What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[Real_PhillBert]

It can amaze, seeing how much the addition of good task lighting can transform a workspace.

Without a doubt. It was reasonably lit before, but it's miles better now.

 

[Skyman]

My workspaces are illuminated brighter than daylight. Such a difference it made!

 

[Beerhippie]

Another fifteen-minute job this morning. Only took two hours! I had to hang another air curtain over another door. Once again, I had to hang some extra, structural, trim above the door trim and so began another game of "find the stud". Of course, there's a stud either side of the door RO--check--found those with a little measuring and math. Now I need to hit one more near the center of the door. The wall is covered in FRP, so stud finders, magnets and pounding on the wall don't work. Figure it has to be 24" OC from one of the two I located. Two dry holes. 16", even 'though this is a 2X6 wall? Strike out again. Last ditch effort--drill holes every 3/4" all the way across the opening. Nope. There is no stud above the door! Finally give in and through-bolt it with a 1/4" carriage bolt. Got the curtain hung and working. Lunch time.

Fly season has set in, so it's time for new fly strips.

Out with the old,



in with the new.



Want your strips to hang straight? Put weights in the tubes. I use found wheel weights. Flies like light, hence these are hung from the fixture over my bench. If you're tall enough to get the fly strips in your hair, you're too tall for the shop.

Now to fix some party pumps for keg rentals....

 

[Kurt4440]

I decided that since I just replaced all of the bearings, races and seals on a friends double axle trailer, that I should at least replace the seals on my single axle trailer and repack the bearings.

 

[Beelzeboss]

I flipped over my hot rod chassis to start the final welding.



I really need more garage room...

 

[rcktpwrd]

I really need more garage room...

Don't we all!

 

[bmwrd0]

packing, photing, shipping.

Did get the missing tooling in, but as I threw my back out I am not doing much with it.

 

[inphx]

Almost s**t my pants, 1st run breakin at end seemed to have coolant coming out of the exhaust manifold bolt... turns out the hose sagged with hot coolant and touching the exhaust made pinhole directed right on the bolt. i really need a wingman when doing stuff like this.

 

[DGersic]

A mixed bag of stuff today.

First thing this morning, I listed a leaf blower on FBM. Free. No questions. It’s on the curb, come get it. Will delete the listing when it’s gone.



Got the inevitable “is this still available” (looks out window, yes), and a “can you hold it for 5pm” (no).

Then I got a “can you deliver it to (a town an hour from here)?” WTF is wrong with people? No. It’s a free f#@$&n leaf blower, sitting on the curb, with a “free” sign on it. Come get it, or don’t.


Installed my new, non broken, thermostat. Was easier than I expected, just removed the glove compartment box to gain better access.




Nitrogen test held pressure over the weekend, so hooked up the vacuum pump.

While that was running, my friend that’s painting my glove box door told me that it’s done. So that’s ready to go back in. Modified this drawer hook to fit on the glove box door latch.



Without a pull of some sort, it’s hard to get the door to actually open. Hoping that this helps.

Vacuum pump won’t go below 1200 micron. Replaced the Schrader valves, restarted, and it still won’t go below 1200. So I guess I’m working on A/C again tomorrow.

 

[M.Brane]

Very calm and isn't agitated; purrs just with one of us sitting next to him(her?) Still cleaning the bowl, (I added a dash of water to the food and after the food/water was gone) - Peed, but no poop so pretty sure it was starving a day or so.

The best puddy tats are the ones that pick you.

 

[TurnipTruck]

I brought in a weldor to do some quickie welds. Looks like that garage sale deal on a bottle of argon wasn’t that great a deal. How did they contaminate a 2500psi cylinder of argon!? If I am going to do more aluminum in the future, I will need more tools.

 

[KwikFab]

Made a Cybertruck out of a Cybertruck

 

[Motorman55]

Spent a few hours masking off all the hoses and removing some small parts as needed. Followed that up by painting all the sheetmetal in my 1976 MGB's engine bay Matte Black.

 

[Jeff Ivers]

No pics, but condensate drain for upstairs AC plugged and overflowed. Got it unplugged with the shop vac, then needed to dry it out.
Picked up a dehumidifier from the depot that fit between the floors. That along with a box fan to have been running for a couple of days.
Will have to do some drywall repair, but got lucky and noticed it before I had to call the pro's to dry it out.
Now to find out why the sensor on the AC didn't trip.

I had the same problem about 3 years ago. The "plug" was actually algae in the condensate line. Since then, every six months, I pour a mixture of 2 cups bleach to a gallon of water down the line. So far, no further problems.

 

[zanyad]

I got light fixtures in to replace the simple bulb hangers I had before. I'm super happy with the amount of light.




The garage still has a ways to go but it's slowly getting there.

Looking good. Nice and spacious.

 

[dwasifar]

Made more to sell at farmers market:



Glue-up was stupidly complicated for the results. Not sure it was worth the effort.

 

[jimkinney]

I had the same problem about 3 years ago. The "plug" was actually algae in the condensate line. Since then, every six months, I pour a mixture of 2 cups bleach to a gallon of water down the line. So far, no further problems.

Yes this was the problem. Usually use vinegar, but was a little late this time.

 

[KwikFab]

The context I should've added earlier.

This, is a door. A Cybertruck door specifically, and yes those are gunshots through it on the upper left.



The door was actually part of a video done by a Youtuber and fellow gun enthusiast like myself.

Come to find out when you live in CA, and partake in both night shooting as well as extended long range (2,500+ yards), you find that not many people actually do both things so you end up knowing the same people across the state!

Anyway, this door was used to demonstrate what caliber rounds (and load types) can in fact defeat a Cybertruck door. And which can't.

Here's the video for those interested -

So this door was brought to me to take on a special project.

With the top zipped off, it's time to use the rest up.



Ah ****...



















And before you ask, no those slots were pointless to use.

These doors are 14 gauge stainless. The person that helped create this file had intended for the end user to simply bend this by hand when cut out; that was not the case at all as we had to use my press brake for all of these bends except the front window panel.

Have to say, it was significantly harder to deal with than I anticipated especially since I had to add as much as 18.6 degrees of springback compensation on a simple 102 degree bend. Almost 20 degrees of bendback!

 

[jimkinney]

For water inside insulated walls, get a handful of aquarium air pumps--cheap--and some aquarium air tubing. Drill 14" holes in the drywall near the base, one per stud bay. Stick the tubing in the hole, attach to a pump and plug 'em in. The insulation will take about a week to dry, depending on your weather and inside conditions. Obviously, hot and dry is desirable.

Should be able to unload the pumps on CL or whatever for half what you paid.

Luckily, non insulated interior walls and ceiling. Cut a strip in the drywall at the floor behind the baseboard.
Dehumidifier and fan in the bedroom.

Got to purchase a new tool, thermal camera attachment for my cell phone. Very easy to see what is still wet.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermal-Master-P1-Resolution-Infrared/dp/B0FLK4V7Z6/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Mike65]

Unpacked the box of goodies I ordered for the Mustang.

 

[bugnut]

not much time to play, got the display to work

 

[rollinlower]

It's 9 am I have two barns sorted into parts for people to come pick up, one way or another I'm going to have space to work after the next set of surgeries lol

 

[FLHCHAZ]

Brakes and rotors on the '24 Trax. The loctite that the factory uses on the caliper bracket bolts is no joke....

 

[OccupantRJ]

Almost s**t my pants, 1st run breakin at end seemed to have coolant coming out of the exhaust manifold bolt... turns out the hose sagged with hot coolant and touching the exhaust made pinhole directed right on the bolt. i really need a wingman when doing stuff like this.

Made you look!

 

[Old Man Roger]

The context I should've added earlier.

This, is a door. A Cybertruck door specifically, and yes those are gunshots through it on the upper left.



The door was actually part of a video done by a Youtuber and fellow gun enthusiast like myself.

Come to find out when you live in CA, and partake in both night shooting as well as extended long range (2,500+ yards), you find that not many people actually do both things so you end up knowing the same people across the state!

Anyway, this door was used to demonstrate what caliber rounds (and load types) can in fact defeat a Cybertruck door. And which can't.

Here's the video for those interested -

So this door was brought to me to take on a special project.

With the top zipped off, it's time to use the rest up.



Ah ****...



















And before you ask, no those slots were pointless to use.

These doors are 14 gauge stainless. The person that helped create this file had intended for the end user to simply bend this by hand when cut out; that was not the case at all as we had to use my press brake for all of these bends except the front window panel.

Have to say, it was significantly harder to deal with than I anticipated especially since I had to add as much as 18.6 degrees of springback compensation on a simple 102 degree bend. Almost 20 degrees of bendback!

So a bullet resistant Rc truck?.lol

 

[Beerhippie]

Glad to see you maintained the original panel gap tolerance!

 

[Outlawmws]

And before you ask,

Cybertruck inspiration:

 

[Motorman55]

Before and After....1976 MGB Engine Bay

A little effort goes a long way... ( more work continues )

 

[Levaughn]

I’m cleaning up my 1940s to mid-1950s Sears Homart fan I haven’t touched since purchasing it at a Yard Sale about fifteen years ago for about fifteen dollars. I took the screen off and noticed the motor is built by Packard Electric. GM purchased Packard Electric in 1932, and Packard Electric became a supplier for Sears, Roebuck & Co. It runs extremely well.

 

[Beerhippie]

After getting a bunch of pub and brewery stuff done this AM, I have some time to putter this afternoon.



I'm pretty sure those axles support things on this cheap-**** hand truck aren't supposed to look like that. The real problem, 'though, as I learned this morning, is that if you bend over to load a 50 lb box of hops on the foot, the handle slams you upside the head. Ouch.

So how to bend them back and keep them there?



That'll do the bending bit.



That's what I'm looking for.



Once I tack that in place, it'll probably keep the support and axles where they are. Perfect fit? Nope. Good enough? Yep.

I'll get to welding once the temp in the shop drops below 80F. For now, I'm going to do some liquid welding prep.

 

[zachgeo]

Got home at 8:30 last night and my Socket Boss order from Ernst was waiting for me, so I stayed up past my bedtime organizing my motley collection of sockets and ratchets. Previously they were all just rattling around in this drawer in a state of loose semi-organization, along with two wrench sets in racks (which I have now hung on a wall to make way for my newly organized sockets). I parsed out almost exactly what I needed from Ernst, but hadn't really thought through their placement in the drawer. Luckily it all worked out. Still a few loose items I may need to deal with, but a definite improvement.

 

[bmwrd0]

Brought the Dalton headstock and tailstock over to the basement shop to get as clean as possible and all the **** paint removed. I am really happy with how much of the original Japaning is still there under the slop. Why do people feel the need to repaint everything, especially if they aren't going to do it right?

Let things show their age.

 

[DGersic]

A day of not doing what I intended to do, because something else had to be done first.

Intended to work on the car A/C that I couldn’t vac down yesterday.

Put the vacuum pump on, with just the gauge, and the gauge set, and hoses. No car attached. Couldn’t vac that down below 1200 microns. So it’s not the car.

Started disconnecting and connecting things, looking for a cause, and the vacuum pump locked up. Motor won’t start, just hums when turned on.

So, time to service the pump.



Drained the oil. Disassembled. Moved everything by hand. Seems fine. ?

Reassembled. Still seems fine. At least a quick blip of the power switch says it runs again. Need a quart of oil to refill it, and I don’t have a quart of oil. Grainger does, they’re an hour away. My N2 tank is about empty, and Air Gas is right by the Grainger.

So, off to Grainger and Air Gas I went.

I think I know where the problem is, I’ll hopefully be back at that tomorrow. Unless something else has to be done first.

 

[jake28]

First time patching up a fender. The grinder, putty, and paint will make me the welder that I ain’t.

 

[Beerhippie]

Shop finally cooled down some. Liquid welder applied. Hot melt metal gun did its job.



I'd intended to slap some paint on there, but then looked at that rest of this POS



and thought "Why waste paint on that?".

It'll last another year or two--what do you expect from an $80 hand truck?

 

[Wrench97]

A day of not doing what I intended to do, because something else had to be done first.

Intended to work on the car A/C that I couldn’t vac down yesterday.

Put the vacuum pump on, with just the gauge, and the gauge set, and hoses. No car attached. Couldn’t vac that down below 1200 microns. So it’s not the car.

Started disconnecting and connecting things, looking for a cause, and the vacuum pump locked up. Motor won’t start, just hums when turned on.

So, time to service the pump.



Drained the oil. Disassembled. Moved everything by hand. Seems fine. ?

Reassembled. Still seems fine. At least a quick blip of the power switch says it runs again. Need a quart of oil to refill it, and I don’t have a quart of oil. Grainger does, they’re an hour away. My N2 tank is about empty, and Air Gas is right by the Grainger.

So, off to Grainger and Air Gas I went.

I think I know where the problem is, I’ll hopefully be back at that tomorrow. Unless something else has to be done first.

Most auto parts stores will also have vacuum pump oil also.

 

[DGersic]

Most auto parts stores will also have vacuum pump oil also.

True. I don’t know if it matters. Dad always ran JB black gold in his JB pump. Now it’s my pump. I’m still running JB black gold in it.

 

[Hooked]

Power window motor on my wife's Sequoia died but to replace the motor requires the regulator removal so I just ordered a regulator 'assembly' from O'Reillys. Of course, when I went to pick it up there was no motor so order the motor which took several more hours to get. Good news is both were covered under lifetime warranty. Got it all buttoned up and wife is happy (she doesn't have to drive my truck again.....lol).

 

[captmoto]

I cant remember what the chemical was, maybe acetone I think. Anyway, what ever chemical it was, the fumes were heavier than air.

When It leaked all the rubber casters in my whole shop disintegrated overnight.

Now mind you it only spilled in one area, but the fumes spread out over the whole shop. One set of casters were at least 20ft away from the spill.

It made me realize why some areas required out buildings to have vents on the walls near the floor.

Here's a weird thing that took me a while to figure out about fumes. I used to use a product for my dirt bike air filters called No Toil. I couldn't figure out why for no reason at all I would have puddles of filter oil on the swingarm and floor. I eventually put 2 and 2 together and realized that it was happening whenever I used acetone, lacquer thinner, brake or carb clean near or on the bike. I switched back to the old school filter oil and had no more problems.

 

[captmoto]

Tuesday, rear wheel bearing on my 2017 Husqvarna FC450.
Wednesday, at the fire museum shop, pulled a water pump from a 1953 International Harvester Coast fire engine and split it open with a hydraulic press for rebuild. Mounted a forward facing solid red light on a 1985 Seagrave. For some silly reason the department ordered this generation of engines with a light bar without a solid red in it.
Thursday at the horse stable, replaced a starter generator belt and drive belt on a golf cart.
I get around a little bit.