The Cellar  

Go Back   The Cellar > Main > Home Base

Home Base A starting point, and place for threads don't seem to belong anywhere else

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-19-2020, 12:18 AM   #856
xoxoxoBruce
The future is unwritten
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
Anything that runs on gasoline and not used three times week is trouble. Snowblower, chainsaw, generator, tractor, motorcycles, even cars. The gas is getting worse all the time, additive(drygas) helps some, but even draining the system completely leads to other bullshit.
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
xoxoxoBruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-19-2020, 06:29 AM   #857
Griff
still says videotape
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 26,813
What's the word on fuel stabilizers?
__________________
If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you.
- Louis D. Brandeis
Griff is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-19-2020, 08:32 AM   #858
Gravdigr
The Un-Tuckian
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Central...KY that is
Posts: 39,517
Quote:
Originally Posted by Griff View Post
What's the word on fuel stabilizers?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gravdigr View Post
Stabil?
__________________


These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.
Gravdigr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-19-2020, 09:32 AM   #859
fargon
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: La Crosse, WI
Posts: 8,924
Stabil works I use it every year.
__________________
Annoy the ones that ignore you!!!
I live a blessed life
I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!!
Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.
fargon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-19-2020, 11:49 AM   #860
Hopalong48
Colloquialist
 
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 76
Marine Stabil

Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
Hopalong48 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-19-2020, 01:25 PM   #861
xoxoxoBruce
The future is unwritten
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
Stabil will keep the ethanol from absorbing water but I haven't seen anything that will keep regular gas from smelling like rotten eggs/sulfur after 90 days. High test will go a couple months longer.

In 1979 I bought a cheap 18" rotary push mower I used for trimming. In the fall shove it in the shed, in the spring add a little fresh gas to the maybe half a tank from last year. Add oil if it was down from last spring, and fire it up. No maintenance, same spark plug, for 18 years it took that abuse, then I gave it to a needy kid. I wouldn't dare do that with today's fuel.
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
xoxoxoBruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-19-2020, 09:45 PM   #862
slang
St Petersburg, Florida
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,423
Quote:
Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim View Post
slang:
I bought a Honda EU2200i ($1000) last year.....

I think I'll go test it.
Wow, that sucks DJ.

Your Honda dealers response is shocking.

Did your 20 minute startup validation end with leaving gas in the tank?

I hope you find the right solution with the fuel and storage. Or find another brand or model that performs better in your conditions.

This EU1000 ran like a champ for my scheduled maintenance and testing today. It powered my mini fridge for 8 1/2 hours. Ran it dry.

Maybe that’s the magic?

Hope you get that worked out. When the power goes down, and they run properly, you’re not completely hosed. Inconvenienced most likely.
slang is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-20-2020, 11:48 AM   #863
Diaphone Jim
Junior Master Dwellar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Northern California
Posts: 2,122
I still have Bruce's lawnmower (Tecumseh powered) starting with first pull of summer with todays gas.
Along with a 28 year old Sears riding mower with a Briggs. I had to replace the carb last year. It set me back 11 bucks, new and complete, incl. tax and shipping..

I forgot to mention that two of the local Honda guys blamed the gas stations/companies I use (not knowing, of course, which they are).

I'm afraid I blame Honda for an engineering flaw or, even worse, plan.
Diaphone Jim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2020, 03:32 PM   #864
Urbane Guerrilla
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Southern California
Posts: 6,674
Spyderco's Tri-Angle sharpener. Like any V-stick type sharpener it is very easy to use, and this one has a configuration for sharpening either scissors or straight razor blades -- adds up to a narrower edge bevel. Two grits, finest maybe 1200 grit. Produces a comfortable dry shaving edge; at that point your knife is ready to go to work.

Its method is multistep, first employing the more aggressive corners of the triangular-section coarser sticks, then switching to their flats, which gets your edge about good enough to cut paper cleanly. Then go to the corners of the fine sticks, finishing also with their flat faces. About as sharp as ever you'd need.

Use V-stick sharpeners with guards in place. Never tell yourself "I'll be careful." You bleed.
__________________
Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.
Urbane Guerrilla is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2020, 09:01 PM   #865
slang
St Petersburg, Florida
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,423
For those of us not exactly sure what you were endorsing:


Last edited by slang; 02-23-2020 at 09:09 PM.
slang is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2020, 11:33 AM   #866
Diaphone Jim
Junior Master Dwellar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Northern California
Posts: 2,122
Interesting video. I couldn't find the sharpener on the link at the end!
When I did: 100 bucks.
I have lots of various stones that have done the job for years.
Diaphone Jim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2020, 01:36 PM   #867
xoxoxoBruce
The future is unwritten
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
I've had excellent results from a lansky system for years.
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
xoxoxoBruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2020, 01:08 AM   #868
Urbane Guerrilla
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Southern California
Posts: 6,674
Lansky's good with bench stones. For most carryin' knives, I can resort to the Folded Paper Trick:
1. new piece of notepaper
2. fold one of its 90-degree corners in half to get a 45 degree angle
3. fold this again in half to get a 22 1/2 degree angle
4. place the folded piece of paper on the stone's face and lay the blade to be sharpened on the fold for a grind angle of 22 1/2 degrees, which is very close to what you usually need for a knife edge. Useful if your Lansky System isn't to hand.

Buck likes to bevel its edges 21 degrees. Cutco likes 20. Straight razors get about 17 degrees or thereabouts. That's where that hole in the very end of the Tri-Angle comes in; you lay the blade flat instead of vertical to use that position. I bought mine thirty years ago. For way less; I'd try shopping around on the Net.
__________________
Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.
Urbane Guerrilla is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2020, 03:23 PM   #869
Gravdigr
The Un-Tuckian
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Central...KY that is
Posts: 39,517
Name:  meatballs.JPG
Views: 285
Size:  78.9 KB

I've been using 'em for meatball subs.

Nuke 6 of 'em for 60 seconds, roll 'em around in some warmed Newman's Own Sockarooni sauce, a little lettuce, throw it on a sub bun...sheeeeeeiiiiitt.

Or, alternatively, roll the frozen meatballs in seedless raspberry jam mixed with just a little bbq sauce, (I use Sweet Baby Ray's Original) bake 'em at 375 for ~15 mins...sheeeeeeiiiiitt.
__________________


These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.
Gravdigr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-01-2020, 01:09 AM   #870
Urbane Guerrilla
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Southern California
Posts: 6,674
Raspberry jam with bbq mixed in sounds like a great way to improve factory-frozen meatballs. Better not think any more about it or I'll get hungry...
__________________
Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.
Urbane Guerrilla is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:48 AM.


Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.