What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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ObnoxiousFumes
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Yup, that’s the one we had. Lived in a camper for a year or two, parked it in an insulated shed for winter, and proper plumbing wasn’t really a thing. There were four of us kids and then the baby happened along.
Also the aforementioned shed had no windows, did I mention it sucked?
But I will say, it was an interesting character-building experience. Lol.
Then when we did get a “house” (house trailer/mobile home) it was still buckets, because the composting toilets we tried were a scam. I think we were there for 8 years. I don’t miss the toilet situation.
ObnoxiousFumes
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I thought it was Nanook Rubs It.
Or St. Alphonso’s Pancake Breakfast. Perhaps between the two? I never had the actual album, it’s confusing.
Edit: Just looked up the album, yeah it’s right at the end of Nanook Rubs It. Lol
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Beerhippie
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ObnoxiousFumes
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A circular motion hitherto unknown in these parts. It’s been a while but yeah, good stuff.
Most of my friends cannot stand my taste in music. Lol
Beerhippie
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I was finally forced to cancel Frank from my MP3 player--but I still have all the files I ripped from vinyl.A circular motion hitherto unknown in these parts. It’s been a while but yeah, good stuff.
Most of my friends cannot stand my taste in music. Lol
rd65
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WaveRaider? Those were a ****** handling POS, all about top speed back then. Choppy water was not a friend when running any speed.
rd65
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Managed to get the shop sink plumbed today. Did not turn the water on to the shop. For some reason I was thinking that if I had a leak it was too long of a run in the dark to turn the water back off. Well, *******, you have a shut off on the incoming line right there in the cabinet. Jeez. I think I am overly tired. Been a busy three days and sleep hasnt been going well over the weekend. I will turn water on tomorrow and check things out. Just need reinstall the door and tighted down the sink clamps.
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kaymccampbell
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Isn't that the track right after Yellow Snow? If so, then I think it's on the A side, cause my wiggly brain says that whenever I'd drop that on the turntable, I'd get hit with Yellow Snow.
PWC Repair
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Nope, WaveVenture (3 seater). The triples are VERY difficult to work on inside this hull.........BUT, the whole front hood and fuel tank can be removed in about an hour to gain access. I only had to remove the exhaust pipe and engine mounts and just slid the whole engine forward into the gas tank location to work behind it.
ObnoxiousFumes
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From what I’m seeing, that is correct.
micromind
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Yup, that’s the one we had. Lived in a camper for a year or two, parked it in an insulated shed for winter, and proper plumbing wasn’t really a thing. There were four of us kids and then the baby happened along.
Also the aforementioned shed had no windows, did I mention it sucked?
But I will say, it was an interesting character-building experience. Lol.
Then when we did get a “house” (house trailer/mobile home) it was still buckets, because the composting toilets we tried were a scam. I think we were there for 8 years. I don’t miss the toilet situation.
Is this where you got your username from??
bmwrd0
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Kept working on the saddle, and am mostly there. But, one thing about restoring a project you bought as a pile of parts: you don't know what you are missing until you need it. I am looking at various front gibs, and saddle locks. As I am not sure if I have them. Also, cheese head screws are needed.
niget2002
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Replaced a BR30 light bulb in the kitchen. I ordered 3 new ones so I would have some spares. Went to put the extras on a shelf in the garage and discovered I already had 3 sitting there. So now I guess I have 5 spares sitting in the garage :/
rzims
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Spent the morning trying to figure out why the little kubota 2600 tractor won't start. Ran fine last week. Thursday a little slow to start, but cranked and then fired up and ran great for 4-5 hours. This morning....no start at all....
Thought maybe a mouse chewed a wire, but don't see any evidence of that. looks like there's a relay under the dash or possibly the glow plugs?
Thought maybe a mouse chewed a wire, but don't see any evidence of that. looks like there's a relay under the dash or possibly the glow plugs?
Nice job on that. I like how you've got a swinging door for the trash.
Beerhippie
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Fixed a $1,600 refrigerated air dryer with $40 in parts and fifteen minutes' work.
This is one situation where living way the hell-and-gone out in the boonies paid off. We had this unit replaced under warranty, but if we lived closer in, IR would have sent a tech out to fix it. As it is, we now have two working units, one in use, one spare--which is good, given the failure rate we've experienced.
Now I'm trying to fix the original unit. It quit working back in March, which is when we bought the unit that was replaced under warranty. It might be something as simple as a temp sensor... or not.
This is one situation where living way the hell-and-gone out in the boonies paid off. We had this unit replaced under warranty, but if we lived closer in, IR would have sent a tech out to fix it. As it is, we now have two working units, one in use, one spare--which is good, given the failure rate we've experienced.
Now I'm trying to fix the original unit. It quit working back in March, which is when we bought the unit that was replaced under warranty. It might be something as simple as a temp sensor... or not.
badmatt
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Got the final coat of sealer on the walls.
I was tired, this is all you’re going to get.
Paint tomorrow, maybe.
I was tired, this is all you’re going to get.
Paint tomorrow, maybe.
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ObnoxiousFumes
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Actually, no. Lol. That comes more from my love of noisy diesel engines.
kaymccampbell
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Cleaned, flung, put away. Filled out enough paperwork to give me hand cramps.
Built a new work bench.
I like the flip front trash disposal. I thought about it for my bench but went another direction.
I have an L-shaped bench and, in part of the open space at one end, I put a pull-out that holds two waste baskets - trash & recyclable. Either way, having trash disposal right at hand is a big benefit. With the pull-out, I can sweep the bench trash right into the can.
edit... Ha.... Just saw @zanyad appreciates it too. I've been reading the thread kind of bottom up....
I have one of those seats and some plastic bags in our earthquake supplies. Other supplies are stored in the Homer bucket.
Gotta be prepared where we live.
SMOKEYBEAR
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In the shop, sanding..lots of it. Benefit to living solo, I did the Tung Oil inside( temperature is swinging here day to night). Free bonus..higher than a kite and currently airing out the living room. OCD kicked in, 2 places to sand again, glue residue preventing the oil from taking and 1 snipe mark on the top I'm going to clean up. I plan to do 2 coats, I don't want it glossy, matte/ satin is my preference. It's even better now that the first coat is drying/ absorbed. Pics no order..
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DGersic
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Cleaned, flung, and put away. Moved stuff around to the “winter” configuration. This allows me to get the snowblower out. Forecast says we may get 6” on Saturday.
I figure being ready for it, we won’t get any at all.
I figure being ready for it, we won’t get any at all.
jblnut
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A few hours of work later and my hydraulic hose making setup is ready to work. I promptly made a hose to replace a leaky one on my loader tractor. Dang thing cost $8434.29 but the cost will go down with each hose I make lol.
nadogail
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Cleaned up some parts from my recently replaced garage door, i can envision them as brackets and fillers for yet to be determined future projects.
jblnut
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Yea they are. All the ones with white labels have two different ends in a drawer. The bottom ones I filled with my misc hydraulic fittings/adapters and couplers. Probably a bunch of **** down there I’ll never use but it’s all in the same place now !!
Reels of hose are downstairs and will likely stay there as I don’t plan to cut or measure hose upstairs to keep the mess out of the loft.
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LeonardY
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Polished the new car and then waxed it.
The paint isn't smooth to the touch. Polishing helped but it wasn't the cure.
Not going to fret about it.
The paint isn't smooth to the touch. Polishing helped but it wasn't the cure.
Not going to fret about it.
Beerhippie
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Paint is there to protect the metal from the elements. Beyond that. I have no idea why folks obsess about how it looks.
kaymccampbell
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A lot of modern cars have an orange peel finish.
JustVicingIt
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I made a lot of progress on a long gestating workbench, with Benchcrafted hardware. The tail vise is almost fully installed which means the top is about 80% complete. It's been slow as other jobs in the shop have been at the forefront because work but happy to take my time with this workbench.
niget2002
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Went out to find a 5v USB charge brick for my wife's task light in her art room.
This is the second one we've had go out in the last 2 weeks. I don't think I've ever had one go out prior to today that I can remember. It's a good thing I have 5 million of them sitting in a box in the shop from back when phones all came with their own charger. Most of the places in the house where I plug devices in to charge has a larger Anker brick.
This is the second one we've had go out in the last 2 weeks. I don't think I've ever had one go out prior to today that I can remember. It's a good thing I have 5 million of them sitting in a box in the shop from back when phones all came with their own charger. Most of the places in the house where I plug devices in to charge has a larger Anker brick.
LeonardY
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LeonardY
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It's really a poor paint job. But a D is still passing.
Outlawmws
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Need pics of this one.
Beerhippie
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That had several practical purposes:I seem to remember someone obsessing about a coat of finish on a table.
I-- Protect our beer from the wood.
B) Please the young ladies who work up front. It seems this has positive repercussions.
rd65
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I just hope the big one doesnt hit while I am at work. Cant get in or out without crossing a very old bridge no matter how I try to leave. I work in Everett, WA. Waterfront city north of Seattle.