Alex's Boot Experience

Lorrie Adams wrote:It's 11F out, so I'm not sure. I hope the potato is settling in okay.

He's Potatoing 🐾

Not much warmer here usually but hitting the 40s this week so hopefully improving.

BEL Post 13

To start the day i cleaned the shop while Matt worked on his greenwood chair.

After spending about 3 hours cleaning up I spent the remaining hour investigating which parts on the Planer needed to be replaced to get it working, where to get them from etc. Unfortunately the copper bearings were so worn into that the gears began to eat into the metal plate and one of the gears had the teeth worn out entirely. Looking up the price of the parts it's about $100-$150 for the chance of getting the planer working. So I'm not sure it's worth the cost. If i can find a used one that's in good condition with a bad motor then there's better chance of getting it working without dropping half the price of the planer on it. I did find one on Facebook Marketplace for $75 but with shipping costs i'd imagine the price would be similar. Requires further investigation and a decision on whether it's worth repairing or better off replacing.

For the second half of the day we investigated the ice making tray again as we noticed a missing bar for it in the repair video. Looking at the schematics in more detail it does look like it's missing it, but it only holds open the door for the crushed vs non-crushed ice open. It's missing a few other parts which would all add up to about $100+ for repairs and some are no longer produced. As the machine is lacking the button for the crushed ice we crafted a woody bit to replace the lever that keeps the door open. As i thought the door was jamming the auger's pushing capability and making it more likely to break we left it in the open state.

For the final bit of the day we investigated a leak in the shop that's coming from the seam in the roof of the shop where the Batch Box RMH vents out. Matt noticed some water under it and we found that it's likely the seam that's the culprit. It may be a source of water getting into the shop, but there may be others. We're going to take a look tomorrow after the snow melts a bit more.

Then we shoveled some snow around the shop on the side that's adjacent to the berm to make the path easier to walk for when Elliot comes next week when we're working on the sinking end of the Berm shed.