What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[KwikFab]

I'll finish tomorrow

 

[Beerhippie]

I'l double check with my son. he's the one thst was doing it. but it may have been OBDII?

OBD II readers are so common, they've been declared an invasive species.

 

[Beerhippie]

Good day in the shop so far.

Oil change on the truck.
Built a shelf for the wife.
Built a small stand she can use to hang products on for her business.

Now relaxing in the recliner watching football.

Last night I hooked up a wled controller to the govee spot lights. I got it working, but it looks like there's a bug in the driver library keeping it from setting the current correctly at start up
I have to reset the settings after a restart to get full brightness. I have a thread on discord discussing it.

How's the wife doing on the shelf? Comfy?

 

[bmwrd0]

Uh, that "current policy" would date back to 1928, at the latest. That's the date the bridge in front of my cabin was built, and the raised and ditched road (formerly the highway, now the truck route) is at least that old--there probably was an earlier bridge.

It's very common out here, especially on roads in irrigated areas. It's not only a PITA for breakdowns, but it often turns a simple wreck due to inattention into a fatality.

Huh, did not know that. Never noticed when I was a kid, but they stuck out like a sore thumb when we moved back up here. And I hate them for all of those reasons too.

 

[Outlawmws]

OBD II readers are so common, they've been declared an invasive species.

what about an OBD1 to OBD2 adapter, then the OBD2 App and cable?

 

[niget2002]

How's the wife doing on the shelf? Comfy?

She prefers the couch

 

[Beerhippie]

She prefers the couch

Shoulda' made the shelf big enough for the couch.

 

[wagon]

I'll finish tomorrow

a Barnes customer, I see!

 

[Motorman55]

Worked on the 74 FLH Harley today. Charged the battery, checked the fliud levels, aired up the tires and switched out the small stock windshield for the big Winter Windshield. Went for a quick ride came back and made a few adjustments. Ready to ride!

Going to ride out to the Battleground Chapter, AMCA motorcycle Swap Meet tomorrow. Here's some info should anyone in the surrounding NJ area would like to go.

 

[KwikFab]

a Barnes customer, I see!

You know it

You must be in the Central Coast or the Central Valley?

 

[wagon]

You know it

You must be in the Central Coast or the Central Valley?

Fresno area, I go to the Clovis and Fresno stores (among others)

 

[DGersic]

I thought eh, 50 bucks for the gasket and my time I’ll have er fixed up in no time.
Look where that got me

No good deed goes unpunished.

 

[KwikFab]

Fresno area, I go to the Clovis and Fresno stores (among others)

No ****, we're practically neighbors

Fowler area here but I do my exchanges in Clovis

Square tube and steel sheet was from Ramcast as I source 99% of my metal there

This is for tomorrow's job

 

[wagon]

No ****, we're practically neighbors

Fowler area here but I do my exchanges in Clovis

Square tube and steel sheet was from Ramcast as I source 99% of my metal there

This is for tomorrow's job

I wonder if we know eachother, lol. I'm sure we've crossed paths

What are you making?

 

[KwikFab]

I wonder if we know eachother, lol. I'm sure we've crossed paths

What are you making?

Click my thread! It's in my signature as I'm in the middle of making different items for 6-7 different customers

I'd say we most likely won't though - I lived in Monterey some +11 years before buying a house out here and retiring some 3 1/2 or 4 years ago.

I still don't know anyone here except my own neighbors.

 

[wagon]

Click my thread! It's in my signature as I'm in the middle of making different items for 6-7 different customers

I'd say we most likely won't though - I lived in Monterey some +11 years before buying a house out here and retiring some 3 1/2 or 4 years ago.

I still don't know anyone here except my own neighbors.

Ah! Well, I can for sure say I don't know any coastal transplants LOL!

 

[niget2002]

Shoulda' made the shelf big enough for the couch.

Then it wouldn't fit in the closet.

 

[Outlawmws]

Then it wouldn't fit in the closet.

Maybe make a bigger closet?

 

[RonnieC]

Threw together a quick slotted rack to keep stuff off the workbench top.

 

[rharman]

Click my thread! It's in my signature as I'm in the middle of making different items for 6-7 different customers

I'd say we most likely won't though - I lived in Monterey some +11 years before buying a house out here and retiring some 3 1/2 or 4 years ago.

I still don't know anyone here except my own neighbors.

Hah! A few weeks ago, I put some large Akro bins out in the driveway with a "Free" sign on them. A guy and his adult son pull up and start looking them over. I was in the process of pulling my truck into the garage so I went to talk to him. Nice guy. We get to talking and he says "I live just up the street here." He's 5 houses down. Never seen him that I was aware of. I ask him how long he's been there. 22 years! His son was born in that house. Tells me he thinks he's the old man of the block. My response - "Not quite. Come January, I'll have been here 46 years!" Took the wind out of his sails and we had a good laugh.

Truly amazing. I could easily throw a rock and get pretty darn close to his house and, yet, we've never met.

BTW.... He did take the bins.

 

[LeonardY]

No ****, we're practically neighbors

Fowler area here but I do my exchanges in Clovis

Square tube and steel sheet was from Ramcast as I source 99% of my metal there

This is for tomorrow's job

I have family in Clovis. Haven't gone for a while. They are always leaving town and not because I'm coming. We now all met in the Bay area for some reason.

 

[LeonardY]

I lived in Monterey some +11 years

I lived in Monterey too. Right after they closed Fort Ord down. Worked at MBA. Was one of the designers on the expansion wing. We may have had this discussion before.

 

[LeonardY]

Gathered up stuff for a hazardous waste roundup.
Got rid of two old computer towers, two laptops, a few landscape light transformers, a box of old batteries, and miscellaneous electronic stuff. Along with a bunch of chemicals from my dad's place. Not a hundred percent sure of what they were. But a few bags were marked from my Uncle's farm. None of that **** I wanted but my brother was having trouble getting rid of it. Our roundups are no questions asked.

 

[rharman]

Gathered up stuff for a hazardous waste roundup.
Got rid of two old computer towers, two laptops, a few landscape light transformers, a box of old batteries, and miscellaneous electronic stuff. Along with a bunch of chemicals from my dad's place. Not a hundred percent sure of what they were. But a few bags were marked from my Uncle's farm. None of that **** I wanted but my brother was having trouble getting rid of it. Our roundups are no questions asked.

Have you found a local place that will do walk-in disk drive shredding? There used to be a recycling place local to me that offered it but they got out of that business before I could get my stuff in. Places I've found want you to drop them off and they do them in batches. Nope, not happening.

For my HHW, I drop it off at one of the LA SAFE Centers. There's one in LA by the old Sears building at Olympic & Soto. I spent many dollars there back in the day. It was on my was on my home from work. On Saturday, I'd cash my check at work and then spend a chunk at Sears. We're talking mid-70's for the most part.

Northridge is the nearest up your direction.

https://sanitation.lacity.gov/san/faces/home/portal/s-lsh-wwd/s-lsh-wwd-s/s-lsh-wwd-s-c/s-lsh-wwd-s-c-hw/s-lsh-wwd-s-c-hw-safemc?_adf.ctrl-state=a8yd74lhk_1&_afrLoop=12191168205554301&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=4nhst2mwa#!%40%40%3F_afrWindowId%3D4nhst2mwa%26_afrLoop%3D12191168205554301%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Da8yd74lhk_5

 

[Beerhippie]

Have you found a local place that will do walk-in disk drive shredding? There used to be a recycling place local to me that offered it but they got out of that business before I could get my stuff in.

For my HHW, I drop it off at one of the LA SAFE Centers. There's one in LA by the old Sears building at Olympic & Soto. I spent many dollars there back in the day. It was on my was on my home from work. On Saturday, I'd cash my check at work and then spend a chunk at Sears. We're talking mid-70's for the most part.

Northridge is the nearest up your direction.

https://sanitation.lacity.gov/san/faces/home/portal/s-lsh-wwd/s-lsh-wwd-s/s-lsh-wwd-s-c/s-lsh-wwd-s-c-hw/s-lsh-wwd-s-c-hw-safemc?_adf.ctrl-state=a8yd74lhk_1&_afrLoop=12191168205554301&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=4nhst2mwa#!%40%40%3F_afrWindowId%3D4nhst2mwa%26_afrLoop%3D12191168205554301%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Da8yd74lhk_5

First thing to do with actual disk drives--hard disks--is to strip the awesome magnets from them! Lots of uses for a powerful rare-earth magnet and especially one that's already mounted for you.

Second, if you're worried about someone getting your precious data off the disk (which is trash now anyway), use it for ***** shooting practice, a lousy but shiny windchime, a coaster, an anvil (not very good, but makes sure no one can read it) or practice your plasma cutting skills.

 

[strength_and_power]

Got out in the shop this evening after watching way too much college football and dug out the 1/4” steel plate drops from my buddy’s shop. Been on a rotisserie kick on the Weber and decided to progress (start) a live fire grill I’ve been designing in my head. Plan is for 4-6 rotisserie motors on one side, a rack to burn down wood for coals and a Santa Maria adjustable grill on the other side. Going to be lined with firebrick for heat retention.

 

[strength_and_power]

On a side note, I somehow ended up buying a Vevor push floor sweeper awhile back. My expectations were pretty low but this thing has impressed me. For sawdust, grinding dust and metal ships from a dry cut saw, it has done great.

 

[LeonardY]

Have you found a local place that will do walk-in disk drive shredding? There used to be a recycling place local to me that offered it but they got out of that business before I could get my stuff in. Places I've found want you to drop them off and they do them in batches. Nope, not happening.

For my HHW, I drop it off at one of the LA SAFE Centers. There's one in LA by the old Sears building at Olympic & Soto. I spent many dollars there back in the day. It was on my was on my home from work. On Saturday, I'd cash my check at work and then spend a chunk at Sears. We're talking mid-70's for the most part.

Northridge is the nearest up your direction.

https://sanitation.lacity.gov/san/faces/home/portal/s-lsh-wwd/s-lsh-wwd-s/s-lsh-wwd-s-c/s-lsh-wwd-s-c-hw/s-lsh-wwd-s-c-hw-safemc?_adf.ctrl-state=a8yd74lhk_1&_afrLoop=12191168205554301&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=4nhst2mwa#!%40%40%3F_afrWindowId%3D4nhst2mwa%26_afrLoop%3D12191168205554301%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Da8yd74lhk_5

Never looked for one. My brother gave my dad's shredder that shreds discs.
I used to just cut stacks of them into strips on my bandsaw.

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

Set up the router sled, flattened both sides of the butcher block table, fit the legs and the band/ skirt ( I'm not certain what its called). It interlocks all four legs and the table top. Everything is doweled together, no metal fasteners. Type III wood glue for the top and legs, West System epoxy with fiber for attaching the legs, dowels and such. It's all clamped up drying, may take it out this evening. Decent bit of sanding and then wax/ oil treatment. Worked perfectly previously so I stayed with it again. Most of the day was spent cleaning up from the router sled use. I have pictures but my phone isn't cooperating.. I'll follow up later with pictures.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Have you found a local place that will do walk-in disk drive shredding? There used to be a recycling place local to me that offered it but they got out of that business before I could get my stuff in. Places I've found want you to drop them off and they do them in batches. Nope, not happening.

First thing to do with actual disk drives--hard disks--is to strip the awesome magnets from them! Lots of uses for a powerful rare-earth magnet and especially one that's already mounted for you.

Second, if you're worried about someone getting your precious data off the disk (which is trash now anyway), use it for ***** shooting practice, a lousy but shiny windchime, a coaster, an anvil (not very good, but makes sure no one can read it) or practice your plasma cutting skills.

You could swing by and I'll let you hit them with a hammer and put the chunks into a crucible. After things cool down, if you want, you can take home a cute little aluminum biscuit.

 

[RonnieC]

Set up the router sled, flattened both sides of the butcher block table, fit the legs and the band/ skirt ( I'm not certain what its called). It interlocks all four legs and the table top. Everything is doweled together, no metal fasteners. Type III wood glue for the top and legs, West System epoxy with fiber for attaching the legs, dowels and such. It's all clamped up drying, may take it out this evening. Decent bit of sanding and then wax/ oil treatment. Worked perfectly previously so I stayed with it again. Most of the day was spent cleaning up from the router sled use. I have pictures but my phone isn't cooperating.. I'll follow up later with pictures.

The pieces joining the legs together are called the apron. Would like to see pics! Don’t forget we have a woodworking section also.

 

[DGersic]

Have you found a local place that will do walk-in disk drive shredding?

When faced with a stack of hard drives from my FIL that I needed to get rid of, I ran a 1/2” drill bit through them then added them to the “electronics waste pickup” box for the garbage company.

 

[Outlawmws]

When faced with a stack of hard drives from my FIL that I needed to get rid of, I ran a 1/2” drill bit through them then added them to the “electronics waste pickup” box for the garbage company.

FYI, they can take physically damaged discs and still read a lot of data off them manually; this is why shredding/grinding them is the only real secure way. Kay's melt down will also work.

 

[mikegt4]

Are you going to have them ceramic lined?

From suppliers that I have looked into so far some expressly state that they coat inside and out, others do not mention the inside at all. They all focus on exterior cosmetics. This project isn't something that I need done soon so I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

 

[Beerhippie]

FYI, they can take physically damaged discs and still read a lot of data off them manually; this is why shredding/grinding them is the only real secure way. Kay's melt down will also work.

Plasma cutter's still the easiest way. Not only does it physically destroy where it cuts, imagine the magnetic eddy currents around the plasma torch. HDDs are magnetic storage, after all.

 

[Beerhippie]

You could swing by and I'll let you hit them with a hammer and put the chunks into a crucible. After things cool down, if you want, you can take home a cute little aluminum biscuit.

You're showing your age, Kate. Aluminum disks went the way of the dinosaurs quite a while back--like the end of the mainframe era. The substrate has been silicon since then.

While, yes, it is possible to recover data from a pretty seriously damaged disk, it's very expensive and time consuming. Just what kind of data are you all so worried about protecting? Got state secrets? The key to the 150 mpg carb? The black box from Malaysia Air 370?

I doubt anyone would go to the trouble and expense to see your tax returns and **** collection.

Looking at prices online, they run anywhere from ~$500 for recovering accidentally deleted files to up in the high $Ks for a physically damaged disk.

 

[DGersic]

FYI, they can take physically damaged discs and still read a lot of data off them manually; this is why shredding/grinding them is the only real secure way. Kay's melt down will also work.

I know. I’ve dealt with data recovery services. They can do a lot. This was good enough..

 

[kaymccampbell]

From suppliers that I have looked into so far some expressly state that they coat inside and out, others do not mention the inside at all. They all focus on exterior cosmetics. This project isn't something that I need done soon so I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

Ceramic lined makes an amazing difference in exterior heat. We always did inside and out when we fired exhaust parts.

 

[rd65]

Servicing the Predator 3500 generator, checked spark plug, says BOSCH on porcelain but number on the base, F7RTC, comes up as Torch. Hmmm. I will be changing to NGK either way. Fresh oil, serviced air filter, and will check the spark arrestor. Unit has 227 hours. I usually start it at least every 6 months, but it got away from me this year. Haven't started since Feb? it bumped off first pull. I don't do ethanol free, just Stabil.

 

[Jay870]

Digging in to a hand-me-down mower that needed "a little work"