rdickinson

Didn't the possibility of installing a couple of grease fittings on the Trailersaver come up a year or 2 ago?  I thought someone did just that.  Trailersaver wasn't too happy and  didn't feel it was needed and would void the warranty.  Without lubrication the main pin wears the hole oblong and you get fore and aft slap.  Mine did and so did a hitch I saw at a WCR a few years ago.

I think a machine shop could drill and install one on each side providing the strength of the hitch wasn't compromised. My Trailer is 22.5k.

He's only 160 miles from me.  I may take the rig up there and see if we can jury rig something together to test in my rig.

I'm hoping technology has improved since the last go-round on the forum.

Re wireless cameras, a few years ago they were not thought adequate for longer rigs.  They may have had boosters antennae's but even then I recall they were not recommended.  This is going back at least 5-7 yrs...things change.   Hardwiring in a system would be a royal pain, running wires the full length under or on top of the roof, down the vent pipe in the shower or laundry then fishing it thru under the reach area.  I've done a fair bit of that...not something I want to try again.

Anyway go onto UTube and look up Ray on 'Love your RV', He has an older one and was provided with a new one.   He did a pretty good review on the new one which is smaller than the old one.  With the repeater the range was hundreds of feet, I think and the pic was 100%.  I may go up and visit him next week for a shakedown run after all the upgrades and mods done to the rig. 

The camera system is something I'd be looking at.

Contact him, he knows his stuff electrically and will respond.

Roger

As I recall you did concrete forming in construction??  Anyway beginning of April I walked away from construction because at that point they still didn't get it re safety and this Covid 19 business.  Things have changed, I called Worksafe and they dragged this one guys hide thru the fire x2.  Even after the first time he bucked the system but not after the second.

So here is the way Condos are being done in Victoria.  With the building up 4 floors and closed in.  We have 2 staircases at opposite ends of the building.  One is for up and the other down.  Both clearly marked and you still  get people bucking the rules but If I catch them, they are sent the other way.  If you are walking down a hallway and meet someone coming the other way, the one with the load has priority, the other ducks into the closest room.

Maintain 6' separation where possible, if not wear a mask, we supply N 95's.  There are 2 outside covered handwashing stations with hot and cold plus soap and sanitizer.  Portapottis are wiped with Simply green full strength, handles inside and out, paperholders, disinfectant containers and the tops of the toilet seats and covers.  Yes we are wearing gloves.

All light switches door handles and anything else that people touch gets wiped and I have no problem doing it.

The workers for the most part are concerned and not slacking off.  There are some jerks who won't play ball but I was only there for a couple of days.  Any longer and their head office would be called and they'd be written up....Do it again and goodbye.

Each day there is a short meeting to remind everyone about the stakes.  2 months ago I was told there were over 200 journeymen carpenters off.  I don't know if it was Covid 19 or just taking themselves out of the market.

Take some hand sanitizer to work and wear gloves if possible and wash your hands before breaks and going home.  Not everyone plays by the rules and you don't want to take it home to the rest of your family.

Roger

4 hours ago, rickeieio said:

We're going to the farm some days, but staying away from other folks pretty much.  We live in a planned community with about 2500 homes.  It seems most households have dogs, and they require walking, a lot.  We sit in the driveway with a refreshing beverage and wave, but don't invite them in.  If we have a campfire, we limit it to one other couple with the chairs spread about 10' or so.

So, we got the garden tilled with my new 84" roto-tiller, today we cleaned the interiors of the smart, the real car, and my truck, plus I washed the smart and truck, washed engine bay of the smart (it was covered in red Utah dust) and did a good cleaning on the wheels on the truck.  

Now it's time to retire to the porch with a Coctel de Camarones. (Mexican shrimp cocktail.)  And to add some cultural diversification, I'll have a raddler with it.

There was a video on Canada's Weather Network of a small dog being walked with it's leash attached to a drone.

A 23 yr old woman in Regina not following stay at home guidelines was stopped by the Police.  Somehow or other she was tested for the virus, found positive and  fined 2800$.

The RV park Where I am has locked the laundry, showers, washrooms and even taken the taps off the outside wash basins and hoses..

Being a private facility, there is nothing to be done.

There was a pic of one but that is going back a decade or more.

I had a 4700 DT 530.  It's old tech, noisy going down the  road, floor gets hot from the transmission,  exhaust brake only, drums on the rear.

No comparison to an HDT...at all

5 hours ago, Alie&Jim's Carrilite said:

I was an OSHA approved respirator fit and tester for a company I worked at.... Kept a pack of Bic razors in the bag for the bearded guys that had to get their tests..... can't paint if you had any facial hair.   I might have my bottle of skinky stuff around somewhere still.  It is amazing at how many people didn't read the instructions that came with the mask.

Some people dig in their heels and refuse to shave facial hair off.  I guess the option is don't work.  Seems strange these 3m facial masks are not adequate for the Covid 19 virus but the could filter out welding smoke....At least that's what the folks at Cloverdale paint told me.

I see lots of people, medical and not on tv, not wearing the 95's properly'  The metal bar needs to be pressed down to conform to the face.  Many are not.

Masks do no good over a beard.  We do fitting of half masks only on those who are cleanshaven.

On ‎3‎/‎20‎/‎2020 at 10:52 AM, Lou Schneider said:

A few years ago Dilbert creator Scott Adams held an on-line contest to design the perfect Dilbert House.  One of the online suggestions was to install two dishwashers.  Dirty dishes go in one, the other contains clean dishes.  As you use them, you draw from the clean dishwasher and then put them in the dirty dishwasher until all of the contents are transfered over.

Then the dirty dishwasher is run, and it becomes the clean dishwasher and dirty dishes are placed in the other one.  Repeat as needed without having to wash or put away the dishes.

If I ever design a RV, I''m adopting this and making room for two of the Fisher Paykel drawer dishwashers.

I've heard that story before.  Makes sense.

My Travel Soopreme came with washer and dryer.  The dryer was elevated above with about 12" of useless space in-between.  I got a shorter dryer and raised it enough to get a FP dw drawer in between.  The hot and cold water, drain and power were all there.  All that needed to be done was box in the area which I did.

Now there are no dirty dishes around, they go straight into the dw.  My tap water is hotter than my hands can stand and the DW uses a gallon plus or minus.  I've seen by brother do dishes, by the time he finishes a sink load, the water is lukewarm at best, so I doubt they are as clean as any dw can do.  But hey, each to their own.  By the way, he has a 1500$ Bosch dw which hardly gets used.

From what I've read, 70% alcohol or bleach will work but there may be a residual smell or taste plus I don't know if hospitals want to bother.

I can get a clone of these Wildland fire masks but the outfit has all his future production spoken for so even the filters would not be available.

If a suitable filter material could be found, I can get the rest of the mask made with off the shelf material and not have to worry about getting price gouged. 

The original price on these FF masks was 56, then 76, now 96. can$.  Production is limited to 20,000 a week and he can't do more.  I've had multiple discussions with him.  His world ends at the Equator.

So, if a suitable filter can be found, production could work up to 100k a week and prices would be a LOT less with filters being readily available.

2 hours ago, SuiteSuccess said:

Roger,

Thanks.  I’m good on covers.  SteveSoCal is shipping me 20.  I’ve also got a line on a few N95s but my daughter said their school is supplying them four more apiece from their janitorial supplies.  So again thank you for all you’ve done.  If you’ve already bought them I’ll reimburse you.  I still want the Australian mask as we discussed.

They were out of the 95's

Ausi mask was shipped by Purolator.  It may be handed to another Courier at the Border.  You could get a tracking number by text or e-mail.

Also sent a message off to the manufacturer for info.

I store the 95's in Margarine containers and label the lid  with a felt pen.  Label the mask as well.

Cloverdale Paint here has 3 white and 3 blue paper paint suits.  I've used them, they have a zipper so can be reused if needed.  I have to call, pay by Visa and make arrangements to pick them up.

There are 2 other locations in the area.  I've not called them yet. 

No N 95's or any other type.

I'm finding out a little about the mask.  There is an electrostatic charge induced by washing that lasts for about 50 hrs then needs washing and drying again.  1000 hrs then it's done. toss it and replace.

I've swent of a request for info from the mfgr in Australia.  He isn't seeing the light of day in production.  These other guys were 21$ can more expensive than local firm.

I'd like to see if they can be made under license like the V12 Rolls Royce Merlin made by Packard for Spits and Mustangs.in WW2.

OK, I'm looking into what the Alpaca hair does.  The boss is out but texted me he will respond when he returns.  I'm trying another source.

Maureen e-mailed me.  Package goes out today.

6 hours ago, SuiteSuccess said:

Rdickinson,

I read up on HEPA filters last night.  Especially the NASA data.  Apparently 0.3 microns is okay in their weave.  The way they are designed and the “non-linear” airflow still makes them super efficient at trapping particles less than 0.1  microns plenty good for viral exposure.  So we have the filter and know it can be used in air purifiers and masks without exposing the wearer to noxious chemicals from the manufacturing process (thinking air purifiers and existing respirators) so we’re now up to application and design.  BTW just got the pics.  Thanks, I’ll get back to you via email.

So, it is the way the hair is woven that brings the effectiveness down from .3 to less than .128?  So it is the bouncing around in the weave that does the trick?  Is this like a eggcrate type soundbooth where the noise gets absorbed with the convoluted shapes?

I have some Home Depot filter material..less than 1/4" thick that could suffice as a backer for the hair and also serve as extra filtration.  This is the same material used for the cold air returns on the roof mount heat pumps in the ceiling and the clothes dryer final filer....I'll send you a pic.

So there is another firm I can contact as well as the owner of the firm these 2 were purchased from.  I'll see what testing info they can provide without raising suspicion.

My thoughts are can we duplicate the same results using the same or similar product.  The  'weaving' may be the biggest obstacle.

We have some Lamas 30 miles from here, maybe the owners  can give me a couple of clumps.

The rest of the mfg process is a snap.

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What are the properties of the gowns material?  Are there other products that will achieve the same result?  Again, fabrication isn't a problem.  We have Quilting stores, Sewing machine stores.  I personally know Dean Sawyer of Sawyer Sewing Center

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RE ventilators, you and others here know all about these.  Are they that complicated or are they made uber complicated.  There are some vids on UTube I started to watch and will follow up.  I'm pinched for time as I have to recertify for a certification.

Can a simplified version be made with off the shelf parts.

We have some Braniacs at UVIC who thrive on this stuff.  They have developed a bandage with sensors that detects infection, ph or acidic levels.  I think it changes color.  Trying to catch it before infection gets away.

Maybe it can be reverse engineered.

There may be an oiler in the system for air tools.  BTW, on my shop compressor we punched a hole thru the block wall and put the air intake outside.  It made a difference in the noise level in the shop.

Stay away from people, have the groceries delivered by the food market if that service is offered.  Costs me 15 bucks a trip, order online or I go b/w 7 and 8 am like I said earlier.

Costco is a good place to go for gas, their personnel wipe each pump each time it's used.  That r go to a full service station where the employee pumps the fuel.  I pack med gloves and hand sanitizer wherever I go.

Full or half mask?

Then build one.

I'm not going to argue about it.  The data can speak for itself, familiarize yourself with it.

Here is a link to a Lee Valley Tools  hepa filter.  The specs are still only.3 micron.  We need to get it to .1 or less, or fewer.

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/workshop/dust-collection/filters/64681-hepa-filters

1 hour ago, SuiteSuccess said:

Could you post a picture?  The problem with what you describe is the filter.  Covid-19 is 0.125 micron and a 3 micron filter is not going to be helpful.  One of my original thoughts was taking the paper out of a 5 micron oil filter and sewing in between layers of cloth until I found the size of the virus.  Trouble is the smaller the pore size of the filter, the harder it would be to pull air through it with a breath and the harder to expel CO2 through it.  That got me to thinking about a positive pressure air source to push air through the filter.  Also the cure shouldn’t be worse than the disease so oil filter paper may be chemically laced which could cause harm.  Air purifier HEPA filters should be safe to incorporate.  Also the positive pressure would tend to push viral particles away from the edge of the mask enhancing safety.  As a retired medical professional, I often times wore an N95 mask for hours on end when HIV/AIDs first hit and we had no clue of it’s transmission.  It is exhausting just trying to breath through one of those for hours.

Positive pressure could work to a point, however too much pressure and it would come out thru the path of least resistance.   One being the top of the mask which could blow dust into the wearers eyes or if the air was high in humidity, fog up glasses. 

There are other N 95 type filters that have vents either at the very front or off to the side.  I don't know if they are a 1 way valve like a chest seal or not but I was told that with normal use the vented ones were not as effective as non vented.

Paint shops use a positive pressure helmet type device.  Air comes thru a hose, probably going thru a dryer and filter.  I'm sure that could be located on the Web.

Maybe hook it up to the hospital o2 supply at something less than 15 lpm.  Quick release air fitting.

You may want to read up on these.  They exceed the specs required.  You wear the 95, I'll use this one as will my brother at the hospital.

A good deal of the problem with the 95's is they are not worn properly.

75$ cn is not a cheap clone.

Wildland firefighters are dying of heart attacks due to build up of carbon in the blood.

Pics are on the way to ECRcarl@gmail.com

I will pop it out of the Ziploc bac and post pics from different angles.  These masks are worn for hrs at a time.  The filter taken out, washed and a second one put in till the first one dries.

The filter material is Alpaca hair.  Evidently it doesn't  'scale' as some other products would.  Wool balls up.  Marino wool along with cotton are the fabrics of choice for WLFFing.  These worn under the Nomex outers. 

No manmade fibes like polyprop, a hydrophobic material.  We're told these can melt and stick to the skin....My own thoughts are if your clothes are melting you may have more serious things to worry about.

Having said all that, from what I see some of the problems with the N 95 are they are not worn properly.  The metal band over the bridge of the nose is not being pushed in to conform to the face.  Doesn't matter if you wear a surgical mask over.  The N 95 still isn't in contact with the face.

I'd like to find out what are the properties this mask has that others don't....try to find a like product.  What's so special about Alpaca hair???  What about LLama or the next doors standard poodle.  Most of the mask looks like standard football jersey material with the holes.  Stitching is nothing special.  The rest of it looks like 'off the shelf' material.

I'd like to reverse engineer it.  Less waste.

If the filter was replaced for each patient....would that deal with the 1 mask per patient visit issue.

It would be quicker if I sent pics from my phone to your e-mail if that's OK??  I'll backtrack thru the rally info to find it.

If you want one, I'll call the outfit, pay for it and have them ship directly to you...mail or courier, whatever you want.

Mine has not been worn..It's still in the bag.

I do FA and safety in a number of areas so get to see other options.  In the shipyards we use a half mask with circular twist on filters, the filters are replaceable and the mask gets wiped out with BZK wipes. These particular masks will filter out welding smoke.  I've had to stand by on fire watch and hole watch.  I've asked for specifics but not heard back yet. 

You need to be clean shaven in order to get a fit test with them.

The N 95's are supposed to be disposable but can last longer if stored properly.  I used a margarine container and labeled it....most don't.

A slightly better mask is the 'Fair Air' fire mask from Australia.  Spendy, but I bought 2, one for me and the other for my brother who works in a hospital where there has already been one worker who has contracted the virus.

This mask is re-usable and washable, also comes with an xtra filter.  It takes out slightly more of the .3 micron particles....98.6% and 100% of the bigger particles. So I'm covered. 

We get them from a Logging firm up Island.  $80 each or close to it.

I shop for groceries b/w 7 and 8 am when the shelves have been freshly stocked including TP.  Seniors and handicapped people only at that time.

Having looked at the products involved I don't see the reason why it can't be reverse engineered.  There isn't a patent on it yet.

Could the same not be done with these ventilators??  Are there off the shelf parts that could be cobbled together to accomplish the same result.....Or in FA terms, 'was the objective met'.  It may be ugly and unorthodox and not a streamlined and pretty as the current ones in use.

If a camera could be put in the nose of a Maverick missile and fed back to the A10 in the first Desert Storm, there should be enough creative minds and skilled hands to pull this off.

I've been doing this 'Smart on the deck business' for 8 years and had no issues so far except for operator error.   I didn't see the post you referred to, so from my standpoint, that is your opinion. 

Better than what?