What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[PWRstroke_smoke]

Fixed the power window motor in my 95 F250 PSD. Replaced the headlights as well.

Purdy how many miles on her?

Installed led light bar on the truck

 

[ssffnomad]

Took a 1/2 link out of Ingersol 448 Snowcaster chain. Adjusted Shoes
Sliced and diced some trim on Table & Chop Saw
95' Buick Roadmaster Wagon. Serviced , installed Winter Rims/Tires

 

[NewShockerGuy]

Finally built some pvc grease gun holders while the football game was on.

I like this and have seen this before so I will ask the question.

When you load the grease cartridge in the gun, I was told NOT to push the rod all the way up, it will gradually go up as you pump the grease... so in that case by putting the grease gun in the container like that it would be putting all the weight on the spring handle which would then push the grease up and or cause air? (hope I am describing that correctly), is there a way around that or have you experienced that problem?

Thanks
-Nigel

 

[1Garageman]

Back from 14 days in Europe.

Finished the paint on the tins, wet sanded and polished the Rustoleum pain, and waxed it. I put them on the frame to see how they would look, with the new decals, and to get them out of the way for the next phase, the motor!

What year is that motorcycle? It is looking very good!

 

[dwysywd]

Unloaded and stacked wood inside. Hung my first 48" LED 36w light. Tomorrow is more wood and start my insulation project. Photos to follow


Regards,
Jeff

Sent from my bag phone...

Regards,
Jeff

Sent from my bag phone...

 

[zmotorsports]

Pulled the motor from this beast !

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Got the cases close to split for the new crankshaft.

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Beast is right. Are you sure you're not overloading that lift?

Cool little project.

Mike.

 

[zmotorsports]

Trying to figure out how to put this:

In this:

With all the **** I have going on.

Nice Jim. Did you buy the wife a new ride?

Mike.

 

[spent21]

What did you use to adhere the bubble wrap to the door, and the panels to that?

I didn't. The door panels have a "C" lip top & bottom and the vertical supports are "L" shaped. I loose laid the bubble insulation & cut the foam to size. I had to slightly bend the foam insulation to get it to go in there, but it doesn't fall or shift with no adhesive.

 

[spent21]

Wax on wax off! The car is a 2012 and the paint needed some attention. I will try to stay out of the drive through car wash now.

I love my 105/205 combo. I use the NXT though... How do you like the gold class wax?

 

[zak77]

Wrapped up moving the axle on my utility trailer so it's all back together and painted up. Took it for a test ride and it pulled great. The problem was that the axle was just too far back so it put too much weight on the tongue. Empty, the tongue weight was 15% but put a load towards the front it and it went up to 20%+. Now, when empty its got a 10% tongue weight and as long as i load it correctly, it'll have more weight on the axle versus the tongue.

Re-welded the snowblower chute since a previous owner had it fail and whom ever welded it back on decided to use bird **** to hold the two pieces of metal together instead of a proper weld. Granted it held, well some of it anyways, but it was just to ugly for me to stand and i had to get some more hood time in with the Hobart mvp210 and it looks much better now.

Cut, split, and stacked a cord of wood and although not in the garage it was next to it. Only 3 more to go and i'll have 2 years worth seasoning= 14 cords.

 

[JimVonBaden]

What year is that motorcycle? It is looking very good!

1981 XS400.

Thanks! It wasn't pretty when I got it.

 

[JimVonBaden]

Nice Jim. Did you buy the wife a new ride?

Mike.

Thanks, yes. Her 2009 Nissan Rogue is starting to make some odd noises, and the trans on them are notorious and expensive. It was time.

 

[zmotorsports]

Thanks, yes. Her 2009 Nissan Rogue is starting to make some odd noises, and the trans on them are notorious and expensive. It was time.

Yes, those Nissan CVT's are not cheap to replace and you can't purchase parts for them, they are a total R&R unit.

My wife's car is a 2004 Altima (non-CVT) and it has been a great car since we purchased it used in 2007 with 33k miles on it. I wanted to buy her another Altima as this one is just coming up on 200k miles and I want to upgrade in a few months, something that will last another 200k or 8-9 years until we retire but I can't bring myself to buy a later model Altima due to the CVT transmission. Just not a big fan of them for long term reliability.

Mike.

 

[vartz04]

Worked in the shed for an hour after work today. Mounted my exhaust fan and put up the rest of the ceiling joists. Need to just finish the one that will have the attic access in it.

If I get a chance to finish the rough in of wiring in the ceiling (hopefully Friday) I'll be putting insulation in this weekend then I can finally be warm out there while i finish up the ceiling OSB and trimming out the electric.


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[oldmxracer]

Split cases on the little Honda QA50.



Installed the new crankshaft reassembled the cases and that is when I found out was short a new wrist pin to finish the motor. Got on eBay found one that is coming from Poland.

 

[JimVonBaden]

Yes, those Nissan CVT's are not cheap to replace and you can't purchase parts for them, they are a total R&R unit.

My wife's car is a 2004 Altima (non-CVT) and it has been a great car since we purchased it used in 2007 with 33k miles on it. I wanted to buy her another Altima as this one is just coming up on 200k miles and I want to upgrade in a few months, something that will last another 200k or 8-9 years until we retire but I can't bring myself to buy a later model Altima due to the CVT transmission. Just not a big fan of them for long term reliability.

Mike.

Funny. It is 21° now and my wife just got home. She was freezing in her new car. She didn't know how to turn on the heat!

 

[exranger06]

I sprayed Fluid Film all over the underside of my truck.

 

[619DioFan]

I got some more Powder **** done (I think it was Intake Week lol -- there are three more not pictured), took delivery of some sweet new decals for the shop, cleaned off my work bench for a nice start to the new year, and actually got on GJ on my computer where things work, unlike my phone.

Beautiful ! oooo... and the powder **** looks great too

I would be proud to slap your stickers on my dodge ram.

 

[nadogail]

I assembled and connected pigtails to the NEMA 50 receptacle that I. Mounted to the conn box to join the feed from the panel and the tap to the garage heater.

Next step will be to tie in both the welder outlet and the heater disconnect.

 

[BellyUpFish]

what?!
come on, that's only -8*C.

You need to come spend some time in the south at 18*F.. I'd much rather be at -20*C in Canada than down here at 18*F.. It's awful.

 

[CudaChick1968]

Wow, everyone is so busy!! These projects are all awesome. Such a pleasant change from other forums where winter whining appears to be a full time job rather than progress.

What did you use to adhere the bubble wrap to the door, and the panels to that?

I didn't. The door panels have a "C" lip top & bottom and the vertical supports are "L" shaped. I loose laid the bubble insulation & cut the foam to size. I had to slightly bend the foam insulation to get it to go in there, but it doesn't fall or shift with no adhesive.

Patrick, I have a metal building along with the same bubble insulation and used F86 directly on the metal with much success. A test piece on a window cutoff that stuck for two weeks proved the adhesive wouldn't eat the foil layer, and it's been wonderful since the 2011 rebuild. No burn, no release, and no sagging.

Beautiful ! oooo... and the powder **** looks great too

I would be proud to slap your stickers on my dodge ram.

I'll see what I can do about that. I'd be proud to have you do it too. I have a little something to go with it that will be like a royalty for letting me use your quote. You'll laugh ...

 

[nine4gmc]

CudaChick, stay out of the quarter million lurkers thread if you don't like winter whining, lots of it in there! Mostly me whining but... [emoji38]

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[69385vette]

Finished assembly of my new Jet 50" Cabinet Saw, wired the power cord. Pulled the 240V feed from the panel to the new outlet.

Assembled and tested my HF Dust Collection System.

Set up my grinder/buffer on a new Wen stand.

Moved stuff around a bit to make room to build two 8 x 8 wall frames for installation tomorrow.

 

[jakes29]

Nothing today Hope to get out there tomorrow and work on my truck.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Cut some plywood and started marking some 2x4s for a shelving unit in the house garage.

 

[Scooter Scott]

Installed a new boot on my Synergy Drag Link end on my JK.

 

[Backpack Hunter]

Made some shelving for the pantry. Assembled some lights for under the cabinets in the kitchen....of course I installed them, but that was in the kitchen not the garage.

 

[Carves]

Unpacked the brand new, TTI AEG/Ridgid 3" belt sander ... that I bought on saturday.

****** Rubbish ....

As a trial ... I grabbed a 2' long bit of 4" x2" pine,

... and gave three sides a dressup.

Didnt do the last side ......

... damn thing felt like it was about to throw a spindle or something ... and it smelt like it was going to let the smoke out as a bonus ...

.... Im beginning to wonder whether the dodgy power tools we get offered down here ... are just the U.S. 110V units - with a 240v power plug thrown on for aussie sales.


Stilll ... On the bright side ... it did perform exactly as per a coupla descriptions on some woodwork forums ..


Next job with it will be,
... to take it back for a refund ... when Ive got 4hrs driving time spare ..

 

[Tbonedog]

Started taking apart the vent Windows for my 64 falcon. Hopefully they will go back together someday soon.


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[greasyfingers01]

I made my dishwasher portable. Remodeling the kitchen and having to wash pots in the tub gets old quick. When I'm done with the remodel I think I'll put this old dishwasher in the shop.

 

[Flipper88]

Hooked up a wood stove in my shop

 

[rayra]

Continuing to build some new cabinets and shelves on the south wall of our suburban garage. Using mostly offcuts I had cluttering things up. Will probably paint it all when it's done.
Tall cabinet, 3'Wx2'Dx82"T. The doors are boxed with 1x6s and hold all my pipe and bar clamps, and a few other long tools (both sides)

And I tweaked and relocated an earlier paint can / nail box rack, mounting it up on the cabinet side, up off that workbench.

Tomorrow I add a 2'x20' high shelf across that wall, at the top of the cabinet. 30sq' / 30cu' in that cabinet, and another 40sq' of shelf space. Now I can finally unpile all my tools and some other goods and begin the big slider-puzzle re-ordering of the garage, so I wind up with a 'woodshop' in the front quadrant.

 

[spent21]

I like this and have seen this before so I will ask the question.

When you load the grease cartridge in the gun, I was told NOT to push the rod all the way up, it will gradually go up as you pump the grease... so in that case by putting the grease gun in the container like that it would be putting all the weight on the spring handle which would then push the grease up and or cause air? (hope I am describing that correctly), is there a way around that or have you experienced that problem?

Thanks
-Nigel

Nigel, the plunger is spring loaded & the rod only acts on it one way, so the follower position has no effect on the pressure in the grease gun. When a new cartridge is loaded, the follower is pushed through the plunger into the new grease.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Made a "holder" for some National Standard lockwire I got at my dad's ..

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[Nexussian]

Nigel, the plunger is spring loaded & the rod only acts on it one way, so the follower position has no effect on the pressure in the grease gun. When a new cartridge is loaded, the follower is pushed through the plunger into the new grease.

I don't know if they all do, but the grease guns I have (older Lincolns and 1 new Milwaukee electric) have a position you can turn the T handle to so you can push the plunger further in.

I use that in conjunction with the bleed fittings they have (pushbutton on the Milwaukee, oversize grease fitting looking thing on the Lincolns) to get the air out from changing the tube of grease.

If the plunger handle doesn't want to push back in, give it a twist, perhaps a jiggle and it should push in with little resistance.

If yours has the tab on the bottom you will likely have to hold that in the "off" position to get all this to work.

Putting the plunger rod in the "stowed" position makes the grease gun easier (less bulky) to store.

Best of luck.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Cleaned the jets on the ClogHog. Rinsed it out and hung it up.
The emergency stop on the dumbwaiter hoist started false triggering. Took off the loop and reshaped it so the cable wouldn't touch and stop the car midway.

 

[jrb2]

This is a utility trailer that I built about 25 years ago. Due to unforeseen circumstances (long story) I broke a spring shackle. I don't really like to weld upside down so I turned it over for repairs.

 

[s14brent]

I got a used harbor freight blast box off craigslist. I got it delivered by the owner, who had replaced the window with glass, and welded all the seams of the box. (they were left exposed for over a year outdoors and needed to be wire wheeled cleaned. Post wire wheel I threw some self etching primer and some gold paint i had laying around to prevent future rust issues. (i will worry about making it one color at another time). I took out the original cracking rubber hose and hose clamped air attachments and replaced it with all threaded brass fittings. Added a psi gauge and a ball valve later so i could close it off without blow back.

After initial use, I decided to take apart the gun and step up the bore for a bit better flow. It wasn't necessarily clogged but it would just blow air for longer periods of time than actually spraying material. The larger hole seemed to actually improve it imensely (i will have to do a larger item to make a conclusion). I was worried I'd have to order a TP tools upgraded gun/pickup but looks like I won't for a while.

My shop vac didn't like being hooked directly up to the box, so I added a diy water trap (thanks to diy here) so I won't kill the vac's motor collecting all that abrasive material. I have been wanting to do this for such a long time. Now prepping parts for paint or powdercoat will be much easier, and it still cost me less than a brand new harbor frieght unit altogether since I had most of the parts/shop vac at home.

 

[vwracer]

Where is info on that water trap? Is that a filter on the shop vac?

 

[k-os]

Finished re-installing the ignition cover on the KTM with the upgrade Trailtech Stator and got the new Oberon clutch slave installed. Still need to bleed it.