What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[rzims]

Well, the boss has been wanting a built in banquette in the kitchen/dining area, so today I went and bought her one.....

 

[LeonardY]

That's a nifty bending set up. What have you got going on with the hinge at the back of your vise?

Thanks. For some reason have a lot of the right size bolts for the 123 block. Machined one pin to fit in the non threaded holes.

The vise is a patterns maker vise. It's adjustable to all sorts of positions.

 

[CoogarXR]

Sorting ****. Came across some little LED panels that I had been saving to swap into my Cougar's dome light for years, so I finally just installed them real quick. I already had all my soldering junk out, so it was a quick job. I also drilled a small toggle switch into the side of the dome light housing so I can turn the dome light off. We go to the drive-in movies a lot, and it ***** getting blinded when one of us has to get out. So now I have a nice bright LED dome light (compared to the super-dim factory one), and a manual-override switch.

Also finished my little triple-gang arduino enclosure for my homemade well/cistern level monitor:



The pattern on the (repurposed) plexiglass isn't that noticeable in person, the camera really picks it up for some reason. All that's left is to install the sensors in the well/cistern and run the cables to this enclosure once I mount it in the basement.

 

[Prospecter]

Thanks. For some reason have a lot of the right size bolts for the 123 block. Machined one pin to fit in the non threaded holes.

The vise is a patterns maker vise. It's adjustable to all sorts of positions.

Thank you. I hadn't recognized the 123 block. Very clever! Love the vise.

 

[nadogail]

Lubricated and cleared the bent brads from 2 pneumatic nailers, tested them and put them away. Drained the condensation from my compressor.

 

[Snip's]

Yesterday I disassembled one of my vintage Shaw Walker Tanker desks out in the garage...
Today I hauled most of the parts upstairs to begin assembly in my new to me office space...
I still need to get the steel and rubber top up the stairwell... Not looking forward to that struggle...
This desk is truly built like a tank... A bunch of nuts and bolts holding it together...
I need to do a little repair work on the anti-squeak green felt strips before the top gos on...


Once my wife picks a color, I'll be painting the walls...
Still need to sort and pitch "STUFF" to make room for my office plans...

 

[Fastbird]

This was UNPLEASANT. PSA. Drop the freaking subframe. Don't be like me and wrestle with it for 2 hours.


But.......on the plus side my new cabinets for the garage came in. Only problem is that I'm not putting them up until the Jetta is finished.

 

[rzims]

Made some progress on the banquette today...still a ways to go, but the boss was happy with the progress and rewarded me with an adult beverage

 

[KwikFab]

Nothing, cause USPS and UPS both love to delay by several days.

 

[mikegt4]

The switches & vents are plastic, everything else is wrapped in leather, or aluminum.

They also put a "soft touch coating" on those plastic surfaces which turns to goo. That's frustrating.

It is actual leather, not the synthetic leather other car manufactures use. It smells amazing...and its 20 years old.

My 308 at 47 years old still smells amazing every time that I open the door, definitely the real deal leather.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Opened a Jeff's Happy Jungle Box. Replaced the carburetor on a Stihl weedblower. Cleaned the sparkplug and air filter on a Husky weedblower. Both patients survived.

 

[DGersic]

First attempt at bending some scraps of sheet metal.


The glove box door is missing its trim piece. This is a difficult piece to find, and I don’t need it to be original. I’ll eventually get a piece of stainless, so I can polish and engine turn it. For now, working out how I want to get the radius bend on the ends, after turning it. This worked, but I think it could be better. So more time puttering with it is needed.

 

[bugnut]

Cogitated on how to assemble the moneypit baja VW Empi rear disc brakes. After a little chat with @lbhsbz, I made the tools and was able to refine it all to work. Spent a bit of time with the 3d printed an came up with some suitable bits. After 4-10 tries she finally slammed home. The spring must be compressed, the metal keeper (top hat looking thing, must be centered and then a snap ring has do be slammed home all down in the hole. Second brake took about half a dozen tries. But they're together, reassembled ready to install.

 

[JSGAuto]

My 308 at 47 years old still smells amazing every time that I open the door, definitely the real deal leather.

I was looking at the 308's at the Cavallino. They look like a fun, achievable way to enter the classic world. We are considering one for the next toy! Maybe an early carb'd euro model.

 

[jives]

The rear panel looks good. Does it have a similar front panel in good condition? I've seen those have value because they are so easily ruined and near unobtainium.

Nope. Cracked (both before and during removal). Same with front panel, front storage box, spare tire cover, propane tank cover. Remarkably brittle.

 

[JEFFREYWisconsin]

Made some progress on the banquette today...still a ways to go, but the boss was happy with the progress and rewarded me with an adult beverage

your shop looks like what I think a shop should look like, it's like a cool movie set shop, I love it.

 

[Prospecter]

Opened a Jeff's Happy Jungle Box. Replaced the carburetor on a Stihl weedblower. Cleaned the sparkplug and air filter on a Husky weedblower. Both patients survived.

Yours / friends' equipment, or a side hustle?

 

[niget2002]

Jumped in the truck to go to my son's soccer game. The driver's side front tire had leaked down some again. It was at 61psi when all the other were at 65psi.

I'll have to figure out when I can get the truck to the tire shop to see if they can patch the leak or if I need new tires.

 

[rzims]

your shop looks like what I think a shop should look like, it's like a cool movie set shop, I love it.

Thank you. I love being out there and enjoy puttering, organizing and cleaning almost as much as working on projects...

 

[kaymccampbell]

Yours / friends' equipment, or a side hustle?

Trade of labor. I need to rent his cubiche. This gets me the help I want without the agent fee.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Trade of labor. I need to rent his cubiche. This gets me the help I want without the agent fee.

Renting a Cuban person can be problematic, especially if you cross state lines.

 

[mikegt4]

I was looking at the 308's at the Cavallino. They look like a fun, achievable way to enter the classic world. We are considering one for the next toy! Maybe an early carb'd euro model.

I would suggest joining FerrariChat, the best forum for information about buying and maintaining these cars. FC has subforums for each model as well as classified ads. I have been a member since it's beginning (member #13 or so). Excellent source for DIY work although if you can afford to attend Cavallino these days you probably have others do all the work for you. I quit going there when the event was sold to another promoter and the ticket prices quadrupled. They also used to have vintage Ferrari track days and races at the nearby Moroso track for a mere $30, it was the best value in the Ferrari world. Some photos from Moroso back in the 2000's, the sound was worth the price of admission alone.

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[Kaizen]

Picked up a set of ratcheting wrenches. Saw some open real estate and with some magnetic hooks we're in business.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Oh I'm knocking them off first day.lol

 

[Outlawmws]

Oh I'm knocking them off first day.lol

Yeah, me too.

 

[micromind]

Renting a Cuban person can be problematic, especially if you cross state lines.

Could be but I've rented a few of the attractive female versions and never had a problem.......

 

[nadogail]

I have been reading the Annual Report of one of my investments, the size and diversity of the company is impressive.
The brokerage firm that I am working with has repeatedly warned me that I am making a mistake by concentrating my money in only one stock.
I look at the computer generated letter and laugh, BRKB is probably one of the most diversified companies you can buy into.
They sell Cowboy Boots, bricks, underwear and ice cream, in addition to owning a railroad and making chocolate candies.

 

[PassnThru]

After 1 coat of poly on the door - sanding that and putting a second coat on over the weekend I started talking myself into believing that 2 were plenty. I realized this morning that I was making excuses because I was tired of dealing with it so I sanded and applied a third coat.
Crack that whip even on yourself I guess.
Currently putting a clear coat on the door hardware that I painted Friday.

 

[Wiz02]

Got out the tile saw to cut a tile to a complex shape that fits around a countertop. Only took all afternoon and broke three tiles until I got it to fit.

 

[nadogail]

Got out the tile saw to cut a tile to a complex shape that fits around a countertop. Only took all afternoon and broke three tiles until I got it to fit.

Some days are like that.

 

[Copymutt]

Wrapped up the integration of a $50.00 GE trash compactor into existing oak cabinetry.
Required GFCI outlet, bust through the wall behind it as it was deeper than the cabinets.
Work up replacement trim and a false door to cover the stainless. Just noticed one piece of oak didn't take stain like the rest. Oh, & I cancelled the trash pick up which worked out to $15.00 for every kitchen trash bag.

 

[KwikFab]

Surprisingly, both UPS and USPS delivered today.

Now the only delay is my local shop for bending my steel tube, otherwise she's mostly done.

 

[larry4406]

Wrapped up the integration of a $50.00 GE trash compactor into existing oak cabinetry.
Required GFCI outlet, bust through the wall behind it as it was deeper than the cabinets.
Work up replacement trim and a false door to cover the stainless. Just noticed one piece of oak didn't take stain like the rest. Oh, & I cancelled the trash pick up which worked out to $15.00 for every kitchen trash bag.

30 years ago trash compactors were the rage.

My brother's had a "vent" hole in the plate at the bottom that the ram pressed the trash into. Guess where all the smegma went when the bag is torn (which seemed to always occur) went?

 

[nadogail]

30 years ago trash compactors were the rage.

My brother's had a "vent" hole in the plate at the bottom that the ram pressed the trash into. Guess where all the smegma went when the bag is torn (which seemed to always occur) went?

Gravity *****

 

[Outlawmws]

I have a couple I picked up off Freecycle that we used to use for crushing recycleing - one for cans one for plastics. plastics get very spongy...

I can't give them away...

 

[jblnut]

Finished the blade swap on the finishing disc today. All in I think we spend close to 40 man hours on it. We also adjusted all the scrapers, checked all the bearings and adjusted and repaired the rear harrow. I have to fix two leaking hoses and reseal two cylinders and it’ll be as close to a new unit again as it’ll be for a while.


Old blades vs new blades …..

 

[SouthernIllinois]

Thanks to a friends help with the wiring and plumbing the Transair lines, I finally have compressed air.

The compressor was delivered about two months ago, but due to a multitude of reason, we just got it wired and hooked up this evening.

Makes 24cfm @ 175psi. Fills the 80 gallon tank from empty to 170psi in about 4 minutes.

No leaks in my redneck cooler/water separator, the Transair plumbing or the three regulator/filters at each drop.

The green light on the exterior of the tool room tells you the compressor is energized, the red one tells you the Milwaukee and Dewalt chargers are energized so I don’t forget to turn them off at the end of the night.

 

[Ultradog MN]

What I did IN my garage was to get another lathe OUT of my garage.

 

[XJSuperman]

So many woks needing made now @jblnut

 

[kaymccampbell]

Thanks to a friends help with the wiring and plumbing the Transair lines, I finally have compressed air.

The compressor was delivered about two months ago, but due to a multitude of reason, we just got it wired and hooked up this evening.

Makes 24cfm @ 175psi. Fills the 80 gallon tank from empty to 170psi in about 4 minutes.

No leaks in my redneck cooler/water separator, the Transair plumbing or the three regulator/filters at each drop.

The green light on the exterior of the tool room tells you the compressor is energized, the red one tells you the Milwaukee and Dewalt chargers are energized so I don’t forget to turn them off at the end of the night.

I put my chargers on a pushbutton timer. The max is 4 hours, and then they're off. The only ones that charge that long are my big Stihl batteries.