DAVE94LIGHTNING
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Finished Fabbing the material racks. I’ll mount them on the wall this weekend and get my steel tubing off the floor.
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What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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Old Man Roger
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Luckily Im on the east coast and far north of it.
kaymccampbell
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Unplugged both garage door openers. Added another project to the list.
LeonardY
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Cut out and cleaned up parts for a sculpture stand.
Which included jointed and planing a 2x4
Which included jointed and planing a 2x4
Yesterday I got my trim (1x4 Furring Strips) up on one wall and started laying the top 2ft of OSB along the next wall. Today I'm going to attempt to get some more OSB hung and get a 1st/2nd coat of Primer on everything up to a point so Tonight after the kiddo is asleep I can go back out and put a coat of Ultra White Semi Gloss on all the areas that have two coats of Primer. Once its Painted Friday after work I should be able to move most of my equipment back into the spots they will be. I still need to run the electrical and air supply for all equipment but for now an extension cord and air hose works.
Morning was a trip to farm with 5YO grandson to clear some excess stuff from shop to storage. Actually forgot the primary reason for the trip I was so busy having fun with him. PM is normal shop time so got my M-F 1440 split in two and head off (run with no coolant). Found center bore a bit rusty so suspect gasket failure. Bores look like hone clean up and re-ring (only 400 hrs on tractor) - will need to pull pistons to see how skirts survived. Same operator managed to wear clutch disc out before first transmission oil change due!
Evening spent making up a workshop care package for a friend who came up from SLC to visit his Dad in hospice and get some car repairs out of the way. He is staying at another friend's place with large but un=equipped garage so I dug out jack stands, wheel ramps, jack, creeper and work chair, but forgot he needed air - so off to farm long after dark to load up a 2HP screw compressor and some hose.
My GJ friends will appreciate the "truck" he used to haul stuff back. It belongs to another friend who is....uh....CAREFUL with his money. It was his 42 year old S-10 that he bought new and now has 94k kms (just of 50k miles) but starting to show a fair bit of body rust. I feel inadequate driving a mere 21 YO truck!
Evening spent making up a workshop care package for a friend who came up from SLC to visit his Dad in hospice and get some car repairs out of the way. He is staying at another friend's place with large but un=equipped garage so I dug out jack stands, wheel ramps, jack, creeper and work chair, but forgot he needed air - so off to farm long after dark to load up a 2HP screw compressor and some hose.
My GJ friends will appreciate the "truck" he used to haul stuff back. It belongs to another friend who is....uh....CAREFUL with his money. It was his 42 year old S-10 that he bought new and now has 94k kms (just of 50k miles) but starting to show a fair bit of body rust. I feel inadequate driving a mere 21 YO truck!
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Old Man Roger
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Pulled out the generator and extension cords. I’m nowhere near the storm, but my power went out last night with only light rain. I suspect it may have been a preemptive action from FPL.
niget2002
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Funny. I spent the last few days checking off 'fix it' lists from our last trip camping too.
I reconfigured my main metric socket drawer again. I made it more intuitive, and I made spaces for two 3/8”x20mm sockets that are coming tomorrow.
At some point, I will need a box with a bigger socket drawer. My 1/2” impact sockets larger than 27mm do not fit in this drawer.
There are five 1/4” drive 4 and 8pt sockets and a 12pt 3/8”x1/4” drive socket that I use for beam clamps… so, it is not all metric.
I am working later in the afternoon today, so I thought that I could spend a couple minutes doing this. It took almost an hour.
At some point, I will need a box with a bigger socket drawer. My 1/2” impact sockets larger than 27mm do not fit in this drawer.
There are five 1/4” drive 4 and 8pt sockets and a 12pt 3/8”x1/4” drive socket that I use for beam clamps… so, it is not all metric.
I am working later in the afternoon today, so I thought that I could spend a couple minutes doing this. It took almost an hour.
Mike65
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Replaced the two back spark plugs & coils in my 05 F150 5.4L 3v, still has the light throttle stumble/miss. Back in January 2022 I replaced 6 of the 8 spark plugs & the coils. I did not replace the back plug on each side because they are tucked under the firewall & they are a PITA to get at & my back was hurting from laying across the front of the truck & the engine to be able to change the other 6. A couple weeks ago I drove to Florida to visit my 2 older brothers & the truck developed a light throttle stumble/miss at about 40-55 mph. I had 2 more new spark plugs & coils so yesterday & the day before I replaced the back one on either side. No change it still has the stumble/miss. I used the proper updated Motorcraft spark plugs & new Bosch coils. My thinking is that I have either a coil or a spark plug breaking down under light load, so I ordered a new spark plug & a new coil & I am going to start removing one at a time the six I replaced 2 years ago & replace them with the new ones & road test it each time I change one out to see if I can find which one is causing a problem unless there is something obvious when I remove it. Sound like a plan? Any suggestions?
rd65
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Do what I did with my 06, sell and move on. I know, I'm not much help. It was a great truck, but it was starting to fail in too many ways for me to want to keep it.
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kaymccampbell
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Disassembled, cleaned, painted and puzzled out the Dingo.
Started prepping the new motor. Pulled off what I didn't want. Installed what I can. Waiting for Charlie to help me lift it into the engine bay.
Started prepping the new motor. Pulled off what I didn't want. Installed what I can. Waiting for Charlie to help me lift it into the engine bay.
Wrench97
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Use a scan tool, Ford has a great power balance/misfire function.
Old Man Roger
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Kay, I thought of you today. I was driving behind a guy that had a dingo on his trailer. He had what looked like an aluminum diamond plate step on the back.
kaymccampbell
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That probably set him back a pretty penny. Mine is made from stuff from the scrap pile. I mostly only use it when I need to have a bit more counterbalance.
Old Man Roger
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Ya, I was thinking about what you were saying about the step the other day. I probably wouldn’t have even noticed the dingo if it weren’t for your posts here, now I want one..lol
kaymccampbell
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They're stupid expensive nowadays. $32K for the smallest one, which is still musclier than mine. Though not so much after this weekend.
Do you have acreage? Or need to handle heavy loads? Or have a big landscaping need? Otherwise it'd be a waste. A fun one, though.
Kay, did you take the hydronic arm off of the right side of that Dingo? It looks like it only has one arm?
kaymccampbell
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Mine is a TX413. It only has a single arm, versus all the other TXxxx series, that have dual arms. If you look, the dual arms of the other models are about the same total size as the one on mine. Mine has bigger root pivot bearings.
JCB Robot and Volvo both have big skidsteers with single arms.
Old Man Roger
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I have zero use for one, but that doesn’t change a thing.lol
nadogail
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Successfully charged the new car.
DGersic
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Finished sanding the shed. Ended up taking it down to bare wood. Wasn’t going to do that, but here we are.
PassnThru
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Was it painted before? Don't paint it again - use an exterior stain. Then all you have to do is occasionally pressure wash it and apply more stain. No more sanding.
DGersic
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Painted to match the house.
Magnum440d100
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Probably. But she was escorted to another spot on the property, and so far has not been back.
LeonardY
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Continued working on the sculpting stand.
Should be done tomorrow...
Yeah. I'm going with that.
Should be done tomorrow...
Yeah. I'm going with that.
Prospecter
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Love those Predator replacements. Sometimes it's nice to just start over with a fresh engine.Disassembled, cleaned, painted and puzzled out the Dingo.
Started prepping the new motor. Pulled off what I didn't want. Installed what I can. Waiting for Charlie to help me lift it into the engine bay.
niget2002
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Adjusted the kayak mounts on the truck. Ready for our camping trip this weekend.
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You realize that many of us see these posts on a very public screen? You are setting a standard that could cause a bit of family row over just how far something on the Honeydo list can go.Finished sanding the shed. Ended up taking it down to bare wood. Wasn’t going to do that, but here we are.
afinepoint
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Well I learn something I can't do. I cannot install a pet door in the garage to house door. It's a code violation. They do however make fire rated pet doors at 10X the price. No thanks, my knees work just fine. Unfortunately my purchased specialty sheet metal cutting tool is going back.
Outlawmws
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Yesterday finished camping cleanup and put away as far as I could; I still have things on the "to do list", but mostly wafting for "parts" for those.
DGersic
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You realize that many of us see these posts on a very public screen? You are setting a standard that could cause a bit of family row over just how far something on the Honeydo list can go.
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Sorry ‘bout that.
I wasn’t planning to take it this far.
I started with just a putty knife, was going to scrape off the loose bits, then prime and paint. I have a couple of gallons of primer left over from painting the house last year, so using them up is free, gets them out of my way, and I’m already painting the garage so doing the shed now at the same time seemed like a good idea.
Once the really loose bits were off, I was going to do like I did the garage (prepped, but not painted yet) with the Bauer Surface Conditioning Tool.
I didn’t intend to go to wood, I was just going to scuff the surface for better adhesion. I had one of these brush heads from the house painting last year, and had already scuffed the garage with it. So it was a bit worn down, but it’s just an 8x12 shed, so I figured it’d be enough. The T-111 siding is pretty rough, and has those grooves in it, so the brush seemed perfect.
I started that. It didn’t work out as well as I’d hoped. It was taking off more paint than I expected. Also, the bristles were breaking and coming off, leading to a less effective brush. So I got another one, and ran that down too. It is good for the grooves, but the flat surfaces were getting rougher as some of the paint was coming off, and some was still stuck.
Two sides were done, two to go, and both brush heads were pretty ragged looking. So I switched to this 40 grit head. And, hey, look, bare wood.
I did wear out this head, and two more. And made a hell of a mess, with dust everywhere.
I had not intended to go this far. It’s project scope creep. I should probably have either started with the 40 grit and saved the time wasted in scraping and the brush heads, or torn the siding off and replaced it. But, here we are.
I have a couple delaminated places in siding on the back of the shed that need to be fixed. I might be replacing those pieces, I need to get a better look at them and decide what I’m doing.
I’m hoping to get the garage and shed painted next week. The. Those two will be off of my mental “to do” list, and I can get back to the other projects. This “being retired” thing is a lot of work.
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Sorry ‘bout that.
I wasn’t planning to take it this far.
I started with just a putty knife, was going to scrape off the loose bits, then prime and paint. I have a couple of gallons of primer left over from painting the house last year, so using them up is free, gets them out of my way, and I’m already painting the garage so doing the shed now at the same time seemed like a good idea.
Once the really loose bits were off, I was going to do like I did the garage (prepped, but not painted yet) with the Bauer Surface Conditioning Tool.
I didn’t intend to go to wood, I was just going to scuff the surface for better adhesion. I had one of these brush heads from the house painting last year, and had already scuffed the garage with it. So it was a bit worn down, but it’s just an 8x12 shed, so I figured it’d be enough. The T-111 siding is pretty rough, and has those grooves in it, so the brush seemed perfect.
I started that. It didn’t work out as well as I’d hoped. It was taking off more paint than I expected. Also, the bristles were breaking and coming off, leading to a less effective brush. So I got another one, and ran that down too. It is good for the grooves, but the flat surfaces were getting rougher as some of the paint was coming off, and some was still stuck.
Two sides were done, two to go, and both brush heads were pretty ragged looking. So I switched to this 40 grit head. And, hey, look, bare wood.
I did wear out this head, and two more. And made a hell of a mess, with dust everywhere.
I had not intended to go this far. It’s project scope creep. I should probably have either started with the 40 grit and saved the time wasted in scraping and the brush heads, or torn the siding off and replaced it. But, here we are.
I have a couple delaminated places in siding on the back of the shed that need to be fixed. I might be replacing those pieces, I need to get a better look at them and decide what I’m doing.
I’m hoping to get the garage and shed painted next week. The. Those two will be off of my mental “to do” list, and I can get back to the other projects. This “being retired” thing is a lot of work.
niget2002
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How often does your house get audited for code violations?
If you ever sell the house, replace the door before putting it on the market.
niget2002
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Sorry ‘bout that.
I wasn’t planning to take it this far.
I started with just a putty knife, was going to scrape off the loose bits, then prime and paint. I have a couple of gallons of primer left over from painting the house last year, so using them up is free, gets them out of my way, and I’m already painting the garage so doing the shed now at the same time seemed like a good idea.
Once the really loose bits were off, I was going to do like I did the garage (prepped, but not painted yet) with the Bauer Surface Conditioning Tool.
I didn’t intend to go to wood, I was just going to scuff the surface for better adhesion. I had one of these brush heads from the house painting last year, and had already scuffed the garage with it. So it was a bit worn down, but it’s just an 8x12 shed, so I figured it’d be enough. The T-111 siding is pretty rough, and has those grooves in it, so the brush seemed perfect.
I started that. It didn’t work out as well as I’d hoped. It was taking off more paint than I expected. Also, the bristles were breaking and coming off, leading to a less effective brush. So I got another one, and ran that down too. It is good for the grooves, but the flat surfaces were getting rougher as some of the paint was coming off, and some was still stuck.
Two sides were done, two to go, and both brush heads were pretty ragged looking. So I switched to this 40 grit head. And, hey, look, bare wood.
I did wear out this head, and two more. And made a hell of a mess, with dust everywhere.
I had not intended to go this far. It’s project scope creep. I should probably have either started with the 40 grit and saved the time wasted in scraping and the brush heads, or torn the siding off and replaced it. But, here we are.
I have a couple delaminated places in siding on the back of the shed that need to be fixed. I might be replacing those pieces, I need to get a better look at them and decide what I’m doing.
I’m hoping to get the garage and shed painted next week. The. Those two will be off of my mental “to do” list, and I can get back to the other projects. This “being retired” thing is a lot of work.
I'll send this to the wife. She said she wanted to repaint our chicken coop next week. Big emphasis on the word 'she'. Side note. I think that's the first time I've ever typed the word 'emphasis'. Had to look up the spelling.
Outlawmws
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The code he would be in violation of is fire code, not a good thing for them to find if you actually have a fire - the walls and doors between your main home living space and an attached garage have a higher fire rating than elsewhere because cars with a gasoline fuel source are expected to be stored there.
Ever notice there is sheet rock on the house wall of an otherwise unfinished garage? a minimum thickness of sheet rock is a 'fire rated wall". Back in the old days it was 2 layers of 1/2" sheetrock. not sure what the minimum is now, but I've seen 2 layers of 5/8's
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TurnipTruck
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Changed the HID bulb on her Jeep.
ZRX61
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Dry sanding, wet sanding, grinding, filling....
Did a transmission fluid flush on my wife's Ford Explorer in preparation for a trip to Niagara on the Lake in Canada for a little R&R...
We always stop by "Charlie the Butcher" in Buffalo NY.... Fantastic Beef on Weck...
Charlie the butcher
We always stop by "Charlie the Butcher" in Buffalo NY.... Fantastic Beef on Weck...
Charlie the butcher
welder4956
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Cleaned, flung, hung, put away, mounted a holder that I made yesterday for receiver hitches and pins. Then grabbed the mower key and mowed the yard.
