What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[SMOKEYBEAR]

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

The apron..got it. Thanks. I was waiting til its done to post over in the wood working section.

 

[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.

Phone decided to work with me.. pics no order. I got a lot done, weather was great and with the boat moved out or the way , I waste less time shuffling stuff around. Final sanding then oil an wax left.

 

[Gangly]

I broke down and purchased a new 55” TV for the shop. I’m just making sure that I’m ready for some Monday Night Football with my Texans tomorrow night. I’m sure we wont do very well, but I always hope for the best.

 

[69charged]

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

Careful…..I tried to do a little maintenance to mine, and it’s in pieces now and needs more parts and money!!

 

[kaymccampbell]

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.

I melt down the whole thing and make ingots for casting, as the housings for spinning disk drives are usually aluminum. We toss the silicon disks in the crucible, too. Guaranteed data destruction. The chunks sieve out with the dross.

I don't like the modern silicon disks and steel covers. I get less aluminum and have to pull them apart.

Considering where I've been and who I've dealt with, the forge is the only way to go.

 

[Beerhippie]

I melt down the whole thing and make ingots for casting, as the housings for spinning disk drives are usually aluminum. We toss the silicon disks in the crucible, too. Guaranteed data destruction. The chunks sieve out with the dross.

I don't like the modern silicon disks and steel covers. I get less aluminum and have to pull them apart.

Considering where I've been and who I've dealt with, the forge is the only way to go.

Here I thought you were talking about the huge old aluminum "platters" that stored like 1 Kb each. I recall staring at stacks of those spinning away and making ungodly noise in big glass enclosures. Tape drives were fun to watch, too.

 

[Wrench97]

Here I thought you were talking about the huge old aluminum "platters" that stored like 1 Kb each. I recall staring at stacks of those spinning away and making ungodly noise in big glass enclosures. Tape drives were fun to watch, too.

You mean the 5mb 1 ton unit?

 

[INSP380]

Busy day out in the Speed Shop today. Wrapping up the freebie Craftsman 3/4 set. Took a few liberty's with it. I added the two tone paint to highlight the tools & also added a Vintage decal to honor the Orig owner. Next up was the 604-1/2, I have the main screw and handle to finish and then I can get this back together as well. I also had time to clean up a recycled bolster plate for my press. Fit’s my Press bed nicely and may come in handy….or not!

Steve

 

[jimkinney]

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.

Bandsaw makes them pretty safe, after magnet removal of course.

 

[rd65]

Got an old Honda EM2200x generator that was given to me a couple years ago up and running. Fuel tank was empty, still had old fuel in carb and sediment bowls. Cleaned the carb, wasn't bad at all. Spark plug & air filter were ok. Added some fresh fuel with Stabil and it started 2 pull. Ran it for a few minutes and changed the oil. Ran the shop fan on it for 15 minutes. Not generac loud but not inverter quiet either.

 

[Outlawmws]

added the two tone paint to highlight the tools & also added a Vintage decal to honor the Orig owner. Next up was the 604-1/2

Both came out great!

 

[Skyman]

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.

The magnets are astonishingly strong. I keep a few old discs around as handy little mirrors.

 

[Lumpy102]

Cut (patterns), glued, cut (hardboard) and sanded to final form, templates for cedar strip S.U.P. Getting a jump start on the winter project

 

[Mr.zippy]

Replaced drivers side headlight. Such a lovely task removing the entire front bumper cover....to replace a light assembly.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Cleaned, flung, put away. Clipped the kids. Cleaned, flung, put away.

 

[Beerhippie]

The magnets are astonishingly strong. I keep a few old discs around as handy little mirrors.

I find any number of uses for them.

Fer' instance, the SS backsplash mounted to the side of the yellow cooler there:



Is anchored on by silicone caulk. To clamp it, I used a passel of those RE magnets. There wasn't really any other practical way of doing it.

 

[Outlawmws]

Busy day and lots of small jobs:

Barge glued sole edges on shoes and slippers -curing till tomorrow.
Used the 6" wide tarp repair tape I just ordered and reinforced the big tarp for an new grommet that tore loose on the trip, and installed the new grommet.
Cleaned the canopy poles with SOS (I hate getting black Aluminum tarnish on my hands or gloves) - re-made more markings and color coded the legs and gable so setup is easier.
Moved the Toy out of the driveway so my son could park there and look for a slow leak on his left front.
Freecycle PU some near new shower doors, about an inch short? I can shorten the existing frame.
Son's tire had not one but two needle holes low on the sidewall… We patched both.
After my son left I used the leaf blower on the drive again and unfolded the big tarp, and fixed the 2-3" hole close to the middle (three year old "battle damage" - the duct tape finally gave up - I did make it a little bigger to get shrink wrinkles out, and taped both sides.
Put stuff away.
Re-parked the Toy.

 

[rd65]

I broke down and purchased a new 55” TV for the shop. I’m just making sure that I’m ready for some Monday Night Football with my Texans tomorrow night. I’m sure we wont do very well, but I always hope for the best.

I'll rooting for the other guys. May record it if the Mariners show up to play tomorrow.

 

[Fly Fishing Rick]

Got bored this afternoon and decided to bring life back to an old unusable tool. This tiny hammer head was so loose that I was able to pull it off with my hands, which was an immediate win from a repair standpoint lol. I had never noticed, but the last person to hang the head used a pretty insufficient brass wedge. Which was a first for me, I've never seen a brass wedge before. I thought for sure I was wasting my time and the handle was going to break getting it out, but time and patients paid off and I got it! haha. I cut a notch in the handle for a proper wedge but then decided to take it one step farther by making a second slot and slotting the vertical wedge to accept an intersecting wedge. I'm not sure what kind of wood I made the wedges from but it's very hard and dense, and it was free. I mostly chose it for the dark color to add some contrast. Now I have a nice little hammer for very delicate work. Still can't believe I was able to save the handle, that thing belonged in the ICU

 

[Old Man Roger]

Coincidentally I placed 5 hard drives in my vice and folded them in half just the other day. The broken pieces went in the trash can, since I’m a nobody, I’m sure no one is going to gather the shards.lol

 

[niget2002]

One of the inflatable Halloween decorations stopped inflating. Took it to the shop to see why. The power cable broke just inside the inflatable. I crimped the cable back together and it's back up and running. Also wired up 2 new inflatables.

Then I finished the first coat of poly on the wife's shelf. Now I just need to flip it over and sand and put a second, possibly 3rd, coat of poly on the top side.

Finally, I put out two rodent traps in the shop. I baited them with pieces of slim jim based on some recommendations online. We'll see how they work.

 

[Beerhippie]

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Finally, I put out two rodent traps in the shop. I baited them with pieces of slim jim based on some recommendations online. We'll see how they work.

Peanut butter.

 

[msharley]

Is this "red" enough?

 

[Skyman]

Peanut butter.

This ^^^. It is utterly irresistible for the vermin. But, I only use it for active infestations. Plain ol' sticky traps otherwise, so as to avoid having the scent increase the temptation for them to find a way indoors.

 

[larry4406]

Someone here recently posted peanut butter within a folded small piece of fabric on a trap. Apparently the fabric ensures a solid tug trap as the varmint wants it.

 

[Beerhippie]

Someone here recently posted peanut butter within a folded small piece of fabric on a trap. Apparently the fabric ensures a solid tug trap as the varmint wants it.

Not a bad idea. I just cram it into the trigger of the trap and it does the job.

BTW: Get the Victor traps with the metal trigger, not the plastic ones. The plastic trigger Victors are useless.

 

[racecougar]

Installed the '04 hydroboost setup into the '73 Mustang and began the Saginaw power steering box rebuild.

 

[JEFFREYWisconsin]

Van Halen Odometer reading today in the Bronco when I looked down.

Would be cool if a VH song had just come on when I noticed, but alas it was Bob Seger.

 

[Old Man Roger]

You have a gas gauge and a digital readout, Best Of Both Worlds.

 

[Mezz2006]

Got my truck topper hoist mounted up. I take the topper off every spring and put it back on in the fall. Now I can do it by myself. This setup started out as a bike hoist, I modified the rope routing and upgraded the rope and mounting hardware. It is only going to be used for removal/install, I won't be storing the topper with it. I still need to cut off the excess rope, but wanted to make sure everything worked properly as installed.

 

[Beerhippie]

I shut off the lawn irrigation system first thing. It's been in the high twenties F at night and last night was in the low twenties. There's an exposed section of PVC under the porch that has frozen and burst before. Don't need that again. Shut down and drained.

Repaired a crack in a nice wooden screen door.



The door will be stored until spring.

Cleaned up the Most Useless Fruit On Earth.



Working on load eight of ten.

This particular crabapple is truly the Most Useless Fruit. It's hard as a rock, nearly as dense and has even less flavor. Nothing eats it--it barely even decays. Walking on it is like walking on golf balls--and the damned tree produces metric **** tons of it.

Why does the best bearing tree have the Most Useless Fruit?

Gotta get some of that spray next spring....

Rebuilt another pneumatic cylinder from the canning line.



Not sure it was leaking, but about half the machine needs to be disassembled to access that cylinder, so it's been years. It's a major maintenance day on the line, so I'll take the chance to get 'er done.



Five little pieces of synthetic rubber: $90.



All parts clean, all seals replaced and mostly back together.

But wait--what's wrong with this picture?



Oh, yeah.



That's better. Tested for leaks and function and it's ready to go back into service.

Got a package from the Jungle:



I ordered six of those brushes for the brewery. They came in five packages over five days.

Pretty typical day at the brewpub, all in all.

 

[Wrench97]

Can't make Beer from crabapples?

 

[KwikFab]

Don't let the picture deceive you, that's a 3' wide panel that took over 34 minutes to cut out on my table even running 130ipm.

 

[Beerhippie]

Can't make Beer from crabapples?

Cider is made from apples--but there is no juice in the Most Useless Fruit.

 

[Outlawmws]

Cider is made from apples--but there is no juice in the Most Useless Fruit.

one of many:

You can make applesauce from crab apples, and it is a common way to use them since they are naturally tart. You will need to cook them until soft, then use a food mill or strainer to remove the skins and seeds before sweetening and simmering to your desired consistency. The resulting sauce will have a brighter flavor than regular applesauce, often with a pink hue from the skins.

 

[Beerhippie]

one of many:

You can make applesauce from crab apples, and it is a common way to use them since they are naturally tart. You will need to cook them until soft, then use a food mill or strainer to remove the skins and seeds before sweetening and simmering to your desired consistency. The resulting sauce will have a brighter flavor than regular applesauce, often with a pink hue from the skins.

Somehow, this isn't getting through: This is the Most Useless Fruit on Earth (MUFE, trademark pending).

We have several crabapples on the pub property. Most are at least somewhat edible and one is excellent.

This tree is not one of those. The crabs appear to be made of an inorganic substance. They take a couple of years to even decay. They have no juice at all and are utterly flavorless. They would make a decent underlayment for a road, but not applesauce.

There's a spray that can be used to prevent apples from setting fruit. If I can recall what it is, I'll apply it next spring.

 

[SouthernIllinois]

Got one shock out on the 65 Corvair - Had to take a two hour break to go buy a slide hammer kit

 

[nadogail]

Sanded the finish off of 4 pieces and clamped them together in preparation for welding.
I have been having problems getting into my Amazon account to order the 3/32 7014 electrode I want to weld them.

 

[msharley]

Gauges are in.

 

[bulletpruf]

Pulled another Edelbrock 1406 off the shelf and listed it in FBMP. I've sold 10 so far from a batch of used carbs that I picked up; thought I had sold my last 1406 but found this one a few days ago.