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Step 13Finishing touches
Although I tried not to kill any ants since they did make this project possible .it was unavoidable .the fire ants I used (known more specifically as red imported fire ants) are not native to the USA .they have done some good thing like eating fleas and the lone star tick .though the bad things they have done include making it impossible for ground nesting birds to thrive in their own native habitat .so when it comes down to it the ants are pests
When I poured the zinc ,the ants that were still in the tunnels were torched instantly .they unfortunately stayed in the zinc and wouldn't come out with a light brushing from an old tooth brush .a wire brush did take them out but it wouldn't have been practical to use since I have a pressure washer .the pressure washer was able to wash the dead ants and any remaining sand off and did it quickly .I had to steady some of the tunnels that weren't connected as well as the others and accidentally pressure washed some skin off my hand .so be cautious when using ANYTHING that's pressurized
Carefully put the zinc tunnels on to the inner frame .careful being paramount so you don't break off any of the weaker tunnels .I then obtain some clear bumper pads to act as a buffer between the glass top and the steel inner frame .once again wal-mart saved the day .not only was I able to get the clear buffer pads I needed ,but also got some grey foam ones for the feet in one value pack .the last and final object needed was a piece of salvaged glass my dad found and had laying around .once it is placed on top it's ready for magazines ,coffee cups and conversation
NOTE-all the pictures of the table show the table without the glass top due to the glare that it created
as always constructive criticism welcomed .thank you
When I poured the zinc ,the ants that were still in the tunnels were torched instantly .they unfortunately stayed in the zinc and wouldn't come out with a light brushing from an old tooth brush .a wire brush did take them out but it wouldn't have been practical to use since I have a pressure washer .the pressure washer was able to wash the dead ants and any remaining sand off and did it quickly .I had to steady some of the tunnels that weren't connected as well as the others and accidentally pressure washed some skin off my hand .so be cautious when using ANYTHING that's pressurized
Carefully put the zinc tunnels on to the inner frame .careful being paramount so you don't break off any of the weaker tunnels .I then obtain some clear bumper pads to act as a buffer between the glass top and the steel inner frame .once again wal-mart saved the day .not only was I able to get the clear buffer pads I needed ,but also got some grey foam ones for the feet in one value pack .the last and final object needed was a piece of salvaged glass my dad found and had laying around .once it is placed on top it's ready for magazines ,coffee cups and conversation
NOTE-all the pictures of the table show the table without the glass top due to the glare that it created
as always constructive criticism welcomed .thank you
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Apr 15, 2009. 6:45 AM
jeff-o
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jeff-o
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Ouch! I've never seen a picture of a pressure washer "burn" though I've heard of it. Apparently a minute amount of oil from the compressor can be forced under the skin, which is what causes the infection.
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May 20, 2009. 5:26 AMcountable
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Pressure wash burn is nasty stuff. Ever wonder why they use water pressure cutters instead of conventional drill techniques? Because the water can be so finely focused it can cut insane designs out of really brittle materials (it was on american chopper, they used their new water jet cutter to cut a statue out of a carrot and tried the same thing with a drill. Safe to say the carrot got mangled with the drill).
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