What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[LeonardY]

The bird tickler worked but it only succeeded in getting the bird to the other side of the door.
I could make another. Thought I would try something different for shits and giggles.

Used a leftover conduit and some conduit connectors to make a stand for Mr. Owl. Drilled a hole with a hole saw. Threaded a conduit fitting into the plywood. Did the same thing on the other end with a wood plug to fit into the bottom of the owl. Couple of bricks at the bottom. It will be useful later in the yard near the fruit trees.

 

[niget2002]

Epoxy fill coats on the deck. Will wait until Tuesday and start final sanding before spraying finish.

 

[Jgaz]

While waiting for a Jungle Jeff Junk dump. I thought I’d tackle a bit of toolbox organization overkill.
Here’s the thread on my HF brake that I used.

Modifications to the 30” Harbor Freight Sheet Metal Brake

This may be old news to some of the crowd here but after a question in a recent thread I posted I thought I’d share some modifications I made to this brake. https://www.harborfreight.com/30-inch-bending-brake-67240.html This is the brake mounted to my bench. It‘s a five minute job to grab it...

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As explained in the thread, here are several ”fingers” I machined awhile back to make a LoBuck box brake.


I used the 3” finger to bend this small box from some scrap aluminum.


Can you tell I don’t do waiting very well?

 

[KwikFab]

Nothing exciting, just working on my buddy's Tacoma.

Throttle body cleaning and IAC cleaning/function check

 

[GirchyGirchy]

Got the '03 Focus up in the air and pulled the wheels off. It's getting new tires on Tuesday, plus I needed to see what exciting things I'd find on the left front wheel. It confirmed my suspicion, based on the godawful noise it made when I drove it.

Obviously pads/rotors, plus doing a new caliper and hose on that side just in case. It might need a replacement wheel, it's covered in crusty **** that must be hardened brake pad material. It's like 3/16" thick in some areas.

This was my dad's car. As soon as I heard this, I parked it and pulled the negative battery cable, and told him NOT to touch it. Last weekend I towed it home behind the '95 F150 which, thankfully, is in wonderful condition. Also happy with the Quick Jack, it's nice to have the Focus up so high.

Almost have the wheel cleaned up. Once it's back with a new tire mounted to it, I'll clean some more and blast it with some spray paint.

 

[welder4956]

Not much time in the garage today. I was able to get a new 24" LED light fixture at Lowes this morning to replace the fluorescent fixture on the HF blast cabinet. New one almost the same size as the old one. Had to drill one hole in the new one to match the holes in the cabinet, crimp on a few connectors and cover the ends with heat shrink. I'll reinstall it tomorrow.

 

[scooby074]

Checked the tank repair. Holding air! No bubbles,no troubles. Another win for JB Weld Plastic Bonder

 

[Outlawmws]

The real test is gasoline over time...

 

[scooby074]

The real test is gasoline over time...

yup. Lucky the pinholes are tiny so the exposure will be slow i hope

 

[DAVE94LIGHTNING]

Made some “moto jewelry “ for my son and moto buddies.

Any moto guys need one let me know I have a few blanks left over.

 

[rd65]

So glad I do my own. Though I will say that a 50 gal power vented NG water heater installed in my kid's house, by us, was about $1500.

The last guy seemed to be new, was wanting what the big local outfits get, $3500 each. Hahaha.

 

[oldman_pottering]

Assembled the new parts washer and filled it with 9 gallons of PSC 1000 from Tractor Supply.



Stained the drawer on the chainsaw workstation and filled it with tools.

that parts cleaner would become a small bench in my shed, I have a bad habit of putting things on flat surfaces

 

[bulletpruf]

that parts cleaner would become a small bench in my shed, I have a bad habit of putting things on flat surfaces

I've got Flat Surface Disease as well. Right now, it has my M18 sawzall and M18 chainsaw sitting on it. Used them clearing trees/brush today, but hopefully they won't stay there very long.

 

[kaymccampbell]

The bird tickler worked but it only succeeded in getting the bird to the other side of the door.
I could make another. Thought I would try something different for shits and giggles.

Used a leftover conduit and some conduit connectors to make a stand for Mr. Owl. Drilled a hole with a hole saw. Threaded a conduit fitting into the plywood. Did the same thing on the other end with a wood plug to fit into the bottom of the owl. Couple of bricks at the bottom. It will be useful later in the yard near the fruit trees.

Get a small chunk of white coil stock and bend up a really steep slope to go over the door. The little shits will slide off and stop roosting there.

 

[kaymccampbell]

The last guy seemed to be new, was wanting what the big local outfits get, $3500 each. Hahaha.

I thought it was 3500 the pair. Each is a serious boning.

 

[rd65]

Worked on the Echo blower yesterday. Thought I had it fixed and then it started acting up again. Swapped in the Amazon carb I got with it, ran decent for a few minutes then died. Was all set to put it away, went out to finish assembling it, drained the fuel tank, then found that I had left the paper I had used to space the ignition coil from the the flywheel. *******. Cleaned up that mess and got it fired up. Ran really nice (paper was .007" vs the .012" business card I usually use). Amazon carb has bad float needle, fuel running out throat into airbox. Swapped carb and ran it for awhile. It won't be strong enough for my needs but at least I should be able to sell a running machine. A trip to our local Stihl dealer for a BR450 is in my near future.
With the blower out of the way, the C6 was moved back onto the bike lift for cleaning, seals, and TransGo kit.

 

[Outlawmws]

I have a bad habit of putting things on flat surfaces

I've got Flat Surface Disease as well. Right now, it has my M18 sawzall and M18 chainsaw sitting on it

Pick something easy to move and not too heavy and make that it's "Place"

 

[kaymccampbell]

Cleaned, flung n put away. Found my big wood bench. Rebrushed a serger motor. Tore down, cleaned, fixed, lubed, n reassembled another serger.

 

[mopar66]

I took off the casters I had added to my Lista cabinet a few years ago. Then I put on a wooden work bench top I got for free years ago.

 

[Outlawmws]

Glued up the split out piece of the corner of a wood instruments box, where one hinge was. it should be good to go for re-purposing tomorrow.

Cleaned up and re-tipped an old abused Winchester Screwdriver I got yesterday. it had been used for digging weeds apparently. My mom, soon after I bought new Craftsman drivers (I was 14-15..), used one for digging weeds... I was so upset with her for that...

Reorganizing the office space" post insulation of the 3X4 Expedite Some things landing there are permanent, so to speak some are "staging" so 1) not buried and 2) more likely to get some attention so as not to have the "out of sight out of mind issue.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Cleaned up and re-tipped an old abused Winchester Screwdriver I got yesterday. it had been used for digging weeds apparently. My mom, soon after I bought new Craftsman drivers (I was 14-15..), used one for digging weeds... I was so upset with her for that...

Judy's dad, in his BP induced dementia, took all my screwdriver handled things and nailed them into the yard, doing some kind of hallucinated surveying project. I'm still finding them. Between electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and other epic horrors, I've been fighting a dead man for over a decade.

 

[LeonardY]

Get a small chunk of white coil stock and bend up a really steep slope to go over the door. The little shits will slide off and stop roosting there.

I was thinking about that. I have a piece that would work.
Thanks for the confirmation.

Although a motion detector, LEDs, sound chip and motor, might get me closer to a Tiki bird.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Although a motion detector, LEDs, sound chip and motor, might get me closer to a Tiki bird.

A motion detector, LEDs, sound chip, motor, and a BB gun would be more entertaining.

 

[Snapped-off]

Pic of the 8hp Evinrude.

The little impeller that couldn't pump much water.

Lower unit waiting to go back together and receive it's oil change.

 

[FLHCHAZ]

More work on the Silverado. Took the bed off to replace the rocker and cab corners. The chasis will be rust free and painted when it all goes back together. I'm replacing the shocks and exhaust while the bed is off.

 

[XJSuperman]

Ugh, that makes me want to pull the bed off mine and clean it up. Not something I need to get into at this moment. Looking forward to the "after" pics.

 

[ludakris04]

rotated the tires on the GC, which included washing and waxing the wheels, inside and out. its a not a bad job when the weather is nice...

 

[rcktpwrd]

Had to rebuild the right rear drum brake on the wife's wagon on Thursday night. Had a blown wheel cylinder that made a nasty mess of everything... Installed a new wheel cylinder, shoes and springs.
Friday, we went to Hampton, Va for a car show, got home last night, brakes worked well. About 400 miles round trip. I will replace the left wheel cylinder and shoes soon.

 

[ZRX61]

Fitted a drag chute to the F350. Not sure what the VNE is... Got the mount from Amazon, liberated the chute from the patio...



Messed with it after this pic & got the pole vertical:

 

[stioc]

Diagnosed and fixed both a Razor scooter (bad controller and a bad throttle) and a Ryobi pressure washer (one corroded wire at the switch) for my neighbors. The aftermarket controller had one wrong connector (both the style and pin size) so I spliced in the one from the old controller to keep the scooter side harness OEM.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Fitted a drag chute to the F350. Not sure what the VNE is... Got the mount from Amazon, liberated the chute from the patio...



Messed with it after this pic & got the pole vertical:

Car show chute. The bigger it is the more friends you make on a hot day.lol

 

[Imatk]

I finally finished a 4-year-long project car. And drove it for the first time the other day... it was pretty damn glorious.

 

[Bob Heine]

Diagnosed and fixed a Ryobi pressure washer (one corroded wire at the switch) for my neighbors.

@stioc, two of those rechargeable work lights showed up at my house yesterday. Lots of light and a very handy size.

 

[stioc]

@stioc, two of those rechargeable work lights showed up at my house yesterday. Lots of light and a very handy size.

Very cool! I got this one in May of 2021, surprisingly, it's still working just fine

 

[Jgaz]

Finished up my dust collection extension (experiment) to my miter saw enclosure.
It works better than I really expected.
I had convinced myself that my dust collector wouldn’t handle the extra 11 feet of pipe especially with a 90 degree fitting. This thinking was based on a duct run I did in my last Michigan shop.
I did use a long sweep 90 degree fitting to help efficiency. Zoro was about 40% of the cost of this fitting compared to HD locally.


Basically all the duct work from behind the bandsaw to the miter saw was added.
I will still use the shopvac on a hose connected to the dust port on the miter saw.
More tweaks to follow

 

[WhoWhatNow]

I finally finished a 4-year-long project car. And drove it for the first time the other day... it was pretty damn glorious.

Beautiful. Got a write up of the entire project?

 

[CoogarXR]

Outside the garage- replaced two security cameras. One was acting flaky and kept cutting out. It finally stopped coming back online. The other camera was the same make/model and the nightvision LEDs had died a while back. So I swapped them both with NOS cameras I had in stock.

Inside the garage- the big purge continues. Testing, fixing, listing. Put a couple belts in a couple old turntables, got 'em running. Cleaned 'em up, and listed them. Couple pairs of speakers, some skiing stuff, it's all going, lol. I think I have about 5 more turntables to fix, but it's too damn hot today, so I'm calling it a day.

Funny thing is, we decided we might not be moving after all. But the purge is going so well, I'm not stopping.

 

[Wrench97]

Diagnosed and fixed both a Razor scooter (bad controller and a bad throttle) and a Ryobi pressure washer (one corroded wire at the switch) for my neighbors. The aftermarket controller had one wrong connector (both the style and pin size) so I spliced in the one from the old controller to keep the scooter side harness OEM.

My wife won't let me bring tools in and work on things in the kitchen, heck I'm lucky I'm allowed in the kitchen most days..................

 

[Brent T]

I got the '82 CBX 99% back together over the weekend. What a PITA. This thing has fought me every step of the way. It seems like every single thing on this bike has to be assembled in a very specific order or you end up tearing it all back apart again. You find out you can't install "part Z" because one of the bolts for "part A" is in the way or something. I'm sure if I worked on these all the time I'd be better at it. Now waiting on a fuel petcock and I'm still dealing with the rear brake master cylinder. I bought a rebuild kit, but after rebuild, it still bound up, so then I tried honing out the bore just a bit and now it leaks like a sieve. New stock replacements are not available and most of those I find on eBay look pretty rough. I may end up finding something aftermarket for another model and modifying it to work on this bike. I'm ready to be finished with this thing and get it sold.

 

[ZRX61]

Car show chute. The bigger it is the more friends you make on a hot day.lol

Might not be usable here too often given the winds.