After a great start in the brilliant early summer, my roof painting project, the project-R has not taken off as much as I'd have liked.
Today after a month of non-roofing, finally the conditions were right AND I felt motivated. I was going to work on roof only till lunch time. But the conditions were so good and with encouragement from my friend DH, I decided to continue in the afternoon. It was hot and hard work, but therapeutic and grand at the same time. …
I still need to remove lots of rusty roof nails, treat the rusty spots and replace with nail screw, before I can start painting. I finally learned to do it in somewhat systematic way. Now and then when my back became stiff or arm aching, I'd stand up, stretch and enjoy the view 😉
More photos of my roof work today and before are in the photo album, Project-R. Click on the thumbnail on left to visit.
She is just doing it for fun now… 😆
Removing the badly rusted bits and patching up the holes: Done!!Originally posted by debplatt:
Might've been a premature celebration :p I did believe I was done with pulling the rusty nails then. But in the process of cutting out the rusted bits of iron and put new and longer pieces in I had to take out a few more nails and replaced them with the screws.Now I believe I'm really truly done with this part 😀
Originally posted by darkesthour:
Why does the knife need to be hot? :confused:
They do, or like a hot knife through fingers :eyes:
Originally posted by darkesthour:
It cuts like hot knife through butter … 😀
Cauterises the wound 😀 Actually I have had a few cuts from these things and they are really just like a mixture of cuts and burns, adds a little extra to the pain inflicted 😆
I am a well practiced connoisseur 😀
Originally posted by darkesthour:
:yuck:
Originally posted by debplatt:
Originally posted by darkesthour:
Cheers for the info. I'm already an angel grinder convert 😉
I have used a nibbler and I am not convinced that it would be better in a straight line, good for doing contours though
I actually had one unexpected recoil while I was cutting the rusted iron out on the roof, which made a little gouge mark on the nearby sound iron. If the recoil had been stronger or I had been sitting in a different position, it could've been my leg that had the gouge mark, presumably well cauterised :pI didn't know the disk wore off that quickly. I'll have to get a new one when I return the angle grinder back to my DIY neighbour. Still it'll be a lot cheaper than buying a nibbler. 🙂
Originally posted by darkesthour:
Originally posted by mimi_s_mum:
I'm going to go immerse myself in the Resident Evil world… it's not as scary/gory. :left:
well, what you showed in you post is a baby grinder. An Angle grinder is a tad larger and infuriatingly harder to control. :insane:.The wound inflicted by those things is not really cauterised but rather, it's very prone to infection. It lacerates the skin rather than cutting it and fills the wound with all sorts of foreign debris. :awww:. Still, handled properly, it's an amazing tool. :yes:.:sst:. Always remember to wear suitable protective gear when working with power tools. Esp. eye and hearing protection. :knight:.
I think that IS an angle grinder. At least so called around here. It takes 115mm disks, which seems the standard size (The disk in my pic is worn to 1/3 of the original size). I don't know if it's for trade use or home use only. My neighbour friend DIYer told me it was his dad's present.Originally posted by qlue:
Sounds like a case for some serious debridement. :insane: Originally posted by qlue:
Yes, my lord. :knight:
Originally posted by mimi_s_mum:
Here's the picture
Originally posted by mimi_s_mum:
Yes, that's the standard size for a baby grinder. The angle grinder takes 300mm disks. :up:.Technically, a baby grinder is an angle grinder as it's shaft is 90° to the shaft of the motor. It's a bit like the difference between a dagger and a sword, they're both bladed weapons but one is bigger than the other. :p.
Originally posted by qlue:
I see. So those are the heavy-duty commercial grinders used to cut concrete, big metal pipes and such likes? I doubt if I could even lift one of those. :pOriginally posted by qlue:
I was told to hold it vertically with both hand disk down and the open disk facing away. A bit like how you hold a dagger (or stake) when you try to drive it into a sleeping vampire's chest 😆
Thanks for the tip :cheers:
sounds about right. :lol:.For deburing or grinding of nail heads etc. you hold it the opposite way with the blade parallel to the ground. :up:.That's easier than cutting . :left:.
Best used with a handle on the side I find, good for leverage and more control
Oh, the sacrifices we make in the name of Art 😀
Oh well, I better get packing… TTFN
Have a good trip and fun :D:bye:
WHAT!? 😀
Absolutely, these things are pivotal points in growing up, they have to be done
Pardon? I am a little deaf…
I have damaged my hearing, very high frequency stuff is gone, issues with hearing speach over lots of background noise… Such is life
Originally posted by darkesthour:
I hope you had your hearing protection on 😀
When I was a child I could 'hear' the noises that bats make (almost feel, its a strange noise)Loud music has no doubt taken a toll, good concerts though
Totally! 😀
Originally posted by darkesthour:
OK. Will try next time 🙂
Originally posted by darkesthour:
I have that, too. Walkman + noisy progressive rock music were not a good combination to my young ears :p
I used to spend hours fettling cast iron castings with these things, a very dirty job