What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[Outlawmws]

Started the day by canning the leaves I blew into a huge pile yesterday evening. the trees are laughing as they sjut unloaded more adn he drive in particular looks the same as last night...and

We finally removed the AC from the kitchen window. This is the latest we ever have. (also the latest for not tuning the heater on for the season... a couple of days in October around my hunting trip, and then off again)

Then we cleaned the window inside and out, including the tracks, which desperately needed done. I put "my" stuff away and bowed out as they are reorganizing the kitchen stuff... I'l relearn where things are later...

I also got the Eagle burner separated from the fount ring on my "new to me" Milk glass kero lamp that I only got as it had the cast iron holder and a brass reflector (that I will nickle plate)

3 days in a E-rust bath still did not get the burner to separate, but its also cooler outside.









From the underside - the collar was cemented onto the milk glass fount with what I would describe as white stove cement. you can see the underside seem between the burner and collar. that junction on mine rusted. If this one had ever seen kerosene or lamp oil, it probably would not have rusted...




The Milk glass fount, wall mount holder and reflector, and below the fount is the original wick. as bad as the burner looks, its un-fired so condensation or humidity got to the steel burner and rusted. maybe water from someone washing the thing for dust. Who knows?



I got it apart this AM:

The problem was gripping the collar - thin flimsy brass...

So I supported it with a 1-1/4" proto socket that fit just inside - so it would support a clamp. I used 3 point vise grips but could probably have also used a radiator clamp:





and for better leverage grip on the burner sued my oversize MAC stubby; a piece of thin flat bar would have also worked, but the key was to get it into the slot past the "deck" for support or it would have just twisted the wick guide:




And it came loose immediately! Once loose it was hand tight and came apart.





Now I need to re-cement the collar back onto the fount mouth. This was a LOT of cement and was thinking white sanded tile grout should work?

But research showed plaster of Paris was what they used so off to Michael's... There is close to 1/4" of gap all around...





After that I just need to find or make another wall bracket for that holder/reflector

 

[swsman]

Been a while since I contributed on here.

Wrenching/repair has been ongoing for better part of this year.
I maintain a lot of vehicles, plus all the home associated stuff as it comes up...

For today I helped a friend mount new to him running boards onto his F150.

Following that I resolved the issue with the window regulator on moms car. Checked all the fluids and got tire pressure sorted out while at it.

Lastly did some more fiddling with Kodiak 450 air/fuel mixture screw - had it running rich and getting it right since I replaced the carburetor. Of course I hooned it some afterwards.

A few other chores got done.

Cleaned up some and put the tools away.

 

[Skyman]

beautiful

Thanks. It's a work in progress, and I expect it will always be. These antiques are never finished.

 

[Hal]

Put the snow tires on the wife's car, simple, right.
Discovered a loose ball joint. OK to drive, part gets delivered tomorrow, she has Tuesday off, I will replace it then.
Back to the rear wheels, loose caliper, bolt is missing. Well we do enough Subaru brakes, I have a spare bolt. It won't thread all the way in. I'll take the pin out and run a tap into it. Pin fights me all the way to the last quarter inch. I might have a spare, but can't find it.

Threads in the pin are M8x1. I don't have that tap. Ten minutes of working the bolt in and out of the hole, with oil, and it finally goes in far enough. Reassemble, mount tire, let the lift down, put tools away, back the car out, close up, and go home.

Got to do it all over with my sister's car later this week.

 

[LeonardY]

Pretty light day today. Sharpened 5 or 6 kitchen knives and my current EDC knife.

Decided to tackle repointing and sharpening a knife after my SIL snapped the point off. Don't ask!

Added another coat of finish to the small box in the background.

Neighbor lady stopped by to ask if I could cut the hat off the nutcracker she wants to paint.
There was a steel bolt holding the base to the feet so I was hesitant to use the Miter saw.
Bandsaw worked fine. (No metal in the top)


Slightly trued up the cut surface on the good ole‘ ShopSmith disk sander

Tool twin!
I have the same sharpener system.
Older Delta 14 inch Bandsaw too.

 

[LeonardY]

Repaired the resin pump on my 3D printer.
Did a test print of my Christmas ornament.

Recovered from a oopsie on my desk build.

Tossed some stuff that I don't need.

 

[bugnut]

Saturday the Ford tractor Holley carb rebuild kit arrived. Installed the gasket and backfire cover, and the tractor fired right up, so I need to readjust linkage and final tuning maybe. Then switched over to cleaning the 34 pict for the bug. Filthy with sludge and varnish. Many trips thru the ultrasonic, much scraping with a plastic tool, qtips by the dzn, toothbrushes and etc. Finally cleaned up. Sprayed parts cleaner in all the passages, I think I am good. Waiting on the rebuild kit for reassembly. If I were betting I think it will have to come off again for another cleaning after the car starts and runs a while. I 'll be running it off a gas can so I don't have to be worried about what is in the tank.

 

[Mezz2006]

We have Light! Finally got some lighting work done in my shop...have only had the stuff since August. I got one light fixture temporarily hung, but wire is pulled to the Vive PowPacks, 1 Pico switch is programmed, and the 1 light is hooked to a breaker, so i can turn it on when i walk in the door. I need to get some stringers up on the bottom of the trusses so i can hang the lights where they are supposed to be for my 4x4 pattern

 

[PhantomEB]

Cleaning up now the new beer fridge and repurposed 32” TV are in place.

might move some lanterns around now I moved the floor standing speaker off the cabinet.

already have both beer fridges on FB Marketplace to make room elsewhere in the shop or basement. While the table saw is out, I will knock down the side bench as the hang off box is getting repurposed into the ATV trailer.

 

[Metallitubby]

Assembled my latest Gladiator shelving system and started reorganizing/cleaning the shop to make it more efficient.

 

[LeonardY]

Washed the truck.
I mentioned or ranted about the fruitless pear and the squirrel dropping them on the truck.
I put a heavy coat of wax and that helps. The spatters still don't come off easily. Even with the power washer.
I got hot water from my kitchen instant water dispenser. Soaked half a car washing mitt in it. Placed it on the spatter. The spatter wiped off easily. Took a few extra minutes rather than an hour of scrubbing. And less abrasive for the finish.
What a relief.

 

[XJSuperman]

Washed the truck.
I mentioned or ranted about the fruitless pear and the squirrel dropping them on the truck.
I put a heavy coat of wax and that helps. The spatters still don't come off easily. Even with the power washer.
I got hot water from my kitchen instant water dispenser. Soaked half a car washing mitt in it. Placed it on the spatter. The spatter wiped off easily. Took a few extra minutes rather than an hour of scrubbing. And less abrasive for the finish.
What a relief.

Oriental pear? I've got one of those. Squirrels love the nut in the middle, but don't eat any of the fruit. I'm starting to think they aim for the trucks and trailer. Lots of splatter, lots of crumbs. A little wash and scrub and it comes right off. I need to do the wax like you though, that would definitely help.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Hosed down a bunch of wet tools with WD.

 

[Outlawmws]

Hosed down a bunch of wet tools with WD.

Plumbing, or rain/snow?

 

[Beerhippie]

Plumbing, or rain/snow?

Working on the pool drain? Replacing zincs on the screw shaft?

 

[rcktpwrd]

Had a weird power fault in a couple outlets in the garage today. We have some Thanksgiving and Christmas stuff on the deck, plugged into the last outlet in the chain of outlets around the garage, when I was leaf blowing everything shut off! I figured the breaker tripped for some reason but that was fine, plugged something else into the outlet and no power, but several things plugged in to other outlets around the garage were still working. Tested with my DMM and had proper 124v hot to ground and 52ish volts hot to neutral and like 8 volts neutral to ground. Tested down the line and the next outlet was the same but the third one down was good and had something plugged in and working. After a while of testing, disconnecting, reconnecting and looking things over I didn't find anything obvious. I wired everything back together and turned the breaker back on and all was good! Put the outlets back into the boxes and covers back on and all is well.

All I can think is there was a loose connection or somehow the ground wire was touching the neutral?

 

[Beerhippie]

Had a weird power fault in a couple outlets in the garage today. We have some Thanksgiving and Christmas stuff on the deck, plugged into the last outlet in the chain of outlets around the garage, when I was leaf blowing everything shut off! I figured the breaker tripped for some reason but that was fine, plugged something else into the outlet and no power, but several things plugged in to other outlets around the garage were still working. Tested with my DMM and had proper 124v hot to ground and 52ish volts hot to neutral and like 8 volts neutral to ground. Tested down the line and the next outlet was the same but the third one down was good and had something plugged in and working. After a while of testing, disconnecting, reconnecting and looking things over I didn't find anything obvious. I wired everything back together and turned the breaker back on and all was good! Put the outlets back into the boxes and covers back on and all is well.

All I can think is there was a loose connection or somehow the ground wire was touching the neutral?

How do you have them "daisy-chained" together? Using the screw terminals on the outlets, push-in terminals (DON'T) or wire nuts and pigtails?

Seems obvious the neutral wire wasn't getting good contact in that third box. Poor contact creates HEAT. Heat creates FLAMES.

Push-in terminals on 15A outlets are notorious for this, especially if they get damp and corrode. Wire nuts are a close second for sketchy contact unless you're careful how you use them.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Plumbing, or rain/snow?

Working on the pool drain? Replacing zincs on the screw shaft?

Getting the port track back on the Dingo, in the rain. It jumped off towards the end of moving the mulch, added a couple hours to the task, and precluded the other Dingo tasks I had hoped to perform.

 

[Beerhippie]

Getting the port track back on the Dingo, in the rain. It jumped off towards the end of moving the mulch, added a couple hours to the task, and precluded the other Dingo tasks I had hoped to perform.

I have fond (not really) memories of putting tracks back on an ancient Thiokol snow cat mid-slope in heavy snow. Not just once....

 

[kaymccampbell]

Had a weird power fault in a couple outlets in the garage today. We have some Thanksgiving and Christmas stuff on the deck, plugged into the last outlet in the chain of outlets around the garage, when I was leaf blowing everything shut off! I figured the breaker tripped for some reason but that was fine, plugged something else into the outlet and no power, but several things plugged in to other outlets around the garage were still working. Tested with my DMM and had proper 124v hot to ground and 52ish volts hot to neutral and like 8 volts neutral to ground. Tested down the line and the next outlet was the same but the third one down was good and had something plugged in and working. After a while of testing, disconnecting, reconnecting and looking things over I didn't find anything obvious. I wired everything back together and turned the breaker back on and all was good! Put the outlets back into the boxes and covers back on and all is well.

All I can think is there was a loose connection or somehow the ground wire was touching the neutral?

How do you have them "daisy-chained" together? Using the screw terminals on the outlets, push-in terminals (DON'T) or wire nuts and pigtails?

Seems obvious the neutral wire wasn't getting good contact in that third box. Poor contact creates HEAT. Heat creates FLAMES.

Push-in terminals on 15A outlets are notorious for this, especially if they get damp and corrode. Wire nuts are a close second for sketchy contact unless you're careful how you use them.

Recently, in the last couple years, I had a first generation GFCI go so hot inside that it glowed, as well as kept a downstream GFCI popping. All the terminals were tight all the way down the line. It just went to the dark side. When I opened it up, it's insides were fused/melted.

I guess the message is, that if it's older, and acting funny, don't be afraid to replace it.

 

[kaymccampbell]

I have fond (not really) memories of putting tracks back on an ancient Thiokol snow cat mid-slope in heavy snow. Not just once....

So much joy. I've been to that well with the Dingo. It's what encouraged me to adapt the dogeater, and adopt it over the plow.

 

[Beerhippie]

Grrr... still battling the new computer complications.

I bought a Sabrent USB 3 to SATA III drive enclosure and a Samsung 870 EVO 1TB SSD to go in it. Neither old computer nor new one recognizes the drive. Looking in Device manager (Win 11), I see Unrecognized USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed).

I've sent CS messages to both Sabrent and Samsung. We'll see how that shakes out.

 

[Beerhippie]

At east I did find the "mystery" SSD on my old comp.



It's under the tinfoil upper left. I was looking for a SATA drive, but it's a PCIE bus drive. If the new enclosure and drive don't work out, I'll return them and get another brand of PCIE-to-USB3 enclosure--they're much smaller.

Hands aren't working for **** typing today. I think I'm out of edits already.

 

[Wrench97]

Recently, in the last couple years, I had a first generation GFCI go so hot inside that it glowed, as well as kept a downstream GFCI popping. All the terminals were tight all the way down the line. It just went to the dark side. When I opened it up, it's insides were fused/melted.

I guess the message is, that if it's older, and acting funny, don't be afraid to replace it.

Sussh my wife might get ideas......

 

[Beerhippie]

So much joy. I've been to that well with the Dingo. It's what encouraged me to adapt the dogeater, and adopt it over the plow.

The Thikol had tracks that were eight (?) feet wide, made of steel.

Trying to find a picture of it... long time ago.

 

[kaymccampbell]

The Thikol had tracks that were eight (?) feet wide, made of steel.

Trying to find a picture of it... long time ago.

I know what it looks like, we had one here on the ski mountain near my grandfather's farm.



Luckily the Dingo's tracks are about 7 inches wide, and about 8 feet long stretched out. Still a PITA in the snow and wind.

 

[Beerhippie]

Here's our old Thiokol (actually, it's the one in the background with the black hood):



along with some of the "usual suspects".

 

[Beerhippie]

A little routine maintenance:



DMC!

 

[Beerhippie]

I successfully transplanted the SSD form the old comp to the new!



It's the silver bar between the LENOVO on the battery and the left fan.

Not rocket surgery, but....

Booted up the new comp and... I transplanted the C: drive, not the D; data drive...

Back to the drawing board. My miniature driver and case opening set is getting a work-out.

 

[LeonardY]

Oriental pear? I've got one of those. Squirrels love the nut in the middle, but don't eat any of the fruit. I'm starting to think they aim for the trucks and trailer. Lots of splatter, lots of crumbs. A little wash and scrub and it comes right off. I need to do the wax like you though, that would definitely help.

I have no idea. It's a street tree. Flowering pear is all I know. It has fruit the size of a berry. I intend to spray it this year to reduce the fruit.

It leaves a residue that won't come off without serious scrubbing. But now that I found hot water works, I can use that or my steam cleaner.

 

[Just Puttering]

Dragged the bike trainer out of storage, and swapped the 9 speed for a 10 speed cassette. Set up the old Norco bike and fired up the Zwift account. All ready for the indoor racing season.

 

[Beerhippie]

Still playing with the computers. I took the back off of both again, re-transplanted the SSD C: drive to the old one, removed the Western Digital HDD from the old one. Put the backs back on--twenty-one tiny screws times three operations and none lost! Red letter day!

These earned their pay today:



Put the Western HDD in the Sabrent enclosure. Immediately recognized by Win 11! I have a back-up drive.

Returned the Samsung SSD. I think I'll get a PCIE SSD to go into the new computer case (but READ THE DAMNED REVIEWS BEFORE ORDERING) and just learn to live with an HDD for back-up. I know, first-world problems....

 

[rcktpwrd]

Recently, in the last couple years, I had a first generation GFCI go so hot inside that it glowed, as well as kept a downstream GFCI popping. All the terminals were tight all the way down the line. It just went to the dark side. When I opened it up, it's insides were fused/melted.

I guess the message is, that if it's older, and acting funny, don't be afraid to replace it.

How do you have them "daisy-chained" together? Using the screw terminals on the outlets, push-in terminals (DON'T) or wire nuts and pigtails?

Seems obvious the neutral wire wasn't getting good contact in that third box. Poor contact creates HEAT. Heat creates FLAMES.

Push-in terminals on 15A outlets are notorious for this, especially if they get damp and corrode. Wire nuts are a close second for sketchy contact unless you're careful how you use them.

There are 8 outlets around the garage, starting with a GFCI at the one closest to the panel. The two I found with the weird power issue are the last two in the chain furthest from the panel. They are wired properly using the screw terminals. The garage walls are fully finished and have been since the house was built in '98, we've been here since '06.
Never had any problems before today...

 

[PassnThru]

Still playing with the computers. I took the back off of both again, re-transplanted the SSD C: drive to the old one, removed the Western Digital HDD from the old one. Put the backs back on--twenty-one tiny screws and none lost! Red letter day!

Put the Western HDD in the Sabrent enclosure. Immediately recognized by Win 11! I have a back-up drive.

Returned the Samsung SSD. I think I'll get a PCIE SSD to go into the new computer case (but READ THE DAMNED REVIEWS BEFORE ORDERING) and just learn to live with an HDD for back-up. I know, first-world problems....

I don't understand why you don't just reformat the old NVMe drive from the old computer and use it in the new one? Are you trying to keep the old computer alive still or is it too small for your needs? If the new computer recognized it and could read it then you are good to go.

 

[KwikFab]

Build myself a 3D printer stand.

 

[Crabman]

Recently, in the last couple years, I had a first generation GFCI go so hot inside that it glowed, as well as kept a downstream GFCI popping. All the terminals were tight all the way down the line. It just went to the dark side. When I opened it up, it's insides were fused/melted.

I guess the message is, that if it's older, and acting funny, don't be afraid to replace it...

This summer my wife was in the kitchen when an old GFCI decided to die. She did not approve of the big puff of smoke.

My standard response to most anything that dies; the guts are shot.

Had a new one in stock and we were back in business shortly.

 

[Beerhippie]

I don't understand why you don't just reformat the old NVMe drive from the old computer and use it in the new one? Are you trying to keep the old computer alive still or is it too small for your needs? If the new computer recognized it and could read it then you are good to go.

For some reason, I do want to keep the old comp alive. It's only a few years old... but the more I use this one, the more I question that decision. This thing screams by comparison.

The SSD from the old comp is only 500GB.

I remember when a 100 MB drive was awesomely huge--how would you ever use 100 mega bytes?

That was long before digital cameras... especially 45.5 megapixel cameras.

 

[Fordguy1964]

Had a lazy weekend. I had to pull the transmission out of the Fairlane. I installed a hydraulic clutch in it and it worked fine until it didn't. Now it is not fully engaging. When I got it out the disc is fine. I think the assembled height of the hydraulic slave cylinder is too tall. When the clutch wears the fingers of the pressure plate can't swing out any farther. Thus they can't allow full pressure on the disc. I'm going to install a new disc and pressure plate, remove some of the shim spacers and try again.

When that was done I wired up some new lights under my new lean to. Just in time given that it is dark by 4 freakin 30!

I know it's not the garage but after that I decided to install a new storm door on the front of the house. It was overdo! It was an expensive door but I think the quality was worth it.

Just a lazy weekend.

 

[Hal]

Snow tires on my sister’s car degenerated to a search and destroy mission on the brakes. Stuck caliper pins, rusting rotors, etc.
fDiscovered the maximum torque limit of a Sunex 3/8 drive 17 mm universal socket. Astro Nano with a 3/8 adapter killed it.
I also found a broken swaybar link.
Got just one wheel done today.

 

[GrayFlattop]

The struggle is real.

Go grab that belt, and pitch it.

Yeah, attempting to clean and organize the garage today, I rediscovered a box of new parts for our 1988 Mazda 626 TurboAWS. One front hub, two wheel bearings, oil seals, trans filter and gasket. A new door hinge, tie rod ends, ball joints and a few others. All brand new for a car I traded in 1993 or so. It pains me to pitch it all, but it’s one cubic foot of stuff I’ll never use.

I also rounded up a bunch of other stuff that’s going to goodwill - NIB Christmas lights (pre LED), some new cookware that was cleaned out from my mother’s place 16 years ago. ..

And winter rubber went on silver car as the snow outside was melting.