What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[sgs]

Re: what did you do in your garage today?

Your biggest issue is as voltage drops the amps go up so very hard on electrical components. ..start capacitors etc.

I'd change the recepticials first...not because I know about electrical. ..just because its easy and cheap and eliminates that as a possibility.

Gordon S.

 

[Rixter58]

Re: what did you do in your garage today?

I have always said that there is a magical day in a teenage daughters life when a whole different girl gets off the school bus than what got on it that morning. For the next few years, it is GAME ON!

 

[Roscop]

Re: what did you do in your garage today?

Found it! I would like to meet the electrician who did the finish work! An outlet had four wires going to it. Couldn't remedy that issue but the one that was loose and a pretty burnt blue color has been trimmed back and a suitable connection made so it won't happen again has been done, oh and they were those push lock sockets. Now it's all crimped and screwed!

Time to watch NASCAR, bummer there is no road racing on!

Thanks to those who made suggestions!

 

[NUTTSGT]

Re: what did you do in your garage today?

Leave it to a fireman to build a fire to dry a rug

LOL, I didn't think of it that way.

 

[wintermute]

Re: what did you do in your garage today?

I restored balance to the force

also, who does this?

That's the safety sensor wire running through the bearing place attachment slot!
It's a good thing I just pulled the iDrive off completely. A new Liftmaster is in my future

 

[premierplayer]

Re: what did you do in your garage today?

O & F in the Green Hornet, Band-Aided the Trans cooler return line, topped off the AF, put every thing away, place has been looking pretty good.

 

[stonesfan68]

Re: what did you do in your garage today?

My Dad was in town and helped my clean-up the garage and placed the new (to me) Hon file cabinets that I picked up from my company.

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[Kevin54]

Re: what did you do in your garage today?

Found it! I would like to meet the electrician who did the finish work! An outlet had four wires going to it. Couldn't remedy that issue but the one that was loose and a pretty burnt blue color has been trimmed back and a suitable connection made so it won't happen again has been done, oh and they were those push lock sockets. Now it's all crimped and screwed!
Time to watch NASCAR, bummer there is no road racing on!

Thanks to those who made suggestions!

I feel your pain. I went through all of that last week with one wall that was dead. Turned out it was a backstabbed outlet in the ceiling for a garage door opener.

 

[Outlander]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Assembled my HF tire changer, and pondered where / how to secure it. I think a pallet will do the trick.

 

[WildwoodChuck]

Re: what did you do in your garage today?

Came home from work and had the 5 speed out in alone in 45min

Again "That boy's got a whole lot of quit in him"


And it is Halloween so after I mopped up the red atf with a white towel I couldn't resist coming in the house with the red soaked towels to my head calling for my daughter (13) and telling her to drive me to the ER then collapsing to the floor.

Finally got the 5 speed back in. Found out the quit line hurts his feelings so now I just get to say he takes a lot of brakes.

 

[BlackSheepSpeedShop]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Ummm............ Made a mess!

 

[IONH]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Finally finished my front garage wall exterior!

Assembled my HF tire changer, and pondered where / how to secure it. I think a pallet will do the trick.

Pallet wouldn't do the trick for me. I used two sheets of 1/2" plywood and some 2x4 bracing on their side to frame the bottom and I still flex the stand (not the changer).

 

[JasonJ]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Started reassembly on the motor for my drill press rebuild.

 

[toddacimer]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Finished the welding on my custom wagon. Paint is next.

 

[Outlander]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Pallet wouldn't do the trick for me. I used two sheets of 1/2" plywood and some 2x4 bracing on their side to frame the bottom and I still flex the stand (not the changer).

Hmmm. I plan to be using it for ATV and trailer tires, hopefully not anything too wild that I have to force that much. I also considered clamping the pallet to the wooden floor at the garage door threshold.

 

[Boyd Who]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Gave my Harley a quick bath, pulled the battery, and put it in the shed for the winter.

 

[polexican23]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Got the 5 6panel replacement doors together to replace 70s wood doors.bought slabs since i didnt want to mess with the good trim pieces. Well after ruining 3 slabs, returned the 2 good ones and bought 5 prehung ones. Back into the garage they will stay until my next day off. (2months from now)

 

[jgreen-fsi]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Built a table out of some extra steel and some casters off one of my HF 44" boxes.

 

[GTO]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Finally set anchors for my 8" grinder stand.
It was nice to use it and not have it walking half way across the floor.

 

[Mr. Roboto]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Finished insulating the walls finally. chipped away at it over the last 2 weeks. 22 rolls later, and it's done! Starting to get cold though, so I'm thinking the ceiling will have to wait until the spring unfortunately

 

[seagullplayer]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

This past weekend:

Changed the oil in my F150.

Put up four more sections of peg board and hung some tools.

Fixed the plug on my oldest sons CB radio.

Cleaned up an old kerosene heater I had in the barn, and put it in the garage.

Charged my riding mower battery and brought the mower into the garage, need to set the valve clearance one night this week.

 

[IONH]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Hmmm. I plan to be using it for ATV and trailer tires, hopefully not anything too wild that I have to force that much. I also considered clamping the pallet to the wooden floor at the garage door threshold.

It may very well work for you then if the tires are soft walled and you use plenty of lube.

I changed a handful of tires so far... here's a small list - 205/55/15, 225/50/16 and whatever a '99 Grand Cherokee has on it (I think 15's).

 

[DMOSS]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

This past weekend:

I installed a 10' 40,000 BTU Natural Gas radiant tube heater with thermostat. I just have to get the gas-fitter here this week to hook it up and then I'll be up and running! Just in time, -10 this morning brrrrrr.

 

[IONH]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Hooked my front wall side lights up with a photo cell!

 

[TheReal309]

Re: what did you do in your garage today?

Damn man, how big of cat do you have

If you have taught your cat to do his business through the hole, what have you sealed the wood with inside?

Lol! We actually have several cats. There is a large Rubbermaid plastic tub inside the box with litter in it. For accidents, the inside is coated with plasti-dip.

 

[ADSR]

Re: what did you do in your garage today?

My Dad was in town and helped my clean-up the garage and placed the new (to me) Hon file cabinets that I picked up from my company.

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Those cabinets are awesome! I find them on C/L for dirt cheap, all the time.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Put some hurricane clips up, something that I neglected to do a while ago.

 

[polexican23]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Hooked my front wall side lights up with a photo cell!

What model photo cell did you use? ease of installation??

 

[JonBoehman]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Made a plier rack and got them organized and built 2 sets of ******** boards.

 

[phred]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Made a couple hammers. 2 lb brass and 5lb lead. Good for beating on rusty parts without damage to the part. Spindle, bearing housings, hubs etc

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[IONH]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

What model photo cell did you use? ease of installation??

Some $12 one I bought at Home Depot. Was on a card stock hanging on a peg board. I looked on Amazon and they're primarily the same.

It simply goes in series on the circuit, before the lights, controlling hot. It gets an incoming hot, outgoing hot (when dark outside) and neutral (won't work without a neutral).

I put a switch before the photo cell so I can turn them off entirely if needed.

 

[Outlander]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Put my new (to me) wheels / tires onto my ATV

 

[zkling]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Made a couple hammers. 2 lb brass and 5lb lead. Good for beating on rusty parts without damage to the part. Spindle, bearing housings, hubs etc

Nice job, I love home made tools. Shows ingenuity. Can you give some details on the lead hammer? I assume you cast it out of...? How did you get the through hole for the handle?

 

[phred]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Lead hammer was pretty easy.
Too a thick 2.25 id cardboard tube and cut it to the length I wanted (about 3"). Cut a hole in it the size and shape of the handle in the center of the tube. Secured it in place with aluminum tape. Made sure everything was sealed and secure. Double taped it again with aluminum tape just to be sure. Melted the lead in a small crucible with a torch. I poured the lead very slowly. Let it cool. Cut off the extra handle above the new head, drove in wedges and Bob's your uncle.
Brass hammer is made from an old brass gear that I cut the damaged cogs from and pressed it on to a piece of 3/4" od steel tube.
The other side of the brass hammer will be a hyde hammer once I round up some scraps of thick leather and fab up a ring to hold it all together. I used hyde hammers a lot when I was in college working in a machine shop. Great for persuading as stubborn tool or holder loose with out damaging it.
thanks for the compliment.

 

[wrench409]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

******** boards.

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[christopizza]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

I grafted an early triumph tr3 temp guage to an electric tr250 guage. Took a bit but works!

 

[MN4x4]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Finished the welding on my custom wagon. Paint is next.

I like it! Not sure what I'd do with it, but I like it a lot!

 

[MN4x4]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

Started reassembly on the motor for my drill press rebuild.

Very pretty. More pictures, please?

 

[MN4x4]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

<snip>Made a plier rack...

Pictures or it didn't happen!

 

[JonBoehman]

Re: What did you do in your garage today?

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