Metallitubby
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We don't kink shame here.
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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We don't kink shame here.
Old Man Roger
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You’re favorite line.lol
kaymccampbell
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Never been to Guantanamo. States and Pacific rim. Management talked about a permanent European assignment, which would have been nice, but by the time they got all their stuff in one sock, I was gone.
kaymccampbell
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Cleaned, flung, put away. Sorted out Judy's big flat truck. The new welding table came in handy. Cleaned n gooped the big tiller's battery terminals. Inflated its tires. Wrangled a herd of square terminals. Ran the updates. Checked configurations. Loaded up a new one.
LeonardY
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@kaymccampbell You're the coolest big sister!
Picked up the tools scattered around. Put them away. Tossed a bunch of 3D printed models in various states of failure.
Picked up the tools scattered around. Put them away. Tossed a bunch of 3D printed models in various states of failure.
landrover bodger
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went into my garage today to try and do something useful . managed to put 3 wires into the switch on my compressor which is stripped down for a new motor. my grandson is fitting the motor sunday. this is the first propper garage time since my knee replacement six weeks ago so to me a big step forward. my wife was there with me to make sure i did not do anything stupid.
Powderm0nkey
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Moderation is key. Your liver can metabolize up to 4 grams of Tylenol a day, typically. When you ask it to start metabolizing other stuff as well (alcohol), it gets more fuzzy. Taking a dose here and there with a beer shouldn't be an issue. Regular heavy use, and especially with regular heavy drinking --> now you're talking bad news.
PhantomEB
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Made a list of little things needed to tackle some bronco projects this weekend. looking to having seats bolted back in this weekend along with reinforcement plates underneath. Sketched out a box and its dimensions to sink the battery into, trying to keep as much weight down low for climbs.
besides paperwork that needs to be done this weekend, I want that second table broken down and put away in the trailer by end of Sunday.
besides paperwork that needs to be done this weekend, I want that second table broken down and put away in the trailer by end of Sunday.
TWSS
nadogail
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After getting a Haircut and a Grocery Run, we enjoyed a nice lunch followed by a Siesta. After my nap I finished lining another Planter Box.
We might need more Nap Reports from all of our members.
I still **** at napping, so I'm envious.
Wiz02
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Trust me, it gets easier as you age and acquire new infirmities.
SMOKEYBEAR
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Ran the boat on the hose, all good 
While the boat was out front on the pad, I cleaned/ mopped/ squeegeed the shop floor.
Prepared to prep the lawn tractor for the mowing season. Tune up, blades and front wheels/ tires/ bearings on the list.
While the boat was out front on the pad, I cleaned/ mopped/ squeegeed the shop floor.
Prepared to prep the lawn tractor for the mowing season. Tune up, blades and front wheels/ tires/ bearings on the list.
Wiz02
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Wife complained that her CTS was making a noise and that she smelled smoke. Car is 14 years old and has only 75k mi. I put the car on the lift and the right inner tie rod boot is wet and the ps pump is growling but the fluid level is NOT low. No other obvious leaks. I saw a bit of smoke rising from area around the tie rod. Of course everything is jammed together and it’s hard to see where the smoke is actually coming from.
Went back in the house to plan my next move. I’m thinking cleaning the boot and a ps fluid flush as a first step. Suggestions ?
Went back in the house to plan my next move. I’m thinking cleaning the boot and a ps fluid flush as a first step. Suggestions ?
Got both lifts back working. Scissor got a new motor and the quickjacks got a new down relay. One of my ceiling harbor freight retractable air hoses cracked. Got it in 2011 so pretty impressed it lasted this long.
Got some cleaning done and brought in one of the projects to figure out a misfire.
Did a lot of sweeping!
Got some cleaning done and brought in one of the projects to figure out a misfire.
Did a lot of sweeping!
kaymccampbell
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Continued effing with the square terminals. Turned a compressor, scrap of plywood, foot switch, chunk of aluminum, and hose into a wall mounted tire inflator.
M.Brane
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If you're having trouble napping get a cat. They will teach you how.
Got Grampa's drill press mounted on the cart of destruction:
If anybody in SoCal wants a Delta 11-990 I no longer have a use for it. I'll let it go cheap to a fellow GJ member before I resort to Craplist or FBM.
Got Grampa's drill press mounted on the cart of destruction:
If anybody in SoCal wants a Delta 11-990 I no longer have a use for it. I'll let it go cheap to a fellow GJ member before I resort to Craplist or FBM.
Push back the boot a bit and see if it's full of fluid. There should not be a large amount of fluid there. If there is, that failing seal may be allowing in some air and causing noise. Some racks can be rebuilt when those seals go. Hope it's the pump for your wallet and free time's sake!
GrayFlattop
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I took the leap this morning and ran the gas out of the snowblower. Yes we got a couple inches of snow the other day, but it melted away by noon. No forecasted sub-32 temperatures on the horizon, so I’m rolling the dice. Snowblower went to the back of the shed and one set of summer tires moved from the shed into the garage.
While I was planning on swapping the tires, my best friend from high school was in town from Florida, he wanted the full shop tours so we did that, ate lunch and just engaged in “tool talk” - good times! Collectively we puttered and hung out.
Our car days go back to the early 70’s when we had a seemingly endless parade of odd cars between us. ‘64 triumph spitfire purchased for $75 with the engine out- sitting in the passenger compartment along with 2 transmissions, a 63 ford something or other with a “police interceptor” package and tons of rust. A ‘62? Olds 88 hardtop with 3 deuces and a ton of chrome under hood. Several’67 Camaros - all in the span of a few years. We got them all running, did multiple engine swaps and learned as we went along, making many, many mistakes.
Neither one of us had all the tools we needed, so we shared. No surprise that we both ended up in the automotive industry after various different jobs.
It was one of the best days I’ve had in the garage in years.
While I was planning on swapping the tires, my best friend from high school was in town from Florida, he wanted the full shop tours so we did that, ate lunch and just engaged in “tool talk” - good times! Collectively we puttered and hung out.
Our car days go back to the early 70’s when we had a seemingly endless parade of odd cars between us. ‘64 triumph spitfire purchased for $75 with the engine out- sitting in the passenger compartment along with 2 transmissions, a 63 ford something or other with a “police interceptor” package and tons of rust. A ‘62? Olds 88 hardtop with 3 deuces and a ton of chrome under hood. Several’67 Camaros - all in the span of a few years. We got them all running, did multiple engine swaps and learned as we went along, making many, many mistakes.
Neither one of us had all the tools we needed, so we shared. No surprise that we both ended up in the automotive industry after various different jobs.
It was one of the best days I’ve had in the garage in years.
LeonardY
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Put more stuff away. Sorted and flung.
swsman
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Worked on '11 Impala earlier today. Took calipers off, greased slider pins.
Checked it all out while in there.
Also torqued caliper bracket bolts to spec, last time I snugged it tight by feel, glad to say I was close to spec.
After I took the car for a test drive and bedded the brakes some more.
Soon I have some projects to address:
Leaky steering rack replacement (Lucas stop leak power steering fluid has really slowed it down)
HVAC actuators are due
Drop subframe/transmission and replace solenoids/wiring harness (sometimes it slips into a gear).
While I am knee deep I think I will go through valve cover gaskets and other bits too.
Typical GM craptacular quality... This is my moms car with under 92k on the odometer.
Last GM product for this household.
Checked it all out while in there.
Also torqued caliper bracket bolts to spec, last time I snugged it tight by feel, glad to say I was close to spec.
After I took the car for a test drive and bedded the brakes some more.
Soon I have some projects to address:
Leaky steering rack replacement (Lucas stop leak power steering fluid has really slowed it down)
HVAC actuators are due
Drop subframe/transmission and replace solenoids/wiring harness (sometimes it slips into a gear).
While I am knee deep I think I will go through valve cover gaskets and other bits too.
Typical GM craptacular quality... This is my moms car with under 92k on the odometer.
Last GM product for this household.
Wrench97
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Look above the boot for a leak.
jblnut
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Marked a few boxes of wire so I know how much I’ll have used when I finish up a camera project for a neighbor next week.
Hooked
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I had planned to spend a day (or so) replacing the leaking o-rings in the oil cooler of my 7.3 (non-turbo). However, after removing the front wheel and cowling I discovered it looked more like a week+ trying to get things off and back together. I decide this is one of those rate times I have a shop do the work.
Boilerhouse
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Finally finished building these 6 shop cabinets, a bit under 24 inches wide and deep and about 37 inches high with the wheels.. Drawer construction was a locked miter joint, 1/2 inch baltic birch bottoms, the sides and cabinet boxes were 5/8 inch B.B. Used a natural birch edge banding on the exposed plywood edges. A total of 35 drawers, full extension, 100 lb rating, ranging from 2 inch height to 12 inches. Very solid, but fairly expensive to build. Two cabinets will be fixed under a work bench, the other 4 can roll around, mainly to clean around them. These, along with a couple tool chests that I purchased, should bring some much needed organization to the shop. It will be a week or two to get everything out of their old homes and into the new ones.
PhantomEB
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While I grabbed a thing or two of various sized heat shrink I found out after, this stuff actually works pretty good so I plan to swing back in there for 2-4 more containers worth and organize them out accordingly. Gonna have the extra room out there more and more I get stuff done on the bronco.
New Weller soldering gun is being eyeballed too as it comes in it’s own little blow molded case.
today I finish up the wiring to the back and start to really button down brake lines as that’s the next little project After wiring. Once wiring is done that extra foldup table can be put away as well the side workbench cleared up too.
New Weller soldering gun is being eyeballed too as it comes in it’s own little blow molded case.
today I finish up the wiring to the back and start to really button down brake lines as that’s the next little project After wiring. Once wiring is done that extra foldup table can be put away as well the side workbench cleared up too.
M.Brane
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Those "shop cabinets" look nicer than a lot of furniture I've seen.Finally finished building these 6 shop cabinets, a bit under 24 inches wide and deep and about 37 inches high with the wheels.. Drawer construction was a locked miter joint, 1/2 inch baltic birch bottoms, the sides and cabinet boxes were 5/8 inch B.B. Used a natural birch edge banding on the exposed plywood edges. A total of 35 drawers, full extension, 100 lb rating, ranging from 2 inch height to 12 inches. Very solid, but fairly expensive to build. Two cabinets will be fixed under a work bench, the other 4 can roll around, mainly to clean around them. These, along with a couple tool chests that I purchased, should bring some much needed organization to the shop. It will be a week or two to get everything out of their old homes and into the new ones.
And they are damn sure better constructed!
rd65
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I hear ya, I usually fall into a deep sleep, then am grouchy when I wake up. Maybe I will do better in retirement, hopefully in a couple of years.
rd65
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I tried a set of those bushing to bearing steering kits for our YT3000 last season. Jury is still out, but it seems to have made the steering a bit lighter. Wife noticed this more than I did. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09D8233QY?tag=atomicindus08-20Ran the boat on the hose, all good
While the boat was out front on the pad, I cleaned/ mopped/ squeegeed the shop floor.
Prepared to prep the lawn tractor for the mowing season. Tune up, blades and front wheels/ tires/ bearings on the list.
rd65
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spray on foot powder. clean the area that is wet, then douse with foot powder to find source of leak.
larry4406
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Brother came over and helped him install a hitch on his nused F150. I donated plate steel and tools, he did the work.
Prospecter
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Dreaded Desk Work this morning, but got out to the shop by 11. Warm enough to open all the doors, and finally dry enough to back everything out. With the sorting, heaving, etc. of the past few weeks, I was finally able to sweep and put away. New coupler on a yard trailer.
Wiz02
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Just cleaned off the rack, suspension and right side tie rod. Weird thing is that the hoses and the pump are all on the left side, which leaves the most expensive item (rack as the likely culprit).
I bought some magic elixir, (ps fluid with stop leak) but I know that I am just kidding myself.
If it was my car, I would have already bought a new steering rack, but I've learned the hard way that it is better to pay someone to fix SWBO'S car.
There's two kinds of naps. Just a regular nap where you fall asleep and sleep till you wake up.
Then there's power naps. A short nap where you fall deep asleep and get much needed rest in a very short period... setting an alarm if you need to.
At work, I will power nap, I wait till I am virtually falling asleep sitting watching something or the like. I pull my bunk down and set the timer on my phone for 23 minutes. Three minutes to fall asleep and sleep for a solid 20 minutes. Timer goes of, get up feeling rested. Usually a power nap will not screw up your night sleep pattern.
Power naps are what I really **** at.
kaymccampbell
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Crated the kids. Gathered tools. Headed out. Returned with tools, and dropped them on the bench. Freed the kids.
Destroyed the belt on the table saw.
LeonardY
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Put away, cleaned and tossed. It's not perfect but it's workable.
PassnThru
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Since the middle kid watched me desolder an old shut off valve and solder on a new connector yesterday to install a new dishwasher I got him out in the garage today to teach him how to sweat copper. Thirty plus years ago I had just bought a house and need to fix some piping so I bought some pipe and fittings and taught myself to sweat copper. We cut some of my old test pipe off and I had him solder on some new pipe and a fitting along with a cap and we pressure tested it. It's not the prettiest (cut him some slack - it's his first three joints) but it held - no leaks. His contribution is the shiny stuff on the left. He said he was initially intimidated by it but was surprised by how easy it was. I laughed and said there's a lesson in there for you.
