What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[kaymccampbell]

In, out, in, out…


Making progress. It’s just me tonight. So I’m going a bit slower. I have to clean the old glue, and add wood/furr out as I go. It’s slow going, but I now have floor laid to under where the wall needs to go back in.




I’m still 8 pieces of Advantech short (probably get some this weekend) but if all I do is get the wall built, I can get my living room back together, sans floor covering. I have to do the rest of the house before I can do floor covering. I can do inside finish work over winter as long as the house is sealed up.

Wish me luck! LMAO

Are you planning on insulating above? Most manufactured housing comes with an inch thin layer of ragged fiberglass, no matter how much you paid for.

I've found that stapling up 6 inch batts really makes a difference. More difference than stuffing the walls. Or, blowing the 'attic' chock full of blown in stuff.

 

[niget2002]

My son helped me hook up the irrigation on his lemon tree. It's getting filtered water because that's what's there. It's set to run for one minute every 3 days for now. I'll wait a week and adjust as needed. If I read correctly, Meyer's lemons want to dry out a bit between watering. There's one emitter on each side of the plant.

 

[Magnum440d100]

Are you planning on insulating above? Most manufactured housing comes with an inch thin layer of ragged fiberglass, no matter how much you paid for.

I've found that stapling up 6 inch batts really makes a difference. More difference than stuffing the walls. Or, blowing the 'attic' chock full of blown in stuff.

The critters around here would have the insulation torn into pieces real quick, unfortunately.

So no insulation under, unfortunately. The previous owner did put in that shiny stuff, years ago. Mice chewed holes in it and made nests on it.

 

[jshillin]

I took 1/2 day off of work and got a bit of tinkering done that I just haven't had time to do.

I cleaned and then polished my windshield with Ceriglass, changed wiper blades, hit the plastics with Solution Finish to bring it back to normal color and then finally wet sanded and polished my grille where it was not looking good.

 

[rharman]

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.

So, no sensor for a slack cable?

 

[rharman]

Started fabrication of a hitch for the leaf blower. Trying to figure out if I can find pneumatic tires instead of the hard plastic.

HF has nice non-pneumatic wheels n tires. I've got them on anything that doesn't absolutely need pneumatics. Garden cart, hand trucks, wheelbarrow, etc. It stopped the wasting a day, trying to revive flat tires after a year of non-use.

I'll second the HF solid wheels/tires. I had tubed tires on my hand truck for years. Always had to air them up when I needed to use it. Replaced the tubes a couple of times. Then, one day, a friggin' tire blew out the sidewall while I was airing it. Found HF had the right diameter and the right axle size in the solids. I've never looked back.

 

[ZRX61]

Buffed the ZRX11...

 

[bugnut]

I was looking for something that did not bounce as much and as hard as the solid plastic, but the constant air requirement of pneumatic is a pain. Will review after project is finished and put in service.

I'll second the HF solid wheels/tires. I had tubed tires on my hand truck for years. Always had to air them up when I needed to use it. Replaced the tubes a couple of times. Then, one day, a friggin' tire blew out the sidewall while I was airing it. Found HF had the right diameter and the right axle size in the solids. I've never looked back.

 

[HPRifleman]

So, no sensor for a slack cable?

I wonder if it's using force-sensing inside the unit for this. The opener reverses when it senses that the door has hit something on the way down.

 

[niget2002]

Had a few minutes between events, so tested out a bed extender.

 

[ZRX61]

Pre-flighted & detailed the ZRX11 for tomorrow. Checked the tire pressure on the SBH & ran a rag around the dash & door panels etc. Turned the swamp cooler off (at least for a couple of days, back in the '90's next week...)

 

[Outlawmws]

tested out a bed extender.

That needs a flag and a light...

 

[niget2002]

That needs a flag and a light...

I have a flag. I believe texas code states I only need lights if traveling at night or in low light.

I'll grab some magnetic lights if I need to do that.

 

[zcar751]

Spent the day out in the shop working on the Puma pan assembly. Got the rear all ******* with the axle caps, brakes, shocks, tires, and finally the engine. Also spent a couple of hours getting the throttle cable installed. For some reason I had an obstruction preventing the cable from passing, I was able to punch it out with a thin brass rod that was about twice the diameter of a wire coat hanger.

 

[KwikFab]

Well, least I'm done dealing with Hypertherm's ****** customer service.

I'm up and running on my own again.

 

[Fixr]

I have a flag. I believe texas code states I only need lights if traveling at night or in low light.

I'll grab some magnetic lights if I need to do that.

Did you build the kayak with any ironwood parts?

 

[niget2002]

Did you build the kayak with any ironwood parts?

Cedar and mahogany.

 

[DGersic]

Coat of primer on the garage. Now it and the shed are primered and ready to paint.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Took a couple tubs of mini-split install tools out. 14 hours later put them back on the bench.

If you count a group of friends' shop, then I installed 2 mini-splits in the KWA-MHW new shop.

 

[Squez]

Just epoxy and these 2 are done

 

[Outlawmws]

I modified the mini Tripod stand I picked up today to be better setup for holding a small solar panel for my solar charging setup. (solar panel and re-purposed 12V battery form a dead UPS with a lighter socket strapped on) I have a tall stand I use for this in the Eagle tent trailer, but its big and bulky to take on weekend trips in just the van or Samurai. This will tuck in the bag for the larger of the two panels, and not even be noticed, and can be used on the ground or on a table top.

I had to average out the angle and select a latitude, and since I generally camp in N. California, I I split the difference between the SF bay area and the Oregon border; and I selected October as the middle ground for time of year, sort of middle ground for the seasons. That came out to be about 50 degrees.

Shortening the back leg to get the angle needed by that much would put it "over center" and it will just fall over backwards, So I bent the back leg. 20-20 hindsight - I should have made the bend much higher, -as high as possible in fact, but it will do.

As found (without the SP):




initial bend:




After shortening and more bend - this is my smaller SP, I have one near 3X this size as well:

 

[LeonardY]

Made pins to fit my 1-2-3 block to use as a wire bender. It kind of works.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Made pins to fit my 1-2-3 block to use as a wire bender. It kind of works.

What are you making from the bent wires?

 

[Demon69]

Messed about with a jacking beam I just bought. Never a dull moment buying sh stuff, 10 points to anyone who can spot the issue, apart from being 17 years old and covered in crud that is

 

[bugnut]

Finished up the leaf blower hitch. Pulling it backwards allows output from mower to align on same side. Was thinking pneumatic tires might be needed but the ride doesn't look to rough. Ran it an hour yesterday and it worked like a champ!

 

[LeeG]

Made a handle for a pressure washer I had picked up for cheap on CL. I welded 3/4” pipe to 1/2” elbows to get a tight curve, and added a nozzle hold from Amazon. I‘ll have to come up with a better way to hold the nozzle extensions, but this works for now.



Lee

 

[kaymccampbell]

Messed about with a jacking beam I just bought. Never a dull moment buying sh stuff, 10 points to anyone who can spot the issue, apart from being 17 years old and covered in crud that is

No little rubber pads? And whatever else goes with them?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Made a handle for a pressure washer I had picked up for cheap on CL. I welded 3/4” pipe to 1/2” elbows to get a tight curve, and added a nozzle hold from Amazon. I‘ll have to come up with a better way to hold the nozzle extensions, but this works for now.



Lee

I use a couple pieces of PVC pipe to hold mine.

 

[Demon69]

No little rubber pads? And whatever else goes with them?

Good spot, but its not that.

 

[Jazz1]

Garage turns into meat processing shop for the day
Wife went on a mission to score fresh moose carcasses..got 3 to trim and grind meat for our pup,,the bones all cut up for treats for him.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Good spot, but its not that.

The arm tubes might be stuffed in upside down.

 

[Motorman55]

This.......

 

[Outlawmws]

10 points to anyone who can spot the issue,

The arm tubes might be stuffed in upside down.

Agree, and you now need a big hole in the floor, with reinforced edges, to put the thing.

 

[Demon69]

The arm tubes might be stuffed in upside down.

That's the one .
Someone's had the arms out at previously and put them back in upside down, cant say I blame them tbh as at a glance, the stops could work like that. I didn't clock it at first but after doing a couple repairs I questioned things putting it back together.

 

[Demon69]

Agree, and you now need a big hole in the floor, with reinforced edges, to put the thing.

As luck would have it, I got me one o them

 

[LeonardY]

What are you making from the bent wires?

Branch supports.
This is from my Godfather's orchard.


My dad grabbed a few when my Godfather sold the orchard.
My brother needs more for his home orchard.
I bent this one up with a pair of pliers and my hands.

I need to make a dozen of them.
This gives me consistent bends and is easier on my hands.

Need to make a few more pins today.

 

[ZRX61]

Nothing yet, but I'm going to wheel the ZRX11 out the door, go make a nuisance of myself for a while & then put the bike back in the garage later today.

 

[PassnThru]

New capacitor in the window fan. It took me a week or so to find one that was anywhere close to the size of the old one and when it arrived yesterday it was bigger than expected. Old and new in photo. I did manage to mount it in the same location - had to substitute the hex flange screw with a flat head screw for just enough clearance to get the cover back on. If it had been even one mm taller it would not have worked although I could have just let it flop around loose inside the cover at worst.

 

[LeeG]

I use a couple pieces of PVC pipe to hold mine.

I thought about using PVC, but I figured I'd find a way to break it. I like the look on yours - very clean.

 

[notherone]

Just swept out leaves trying to sneak their way in and found my slide hammer I bought over 20 years ago (need it for an axle pull).