What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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bugnut
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Removed the carb from the ford tractor again, Determined the leak was from the rubber "olives" that create a compression seal, looks a lot like an old faucet washer to me. When searching for the part numbers realized there were 2 so I disconnected the entire line and will replace both. Part 32b is the "olive" factory part is $43 each, online source says use amzn parts at about $3 each. New parts ordered from amazon.
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Metallitubby
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You know I can't divulge it... yet.
Gangly
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Installed a new countershaft seal and sprocket on the XR650R.
Old Man Roger
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It’s just us, go ahead and post pics, no blur.lol
Gangly
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Same here. I have Fumoto valves on everything now, and I cant believe I waited as long as I did to do it.
Mike65
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The filter inlet & outlet sizes are the same size the retainer clips are a different style on each side of the filter. I probably did not explain it correctly. My error.
rd65
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any type of specs you can share on that machine?
Hooked
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I like your idea of the wheels. I have a couple similar containers for wood and metal cutoffs which will be getting this treatment now. Sliding them around is a pain. lolDoing a bunch of cleaning and needed somewhere to throw random metal pieces. Had an old trash can so I cut the front down, added a board and wheels on the bottom, and added a divider/brace. Looks super classy and works great. Unfortunately my phone thinks this back corner of my shop is actually in 1973, so the picture looks like it was taken then. Something about the super white shiny walls make it impossible to get a good pic with my **** phone, plus if it was really clear you guys could steal my sweet idea before I get it patented.
It rolls so nice I might make a matching one for wood, gonna increase the value of my shop by about 50%.
Hooked
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Not me, but my grandson called Friday afternoon asking to stop by on his way home from the HLSR to change oil in his 'new to him' 2018 F150. This being the first oil change on this truck he not only wanted to use my shop but also have a second set of eyes to assure no mishaps. Of course I had to at least get a little oil on my hands. 
He's learned well over the years.
He's learned well over the years.
coldh2o
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Not me, but my grandson called Friday afternoon asking to stop by on his way home from the HLSR to change oil in his 'new to him' 2018 F150. This being the first oil change on this truck he not only wanted to use my shop but also have a second set of eyes to assure no mishaps. Of course I had to at least get a little oil on my hands.
He's learned well over the years.
HLSR?
GreenIron
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GreenIron
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Last time I did a anything in my garage shop was to place my Kawasaki Mule 610 onto jack stands. That was on Fed. 21st., a week before my shoulder surgery.
The 4-wheel drive actuating cable needs to be replaced. I have the cable on-hand. The Mule is still sitting there.
My son was going to walk over (he lives next door) last Saturday to replace it for me but suddenly, he and his wife had their 2.5-year old grandson over.
I'm in no hurry, as I can't do much in my current state of post-operative surgery.
The 4-wheel drive actuating cable needs to be replaced. I have the cable on-hand. The Mule is still sitting there.
My son was going to walk over (he lives next door) last Saturday to replace it for me but suddenly, he and his wife had their 2.5-year old grandson over.
I'm in no hurry, as I can't do much in my current state of post-operative surgery.
Just Puttering
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My wife asked me to make her a warping board.
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I asked her why would I make a warping board when most of the boards at the lumber yard are already warping?
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I got a long evil look, followed by a an endlessly long description of pegs on a rack used to wrap lengths of yarn around to get numerous even length "warps" to mount to one of her 4 looms...blah blah blah. Threw up my hands and said please stop the description and just send me a picture. I will do my own research and build one.
It was a fun little weekend shop project.
She absolutely loved it, thought the counter mounting tabs were a genius modification, and got right to work
She is presently a very happy wife
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I asked her why would I make a warping board when most of the boards at the lumber yard are already warping?
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I got a long evil look, followed by a an endlessly long description of pegs on a rack used to wrap lengths of yarn around to get numerous even length "warps" to mount to one of her 4 looms...blah blah blah. Threw up my hands and said please stop the description and just send me a picture. I will do my own research and build one.
It was a fun little weekend shop project.
She absolutely loved it, thought the counter mounting tabs were a genius modification, and got right to work
She is presently a very happy wife
wolfhawk73
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Very nice! I could have sold you my wife's warping board.My wife asked me to make her a warping board.
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I asked her why would I make a warping board when most of the boards at the lumber yard are already warping?
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I got a long evil look, followed by a an endlessly long description of pegs on a rack used to wrap lengths of yarn around to get numerous even length "warps" to mount to one of her 4 looms...blah blah blah. Threw up my hands and said please stop the description and just send me a picture. I will do my own research and build one.
It was a fun little weekend shop project.
She absolutely loved it, thought the counter mounting tabs were a genius modification, and got right to work
She is presently a very happy wife
Is that an AVL loom? My wife used to hand-weave fabric samples on a 16-harness AVL with a CompuDobby for the customers of her dad's company. They were a contract drapery mill that wove fire retardant fabrics for industrial use like curtain and furniture fabric. I can't go in a hospital without her pointing out a fabric that she helped to design or the plant wove. She wove fabrics for Victoria's Secret, Disney, and a host of others. She designed a red (of course) plaid fabric for Victoria's Secret, and instead of having the fabric made into wallpaper, they just took my wife's design and had it printed. I don't think she's stepped foot in one since.
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Just Puttering
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Looks very similar, but it's a vintage 50's Leclerc loom built in Quebec. Been in the family a long time. I fixed it up a few years ago which was itself a fun project.
wolfhawk73
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Nice! I'm not familiar with anything past AVL, but LeClerc sounds awfully familiar. I became her loom mechanic when she started working for her dad. She worked from home while we dated and a few years after we were married.Looks very similar, but it's a vintage 50's Leclerc loom built in Quebec. Been in the family a long time. I fixed it up a few years ago which was itself a fun project.
wolfhawk73
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Dupe.
I know, I don't so but I'm sure there's someone on here that is a subject matter expert
Outlawmws
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Not quite following. you dated and wooed a customer? Or she became a GF then you started loom mechanicing for her?
WisJim
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Having a wife with looms and spinning wheels and circular knitting machines can keep a fellow busy. It seems like there is always something to be repaired, tuned up, modified, or an accessory to be built. My wife's floor loom is a project she started to build in a shop class soon after we were married (mid 1970s) and then it got stuck in the corner of various shed or barns as we moved and got on with life and kids. A couple of years ago we got the pieces out and figured out what stage the project was at, got a little done, and then we moved again, so it is still an unfinished project.
I stole them off of a $10 harbor freight furniture mover dolly thing. Probably cheapest way to get wheels if you don't have any sitting around. And if you splurge for the bigger nice dolly you might be able to just stick the whole thing under your container. Everything possible in my shop has wheels, I have to much **** coming in and out to leave stuff in one place.
wolfhawk73
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My wife and I met when we were in college. She started working for her dad after college, but we weren't married yet, just dating. She was working for him when we got married, and, unfortunately, the company went out of business 7 years after we got married. I woo'd her with my mechanicing.
wolfhawk73
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I ran into that little trick a couple of years ago when I was looking for casters. Four of the SAME dang wheels sold loose are cheaper if they're attached to the freakin' furniture dolly.
Wrench97
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I've been known to cut it out of a piece of fuel line hose.
Chop it to length then peel the outer jacket off and the inside is just the right size
Beerhippie
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I had to replace the oven pilot light thermocouple in the pub kitchen range.
Simple enough, right? A screwdriver (#1 Robertson, of course), a couple of end wrenches--3/8 and 7/16 should be it.
An hour and a dozen trips back to the shop later...
I only had to take most of the front of the range off. I got the old thermocouple out (angle grinder and cut off wheel for the trashed end), but it was routed through here:
That ain't happening. I tried "fishing" it, but no way. To get it routed back there would require taking most of the rest of the front of the range off, including the door, which is counter-balanced by a couple of hell-fer-stout springs. Just nope.
Back to the shop for a drill and bit and:
With the range back in its place, you won't see that.
Some wrestling, some cursing, some more cursing and:
Success!
Simple enough, right? A screwdriver (#1 Robertson, of course), a couple of end wrenches--3/8 and 7/16 should be it.
An hour and a dozen trips back to the shop later...
I only had to take most of the front of the range off. I got the old thermocouple out (angle grinder and cut off wheel for the trashed end), but it was routed through here:
That ain't happening. I tried "fishing" it, but no way. To get it routed back there would require taking most of the rest of the front of the range off, including the door, which is counter-balanced by a couple of hell-fer-stout springs. Just nope.
Back to the shop for a drill and bit and:
With the range back in its place, you won't see that.
Some wrestling, some cursing, some more cursing and:
Success!
bmwrd0
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Itinerant
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Finished the game of Tetris I started on Saturday with the arrival of the new bench.
Continued cleaning and purging.
Found a suitable landing spot for my vise.
Continued cleaning and purging.
Found a suitable landing spot for my vise.
Motorman55
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Great weather in South Jersey today.
Disconnected the charger from the 74FLH Harley. Checked the oil level. First start up since January then took it for a short ride around the village to get the oil flowing.
Back to the garage/shop to put away some of the new tools I purchased over the winter then a little cleaning/organizing.
Banged my head on the drop down stairs & tripped over something. Called it a day. Lots more to do.
Disconnected the charger from the 74FLH Harley. Checked the oil level. First start up since January then took it for a short ride around the village to get the oil flowing.
Back to the garage/shop to put away some of the new tools I purchased over the winter then a little cleaning/organizing.
Banged my head on the drop down stairs & tripped over something. Called it a day. Lots more to do.
niget2002
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Masked off and traced the outline of the logo on the sign I'm making. The projector I'm using doesn't have a very bright output, so I had to wait for the shop to get a little darker. Now I'm too tired to start trimming the lines, so I'll do that tomorrow.
I don't have to have this done until the end of the month, so I have time.
I also had to swap shop laptops. The Mac I was using decided to start power cycling everytime I opened an app. I went and grabbed a different laptop out of the office. It has windows 7 on it, but I might put Linux on it. It was once the shop laptop, but got moved back into the house when my son started wanting to play games on my desktop all day. Now that he has his own laptop, I can repurpose this one again.
I don't have to have this done until the end of the month, so I have time.
I also had to swap shop laptops. The Mac I was using decided to start power cycling everytime I opened an app. I went and grabbed a different laptop out of the office. It has windows 7 on it, but I might put Linux on it. It was once the shop laptop, but got moved back into the house when my son started wanting to play games on my desktop all day. Now that he has his own laptop, I can repurpose this one again.
kaymccampbell
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This is pretty much every new repair job I tackle. I've taken to writing down every tool needed to perform the service on 3x5 cards. That way I can look to see if I've done it before and get a good starter pick list pulled.I had to replace the oven pilot light thermocouple in the pub kitchen range.
Simple enough, right? A screwdriver (#1 Robertson, of course), a couple of end wrenches--3/8 and 7/16 should be it.
An hour and a dozen trips back to the shop later...
I only had to take most of the front of the range off. I got the old thermocouple out (angle grinder and cut off wheel for the trashed end), but it was routed through here:
That ain't happening. I tried "fishing" it, but no way. To get it routed back there would require taking most of the rest of the front of the range off, including the door, which is counter-balanced by a couple of hell-fer-stout springs. Just nope.
Back to the shop for a drill and bit and:
With the range back in its place, you won't see that.
Some wrestling, some cursing, some more cursing and:
Success!
Beerhippie
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Problem is, this is, IIRC, the third kitchen range we've had. We had a US Range, a Wolf and this POS. The US and Wolf were real 'Murican Freedum fasteners, but this damned thing... metric. For the thermocouple, a 9mm at one end and a 10 at the other. I have to re-learn the tool list for every iteration....
Why have we been through so many ranges? Hire a new "chef" or kitchen manager, and it's the first thing they demand we replace--and I'm not in that chain of command. The US and Wolf I extensively rebuilt, to the tune of a few grand each (parts alone) and to the point they were damned near new--definitely far better than an MIC import. We basically gave those away.
Want a really nice, commercial-kitchen-grade made in USA range? Hang around some commercial kitchens....
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DGersic
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Did some flinging.
Measuring, pondering, and research. I think I’ve identified the source of my brake pedal assembly, now trying to work out how to fit a clutch pedal on it.
Measuring, pondering, and research. I think I’ve identified the source of my brake pedal assembly, now trying to work out how to fit a clutch pedal on it.
WisJim
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When I started my job as a maintenance mechanic at the university, I found that the maintenance records were incomplete and way out of date, so listing the tools needed for a job was one of the first things I added to the maintenance files for all the equipment. It took awhile to get everything figured out (years, actually), and then years later they decided that all the maintenance info needed to be in a special format (determined by someone who probably never saw a wrench or an air handler), so I figured it was time to retire.
gizardlizard
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Just wanted to say hey to a fellow maintenance mechanic AND cheese head. Madison, WI here.
Hooked
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I remembered I had a potted plant base, with casters, I made for my wife years ago to easily move it into the garage during winter. When the plant died she had no use for it so I 'stored' in the workshop 'somewhere' so I went searching yesterday. Finally found it, cleaned up and oiled the casters. Nice portable container now. Thanks again for the idea.
Sad to hear that, it's a turning point that we all eventually come to face with.
I had to have a triple level fusion done in my neck at 50 years old (now 75), my surgeon told me that if I ever fell off my bike at any speed my neck would snap like a twig and I would be dead. I ended up passing along the 1979 Honda CBX that I had at the time to my brother. I kept my 1966 BSA Spitfire Mk11 as it was disassembled and in boxes, currently I am restoring it to it's former glory and hopefully will take an occasional ride in the future. I have owned it for 53 years.
One of my best friends from all the way back in elementary school rode Yamaha's all his life until a debilitating muscular disease forced him to give up riding when he couldn't hold the bike upright anymore, the decision took the wind out of his sails and he ended up dying a few years later. The bike was still sitting in his garage on the day of his funeral, he never gave up the hope of riding again.
