What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[kaymccampbell]

They still teach art in Jr. High?

Probably martial art.

 

[niget2002]

They still teach art in Jr. High?

Yup. There's enough art being taught at my wife's Jr. High that it actually has TWO art teachers!

 

[niget2002]

Probably martial art.

Kung Pow

 

[Bessy]

My recommendation is make sure the chisel is properly sharpened - 90% of the pre-owned chisels I've bought over the years should have been classed as blunt instruments - did they have an edge of some sort? Many, yes. Was it suitable for working in wood? God no!




After I sharpened:



The one on the far right is just too far gone with pitting to be more than a can opener for barrels and such.

Yes, my 1" needs some cleanup, if for no other reason than the fact that I'm cutting a 3-1/2" deep mortise. I should have gone one size up on my forstner bit, but I've added that to my list of "**** I need to write down for the next time I make a mallet". I'll dig out my sharpening stones and give the chisel a cleanup tomorrow and then give it another go.

 

[rd65]

Adjusted the kayak racks on the Mazda. Broke down the shipping box for the Magnaflow. Parked mower in the shop for work during the week.

 

[hobie18]

They still teach art in Jr. High?
Art and Paul too.

 

[Outlawmws]

Lots of little things: cleaned up 2 Wick kerosene lanterns one Dietz PG&E lantern is done, no refinish; The other late 30's Feurehand 175 is nearly ready to paint - I need to find the right color.

Glued a split lengthwise ladder step, Cleaned up an old BSA pocket knife, Put stuff away, including new spare parts into the T-van - that needs better organization. Some more paperback book rebinding (Gluing with special flexible, acid free, white glue)

 

[Burt Shaver]

You might have seen some of my previous posts, I had stripped this 95, wet sanded it out and installed new graphics and a new seat skin, recently cleaned up the rear grab handle, then Friday put all the little items back on it, and wouldn’t you know it, Murphy’s law, it wouldn’t start. Saturday I tested the solenoid which was good, then changed the starter with a near new one I had here from another machine. Hit the start button now, and it starts instantly. Might get it back on a trailer tomorrow and out on the water.

 

[mnglocker]

I picked up, and wiped down the 6 badozen tools my 18y/o swiped for fixing his beater, then left out.

 

[bugnut]

Swapped out chain on the binder straps for the tilt car trailer.

 

[zanyad]

Yesterday afternoon: grabbed lawn bags, pruning shears, loppers, pole saw, garden cart. Filled 6 lawn bags with weeds, deadfall, pruned branches, and a bunch of wild grape vines.

 

[Jgaz]

Last couple days I’ve been making a dust chute extension for my old DeWalt miter saw.
I‘m trying to get more chips and saw dust into the Vaccum hose connection.

Made a couple of patterns out of .030 acetate.

Finished (first?) version.

Installed Can be quickly removed (two bolts) to use the tilt feature.
A few test cuts shows some improvement.

Im trying to keep as much sawdust in my catch cabinet as possible

 

[rcktpwrd]

Yearly oil change for the wife's truck before our trip to Carlisle, Pa. Also adjusted the front fender wheel well edges, the front tires were occasionally catching on the inner edge. Made some cuts with the wizz wheel and bent the lip up to give more clearance.

you can see between my silver marks where the lip is a bit mangled from the tire


trimmed a bit and rolled up, still have to throw some paint on the cut and chipped areas

 

[Old Man Roger]

I picked up, and wiped down the 6 badozen tools my 18y/o swiped for fixing his beater, then left out.

By not making him do it, you have failed as father.


I kid I kid…Kinda.lol

 

[Outlawmws]

I'd have taken his keys until the cleanup was done to my satisfaction.

 

[Wrench97]

I'd have taken his keys until the cleanup was done to my satisfaction.

Doesn't work by the time you find the pile of tools their long gone......

Enjoy them while they're still home sooner or later they move out and you won't see them enough...

 

[Outlawmws]

Doesn't work by the time you find the pile of tools their long gone......

They always come back to eat/sleep eventually...

 

[stioc]

Changed the engine and transmission oil plus tire rotation. First time using this 3 gal bucket as a drain pan. I added a tap/faucet to it, which is the best part. Draining/cleanup is so much easier, I just start it and walk away to do other stuff. Don't see myself going back to using the typical drain pans from now on. Another tip I picked up a while back, for transmission refills instead of using those pesky qt-bottle pumps, I just ran a hose down from the top into the refill hole for an easier pour.

 

[Outlawmws]

First time using this 3 gal bucket as a drain pan. I added a tap/faucet to it, which is the best part. Draining/cleanup is so much easier, I just start it and walk away to do other stuff.

Idea stolen! I can add that to my current drain pan!

 

[stioc]

Idea stolen! I can add that to my current drain pan!

Haha steal away, yeah I too have several drain pans myself but I was annoyed with the slow and messy draining part. So I thought if I could install a dispenser on a short and wide bucket that should work. Found these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094CKKVRC?tag=atomicindus08-20 for a few bucks and added one to a bucket I had lying around. Worked really well so I thought I'd share. Low and behold someone does sell these oil buckets here for $50: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFZ3W84F?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[rcktpwrd]

The big difference I see is the fancy one has a screened lid. Might also have a faster flowing drain valve. But not worth 50 bucks!

Great idea on the tap in the side, might have to do that too!

 

[Outlawmws]

My order for drains is in...

 

[KwikFab]

Finishing this first batch.



Pile has doubled in size now.



One specific customer wanted stainless steel so I did those real quick.



Come tomorrow just have to put bends on certain parts, tack weld some hardware, and ship them out.

Here's my master piece.

Since we were gone all day today, I only made it to the garage for a little bit but I bent up 34 pieces.



Need to cut 2 replacements since I lost 1 due to a tip up during cutting and another 1 due to overbending, as well as bending the remaining 12 L brackets on the left corner.



Lastly, I'll need to tack weld 168 nuts to many of the parts and these 12 orders will be done.

Then onto the next week to start the next 12 orders lol.

So far have over 34 orders.

 

[DGersic]

Cleaning and putting away tools from the garage rehab projects.

Tomorrow there will be sorting, cleaning, and flinging.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Dropped a bunch of project parts on the benches. Drilled n tapped the pool filter head for a bigger vent and installed it. Soldered eyelets on the ends of wires. Shoved wires down conduit. Dragged a bunch of tools n **** inside and threw them on the bench.

 

[bugnut]

Put 2 new tires and wheels on the small tilt trailer, old ones date 2014. Looked in boxes and bins for a spare tire holder. Could not find anything suitable. Found some 1/2-20 all thread and unistrut. Fabrication ideas to hold the spare, sawed and painted unistrut. Left to dry, Buttoned up the shop just as the rain started.

 

[DAVE94LIGHTNING]

Machined some stuff. Needs another op once the time sert kit arrives.

 

[FLHCHAZ]

Just working on giving the Silverado some 100k mile maintenance. So far plugs and wires (easiest ever). Went to change the air filter, and found a crack in the airbox, along with totally effed up screws to hold the top on. Order a K&N CAI from Summit, Shoulr be here tomorrow. Next is shocks and struts, then some minor rust repair ont he rocker snd carb corners and por 25 the frame. Suprisingly the front end is is still all very tight on this truck.

 

[mikegt4]

Finished rebuilding my Emglo 2 stage compressor following a crankshaft failure, just have to install the belt guard. I bought it used about 10 years ago from a duct cleaning business so it's been run hard in an earlier life. I love this compressor, no waiting for air pressure to build up just to fill a tire of blow off my mower, 0-175 psi in a timed 45 seconds. Also it's portable which comes in handy on occasion such as the time my son couldn't get the crankshaft pulley off his mother's Acura suv during a timing belt change. He had spent several days time and $ on special tools and in frustration he hooked up his impact gun to the Emglo's 175psi and the crankshaft bolt spun off like it was on ball bearings.

 

[niget2002]

Glassed the outer seam on the other side of the kayak.

Sat with my daughter as she watched a baby chick take it's last breath that she was trying to nurse back to health. The other chickens had been pecking on it and I think it had an infection. We knew the odds of it making it were slim, but we do what we can.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Cleaned, flung, put away. Took the Burg n Dingo out. Brought back the Burg, Dingo, and powder coat oven. Put the PC oven on the lift. Unwrapped the pediment mold from its mold. Lectured my eldest on how to not light himself up when playing in a breaker box. Gave him some tools, recommended others. Sanded some rust off the bench, where some water got trapped under a plastic box. Set up containers for upcoming projects. Started loading them. Made a bunch of soldering gun tips.

 

[KwikFab]

No welding today.

Apparently the bulk order of hardware isn't even arriving today. The plan was to weld all 168 nuts in their respective locations, wipe them down, then ship several out tomorrow and the day after.

Got the two replacement pieces cut, as well as bending the remaining L brackets.



These brackets get done on air.



But these are done manually as it's easy to overbend.



I won't bore anyone with pics for welding the hardware but that's an order of 12.

24 more to go starting next week.

 

[Wrench97]

Put a time sert in a 1.8L Chevy Cruze oil pan...guy said he doesn't understand why it's been leaking ever since he changed the oil...

 

[Motorman55]

Sounds productive! I finally tackled that pile of old bike parts and organized my tool shelf. I even found that socket set I thought I’d lost. Feels great to clear out some space. Got any big projects planned n

Sounds productive! I finally tackled that pile of old bike parts and organized my tool shelf. I even found that socket set I thought I’d lost. Feels great to clear out some space. Got any big projects planned next?

Starting to make some 'Special Catagory' trophies for our HOA's Car Show in late September. We buy new trophies for Top 10 or 20, Trustee's Award, etc which are voted on by the combined votes of the vehicle owners and spectators, but I like to make some special recognition awards like 'Oldest Stock Vehicle', 'Original Paint', 'Vintage Commercial Vehicle', basically real survivors vehicles.

So here's a couple pics of a few I just began to work on. These will be for the motorcycle catagory. I'm using real metal vintage trophy parts to create them. I'm just in the rough design/layout portion right now. For instance the round metal stamped discs will be used, but the small metal squares are just for size comparison. I will use larger square engraving panels. I used a couple different size hole saws in my drill press to make the circles.

Here's a couple pics. I will post more as i go along.

Finally got a few minutes out in the shop to route out the hanging slots on the back of the award plaques using the new router bit with the old Craftsman router and portable table. Not a big deal just another step that needed to be done before I can move on to the stain and finishing steps.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Pulled the intake off the Silverado and checked the spider injectors for leaks, didn’t seem to be any, but I changed them anyway since I had it apart.

I considered leaving the old set hooked up and exposed over night to see if they dripped at all, but in the heat of the moment it seemed like a waste of time. It’s either going start perfect in the morning or have the same cold start issue.

It only took about an hour and a half since I’d done it before, so if it was a waste of time, at least it wasn’t much time.

Guess I’ll know tomorrow morning if I’ll be doing a fuel pump next week.

 

[mopar66]

Emptied out a basement closet. Was filed with wood scraps, rug remnants, and old screens all from the previous owners. Was able to get some rims/tires, sawhorses, car parts, bike racks out of the garage.

 

[LeonardY]

Found a Bluetooth speaker brand new in a box at dad's.
It had gotten sticky. Took it apart and cleaned it with baking soda and water.
It's like new again.
Charging it now.

 

[DGersic]

Cleaning, sorting, organizing, and putting away the various scraps and pieces that are worth saving. Followed by flinging the various scraps that aren’t worth saving.

Then sawdust making.



Got all of the rabbet cuts made, and all but one of the hinge cuts. Tomorrow I’ll cut the last hinge, then the front edges get rounded over.

 

[Jgaz]

Cleaning, sorting, organizing, and putting away the various scraps and pieces that are worth saving. Followed by flinging the various scraps that aren’t worth saving.

Then sawdust making.



Got all of the rabbet cuts made, and all but one of the hinge cuts. Tomorrow I’ll cut the last hinge, then the front edges get rounded over.

Would you make any changes to the design of your router table?

 

[Outlawmws]

Took a drive to PU a top/bottom setup for the "art room"