niget2002
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Co2 pistol.
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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DGersic
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Final results, after the Amazon order parts arrived today.
I paid for the LED bulb + new glass lens combo pack.
Tight focus spot, very bright.
Wide focus donut.
I don’t have a light meter, so I can’t say if this thing is putting out the advertised 325 lumens, and I don’t honestly care. It’s bright, and throws a bright light over there to a reasonable distance. I’m not trying to blind the folks on the Space Station here.
I have the parts to convert my 5D to 18650s, so I’ll probably get that done
LeonardY
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It really needs the sign, "In case of an Emergency. Break Glass."Made a display case for some of my fixed blade knives.
Nice case.
LeonardY
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In and out. Press the print button and leave. Come back in 3 or 4 hours and repeat.
Mike65
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Is that a 1970 Shelby Convertible in the background?Spent a little time at the house, and without any adult supervision decided it was time to install the Holley LED headlamps I got as a birthday present back in August. Was originally going to install them in the 289 FIA replica, but decided to not play musical cars and install them in the 65 Tiger instead.
Original Sylvania headlight on the left, new LED on the right, a noticeable difference running just off the battery
Quick shot a few nights ago, also in the garage, again running just off the battery, bright enough to give a phantom secondary light below the bumper. That, or the car is possessed
They are much brighter than the originals, draw far less power through the Lucas headlight switch. Can't wait to get it out on the road and see how much farther I can see in front of the car. Originals were good for about 40-50 feet at best.
Jay__Dub
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Jazz1
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Found a rusty mount under box of my daily driver so thats getting addressed..if it were warmer I know i would go overboard and start sandblasting
Hose the frame off as well and treated it to some rust proofing goop
Truck is a ‘91 Toyota,,told wife when i bought its the last truck i ever buy so its had a engine rebuild, a engine swap,,I’ve given it 2 wet coats over the years to freshen it up.
Hose the frame off as well and treated it to some rust proofing goop
Truck is a ‘91 Toyota,,told wife when i bought its the last truck i ever buy so its had a engine rebuild, a engine swap,,I’ve given it 2 wet coats over the years to freshen it up.
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bulletpruf
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Got tired of looking at the spare hood for the Bronco, so I installed it while I had some help.
Got the '71 Javelin road race project to the shop. Everything fits with about 6" to spare to close the rollup door.
Got the '71 Javelin road race project to the shop. Everything fits with about 6" to spare to close the rollup door.
Outlawmws
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last night got the contents of the curio cab re-displayed. Mostly old oil and lighter fluid cans
A little rough on the kid just for getting distracted.
Bob Heine
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Scott, I remember my father having a tennis ball on a string hanging from the garage ceiling. When the windshield of the '53 Olds touched the tennis ball he knew the car was three inches from the back wall and three inches from the garage door. He installed it the day after he hit the back wall hard enough to put two oval holes in the drywall. Coincidentally, the holes were punched late Friday night after his weeklyGot the '71 Javelin road race project to the shop. Everything fits with about 6" to spare to close the rollup door.
[I'm not changing a flat tire in the photo. I was just practicing tire changing in the middle of nowhere before we headed west to Alaska for a 75-day tour.]
My parking stop is the opposite and sits on the floor. A friend gave me a foot square piece of aluminum with crossbar to fold club newsletters. Club dissolved so I screwed a 2x2 to it. A couple of short sheet metal screws go through the aluminum the other way and stick out an eighth inch to keep the thing in place on the carpet (master bedroom carpet too nice to throw out). The carpet cuts down on the dirt I bring into the house. The third bay is bare concrete.
A similarly sized piece of 1/4 inch plywood and 2x2 set on one of those glue down carpet squares could do the same job.
jimkinney
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Nice, did you make the knives also?Made a display case for some of my fixed blade knives.
snorvet
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Thanks - 7 of them I had blade blanks from suppliers and made/attached the handles.
Used graphite powder and silicone spray to try and eliminate the weatherstripping noise on my new truck. There is a constant sticky noise coming from my drivers door when driving...every little imperfection or piece of gravel on the road causes it right by my ear. It's driving me nuts!
Yesterday, worked on a new headache rack for my truck too. Had to modify the base brackets by cutting the lip of some angle iron off with the plasma. Whole thing is coated in a crappy peeling bedliner...so the wire wheel came out and I started stripping it. Probably won't do much more on it until spring since it's too cold to paint anyways (and getting too cold for me to work on it outside too!)
Yesterday, worked on a new headache rack for my truck too. Had to modify the base brackets by cutting the lip of some angle iron off with the plasma. Whole thing is coated in a crappy peeling bedliner...so the wire wheel came out and I started stripping it. Probably won't do much more on it until spring since it's too cold to paint anyways (and getting too cold for me to work on it outside too!)
Beelzeboss
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I started to upgrade my CNC from round rails and a fabricated table to profile rails and a solid 32mm aluminium table.
... Aaaaand started on the engine wiring for the Jeep rod
... Aaaaand started on the engine wiring for the Jeep rod
jumpstart
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That wiring harness makes me nostalgic for my 1961 VW Beetle convertible.I started to upgrade my CNC from round rails and a fabricated table to profile rails and a solid 32mm aluminium table.
... Aaaaand started on the engine wiring for the Jeep rod
kaymccampbell
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Didn't even go downstairs.
Outlawmws
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More unpacking and getting stuff onto the "tiny tools" shelf and the oddball wrenches hung under it. Hung pics, other "stuff" and my dads service flag from his funeral. made a "catch" for n the kitchen so the girdles can be on edge in a lower cabinet and easier access when needed.
Unbelievable how time consuming this little stuff can be.
Unbelievable how time consuming this little stuff can be.
bulletpruf
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Hey Bob -
I did the tennis ball thing for my parents. Mom isn't the best driver, especially after her third
Y'all did the ALCAN highway in the 1950's?!?!?! Sounds like an epic adventure! Do you have details posted anywhere?
Scott
niget2002
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The wife had the whip inside the house.A little rough on the kid just for getting distracted.
bulletpruf
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Big milestone today - finally got moved out of the last of my storage units and into the 20 x 50 shop! I've had cars in storage units continuously since summer, 2005. At times, I've had cars stashed in up to 6 different units in 3 different states.
Anyway, my last unit was 12' x 45' and I kept two cars in it and tons of parts on shelves along the walls, so it's been a long process.
I was quite pleased when I realized that everything would fit in the 20 x 50 unit.
Anyway, my last unit was 12' x 45' and I kept two cars in it and tons of parts on shelves along the walls, so it's been a long process.
I was quite pleased when I realized that everything would fit in the 20 x 50 unit.
I get it. I've known people like you. You just couldn't wait to get inside.
smackey05
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I ended up going with ABS. I tried ASA, but I had so many issues with warping. It doesn't take that much compression to hold it in place on the column. Definitely has been a learning curve, but it's been fun.
welder4956
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Degreased front suspension parts just outside the door. Sprayed them down with Simple Green, then planned to use the 20 year old electric pressure washer to hose them off, but it died after the first one and could not get it to restart. So, they just got hosed off as best I could and will finish with a wire wheel. Time to shop for a new pressure washer.
Outlawmws
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Is it's GFIC tripping? Sometimes its just tarnish on the plug prongs setting it off.
PhantomEB
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Wifes car wouldn’t start with this recent little dip in the temps.
boosted it out front then got it into the shop once I cleaned up and let the heater do its job to the snow that was left.
sure will be using one of my first Fridays off in the new year to punch in more drains As well cleaning out the concrete cuts.
pulled out a broken rear hatch ajar switch and the dash light went out. Checked out everything and wrote out a little list of things to order and tackle in the spring.
put it back out front and ran out a cord for her block heater.
machinist buddy of mine popped over for the first visit of any of my coworkers and we discussed the past few weeks of work and my life after the surgery, he totally gets why I went ghost on FB with any of my projects here.
he left with a drawing of mine, a better idea of what I wanted with this cable shifter end I needed as well parting off some pipe I needed for my transfer case lifting cradle. I am sure I will get a text at lunch tomorrow to come over for a beer and my stuff Tuesday at the latest.
also got the main bench 95% cleared up, what’s left I don’t need to move anything to get at anything Which makes me happier to work out there.
sure missing a paycheck though!
boosted it out front then got it into the shop once I cleaned up and let the heater do its job to the snow that was left.
sure will be using one of my first Fridays off in the new year to punch in more drains As well cleaning out the concrete cuts.
pulled out a broken rear hatch ajar switch and the dash light went out. Checked out everything and wrote out a little list of things to order and tackle in the spring.
put it back out front and ran out a cord for her block heater.
machinist buddy of mine popped over for the first visit of any of my coworkers and we discussed the past few weeks of work and my life after the surgery, he totally gets why I went ghost on FB with any of my projects here.
he left with a drawing of mine, a better idea of what I wanted with this cable shifter end I needed as well parting off some pipe I needed for my transfer case lifting cradle. I am sure I will get a text at lunch tomorrow to come over for a beer and my stuff Tuesday at the latest.
also got the main bench 95% cleared up, what’s left I don’t need to move anything to get at anything Which makes me happier to work out there.
sure missing a paycheck though!
kaymccampbell
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20 years is a long life. Mine usually go 5 or 6. I've got a GreenWorks 2300 psi electric wonder, that's gotta be at least 7 years old. It's getting a bit rattly n trippy in its old age, but then it's taken some abuse. When it snorts its last, I'll go with the brand again.
kaymccampbell
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I thought in the Land of Endless Ice N Snow that they covered you for temporary disability when you're outta work for surgical recovery.
PhantomEB
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ain’t nothing like my usual paychecks, sheesh it’s been almost 15 years since I last received a every two weeks paycheck.
Canadian Medical EI is 670 a week, paid out biweekly. There’s a little bit of a wait to get the first one usually.
kaymccampbell
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So about $79.13 in freedom bucks. Which is about what Workers Comp pays here in the Vampire State. You gotta hope there's a second income in the house, or you wind up selling everything just to live in a cardboard box under a railroad overpass.
PhantomEB
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Oh the wife does work, only downside to moving to Medicine Hat for my full time job (40 hrs a week is a hell of a lot more than a couple weeks here and there at 60+ hrs a week). Well that’s what I said back then after Covid started….I have made more money than up there in the Oilsands With a cheaper cost of living)
now for her….she had to quit her National TV chain video editor job for Calgary morning news…..to a job that pays 50-65% of what she made there. And that’s one of the better paying jobs for someone working outside her educatio.
Overqualified, sorry, NEXT, or oh, you have never had a job…….oh yeah there’s a lot of that around here.
now for her….she had to quit her National TV chain video editor job for Calgary morning news…..to a job that pays 50-65% of what she made there. And that’s one of the better paying jobs for someone working outside her educatio.
Overqualified, sorry, NEXT, or oh, you have never had a job…….oh yeah there’s a lot of that around here.
welder4956
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It doesn't have one. It has been dying a slow death for a couple of years. Time for a new one.
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welder4956
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Thanks. I saw a lot of models for that brand listed on the box store websites, but did not know if they were worth considering. I may give them a try, can't be worse than what I have now.
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rcktpwrd
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Cut up some 1/2" PVC pipe into one-foot sections with a 45* angle on one end to hold up wire frames in the Christmas display.
Mike65
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Installed the PMGR starter in the Mustang & hooked up the wires.
Washed and waxed the Cougar, pulled the battery cable and parked it for the season. I drive it up to the first time it snows each season. It snowed this week, so it's done for the year.
It was already clean a couple weeks ago, but I had to leave it in the driveway for a couple hours that day, and a freak storm rolled in and got it all dirty and covered in spots. Black cars... if you know, you know...
It was already clean a couple weeks ago, but I had to leave it in the driveway for a couple hours that day, and a freak storm rolled in and got it all dirty and covered in spots. Black cars... if you know, you know...
I once knew someone who desperately wanted to buy a brand new black car because it wouldn't show the dirt. I tried to 'splain...
PhantomEB
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Finally I was able to get you some!Pics of surgery and hole.
subframe that’s welded onto the bottom between the link mounts are for a future to be built skidplate (think 3/16” plate should suffice.)
now she’s painted as much as I could inside, then new plate is in place ready to be welded out tomorrow.
finished off the day by making sure shop is cleaned and ready for tomorrow, batteries sittin on the bench ready to be charged up.
funny thing was I started looking around one Horitzontal space and found a baggie with all the parts I was missing last week and sourced out most of it. Sure can’t wait to totally declutter the whole garage when this bronco is done.