What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[bluebolt]

I have two Dake 001 arbor presses, one of which was missing the round plate. I fabricated a new one out of a 1/2" steel plate strip that was 4" wide. The factory one was cast iron and had been broken and repaired. I believe part of the reason it broke was the 3 largest holes were next to each other making it very thin in between them. So instead of having holes in a 9/16, 3/4, 7/8, 15/16 and 1" pattern I went 9/16, 3/4, 7/8, 3/8, 1". I also made a square plate for when you don't want the "holey" plate for more surface area with some jobs. I tapped the plates for a 3/8" bolt which was cut off after it was tightened down. The blue on the plate for scribing the lines is just a Sharpie marker.

 

[ZRX61]

Nothing, severe case of man-flu....
Self-medicating with DayQuil/NyQuil, Benadryl & apple pie moonshine ...

 

[JasonJ]

Thank you. It is the Genuine HD system and it really did clean up the rear end of the bike. Looks a lot better now.

Looks good Jason. That looks like the HD detachable system, is that correct?

 

[CoopVA]

Nothing, severe case of man-flu....
Self-medicating with DayQuil/NyQuil, Benadryl & apple pie moonshine ...

That's what I did all weekend... I still feel like ****...


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[vicegripbloodblister]

Cold wet rainy day here in Iowa but was in the garage getting hanging furnace ready to go up. Hopefully done before it turns to cold !!

 

[jd_77]

Claybar and waxed my wife '12 Equinox today. Had the heat in the garage set at 60 degrees for a nice comfortable working environment and helped the wax set up faster.

 

[Gasgt1]

Started on a flag case for my fathers burial flag.

Rough walnut run through the jointer and planer and pieces cut to dimension.
Plan on giving it to my mom for Christmas.

 

[bshusted]

Sitting down and relaxing on the couch this evening and my wife casually mentions "My car wouldn't start today. When it did and I tried backing out of the parking space it stalled. Could you do something about that?"

I'm like WTF? When where you planning on telling me about this? Got it started and into my garage. The idle air control valve was all cruded up with carbon and I'm assuming the problem. Got it all cleaned up, but can't test until tomorrow when I pick up a new gasket.

 

[JasonJ]

Sitting down and relaxing on the couch this evening and my wife casually mentions "My car wouldn't start today. When it did and I tried backing out of the parking space it stalled. Could you do something about that?"

I'm like WTF? When where you planning on telling me about this? Got it started and into my garage. The idle air control valve was all cruded up with carbon and I'm assuming the problem. Got it all cleaned up, but can't test until tomorrow when I pick up a new gasket.

I'm sorry, buts thats funny... because now I know it just doesn't happen to me.

 

[TheEquineFencer]

I came in here to do some paperwork for the job and looked at the lathe and mill...hoping to get time to wire them up after I get a VFD....

 

[nit2wn]

Proceeded to clean out my 2011 Ranger's cab, remove the rear subwoofer, and take off the toolbox so it can go to the bodyshop. Apparently, the lady at Academy thought the side of my truck was a parking place as she plowed into it. While no one was hurt, I'm not looking forward to having to deal with her insurance company. From what the dealership guy said, they aren't exactly known for having things fixed up to my standards. I might just file it on mine and let them fight it out.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7uwnq2uzfn6kb2u/IMG_20141213_154802_668.jpg?dl=0

 

[IslandOlds]

Replaced the vent control solenoid and fixed a broken wire in the drivers door harness of my 04 Impala. Oh, and boosted my wife's van after she left the interior lights on overnight

 

[zmotorsports]

Spent a few hours the night finishing the facing around the doors

Next is painting
Here's some pics

Those benches look great. Nice job.

Mike.

 

[zmotorsports]

Yesterday afternoon I had a quick machining job to do for a friend and then when my wife and son got home from work we sat down, ate dinner and watched America, Imagine the World Without Her. Great movie, highly recommended.

Mike.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Finished up the shelving unit for the kitchen pantry this evening. Nothing fancy but just trying to tidy it up a bit and something I should have done several years ago.

 

[wyo george]

I made a few cutting boards for Christmas presents. The center is walnut and maple and it's framed in with Mahogany. I've made a few of these before, pretty simple and the size is about perfect for my use. It finishes out to roughly 8"x14".

Here's one of the simple ones after a few coats of mineral oil:

 

[CudaChick1968]

Beautiful work wyo george! I love the contrast. It'd be a shame to use it ... but it would be an honor to have one in my kitchen.

 

[Jimmy_B]

Decided to get the phase converter off the back of the mill. Made this little cart from extruded aluminum tubing. It's low enough to park under the bench when not in use, which is most of the time.

 

[dfreeman616]

Stood inside 3 of the 4 new walls on the concrete that was poured last week

 

[wyo george]

Beautiful work wyo george! I love the contrast. It'd be a shame to use it ... but it would be an honor to have one in my kitchen.

Thanks! I appreciate the compliment. I have one I've been using quite a while now and as long as you use it as a cutting board and not a chopping block then they won't get damaged much in use.


I'm sure it's possible for you to end up with one of these nice boards...

 

[Dick in Wisconsin]

Moved the two race cars into the new shop!

I started building a new shop in early August. Finally got the last of the garage doors installed last week and moved the two race cars in on Saturday.

I've had the #90 Heilig-Meyers Ford (background) since 2005 and have been road racing since. I had it at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in June for a vintage event running on both the 2.5 mile oval and the road course. It has won two championships in Midwestern Council of Sports Car Club competition.

I bought the #5 Schneider National (foreground) in May of this year from the Ashwaubenon (WI) police department which received it in about 2001 from Schneider National (and world's largest trucking company) and used the car in its D.A.R.E program. I plan on turning it into a road racer too.

This is very possibly the first and only time that a **** Trickle Cup car and BGN car have been in the same garage at the same time.

I was alerted to the #5 car being for sale by a GJF member. Without his help I would not have known it was available.

 

[econolamb]

made a hammer rack and got a bit more done for the compressor install (hose reel, levelled it out, added another support and made some tool racks for the wall)
shop is gradually coming together

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Decided to get the phase converter off the back of the mill. Made this little cart from extruded aluminum tubing. It's low enough to park under the bench when not in use, which is most of the time.

Very nice...

I was in a "General Store" aka large rural Ace Hardware near Crown Point, IN and they had "Ready Tube" "Quick Frame" in stock. One of the best Ace HW I've been in.. "Ray's American Country Store" I wish the stores around me carried that sort of ready use stock.

My rotary phase convertor is on wheels too, for just the same reason you put yours on that cart.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Re: Moved the two race cars into the new shop!

I started building a new shop in early August. Finally got the last of the garage doors installed last week and moved the two race cars in on Saturday.

I've had the #90 Heilig-Meyers Ford (background) since 2005 and have been road racing since. I had it at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in June for a vintage event running on both the 2.5 mile oval and the road course. It has won two championships in Midwestern Council of Sports Car Club competition.

I bought the #5 Schneider National (foreground) in May of this year from the Ashwaubenon (WI) police department which received it in about 2001 from Schneider National (and world's largest trucking company) and used the car in its D.A.R.E program. I plan on turning it into a road racer too.

This is very possibly the first and only time that a **** Trickle Cup car and BGN car have been in the same garage at the same time.

I was alerted to the #5 car being for sale by a GJF member. Without his help I would not have known it was available.

I didn't know Trickle had passed away until seeing your post and I did a quick search. It turned up this article, which I think is a great read about Trickle.

http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2013/7/30/4567960/****-trickle-suicide-nascar-profile

 

[j p smith]

Started cutting pieces for a small Potting Bench for my youngest daughter, just needed to wait till the last minute to start her Christmas present.

 

[Bosque]

Put up some shelves to clear the area in front of the engine.
There used to be a bench there that made squeezing in front a tad difficult.

 

[jsharpphoto]

I finished and installed my vintage Honda motorcycle logo. Hand cut out of plywood with a jigsaw, then trimmed in 2" strips of steel, back lit with LED.

 

[bmxdad]

Nice ...

 

[TurboMustang370]

Stacked 432 M2A1 ammo cans.

 

[jim]

hey **** in wisconsin, nice race cars! in your profile picture, that is you coming out of turn 3 going into 4 & 5 at the milwaukee mile. that was me holding up the blue flag for the guy that was in front of you going slow at turn 5. ha ha. hope to see the orange car up at road america, and please don't put it in my gravel trap. jim

 

[jpickar]

Stacked 432 M2A1 ammo cans.

Holy Cow Batman!! You must have one heck of a ammo stash!! Now i know where all the 22 ammo went!
John

 

[Dancing Bear]

Last night and this morning was spent cleaning up tools from the timing chain replacement & reseal.. I made quite the mess! Everything is back in its place and ready for the next job. I burped the cooling system this morning and I am happy to report there is no more leaks!

 

[wyo george]

I finished and installed my vintage Honda motorcycle logo. Hand cut out of plywood with a jigsaw, then trimmed in 2" strips of steel, back lit with LED.

Very cool! I'd love to have that hanging in my shop, think I may have to copy you at some point!

 

[fox4life]

Finished my small cabinet/bench rebuild. This was a hand me down craftsman that had seen better days. I cut the rusted, flimsy sheet metal legs off and built the 1" square tubing frame. Replaced the particle board top with 1/2 steel and repainted it. Im happy with it so far.

 

[Steevo]

Worked on the painting of the parts for the Walker J134 floor jack that I am rebuilding:

Once I rebuild the jack/pump, it'll be ready for reassembly.

 

[Dick in Wisconsin]

hey **** in wisconsin, nice race cars! in your profile picture, that is you coming out of turn 3 going into 4 & 5 at the milwaukee mile. that was me holding up the blue flag for the guy that was in front of you going slow at turn 5. ha ha. hope to see the orange car up at road america, and please don't put it in my gravel trap. jim

You have a good eye for detail. The picture was taken by the blue flagger working in the hole in the fence between oval turns 1 and 2. I don't like gravel traps. I don't like putting Carson's people in harm's way! Road America is much too fast for that kind of stuff.

 

[qkv8]

well Iam new here and this is my first post,,I am getting ready too set my garage up for detailing cars,so I threw a bunch of junk away, moved thing over too the other side of the room and getting ready too paint and make cement too fill in the holes in the cender blocks..sweep the garage ,driveway,, cleaned the house for wife,,(brownie points)..
and got my daughters from school..
nice too meet you guys.joe

 

[sracer99]

Watched electrician wire new Puma 6060V. Good news: not noisy on other side of wall in house.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Stacked 432 M2A1 ammo cans.

We get more info on this don't we ?

 

[toyoguy81]

So far today, Ive been in the shop getting my snow plow up and running few loose bolts here and there and a quick once over and im ready to push some snow!