What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[Beerhippie]

Laid down four gallons of weed killer. Did some of it in "the back forty", which is covered in hardened cheat grass. Spent ten minutes picking cheat grass seeds out of my boots. I'll throw the socks away. I need to find the pair of cheatgrass gaiters I had made from canvas duck when I worked in the woods all summer.

Trying to find something to discourage the damned high-heeled rats--deer--from eating our flowerbeds. I've tried everything on the market years ago and none worked. Has something been invented in the last thirty years that actually does? Deer are worse than I've ever seen them here--both mulies and white tail.

PS: If you don't know what cheatgrass is, consider yourself lucky.

 

[Old Man Roger]

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.

No toil is a honda product which usually means quality. (despite the jokes on this site.lol) So it wouldn’t run unless it was exposed to the fumes of the other products? I only ask because I often over oiled my filters.

 

[captmoto]

No toil is a honda product which usually means quality. (despite the jokes on this site.lol) So it wouldn’t run unless it was exposed to the fumes of the other products? I only ask because I often over oiled my filters.

No Toil was a stand alone product that Honda spec'd as OE. I don't over oil. The vacuum from these race bikes will pull oil from the filter into the intake. We heard of this with K&N filters over oiled and fouling MAF sensors.

 

[Old Man Roger]

No Toil was a stand alone product that Honda spec'd as OE. I don't over oil. The vacuum from these race bikes will pull oil from the filter into the intake. We heard of this with K&N filters over oiled and fouling MAF sensors.

Ya, I always had oil in my carb.lol

 

[ecotec]

Last night I cut the handle on a 16oz ball pein shorter, so it would fit in my Veto bag. I, then, put a chamfer on the edge.

My Vaughan and Klein electricians hammers do not fit in the Veto, so I had a lighter (12oz?) ball pein hammer in there. It just wasn’t heavy enough.

 

[Kurt4440]

Just a simple oil change in the wife's Jetta last night.
13 fasteners hold on the belly pan, but, I needed 3 different tools to remove those fasteners, plus the socket and ratchet for the drain plug and an oil filter wrench.



On the other side of the spectrum, I am pretty sure I could change the oil in my neighbor's Tiguan with my eyes closed. I don't even have to get under it, oil extractor and remove the oil filter cup.

 

[Beerhippie]

I realized two things today:

1) I was carrying fifty pounds of cow-****-reinforced mud on The Brick. While this looks good (to me), it's a lot of weight.

B) I was running short on space to store fresh mud.



Now, don't get too worried--I just used the brewery electric power washer to knock off the mud. No need to get all carried away with soap and scrubbing and wax on, wax off BS.

Cleaning the Brick didn't take long. Cleaning this slab:



sure did. Next time, I'll knock the mud off on the gravel where I don't have to clean it off afterwards.

I swear the Brick sits an inch higher now....

 

[rcktpwrd]

Had a bunch of scrap metal collecting on my work bench and in the garage. A bunch of small brass pieces from equipment repairs at work, aluminum, stainless and other random metals. We loaded it all in to the back of the wagon so my wife can bring it to the metal recycler tomorow. Also have a couple 50 gallon trash bags filled with aluminum cans.

 

[Beerhippie]

Well, not in the shop, but overhead:



Joseph OR airshow opened today. These guys have been doing formation flying all day long--sometimes up to eight planes. No idea what the plane is, but it's loud... until the B17 flew over. Now, THAT is loud.

I struggled to get my phone out in time to get a pic--airplane fast, Timm not so much.

While cleaning the Brick, I noticed streaks of something coming from the gutters on the passenger side. Could that be... oh, no.



Yep. The gasket blew out. Good news is that I lost less than a gallon. I also figured out that I could daisy-chain the cam-lock straps I secured it with to lower the can from the roof. Just topped up the tank, so can't do it the easy way. So much for the aero-look can on its side. I guess if I want that, I'll have to get Rotopax that are made for storing on their side (checks price of Rotopax.... nope).

Hoping my paint isn't ruined by gasoline.

 

[Outlawmws]

I've had well sealed Jerry cans leak siting upright. Never seen one that didn't seep some, especially in the heat.

 

[welder4956]

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.

Very low chance of contamination, standard practice is to pull a vacuum on the cylinders before filling. Are you sure it is labeled as welding grade argon?

 

[DGersic]

Eliminated the cheap hose adapters, and now can draw a decent vacuum again.




Installed my freshly painted glove box door.




The cheap hose adapters are going back.

 

[jblnut]

Time to get intimate with my combine and replace some internals ….. here is a before shot ….


Things removed for better access. The entire clean grain elevator and incline auger are coming out. Both have holes and very thin spots and are due for replacement.

 

[rd65]

Just a simple oil change in the wife's Jetta last night.
13 fasteners hold on the belly pan, but, I needed 3 different tools to remove those fasteners, plus the socket and ratchet for the drain plug and an oil filter wrench.



On the other side of the spectrum, I am pretty sure I could change the oil in my neighbor's Tiguan with my eyes closed. I don't even have to get under it, oil extractor and remove the oil filter cup.

If I remember correctly a YZF600 was 26 fasteners to get the lower fairing of to change the oil. Hated working on those things.

 

[BMWBOB2]

I’ve been experimenting with different types of wood for walking sticks and shillelagh. This one is very light, is from a chestnut sapling ( the root ball is in my hand), it is tipped with a short chunk of aluminum pipe, and would be an excellent hiking companion:

 

[Kurt4440]

If I remember correctly a YZF600 was 26 fasteners to get the lower fairing of to change the oil. Hated working on those things.

All of the early motorcycles I worked on were pretty basic to service.

I don't even remember how many pieces and fasteners need to be removed in order to access the battery on my BMW R1100RT. It isn't that I can't do the work, it just seems overly complicated for what is accomplished, and the potential of scratching or cracking the body panels is greatly increased.

 

[Dumber than lumber]

I have been putting rigid insulating foam on inside of my garage door.
Already had R38 blown into the garage attic.

 

[PugetDude]

Cleaned, sold, and scrapped misc. “stuff”.

Took the time to drill my square holder for a rare earth magnet and cup to hold my one of my 6” scales.

John, need details on the smaller square in front of the 4" Milwaukee... looks like a good size for a lot of the square tube and flat bar I use.

 

[PhantomEB]

Wrote out another two lists for the bronco.

first one is the rework or why wasn’t this done list. Wrote numbers on each section in order to tackle.
second one I am not to touch until the first one is done.

now it’s to clean and organize the shop up a lot better for when the bronco comes back in.

 

[Jgaz]

John, need details on the smaller square in front of the 4" Milwaukee... looks like a good size for a lot of the square tube and flat bar I use.

Scott,
I bought it from these guys.

Scratch & Dent Small Carpenter Square

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dfmtoolworks.com

Their scratch and dent sales are great.
Made in Chicago, small private company.
Good products and great people to deal with.
I have several of their smaller layout tools as well as some speciality wood working radius scrapers.

They sell some products thru Amazon so you can avoid shipping costs if you are a Prime member

jim

 

[Jgaz]

Off topic but here is my DFM collection.

 

[Beerhippie]

Did some maintenance on the Brick this AM--before the heat sets in. Found that my tire guy had tightened the lugnuts on my spare holder handtight, if at all. Wheel was about to fall off (I better check the torque on the rest of the wheels). That explains the rattle coming from the wayback on the rough stuff.

My rear main seal leak is inconsequential, aside from dripping on the concrete pad, where the rig is only parked when I'm working on it. Otherwise, a little oil on the gravel drive is dust abatement.

Realized that the Toy had room for five gallons of gas, so decanted the leaking can into it and figured out why the Gerry can was leaking--the lid had come slightly loose--just a little more than finger-tight. It looks like I can store it on its side, but need to safety-wire (or zip-tie) the cap on to prevent loosening. The gasket that appeared to have bulged out was just my sloppy job of cutting the Viton gasket.

Good news is that the can was still essentially full--but wouldn't have been if I had put a few more miles of the rough on it.

 

[BMWBOB2]

I’ve been experimenting with different types of wood for walking sticks and shillelagh. This one is very light, is from a chestnut sapling ( the root ball is in my hand), it is tipped with a short chunk of aluminum pipe, and would be an excellent hiking companion:

Better pic - this one is 55” long

 

[BMWBOB2]

All of the early motorcycles I worked on were pretty basic to service.

I don't even remember how many pieces and fasteners need to be removed in order to access the battery on my BMW R1100RT. It isn't that I can't do the work, it just seems overly complicated for what is accomplished, and the potential of scratching or cracking the body panels is greatly increased.

My BMW 1600GTL is fairly easy to service, but simple things like cleaning the windshield is a pain: of course the part you look through is easy, but to clean the whole thing it must be removed. Adding coolant is also a pain. Adjusting the valves is an all day chore…..

 

[Old Man Roger]

Cant remember the years, but there was a frame issue on GoldWings back in the early 2000’s I think? The fix weld took seconds, I think removing the plastics payed like 6 hrs.

 

[wandrur]

I stuck some stickers on my toolbox.

 

[Beerhippie]

I stuck some stickers on my toolbox.

I hope you kicked back, put your feet up and enjoyed a fine beverage after that effort!

I'm waiting for the sun to go behind the warehouse for the afternoon so I can crawl under the Brick and fiddle with the damned shifter linkage again. Having problems getting into first and third and fourth isn't where it's supposed to be. I'll be trying a different trick this time.

How the hell can a linkage this simple be this difficult to tune?

 

[Skyman]

I hope you kicked back, put your feet up and enjoyed a fine beverage after that effort!

I'm waiting for the sun to go behind the warehouse for the afternoon so I can crawl under the Brick and fiddle with the damned shifter linkage again. Having problems getting into first and third and fourth isn't where it's supposed to be. I'll be trying a different trick this time.

How the hell can a linkage this simple be this difficult to tune?

It’s a long run back to that transaxle. Tends to contribute to vagueness.

 

[Beerhippie]

It’s a long run back to that transaxle. Tends to contribute to vagueness.

There's vagueness and then there's wrong. This is vaguely wrong. Wrongly vague? Anyhow, not how it's supposed to be.

Tried working out there. 95F, full sun and no air movement. Got some interior trim back where it belongs and then just noped out until the shade hits. At least it's a dry heat.

I think I'll go up front and have a beer where I can sit in the shade and keep an eye on the pretty tourist girls....

 

[Old Man Roger]

I’ve only ever driven old VW’s but none of them shifted well.

 

[Metallitubby]

I started removing the roof panel on the Korrado until I smashed one of my fingernails and my glove filled up with blood. I'm gonna take a break for a bit.

 

[OccupantRJ]

I started removing the roof panel on the Korrado until I smashed one of my fingernails and my glove filled up with blood. I'm gonna take a break for a bit.

Yeah, that.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Rub some dirt on it.

 

[Metallitubby]

Rub some dirt on it.

There's plenty of VW metal shavings in it. Does that count?

 

[Old Man Roger]

There's plenty of VW metal shavings in it. Does that count?

No, that ****’ll kill ya.

 

[Beerhippie]

No, that ****’ll kill ya.

If'n it don't kill ya, it'll make ya hurt... or somethin' along those lines.

 

[Kurt4440]

I started removing the roof panel on the Korrado until I smashed one of my fingernails and my glove filled up with blood. I'm gonna take a break for a bit.

I just did a fingernail smash about 10 days ago working on some plumbing. I had to poke a hole in the nail to let the blood out, it doesn't look bad at all now. Sometimes there is a price to pay for progress.

 

[Beerhippie]

Gave up on getting anything more done on the Brick today--nigh onto six PM and still in the mid-90s. I'll do it in the morning.

 

[Old Man Roger]

I just did a fingernail smash about 10 days ago working on some plumbing. I had to poke a hole in the nail to let the blood out, it doesn't look bad at all now. Sometimes there is a price to pay for progress.

I used a heated paper clip to make a hole once. ONCE! Now if I need to drill a hole in a nail I got a nice little pin vise and a sharp bit, nice and slow till it starts to ooze.lol

 

[Beerhippie]

I used a heated paper clip to make a hole once. ONCE! Now if I need to drill a hole in a nail I got a nice little pin vise and a sharp bit, nice and slow till it starts to ooze.lol

Dremel with a ball-tip burr. Hundreds of mashed nails relieved that way. When the blood squirts out and the pressure is off, the relief is almost orgasmic.