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    I do mold work.

    Never blasted anything, but that would have helped, in a couple cases.

    We've plastic'd off whole sections of houses, opened the walls, and brought in the ventilator fans and heat.

    In some cases we replaced wood, in others, we applied an anti-mold killing product that was $250 a 5.

    I think the mold probably messed me up a couple times, for months at a time.

    I still get kind of a sensation when I get around a place that's got lots of mold, or when I get a big whiff of it.

    All we ever got was painters wages.

    If you could get hazmat scale, that would be good!

    r

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    DO you have a BRS on your chopper Adrian?

    They seem like a good deal to me, and I've never been the nervous type.

    Little brother has a snowbird gyro and I've seen their video where it sets down nicely when engine loses power. He smacked a rotor on takeoff in a crosswind gust...

    Now, he bought a Zenith kit and is going for the fast track sport plane license, which I heard the FAA is going to stop issuing soon.

    He does have license for, and rents sailplanes.

    ...Didja see that film, The Edge? It's among of our favorites.

    Geese sent them down to earth in that flick.

    In the past, I was occasionally transported to a grass strip on a coastal island... wild pigs rooting up the landing area was a prob.

    ...crashed the flite that followed my last trip, years ago. endo on landing.

    It put a doctor pilot and the rancher passenger in intensive care. bad nooz!

    Pilot error. He chose poorly!

    I can't quite remember how the saying goes, "Unlike the sea, when you make a mistake in the sky, Mother Nature is less forgiving."

    r

    Shucks! I forgot this thread was about membership costs and such...

    I would suggest sign up costs for the organization be $28,000 for the first years membership with a yearly increase adjusted to the prime rate.

    THAT should keep paperwork to a minimum, but worthwhile.

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    Great Ken,

    Will I have posting privileges???

    ... One of my own mishaps I advise people of pertains to wallpaper removal.

    Our prep crew got 90% of it off, and I was to prep coat, and texture, before our painters came back.

    We did a bunch of sanding and I was about to go to the emergency room at the hospital at about 11:00pm that evening... dust from the glue set up in my lungs that night. I wasn't sure I was gonna make it. One of xxxx scratch that... it was the roughest night I can remember!

    Household projects can be perilous!

    r

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    Probably a great place to live, Carlos, but they sure don't belong in the bargain basement!

    My guess is they will lose value for the next two years.

    Gosh I hope this isn't a public thread!!!!!!

    Everyone who hasn't, really needs to spend an evening reviewing the

    HOUSING BUBBLE BLOGS

    Unlike algore, the gloom and doom THEY depict are backed by empirical hard figures, facts, and supporting information that is without dispute.

    We are in for a hard row to hoe!

    My friends spec is in an exclusive development of 2-5ac plots, level ground, and excellent views of mtns surrounding the valley with no takers. I'm sure he'll jump at less than 1 1/2 mil nowadays...

    r

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    Thank you all for the good information.

    I did speak with them, and they are now in sticker shock.

    And I only discussed preliminary things to get them

    on the right path for lasting value...

    Plenty of time for them to consider options.

    The problem is not going away.

    ...I discovered a portion of the flooring has been removed,

    and it's obvious they've been living under the house, too.

    Yuck.

    r

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    As I've said before, 30yrs in a trade would be of little value once all the commonly used products were changed or no longer available without constantly keeping informed of new products and techniques.

    A BB such as thegrimescene.com is the only way to keep up with change.

    There is a niche market for the old school, but it's quite specialized.

    There weren't many decks built when wood was hand hewn!

    Everything on the Acropolis is degenerating, because power cleaning was never possible...

    r

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    Nonetheless, my business being a one man op is obviously governed by not dropping huge chunks of cash into org 's and COC's.

    If I budget well, I stay afloat.

    Quote from movie, The Edge, "Never feel sorry for a man with an airplane."

    ...but I'm not sure if that applies to ten thousand parts moving through the air in formation...

    Cash won't help auto-rotate!

    Networking is always good for business. I never did it much, and my business does suffer for it. If I had it to do over again I would join everything and spend most my time promoting a business as opposed to hoping to prosper by doing good old hard work.

    r

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    Need suggestions for removing odor from a 1200sqft house so I can remodel the interior.

    Many cats, many years.

    Worst I ever smelled.

    It is, stunning.

    Carpeting loong gone. subfloor only.

    Thinking about PW the whole interior before sealing all walls, ceiling, and floors.

    What chems would help? Will apply enzymes after.

    Open to any suggestions, other than a torch!

    r

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    Is short season on some rivers...wish I had a dry suit for the cold water.

    I hear that!

    Years ago I could handle all that, just jumped right in, literally.

    Now I'm wimpy. A warm water heated suit would be OK by me!

    I often thought of building a small commercial dredge for clearing silt from marinas and other waterway applications. It's all about pumps and tubes.

    It might go well with the PW service business.

    Then, a suspended riffle box in the dredge exhaust could catch fines that would drop out as debris was discharged in the selected area.

    Had a friend years ago who maintained a location at a sand and gravel plant, a big one, where everything passed over a drag plate in a wash system. He did well, 'til they figured they really didn't need him...

    Silver recovery from black & white photo processing also used to be a big thing. I used to have 10oz bars of .995... long gone now!

    r

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    Movie reviews... diversion, instead of production. Oh well.

    Apocalypto good action flic by mel gibson

    Blood Diamond action film w leo dicaprio fair acting job

    always good to see jenifer conelly

    Children of Men brit apocalypse flic always fun to see michael caine working!

    Davinci code entertaining but nothing spectacular

    Deathproof pretty much junk from the twisted quentin

    No Salma = stay home

    the Number 23 Jim carey does a good job in a straight role.

    Zodiac entertaining who dunnit jake is good & robert d jr working!

    the Good Shepherd matt damon, deniro & jolie boring

    Duma nice fuzzy kid story about a cheetah pet in s africa

    Big nothing entertaining and shaun of the ded in a different role

    Idiocracy funnystoopid little wilson bro is OK

    Stranger than Fiction interesting flic I really don't like w ferrel, but he did

    a fine job in this role. emma thompson is great.

    Thank you for Smoking (Its NOT cheech & chong.) entertaining

    always good to see sam elliot working

    and we watched Young Frankenstein, again. Funny movie

    and we watched Lock, stock, and two Smoking Barrels again among favorites

    Apocalypto was probably best of that bunch. too bad mel can't handle his vitamin B any better!

    Still waiting for another GREAT movie...

    maybe like Love & a .45 or Lost Boys... something with real impact

    r

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    Kevin, I can wire houses all day long, but have never done much motor work.

    That being said, you most likely will not find a residence with 3 phase power.

    Generally used in machine shops and industrial applications.

    This would require that the "machine" you mention be internally wired to run off single phase 220 which IS available in most homes. There is usually (hopefully) a diagram inside the connection box on the unit.

    The sticky part is the motor draws over what a standard 20amp breaker will allow, so you would probably want to employ a 30amp 220v breaker and use a 10 gauge cord for connection.

    If we are talking about your compressor, that will only start from an empty tank, it might be possible to change the value of the motor start capacitor to control the spike and surge created when starting the beast.

    (This IS beyond my capability) I'm thinking if your motor has 3phase capability it may not be using start capacitor, but internal start windings.

    You could also try changing the sheaves, if it is belt drive, to lessen the motor loading, but that would decrease your CFM available.

    Also, you could try a 20amp slow blow breaker.

    Did that confuse things enough?

    ...Yep, I looked up your wagner number on first post...

    Love to hate 'em! Glad yours is working for you!

    People give them to me from time to time.

    I keep the hose and cheapo gun, if any good at all

    and yard sale 'em for $10-$20 bucks.

    (They got little teeny-tiny parts inside 'em that clog easily.)

    I'll look for a price on those AIMS 2500w inverters...

    Can WE draft you to direct your DIY skill towards reclaim & recovery?

    ... I saw pics of a goldVac that used a 2 cycle leaf blower/vac on a 5 gal bucket... what would you think of that?

    Sump pumps are EZ. Next comes the filter/flocculant tank I'm unsure of..

    r

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    Sounds like you're having plenty fun, Kevin!

    Small diaphragm pumps are good for most lite & med body products.

    I've got a couple HERO pumps around here, somewhere!

    I'm surprised you are getting such great service from your inverter!

    The ones I've seen always popped pretty quickly, but they must have been smaller ones.

    Anyhow, tripping breakers? I open the panel and stick in my own, and drop a pigtail out for hi-amp tools and a short cord to the tool.

    Most panels only use two types of breakers...

    r

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    John has the nicest toys! Glad to hear they are all dirty from use...

    The BEST trailer is, NOT.

    Let's go back to your last idea... how about a big skid with heavy duty camper jacks so it can lift up and you can drive that new Ford under it...

    Some part of storage can overhang the cab and you could extend out the back quite a bit past down tailgate if you incorporated lights..

    It would all be better with a flatbed, wouldn't it?

    r

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