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Hello there! I was looking for a place to post my goings-on (similar to the boot camp threads), and figured the Midwest forum was as good as any. I’m a little bit outside of Lansing, MI, and have a exurban half acre that backs up to a large wooded park.

I’m idly going through PEP, trying to remember to document the things I’m already doing and using it as a guide for new things to try. I do a good bit of gardening and cooking already. I’d like to do more woodworking, DIY, and food preservation.

I’m going to document things here, and use this as a place to dump photos from my phone, then add some context from my computer later. If you have any questions on stuff, let me know!
 
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Attaching a bunch of pictures from my fence repair today, looking to cross post these to the Oddball PEP.
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Darling Pupper crashed through the fence.
Darling Pupper crashed through the fence.
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A destroyed aluminum corner.
A destroyed aluminum corner.
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Supplies: replacement corners, 5/16 bit driver, coffee.
Supplies: replacement corners, 5/16 bit driver, coffee.
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First corner installed.
First corner installed.
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Bottom corner was a pain to get in place.
Bottom corner was a pain to get in place.
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Rope and clamps to help hold in place to secure bottom corner.
Rope and clamps to help hold in place to secure bottom corner.
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Clasp post was bent. I bent it back enough to remove, then brought into the garage to finish.
Clasp post was bent. I bent it back enough to remove, then brought into the garage to finish.
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Hinges had moved down, so I loosened and scooted them up.
Hinges had moved down, so I loosened and scooted them up.
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Whole gate fell off when I loosened the hinges. Would have made the corner installation much easier.
Whole gate fell off when I loosened the hinges. Would have made the corner installation much easier.
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The self-tapping screws don’t hold the new corners in place quite well enough. I’m planning to replace them with bolts that run through the pipe.
The self-tapping screws don’t hold the new corners in place quite well enough. I’m planning to replace them with bolts that run through the pipe.
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So in the meantime, I placed t-posts to secure the gate from the inside.
So in the meantime, I placed t-posts to secure the gate from the inside.
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Pushing on the fence has a little give, might add another t-post on the outside to secure half.
Pushing on the fence has a little give, might add another t-post on the outside to secure half.
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The source of today’s chores.
The source of today’s chores.
 
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