What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[kaymccampbell]

How'd you like the pole pruner?

I was gonna ask the same thing, I am hoping she is burning the box because she is keeping it, but maybe she hates it so much ahe meant she is burning the product also! Let us know, Kay! I will buy one on your recommendation.

Good to know about this, Kay. Model number, please?

The after a couple hours of use report. It kicks ***. Although I'm pouring sweat. I got all the sumacs, a rose-like, but unflowering horror, dozens of eye snapping branches, a bunch of dead lilacs, and trimmed the rose bush. I really should have used the hand pruners for the last, but I was on a roll. Hardly any scratches. I'd have had none, but I was too lazy to go back to the shop to get the extension wand.

For two hours of snipping joy, it used one bar on the battery.

I'm done. Guess I can return it now.

Not really. It's a grand toy. I'm sure there'll be plenty more things to trim as the year progresses. Things I hesitate to use the hand pruners on, but don't want the bother of the pole saw. And, of course, more GD sumacs.

It's DEWALT model DCPPR320B. You'll need a 20v Max battery.

 

[DAVE94LIGHTNING]

Got my most complex design done on the CNC machine. Base done on the mill, caps done on the lathe. Internal and external threads, multiple fillets and bowl features. I’m very happy with how it turned out. I did the CAD design and programmed the CNC toolpaths, My buddy machined the parts on his CNC machines. I can’t wait to run my home shop CNC and do this stuff in the garage.

 

[GreenIron]

Yesterday in the shop:

I completed a refurb of a 25+ year old pressure washer.
This is what I started with. ↓

My neighbor was going to place it in a dumpster, so I asked for it. When I got it to my place, it started on the third pull. It ran like new, no smoke, no noise, no vibration. I knew by this, it was ready for a new life.


Disassembly. ↓


Prepping. ↓


Painting. ↓


This was the worst part. ↓


Ready for the engine and new pump.

• New pump.
• New muffler.
• New air filter housing.
• New wand.
• New set of tips.
• New 50' hose.
• Used tires and wheels from an older refurb job.

I fabricated a wand and hose holder from scape items.

I connected a garden hose to the pump and tested it. It worked as it should.


All total, I spent $215.00 on it.
A friend of the neighbor who gave it to me saw it and will be buying it.

 

[69charged]

Got my most complex design done on the CNC machine. Base done on the mill, caps done on the lathe. Internal and external threads, multiple fillets and bowl features. I’m very happy with how it turned out. I did the CAD design and programmed the CNC toolpaths, My buddy machined the parts on his CNC machines. I can’t wait to run my home shop CNC and do this stuff in the garage.

Sorry if I missed it somewhere, but I don’t know what it is. But it looks cool as hell! Contact lens case?

 

[rd65]

Got my most complex design done on the CNC machine. Base done on the mill, caps done on the lathe. Internal and external threads, multiple fillets and bowl features. I’m very happy with how it turned out. I did the CAD design and programmed the CNC toolpaths, My buddy machined the parts on his CNC machines. I can’t wait to run my home shop CNC and do this stuff in the garage.

Took me a second to figure out what you made, second picture got me squared away. Looks like contacts case. I do miss wearing those vs these stupid progressive lense glasses.

 

[zmotorsports]

Yesterday in the shop:

I completed a refurb of a 25+ year old pressure washer.
This is what I started with. ↓

My neighbor was going to place it in a dumpster, so I asked for it. When I got it to my place, it started on the third pull. It ran like new, no smoke, no noise, no vibration. I knew by this, it was ready for a new life.


Disassembly. ↓


Prepping. ↓


Painting. ↓


This was the worst part. ↓


Ready for the engine and new pump.

• New pump.
• New muffler.
• New air filter housing.
• New wand.
• New set of tips.
• New 50' hose.
• Used tires and wheels from an older refurb job.

I fabricated a wand and hose holder from scape items.

I connected a garden hose to the pump and tested it. It worked as it should.


All total, I spent $215.00 on it.
A friend of the neighbor who gave it to me saw it and will be buying it.

Nice save on the pressure washer.

 

[DAVE94LIGHTNING]

Sorry if I missed it somewhere, but I don’t know what it is. But it looks cool as hell! Contact lens case?

Yes stainless Contact lens case.

 

[GreenIron]

Nice save on the pressure washer.

Thanks.

 

[niget2002]

Modified a hitch so that the zero turn can pull our lawn wagons.

 

[Old Man Roger]

when friends rolled up outside in their new mini jeeps (go-cart things that are gaining popularity around here lately)

One drove by my house the other day, he got the thumbs up.lol

Yes stainless Contact lens case.

Scale it up and it’s a travel dog bowl. 10% on profits will keep us out of court.

 

[Skyman]

The after a couple hours of use report. It kicks ***. Although I'm pouring sweat. I got all the sumacs, a rose-like, but unflowering horror, dozens of eye snapping branches, a bunch of dead lilacs, and trimmed the rose bush. I really should have used the hand pruners for the last, but I was on a roll. Hardly any scratches. I'd have had none, but I was too lazy to go back to the shop to get the extension wand.

For two hours of snipping joy, it used one bar on the battery.

I'm done. Guess I can return it now.

Not really. It's a grand toy. I'm sure there'll be plenty more things to trim as the year progresses. Things I hesitate to use the hand pruners on, but don't want the bother of the pole saw. And, of course, more GD sumacs.

It's DEWALT model DCPPR320B. You'll need a 20v Max battery.

Thanks a bunch for the report and model info, Kay. Muchly appreciated. I foresee one of these in my near-term future. Can additional extensions be used to lengthen it further than the 9 feet that is possible with the basic kit?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Thanks a bunch for the report and model info, Kay. Muchly appreciated. I foresee one of these in my near-term future. Can additional extensions be used to lengthen it further than the 9 feet that is possible with the basic kit?

It looks like it. How unwieldy it will be is up to you.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Cleaned the wood bench. Cut out the wood core of the fixture table shelf. Sliced up a sheet of steel With the Lenox wheel. Screwed the tin to the plywood core and hammer formed it around the core. Welded the shelf angle ring to the table legs. Ran the splatter can over the mess.

Spent some quality time with a die grinder, removing a couple pounds of Easy-Sand and quickset mortar from a mixer paddle.

Plopped the shelf into the table and called it.

 

[larry4406]

@kaymccampbell you seem to get more done in a handful of days than I do in weeks! Maybe my day job gets in the way!

Keep on kicking its *** and inspiring us all!

 

[Skyman]

It looks like it. How unwieldy it will be is up to you.

Good to know. Thankfully, my use case would have me trying that for maybe an hour or so each time, on two taller hollies that need a haircut once or twice a year. I'd be using it in a mostly vertical position, so I think I could deal with the inevitably unwieldiness that would exist. I think I'm gonna give it a try. Thanks for the additional feedback, Kay.

 

[jimkinney]

Yesterday in the shop:

I completed a refurb of a 25+ year old pressure washer.
This is what I started with. ↓

My neighbor was going to place it in a dumpster, so I asked for it. When I got it to my place, it started on the third pull. It ran like new, no smoke, no noise, no vibration. I knew by this, it was ready for a new life.


Disassembly. ↓


Prepping. ↓


Painting. ↓


This was the worst part. ↓


Ready for the engine and new pump.

• New pump.
• New muffler.
• New air filter housing.
• New wand.
• New set of tips.
• New 50' hose.
• Used tires and wheels from an older refurb job.

I fabricated a wand and hose holder from scape items.

I connected a garden hose to the pump and tested it. It worked as it should.


All total, I spent $215.00 on it.
A friend of the neighbor who gave it to me saw it and will be buying it. I

I have that same pressure washer, but in a little better shape.

What pump did you use? I know I will have to replace mine someday.

Thanks,

 

[LeonardY]

Moving tools in and out of the garage again.
I can't wait to get the shed done. I'll be able to get the yard stuff out of the garage.

 

[Hal]

Got the last broken exhaust manifold bolt out of my friends 5L Ford cylinder head. Welded a nut on to it three times before it finally gave up.
He had also broken two of the intake bolts. Those were easier. These were the two end bolts. The hole goes all the way through, and there was clearance enough to work, so I could just drill through from the back side with a tap size bit.
Now I just have to persuade him that we should disassemble and lap all the valves, not just replace the one warped exhaust valve.

 

[Prospecter]

Some sailing in your future?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Some sailing in your future?

Maybe. The boat came with a mast and sails. First I do the motor n row things, then we'll see about sailing.

 

[glider]

Finished my generator prep and install. Needs to be wired up, exhaust pipe and fuel line.
They wanted $4500 to install.

 

[phred]

Not much today but I think next week will see some serious action.

 

[micromind]

Finished my generator prep and install. Needs to be wired up, exhaust pipe and fuel line.
They wanted $4500 to install.

Did you get the bucket at just the right height, run up fast and slam on the brakes?

Lol.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Cleaned, flung, put away. Fixed some little dead things. Swept n dusted.

 

[JEFFREYWisconsin]

The after a couple hours of use report. It kicks ***. Although I'm pouring sweat. I got all the sumacs, a rose-like, but unflowering horror, dozens of eye snapping branches, a bunch of dead lilacs, and trimmed the rose bush. I really should have used the hand pruners for the last, but I was on a roll. Hardly any scratches. I'd have had none, but I was too lazy to go back to the shop to get the extension wand.

For two hours of snipping joy, it used one bar on the battery.

I'm done. Guess I can return it now.

Not really. It's a grand toy. I'm sure there'll be plenty more things to trim as the year progresses. Things I hesitate to use the hand pruners on, but don't want the bother of the pole saw. And, of course, more GD sumacs.

It's DEWALT model DCPPR320B. You'll need a 20v Max battery.

Excellent, seems like a tool I need... thanks for letting us know, it always makes it better to know before I buy something.

 

[Hooked]

Radiator in my '94 F350 sprung a leak over the weekend so decided to just buy new rather than take it to a shop. Got the new one from O'Reilly on Thursday, pulled the old one this morning, all was going well. Well, until I discover the new one didn't have the heater hose fitting and the threads were different than the old fitting. O'Reilly doesn't have the part. Argh.
Did what I should have done originally, take the old one to the radiator shop where I got it 4 years ago. Hard to believe it failed in such short time. Without my truck for several days is no fun.

 

[Prospecter]

Cleaned, flung, put away. Fixed some little dead things. Swept n dusted.

Looking good!

 

[Jay__Dub]

Got the carb off my walk behind mower, and all related parts. Cleaned the oil out of everything. Bowl and float were not bad, but I'm sure it was in everything else, so it is all cleaned out now.

Ran out of time. Won't be back at that til Monday, maybe.

But hey, when you're retired, every day is Saturday, so who cares.

 

[Outlawmws]

Got tools out, moved the cord from the old, dead, pressure washer to the working pressure washer that had a shredded cord.
Put tools and pressure washers away. Need to dissect the old one for recycling.

Also took another stab at patio winter detritus, and hacked some more ivy back.

 

[nadogail]

Put away the tools left out from my last visit to the shop, loaded an 8 pack of Ginger Ale into the shop refrigerator. Threw some wood scraps and empty soda cans into their appropriate containers,

 

[JEFFREYWisconsin]

Thanks a bunch for the report and model info, Kay. Muchly appreciated. I foresee one of these in my near-term future. Can additional extensions be used to lengthen it further than the 9 feet that is possible with the basic kit?

My goal would be to keep adding 9 foot extension poles until I can open a window, sit on my couch and maneuver a 60ish foot pole and work on trimming bushes while watching baseball.

 

[Outlawmws]

My goal would be to keep adding 9 foot extension poles until I can open a window, sot on my couch and maneuver a 60ish foot pole and work on trimming bushes while watching baseball.

I think you will need the drone operated version for that.

 

[welder4956]

Yesterday - Grabbed a screwdriver and mounted the coat rack in the stairway.



Then pulled the riding mower around and adjusted the valve lash. The 20 HP Kohler is sometimes is hard to start and the service manual suggests the automatic compression release mechanism can be affected by valve lash too loose. I found the valve lash a little loose and set it to specs, but still a little hard to start. I found that bumping the starter eventually releases compression and it fires right up. I'm going to have to do some reading on the automatic compression release and see how to test/adjust it.

 

[alinc100]

I was able to turn/finish a few more pens and a pen light this week. Acrylics/Alumilite for 2 of the pens and the pen light. Kits are McKenzie Pen Works "Coyote" twist and "Liberty" click along with the PSI pen light kit. Ebony or rosewood and spalted beech on the two wooden pens. I was hoping there would be more green/neon in the green/black pen, bad lighting/photography doesn't help. Proof that you never know what is at the center of a blank. I have an LED bulb on order to 'improve' the penlight otherwise that kit is crossed off my list. I also have some new materials, pen parts, and methods ordered and on their way to take a slightly different path with pen making. A bit more challenging but it's a risk/reward kind of thing if it turns out correctly.

 

[PhantomEB]

Dropped truck off at Canadian Tire for the new XTrails ATs to go on. seeing how I have 300km more than most of my buds before I see camping gravel we leaned towards an aggressive All-terrain. Me happy, and took the truck home, I don’t trust big box stores to do anything more than tire work. Verified I do need brake pads up front and need to look at the ball joints this weekend.


had a beer for my buddy who gave up his fight against cancer and the drugs screwing up his head/body so much he said enough was enough. God speed, Robbie.

got home from work Thursday to find a leaky NEW tire. No wonder I don’t trust them to do mechanic work! Took it off and dropped off at lunch Friday. 4:30 Friday it was good to go, service advisor said been holding 75 psi for over an hour, she kept tabs on it.

now it’s a busy weekend of this and that while watering the lawn.

 

[JEFFREYWisconsin]

Dropped truck off at Canadian Tire for the new XTrails ATs to go on. seeing how I have 300km more than most of my buds before I see camping gravel we leaned towards an aggressive All-terrain. Me happy, and took the truck home, I don’t trust big box stores to do anything more than tire work. Verified I do need brake pads up front and need to look at the ball joints this weekend.


had a beer for my buddy who gave up his fight against cancer and the drugs screwing up his head/body so much he said enough was enough. God speed, Robbie.

got home from work Thursday to find a leaky NEW tire. No wonder I don’t trust them to do mechanic work! Took it off and dropped off at lunch Friday. 4:30 Friday it was good to go, service advisor said been holding 75 psi for over an hour, she kept tabs on it.

now it’s a busy weekend of this and that while watering the lawn.

Rest in Peace, I will have a beer tonight too.

Tough to lose a buddy.

 

[micromind]

Dropped truck off at Canadian Tire for the new XTrails ATs to go on. seeing how I have 300km more than most of my buds before I see camping gravel we leaned towards an aggressive All-terrain. Me happy, and took the truck home, I don’t trust big box stores to do anything more than tire work. Verified I do need brake pads up front and need to look at the ball joints this weekend.


had a beer for my buddy who gave up his fight against cancer and the drugs screwing up his head/body so much he said enough was enough. God speed, Robbie.

got home from work Thursday to find a leaky NEW tire. No wonder I don’t trust them to do mechanic work! Took it off and dropped off at lunch Friday. 4:30 Friday it was good to go, service advisor said been holding 75 psi for over an hour, she kept tabs on it.

now it’s a busy weekend of this and that while watering the lawn.

Sorry for the loss of your buddy, that's never easy. But, bad as it may sound, there's a point when enough is enough.

 

[zanyad]

had a beer for my buddy who gave up his fight against cancer and the drugs screwing up his head/body so much he said enough was enough. God speed, Robbie.

sorry for your loss. **** cancer.

 

[glider]

Did you get the bucket at just the right height, run up fast and slam on the brakes?

Lol.

I had two boards underneath it in the bucket that slid into the compartment. You were close.

 

[Metallitubby]

• Removed a prototype engine/transmission combo
• Removed a used Element transmission
• Reorganized with engine and transmission gone
• Mopped floor
• Preparing to move Korrado onto lift