What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[DGersic]

We have family visiting from your area (Oak Park), that were planning on driving home on Sunday. Hopefully the roads will be clear by then.

Might be ok by later on Sunday. Might want to have a backup plan.

 

[DGersic]

Got the outside Christmas decorations up. Got the yard vac disassembled, cleaned up, and put away. Moved the garbage cans in to the garage and the grill & smoker in to the shed.

While all that was getting done, neighbor came over to ask if I wanted a free snowblower. Neighbor guy died earlier this year, neighbor lady can’t use it, and I clear their driveway and sidewalk for them anyway. Moved new to me snowblower in to the shed. Not sure what I’m going to do with two snowblowers…

 

[Beerhippie]

Got the outside Christmas decorations up. Got the yard vac disassembled, cleaned up, and put away. Moved the garbage cans in to the garage and the grill & smoker in to the shed.

While all that was getting done, neighbor came over to ask if I wanted a free snowblower. Neighbor guy died earlier this year, neighbor lady can’t use it, and I clear their driveway and sidewalk for them anyway. Moved new to me snowblower in to the shed. Not sure what I’m going to do with two snowblowers…

You have two hands, don't you?

 

[DGersic]

You have two hands, don't you?

My old snowblower is a Snapper 1030 (10 HP Tecumseh snow king, 30 scoop) and is a handful to drive two handed.

The new one looks to be a little smaller, maybe 25” wide. Not sure, didn’t have time to look at it much. It has last year’s gas in it, so don’t expect it to start easily. Doubt it’ll drive one handed either.

 

[Outlawmws]

Not sure what I’m going to do with two snowblowers…

As often as I see people posting about repairing or having broken down SB's here, having a spare may not be a bad thing...

 

[NUTTSGT]

Kept the fire going, surfed GJ and checked out a couple of websites for BF ads. Brought in some firewood this afternoon along with a few purchases today.

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

Worked on some cutting boards, a bit different design...planer ate one split a joint, which I figured was a possibility. I've sent the two pieces back through the jointer, glued and clamped it for a second try. No pics yet...

 

[driftpin]

I closed out a storage unit which was very crowded. Now it's empty.

I took a route through the storage facility that I normally would not take and I ran into this gem F1 sitting on four very flat tires. It looks like it's all there. I suspect that the owner of that has paid many times the current value of the truck in storage fees as it looks like it has been parked and neglected for years.



My storage unit before:



My storage unit after:

 

[DGersic]

As often as I see people posting about repairing or having broken down SB's here, having a spare may not be a bad thing...

Fair, and mine is from the 1970s, so it can’t last forever.

 

[rharman]

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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....

Here's the pull out I did. The garage cabinets were from a local closet place and I used the same 3/4" melamine to front this.

 

[LeeG]

Stole the Christmas tree idea from @GreenIron . I made 3 and put our little snowman family in front of them.



Finished the getting the rest of the decorations out and up and put away the containers so my shop is ready for tomorrow.



Lee

 

[GrayFlattop]

Fair, and mine is from the 1970s, so it can’t last forever.

I have a spare after my FIL passed six years ago. It’s a smaller toro 4-cycle with electric start that we gifted him for Christmas years before. It needed someTLC as well as a new carb, but it remains in the shed on standby. The big toro got fresh gas and oil and started up on the first shot this afternoon.

Forecasters are talking about 8-10” where we are, but now that I’m ready, we’ll see.

After prepping the snow equipment I spent some time putting up some new lumber racks (lightweight tubular steel ones from Bezos) to organize lighter trim pieces in the interest of bringing order to the woodshop. Sadly, the shop is temporarily in a greater state of disarray that is part of the process, but the plans are being executed.

Early this morning I was at Orange Hell when the opened (credit to Kay for that apt name) spending a bit of coin on some new M12 stuff that I don’t really need, but the deal was attractive. Sub-compact brushless drill, Sub-compact driver and 2 ea, M12 6AH batteries. $149 and it came with a bag I’ll never use, but it was a great deal. I was looking for something light and small - this was it.

 

[Gangly]

I closed out a storage unit which was very crowded. Now it's empty.

I took a route through the storage facility that I normally would not take and I ran into this gem F1 sitting on four very flat tires. It looks like it's all there. I suspect that the owner of that has paid many times the current value of the truck in storage fees as it looks like it has been parked and neglected for years.



My storage unit before:



My storage unit after:

My heart aches for those V-Max’s, I hope you have grand plans for them in the future . As wild as it sounds, thats what I learned to street ride on.

 

[Meursault74]

I replaced the door jamb to my garage door. The termites had done enough damage that I had to replace it. For the last 25 years or so that door wouldn't stay open. I had a bungee cord to wrap around the knob to keep it open. When I put the new jamb in, I made sure the hinge side was plumb. Seems the old one was slightly off, but had matched the stucco. I'll need to put in some new trim later though anyway, so I'll cover that up.

Hurray!!!!the door now stays open. You want to guess how long I just stared at the door in the open position. Now, how long you think it will take me to stop bungee cording that door, now that it isn't necessary?

 

[bmwrd0]

The wife had informed me that I would be house/dog sitting for her friend who is having a bit of a family emergency, but that ended up not being necessary, so, while I am waiting for parts for the two projects going, I have started scraping rust off of an old Stanley plane. I should be putting up Xmas lights, but... I should be disassembling the old lathe table, but...

I was kinda looking forward to just thinking about the shop situation, and making a few plans about the next steps. So, I am just slowing things down.

 

[Outlawmws]

I was kinda looking forward to just thinking about the shop situation, and making a few plans about the next steps. So, I am just slowing things down.

Planning is the precursor to "measure twice, Cut once..."

 

[Nofries]

Furnace went out for downstairs. Robbed a part off the old one, from when we replaced the whole upstairs unit since the AC was out. i told the service guy to leave the furnace because it still worked. Took awhile but figured out the primary limit switch was bad. This is the third part I've scavenged off of it. Nice to have parts that are OE used but OE.
Also replaced attic light bulb that went out while working on the furnace.

 

[SRU1436]

Preparing to pull the engine and transmission tomorrow.

 

[Skellyii]

Might be ok by later on Sunday. Might want to have a backup plan.

They'll just have to stay an extra day or two, that will make grandma happy, it's her first grandbaby!

 

[kaymccampbell]

I have a spare after my FIL passed six years ago. It’s a smaller toro 4-cycle with electric start that we gifted him for Christmas years before. It needed someTLC as well as a new carb, but it remains in the shed on standby. The big toro got fresh gas and oil and started up on the first shot this afternoon.

Forecasters are talking about 8-10” where we are, but now that I’m ready, we’ll see.

After prepping the snow equipment I spent some time putting up some new lumber racks (lightweight tubular steel ones from Bezos) to organize lighter trim pieces in the interest of bringing order to the woodshop. Sadly, the shop is temporarily in a greater state of disarray that is part of the process, but the plans are being executed.

Early this morning I was at Orange Hell when the opened (credit to Kay for that apt name) spending a bit of coin on some new M12 stuff that I don’t really need, but the deal was attractive. Sub-compact brushless drill, Sub-compact driver and 2 ea, M12 6AH batteries. $149 and it came with a bag I’ll never use, but it was a great deal. I was looking for something light and small - this was it.

Save that bag. I used to chuck them, but then discovered that they keep things in check when dragging tools to more remote areas.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Painted a whole bench load of holiday decorations. Dropped some **** on the bench for disassembly and testing.

 

[Outlawmws]

it came with a bag I’ll never use,

Save that bag. I used to chuck them, but then discovered that they keep things in check when dragging tools to more remote areas.

What Kay said. My DeWalt came with no bag. I picked up a DeWalt bag cheap at a yard sale and a year or so later got a second bag.

No, its not really needed for the drill or charger or batteries, but all the stuff I use with it? Hell yes! and as Kay mentioned, when going to a remote area/place; handy as hell.

I know, you are thinking "why 2 bags?" I've been gravitating to one for drilling and screwing bits, adapters drivers and that includes some sockets, in both 1/4" and 3/8" (got driver bits for both), and the other for grinding, wire wheeling, and other abrasive stuff.

Its all about the "accessories"; without those its an unhandy motor with minimal use.

You use a ratchet for a lot of things, but without the sockets and extensions, its a clumsy hammer...

Edit: "Think outside the bag" << Pun intended!

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

I’ve had the original Oneway and have now had the stronghold for more than 15 yrs, never been disappointed in the holding ability, and it doesn’t hurt that the company is local, about an hour away.

A fellow I met has an upper end Oneway lathe. I didn’t realize how they have changed in the last few decades. Went through a high school wood shop and there stood a wall of Oneways. Sounds like an excellent product. The Oneway guy is on his third lathe. Commented I would likely end up upgrading. Told him I had way too many other interests to drop that much coin. Well that is what I tell myself anyway.

High end $$$$ Low end$ And a couple models in between.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

@Lumpy102 I was looking and found that Stronghold is a monster. Do you have a thread on what you are up to?

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

I painted the doors

And… the rubbermaids?! But why???

Had great plans. Piss poor follow through.

Story of my life.
Maybe I need to consume more coffee, it’s harder to procrastinate when I can’t sit still.

Baby got new shoes:





195 65 R15 are EXACTLY the biggest tires that will fit the Toy w/KYB struts. There's 1/4" clearance between the rear lower spring cup and the tire.

Old wheel and tire for comparison--I gained an inch of clearance going to the 15" rims. My summer tires are about shot, so I think I'll pick up another set of 15" rims for the new ones next spring.

Took 'em for a drive around the block--no rubbing, stop-to-stop. Re-torqued the lug nuts afterwards.

Between tuning up the snow thrower and putting the winter rubber on, first snow should be nicely delayed. 50 and sunny out this afternoon.

Hey! Pictures work again! Yay!

I love it! Did the same to my old Buick last year and it really is awesome for snowy backroads.

 

[driftpin]

My heart aches for those V-Max’s, I hope you have grand plans for them in the future . As wild as it sounds, thats what I learned to street ride on.

I buy 'em cheap, usually non-running, and fix 'em and sell 'em. The 2nd gear issue is a recurrent problem, and so are thrust bearings and loose rods. If the lower end is shot, part-out time.

My first VMax was bought from the dealer 32 years ago. I still have it. VBoost is one of the best bike inventions ever.

Aftermarket wheels to allow use of a pair of radial tires goes a long way to improving the handling. For a bike developed from the Yamaha Venture engine in the early 1980's, the Generation 1 had a long time in production, 22 years, longer than Henry Ford's Model T.

I have a friend who knows them inside and out: he's built turbos, NOS, large displacement, and superchargers, and various combinations.

Then there's the Mad Max Enterprises chain-drive that found a home here.

 

[niget2002]

Turned the heat on. Turned some college football on. Made some saw dust.

Currently watching glue dry.

 

[Crazyjake8493]

The snowblower was running crappy yesterday during the storm, so after work today I cleaned the carb and replaced the leaking fuel shut off. Ran great and got the path across the yard snowblowed.

Replaced a leaking oil seal on bottom of the dipstick tube on the walk behind string trimmer. Added fresh oil and put that in storage for the winter.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Assembled and glittered a bunch of holiday decorations. Stocks are at acceptable levels for the Xmas craft circuit. Cleaned. Broke out the PW, pressure snake, and new PW hose. Biannual cleaning for the poop pipes and final ubend. Put it all away and dosed the PW. Laid the turkey on the shop floor to dry. Zip tied a couple nuisance cables. Power dusted a bunch of fluff that blew in the door over the summer. Cleaned my dirty little paddies.

 

[driftpin]

I installed new rotors & pads on my 1-owner GMC Canyon inline-5 cyl crew cab, one side (driver's) was worn-out. The passenger's side wasn't far-behind. I also found out that the lower A-arm bushings on the driver's side were shot. MOOG replacement lower a-arm & ball-joint is $140, so I'll be ordering that & installing it. Then off to a local alignment shop.

It's my third pair of front brakes in 164K miles. Two pair I did, one pair I farmed-out.

 

[Outlawmws]

Tree boxes brought in yesterday and setup the big one. Put its box back up in the shed loft.

Today or tomorrow the decorations/ornament boxes come down -fairly big job requiring a team effort as I won't go up and down the ladder that many times...

 

[Lumpy102]

@Lumpy102 I was looking and found that Stronghold is a monster. Do you have a thread on what you are up to?

I would absolutely love to have one of those Oneway lathes pictured above, however, have a big old General 260 lathe (mechanical variable speed) with an 8 ft bed. No thread, just mucking about with it. Have turned a few 20 inch pieces, and a few retirement gifts, Christmas ornaments, spatulas, urns etc.
Have the adapters to mount the stronghold chuck either inboard or outboard, so may be doing some bigger pieces in the future

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

Unpacked some new tools, Home Depot/ Black Friday got me. My Milwaukee drill and driver are M18, but not the Fuel version, They are aging and the chuck in the drill doesn't like metal drilling or larger bits in wood. It was due to be replaced and has tested my patience recently. I'll pass the old drill and driver to my mom, plenty of life left in them for her little tasks.

Free tool..I did the 3/8 impact twice on the deals. One for the shop and ad the other one to the truck tool box.

I don't store all my tools in the plastic cases, just takes up to much room. I like my shop to have some character, so the plastic case met my cut off wheel. Someone will probably block me for this... They just don't hold a value to me.

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

I would absolutely love to have one of those Oneway lathes pictured above, however, have a big old General 260 lathe (mechanical variable speed) with an 8 ft bed. No thread, just mucking about with it. Have turned a few 20 inch pieces, and a few retirement gifts, Christmas ornaments, spatulas, urns etc.
Have the adapters to mount the stronghold chuck either inboard or outboard, so may be doing some bigger pieces in the future

Those are fantastic!

 

[JEFFREYWisconsin]

Plowed snow all day and then sat and watched winter happen.

 

[GrayFlattop]

Save that bag. I used to chuck them, but then discovered that they keep things in check when dragging tools to more remote areas.

"Think outside the bag"

I'm not really planning on disposing of the bag, but when I open the cabinet of miscellany, there are another 8 or so really nice bags from Milwaukee and Makita (even an old one from Ryobi). I'm just not a "bag person" - I've got multiple sets of road tools (with accessories) that exist in smaller portable tool boxes as well as in LBoxx containers. Apart from the first wave of cordless tools (Think 7.2 & 9.6 V NiCad tools from the 80's), most of my cordless tools are / were Bosch - many of which came with their modular containers. They are ok.

I do have a ****-ton of Milwaukee and Makita tools as well - what can I say - I have an addiction problem.

sorry for the edit, my browser froze and then the power dipped out for a minute.

I like the LBoxx better than Systainers, but realistically, I'm unlikely to be doing any more remodeling / construction beyond the confines of our house and lot. Plenty to do here and I'm not getting any younger.

 

[SRU1436]

Today was the big day. My dad (who stayed over for several days because of thanksgiving) and I pulled the engine and transmission. No hiccups to speak of. It was fun, and I enjoyed being grateful that he could help. The engine will go to a machine shop, and I’m going to attempt my first Turbo 350 rebuild .

 

[DGersic]

Took the snowblower out.



Put the snowblower away.

 

[bmwrd0]

Put up Xmas lights

As I get older, and my bad leg gets worse, I don't do much up on ladders anymore, so we are just doing the porch surround. But, as opposed to stapling the light wire, I remembered to pick up the right size little hoots, so I used an old Yankee push drill and then screwed the new ones in, or replaced some old rusty ones.

Next weekend we will get a tree, and see if we can keep the cats from pulling it down.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Today was the big day. My dad (who stayed over for several days because of thanksgiving) and I pulled the engine and transmission. No hiccups to speak of. It was fun, and I enjoyed being grateful that he could help. The engine will go to a machine shop, and I’m going to attempt my first Turbo 350 rebuild .

They're easy, only like a bajillion parts. Didn't forget to snap or draw pictures of where the little balls go in the valve body. And don't forget to get the 'lacquer' off that has built up on the valve spools. If you're thinking of cleaning the current converter, forget it. You'll fill the transmission with particles. Buy a reman or new unit. And make sure you clean the governor fastidiously. Actually make sure you clean the whole damned thing fastidiously, including the outside.