racecougar
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Started building out an electronics panel for the trunk of the '73 Mustang build. Ran out of supplies, so it'll have to wait until next weekend to complete.
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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PWC Repair
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Hilarious!!!...........wife and I have been re-watching them all as well. We are at #9.We started watching the Fast and Furious movies as a family and I tried to skip from the 2nd to the 4th and got outvoted so we watched the 3rd one today. Not a horrid movie but it’s a bit of a loaner lol.
PWC Repair
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....disposal duty part II....
...weather has turned a lot warmer and the varmints are looking for food....I expect more visitors.
Aww,.....how cute. Little guy must of got tuckered out and decided to nap it off. LOL!!
BonzoHansen
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That reminds me of the time we pulled a little field mouse out of a blower fan cage on a customer's civic. I just visualized that this poor little mouse just kept running and running until he couldn't run no more.
gearhead1960
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Finally finished the preservation/rebuilt of some vintage 60s/70s lamps SWMBO acquired and loves. They live in our guest room. I had already installed new wiring and 3 way sockets, but the old felt bottoms were in horrible shape and needed to be replaced. SWMBO had some felt that I could use. I was all prepared to have to glue them on until I realized that they already had adhesive on them.....
1st order of business was to trace the old felt onto the new felt.....
...and then cut them out...
...scraped and removed loose glue/******....
..there's still some on there, but it was hard and not coming off easily. Figured the adhesive wouldn't have an issue sticking...good enough.
....finished product....
and back home where they belong.....
1st order of business was to trace the old felt onto the new felt.....
...and then cut them out...
...scraped and removed loose glue/******....
..there's still some on there, but it was hard and not coming off easily. Figured the adhesive wouldn't have an issue sticking...good enough.
....finished product....
and back home where they belong.....
Prospecter
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Sounds about right. We of the northern snow country persuasion have a way to go before we see spring.
wolfhawk73
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That's a neat lamp. Can't say I've ever seen one like it.Finally finished the preservation/rebuilt of some vintage 60s/70s lamps SWMBO acquired and loves. They live in our guest room. I had already installed new wiring and 3 way sockets, but the old felt bottoms were in horrible shape and needed to be replaced. SWMBO had some felt that I could use. I was all prepared to have to glue them on until I realized that they already had adhesive on them.....
1st order of business was to trace the old felt onto the new felt..... .and then cut them out...
...scraped and removed loose glue/******....
..there's still some on there, but it was hard and not coming off easily. Figured the adhesive wouldn't have an issue sticking...good enough.
....finished
I saw that coaster and thought you had to be on the east coast. My grandmother had a set of the same ones along with the placements. She had me frame the placemats. She loved lighthouses.
kaymccampbell
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What is that surface you're working on? It looks vaguely familiar.finished product....
and back home where they belong.....
DGersic
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Spent some time trying to figure out what brake pedal assembly I have in my hot rod.
It may be ~1975 K5 Blazer based on searching for similar images and old eBay sales.
It may be ~1975 K5 Blazer based on searching for similar images and old eBay sales.
This weekend I had 4 days off. Sounds like the perfect time to get all the larger lumber out of my 2nd story in the garage and out to the polebarn. These are all 8-20 ft long 2x6 and larger. Plenty of 2x12 and barn timbers as well. Put most of it up there in a morning, 25 years ago. Now, after 4 days of ladder work and moving it all. Advil does not know where to go. Knees, back, neck? Took all 4 days.......getting older is not fun ..
harley jim
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Played with this.
Now it will cost you to park in my carport!
Skyman
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Played with this.
Now it will cost you to park in my carport!
A buddy had a single unit sitting on the toilet tank in his apartment 40-some-odd years ago. I never asked how or where he acquired it.
Skyman
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For some reason, I Dream of Jeannie came to mind when I saw that photo.
rzims
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Took a little ride in the new SxS this past Friday and quickly realized why all my buddies have windshields....
Afterwards, I spent an hour or so cleaning mud and dirt out of just about everywhere and ordered a front and rear set. It was actually delivered on Sunday, so got 'em installed and now ready for another run up into the hills near us...
Afterwards, I spent an hour or so cleaning mud and dirt out of just about everywhere and ordered a front and rear set. It was actually delivered on Sunday, so got 'em installed and now ready for another run up into the hills near us...
gearhead1960
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niget2002
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Not a lot of time before work, but got a quick laser test on 1/8" plywood done. Looks like the text was burned a little on the 'fast' side. I'm using a retractable keychain to hold the cables going to the gantry up off the table. I think it's causing some rebound issues. I'll need to adjust it to allow more slack. It should just hold the cable up without inducing any pull on it's own.
landrover bodger
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spent most of the morning refitting the transfer case back into my defender 90. i had removed it to try and get low range working.
Beerhippie
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Working on moving the old DeVilblis recip comp from the shop to the warehouse. The warehouse isn't insulated, so the coalescing filter and refrigerated air dryer go in the canning hall:
That's the neatest run of Rapidair PEX-Al-PEX I've managed yet. Stuff ain't easy to make straight nor to bend. I had planned on using our conduit bender to make some nice bends, but it's for 1/2" and the Rapidair is 3/4".
Even though the PEX-Al-PEX has a solid aluminum core, it seemed some abrasion protection where it goes through the steel siding would be a good idea:
That oughta' do it.
Now to plumb in the drains for the dryer and coalescing filter.
Then figure out how to get some sound dampening on the bay for the compressor while maintaining enough ventilation....
That's the neatest run of Rapidair PEX-Al-PEX I've managed yet. Stuff ain't easy to make straight nor to bend. I had planned on using our conduit bender to make some nice bends, but it's for 1/2" and the Rapidair is 3/4".
Even though the PEX-Al-PEX has a solid aluminum core, it seemed some abrasion protection where it goes through the steel siding would be a good idea:
That oughta' do it.
Now to plumb in the drains for the dryer and coalescing filter.
Then figure out how to get some sound dampening on the bay for the compressor while maintaining enough ventilation....
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gearhead1960
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Beerhippie
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Here's the comp we're moving:
That'll be fun. A couple of floor jacks should get it out to where I can get to it with the forklift.
Here's where it's going:
The comp is about 6' long, just over 2' deep, plumbing included, and 4' tall. The bay is 8' long, 4' deep and 5 1/2' high. The comp is driven by a 7 1/2 hp motor. Here's the data plate from the comp:
What would you use for sound dampening? How much ventilation will I need? The bay is on an outside wall, where noise matters less than the other walls. I can cut in a couple of louvered vents on that wall.
Outside of the opposite side of the warehouse is outdoor seating for the warmer seasons. We'd like customers seated there to be able to carry on a conversation with the comp running.
That'll be fun. A couple of floor jacks should get it out to where I can get to it with the forklift.
Here's where it's going:
The comp is about 6' long, just over 2' deep, plumbing included, and 4' tall. The bay is 8' long, 4' deep and 5 1/2' high. The comp is driven by a 7 1/2 hp motor. Here's the data plate from the comp:
What would you use for sound dampening? How much ventilation will I need? The bay is on an outside wall, where noise matters less than the other walls. I can cut in a couple of louvered vents on that wall.
Outside of the opposite side of the warehouse is outdoor seating for the warmer seasons. We'd like customers seated there to be able to carry on a conversation with the comp running.
Just Puttering
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Today I made a simple stretcher frame for a canvas print using cheap 1x3 lumber & pocket screws.
For the image, I used a poster that I had found on the ground at the only F1 race I have ever been close to.
During a month long backpacking adventure around Europe, my wife & I watched the 1994 Monaco Grand prix from a bar near our Hostel in Nice. As soon as Schumacher in the Benetton got the checkered flag, we popped down the street to catch the train, and 15 minutes later we were in Monaco. After the race the public had free access to the site and so we were able to walk the entire track which was really cool.
Here is me (white shirt) at the hairpin.
As they were starting to open the roads to traffic, there were various posters pulled from the barriers lying around. I picked one up that was slightly torn, folded it up, and put it in my pocket. It got badly creased. A few months ago, I came across the old poster showing Senna in the McLaren winning the 1993 race, and as I have recently been trying to figure out how to use the various photo apps that came with my computer, I thought I would see what I could do with it.
I scanned it one quarter at a time on my desktop printer/scanner, stitched the four images together, and using the various blending & cloning tools was able to get rid of the tears and creases, re-size it larger, and punch up the faded color. I sent the file to one of those cheap online printing places, and 6 days later got a nice canvas print which I stretched today, and mounted on the hinged board covering the garage electrical panel.
Rather pleased with the way it turned out, and seeing it in the garage brings back great memories
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For the image, I used a poster that I had found on the ground at the only F1 race I have ever been close to.
During a month long backpacking adventure around Europe, my wife & I watched the 1994 Monaco Grand prix from a bar near our Hostel in Nice. As soon as Schumacher in the Benetton got the checkered flag, we popped down the street to catch the train, and 15 minutes later we were in Monaco. After the race the public had free access to the site and so we were able to walk the entire track which was really cool.
Here is me (white shirt) at the hairpin.
As they were starting to open the roads to traffic, there were various posters pulled from the barriers lying around. I picked one up that was slightly torn, folded it up, and put it in my pocket. It got badly creased. A few months ago, I came across the old poster showing Senna in the McLaren winning the 1993 race, and as I have recently been trying to figure out how to use the various photo apps that came with my computer, I thought I would see what I could do with it.
I scanned it one quarter at a time on my desktop printer/scanner, stitched the four images together, and using the various blending & cloning tools was able to get rid of the tears and creases, re-size it larger, and punch up the faded color. I sent the file to one of those cheap online printing places, and 6 days later got a nice canvas print which I stretched today, and mounted on the hinged board covering the garage electrical panel.
Rather pleased with the way it turned out, and seeing it in the garage brings back great memories
.Outlawmws
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Two kinds of noise to dampen. through the air, and transited (Floor). So maybe keep a pallet under it, rubber pad some 1-1/8" flooring on top of that and rubber pad the feet.
Louvers in the back wall are good then box it in; can you lay hands on some big thick sound room deadener? The type with the cones?
Beerhippie
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For the floor, I was planning on livestock pad--the stuff they put in horse trailers. It's about 1 1'2" thick rubber with a little give to it.
As for the sound deadening panels, probably out of my budget, but I'll check on it. I was wondering about using the stuff for automotive cabin deadening, applied to rigid foam boards.
kaymccampbell
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Nice. I use a chunk of EPDM.
Tekmat...
kaymccampbell
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You could hang a few layers of corrugated cardboard around it. Rip the skin off one side to leave the ripples exposed to the sound source.
rd65
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Moved one Mazda out of the shop in order to change the engine oil on a different Mazda. Aired up the flat front tire on the rider. Will need to add some slime to that next time I have it out for an extended run.
kaymccampbell
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Loaded the dumbwaiter. Freed the hounds.
gearhead1960
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You roofed your workbench?
That is one tough looking compressor, I see it was made in Barrie Ontario just north of Toronto. With proper maintenance it should last a lifetime.Here's the comp we're moving:
That'll be fun. A couple of floor jacks should get it out to where I can get to it with the forklift.
Here's where it's going:
The comp is about 6' long, just over 2' deep, plumbing included, and 4' tall. The bay is 8' long, 4' deep and 5 1/2' high. The comp is driven by a 7 1/2 hp motor. Here's the data plate from the comp:
What would you use for sound dampening? How much ventilation will I need? The bay is on an outside wall, where noise matters less than the other walls. I can cut in a couple of louvered vents on that wall.
Outside of the opposite side of the warehouse is outdoor seating for the warmer seasons. We'd like customers seated there to be able to carry on a conversation with the comp running.
Outlawmws
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kaymccampbell
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Yup. I've got a chunk of black and a chunk of white. I've also got a lot of half sheet pans that I line with white printers wipes. Depends on what I'm working on. I roll the EPDMs up and tuck them alongside the bench.You roofed your workbench?
Beerhippie
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Having successfully plumbed the drains for the C filter and drier, I got some "me" time in, ruining a nice, shiny new Vanagon/Suby part so it will hopefully do what I want it to.
Before:
After:
Kinda' crude looking, but my mill looks an awful lot like an angle grinder and drill press.
Compared to the original part--the throttle cable wheel of the EJ25 engine:
Hopefully this gives me some better fine control at low throttle openings. Getting tired of "bucking" when I'm trying to sneak around real slow like.
Before:
After:
Kinda' crude looking, but my mill looks an awful lot like an angle grinder and drill press.
Compared to the original part--the throttle cable wheel of the EJ25 engine:
Hopefully this gives me some better fine control at low throttle openings. Getting tired of "bucking" when I'm trying to sneak around real slow like.
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GrayFlattop
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I’d use actual vibration isolators under the compressor. They are quite effective, but might stretch the budget (but they could be added later). For the walls, I’d use unfaced mineral wool batts. Flameproof and quite sound absorbent.
Or just turn the music up louder.
DGersic
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Started painting the orange parts. Going to take a few coats.
UserNameAttempt3
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I crushed a bunch of beer cans and cut up a bunch of cardboard boxes my wife had been collecting. 
GrayFlattop
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The morning brought an unexpected surprise for my bride when our normally piping hot water turned to ice cold (mid-shower, after soap-up). Fun fact, tankless water heaters go cold as fast as they get hot. I think she’s still mad at me because, well because. I grabbed my meter and was about to turn a few valves to recommission the indirect tank off of the boiler and then I took a minute to do some actual troubleshooting.
Well it took me maybe three minutes to determine that the GFCI powering the unit had tripped. No apparent cause, just a nuisance trip. Very much a nuisance.
Then back to the garage to sort and transfer my scattered assortment of stainless steel fasteners into Stanley organizers. So far, 6-32, 8-32 and 10-32 is complete. 1/4-20 is half done. 3/8-16 & 1/2-13 complete.
Well it took me maybe three minutes to determine that the GFCI powering the unit had tripped. No apparent cause, just a nuisance trip. Very much a nuisance.
Then back to the garage to sort and transfer my scattered assortment of stainless steel fasteners into Stanley organizers. So far, 6-32, 8-32 and 10-32 is complete. 1/4-20 is half done. 3/8-16 & 1/2-13 complete.
Skyman
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Never knew that. Pretty cool.
FourthQuarter
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Finished first of two saw horses with a chunk of W6x25 a neighbor gave me. Kind of embarassing, went full Garage Journal. 
kaymccampbell
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Just remember to put a chunk of ply or 2 by on top of it. I-beams kinda ruin carbide saw blades.Finished first of two saw horses with a chunk of W6x25 a neighbor gave me. Kind of embarassing, went full Garage Journal.
Outlawmws
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That almost looks line a short version of the press frame I built near 40 years ago.