KwikFab
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Be wary of using bed frames for anything that actually matters - everything I see out there is made of the cheapest low quality steel and you're better off spending some $20-30 for some angle iron from a metal supplier.
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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Be wary of using bed frames for anything that actually matters - everything I see out there is made of the cheapest low quality steel and you're better off spending some $20-30 for some angle iron from a metal supplier.
Outlawmws
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I agree with this 100%. For a stand like you are making - Go for it. For a hitch or anything really structural, walk away.
Beerhippie
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Based on accumulation in one of the buckets I was using for cleaning the boxes, the first storm of the day produced an inch or a little more of rain... in ten minutes.
Power did not go out--but my cell service did.
Back in April, I made this stand-off dowel to hold a gate open that divides our back yard into two areas. This was to allow one of our cats to easily go into that area - we don't want to encourage him jumping in.
Over time, it has taken a beating and developed a long crack. So... Version 2 made its debut today. Old was 5/8", new is 7/8". We'll see how this holds up.
Over time, it has taken a beating and developed a long crack. So... Version 2 made its debut today. Old was 5/8", new is 7/8". We'll see how this holds up.
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Outlawmws
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Back in April, I made this stand-off dowel to hold a gate open that divides our back yard into two areas. This was to allow one of our cats to easily go into that area - we don't want to encourage him jumping in.
Over time, it has taken a beating and developed a long crack. So... Version 2 made its debut today. Old was 5/8", new is 7/8". We'll see how this holds up.
I'd wrap those ends with wire...
Back in April, I made this stand-off dowel to hold a gate open that divides our back yard into two areas. This was to allow one of our cats to easily go into that area - we don't want to encourage him jumping in.
Over time, it has taken a beating and developed a long crack. So... Version 2 made its debut today. Old was 5/8", new is 7/8". We'll see how this holds up.
Version 3, if necessary, will be 1/2" PVC. I didn't have any 1/2" PVC plugs on-hand but did have the bigger dowel and just wanted it done for now. I get what you're saying though.
Old Man Roger
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Jumping over what looks like a 4 foot gate isn’t usually a problem for a cat. Is yours disabled?
Outlawmws
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DGersic
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Patching and gluing doors.
Took my shop vac apart again. After I replaced the switch earlier this year, it started making bad noises. Motor shaft bushing wear is common on these, from what I found on YouTube.
The yoke that holds the bushing is an assembly, not meant to be disassembled. There is a bit of oil soaked felt hiding under a tension ring, and the whole mess is staked in place. YouTube shows several versions of hacking this apart.
I chose the carbide burr in a die grinder. Remove the staked portion of the yoke, and the old bits fall out.
Sealed bearings, a cheap 10 pack from Amazon. They fit, but with a bit of play on both ID and OD. Some YouTube repairs ignore the sloppy fit and it seems to work. One guy used “bearing stick” to take up the slop, seemed like a good idea, so I did that.
Reassembled and left the bearing stick to cure. Will test tomorrow to see how the bearing works.
Cleaning up, pulled the die grinder off the air hose, and got a whoosh of air from the chuck.
Tear down of Milton “V” air chuck. Put hex end in vice, unscrew the top with channel locks. Don’t let the balls escape.
A trip to the hardware store netted me two new O rings. $2.
The larger ring goes in the body, seals the male plug when inserted. The smaller ring goes in the threaded end, seals the chuck when there isn’t a tool connected. The smaller one is the one that failed.
Reassembled and reinstalled on the hose.
Took my shop vac apart again. After I replaced the switch earlier this year, it started making bad noises. Motor shaft bushing wear is common on these, from what I found on YouTube.
The yoke that holds the bushing is an assembly, not meant to be disassembled. There is a bit of oil soaked felt hiding under a tension ring, and the whole mess is staked in place. YouTube shows several versions of hacking this apart.
I chose the carbide burr in a die grinder. Remove the staked portion of the yoke, and the old bits fall out.
Sealed bearings, a cheap 10 pack from Amazon. They fit, but with a bit of play on both ID and OD. Some YouTube repairs ignore the sloppy fit and it seems to work. One guy used “bearing stick” to take up the slop, seemed like a good idea, so I did that.
Reassembled and left the bearing stick to cure. Will test tomorrow to see how the bearing works.
Cleaning up, pulled the die grinder off the air hose, and got a whoosh of air from the chuck.
Tear down of Milton “V” air chuck. Put hex end in vice, unscrew the top with channel locks. Don’t let the balls escape.
A trip to the hardware store netted me two new O rings. $2.
The larger ring goes in the body, seals the male plug when inserted. The smaller ring goes in the threaded end, seals the chuck when there isn’t a tool connected. The smaller one is the one that failed.
Reassembled and reinstalled on the hose.
He's really well behaved when he's outside. If the gate is closed, he stays in "his" side of the yard. We want that behavior to continue.
He's an indoor cat but LOVES to hang out outside at various times during the day - he uses the doggie door. We keep an eye on him though.
He has a tag similar to this....
Old Man Roger
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Wasn't clear to me at all, that’s why I asked.
Thanks for the explanation, makes sense now that you explained it.He's really well behaved when he's outside. If the gate is closed, he stays in "his" side of the yard. We want that behavior to continue.
He's an indoor cat but LOVES to hang out outside at various times during the day - he uses the doggie door. We keep an eye on him though.
He has a tag similar to this....
Beerhippie
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After cleaning all the gear from the weekend, just the usual brushfires around the brewery and pub.
Then back to swatting a metric ****-ton of flies in the shop.... Last year was an amazingly low year for both flies and wasps/hornets. This year is making up for it.
Then back to swatting a metric ****-ton of flies in the shop.... Last year was an amazingly low year for both flies and wasps/hornets. This year is making up for it.
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Took my shop vac apart again. After I replaced the switch earlier this year, it started making bad noises. Motor shaft bushing wear is common on these, from what I found on YouTube.
...
Sealed bearings, a cheap 10 pack from Amazon. They fit, but with a bit of play on both ID and OD. Some YouTube repairs ignore the sloppy fit and it seems to work. One guy used “bearing stick” to take up the slop, seemed like a good idea, so I did that.
Reassembled and left the bearing stick to cure. Will test tomorrow to see how the bearing works.
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Yep, unfortunately when production of most things moves to China, bearing and parts production of those parts needed goes too. So we're forced to repair cheap chinesium products by buying and using cheap chinesium parts from Amazon. Great job though!
Outlawmws
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Mild winter = more survived to spring/Summer...
A few years back in Oct of '22, the "meat bees" (All breeds) near Shasta were everywhere, and always looking for water -at least around our camp. We took to baiting well outside of camp with water, but several times I went to wash my hands at my wash station, and had one land in my hand when I turned it on to wash my hands.
We had to keep the wash station well outside of camp as well (in the foreground), and the buggers used the wet ground as a drinking spot. Never saw these things pass on food over water...
It's sort of a "where's Waldo", but here are some on the ground
Wet paper plate:
Hooked
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When we built our house in 1978/79 my wife wanted all pull out drawers/trays in the lower cabinets. They all look just like yours except she stained them. Later, after using them for a few years, I thought they would be more useful if the sides were taller so you can stack more stuff in them without things falling over. They haven't been rebuilt..............yet.Started cleaning, flinging and tearing down tool set ups as I finished my kitchen cabinet pull out project.
3 cabinets, six pull out trays.
No way would I have gotten this project done as quickly without the mini split in the garage.
110 days make working in the garage tough in the afternoon with just a fan
Hooked
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Spent a couple hours assembling the first of six bee hive boxes we are gonna set out in the pasture. This will eventually get us a reduction in property taxes and one of our daughters has said she'll 'manage' them.
lolaetype
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Sorry, I usually don't stop to take photos.
Outlawmws
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KwikFab
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Welded up the bottom assembly for the new stool I'm making
Backrest was done a few days ago so now I just have to wait for the wood panels to arrive, and weld a nut inside the tube
Backrest was done a few days ago so now I just have to wait for the wood panels to arrive, and weld a nut inside the tube
niget2002
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Walked out. Grabbed a drink. Walked back in.
kaymccampbell
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Loaded socks with cyanuric acid.
Beerhippie
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Athlete's foot?
larry4406
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Google says cyanuric acid is used in pool chemistry control.
So guessing a sock is being used for dosage application.
Outlawmws
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I thought your friend needed parts so he could make a stool like yours?
KwikFab
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For that person, I cut the parts and handed them to him when we went to stay at his house
This stool I just cut out, I'm welding together because this person doesn't even own a welder much less know how to lay a bead
I offered to teach him how to weld but he's a wood worker and his shop would go up in flames quick
Then I've got some truck parts I just got done bending right now
I also got two requests for 3D dinosaur kits which, I'm having trouble with at the moment....
Beerhippie
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Damn. Now what do I do with this pair of socks I saturated with cyanuric acid?
larry4406
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Sterilized hop sock?
Beerhippie
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Had an interesting failure in the brewhouse today.
A coworker pointed out a leak to me in the Type L copper line that collects the condensate from the vent stack of the kettle, preventing it running back down into the kettle (being as the whole idea of the boiling the wort in the kettle is to concentrate it, letting the condensate run back in would be counter-productive).
Yeah, that don't look too good.
On cutting the line to remove it, I found that the Type L, which should have a wall thickness of 1/16", was reduced to copper foil!
I, a scrawny old Hippie, shouldn't be able to do that to 3/4" Type L hard copper with my bare hands--or gloved, for that matter! Made me feel like a circus strongman.
Atmospheric condensate (as opposed to the stuff inside the boiler circuit) is pretty damned acidic!
I replaced it with PEX:
While it doesn't look as nice and tidy as copper, it should drain better and last longer. The line just drains into the trench drain, so no pressure at all.
A coworker pointed out a leak to me in the Type L copper line that collects the condensate from the vent stack of the kettle, preventing it running back down into the kettle (being as the whole idea of the boiling the wort in the kettle is to concentrate it, letting the condensate run back in would be counter-productive).
Yeah, that don't look too good.
On cutting the line to remove it, I found that the Type L, which should have a wall thickness of 1/16", was reduced to copper foil!
I, a scrawny old Hippie, shouldn't be able to do that to 3/4" Type L hard copper with my bare hands--or gloved, for that matter! Made me feel like a circus strongman.
Atmospheric condensate (as opposed to the stuff inside the boiler circuit) is pretty damned acidic!
I replaced it with PEX:
While it doesn't look as nice and tidy as copper, it should drain better and last longer. The line just drains into the trench drain, so no pressure at all.
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Motorman55
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Felt good getting back to working on my Flying 'M' Garage shop/office theme today. Purchased this window kit back in February and finally got around to installing it.
Took a bit of doing as the window is actually about 2" longer then the upper center panel of the door. (Its actually a replacement window kit for solid wood front/back style doors. I'm using it here on a hollow core interior door.) Triple checking my meaurements and while leaving the door on its hinges, I cut out the top center panel + 2" under it with a jig saw. I chose to take the extra 2 inches from middle horizontal board leaving the top horizontal board for better support. Kudos to my wife who helped hold the outside frame while I inserted the heavy glass panel and screwed on the interior frame.
Now I can see out into the shop when I'm in the office/display room and vice versa.
Just need to paint the white trim to match the door colors on both sides. I'll be adding an old style pull down shade or perhaps a blind to the inside of the door also. An old style mail slot in the center horizontal board might look cool too.
All things considered I think it turned out exactly how I pictured it in my head. Of course no vintage motorcycle/gas station door would be complete without a couple stickers....just a couple vintage era type.
Took a bit of doing as the window is actually about 2" longer then the upper center panel of the door. (Its actually a replacement window kit for solid wood front/back style doors. I'm using it here on a hollow core interior door.) Triple checking my meaurements and while leaving the door on its hinges, I cut out the top center panel + 2" under it with a jig saw. I chose to take the extra 2 inches from middle horizontal board leaving the top horizontal board for better support. Kudos to my wife who helped hold the outside frame while I inserted the heavy glass panel and screwed on the interior frame.
Now I can see out into the shop when I'm in the office/display room and vice versa.
Just need to paint the white trim to match the door colors on both sides. I'll be adding an old style pull down shade or perhaps a blind to the inside of the door also. An old style mail slot in the center horizontal board might look cool too.
All things considered I think it turned out exactly how I pictured it in my head. Of course no vintage motorcycle/gas station door would be complete without a couple stickers....just a couple vintage era type.
micromind
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Pet bees?.....lol.
kaymccampbell
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Nah. You fill an old gym sock with the crystals, tie it off, and toss it in the skimmer. They melt down after a few hours and the chemical gets distributed.
You can also hang the sock in front of a return port, but that usually winds up with the sock on the bottom of the pool, and the pool boy chokes on it.
kaymccampbell
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**** on them?
nadogail
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Cut and Welded some steel parts for the Disc Sander stand. One of those had previously been a part of another machine.
Cleaning off the old weld beads took some time.
New steel would have been easier to work with, but I wanted to use something that was part of an earlier project.
I have one of Four Sides of the Stan now put together.
Earlier today I worked with my Fitness Trainer.
I also took the checks received from the Rentals to the Credit Union.
Cleaning off the old weld beads took some time.
New steel would have been easier to work with, but I wanted to use something that was part of an earlier project.
I have one of Four Sides of the Stan now put together.
Earlier today I worked with my Fitness Trainer.
I also took the checks received from the Rentals to the Credit Union.
DGersic
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More patching and hand sanding the glued areas of the doors.
Wiped, primed, and painted the hinges.
Wiped, primed, and painted the hinges.
SMOKEYBEAR
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You ask, I deliver. Different project but here I am...One screw will snap off flush on initial torque, the plug will strip and one clamp will fall apart on use...
Coolant, EGR cooler, EGT probe and associated work on the 6.7 Ford. 6mx1.0 titanium bolts in cast iron manifold, thanks Ford. Nothing I can't sort out, but I would of had it done last night otherwise. It's a well known challenge, there's 8 total, these two in the manifold being the worst, At least it's only 1 of them. I'll be back on it after work today.
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Sweet corn stand is officially “finished”. I washed the **** off the boards, the littles hung a much needed flag and we stapled some hand drawn signs to the sides. Just need to fill it with corn and post a price. I was thinking $5/dz as everyone else around here is $8-9 for some reason. That seems quite high and I’d rather have the kiddos have some selling success this first year than make a ton of money. Gotta sell 70dz roughly to recoup costs in the corn/fert/chem and I think we’ll be able to easily do that.
niget2002
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Designed a cover to go over the working end of the linear actuator on the chicken coop. Then fired off the 12 hour print. I had to adjust the part so it'd fit on the old 3d printer. I really need to finish fixing the new, bigger, faster printer.
We're paying $.50 an ear out this way. I don't shop anymore, wife does that, but I can remember getting 10 ears for a dollar back in the day. Still though when everything else has gone up by a factor of 10 or so in that time, $5 a dozen is pretty darn good.