What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[GrayFlattop]

Spent 30 minutes looking for the new package of nylon line for the string trimmer. Round trip to Menards to buy another pack took 20 minutes. Installed the fresh line, cut some weeds along the garage and was shortly reminded of the 10# lifting limit the surgeon has limited me to. 3 more weeks of not doing much is driving me crazy.

Currently inside with an ice pack, watching the baseball game on TV and watching the concrete crew out the front window. Street, curbs and sidewalk were torn up the other week to replace the Lead water service lines on our block. Watching them use the directional boring machine the other week to bore and then pull-through the new Copper line provided entertainment that week. Gotta say, those boys worked quickly.

 

[Arne73]

Completed the rebuild on my Pops old 1 1/2 ton floor jack. I had the parts for almost 4 years. Dad bought this when he worked at Sears automotive in the 70s. It was the last USA built model the sold at the time. I think it's a badge engineered Blackhawk.

 

[Beerhippie]

Magnets mounted in epoxy:



I don't want them to be glaringly obvious, so:



Now I can easily change this:



to this:



Meanwhile,



First side is drying.

Someday, I'll learn to use stencils better. I used a 2" roller for that.

 

[Jgaz]

Completed the rebuild on my Pops old 1 1/2 ton floor jack. I had the parts for almost 4 years. Dad bought this when he worked at Sears automotive in the 70s. It was the last USA built model the sold at the time. I think it's a badge engineered Blackhawk.

I had the same jack, mid 70’s vintage.
Finally replaced it when the second rebuild started leaking.

 

[Beerhippie]

Done:



until the next time they change the hours....

 

[pancholasvegas]

Couple swipes of some glazing putty and working out the first round of high build I put on. Got through to the epoxy in a couple spots, that’s alright - it’s getting a couple more coats of high build next.



Hopefully have some time this weekend to start taping up for the basecoats.

 

[southalabama]

On a recent trip to Fort Smith, MT we stayed at the Bighorn Trout Shop and Lodge. We fished two days on the Bighorn River in drift boats with a guide. Staying at the Lodge was Craig Johnson and his wife. He’s author of the Longmire novels.

He signed a river map. I framed it.

He’s a nice man.

 

[rharman]

Done:



until the next time they change the hours....

Have you considered filling in the stencil gaps? It would clean it up a lot.

 

[Beerhippie]

Have you considered filling in the stencil gaps? It would clean it up a lot.

They're going to change the hours like, next week, again, so why bother?

But, yes, I did think about it. Then I clocked out and opened a beer.

I could also learn to hand-paint a sign... old dogs, new tricks, right?

 

[PassnThru]

Pulled the 08 Taurus in the garage this morning because the rear brakes were squealing on occasion. Pulled the left wheel and the brakes didn't look that bad really - neither did the rotors. Wasn't sure what to do and while I was pondering it I spun the hub. I got a little rattle. While the wheel was on and off the ground I had tested for looseness and none was apparent but the bearing sounded a little suspect - it was making a faint rattling noise when spun. I pulled the caliper and moved the pads away from the rotor and the sound persisted.
So I decided to go ahead and do a rear brake job and change that hub.
Now understand that my youngest son was 'helping' me. He is 18 and all three have had to get involved in at least a brake job. It was his turn and he drew the short straw. It's a 17 year old car so things were pretty well settled into place.

• Of course the brake rotors didn't pull right off. A little penetrate - some love taps with a hammer - not a big deal really.
• Three of the bolts holding the hub on were actually pretty cooperative. Understand that with the close proximity of the spring and the fact that I don't have a lift air tools were out - hand tools only. One bolt was half way out and screeched to a halt. I finally worked it back in a bit screeching the entire way and manage to reverse it out without breaking it.
• The hub was not wanting to leave. No real surprise there but with some penetrating fluid and lots of hammer vibrations after about an hour I started to wail on it and **** it was out. Soak it and vibrate it before you wail on it.
• Of course, the rear caliper pistons have to be screwed in while pressing. No big deal - done it on another car and I have the kit. I finally got them to move but it took about as much effort as removing the old hub. My son had a pry bar through the slot in the top of the caliper while I was struggling with that little few inch handle on the piston retracter tool while the caliper is basically hanging in free space. It was really frozen in place.

So my son has now said that he does not wish to ever be a mechanic. Not that he was ever considering it to begin with but today pretty much sealed the deal.
I screwed up by not starting him out on a easy day. His brothers got to do the front brakes on the same car - pretty much a cake walk.

 

[RonnieC]

Played with the wood lathe for a couple hours.

 

[Outlawmws]

Avoided anything heavy, and just put little things away.

 

[KwikFab]

Threw boxes in the garage, then went back inside.

New drum set arrived, then went out and bought a new drum throne.

 

[M.Brane]

Got the stock heat shield on work bike back on after covering the back side with insulation. Re-organized some tools in the cart of destruction. Cleaned crud from the underside of the bike lift. Drank beer. Contemplated projects.

 

[Thisistimm]

Finished installing the transmission crossmember in my model A project. Big item to check off the list!

 

[DGersic]

Brought several sump pumps back from the Shore cottage last week. These are good, but weren’t powerful enough to keep up, so were replaced. Tired of storing them, in our very limited storage space. Planning to put them on FBM to convert them to cash. So, today I glued up a short PVC pipe, dropped each one in a bucket of water, and tested it with video to show that it works.



That was about all I had time for.

 

[GreenIron]

Modified a drain basin from a 2-inlet/outlet to a 3-inlet/outlet.
I scribed and cut this hole. ↓


Then bonded the 4" corrugated pipe fitting to the basin box.


What did I do with the drain basin?

 

[phred]

Unboxed this. Now trying to decide where to hang/mount it.

 

[pancholasvegas]

Fired up the exhaust fan and woke up the birds this morning.

Wanted to get some high build on the car before the temperature got too high.



Letting it cook off and then I’ll start taping and masking for basecoat. Dropping off all the running gear at the powder shop later this morning.

 

[16again]

Washer and dryer in the garage. Grabbed the shop vac and gave the dryer it's yearly lint cleaning. Emptied the vac and cleaned the filter.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Unboxed this. Now trying to decide where to hang/mount it.

So many jokes, I’ll leave it though.lol

 

[69charged]

Oil change and fuel filter change.

 

[bctexas]

A while back I replaced the factory A6 compressor on my 1970 Cadillac with a Pro6ten. The Pro6ten is a bolt-in replacement that works better with R-134 than the A6 does. The only issue with it is that the Pro6ten is only available with a single groove pulley. The factory used a dual belt pulley setup because of the compressor location in front of the carb, directly above the crankshaft. Since the belts also goes around the power steering pump, the belt has a short wrap on the pulley, and I could not get a single belt setup to work without really pulling the belt up very tight. Concerned about bearing wear and belt failure, I decided to make a dual belt pulley. Got it done today (less powder coating which I'll do now that I know it works). Pics below.

Happy Motoring!

 

[niget2002]

Kids helped me build a desk for the daughter. Just need to sand and finish.

 

[southalabama]

Put deck back under an old riding mower and installed belt. Tested it out. Ran fine for 20’ and shredded the belt. So tomorrow will drop deck see which pulley is suspect and order a new one. F’in lawnmowers. The good news is I’m proficient now at installing the deck.

Maintaining three mowers isn’t ideal but necessary. Ones at moms and other is at lakehouse. Brother will mow those places if I can keep the mowers running. He’s not touching my mower.

 

[Metallitubby]

Did a service on the ladyfriend's RDX, built a cat scratch post, ran the motorcycle up and down the driveway in preparation for riding it to work next week, and cleaned out the shop in preparation for the next car to get cycled thru.

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

Someday, I'll learn to use stencils better. I used a 2" roller for that.

I’ve heard, though haven’t needed to try it yet, that going over it once with the base colour first will prevent the colour bleeding past the stencils.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Did a service on the ladyfriend's RDX, built a cat scratch post, ran the motorcycle up and down the driveway in preparation for riding it to work next week, and cleaned out the shop in preparation for the next car to get cycled thru.

No pics of the bike?

 

[wandrur]

Speaking of...do we have a motorcycle thread somewhere?

 

[CN Spots]

Tried my hand at making a planter.

 

[rharman]

Did a service on the ladyfriend's RDX, built a cat scratch post, ran the motorcycle up and down the driveway in preparation for riding it to work next week, and cleaned out the shop in preparation for the next car to get cycled thru.

No pics of the bike?

Maybe he doesn't want you to know it's a Sportster....

 

[niget2002]

Maybe he doesn't want you to know it's a Sportster....

Whats wrong with sportsters? I've had 2.

 

[wandrur]

Maybe he doesn't want you to know it's a Sportster....

(From someone who toured--and knows many who also have toured--on Sportsters.)

 

[aggie113]

Mostly installed a second mini split in the garage. Got the unit on the wall, have the line set more or less run. Was able to pull a vacuum on the line and it held after 40 minutes. Just need to finish up some touches with the electrical and then get an AC tech out to add just a bit of refrigerant since I had to use a longer line set then the unit normally comes with.

 

[rharman]

Maybe he doesn't want you to know it's a Sportster....

Whats wrong with sportsters? I've had 2.

Absolutely nothing. Selling parts for HD made me a good living right out of high school for about 12 years before I got into IT. I really enjoyed those jobs. Two great dealers here in the LA area.

When an HD would pass us on the road, either my wife or I would say "Bread & Butter....". Bought my house @24 while I was working with HD.

Closest I got to owning one was a flathead KR engine. I was going to build a street sleeper but never got to it. Would have been awesome.

 

[jblnut]

A purchased a pair of matching new to me trailers to put under some existing 24’ flat racks and they are both 18” too short to go under them nicely. Plus their rear hitches are just too short. I got after solving both problems today. I’m not sure how old this angle iron is but there are hot rivets in it lol.


One wagon is finished aside from bolting everything tight.

 

[Outlawmws]

Kids helped me build a desk for the daughter.

No back panel or even half panel to support the leg panels?

I'd also add an under top book shelf for rarely needed but important books.

 

[Beerhippie]

Finally had a day of rest and did as little as possible.

I did clean up and tune up a wheelchair for a buddy:



Five bucks at a honey-hole. That's before clean-up. I had to bend one mangled brake (the visible one) back into shape and wash some dirt off and that's about it. It'll live at his "hunting lodge". Up 'til a few years, maybe a decade, ago he was a professional hunting guide, but, as you can imagine, a guy needing a wheelchair ain't going to be doing much guiding in the NE Oregon canyonlands. Age is whittling us down....

 

[Old Man Roger]

Whats wrong with sportsters? I've had 2.

(From someone who toured--and knows many who also have toured--on Sportsters.)

Nothing wrong with sportsters, I know a bunch of women who had them.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Im just playin. Check out Jason Pullen.