had the usual great time. The ride home sucked more than anything that has ever sucked in the written history of suckiness. Freakin' slow traffic and hot. The worst part was seeing the hundreds of  bikes streaming eastward, going home after the MotoGP back home. Hope Pelotonia and the GP aren't on the same weekend next year.

Was good to meet the others guys - some of which I only see once a year at Pelotonia. I need to get over there more often for more events / rides.

Can't wait 'til next year!

I'm not only up, but am sitting at Main & High with a couple of my wino buddies.

......  A few years back when my daughter had her kids in Circleville schools, she was given an even longer list of things to provide, then on top of that, a $25 per child fee was being required.  Plus she had to pay school taxes on top of that.

 

Talk about a real need for reform.  These people running these schools need a run in with reality if you ask me.

Nobody forced ya to have kids.  (not trying to be mean there - sorry if it reads that way).

I've lived in the same school district for over 25 years and have paid the highest taxes in the state for that school system. They've built a shitload of new schools in the district as well. And I was unfortunate to have been here to pay for it all.

The sad part? I don't even have fuckin' kids! Have never stepped a foot into a school building here.  

I can't eat Mexican ever since that breakfast in Santa Fe. Almost didn't make it back to the hotel room.

Ahh Tia Sophia's breakfast burrito. Has that effect on a lot of people.

Would like to to this coming Thursday, the 31st at 6pm  at our usual spot. Can you make it? I know it's kind of a haul for you. 

 

Sheeeit, Miami is a haul - Columbus is right next door. I should be able to make it.

They're about to detect another rather large burst - had Mexican last night and it's starting to gurgle a bit.

Got another job from the interior design shop; a fireplace mantel which I have just started.

Bought an old 12" X 12" hand hewn barn beam which I'll make some wrought iron corbels to mount it with....

Bolt down the wood and and ya have a nice custom coffee table for my friend in Chicago...

Into the spray booth for some matte black paint....

Cut up some more 150 year old oak barn wood to size, sanded, stained and poly'd.

I really dig the insect boring tracks on this board - makes it look pretty cool....

This is right up your alley, Rawlins...

Hot roll A36 rectangular tube frame welded up, legs and plugs made, welds ground down...

I made a dining table for a local interior design business rececntly.

Started off as oak wall joists from an old barn - 2' X 5" X 10' long boards. Planed the top. bottoms and edges and then glued them together using biscuits. Ended up with a 96" long table.

Legs were stainless steel tube that I welded and sent out for polishing.

Sanded, stained and 12 coats of polyurethane later...

I could watch her ride for hours....

http://4riders.ro/atunci-cand-esti-pus-in-fata-faptului-implinit-16448

Any meeting date planned yet John?

It's a water cooled motor so paint on the cases isn't gonna do shit to heat dissipation. 

Still looks a bit poo, though.

How about clearcoat?  Can that be done by powdercoat?

 

 

 

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Yes, I have lots of clear powders and use it quite a bit as a top coat to some colors.

It can come out a bit yellowish if not watched really closely during curing, but it comes out really nice when done right.

Ok, well the cover is black right now from the factory. So im guessing is has to be blasted to bare metal to powder coat?

what colors do you have in stock?

Is it possible to do a crackle black, or does powder coating always come out smooth?

Otherwise I just want to do like a polished silver looking color.

Yupo - need tyo be bare metal for the powder to stick correctly. Sometimes you can powder right over old powdercoat - but it always looks best when applied on bare metal.

I think the only wrinkle I have is a medium red. I've used it ona lot of Honda valve covers as it's the color the ricers want. But the wrinkle powder comes in most of the primary colors and a few others.

^wrinkle finishes can come in most colors

This is true.

I powdercoat at my shop in Indy.

If ya want a valve cover done in oneof the colors that I have in stock, then I'll do it free of charge for you. BUT: the part needs to be blasted and be free of oil.

My blaster charges about $15 fora valve cover, so I can get it done for you if you cannot blast....but that costs a bit.

email me if you want me to do something; EaracheMS at Gmail dot com

Good deal for all that won - nice to see support for OR, too.

I'm not all that close, but can trim them for you if you mail them to me.

email me if needed:  EaracheMS at Gmail

So when I check my list on the Pelotonia site, there are only like three people registered for each day. Can you guys let me know if you tried to register as a volunteer on the site, and if you had any trouble? If so, I can try to get the link sent out again. 

I think I registered and signed up to work all day Saturday and Sunday.....but 'Im not a computer whiz.

I'll be riding in KY over the weekend and will end up at Mid Ohio on Sunday -assuming the weather is tolerable.

Will ride back to Indy after the race.

That's Mid-Ohio weekend

Oohhh, ohhh,pick me!

(I said this in my best Ronald Horshack voice)

Yes was planning on it. Probably at Champs again, but I am open to suggestions. 

Sounds good to me-  at least I know where it is.

Holla when you pick a time and date and I'll try to be there.