What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[JEFFREYWisconsin]

Better make sure you have your insurance updated to include defensive missile launches.

I haven't decided to limit launches to purely defensive yet.

 

[Wrench97]

The kitchen manager asked me this AM if I wanted an easy, fifteen-minute job....

On my **** list, right next to the idiots who invent new, unneeded and unasked-for fasteners, is the person who invented this "protective" wrap for stainless:



LATER THAT DAY:



There are three of those.

It gets a little easier from here on out. The green aerosol sprayer is acetone. I spray it around the edges of the wrap and anywhere there is visible damage. It seems to seep under the film and somewhat loosen the grip.

CONSIDERABLY LATER THAT DAY:



An hour and fifteen minutes for a fifteen minute job. Not bad.

IKEA is purely amateur hour when it comes to assembling flat-pack furniture.

I wonder if a heat gun would soften it up?

 

[Wrench97]

Got a cellular 5k wifi router for the shop/garage and as a backup for the house in case our cable modern ever goes down.

Now I can start to put a couple of cameras out there as I get the place set up.

I will also have the cameras connected to small missile launchers which can take out thieves, burglars or other unsavories remotely.

Ok, just the cameras for now...

Use drones.

 

[LWB]

Cleaned up my coilovers the last couple of days and added new springs. I went from 4K to 6K. I replaced the radial bearing in the front top hats. They were toast. I need to get them on the car and corner balance it. I hope to have it on the road by the weekend.

 

[Beerhippie]

I wonder if a heat gun would soften it up?

Kind of--but it also makes the plastic film softer and easier to tear. For the stuff that sat outside for a year, it was solvents (acetone, mostly), plastic scrapers and heat gun--and a 55 gallon barrel of elbow grease.

 

[Beerhippie]

Dang. Getting that down to production speed!

The mag base Speed Vise on the DP really pays for itself for repetitive tasks like this.

 

[Jay__Dub]

Had to order pads from Rock Auto. Again, the local pricing, gives ya the heebie jeebies. Oh well.

My Grandaughter and I started the refin on a vintage cantilever she is going to give her Father for his birthday. I told her she had to do the sanding, well, most of it, and other stuff, because if Grampa does everything, then Grampa keeps the toolbox.

Done today, in primer, paint tomorrow, fini.

 

[GrayFlattop]

Dang. Getting that down to production speed!

The mag base Speed Vise on the DP really pays for itself for repetitive tasks like this.

6462lk16
McMaster Carr is your friend

 

[Beerhippie]

6462lk16
McMaster Carr is your friend

McMaster Carr is two days out (minimum), twenty bucks in shipping, and the set screws aren't stainless! Been there, done that.

It took me longer to set up the tools than it did to make four of these. These are purely for anchoring stuff to round rods, so don't need to be perfect or balanced.

Next is to weld two of those to some 1/2" SS angle for mounting a 1/2" copper tube with hose clamps. I speaks Bubba jest fine, thanks.

 

[TheRealZeus]

Dang. Getting that down to production speed!

The mag base Speed Vise on the DP really pays for itself for repetitive tasks like this.

Nice work.. What are them locking nuts you making for?

 

[Beerhippie]

Nice work.. What are them locking nuts you making for?

They're collars for mounting stuff to 1/2" SS rod--not threaded. Two will be welded to a narrow plate; two are just retainers.

You'll see when I'm done--it's sometimes hard to explain something that only exists in my head. If I were good at that, I'd be a "designer", hated by those who I forced to make those thoughts into reality. Instead, that's my job.

 

[Old Man Roger]

I wonder if a heat gun would soften it up?

That was my first thought.

outside for a year

Ahh!

 

[KwikFab]

Sometimes, I do free work (even if it's harder fixing than it is to replace with something new).

My cousin stopped, just having arrived yesterday evening with his grill (lives 3-4 hours away).

I offered to fix it when I was at his house a few months ago, suggesting to simply buy the steel I provide. My initial plan was to use some steel plate I keep on hand for paying jobs, and buying square tube to make a completely new assembly and simply re-use the grilling portion.

Due to unforseen circumstances (wife needed emergency dental visit), put me on a time crunch to do all the work today.

Grill was fully rusted, angle was actually re-used scrap from old bed frames (previous owner), the half barrel bottom was completely rusted through, and it was completely out of square in every direction.

I didn't snap a before picture, but this was after I cut out the rusted sides, as well as cutting down the top of the angle iron width in half.





(the other scrap was thrown in the bed of his truck lol this was the second bunch of scrap)



Since I cut the short-length cross members off, I opted to replace them with some in-line with the length-wise cross members.



I also didn't like the bare angle iron used for the other end of the grill, so I welded nuts on some square cut outs and welded those to the ends to provide adjustable feet



Here I've got the first two panels welded up to the frame, before I gather more measurements for cutting the remaining panels.









So in the end, he got a larger (deeper) box for wood/charcoal, adjustable feet, reinforced frame, a wider top to allow the grilling surface to sit farther in, the top frame gusseted, and lastly some "stops" I welded in on the inside of the square tube to prevent the grill from going down and hitting the charcoal.



The old material was really thin gauge metal, so I went up a gauge thicker as well as having provided additional pre-cut panels to place within the setup itself.

It's already on its way back home to get hit with a wire wheel and some high-temp paint.

Keep in mind, it was rusted for quite some time and my cousin owned and used it (almost daily) for a good +12 years.

Glad to give it another chance at life even though it would've been faster and easier to have welded a new frame, fully square.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Imagine having to peel that protective wrap off a 12' dia X 28' tall fermenter that's been sitting outside in the sun for a year. That took about a week. Imagine just how much stainless steel wrapped in that **** there is in a brewery and commercial kitchen.

Same deal for the roofing. It got glued to the ground with a snow, leaves, ice mix, and stayed there until the rain stopped in late June. It took me all summer. I don't envy you stripping all that ****. I don't have the patience for it anymore.

 

[kaymccampbell]

I wonder if a heat gun would soften it up?

That was my thought when I tried to peel the roofing. But it peeled the Kynar color coat off the galvalume with the plastic sheeting. I wound up waiting till cooler weather to do the big peel.

 

[GrayFlattop]

McMaster Carr is two days out (minimum), twenty bucks in shipping, and the set screws aren't stainless! Been there, done that.

It took me longer to set up the tools than it did to make four of these. These are purely for anchoring stuff to round rods, so don't need to be perfect or balanced.

Next is to weld two of those to some 1/2" SS angle for mounting a 1/2" copper tube with hose clamps. I speaks Bubba jest fine, thanks.

Damn. here it’s order before 9:00 and it’s delivered by 1:00.

 

[KwikFab]

Peeling that sticky backing is pretty quick and easy if/when the shop is warm.

At my last job I was a welder doing MIG and TIG on stainless, so many of the stainless steel parts on our pallets would have that backing still on it even after being laser cut.

Just have to find that edge, but a heatgun helps a ton in those areas where you're pulling up and it's not pulling away from the steel.

 

[GrayFlattop]

Damn. here it’s order before 9:00 and it’s delivered by 1:00.

Local courier service. Or I could drive 20 minutes and pick up in will-call.

 

[Beerhippie]

Damn. here it’s order before 9:00 and it’s delivered by 1:00.

Living far from nowhere is great--but has some drawbacks. Thankfully one large one--toourons--starts tapering off after next weekend. But there is no such thing as "next day delivery" and I have to try to convince some of our vendors not to waste money on it. UPS or USPS ground is often the same.

Peeling that sticky backing is pretty quick and easy if/when the shop is warm.

At my last job I was a welder doing MIG and TIG on stainless, so many of the stainless steel parts on our pallets would have that backing still on it even after being laser cut.

Just have to find that edge, but a heatgun helps a ton in those areas where you're pulling up and it's not pulling away from the steel.

Peeling the stuff off is a LOT easier when it's fresh and undamaged. I think. Not sure I've ever seen any that wasn't abused.

As for a warm shop, it's been in the nineties the last few days. Warm enough for me.

 

[Beerhippie]

Same deal for the roofing. It got glued to the ground with a snow, leaves, ice mix, and stayed there until the rain stopped in late June. It took me all summer. I don't envy you stripping all that ****. I don't have the patience for it anymore.

I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you. Honest.

Pretty sure the only thing I've had to peel that **** off of is stainless. I had a local business do some laser cutting for me a few years back and they informed me they couldn't use the salvage SS I wanted to use as it was too shiny and didn't have the laser film on it. I hit it lightly with some BBQ paint, heat-cured it and they had no problem cutting it--and I was able to remove the paint with a simple acetone wash-down afterwards.

 

[GrayFlattop]

Living far from nowhere is great--but has some drawbacks. Thankfully one large one--toourons--starts tapering off after next weekend. But there is no such thing as "next day delivery" and I have to try to convince some of our vendors not to waste money on it. UPS or USPS ground is often the same.

Peeling the stuff off is a LOT easier when it's fresh and undamaged. I think. Not sure I've ever seen any that wasn't abused.

As for a warm shop, it's been in the nineties the last few days. Warm enough for me.

I guess I’m spoiled. When I was working we would be ordering from them daily. Or 2-3 times a day. We bought enough at the plant, we did receive a discount.

Driving there isn’t exactly scenic. Or not as scenic as the PNW.

 

[southalabama]

While in Yellowstone Sinclair gas station they had free 11x17 maps. Got a tube at the post office and made it back in luggage without bending it. Ordered frame and added acid free foam board and paper to back. Got it framed. Thought I’d hang in the shop.

 

[KwikFab]

Peeling the stuff off is a LOT easier when it's fresh and undamaged. I think. Not sure I've ever seen any that wasn't abused.

As for a warm shop, it's been in the nineties the last few days. Warm enough for me.

You're telling me, it was over 102 today and I just redid an entire outdoor grill

Tending to the sunburn behind my neck...

 

[Beerhippie]

You're telling me, it was over 102 today and I just redid an entire outdoor grill

Tending to the sunburn behind my neck...

You might be a redneck if....

Useless fact o' the day: Redneck comes from the Boer war. The Boers, who spoke Afrikaans, a Dutch dialect, referred to the Brits as rooinek due to the red scarves they traditionally wore.

Or so I heard....

 

[kaymccampbell]

But there is no such thing as "next day delivery" and I have to try to convince some of our vendors not to waste money on it. UPS or USPS ground is often the same.

Amazon felt bad when their expedited delivery took a week, so they dialed me up to next day for the next shipment, for free. Still a week. I'm never in a hurry. I grew up with weekly mail delivery.

 

[KwikFab]

You might be a redneck if....

Useless fact o' the day: Redneck comes from the Boer war. The Boers, who spoke Afrikaans, a Dutch dialect, referred to the Brits as rooinek due to the red scarves they traditionally wore.

Or so I heard....

That's an age-old myth!

But yeah I heard that one before.

Yeah my shade is quite a bit more brown lol

Don't let me owning two Corvettes fool you into thinking I'm a jorts and New Balance wearing fella

 

[GrayFlattop]

Amazon felt bad when their expedited delivery took a week, so they dialed me up to next day for the next shipment, for free. Still a week. I'm never in a hurry. I grew up with weekly mail delivery.

I’m rarely in a hurry, but Amazon offers early AM, next day delivery choose between 4:00 AM - 8:00 AM or 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM. Part of me doesn’t mind making them jump through hoops. I think they use their warehouse staff to deliver on their way home, their usual trucks / vans are not making those first deliveries. Obviously we’re in a larger, denser market, but their service levels have been pretty good.

 

[oldman_pottering]

Dang. Getting that down to production speed!

The mag base Speed Vise on the DP really pays for itself for repetitive tasks like this.

that's nuts

 

[Beerhippie]

That's an age-old myth!

But yeah I heard that one before.

Yeah my shade is quite a bit more brown lol

Don't let me owning two Corvettes fool you into thinking I'm a jorts and New Balance wearing fella

I did "hear" it from reading British histories of the Boer wars (yes, plural). And it makes sense, as the basic facts all align.

But who knows? History is written by the winners--in most cases.

BTW: What are "Jorts"?

 

[oldman_pottering]

it's sometimes hard to explain something that only exists in my head.

^^^^^this is the constant battle I have with ........................umm, everyone

 

[LeonardY]

After several days of fiddling. I finished my chip guard cleanup and modifications.

It's not attached with screws and bolts rather than magnets.

 

[Beerhippie]

^Looks like it'll work!

 

[LeonardY]

I guess I’m spoiled. When I was working we would be ordering from them daily. Or 2-3 times a day. We bought enough at the plant, we did receive a discount.

Driving there isn’t exactly scenic. Or not as scenic as the PNW.

It's the same here in LA. Chicago and LA are the two locations for McMaster.
I get shipments from Grainger overnight too.

I grew up with weekly mail delivery.

I remember everything that I ordered from the back of the comic book to six weeks to deliver. I also remember sending cash because I didn't want my parents to know that I ordered the 1000 piece army man set. When it arrived, there was a note in the box that said I shouldn't send cash.

 

[KwikFab]

After several days of fiddling. I finished my chip guard cleanup and modifications.

It's not attached with screws and bolts rather than magnets.

I need a milling machine in my life

 

[larry4406]

Yesterday moved 2/3 of the garage stuff out into the driveway and power washed the garage concrete floor.

The prior owner had painted it battle ship gray and it has failed badly. The paint chips migrate everywhere. Power washer knocked quite a bit of the paint off but not all; wish I had one of the rotary scrubbing head attachments.

Installed the Racedeck flooring that I bought back in March of 2023 and them moved everything back in. Today I hope to push the car out and the tool boxes and complete the project.

 

[esben57]

This is my Britool 3/8" set AF Metric and some BSW. Gave it a bit of a clean where needed. Then stared at it.
Had this 40 some years and have not used it in decades. Renewed a few bits with NOS whenever I found any, replaced the wrecked ratchet
with excellent example of same. Not used it. Some extras, all Britool England.
Sons aren't interested. Thinking it's time to let go of this set, don't feel like ebay though.

 

[FLHCHAZ]

Things were getting a little crazy while working on the project car. I took a night to clean and put ALL of the tools away, and sweep the floor. Now I know where everything is!

 

[jblnut]

I decided that $1,000 to buy four gates at Fleet Farm was too much so I headed to my very local iron rack and went shopping on the free shelf.


Found a few nice pieces and headed in the shop to build some gates.


Going to build two of each of these.


The first one is done and leaning on the camper by the calf mover box we built last week as well as Miss Lily in one of the new wheeled shop chairs.


The two easy ones are done.


This gate is a gate inside a gate inside a gate and took a little more thinking. I think it’s gonna work great once it’s installed. I hope lol.

 

[madison069]

Imagine having to peel that protective wrap off a 12' dia X 28' tall fermenter that's been sitting outside in the sun for a year. That took about a week. Imagine just how much stainless steel wrapped in that **** there is in a brewery and commercial kitchen.

Imagine having to peel the Styrofoam insulation off a glass coke bottle as a 4-year-old kid and then for them to switch to the plastic label on those new plastic bottles! The struggle was real!

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Sometimes, I do free work (even if it's harder fixing than it is to replace with something new).

My cousin stopped, just having arrived yesterday evening with his grill (lives 3-4 hours away).

I offered to fix it when I was at his house a few months ago, suggesting to simply buy the steel I provide. My initial plan was to use some steel plate I keep on hand for paying jobs, and buying square tube to make a completely new assembly and simply re-use the grilling portion.

Due to unforseen circumstances (wife needed emergency dental visit), put me on a time crunch to do all the work today.

Grill was fully rusted, angle was actually re-used scrap from old bed frames (previous owner), the half barrel bottom was completely rusted through, and it was completely out of square in every direction.

I didn't snap a before picture, but this was after I cut out the rusted sides, as well as cutting down the top of the angle iron width in half.





(the other scrap was thrown in the bed of his truck lol this was the second bunch of scrap)



Since I cut the short-length cross members off, I opted to replace them with some in-line with the length-wise cross members.



I also didn't like the bare angle iron used for the other end of the grill, so I welded nuts on some square cut outs and welded those to the ends to provide adjustable feet



Here I've got the first two panels welded up to the frame, before I gather more measurements for cutting the remaining panels.









So in the end, he got a larger (deeper) box for wood/charcoal, adjustable feet, reinforced frame, a wider top to allow the grilling surface to sit farther in, the top frame gusseted, and lastly some "stops" I welded in on the inside of the square tube to prevent the grill from going down and hitting the charcoal.



The old material was really thin gauge metal, so I went up a gauge thicker as well as having provided additional pre-cut panels to place within the setup itself.

It's already on its way back home to get hit with a wire wheel and some high-temp paint.

Keep in mind, it was rusted for quite some time and my cousin owned and used it (almost daily) for a good +12 years.

Glad to give it another chance at life even though it would've been faster and easier to have welded a new frame, fully square.

Be very careful welding in your garage. Two years ago, my neighbor was welding and went in the house for lunch and came out to a full flame. He lost a bunch plus a totally restored 57 chevy. He wished it to be his house other than the car and the time he put into it. And dirty rags, I always hang outside a few days.