What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[DGersic]

More sanding.



I did the leg assemblies yesterday. Chairs are next.

Sanding down in to the spaces between boards, I used the oscillating tool with some old adhesive backed 80 grit stuck to a scraper blade. Worked pretty well. But I’m almost out of the roll. I can mail order more, but nobody around here stocks adhesive backed paper.

Bought a cheap mini hand sander from Lowes. Liberated the Velcro from the body, and spray glued it to the scraper blade. The 15 strips of 80 grit included should get me at least part way through the chairs, and hook and loop paper is easy to get more of.



Disassembled my belt sander. It works ok, but the tracking is all screwed up. I think it may just be worn out.



There’s not much on the chairs that this will reach, so I’ll probably just use it as is and deal with the tracking. But I think it’s getting replaced.

 

[bugnut]

Back in December 24 posted that my drawer glide broke and I had super glued. Well it worked for a while. Failed again, someone had mentioned epoxy and also plastic welding. Tried epoxy and it did not hold. So onto plastic welding. A $22 kit from the jungle arrived. Watched a couple YT and now I am a certified plastic welder! So I fired up the new welder and 4 zigzags later it's together again! Reassembled and installed.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Back in December 24 posted that my drawer glide broke and I had super glued. Well it worked for a while. Failed again, someone had mentioned epoxy and also plastic welding. Tried epoxy and it did not hold. So onto plastic welding. A $22 kit from the jungle arrived. Watched a couple YT and now I am a certified plastic welder! So I fired up the new welder and 4 zigzags later it's together again! Reassembled and installed.

Gotta link?

 

[madison069]

I worked on my latest restoration project! Anybody recognize what it is?

has some Lawnboy traits in it.

 

[madison069]

Went and grabbed the shop vac.

I washed the large dog bed today and apparently there was enough stuff on it to clog the pump filter on our front load washing machine. I should probably clean this thing more than once every 8 years.

our dog bed don't last but a few months before she gets bored in the crate and shreds it. But I would take it to the laundry mat next time if I had to wash a dog's bed!

 

[budo55]

Back in December 24 posted that my drawer glide broke and I had super glued. Well it worked for a while. Failed again, someone had mentioned epoxy and also plastic welding. Tried epoxy and it did not hold. So onto plastic welding. A $22 kit from the jungle arrived. Watched a couple YT and now I am a certified plastic welder! So I fired up the new welder and 4 zigzags later it's together again! Reassembled and installed.

Nice! I love my plastic welder….

 

[930dreamer]

New Wix air filter for the 1991 Honda Accord.

 

[Wiz02]

New Wix air filter for the 1991 Honda Accord.

How many miles did it take for the old filter to look like that?

 

[madison069]

New Wix air filter for the 1991 Honda Accord.

How many miles did it take for the old filter to look like that?

In Texas with the recent sandstorm, probably a week.

 

[JEFFREYWisconsin]

Back in December 24 posted that my drawer glide broke and I had super glued. Well it worked for a while. Failed again, someone had mentioned epoxy and also plastic welding. Tried epoxy and it did not hold. So onto plastic welding. A $22 kit from the jungle arrived. Watched a couple YT and now I am a certified plastic welder! So I fired up the new welder and 4 zigzags later it's together again! Reassembled and installed.

Is that towel with the deranged snowman a certified plastic welder pad?

 

[930dreamer]

How many miles did it take for the old filter to look like that?

Records show 20K, Honda is in Oregon.

 

[Demon69]

Have an old old Merc 230c over the hole today.

Can you see what I seeeeeee?

 

[zmotorsports]

Have an old old Merc 230c over the hole today.

Can you see what I seeeeeee?

Ahh. That's one of those new fancy inverted calipers. Heard about them....

 

[Demon69]

Ahh. That's one of those new fancy inverted calipers. Heard about them....

Yep, for use in Australia only

 

[Old Man Roger]

It’s not like that bleeder isn’t gonna snap off anyway.lol

 

[Outlawmws]

Maybe you need the factory inverted lift? Its why brake jobs cost $2500

 

[Wrench97]

It's not hard just flip it upside down bleed the brakes and flip it back over again
If you are lucky the other side will look the same way and you can just swap them.....

 

[Outlawmws]

It's not hard just flip it upside down bleed the brakes and flip it back over again
If you are lucky the other side will look the same way and you can just swap them.....

Looks like the hoses will be angled the wrong way...

 

[XJSuperman]

Spooled up the new synthetic winch line on my newly rebuilt trailer winch plate. Opened a couple beers afterwards. Its a good day for a cold one.

 

[KwikFab]

More painting.

I love the texture it creates. The first piece is freshly painted.



This one's dry from yesterday.



Then took the kid to the park.



Yep, he ain't even two and the amount of hair he's got rivals that of adults even.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Jealous. Been bald so long I can’t even remember how it feels to have hair.lol

 

[GRN96WS6]

Finished putting my Eclipse back together from the oil pan gasket replacement. Take it for a shake down drive tomorrow.

 

[KwikFab]

Jealous. Been bald so long I can’t even remember how it feels to have hair.lol

I'm just glad it doesn't run in the family; I do have to trim my beard often though.

It grows well passed my welding hood if I let it.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Mines all grey, so shave it off once a week.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Fought with the SANE scanner driver on the shoptop. Won. Opened up a telescoping surveyor's stick and put it away with the laser level.

 

[cody1325]

Played musical chairs with the equipment, and pulled the 3038E out and removed the LX277AWS mower out from behind it. Pulled the LX277 in front of the shop to prepare to put the maintenance kit in it. Aired up the tires on one side since they were flat.

I'm calling a buddy to help me check the blades and sharpen/balance them. That's the only thing I don't know how to do because I've never done it before. Before I do so, I'll pick up a cheap set of oil filter sockets at Harbor Freight, and whatever else I may need. The oil filter is in a tight spot on the side, and I don't think my existing oil filter tools (aka the Vise Grip chain wrench) will work.

So, maybe $50-60 in parts compared to the close to half a grand my folks paid the dealer to do it.

 

[Metallitubby]

Installed the left-side cage net on the Civic, reinstalled the Gurney flap on the hood vent (post wrap) and adjusted seat/harness positioning closer to final.

 

[steves_001]

Cleared more stuff out and gave it to the kids. Sorted 4 totes of electrical and plumbing stuff and took that to restore. The piles are getting smaller!

 

[Old Man Roger]

I was in there yesterday, did an oil change on the econo box dart, put some gear lube in the dif on the Jeep.

I got 10 free gallons of zep detergent sanitizer. It was designed for sanitizing counters and railings during the Zombie apocalypse, works great for cleaning the garage floor.lol I thought about using it to wash the cars, but I used car soap instead.

 

[Demon69]

It's not hard just flip it upside down bleed the brakes and flip it back over again
If you are lucky the other side will look the same way and you can just swap them.....

Yep, the other side is the same so lucky in that sense, unlucky that the hard lines look like they will chew themselves up taking it all down, probably why the guy who's not long fitted the shiny new back plates swerved the job

Looks like the hoses will be angled the wrong way...

It does look that way, but according to the Merc manual its how it should be.

 

[SouthernIllinois]

Almost 80 here yesterday.

Drug some stuff out for a bath.

From building the pole barn, everything had sawdust on it and if it had ever been outside, it had mud on it.

Be glad to get the electrical and dirt work done.

 

[bugnut]

busy day not much in the shop accomplished. Dropped a big box from HF on a couple dollies, a bag on the counter. Then got a call from PC parts were ready for pickup. So later dropped PC parts on the counter.

@kaymccampbell when I looked at the welder on Amazon it's even cheaper now. $20 today

ATOLS Plastic Welder,​

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091T368MK?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Prospecter]

Fought with the SANE scanner driver on the shoptop. Won. Opened up a telescoping surveyor's stick and put it away with the laser level.

I keep a telescoping boat hook around for those jobs. Also good for Christmas lights, and reaching across a van / truck bed. Just need to remember to get it back to the boat when needed!

 

[kaymccampbell]

I keep a telescoping boat hook around for those jobs. Also good for Christmas lights, and reaching across a van / truck bed. Just need to remember to get it back to the boat when needed!

It's just that the laser level remote clamps so nicely to the squarish stick. I keep a telescoping pool pole around for the computer work.

 

[niget2002]

our dog bed don't last but a few months before she gets bored in the crate and shreds it. But I would take it to the laundry mat next time if I had to wash a dog's bed!

Our dogs don't fit in crates. The beds last quite a while because the dogs don't always use them. The big dog sleeps on the cold tile in the bathroom. The puppy sleeps on the big dog bed by the wife's side of the bed.

This big bed has removable inserts so you can wash the outside. It only got washed because the puppy yacked something up on it in the middle of the night.

As for what I did in my garage yesterday... I went to leave the house and the truck had a really low tire, so I added air. The tire was fine Thursday, so I'm thinking I have a leak. I'm about to go out and check it as I need the truck today. Hoping I don't need to stop at a tire shop for two new tires.

 

[Boneill230]

Cleaned the piles of , purged some stuff, finally built the pallet racking I bought a year ago. Gotta get prepped for the next project, running a sub panel to the garage and getting a semi-in ground pool put in, whenever my permits get approved . Will hopefully have a bike lift in there this year too!

 

[niget2002]

Checked the air in the truck tire. It's still good. I'll have to watch it for a bit. Maybe it had snuck lower on me.

Then I started working on redoing the fittings on the air compressor as it has a leak somewhere after the air/water separators. I replaced the Teflon on the fittings with yellow. Still had a leak. Discovered leak is coming from the gauge on the regulator.

I had bought an oil filled gauge and never got around to installing it. It won't fit. I need a small 1/4" extension to clear a bump on the housing of the regulator, so I ordered one. Will finish that project tomorrow.

 

[Jay__Dub]

It was designed for sanitizing counters and railings during the Zombie apocalypse, works great for cleaning the garage floor.lol I thought about using it to wash the cars, but I used car soap instead.

For some reason, reminds me as a kid, using methyl ethyl keytone by the gallon to clean the shop floor at work. Its a wonder us old guys don't all glow in the dark. Just ramblin...

 

[M.Brane]

Yesterday got the Donor Truck, and Toolbox Truck the driveway next to Smashed Truck. Realized I am insane. Drained coolant from the TT, and started disconnecting hoses/lines. Stupid plastic radiator tank is leaking at the seam so it's getting the all aluminum one that was in smashed truck. Also swapping fancy alternator, and wiring from DT.

 

[PhantomEB]

Getting that brake pedal built up for maximum travel right now so I can adjust it later for proper placement when gas pedal is set.

then back on the rear brake lights etc after brake line leaks are fixed. New Weller soldering gun is sitting on the bench.

60 days left, still got hydraulic lines to build and linkages to install/adjust. So can’t wait to get that Skidplate installed. Also got to get the casters from my steel rack installed under my toolbox as truck needs to go get filled up which means a scrap steel run to get rid of stuff I no longer want around the shop.