What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[HPRifleman]

Is it fiberglass or plastic? We used to take scrap plastic from dead parts, make some "sawdust out of it, liquefy with acetone and used that for crack repairs. This was on old Hondas.

After further investigation, you may be right and this is some type of homogenous plastic such as ABS. I thought it may be fiberglass because that's what replacements are made from. But, of course, lots has changed in 46 years.

The biggest crack is this one in the front of the fairing. I may just look for a local body shop that has experience in fixing and painting more than just sheet metal.

 

[jumpstart]

More like "next" to the garage but...

Used some rust convertor/primer on my trailer roof. Galvanized panels have surface rust. Good considering it's 25 years old.

Found mice have decided to move into it. I evicted them but now working on the clean up. They decided to chew thru a fair amount of the wiring while they were tenants.

Anyone know where I can order 2-prong, 4-wire pigtails?

 

[theoldwizard1]

Winterized the pressure washer.

Reorganized my outdoor power equipment. Now I don't have to move 5 things to the snow thrower out !

 

[PhantomEB]

BR600. Is that an upgrade from BR549?

oops brain fart….BR800C-E.

I should fire that thing up today, most of my stitches are healed up!

 

[kaymccampbell]

I've used my left leg to kick start the Sportster while standing on the same right side of the bike before. However, I didn't want to risk my 69 year old 'a little better shape' knee while my right knee was healing. I'd rather limp a bit then need a walker or wheelchair to get around. If you've ever owned an early XLCH Sportster, then you've experienced a slipping kicker....OUCH!

All your motorcycle starting stories remind me of being a young homeowner. In the evening, I would often sit out on the front porch and watch the show put on by the world.

One of the workers, on some new houses getting built across the street, had a bright yellow Harley, that he habitually parked at the edge of the ditch on front of my house. It was a loud, hard starting machine.

One day, while he was jumping up n down on the kickstarter the bike seemed to backfire, at the same time the kicker mechanism did something untoward. He wound up hanging over the handlebars, and then the whole mess slid into the ditch, with the bike on top of him. His co-workers, who were standing around laughing at him, ran over and pulled it off him. I was unable to assist as I was incapacitated with laughter. I actually slid out of my chair onto the floor.

Next week, sporting several ace bandages, he showed up in a pickup truck, like the rest of his herd. To my knowledge, the yellow menace never returned.

 

[larry4406]

Turned breakers off, on, off etc as I relocated circuit feeds as part of the seemingly never ending hall bath /brewery project.

 

[niget2002]

Spent some more time on the 3d printer. Removed all the new aluminum parts so I could tap a few more holes in them for a wire-mount. Then put the printer back together so it can print a new wire-mount. Mount is still printing, but I hope to get it installed in an hour or so.

 

[Jure]

Time sert and oil change

 

[DGersic]

Washed the cars. It’s time to mothball the 37 for the winter.

 

[hobie18]

I hear you. Still looking for a good finish to last the winter.
And something to make the klasse system easier

 

[jives]

Finally finished a porch swing refurb. Picked up free from FBM, rotted canvas seat/back, had a rust hole I welded up, paint was turning to dust. Took apart, quick sanding, repaint with leftover Rustoleum, made slats and slats supports and painted/stain with leftovers. Slats are ripped 5/4 x 6 PT decking. Picked up pipe clamp/brackets at the local Reuse. It is too big for the porch so perhaps we'll set it in the yard under a tree.

 

[Outlawmws]

Welding and grinding cleaning stuff and putting stuff away.

 

[JEFFREYWisconsin]

Thought about going out there, didn't yet.

 

[LeonardY]

I brought home stuff from up north.

Right before I was about to leave my brother brought this Lodge griddle plate out. He said it was rusty and should he just toss it.
I said no, you can restore it. He put in the bed of my truck.


I made a solution of water and CLR and let it soak overnight.
The rust was mostly gone this morning. I gave the stubborn stuff a good scrubbing with a 3M pad.
Dried it and coated it in shortening. Then put in the oven at 500 for an hour.

 

[rcktpwrd]

Nice save on that griddle!

 

[Outlawmws]

Hard to kill good cast iron!

 

[Skiff Builder]

Pulled my 21' , 2009 skiff out of the water and slid it into the garage for a refit. It was last painted in 2017. It lives in the water 9 months and outside in the yard for the other 3.
Sanded/stripped most of the previous paint off outside.
Also pulled the outboard and all fittings off.

 

[bulletpruf]

Working on pulling my long-neglected 1971 Javelin road race project out of storage so I can bring it to the shop.

Wasn't able to get the car out today; need some different roller wheels, but did get the 401 transported to the shop. It's a flat tappet pump gas engine with Edelbrock heads. I built it in 2010 or so and it's never been installed or run.

Also got the Dana 44 for my '69 Bronco project loaded up and to the shop.

 

[Outlawmws]

Tons of little stuff mostly, but did get the special tool I was planning welded, ground, and painted waiting for that to dry.

 

[Squez]

My first attempt with epoxy pigments.. I think it came out pretty cool

 

[Metallitubby]

Worked on the fire suppression system in the Civic. Made more carbon fiber bits for the interior and exterior.

 

[niget2002]

Spent some more time on the 3d printer. Removed all the new aluminum parts so I could tap a few more holes in them for a wire-mount. Then put the printer back together so it can print a new wire-mount. Mount is still printing, but I hope to get it installed in an hour or so.

Installed the wire mount. Didn't quite fit. Modified the design, but will have to print it tomorrow. It's date night with the wife tonight.

 

[rharman]

I vaguely remember a guy who used to start his bike from the other side using his left leg. It was like a freak show.lol Don’t remember why, maybe a bad knee.

I've used my left leg to kick start the Sportster while standing on the same right side of the bike before. However, I didn't want to risk my 69 year old 'a little better shape' knee while my right knee was healing. I'd rather limp a bit then need a walker or wheelchair to get around. If you've ever owned an early XLCH Sportster, then you've experienced a slipping kicker....OUCH!

I recall starting my Husqvarna (left side kicker) standing on the left side and using my right leg/foot. For some reason, it just felt more natural than straddling the seat like you would a "normal" bike and using my left leg..

 

[Old Man Roger]

I recall starting my Husqvarna (left side kicker) standing on the left side and using my right leg/foot. For some reason, it just felt more natural than straddling the seat like you would a "normal" bike and using my left leg..

I can see doing it that way, kickstarting a bike with my right foot is more natural. Been kick starting bikes with it since I was about 5.

 

[budo55]

Low tire on daughter's car; pulled out the Milwaukee M12 inflater instead of dragging the rubber air hose out to the driveway and firing up the compressor. Not one tire but all 4 were low. Little inflator is a dream to use. Set the exact pressure needed and just hit a button. Easy peasy!

 

[niget2002]

Replaced the network cable going to the Shop access point.

Moved some PLA from the 3d printer into the filament dryer. I'm not sure how long this roll has been sitting in the printer, but it seems to be breaking quite easily.

 

[zanyad]

Replaced fog light bulbs on my car. Much more difficult than anticipated. Tried removing the trim bezel around it. Too much cracking/popping to feel comfortable doing that. Tried removing the headlight and going in from the top. Not enough room for my hand. Ended up going in through the wheel well. Passenger side wasn't too bad. Driver's side has something right behind the light that made access much more difficult. Asked wife with smaller hands for help. Ended up removing a plastic piece under the front bumper/engine to allow enough access from below. PITA. Got to use my new-to-me 2-1/2-ton Craftsman jack though, already well worth the $25 I paid for it!





Then posted a bunch of toys the kids have outgrown in a local buy nothing group and pulled a shelf in to organize the wife's gardening supplies.

 

[PhantomEB]

Time to finish off reorganization of the cabinets today.

as well get all **** for the bronco onto the two fold out tables.

yesterday was just a tidy up the yard for the snow that still ain’t shown up!

but I did whip up a little wood box to raise the water bowl for the semi paralyzed Frenchie. Then cleaned up the sawdust and put away the saws. Don’t got any stain sealer for the ends at this time.

doesnt stop the English from slobbering water all over the place….

 

[TurnipTruck]

I finally cleaned out the hull for a thorough assessment. Some rot that I knew about, some keel repairs I didn’t. A friend is shipping a pallet of white oak up, and I have to guess how big and how thick of slabs to add to his order.

 

[stonesfan68]

Like many other people with a 2018/2019 Dodge with the 8.4 head unit, I had screen delamination. It started about 2 years ago, but didn't really do anything except see where it was delaminating when it was off, but recently it started ghost touching to call people and changing radio stations every few seconds. I looked at a bunch of different things on fixing it a couple of years ago and decided I was going to try the cheap route. Pulled the radio, used 15lb fishing line to separate the digitizer from the rest of the screen and then a combination of goof off, 90% Isopropyl alcohol, cotton balls, paper towels and microfibers to get all of the old adhesive off. I then used a good microfiber and good glass cleaner to remove the haze and make it all clear again. I bought a roll of 2 sided Gorilla tape for $6 and put it on around the black outer edge to give the screen the gap again. I didn't peel the backing off of the other side of the tape since the black bezel held it together and I didn't want to clean more adhesive if it didn't work. I got it in, it lit up and looked great, but the touch screen wasn't responsive. I tore it back apart, checked it all out, reseated the ribbon cable and put it back together again, still same. We had a birthday party to go to so I left it in the truck and could control what i needed to get music or phone calls through the steering wheel controls. On the way home from the party the screen and everything worked like it should and not more ghosting! Less than $10 fix.

Nice save! Let me guess- the official Ram solution is to buy a new complete head unit for $1k+ ?

 

[GreenIron]

Finally finished a porch swing refurb.

That really turned out nice.

 

[bulletpruf]

Got the 1971 Javelin road race project off jackstands and rolling again for the first time in maybe 5 years? Will pull it out of the storage unit this weekend and get it to the shop so I can get back to work on it.

 

[XJSuperman]

I'm afraid nothing will get done in the garage today, we've got that super gloomy rainy weather that has me nearly asleep standing up. The couch sounds so nice right now.....

 

[hobie18]

I'm afraid nothing will get done in the garage today, we've got that super gloomy rainy weather that has me nearly asleep standing up. The couch sounds so nice right now.....

I keep falling asleep while reading. Same here. Was in garage trying to straighten up. Did a car sticker removal, clean, and renew. Ate. Using clothespins to keep eyes open. Two days of rain. Then too cold to wash cars. Oh well. If weather were good here, I couldn't afford to live here.

 

[rharman]

I recall starting my Husqvarna (left side kicker) standing on the left side and using my right leg/foot. For some reason, it just felt more natural than straddling the seat like you would a "normal" bike and using my left leg..

I can see doing it that way, kickstarting a bike with my right foot is more natural. Been kick starting bikes with it since I was about 5.

As I was typing it out, I'm thinking "This sounds counter-intuitive as all get out - standing off to the side". But, in practice, it worked really well.

Just now, I realized that it was 48'ish years ago! Yikes!

 

[PhantomEB]

Got garage way cleaner, not even anything underneath the project EB.

then picked out side mirrors off the table to put on the Bronco.

kinda useless with the cage in the way but will keep the cops happier and me happier with not smacking them off via trees or rocks.

 

[Snip's]

Well.... That was totally unexpected....
I have a plastic tub with a cover that is filled with 5 gallons of Simple Green...
I use it to gently remove paint from metal items by soaking the parts until the paint slides off (4-5 days soak)...
A while back I removed some house paint from some old 1940's copper entrance door lanterns...
Soaked them in SG for several days... Came out completely paint free....


Today I pulled the cast iron end bells for my refurbishing of a 1938 Delta motor, out of the same SG... (3 day soak)...
Upon close examination, they are now perfectly copper plated...
The SG must have contained a sufficient amount of copper ions to do the plating in the tank...
And here I was concerned about flash rust of the cast iron before I can get them painted...
The wonderful world of chemistry....

 

[kaymccampbell]

Cut apart some free bed frames.

 

[Outlawmws]

Cut apart some free bed frames.

I hope it was an abrasive chop saw or angle iron shear! I hate it when the **** in the (usually) Asian frames have something hard and it eats a band saw blade!

 

[KwikFab]

Been sick all week; I haven't been sick in years so when it hits, it hits hard.

Wife's headlight wouldn't work this morning, and with heavy fog I decided to take her to work (and pick her up).

Being retired offers a lot of availability, but being a stay at home dad to a 1.5 year old takes up all that time

Did all I could on her car from running to the store and buying new bulbs (bulb was good, won't light).

To checking all fuses.

Resetting the BCM.

Confirming if other items associated with the wiring on that side was at fault or not.

Trying to figure out why the rear hatch wouldn't open at all (checked the fuses and relays for those as well). Not sure when the hatch stopped opening since she hasn't bothered to open it for a good minute...

To naturally running out of time, having to pick her up and all.

Defeated for now (getting dark really early), I thought I'd knock out a little project someone jokingly asked if I would do.

He recently bought a GX470, and since I've got a GX470 I just quickly drew up some dimensions and made my own molle panel pattern -









All that's left is to let it dry, maybe throw on a light coat (if necessary) and add heatshrink to the bottom tabs.

Think of it as a poor man's way to alleviate any metal-on-metal or metal-on-plastic for the tabs.



I'll have to toy around with some "clip-on" style nuts for square openings found on McMaster Carr.

I'd love to use a nice handle and built-in threaded rod, but normally the rod is super short. So I'd have to source some threaded rod alone and buy a handle by itself and figure out a delrin spacer setup for the rod that isn't being used.

Hmm...