What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[KwikFab]

Kid napping, so I drew up some parts and cut them out.

The initial idea was to cut some square tube flats where I'll weld a nut on the backside. This way I can thread in the adjustable feet that are now arriving this Saturday.

Thing is, I'll need to bevel all these little squares and then weld them in place followed by cleaning up the welds.

Too much work.





So then I thought I'd just make a larger piece and run beads along the outside. This way there's nothing to clean up and it's much stronger.





@oldman_pottering

I don't have crazy industrial tools like others here have shared, but here's my little setup

Parts ready for this Saturday



For the record, this forum ***** for attaching images. After any upload, the image never appears in the thumbnail and I have to delete and upload 5-10 different times.

 

[KwikFab]

Sounds like a good approach to take at the motorcycle dealer.lol

A dirt bike is on the list of purchases next year for him....

I used to own a CBR F4I and ZX9R (my old username on the Corvette and some gun forums)

 

[oldman_pottering]

I don't have crazy industrial tools like others here have shared, but here's my little setup

thanks for sharing mate, that was interesting, you now have another subscriber

 

[KwikFab]

thanks for sharing mate, that was interesting, you now have another subscriber

Appreciate it!

Majority of my subscribers are people that I've actively engaged with to either -

Help them with their CNC table

Teach them the fundamentals of CAM

Teaching them CAD (on Fusion 360)

Or anything else CNC-related

But people have asked for small "work" videos so I've slowly tried adding more and more, might help others

 

[oldman_pottering]

For the record, this forum ***** for attaching images. After any upload, the image never appears in the thumbnail and I have to delete and upload 5-10 different times.

I initially had trouble uploading images and took awhile to figure it out, for me I have to resize every image before uploading ( I just choose 800 x 800), it's a bit of a fart but it works for me now, this may or may not help you

 

[KwikFab]

I initially had trouble uploading images and took awhile to figure it out, for me I have to resize every image before uploading ( I just choose 800 x 800), it's a bit of a fart but it works for me now, this may or may not help you

Part of me did consider that to be the issue as I've experienced it when sharing scenic photos from my computer (max of 10mb)

These phone pictures were smaller than 10mb but maybe I'll resize them like you just to be safe!

 

[Old Man Roger]

A dirt bike is on the list of purchases next year for him....

I used to own a CBR F4I and ZX9R (my old username on the Corvette and some gun forums)

A lot of my best childhood memories are riding a dirt bike, and some of my best adult memories too.lol

 

[oldman_pottering]

and some of my best adult memories too

Mine too ! Mum was a nurse.............there was no way on earth us kids were getting a motorbike

 

[Old Man Roger]

I never have a single issue posting images here. I’m either using an iPhone or an iPad. Simply click the attach files button, then the photo library option. Easy peasy

 

[KwikFab]

I never have a single issue posting images here. I’m either using an iPhone or an iPad. Simply click the attach files button, then the photo library option. Easy peasy

Not an issue parse, as in, it isn't a difficult task.

I think oldman_pottering is onto something regarding the file size though.

All I do is click attach, and click the photo.

The status (from 0% to 100%) is nearly instant as it isn't an internet speed issue either.

The photo will just be blank in the small thumbnail you'll normally click to add as a Thumbnail or Full image. I'll delete it, then upload again, and it happens at random. I'll upload 3, then suddenly the 4th won't work.

Speed test...



At my computer I'm hardwired so its like +950mbps lol

 

[KwikFab]

Mine too ! Mum was a nurse.............there was no way on earth us kids were getting a motorbike

I was in the Marine corps when I had my bikes

You'd think she had enough on her plate worrying about me when I went to Iraq and back again

She was just as worried stateside when she learned I was daily driving my bikes

 

[Old Man Roger]

I was riding at 5, unsupervised from the very beginning.lol Got in my first police chase on a YZ80 when I was about 7 or 8. I out ran the state trooper, but he just watched me go through a field to my grandmothers house where I kept the bike in her root cellar. He showed up a few minutes later.lol

 

[Beerhippie]

I was riding at 5, unsupervised from the very beginning.lol Got in my first police chase on a YZ80 when I was about 7 or 8. I out ran the state trooper, but he just watched me go through a field to my grandmothers house where I kept the bike in her root cellar. He showed up a few minutes later.lol

As my father once told me, "Outrunning the cops is easy. Outrunning the radio isn't."

 

[Old Man Roger]

As my father once told me, "Outrunning the cops is easy. Outrunning the radio isn't."

I got away plenty, I eventually grew out of the bad habit. Don’t ask what age that was.lol

 

[Beerhippie]

I got away plenty, I eventually grew out of the bad habit. Don’t ask what age that was.lol

In college, getting chased by the cops on our bicycles was a sport. We kept score. The ultimate was the guy who took off across the soaking-wet soccer field on his MB while being chased by a motorcycle cop. Who'd a thunk that a full-dresser 4 cylinder Kawasaki doesn't float on wet clay like an MB does? It was about three AM when this occurred and we all showed up the next AM to watch the extraction attempt. The cop managed to make it to about mid-field before sinking to the running boards and, of course, the tow driver attempted to drive out there, too. Talk about Keystone cops! It took three tow trucks to eventually get the tow truck and bike out by dragging it on its side. Made a hell of a mess of the soccer field.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Returning to the scene of the crime was never so entertaining than that.lol

 

[Beerhippie]

Returning to the scene of the crime was never so entertaining than that.lol

At least we had the forethought to all ride MBs and dress in a similar fashion to what the offender had been wearing the night before--and there were two dozen of us. By the time they finally got the stuck truck and bike out of the field, there were hundreds of bystanders, all very helpfully laughing their asses off and cheering.

Corvallis cops were not popular on campus (or much of anywhere else) and this was the first year they were allowed to patrol/pursue on campus.

 

[Wrench97]

Kid napping, so I drew up some parts and cut them out.

The initial idea was to cut some square tube flats where I'll weld a nut on the backside. This way I can thread in the adjustable feet that are now arriving this Saturday.

Thing is, I'll need to bevel all these little squares and then weld them in place followed by cleaning up the welds.

Too much work.





So then I thought I'd just make a larger piece and run beads along the outside. This way there's nothing to clean up and it's much stronger.





@oldman_pottering

I don't have crazy industrial tools like others here have shared, but here's my little setup

Parts ready for this Saturday



For the record, this forum ***** for attaching images. After any upload, the image never appears in the thumbnail and I have to delete and upload 5-10 different times.

I've found it easier to copy/paste images over uploading them.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Ha, didn't know that worked like that.

 

[Wrench97]

Ha, didn't know that worked like that.

Even better you can use the Snipping tool in windows to grab a image off the page and copy/paste/post it without having to save it.

 

[oldman_pottering]

Ha, didn't know that worked like that.

Me neither, good tip

 

[oldman_pottering]

@Beerhippie I have you to thank for this
After talking about the lanterns I decided to have a quick look at FB marketplace and first thing when I opened it was this (ugly painted) GMF grinder.
I have a few of this brand already and am always on the lookout for them, GMF is Australian made and unlike you guys in the States we have very slim pickings of things that were manufactured in our homeland...........................so THANKS

 

[BuyMyGarage]

thanks for sharing mate, that was interesting, you now have another subscriber

Me too.

 

[phred]

Replaced the water pump on 312 y-block.

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

As my father once told me, "Outrunning the cops is easy. Outrunning the radio isn't."

Similarly, my crackhead uncle told me, “You can’t outrun the radio.”

I believed him.

 

[Outlawmws]

Some guys actually calculated fast you would need to go on Highway 5 in Calif central valley to out run their ability to call ahead. IIR it was something like 160 or 180?

 

[bornbadbob]

Cleaned, flung and tossed, blew out the cobwebs. Spent about 90 minutes doing it and it really doesn’t look much different than it did before

 

[LeonardY]

Yesterday, I didn't take the car out of the garage because it was going to get really hot. It reached 108°. So i worked around it. Doing a little this and that.
Today will be the same. Forecast says it will be four degrees cooler. If you can believe those apps.

 

[KwikFab]

Supposed to be triple digits this weekend...right when I'll be in there welding half the day

 

[niget2002]

Kid napping, so I drew up some parts and cut them out.

The initial idea was to cut some square tube flats where I'll weld a nut on the backside. This way I can thread in the adjustable feet that are now arriving this Saturday.

Thing is, I'll need to bevel all these little squares and then weld them in place followed by cleaning up the welds.

Too much work.





So then I thought I'd just make a larger piece and run beads along the outside. This way there's nothing to clean up and it's much stronger.





@oldman_pottering

I don't have crazy industrial tools like others here have shared, but here's my little setup

Parts ready for this Saturday



For the record, this forum ***** for attaching images. After any upload, the image never appears in the thumbnail and I have to delete and upload 5-10 different times.

combination of file size and processing power on the server side.

Smaller images process faster without hanging up. I resize all photos to 40% on my phone before uploading to a post.

Even better you can use the Snipping tool in windows to grab a image off the page and copy/paste/post it without having to save it.

This works great as well as it is making a significantly smaller image than the original depending on the resolution of your monitor.

 

[rd65]

Another coat of stain/poly on the cabinet. One more tonight and that part will be done.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Some guys actually calculated fast you would need to go on Highway 5 in Calif central valley to out run their ability to call ahead. IIR it was something like 160 or 180?

Highways are a fools game unless you have a lot of exits in a short distance. Best to get off the highway as soon as possible. Surface streets in a big city on a motorcycle, it‘s almost effortless to get away. And for the people who are going to mention a helicopter, a quick run by the airport takes care of that.

Allegedly.lol

 

[ATC]

Did a cab delete. I want to make a trailer out of the frame. A 10-11’ flatbed will fit like a glove.

 

[Hooked]

The whole assembly is a little flakey. I have mine on a 1994 F 250, probably the same tailgate as yours. I have used it for several years, mostly for firewood, and just live with the shortcomings. Tighten the straps as much as possible every time you use it. Spend a little time getting the brackets adjusted as close as possible. If your truck is a straight work vehicle, and you don’t mind abusing it, you could probably bolt the brackets solidly to the tailgate.

The mat will start disintegrating very soon, as the edges are just heat sealed, and not hemmed in any way. Just keep cutting off the loose threads. The ends of the crossways threads are no problem. Mine has lost at least three inches on each side.

Thanks for the info. I've been doing as you suggested and just tighten as much as possible and it's been working fine. It's just a little annoying each time I have to use it.
I was curious on the longevity of the mat but reducing the size periodically doesn't dramatically affect it's usefulness.

 

[Hooked]

Not really "IN" yet. I called around today to get contractors that will do spray foam insulation in my 30x60 garage. I only want the roof done. I'm not sure how this price stacks up but I was told to do the foam on the roof only would cost me $5k. With the outside temperature at 90 AND an exhaust fan pulling the air out of the gable end peak the temperature inside the garage was still 98 degrees! I need something to knock the heat down. I think this will help. I'm just not sure about the price. I'm getting ready to install another fan in the other gable end.

My experience may not match exactly but I have the roof of my 40x60 steel building insulated with the vinyl encased fiberglass rolls. I'm sure it would be much hotter without the insulation but without insulated walls it gets very hot inside, easily 98 degrees most days this time of year. My 4' floor fan makes it tolerable most of the day but you don't want to touch, or sit next to, a wall facing the sun.

 

[KwikFab]

Kid napping, I got bored and just quickly welded up those nuts to the square cutouts from yesterday since apparently the adjustable feet arrive today



Jigged up for welding tomorrow - what you don't see are the 1/8" and 1/32" set of spacers underneath the tube to properly center it on the small plate



Then I drew this up thinking maybe I'll cut a set or two tomorrow for myself



I often use my pipe jacks for any overhang, but I only have two so having a few extra supports could come in handy

 

[Beerhippie]

Look, @KwikFab , if you're going to keep up this kid napping stuff, you don't mention it on on-line forums--or anywhere else!

 

[larry4406]

Threw out an 8’ pickup bed of stuff that’s not needed. Hauled it to the dump and recycled what I could.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Well this took me a little longer than a day. But my vehicle lift is now installed at the lake.

I also installed the magnetic led lights also but will likely be changing positioning.

 

[CoogarXR]

Back in May, money was a little tight, and the alternator on my van started squealing. So I ordered a reman alternator from RockAuto and put it in. Welp, it stopped charging yesterday. I could have swapped it on warranty, but I just bit the bullet and ordered a "new" Delco alternator. I should have known better than to buy a reman in the first place. So there's some money down the toilet. But you know the saying, "it's expensive to be broke".

Anyway, I put the new alternator in the van today. It would be a totally easy job if it weren't for one lousy 10mm bolt into the back of the alternator that you have to take the engine doghouse, air cleaner, and a crapload of ducts and hoses off just to get at the bolt from the back. Hopefully this alternator will last more than 3 lousy months.