The post whore thread.

[OtterbatHellcat]

That's a bummer Irving, and I would add that the trouble you went through was a decent enough pain in the ass.....I'd also say that even if they sold it to you for half the price, you still spent much of your time AND it's still used shit when you walk out the door too.

If I'm going to replace something on a car I'm keeping and driving daily, I'll buy factory stuff if I can (especially electronics), or at least new replacement parts aftermarket.

[Irving]

Fortunately it didn't take me very long. Also, this won't be going onto a car, although it will be just as important to have something that is reliable.

[buffalobo]

Fortunately it didn't take me very long. Also, this won't be going onto a car, although it will be just as important to have something that is reliable.

I'll bite. What is car antenna for if not going on car?

[Mazin]

So nothing like painting a bookcase at 10:30 at night, yep the fumes are give me a nice lumber tonight. Low VOC my ass gimme that good ol fashioned paint smell that last for weeks.

[Irving]

I'll bite. What is car antenna for if not going on car?

Sorry, I wasn't trying to be mysterious so much as I'm positive people are getting tired of hearing that I have chickens, especially after I bumped my thread.

So, if you want to automate your chicken door, this Add-A-Motor seems to be the go-to suggested product at $90 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Add-Motor-Sur...70_&dpSrc=srch

Then there are fancier models that have built in timers and such, like so: https://www.amazon.com/ChickenGuard-...r+opener&psc=1

But, since I've been reading so much, I've seen that people are grabbing power antennas for cheap and just using those, as seen in this video (skip to 2:40): Intro music is the same from Chef John's Food Wishes videos.


My plan is to set mine up pretty much like this where I'll cannibalize a solar LED garden light with a photo cell, and have that control the opening and closing of the door. That way I won't have to adjust a timer throughout the year.

[Irving]

So nothing like painting a bookcase at 10:30 at night, yep the fumes are give me a nice lumber tonight. Low VOC my ass gimme that good ol fashioned paint smell that last for weeks.

I was also painting at midnight last night. I was using that cheap paint from Habitat for Humanity. Man that stuff goes on like water and slops everywhere. In addition it smells weird. I went to put my pants on from last night and they really stunk, but it took me a long time to figure out what the hell the smell was. In addition to painting, I went through the added labor of sanding down pressure treated wood for non-stop for an hour and a half. In the end, I just started painting everything and couldn't really tell much difference between the sanded and non-sanded stuff.

[buffalobo]

I was also painting at midnight last night. I was using that cheap paint from Habitat for Humanity. Man that stuff goes on like water and slops everywhere. In addition it smells weird. I went to put my pants on from last night and they really stunk, but it took me a long time to figure out what the hell the smell was. In addition to painting, I went through the added labor of sanding down pressure treated wood for non-stop for an hour and a half. In the end, I just started painting everything and couldn't really tell much difference between the sanded and non-sanded stuff.

Don't sand pressure treated lumber.

[Irving]

It's already done by now, but are there health risks or something?

I was sanding because I was trying to clean up other lumber that wasn't pressure treated, and was planning on painting everything. Most of what I sanded were fence pickets and I found that the pressure treating seemed not to penetrate very far below the surface and I was getting raw wood almost right away. I made a bunch of quick passes and it took the paint very well. Especially compared to some scrap pressure treated 4x4 that I had laying around. I threw a quick coat of paint on that and it hardly even took the paint.

[buffalobo]

Older matl is treated with CCA - chromated copper aresenate, exposure to arsenic should be avoided.

Newer matl(after Dec 31 2003) is treated with organic compounds. Not as effective but less potential exposure issues.

[Irving]

Ahh, thank you.