Kevkx125
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Flipped to the new month
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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Outlawmws
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Yer EARLY!
Motorman55
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Painted the old oak cabinet I picked up last week. Decided to go with the same green color on the outside to match the new office's trim color. I'm leaving the inside unpainted you won't see it with the doors normally closed. Not sure if I want to mount it on the wall under the new office window or attach some tall wheels on the bottom to keep it mobile. Right now its just sitting on a HF dolley.
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Magnum440d100
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Ashamed to admit that part of my clutter problem was pop cans in grocery bags in the middle of the floor, because I did not want to spend $20 to crush $10 worth of cans lmao.
Finally broke down, bought and mounted a can crusher. That’s white lithium grease I put on there, as it felt dry and like it was grinding.
Turned about 10 grocery bags of varying fullness into about a half a 33gal garbage can. And yes those are the 24oz(?) monster cans. Part of my problem is chugging one, sometimes 2, of those a day!
Indiana doesn’t have a redemption system as far as I can tell. But I can turn these in for a couple cents.
Basically beer money lmao
Glad to have some floor space back!
Now to organize the rest! (Later)
Finally broke down, bought and mounted a can crusher. That’s white lithium grease I put on there, as it felt dry and like it was grinding.
Turned about 10 grocery bags of varying fullness into about a half a 33gal garbage can. And yes those are the 24oz(?) monster cans. Part of my problem is chugging one, sometimes 2, of those a day!
Indiana doesn’t have a redemption system as far as I can tell. But I can turn these in for a couple cents.
Basically beer money lmao
Glad to have some floor space back!
Now to organize the rest! (Later)
Outlawmws
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I've gotten into the habit of painting the interior of cabinets white. It makes it so much easier to see...
Motorman55
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I won't deny I thought about it and it certainly could use it. Still it would have to wait until I get a few other things done first.
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ObnoxiousFumes
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Ah I thought I was seeing things, only car I remembered having four lugs was my Rabbit from the early 80's
kaymccampbell
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Brought in my new goodies, and dumped them on the metal bench.
Outlawmws
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niget2002
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Not in the shop 'yet'...
My 10yo son has been designing his own chess pieces by drawing them out on paper. Tonight we started the CAD work so that when we're done we can 3d print them. If he likes the way they come out, we may try to turn them on the lathe.
We had a lot going on this evening, so we got a late start. I just looked down and saw it was almost 9pm and he was still up. He should have been in bed 30 minutes ago! So we only got two pieces done tonight.
When it comes time to print them, I'll let him choose the two colors.
My 10yo son has been designing his own chess pieces by drawing them out on paper. Tonight we started the CAD work so that when we're done we can 3d print them. If he likes the way they come out, we may try to turn them on the lathe.
We had a lot going on this evening, so we got a late start. I just looked down and saw it was almost 9pm and he was still up. He should have been in bed 30 minutes ago! So we only got two pieces done tonight.
When it comes time to print them, I'll let him choose the two colors.
kaymccampbell
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Ah, but they're mostly organization and storage solutions. They'll, hopefully, lessen the **** collection.There you go, messing the place up again!
When I was 10 I was probably making mud pies.Not in the shop 'yet'...
My 10yo son has been designing his own chess pieces by drawing them out on paper. Tonight we started the CAD work so that when we're done we can 3d print them. If he likes the way they come out, we may try to turn them on the lathe.
We had a lot going on this evening, so we got a late start. I just looked down and saw it was almost 9pm and he was still up. He should have been in bed 30 minutes ago! So we only got two pieces done tonight.
When it comes time to print them, I'll let him choose the two colors.
Ultradog MN
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My shop isn't as tidy as some but it WAS reasonably well organized.
Wedneday I turned it into a total hell hole.
I bought some pallet racking for the other stall and am moving everything that was on these wooden shelves over there.
I'm reusing the plywood shelf boards on the pallet racks so EVERYTHING had to get moved - to anywhere and everywhere.
It will be a week or two long project that I was dreading but I got it started.
Craigslist has been my friend.
Have sold about a dozen items and have half a dozen ads there for stuff I don't need anymore.
Wedneday I turned it into a total hell hole.
I bought some pallet racking for the other stall and am moving everything that was on these wooden shelves over there.
I'm reusing the plywood shelf boards on the pallet racks so EVERYTHING had to get moved - to anywhere and everywhere.
It will be a week or two long project that I was dreading but I got it started.
Craigslist has been my friend.
Have sold about a dozen items and have half a dozen ads there for stuff I don't need anymore.
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I stopped looking for it so I can find it.It's probably in the box of Utility knifes I have that never sell at Yard sales...
niget2002
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Yeah. I was still playing in the dirt at recess with hot wheels at that age too.
I'm doing most of the cad heavy lifting. I'm showing him witch buttons on the mouse do what. He's soaking it all in. By the time we get to the end, he'll probably be doing it. These are basic revolves. The knight is the only weird one because the head is flat on both sides.
rktinc
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More ceiling work. trying to convince myself the best fix for a 4 foot section. Not sure if I will replace the entire section rather than cut up a good extra piece. Pros and cons to both options.
UPDATE! fixed!
UPDATE! fixed!
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What is the size of the shovel?
JEFFREYWisconsin
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I was probably eating them at age 10.
kaymccampbell
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Buy another one. They'll all show up to meet the new guy.
XJSuperman
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Found my missing spring clip that launched across the floor!
I did. Lol.
They're like my tape measures. I have like 6 but can usually only locate one or two at a time.
Is my utility knife with it?
XJSuperman
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Unfortunately not, no.
Darn.
GrayFlattop
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I've done that with utility knives, 12' tape measures and #2 Phillips screwdrivers (I really have well over a dozen of each, but if you can't find it, you may as well not have it). It happens when I'm in the middle of something and I get frustrated. Amazon, an iPad and after dinner couch time lead me into the lazy path. Once the replacement arrives, I will typically organize a bit and find even more of what I was looking for than I thought I had.
If, perhaps I have a had a cocktail or two, I just might order a dozen different #2 Phillips screwdrivers of different configurations...
I try to be responsible. Trolling through eBay while modestly buzzed can be a bad choice as well (to be fair, there are far WORSE choices). That is how I ended up with a factory case pack of 3 or 4 genuine Civil Defense Geiger counters for small money. Hey - I had a perfectly legitimate reason at the time...
I do believe (hope) such foolishness is behind be at this point in my life, although I need to continue with my organization and clean-up efforts.
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Indeed. I spent a couple hours looking for the knife yesterday because I wanted to break down some boxes. From Amazon of all places. So now I'll have to break down more Amazon boxes so I can break down Amazon boxes.
Outlawmws
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A table ike that if you have the space is invaluable! Looks like you have the space!
Outlawmws
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So the fires got close to you 930?
welder4956
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Opened the morning UPS deliveries - new body hammer and a 25 pack of 1/8" thick grinding wheels. Dang grinding wheels are getting expensive.
Then I worked on modifying the HF welder cart to make the gun angle better. I don't know why they think angling the gun upwards is OK. It puts a sharp bend in the liner that causes wire feeding problems with the 0.024" wire, not so bad with bigger wire. I also cut a piece of plastic brake cleaner straw to take up the gap between the drive rolls and gun liner inlet. The changes seem to have made a big improvement, zero issues with birdnesting in the wire feeder today.
Then I worked on modifying the HF welder cart to make the gun angle better. I don't know why they think angling the gun upwards is OK. It puts a sharp bend in the liner that causes wire feeding problems with the 0.024" wire, not so bad with bigger wire. I also cut a piece of plastic brake cleaner straw to take up the gap between the drive rolls and gun liner inlet. The changes seem to have made a big improvement, zero issues with birdnesting in the wire feeder today.
Wrench97
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You won't find it until your looking for something else you can't find.......................................
It burned around the shop and house.
BonzoHansen
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Hope it settles down soon. Scary.
BonzoHansen
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Decided to take the afternoon off. did the front brakes on the Z
Think I got my money out of these.
Think I got my money out of these.
nadogail
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Made my shopping list for the electrical repairs scheduled for Saturday.
Outlawmws
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fixed it for you!
torqueman2002
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Finally found the Milwaukee Air Pump. Thankful I didn't have to fire-up the 80-gal, just to air up the truck tires.