What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[micromind]

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.

I bet if you were to glue some R-max to the tin it'd cut back on the noise outside a lot. Even carpet or a rug would work.

 

[Beerhippie]

I’d use unfaced mineral wool batts. Flameproof and quite sound absorbent.

Very high on the list for a couple of spots--the back wall, in between vents, and the top, under the shelf above. I'd have to build a plywood or similar wall for the other sides to secure the rockwool to.

Just remember to put a chunk of ply or 2 by on top of it. I-beams kinda ruin carbide saw blades.

Screw that. No one will ever cut into your nice wood cauls on your sawhorses twice!

Few things piss me off like having someone else use my horses and cut the hell out of my cauls....

 

[2drx4]

Unloaded the top of this box, pulled it off, then added some Husky mid boxes in the middle:



I don't know what they cost in the USA, but they're $138 CAD each but online/delivery only from the HomoDepot. They were by far the best deal for a mid box I could find, and they fit perfectly with that Cambodian Tire special box. Quality is comparable. Too bad the drawer fronts aren't black, but I don't care enough to do anything about it. I did make 1/4" ply shims for the top of them so the upper box would sit nicely. Now I just need to add some fasteners to ensure they stay put and then rearrange the whole toolbox. The hutch is also now the "right" height as it was fairly low before.

I ordered two more in black for my other 53" box. It might wind up with the hutch a little too high, I will see, if it does I can use them elsewhere.

 

[gearhead1960]

Unloaded the top of this box, pulled it off, then added some Husky mid boxes in the middle:



I don't know what they cost in the USA, but they're $138 CAD each but online/delivery only from the HomoDepot. They were by far the best deal for a mid box I could find, and they fit perfectly with that Cambodian Tire special box. Quality is comparable. Too bad the drawer fronts aren't black, but I don't care enough to do anything about it. I did make 1/4" ply shims for the top of them so the upper box would sit nicely. Now I just need to add some fasteners to ensure they stay put and then rearrange the whole toolbox. The hutch is also now the "right" height as it was fairly low before.

I ordered two more in black for my other 53" box. It might wind up with the hutch a little too high, I will see, if it does I can use them elsewhere.

More importantly, it has a place for your RockAuto magnets....

 

[bugnut]

Fired up the ultrasonic, cleaned ford tractor holley carb parts, started the reassembly.

 

[niget2002]

More playing with the laser. I have it cutting through 3mm and 6mm plywood. Took a few tries with the 6mm plywood to cut through without causing too much charring.

 

[rollinlower]

Cut off some exhaust manifolds only to run into a bolt i cant get out til i take the fenders off the dakota on the starter

 

[2drx4]

More importantly, it has a place for your RockAuto magnets....

The hutch on the other box is full.

 

[Mike65]

Checked & adjusted the tire pressures on my 05 F150 & fixed one license plate light that has been intermittently not working.

 

[gearhead1960]

....helped Ric put his name on his Toolbox.....he likes to be called Ricky....

 

[Beerhippie]

One of those little projects today. It's one of those things I like to put off for a rainy day--and today is that day--39F and pouring out.

I made two of these a while back to support some big "barn doors" a coworker made. The doors are 1 1/2" rigid foam board sandwiched between plywood and reinforced with 1 X 4"s.



They were beginning to sag--not unexpected, but one of those things I figured future me could deal with when the time came (if you're not going to procrastinate now, when are you?). I clamped it in a vise and bent it back to more-or-less 90 degrees.

I figured it had been a while since I pulled Mr. Sparky out, so let's go!

First cut some 4" 90s out of some scrap:



All stainless, because that's what you mostly find in a brewery boneyard.

A few hard tacks and



I'll bet that works. If not, another future me can weld in a strip to make it a box.

One down,



one to go.

I just hope future me negotiates a better salary....

 

[Outlawmws]

I just hope future me negotiates a better salary....

 

[Beerhippie]

I guess if the gussets start to deflect, I could box them in, like this:



But that just seems like extra work that can be easily put off 'til later.

Two down. Beer thirty!

 

[bmwrd0]

Spent the morning diagnosing a non-igniting gas stove. Not hard, but tracking down the wiring harness necessary for it (I can't just replace the single offending unit) at a decent price is a several hours long trip down appliance part irritation. Found it, it should be here in a couple days, and that will be buttoned up.

Also, more cleaning and sorting in the shop.

 

[rharman]

One of those little projects today. It's one of those things I like to put off for a rainy day--and today is that day--39F and pouring out.

I made two of these a while back to support some big "barn doors" a coworker made. The doors are 1 1/2" rigid foam board sandwiched between plywood and reinforced with 1 X 4"s.
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I'll bet that works. If not, another future me can weld in a strip to make it a box.

One down,



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Your co-workers sense of alignment and hinge mounting is killing me......

 

[Beerhippie]

Your co-workers sense of alignment and hinge mounting is killing me......

He built it, I made it work.

It's what I do.

Well, it's one of the things I do.

 

[DGersic]

Mostly organizing and flinging. Some pondering. A bit of painting.

 

[Beerhippie]

Later...

I went to heat up my afternoon snack of left-over carne assada burritos in the paint curing oven and got distracted... melted cheese and carne goo leaked into the oven.

My next paint job is going to taste like carne assada.

 

[bugnut]

Had the neighbor over, after a beer I invited him to help himself to some tools and lawn stuff that is headed to ebay/habitat out of my shop. Tired of all the stuff, lotsa leftovers from previous projects!

 

[Prospecter]

Had the neighbor over, after a beer I invited him to help himself to some tools and lawn stuff that is headed to ebay/habitat out of my shop. Tired of all the stuff, lotsa leftovers from previous projects!

Moving stuff out goes a long way to making a shop more efficient. I'm working on that, too. It's hard to do!

 

[Prospecter]

Finished replacing seals and bearings on my Troybilt tiller. First coat of shellac on the dog steps.

 

[slomaro3.4]

Follow up, the new gears from alibaba showed up and I got my FIL's snowblower put back together. Now I can get it out of my shop!

 

[DGersic]

Follow up, the new gears from alibaba showed up and I got my FIL's snowblower put back together. Now I can get it out of my shop!

How did that work? Did you send drawings? Just the specs?

 

[slomaro3.4]

How did that work? Did you send drawings? Just the specs?

I measured a bunch and found bronze gears that matched up. To be honest I didn't love how they felt for tolerances so it all went back together and seems to work, but I'm not promising him any longevity. $29 for the parts was a lot cheaper than a NOS gearbox for $500 though.

 

[rd65]

Hope this counts as garage work, wheeled the garbage/recycling cans into the garage to sort through my closet cleaning fiasco from the afternoon. So, so many empty shoe boxes and misc **** the kids left behind when they moved. Then hauled them out to the street.

 

[TheClaw]

Refurbished a oily, dirty Uline workbench that was a Marketplace find. Sanded rough, sanded fine then spread on some BLO.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Cleaned, flung, put away, organized, thunk. Added magnets to LED shoplights.

 

[Beerhippie]

I finally got enough of a break in the weather--not raining or snowing, just a bitter breeze blowing--to finish my throttle wheel modification and install it in the Brick.

Compared to the actual stock(ish--it took some minor modding to reverse it) wheel:



Almost there--I had to drill out the hole for the cable end barrel while I was at it:



I eventually had to cut back the web of the wheel, upper left, to the flat at the center of the hub and then bend the Subaru throttle arm a bit, but I got it in.

Aaaaand... IT WORKS!!!!

I took the Brick for a spin around the back forty of the pub. I was able to maintain a crawl at under 2,000 rpm that didn't even cause the speedo needle to twitch. No more bucking at small throttle openings! Not sure if I'll get full throttle as I didn't have anyone to help with the pedal while I was in the engine comp. If I don't quite get full throttle, maybe that will improve my gas mileage.

Now it's !

 

[CoogarXR]

Brought my road box into the garage, took all the tools out of it, and dried them off.

I had to go rescue my wife. Her vw's starter went out. It was pouring rain and all my tools (and myself) got soaked. The box had a ton of water in it too.

But I got the starter to fire one last time! Got the car home, so it was worth it.

Something is arcing between the solenoid and the housing. I couldn't really see. But taking the wires off and cleaning them must have given it a couple more amps, because it still arced, but it actually turned over. Good enough to get home!

 

[DGersic]

Cleaning, oiling, and tinkering with mom’s old sewing machine.



Got the old crusty “grease” out of the gears, lubed with a bit of SuperLube gel. Oiled all of the specified points.

Had problems getting it to feed thread correctly. Pulled a big dust ball out from behind the bobbin case, which helped.

Ran some scraps through to get an idea of how it works.

 

[GarageHobbyist]

Got my first diy lock pick usable at least, it fills a gap for smaller keyways my set is lacking and the handle shape fits my style.
Made out of .020 x 1/2” feeler stock. It will be getting a final polish and real handle once my micarta gets here.

 

[Mike65]

When I was topping off the air in the tires of my F150 the other day, I wanted to check the spare tire & noticed it had dry rot cracks all along the sidewall of the tire. I removed it & installed one of the tires I took off it when I got different rims three years ago until I can get a new tire for the spare rim. The spare tire looks as though it was the original tire from when the truck was built back in 2005.

 

[fillister]

Finishing up some 3/4 - 10 stud swivel feet for the 1610 Doall saw, 4' Pexto shear and future plasma table.

 

[Hooked]

When I was topping off the air in the tires of my F150 the other day, I wanted to check the spare tire & noticed it had dry rot cracks all along the sidewall of the tire. I removed it & installed one of the tires I took off it when I got different rims three years ago until I can get a new tire for the spare rim. The spare tire looks as though it was the original tire from when the truck was built back in 2005.

I still have the original spare hanging under my 1994 F350. I haven't checked it in years and since I haven't been stuck on the side of the road since I drove it off the lot I may never touch it.

 

[rd65]

I finally got enough of a break in the weather--not raining or snowing, just a bitter breeze blowing--to finish my throttle wheel modification and install it in the Brick.

Compared to the actual stock(ish--it took some minor modding to reverse it) wheel:



Almost there--I had to drill out the hole for the cable end barrel while I was at it:



I eventually had to cut back the web of the wheel, upper left, to the flat at the center of the hub and then bend the Subaru throttle arm a bit, but I got it in.

Aaaaand... IT WORKS!!!!

I took the Brick for a spin around the back forty of the pub. I was able to maintain a crawl at under 2,000 rpm that didn't even cause the speedo needle to twitch. No more bucking at small throttle openings! Not sure if I'll get full throttle as I didn't have anyone to help with the pedal while I was in the engine comp. If I don't quite get full throttle, maybe that will improve my gas mileage.

Now it's !

Not sure if our weather next week will reach you, but it looks like winter will be putting up a fight.

 

[rd65]

I still have the original spare hanging under my 1994 F350. I haven't checked it in years and since I haven't been stuck on the side of the road since I drove it off the lot I may never touch it.

Had the original spare under my 80 F350 when I put tires and wheels on it awhile back. Kept one of the best takeoffs for a new spare. I'm kicking myself for not saving the original for garage art.

 

[rd65]

Not in my shop/garage but at my 13x13 work shop. Complaint was no water flow for the blade, user had tried replacing the hose, pressure gauge valve, and male plastic fitting at the ball valve. None of that worked so the dropped it off for repair. So many things wrong. They somehow got tank turned in the foot (required a dead blow hammer to get things back in line), the ball valve is broken, the male fitting was cross threaded, and the nozzle on the blade guard was loose. And it looks like they dropped it out of the truck and bent the tank mounting plate. It is a Stihl TS800 saw on Stihl cart with their pressure tank for blade water. We build a mount for the tank off the back of the cart.

 

[Beerhippie]

Not sure if our weather next week will reach you, but it looks like winter will be putting up a fight.

Having spent over thirty years living in the Intermountain West, I'm aware that winter is never far off. Still haven't put on my summer tires, even 'though we haven't had significant snow in a month or so.

Hell, I've barely used the snowblower this season. I think I used it once.

Gonna be a dry one. I just hope I can gets some dispersed camping in before the forests close.

 

[NUTTSGT]

One of those little projects today. It's one of those things I like to put off for a rainy day--and today is that day--39F and pouring out.

I made two of these a while back to support some big "barn doors" a coworker made. The doors are 1 1/2" rigid foam board sandwiched between plywood and reinforced with 1 X 4"s.



They were beginning to sag--not unexpected, but one of those things I figured future me could deal with when the time came (if you're not going to procrastinate now, when are you?). I clamped it in a vise and bent it back to more-or-less 90 degrees.

I figured it had been a while since I pulled Mr. Sparky out, so let's go!

First cut some 4" 90s out of some scrap:



All stainless, because that's what you mostly find in a brewery boneyard.

A few hard tacks and



I'll bet that works. If not, another future me can weld in a strip to make it a box.

One down,



one to go.

I just hope future me negotiates a better salary....

What ?!?! no beer holder on the doors ? There goes your raise.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Spent about an hour online searching for a pair of 3" ball valves. The ones I ordered from HD and were supposed to be there yesterday are delayed by Fedex. One call to HD 800 number yielded automated menu, finally a person who put me on hold, then transferred back to the automated menu, then "thank you calling for the Ontario HD" and then a survey. . . finally GOODBYE with being disconnected.

The second call to cancel the order got me a guy that did a search and said the order was delivered at HD yesterday morning about 9am. I told him nope, didn't happen as per the online tracker and female employee I talked to at the store this morning. . . . . it's on a fedex truck somewhere......funny because the FEDEX hub is like a mile as a crow flies from HD.

So apparently, Ontario HD has a set of 3" PVC ball valves they can send back, put on clearance or put in someone else's pick up order. The Jungle truck will be dropping mine off tomorrow. . . hopefully, they are correct unlike the pipe straps I ordered last week.


So what I did was waste my time.