What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[bmxdad]

Re: Worked on some drill press modofications

My drill press came with a very heavy table:

And this table originally had a gear driven lifting mechanism on it:


Unfortunately, among the previous owners/users of this drill press was some mental midget who apparently hammered on the lift crank without loosening the column pinch bolts, thereby breaking off several teeth on the lift crank pinion gear, and damaging the mating rack gears.

So, when I got the press, I disassembled it and removed the broken gear and rack, and planned to fabricate a lifting mechanism for it. (original rack parts are extremely rare and prohibitively expensive.)

First, I got a HF trailer jack to modify for lifting/lowering the table, and cut some uni-strut to use for mounting it:

I used a pair of muffler clamps to mount the uni-strut sections to the drill press column, and bolted the trailer jack mount plate to them:

I originally made a delrin roller to fit where the jack wheel was, but clearances under the drill press table precluded its use, so I went with just butting the wheel bracket against the bottom of the table:



None of this is original thinking. I have seen this done on other forum postings, and simply did what they did.

The column pinch bolts for this table were 3/4" nuts, requiring the use of a wrench to loosen/tighten them for table adjustments.

So, I made some hand lever nuts to replace them with.
First I cut a slot through a couple of coupling nuts:

Then I cut and modified a couple of bolts:

And mated the two pieces with roll pins:

And installed them in place of the original pinch nuts:

I also shortened the crank handle on the trailer jack, to reduce the circumference of the circle required to operate it:

Now I have an easy, no-tools-required way to raise/lower the table, and plenty of range:



And, if I need more room than that, I can always flip the jack out of the way and drop the table more:

All I have left to do to finish this drill press refurbish is to find a new chuck to replace the worn out one it came with.

Nice ... another project to copy.

 

[Lassen Forge]

Last night washed the Jeep and the coach. Then about an hour later a thunderstorm rolled through and washed the coach again. Oh well, the Jeep was in the garage so at least it stayed clean.

Mike.

It's the guy upstairs deciding you needed to wash the coach a little better... and doing it for you.

Hate it when that happens.

OK, going out to rig my shop (and office) heaters for winter. Should have done it last week but was laid up with a gamy leg. ***** getting "un-young".

 

[JimVonBaden]

Cleaned it up, again, and got my new parts out and displayed.

This is 80% of what I have planned. I still need fork seals to go with the progressive springs, and new rear shocks. I am sure there will be more as I start assembly later.

Next, deconstruction. I'll display it when it is completely apart.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Been busy outdoors getting ready for winter.. closed the pool on Sunday, did final trim on the bushes tonight, cleaned inside the VW and washed the windows..

Over the weekend, we also discovered the run/start solenoid on the Freon compressor of the kegerator was done in.. so ordered parts after looking locally for them. Hope to have it back in service for the weekend..

Replaced the part, and back in service keeping a couple of kegs nice and cool....

 

[Steevo]

This afternoon I was noticing how ragged and broken many of my fingernails were, so I gave myself a quick MAN-i-cure:

A mill file works much better for this than a ******* file . . . .

I try to keep the broken, hanging nails to a minimum, because it scares the wife when I catch a nail in her lacy ******* and yell "aw ****!", and unlike Tampa, my wife was home the last time I hurt myself on her ******* . . .

 

[jpickar]

LOL Even a how to demo on a real Man-i-cure! I know the ***** thing too!
John

 

[Nick_Wa]

Pulled engine on my 81 CB900c and got it onto a stand. Disassembling it in the next week or two and rebuilding in the basement over the winter.

 

[Bob Heine]

This afternoon I was noticing how ragged and broken many of my fingernails were, so I gave myself a quick MAN-i-cure:

A mill file works much better for this than a ******* file . . . .

I use an ignition points file when I'm in a hurry but the diamond wheel on the Dremel also works well (just have to switch out the Tungsten-only wheel)....

 

[Steevo]

I use an ignition points file when I'm in a hurry but the diamond wheel on the Dremel also works well (just have to switch out the Tungsten-only wheel)....

You must be as old as I am if you still have ignition points files . . .
Most of the kids on this forum are too young know what points are.

 

[jpickar]

Steevo,
I thought everyone knew what a points file was! I must be old too!
I carried one in my pocket when I had my 1965 IH pickup. I learned so much from that old truck.
John

 

[Cypherian]

Umm I still have them too soooo


Cypher

 

[Steevo]

Hmmm, maybe we need an old guys group here?

 

[Bob Heine]

You must be as old as I am if you still have ignition points files . . .
Most of the kids on this forum are too young know what points are.

Steevo: I think I'm 71 (Gregorian calendar but they might have been using the Julian calendar back then). I liked it better when surveys listed my age as something other than "OVER":

What is your age?
[ ] 18-29 years old
[ ] 30-49 years old
[ ] 50-64 years old
[ ] 65 years and over

 

[Steevo]

I am pretty close to the "and over" category.

But the discounts are great!

 

[LS6 Tommy]

This afternoon I was noticing how ragged and broken many of my fingernails were, so I gave myself a quick MAN-i-cure:

A mill file works much better for this than a ******* file . . . .

I try to keep the broken, hanging nails to a minimum, because it scares the wife when I catch a nail in her lacy ******* and yell "aw ****!", and unlike Tampa, my wife was home the last time I hurt myself on her ******* . . .

Steevo,
I'm pretty sure you know what files are made to do what. You tried a Mill ******* on thumbnails?! Really?? Shame on you.

 

[Steevo]

Mea Culpa. I know I have the right file here somewhere, but in this mess, I can't always find it.

 

[zmotorsports]

This afternoon I was noticing how ragged and broken many of my fingernails were, so I gave myself a quick MAN-i-cure:

A mill file works much better for this than a ******* file . . . .

I try to keep the broken, hanging nails to a minimum, because it scares the wife when I catch a nail in her lacy ******* and yell "aw ****!", and unlike Tampa, my wife was home the last time I hurt myself on her ******* . . .

That is funny, I thought I was the only one that used a mill file to keep my fingernails in check. When I was younger I bit my nails so severely I don't think I ever used a set of fingernail clippers. I kicked that habit about 25 years ago and my wife gives me a hard time because I grab a file from my file holder and bring them down to size when they start getting long.

Hmmm, maybe we need an old guys group here?

Just because I trim my nails with a file doesn't mean I belong to that group.

Mike.

 

[zmotorsports]

This afternoon when I got home from work I went up on the roof of the coach and gave it a good inspection. I had to clean and re-caulk a couple of small sections of caulking.

Pulled my Max-Air covers and inspected and cleaned the vents.

I also machined the base of the anemometer wheel that I found on ebay to replace my missing one.

Mike.

 

[mdbeck1]

Steevo,
I thought everyone knew what a points file was! I must be old too!
I carried one in my pocket when I had my 1965 IH pickup. I learned so much from that old truck.
John

Yeah, still have a couple around. Also still keep a couple pennies in the top drawer of the tool box to see if the distributor cap is firing right. I wonder what that would do to one of the "new" trucks with electronic ignition?

 

[Lippyp]

This afternoon I was noticing how ragged and broken many of my fingernails were, so I gave myself a quick MAN-i-cure:

A mill file works much better for this than a ******* file . . . .

I try to keep the broken, hanging nails to a minimum, because it scares the wife when I catch a nail in her lacy ******* and yell "aw ****!", and unlike Tampa, my wife was home the last time I hurt myself on her ******* . . .

You need to stop wearing her ******* then!

I use the file on my leatherman, and the small flat head screwdriver bit is good for gouging oily dirt out from under your nails too.

 

[readhead]

I hope there was a handle on that file. That could have been life threatening.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Oh great, now I forsee a "show us your manicures" thread...

Tommy

 

[NUTTSGT]

Cleaned out the PC with the airhose.

 

[bmh]

I installed a plug on a new garbage disposal and installed it in the kitchen this morning.

 

[Outlander]

Sitting in a Yamaha dealer all day selling trail passes for the ATV club. Surrounded by brand new motorsports machines!

 

[titanjeep]

Finally got my SafeRack installed and the snow tires off the floor. Just in time to get them back down and on the cars.

 

[k-os]

Got some more work done on the shock rebuild. Have everything cleaned and seals replaced other than the one seal that was missing from the rebuild kit. Also had to re-order a bottom-out bumper as the one I originally bought is too long. Will have to wait for that to come before I can finish the build.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Finished setting up the lift. Used it to raise the Caravan and weld the exhaust. Muffler was split and so was the front pipe. Saved $1200 over dealer estimate. Finished cutting up the lift pallet and box. It's heating the house right now. Sharpened the carbide blade for the chopsaw. Now it's nice enough again to chop trim, tomorrow. I cleaned up and here I am annoying you all. ;-)

 

[motorheadsdiygarage]

Got the 8 snow tire rims painted with rust paint.

 

[RickVL]

Organized my latest yard sale finds, worked on my Halloween costume.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Put Stabil in both of my 5 gallon fuel jugs for my annual lawn equipment/generator fuel refill. Yawn...

Tommy

 

[Kent_B]

"Saved $1200 over dealer estimate. " Pretty quick return on the investment for that lift, eh, Kay? One more of those jobs and you've paid for it.

Oil changes done on my car and my wife's, hers also got a tire rotation. Not really all that much, but a peaceful evening just the same.

 

[kaymccampbell]

I already love my lift and it's only been running a day. Just to be able to slide under the s-box on a creeper, on my side and miss everything on the bottom of the car is a blessing. The pump jack forces me to inchworm along on my back on the floor and I get hung up on the bottom of the car.

 

[4 FN 27]

Got the Cabinets ready for the Counter Top install tomorrow.

 

[CRXPilot]

Popped myself in the mouth with a prybar. Got mad, threw it, and broke the handle. The scar will be pretty cool though.

 

[rmalkow2]

Sorted, cleaned and, wiped down a lot of hand tools purchased at auction this week.

 

[dcmus]

Got the Cabinets ready for the Counter Top install tomorrow.

I like it!

 

[zyx5432]

Got the Cabinets ready for the Counter Top install tomorrow.

Looks nice. Make sure you post pics of the completed project!

 

[creativecars]

Worked on resurrecting an axe that I found at a sale.

 

[Kevkx125]

Pulled mustang out and washed her then pulled it back in and vacuumed it out and cleaned the windows.