What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[kaymccampbell]

Worked in lightburn. Started voice therapy.

 

[larry4406]

..... Started voice therapy.....

Hopefully nothing too serious Kay.

Did someone got a royal *** chewing....?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Hopefully nothing too serious Kay.

Did someone got a royal *** chewing....?

Don't think so. It's just that my voice has gone into the upper registers, and it squeaks and breaks and is failing. It appears to be excess tension in the false vocal cords, brought on by so many bad things. I'm going to be taught some modalities, like massage n whatnot, to try to get it back into its normal range. We'll see how it goes.

 

[WisJim]

Was working on the loft (9ft) in the new shop still under construction.

Ladder slipped out from under me and I came down on the concrete floor. Landed on my lower back and head hit the side rail of the gorilla ladder.

Something similar happened to a friend of mine a couple of years ago. Working on the garage door installation in his brand new shop, fell and broke his pelvis and was laid up for quite a few months. (And he does windmill installations and repair for a living, so he does lots of climbing.) I did something similar when working on eaves troughs on a shed but only had a concussion and felt weird for an afternoon.
Best of luck with your recovery! You have lots of sore spots to deal with, anything to do with the spine bothers me.

 

[DGersic]

Then I end up with gloves stuck to my work.

But none on your fingers.

 

[rd65]

I would really like to disassemble it further to clean the seat, it’s actually sticking closed and sometimes takes a little tap for it to open but my cousin warned me to be careful getting that pin out, that the pin hole tower can break same as you warned me, thank you. I tried gently tapping on the pin with a punch, tried getting some side cutters under the head on the big end of the pin but no luck so I think I’m going to try and order the spring loaded punch. Do you know if they come in different sizes? Where to order from? Maybe Royal Distributing?
I’ve taken the pilot jet out, I can’t see the main jet being plugged? Seems to be good flow through the pilot circuit after taking the pilot out I sprayed carb cleaner through it and could see flow coming out the 2 small holes. Appreciate any insight you have

If it starts and runs the others are probably fine. I would still remove the main jet and emulsion tube, that has some pretty small holes that can close up. You can likely just spray some cleaner down the inlet tube where the fuel line hooks up to rinse off the float needle. Maybe try that before trying to get the float needle out. I looked up the price for a carb, right at $1000 each, not worth breaking something.

 

[Beerhippie]

But none on your fingers.

Nope. The gloves stick to the work, leaving my finger bare.

 

[DGersic]

Nope. The gloves stick to the work, leaving my finger bare.

Problem solved!

I’ll send you the bill for my consulting services.

 

[Old Man Roger]

, they are probably brutal to oncoming traffic, but I only use them when I am alone on these back roads.

Or behind me in the rain, or coming straight at me on the darkest rd ever, or blinding the 3 people ahead of me so they slam on their brakes cause they can’t see ****.

 

[CoogarXR]

Or behind me in the rain, or coming straight at me on the darkest rd ever, or blinding the 3 people ahead of me so they slam on their brakes cause they can’t see ****.

Like I said, I'm careful/courteous. The only things I'm trying to blind are deer, ***** and possums, lol.

 

[Beerhippie]

Or behind me in the rain, or coming straight at me on the darkest rd ever, or blinding the 3 people ahead of me so they slam on their brakes cause they can’t see ****.

Which is why we put the driving light relay on the high beam circuit. Unless you're a complete ****** (or driving a Bimmer, in which case there doesn't appear to be a dimmer switch (it's probably on the same stalk as the turn signals, which we all know these vehicles don't have)), that keeps you from blinding the oncoming traffic and the traffic in front of you. I was taught that if I could distinguish two lights--head or tail lights--that it was time to dim the beams. Of course, as my eyes age, that distance is probably getting less, but still enough to be courteous.

 

[Old Man Roger]

I was just kidding, but there are a ton of assholes around here that drive around with their hi beams on.

 

[Beerhippie]

I was just kidding, but there are a ton of assholes around here that drive around with their hi beams on.

Here, too.

 

[CoogarXR]

It was like 54 degrees and windy today, so I sprayed all the salt off the cars in the driveway.

 

[budo55]

I have a heavy insulated garage door on the 2 car side of my garage. No man door so it gets opened and closed...a lot. I spray oil on the springs and rollers quarterly but one of the springs broke the other day. I had both springs replaced with extended-duty springs. The door was squeaking in several places so I sprayed garage door oil on the 2 springs, rollers and hinges. Squeaks no more!

 

[Burt Shaver]

If it starts and runs the others are probably fine. I would still remove the main jet and emulsion tube, that has some pretty small holes that can close up. You can likely just spray some cleaner down the inlet tube where the fuel line hooks up to rinse off the float needle. Maybe try that before trying to get the float needle out. I looked up the price for a carb, right at $1000 each, not worth breaking something.

Thanks for the help @rd65 . I was able to get the pins out today with 30 or 40 small taps, no way I was going to break that carb. Got everything apart, cleaned everything, pilot and circuit, main, seat. Got it put back together and she’s starting first pull again. I’m going to have to make sure to run at least a tank of fuel a year through it or syphon and re fill once a year

 

[Old Man Roger]

Sta-bil.

 

[Beerhippie]

I washed the grease and grime off my hands, changed hats, and





Cheesecake



is a dish best served cold.

This week's specials.

Now I can get back to getting my hands dirty.

 

[Beerhippie]

The impact case got some fine-tuning:



I added a layer of Armaflex tape so the battery is held firmly. I also realized that the anvil of the impact would mush its way right on through the two layers of CC poly foam on the bottom of the case in no time flat. I cut out a 1" circle of foam and replaced it with two layers of 1/8" thick silicone gasket sheet. That should last for a while and keep the tip of the anvil from beating on the case.

I think it's now washboard-road-proof.

 

[Beerhippie]

Sta-bil.

Better yet, leave the tank empty for the summer and run the carbs dry. Then there's nothing left to foul them.

 

[jblnut]

Placed my GJ Brass Alliance plate by my other GJ things. I look at the 1/2 Cup sticker and casting every day and it always brings a smile to my face.

 

[Outlawmws]

Now to figure out where to stow it in the Brick.

Or wait til it comes back from it's trans axle surgery...

I proved, once again, that it's impossible to use contact cement--3M 77 spray--without getting it all over my fingers.

I was just kidding, but there are a ton of assholes around here that drive around with their hi beams on.

Here, too.

They are everywhere...

I’m going to have to make sure to run at least a tank of fuel a year through it or syphon and re fill once a year

Sta-bil.

Or Sea Faom - I'm having incredible good luck with the stuff keeping gas usable for a year....

Better yet, leave the tank empty for the summer and run the carbs dry. Then there's nothing left to foul them.

Or this...

 

[Beerhippie]

Or wait til it comes back from it's trans axle surgery...

....

The impact wrench will be seeing use in removing the transaxle. Then it goes in the rig in hopes I never again have to suffer the indignity of loosening lug nuts by hand.

A fair number of Vanagons with really nice wheels pass through the pub parking lot every season. I want to be prepared. Cinder blocks, a wheelbarrow and a cordless impact wrench... I figure in and out in five minutes.

 

[Wrench97]

I washed the grease and grime off my hands, changed hats, and





Cheesecake



is a dish best served cold.

This week's specials.

Now I can get back to getting my hands dirty.

Now you're just making me hungry.....

 

[Hooked]

Sta-bil.

I've been running Pri-G in my 2-stroke outboard for 25+ years and have never had a starting problem regardless of how long it sits. YMMV

 

[Beerhippie]

Now you're just making me hungry.....

GOOOOOAAAL!

 

[Beerhippie]

Now you're just making me hungry.....

Can you guess one of the perks of taking food photos?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Sta-bil.

91+ octane non-ethanol.

 

[nadogail]

Gave my worm farm a little water.

 

[welder4956]

Continued repurposing an old drill press stand to use with a SWAG portaband table. I cut and drilled a piece of 3/16" plate to fit the portaband table, then welded it to the stand. I also drilled a hole in the 1" thick baseplate to accept a concrete expansion anchor so that it doesn't walk while using it. Cuz band sawing is a contact sport.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Changed the stove pipe on the wood burner.

 

[WisJim]

Can you guess one of the perks of taking food photos?

Many years ago (late 1960s early 70s) I had a friend that did some photography for commercials for TV in Chicago. To get real good rendition of food took some work, especially with ice cream. Ice cream looked right for a VERY short period of time, and then it was set aside to be eaten by the crew. The crew got tired of ice cream during the project and my friend ended up with lots of ice cream to dispose of. It was still good to eat, and he brought lots home in coolers with dry ice. Big ice cream party at his apartment!

 

[Beerhippie]

Many years ago (late 1960s early 70s) I had a friend that did some photography for commercials for TV in Chicago. To get real good rendition of food took some work, especially with ice cream. Ice cream looked right for a VERY short period of time, and then it was set aside to be eaten by the crew. The crew got tired of ice cream during the project and my friend ended up with lots of ice cream to dispose of. It was still good to eat, and he brought lots home in coolers with dry ice. Big ice cream party at his apartment!

I've already eaten myself damned near into a coma with what was left over from today's shoot. Whatever the pasta and steak thing was--excellent. And the cheesecake w/maple syrup swirl....

Someone call an ambulance.

 

[bmwrd0]

Went down to the basement about a half hour ago, and noticed about an inch of standing water over about half of it. So, the wife and I cleaned it up as best we could, not easy when we have gotten 6 inches of rain in the last few days. The ground is so saturated that the water has no where to go but in.

 

[bugnut]

Suffering the effects of a chest cold, so I walked in got the shoptop walked out. Plopped my *** in the recliner and started drawing things to print.

 

[Hal]

Got these chains on and finally tightened up. I will probably have to tighten them again after I run it for a while.
Got one, or maybe two more tractors to chain up, but those are relatively lightweight chains.

 

[PhantomEB]

Simply wrapping up wires with super 88 then slappin the spare tire back up underneach without the heat protector in to see how everything fits under there. SuperHitch which makes it even tighter for my 34s.

 

[Hooked]

Got these chains on and finally tightened up. I will probably have to tighten them again after I run it for a while.
Got one, or maybe two more tractors to chain up, but those are relatively lightweight chains.

Is this some new method to keep the tires tight against the rims?

 

[Outlawmws]

Is this some new method to keep the tires tight against the rims?

Did you notice the snow on the ground? Bet there is some ice at times too...

 

[rd65]

Grabbed a flashlight, impact, screws, and a couple pieces of plywood. Headed out to do a little fence repair. The youngest is most likely dropping his 2 boys and 2 hounds off anytime. His wife's due date was yesterday, they may induce this weekend. We had a tree blow down through the fence Monday night and since it is dark when I get home the fence repair will have to wait. Finished shop time off with a beer before heading in to watch the game.