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ken erickson reacted to GrumpyFarmer's post in the thread Bat house/kestrel nesting box pole construction critique and suggestions wanted. with
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Great question…I don’t know for certain. we have heard a bard owl multiple times towards the back of our property (not sure for certain... -
ken erickson replied to the thread Bat house/kestrel nesting box pole construction critique and suggestions wanted..Great idea and I had considered that as an option and could be added at a later date. Much like the counter balanced road and...
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ken erickson reacted to Henro's post in the thread Bat house/kestrel nesting box pole construction critique and suggestions wanted. with Like.
Thinking a bit out of the box, but could you put the pivot point higher, while leaving the pole length the same as your drawing, and...
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ken erickson replied to the thread Bat house/kestrel nesting box pole construction critique and suggestions wanted..Thanks for your questions! I would have help raising and lowing but want to make it as easy as possible for the friends/family that...
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ken erickson reacted to GrumpyFarmer's post in the thread Bat house/kestrel nesting box pole construction critique and suggestions wanted. with Like.
Good day. sounds like a fun / interesting addition to your savanna project. (I installed a bard owl box last year on my forestry...
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ken erickson replied to the thread Bat house/kestrel nesting box pole construction critique and suggestions wanted..Thank you for your input! Yes, I think that 3 through bolts and 3 foot of overlap is good insurance. Very little time taking two...
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ken erickson replied to the thread Bat house/kestrel nesting box pole construction critique and suggestions wanted..Great idea and yes , setting it up so it can only swing the one way will offer some extra safety when raising. I might also consider...
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ken erickson reacted to NorthwoodsLife's post in the thread Bat house/kestrel nesting box pole construction critique and suggestions wanted. with Like.
Nice design. I like it.. It's going to be heavy swinging it up or down. Lose control of it and the bat box will be destroyed. Or...
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ken erickson posted the thread Bat house/kestrel nesting box pole construction critique and suggestions wanted. in Off Topic.By the end of this summer I am required (program practices deadline) to place one bat house and one kestrel nesting box on my oak...
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ken erickson reacted to Jsjac's post in the thread What did you do to or on your Kubota today? with Like.
I have been working on my woods road and dragging some large pine logs out to be cut up into firewood I need to work on getting the...
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New here, Have had many Kubotas, now have a M5-111. Just finished 2 of 4 new tree stands builds. I have many tree stands, just redoing...
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ken erickson replied to the thread A question for the ages..........What do "those people" do, when they can't find their 11/16 drill bit, but don't have a lathe?????.I agree! Coming up with work piece holding or clamping solutions was always the "fun" part of machining for me. And your spot on...
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ken erickson replied to the thread A question for the ages..........What do "those people" do, when they can't find their 11/16 drill bit, but don't have a lathe?????.Would you have been able to hold the work piece in your four jaw chuck, indicate off the existing hole and bore from there?
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ken erickson reacted to Yooper's post in the thread A little gunsmithing on a hot afternoon with Like.
Here are some misc pictures of blueprinting the action and working the bolt.
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ken erickson replied to the thread A little gunsmithing on a hot afternoon.Having a separate non-indexed recoil lug on the 700 and similar series Remington actions is IMHO a quirk that makes things a bit...
