So it's that time again....winter pasttimes?

[timtune]

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Considering its location, near civilization, the abandonment might be part of a demolition procedure based on land value.

The house was surrounded by trees which the owner somehow got permission to cut down. 250 homes are slated for the property, however the home has been deemed a heritage property so that's a spanner in the works. The house now sits in a field and we could find no trace of that barn

 

[Rob MacLennan]

In a past life I did vacuum forming. IR radiant works well. You could probably rig something up with a couple little buddy heaters or some AC radiant heaters may work. The typical linear radiant heater would not be ideal but may be enough for a holster.

Even some professional makers use toaster ovens, oddly enough.

 

[410001661]

Nope. I've just had the pistol for a while and finally decided that it needed a holster.

The arrows that you see in that quiver of mine are some cheap carbon fibre that I bought on Amazon. I bught a dozen. Half of them were fletched wrong (key flight 180 degrees off from where it should be). I reported the issue and they sent out 6 replacements. All 6 were fletched wrong. Instead of dealing with the idiots again I bought a fletching rig and replaced them all, myself, with feathers. First time that I'd ever done it.

It is not that hard........if I can figure it out anyone can. Now reloading 12GA shells takes a little more patience.

 

[Rob MacLennan]

It is not that hard........if I can figure it out anyone can. Now reloading 12GA shells takes a little more patience.

It definitely wasn't hard, even with the cheap kit that I bought. It's just fiddly, which is kind of my thing anyway.

 

[410001661]

Nope. I've just had the pistol for a while and finally decided that it needed a holster.

The arrows that you see in that quiver of mine are some cheap carbon fibre that I bought on Amazon. I bught a dozen. Half of them were fletched wrong (key flight 180 degrees off from where it should be). I reported the issue and they sent out 6 replacements. All 6 were fletched wrong. Instead of dealing with the idiots again I bought a fletching rig and replaced them all, myself, with feathers. First time that I'd ever done it.

When I bought the bow & sight and a dozen arrows the store threw in a second dozen arrows for me for free. When I got home I realized 12 were fletched straight and 12 were fletched right. After some of the guys I shoot 3D with showed at me the ropes for building arrows they told me to shoot an unfletched arrow into a block about 4' away, first marking the 12 o'clock positing with tape and then after firing it see what way it is naturally spinning. Being a left spin means I can use a straight or a left helical or left offset. Using a right helix or offset means the arrow would have to stop it's natural left spin until the fletchings bite and start the right twist.

My Bowtech Realm SR6 naturally spins arrows CCW (left). I am not a fan of the helical and prefer a 3-5 degree left offset. Now my crossbow (Micro 335) spins bolts right so I use a right offset when I fletch those.

 

[Gaoler]

reloading 12GA shells takes a little more patience.

'Never got into reloading for shotgun... The difference between the cost of components, shot, powder, wads and primers has never been much less than decent factory loads.
Handgun/rifle ammo on the other hand... 'Different story.
My Dillon reloading set up paid for itself in a year or so of loading pistol rounds...

 

[Rob MacLennan]

When I bought the bow & sight and a dozen arrows the store threw in a second dozen arrows for me for free. When I got home I realized 12 were fletched straight and 12 were fletched right. After some of the guys I shoot 3D with showed at me the ropes for building arrows they told me to shoot an unfletched arrow into a block about 4' away, first marking the 12 o'clock positing with tape and then after firing it see what way it is naturally spinning. Being a left spin means I can use a straight or a left helical or left offset. Using a right helix or offset means the arrow would have to stop it's natural left spin until the fletchings bite and start the right twist.

My Bowtech Realm SR6 naturally spins arrows CCW (left). I am not a fan of the helical and prefer a 3-5 degree left offset. Now my crossbow (Micro 335) spins bolts right so I use a right offset when I fletch those.

I wouldn't have known the difference and as a left shooter have always had to use stuff made for righties anyway. In high school all they had were right handed bows so I flipped them over and used the flat on the bottom of the grip, instead.

I own a 45# left-handed flatbow (special order 40 years ago from a Brampton archery shop that no longer exists), a 45# Mongol pattern horsebow (Ali Express special from a shop in Vancouver that came with 12 quad-fletched bamboo Flu-Flu turkey feathers. Had to steam the crap out of them to make them usable, after being crushed in the box. One was unrecoverably warped.) And the latest purchase, a 30# Mongol horsebow from Amazon (similar Ali Express quality).

 

[410001661]

'Never got into reloading for shotgun... The difference between the cost of components, shot, powder, wads and primers has never been much less than decent factory loads.
Handgun/rifle ammo on the other hand... 'Different story.
My Dillon reloading set up paid for itself in a year or so of loading pistol rounds...

I did not use my press for years when flats of Challengers were $55 at Hummasons in Ancaster - plus a 10% discount if you purchased 10+ flats. The last time I checked they were in the $120/flat range and now makes sense. Although I am now shooting more 9mm, .308 and .223 than I am shotgun but it is nice to build up the supply again.

 

[nobbie48]

The house was surrounded by trees which the owner somehow got permission to cut down. 250 homes are slated for the property, however the home has been deemed a heritage property so that's a spanner in the works. The house now sits in a field and we could find no trace of that barn
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The heritage designation is likely why the place is left open.

If vandals burn the place down it's a done deal as the heritage teeth aren't very sharp.

In the USA it's serious once you're on the registry of historic places.

In the UK it's similar in that it must be rebuilt to original. They'd rather let it rot than be modernized.

 

[GreyGhost]

The heritage designation is likely why the place is left open.

If vandals burn the place down it's a done deal as the heritage teeth aren't very sharp.

In the USA it's serious once you're on the registry of historic places.

In the UK it's similar in that it must be rebuilt to original. They'd rather let it rot than be modernized.

If government thinks it must be protected, then public money should be spent on protecting it. It's easy to spend other people's money. Politicians justifying why they spent millions maintaining nondescript buildings with often few redeeming features other than being designated by wankers with no money in the game would make the lists much shorter. The current system is a complete cluster on both sides of the border.

 

[timtune]

The heritage designation is likely why the place is left open.

If vandals burn the place down it's a done deal as the heritage teeth aren't very sharp.

In the USA it's serious once you're on the registry of historic places.

In the UK it's similar in that it must be rebuilt to original. They'd rather let it rot than be modernized.

That's our thought exactly. The house is still very solid and could still be recouped, but scrappers have been in tearing down drywall to yank out copper wire.

 

[Rob MacLennan]

Government edicts, that don't come with funding, are the likely cause of things like, "Whoops, that old hotel that was quite likely more of a brothel that was designated a Heritage Building, at Yonge and Gould, 'accidentally' burned down."

 

[nobbie48]

If government thinks it must be protected, then public money should be spent on protecting it. It's easy to spend other people's money. Politicians justifying why they spent millions maintaining nondescript buildings with often few redeeming features other than being designated by wankers with no money in the game would make the lists much shorter. The current system is a complete cluster on both sides of the border.

If it was designed as a single family residence and is historically protected it can't be changed into multi family. If a billionaire restores it to live in and the excess property is utilized for common dwellings the rich guy has a bunch of Joe Average as neighbours.

It can't be gutted to use as a wedding or convention rental venue. Medical clinical similar. Some vintage houses maintain the vintage exterior but with modern innards.

The structure of this place doesn't seem to fit the multi-use

Here's one that was saved but it's no longer residential. Fifty or so years ago before the 427 existed it could be seen from highway 427, sitting on massive acreage.

West Deane Park · Etobicoke, ON M9B 5R2

Building

maps.app.goo.gl

 

[xrljoel]

The heritage designation is likely why the place is left open.

If vandals burn the place down it's a done deal as the heritage teeth aren't very sharp.

In the USA it's serious once you're on the registry of historic places.

In the UK it's similar in that it must be rebuilt to original. They'd rather let it rot than be modernized.

The expropriated airport etc. lands in North Pickering used to contain quite a number of interesting, attractive, culturally significant (for a variety of reasons) villages, houses and farms that were parts of thriving communities when the idiot government(s) stole them.

Over the decades, they allowed them to fall into disrepair, usually encouraged along by installing scumbag tenants (Ontario Housing) or leaving the buildings vacant. Thus allowing them to demolish them later, with any pesky historically significant ones "mysteriously" burned down, a common occurrence in Durham and one where the arsonists always seem to be much too smart for the police as they are never caught.

 

[timtune]

That's the main attraction for us. Getting in and checking out old building and house. McCormicks in London for example. The fifth floor office space was awesome. Beautiful wood work with leaded glass panels labels on the doors in gold script. Not to mention all the glass block walls. Drive by now and you can see that the vandals have found the secret back stairs into the fifth floor offices and lots of windows are now busted out.

We toured this old mill years ago on Mother day. It was awesome inside. A real piece of history, now it's been demolished. There was a main shaft mounted at the roof peak that drove all the machinery, hence the dog house running it's length.

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