What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[kaymccampbell]

Is that a pipe for heating ?

Yeah, it connects both halves of the ductwork

His house is manufactured housing. They bring it to the site in 12 foot wide chunks on wheels, and it's plopped onto whatever foundation is provided. The main heating ducts run lengthwise through each half in a joist space. There's a big chunk of post installation ductwork that connects both halves, as the furnace is only attached to one side.

 

[FLHCHAZ]

Re installed the interior and weather stripping in the back of the Silverado.

 

[Outlawmws]

Nothing, but some put away, and some parts for open jobs arrived. waiting for the rest...

 

[DeeDubz]

Added water line inside the shop. Havent charged it yet will do today. It shouldn't leak but i wanna be sure.

 

[Prospecter]

Cleaned, flung, put away. Nowhere near done.

My grandmother famously said, "I don't like cleaning. . . It's do DAILY!" So my distaste for cleaning is in my DNA. Always surprising how little projects lead to big CFPA!

 

[Prospecter]

Set up shop out there, to work on the house floor. Finally.



Got the first subfloor board screwed and glued. Got the under house crossover hooked up and spread some goop over it. And a register crudely cut in, for at least SOME airflow/ heat in this part of the house.


Only the one in the corner is glued/screwed. It’s midnight, and I have work to wake up for around 4 am. But tomorrow after work, I can glue and screw the others. Start getting this house back to livable condition. I have some more work to do underneath, but I’m hopeful I can at least get the living room buttoned up and ready for winter

Those are some L-O-N-G hours! Looks good.

 

[Mike65]

Today after I got home from work, I removed the coil from #-7-cylinder spark plug & found the spark plug was loose. I removed the spark plug & found the "U" shaped piece that goes over the electrode was missing. I replaced the spark plug with a new one & re-installed the coil, & took it for a short road test, seems fine. The real test will be tomorrow when I have to go on some inclines at light throttle.

spark plug I removed


What the end of the spark plug is supposed to look like

 

[Outlawmws]

That would sure cause a misfire!

That U clip is now embedded in either the cat, if you are lucky, or the head/piston if you're not...

 

[Demon69]

The last screw went in today, what a trip! Will do a quick run through thread when I get mo

 

[Magnum440d100]

His house is manufactured housing. They bring it to the site in 12 foot wide chunks on wheels, and it's plopped onto whatever foundation is provided. The main heating ducts run lengthwise through each half in a joist space. There's a big chunk of post installation ductwork that connects both halves, as the furnace is only attached to one side.

Thank you for further explanation. My brain was shut off and not doing brainy things lol

 

[Magnum440d100]

Those are some L-O-N-G hours! Looks good.

Thanks! From about 3pm to about midnight.

There was more stuff involved (1x4 replacement) and reinforcing stuff I didn’t mention.

Got off work a couple hours early today. Gonna try for a bit more lol

 

[kaymccampbell]

Thank you for further explanation. My brain was shut off and not doing brainy things lol

De nada. We happen to own one. I've been everywhere you have with it. After a few decades, they become the freekin house of Theseus.

 

[ZRX61]

Take a ******** guess...

Left side done to #220 dry & guide-coated (again)




Right side awaiting more work. Middle pieces about done to #800 Wet

 

[ZRX61]

Rear pieces (mostly) done to #800 wet

 

[Outlawmws]

Time for the rattle cans!

 

[rcktpwrd]

Added water line inside the shop. Havent charged it yet will do today. It shouldn't leak but i wanna be sure.

If you don't test it will leak! When you test all will be good.

 

[hdv32]

Got the dreaded PO304 code on my Miata over the weekend. I really think it as it was fine after I cleared it. However, on one of my previous Miatas I had to replace the catalytic convertor when I couldn't get it home quick enough. So rather than risk a $400 cat I decided new plugs, coils and wires were in order ( 2001 with only 39,000 miles ) a little maintenance would be worth it. $140 is certainly cheaper than a new cat. While I was in there I put in a new air filter and fuel filter.
Should be good to go now.

 

[Wrench97]

Today after I got home from work, I removed the coil from #-7-cylinder spark plug & found the spark plug was loose. I removed the spark plug & found the "U" shaped piece that goes over the electrode was missing. I replaced the spark plug with a new one & re-installed the coil, & took it for a short road test, seems fine. The real test will be tomorrow when I have to go on some inclines at light throttle.

spark plug I removed


What the end of the spark plug is supposed to look like

If a new plug fixes the misfire buy a lottery ticket your lucky that strap didn't get stuck in a exhaust valve and have the piston hit it.
How many miles on that plug? And where did you get them you may want to have a look at the rest of them.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Cleaned, flung, put away. Fixed a drying rack that Judy uses at craft shows. Loaded new software on the shoptop. Worked on a QR Code vcard tuit to go on Judy's craft show table. Worked on some other burner projects. Sanded a half a cup of CA that ate through the bottle and secretly catalyzed on the work bench. Totally ruined a pair of 3M P100 60926 filters.

 

[LeonardY]

3D scanned a couple of brass do dads for reference. Used PolyCAM. Scans turned out OK but I'm not sure how the scaling works. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. Did it a second time and placed a 1-2-3 block along with the do dads. Then at least I have a known size.

 

[oldman_pottering]

His house is manufactured housing. They bring it to the site in 12 foot wide chunks on wheels, and it's plopped onto whatever foundation is provided. The main heating ducts run lengthwise through each half in a joist space. There's a big chunk of post installation ductwork that connects both halves, as the furnace is only attached to one side.

thanks, that's interesting. I have never had to deal with anything like that

 

[ZRX61]

Got the left running board pretty much blocked out to #320 wet. Noticed some more (minor) stress cracks... & in one spot sanded through an air bubble FFS!!
So tomorrow I'll take care of those issues, guide coat & hopefully get to #600 wet.... or at least #400.

 

[DGersic]

Re-fixed the brakes on the Dakota.

Getting ready for primer and paint on the shed and the garage.

 

[jskicet]

Actually working on the wife's garage. It's been a messy disaster since her father passed and everything landed in her space. I'm surprising her by putting down some Swisstrax and I've ordered some NewAge pro cabinets. The floor went down in 3 hours by myself. Doing the trim takes twice as long. This is a pic before and after. The trim on the after wasn't installed yet. It's her turn being I've been spending all my time on my shop.

 

[Crazyjake8493]

Did a fair amount of cleaning today. Filled a garbage bag and broke down a bunch of cardboard boxes to get rid of. It's been a busy summer and the garage has become quite a mess lately.

 

[Magnum440d100]

Got off work at noon. Made a lumber yard run for some supplies. Then home for more work on the house.

Got the majority of the living room glued and screwed.

This is only up to the door to the mud room. Still have more to go, but it’s 11pm almost and work alarm comes QUICK. If I I weren’t having to replace or add 1”x4” for the seams, and other repairs, I’d be getting done quicker. But here we are. I’ll have a living room again. Still have to move the couch over, and the coffee table. I’ll turn the stove around as well. I’ll hold off on flooring until the other half of the house is done as well. It’s interesting walking on the stiff flooring and then transition onto the still soft stuff in the other half of the house. Eh. One project at a time.

 

[kbeefy]

Built some drawers for the campervan project.

 

[58Yeoman]

Been working on the '67 Corvair back seat area for a few days. Previous owner had plywood shelf with huge speakers which were all crispy and shredded. I had ripped everything out, installed new plywood shelf, grey covering and small speakers, then reinstalled the rear seat. My body aches from climbing in and out of a small car.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Set up shop out there, to work on the house floor. Finally.



Got the first subfloor board screwed and glued. Got the under house crossover hooked up and spread some goop over it. And a register crudely cut in, for at least SOME airflow/ heat in this part of the house.


Only the one in the corner is glued/screwed. It’s midnight, and I have work to wake up for around 4 am. But tomorrow after work, I can glue and screw the others. Start getting this house back to livable condition. I have some more work to do underneath, but I’m hopeful I can at least get the living room buttoned up and ready for winter

Not to be a judgy mc judge face, but would it not have been a good idea to stagger those?

 

[Magnum440d100]

Not to be a judgy mc judge face, but would it not have been a good idea to stagger those?

With where the HVAC ducting is, that’s 8’ from the other way. It would have been more material/framing/labor to stagger. As it sits now, the seam (non tongue and groove edges) are above 2x4’s. Had I staggered, they would only be above 1x4’s. I know the Advantech is rated for 24” OC, but I still wanted the seams above solid material.

 

[Beelzeboss]

I attached the remaining panels to my hot rod build with Cleco's in preparation for the first engineer inspection, then I wheeled it out of the garage to take a couple of progress pics!

 

[FLHCHAZ]

I'm still learing to weld, but managed to weld in the last patch panel on my Silverado. One of the cross members under the bed was rusted. I cleaned and welded in a new piece of plate. It aint pretty, but it is strong (and no one will ever see it when the bed is on).

 

[bugnut]

Wrestled a used beetle door for the window winder, after clearing out the varmint home, to use on one of the projects, window is staying up with wood shims jammed in, gonna fix it so it works properly.

 

[Prospecter]

With where the HVAC ducting is, that’s 8’ from the other way. It would have been more material/framing/labor to stagger. As it sits now, the seam (non tongue and groove edges) are above 2x4’s. Had I staggered, they would only be above 1x4’s. I know the Advantech is rated for 24” OC, but I still wanted the seams above solid material.

Renovating means figuring out solutions for what is there. Well done. Carry on.

 

[Magnum440d100]

Renovating means figuring out solutions for what is there. Well done. Carry on.

Just doing within my budget and time constraints lol.


If I would have staggered, I would have had to cut down full 4x8 Advantech sheets. As it is now, the right side is full 8’ and the left is 43”(ish).

I would have had to buy about 10 more sheets. And them bastards are $60+ each!

 

[aShop]

Time to catch up from the last couple months.
My wife had been complaining about the ride in the 200 series. I took it to Lexus for a bid. They said $15k to fix. Four hundred and twenty eight dollars later (accumulator globes) and and some ahc fluid and a mess and I had it fixed. Rides like a champ again. Wife and mother in law approved. This is powerful ammunition for a shop and a lift.


I started and stopped the truck a lot in order to keep the pump primed and about 2 days later the pumps that recirculate the exhuast gases when the truck has not been started for 7 hours and the temp is under 40 got a flap stuck open. This is a $2500 fix or you can go with the Hewitt bypass kit for better future reliability.
Armed with I just saved us $17k I did some much needed upgrades on one wall.



I ran drinking water hose to the corner with the 5hp pressure washer. Then back the garage washing machine. This is huge quality of life improvement when filling the water tank on the camper.
All the junk fit nicely in the Missouri made cabinet.





I finally hit that stage in my life when I need a dedicated rivet drawer




and a few more shelves for detailing supplies.

 

[niget2002]

I played with the new DeWalt air compressor that I bought the other day. I used it to fill a few small tires. I like that the air hose screws onto the valve stem.

 

[HPRifleman]

Earlier this week one of my LiftMaster 8500 garage doors started to move only about a foot and the wall controller displayed a 1-5 error. Today the door company replaced the opener (under warranty). Since LiftMaster doesn't make the 8500 any more, the new install is a model 98022.

The biggest difference between the older and newer models are that the 98022 does not use a roller that rides along the cable. Below you can see the 8500 on the left and the 98022 on the right.

 

[ZRX61]

Not a damn thing, altho I planned to. Yesterday, I forget to pop a 600 Motrin so got up all achey... then I discovered I would be having a day of "Ozempic unpredictability" ...

 

[niget2002]

Built a display stand for the wife's craft fair.




Then crawled around under her grand Cherokee to try and figure out where the slight oil drip is coming from. It's not dripping much.

I almost think the oil plug is loose, but there's oil all over the backside of the pan. I almost wonder if the pan gasket is leaking.

I'll spray it with a water hose and gunk off this weekend and see if I can see something more definitive.