The Mighty Jackson

Hey! Two Roberts.. Bob Bob for apples.. I digress

dckrsn wrote:Yep, A quality tool for sure,Roddie. I'm on my second, probably my last.
Another Jackson piece I've used a lot, is their mortar pan.
Mod # MP1 or 1MP?
Works well if you're just whipping up a bag or two of
Sakrete or similar concrete mix.
Also, the project looks nice, well done.
Bob

You'll always be "Bob" to me. rsv1cox (Robert) is Robert to me. I like the pan. I used a poly one when I set the cobbles around the base of our swimming-pool. The pan worked real good for this application. One mix (bag) would set at least six cobbles . It was easy to drag the pan along.. without having to stand-up, shovel-out the mix.. and kneel back down to set another cobble.



I made a guage-tool to set each cobble's elevation and offset, using the wall-track as a reference.



Weed-blocker fabric, covered with stone-dust...



then Lynne back-fills with white marble chips.

rsv1cox wrote:Nice work roddie, and finished with smiley face stepping stones.

I have one just like it.  Used it last year to mix cement and build a retaining wall.



I keep it somewhat protected on the front porch of the cabin.  

Hi Robert, You know; I've been worried about you.. since you posted about driving into a hole on your quad.. Jesus Lord. ....... ya know? You've got a helluva' lot of life experience sir. I can only hope to have half as much.

I like the swing.. in your photo. The swing.. is the thing.. It's a relaxing pause.. that opens up the mind to clearer thinking. Whether alone or with someone.. doesn't matter. Sit for a bit.. reflect.

I'm very glad that you didn't get hurt on the quad. I hope to get more images/intel on the old Buick Riviera that's down the road in storage. My brother inquired that same area for vintage Dodge Power Wagons. There were no less than a dozen late 1940's trucks in that locale. (gone now unfortunately)

I do have a line on a mid 60's Cadillac Coupe De Ville ragtop..






A Musician friend of mine has a Used-Auto dealer's license.

I'm seein' somethin' like either this...



this..



or this...



Imagine cruising up USI95N into New Hampshire or further.. for a week or so, in a big ol' Caddy..

roddie wrote:
I do have a line on a mid 60's Cadillac Coupe De Ville ragtop......

A Musician friend of mine has a Used-Auto dealer's license.

I'm seein' somethin' like either this...



this..



or this...



Imagine cruising up USI95N into New Hampshire or further.. for a week or so, in a big ol' Caddy..

Looks like the ultimate "fair weather" band rig Roddie!  
Load up the boys and hit the road (unless you're in lockdown like me ). We haven't been able to travel outside of our state since March, plus we lost about 3-4 band gigs that were coming up.  Haven't even been (legally)able to get together to jam/rehearse.

I too used to get confused with Bob, Bob (aka Robert), Rob, Roddie and Rod...

That Jackson is a classic, so is the Caddy

Yeah i got one those deep dish wheel barrows , its amazing the tire holds air lol , rim rot , handles have bee bore holes in it and i hate the way if you tilt it too much when pushing it grabs the ground and you lung into it OWH Get the Black rag top that is you , if your like me you will never get the one on the truck restored And why did you break Lynn's (wrong spelling) arm to get her to help LOL Just kidding . We have been hi 70s to 80 * for fall weather here

OK.. six months since Robert (rsv1cox/Bob Vining) posted. "Robert".. you paint a picture with words that I often see so clearly, like I was once a visitor.. or acquaintance in another life. Many of you people write that way.. and it makes it a pleasure to read your posts.

The "Mighty Jackson" emerged from the shed this weekend. Time to transplant/harden-off some seedlings started a few weeks ago. Got out the homemade  "sifter"; a 2' X 2' square-frame of 1" X 2" pine with a 2' X 2" sheet of 1/4" hardware-cloth stapled to it.




I have a dirt-pile...   (you people should all have one) which receives the previous seasons dirt.. roots.. emptied from pots the following Spring. I shovel some onto my sieve-frame.. and sift into the "Jackson".



Peat-Moss is mixed into the dirt,, which is what we transplant our seedlings with. Yesterday we transplanted some Basil.. because Lynne makes Basil Pesto.. and we by-chance scored a good deal on "Pine-Nuts" (Pinoli, Pignoli) Pine-Nut WIKI

a key ingredient often substituted with walnuts.. but lacking the Pine-Nut essence.

Then there are several Nasturtium seedlings.. a Crimson Red variety chosen to attract/invite hummingbirds to our property.

We're experimenting with bird-bath/fountains this season. I'd seen videos of bird-fountain/baths and wanted to dive-into the concept. Still-water bird-baths can attract mosquitos to breed.. but the fountains prevent that.. because of the moving/oxygenated-water.



The above fountain-bath is solar-powered. I watched a vid on the subject..  ordered the fountain-parts and built mine. I am happy with the results. It runs on sunlight.. period. A large-enough basin will feed the fountain for "weeks" providing the return-bowl catches most of the fountain-splash.

Hey Robert! I like a nice contained brush-fire. Wish I was there to help you! Hope your back-ache is gone. I eat ibuprofen like candy.. so I can relate.

The fountains are fun to make. It takes some messing-around with different tubing.. and drilling-out the assorted spray-nozzles to get the desired flow.. but they'll be fun to watch. I bought three kits.. and built a second fountain this evening. I'll fill the "bowl" with water tomorrow afternoon after work to test it.




Tomato stakes are used to suspend the solar-panels. The chip-dip containers hold the panels and the stakes are fastened with little zip-ties. The wire-harness from the pump has a weather-proof connector that screws-onto a short pigtail at the panel. The fountain-kit doesn't come with tubing.. so that must be sourced. I used some latex/surgical tubing leftover from when I made some sling-shots.. (remember when I posted about those?.. )

Got my plants about ready to go in the ground I've been growing them about 2 months now about killed myself yesterday tilled for about 3 hours and get your land ready cuz the time's right

Got my plans about ready to go in the ground I've been growing them about 2 months now about killed myself yesterday killed for about 3 hours and get your land ready cuz the time's right


[url=https://servimg.com/view/19535849/1154] Posted from my phone , i haven't got it together on putting the pics in . Didn't get a pic of the land tilled

"Chain-Drive" baby! That's what it's all about!!

Had to fix the pics.

Planted roughly 30 tomato plants yesterday my helper learn to stay out of the way she's a good girl though she just wants to help Josh i flipped the pics. and still not right up ?? It's a lot harder to navigate on my iPhone than my PC Got the 5x10' 12" tall box fit together with help from my late shower and ready for garden soil / potting soil / Pepper plants will bee in there Bells and Anaheim

Last Fall I gave the old Jackson the "Slime" tire-sealant treatment.. which worked like a charm! My homemade sieve was again used to sift the soil for the annual plants that Lynne and I bought this past week.





Several years ago.. we bought ten 18" railing-planters made of welded wire.. that originally had cocoa-fiber liners. Their brackets are adjustable to fit wooden railings 2 X 4 to 2 X 6 width.



The liners lasted a few years.. but then started to break-down (rot).. so we lined them with "weed-block" landscaping fabric for a few years. The welded-wire frames however; have stood the test of time. They've always been out in the elements.. but show no signs of rusting.



They had to be done every year though.. which was labor-intensive and being of a black material; they got hot in the sunlight.. which caused the soil to dry-out sooner.



Last year I decided to try making 5-pc. liners from a surplus of thin (3-4mm) plywood that I had brought home from work. I figured out the required angles to the planters' "trough shape".. I used my compound-miter saw to cut the 50 pieces needed.

We didn't use the planters last year.. so this is the first year trying them..

Definitely the Mighty Jackson.. The Mighty Airman Norman Jackson!!!