the
weather wasn't
great but working in
rain is nothing new.
23 years in seattle
prepared me for this
& i came equipped for
off-grid
conditions with
canopy, generator, and
a borrowed chopsaw.
even in 4WD, the truck
slipped sideways in the
muck. worn blade made
more smoke than dust
so i diverted to cartun
hardware where owner
boasted they were new,
"...only 110
years
in business."
the Magicut
on closeout
was maybe just half that
old. "an anti-Q," he
joked. the hole was a little big
for the arbor, which i didn't notice
until
it resulted in a disconcerting
high rpm wobble. i took a deep breath,
started over, eyeballed it with
figertips, reseated it loose around the
bolt
close enough to centered where it
spun pretty smooth and i knocked
out 24 miter cuts in a dozen
4x4s, just ahead of daylight's
dwindling.
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