What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[zmotorsports]

Didn't do anything in the shop tonight. The wife had a surprise dinner planned for me tonight. We went and listened to Craig Johnson talk at a book signing/charity dinner. Craig Johnson is the author of the Longmire series. My wife and I love his books and she surprised the hell out of me.

He was AWESOME to listen to in person. Funny and quite a talker. We also got to listen to him read the first chapter of his new book that will be coming out in a few months.

Mike.

 

[jwh]

That's nice Mike.

Your wife is a "keeper"!!!!

John

 

[zmotorsports]

That's nice Mike.

Your wife is a "keeper"!!!!

John

I agree, she is awesome. Thank you.

Mike.

 

[KraftwerkMk1Jetta]

Parked another new to me bike in it. Started cleaning out the carbs.

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[Cudajas]

I disassembled the power steering pump out of my cuda.

It was leaking so figured I should fix it before driving season.



cleaning and reassembly next week.

pic of the car just because.

 

[zmotorsports]

Parked another new to me bike in it. Started cleaning out the carbs.

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Nice. That looks to be in very clean condition.

Mike.

 

[Outlawmws]

Wow, that BSA looks Awesome!

 

[Craptain]

Parked another new to me bike in it. Started cleaning out the carbs.

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Love the bike. I have owned 7 BSA's over the years and would dearly love another one now.

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[KraftwerkMk1Jetta]

Thanks for the comments about the bike, the pics make it look a bit cleaner than it is, but it's not too bad. Needs some TLC.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Hung the last 2 sheets of drywall and a bunch of smaller pieces. Corner bead and taped it. Now I'm waiting for it to stiffen (approx 30 mins) before I go back down and start putting the second coat on.

 

[code4pay]

Didn't do anything in the shop tonight. The wife had a surprise dinner planned for me tonight. We went and listened to Craig Johnson talk at a book signing/charity dinner. Craig Johnson is the author of the Longmire series. My wife and I love his books and she surprised the hell out of me.

He was AWESOME to listen to in person. Funny and quite a talker. We also got to listen to him read the first chapter of his new book that will be coming out in a few months.

Mike.

There are longmire books? As in the Netflix series?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Got the drywall mudded out. The recipe has changed as it caused my lungs to close up and smelled different.

 

[zmotorsports]

There are longmire books? As in the Netflix series?

Yes, there are books that depict Walt Longmire and are written in first person. Craig Johnson is a fantastic writer and comes from a small town, population of 25 people. County 24 in Wyoming is a fictional county that he made up with the town of Durant. HOWEVER, many of the surrounding communities that are in the television show Longmire such as Ten Sleep and Powder Pass Junction actually exist and my wife and I have traveled through that area, which is just east of Cody, WY, many times. Maybe that is why we like his books so much.

I don't have a lot of time for reading but my wife and I listen to books on CD while traveling in our coach and we have now listened to all of his books. Once you read his books you can pick out bits and pieces of the the television series and how they are taken from his books.

Mike.

 

[BigSteve63]

Spent the last couple of days finishing the rough stairs going to the basement. Lowes wanted about $43 per tread/riser combo, or about $600. Wound up buying oak material and making it all for about $250.

This has been a pain in the rear, as the guys who framed the stairs did not leave the stringers inside the finished wall and the drywall guy rotozipped the wallboard around the rough treads. Must have been a bad day, because there were gaps big enough to throw a cat through - couldn't even cover with carpet. Also, the walls are not particularly straight, the stringers are not all the same, and the tread depth varies just enough to really piss you off when cutting finish parts.

I wound up making skirt templates out of Luan plywood and then cutting them out of primed 1 x 12. Tried to keep them "close" to the rough treads so the oak would cover.

Couple of progress pics - will be gluing / nailing all down tomorrow. Oh, and a pic of the Stair Wizard I found for cheap on Amazon - this thing makes it a breeze to cut the treads and risers to match the "weird" angles.

 

[mikegt4]

Parked another new to me bike in it. Started cleaning out the carbs.

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Nice BSA
I have a 1966 650 spitfire Mk11 that I have owned for over 40 years.

 

[tyback]

Spent the last couple of days finishing the rough stairs going to the basement. Lowes wanted about $43 per tread/riser combo, or about $600. Wound up buying oak material and making it all for about $250.

This has been a pain in the rear, as the guys who framed the stairs did not leave the stringers inside the finished wall and the drywall guy rotozipped the wallboard around the rough treads. Must have been a bad day, because there were gaps big enough to throw a cat through - couldn't even cover with carpet. Also, the walls are not particularly straight, the stringers are not all the same, and the tread depth varies just enough to really piss you off when cutting finish parts.

I wound up making skirt templates out of Luan plywood and then cutting them out of primed 1 x 12. Tried to keep them "close" to the rough treads so the oak would cover.

Couple of progress pics - will be gluing / nailing all down tomorrow. Oh, and a pic of the Stair Wizard I found for cheap on Amazon - this thing makes it a breeze to cut the treads and risers to match the "weird" angles.

I need a write up on this. Gotta do it myself soon.


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[BigSteve63]

I need a write up on this. Gotta do it myself soon.


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I can take a couple of pics of the templates I made - but basically, I just followed the instructions at this link to scribe the skirt boards http://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2011/04/16/scribing-skirt-boards/

Once these were done, the stair jig made pretty easy work of laying out the treads. Tread material was purchased already planed to about 7/8"; I just used a 3/8" round over to nose them out.

I am happy to post any photos you may want on the skirt boards - but let me know soon as they will be getting covered permanently tomorrow!

Steve

 

[steveivy]

Finish insulating the walls in the new shop, started in on the ceiling. Hung a little more drywall. Replaced a workbench-top made from 2x6's with a section of solid core door.

 

[dwysywd]

ON the barn, I hung some 4" roll Insullation on my west wall. IN the barn, I changed the oil in my Hummvee M998 to prep it to sell, added coolant and started it up to check everything. All in all, a productive evening.

 

[firworks]

Did some toolbox cleaning today. Trying to make it a little easier to close the drawers and work in. I tried to get rid of redundant stuff or at least some of the redundant / low quality bad shape things in my drawers. I didn't think to take a before picture of the screwdriver drawer but just imagine that before plier drawer picture only with screwdrivers and 3x as bad.

 

[KraftwerkMk1Jetta]

Nice BSA
I have a 1966 650 spitfire Mk11 that I have owned for over 40 years.

Cool! I also have a 78 Triumph Bonneville and a 71 BSA B50mx. I like british bikes!~

 

[R-Savage]

Cleaning out the bottom drawer of my fathers Snap on box, and found a socket set buried in stuff. Saw the box, wondered what it was, Found out it is a Mix Match Socket Set, with Impacts, and a Big Boy Socket set going from 15/16 to 2 1/8 3/4 drive

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Cleaned up the headlights on a friends car.

Not just you. Once you clean them you have removed the factory coating exposing raw plastic. This means the degrade faster with no UV protection. This is why it is not a good idea to polish them until you need to, including clay bar.

Or better yet, don't use abrasives on them at all, ever.

Use what the headlight maufacturers, aviation and marine industries use on acrylic headlights and windows:


http://www.ibc34.com/Onestep.html

Tommy

 

[Jarhead0408]

What do they use Tommy?

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Sorry, just editied my post. Pittman ALR.

http://www.ibc34.com/Onestep.html

Tommy

 

[kaymccampbell]

Sanded drywall. Touched up the little holidays. Did the corners. Grabbed Otto and went for a walk.

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

Not "in" my garage, as I technically don't have one at home, but this was in the little workshop out back of the house.

I took this:


....added some bits and pieces / fabbed up a bracket and some hoses:



....mixxed it all in with one orange tractor and went out back and started clearing:

 

[crewchief888]

it all started on friday morning...

planned on a wheeling trip on sat, so i spent friday getting gas for both rigs, ricking up the trailer, checking tires, lights ect ect..

pulled out early sat morning, get checked in at the park, and hit the trails.
it was pretty much a trouble free day of wheeling, no major (unfixable carnage)
that is until i went to load up....

foot slipped off the brake, and i "parked" my blazer in the back of my tow rig

well this morning it's pouring rain, around daylight i get around to unloading the truck, and trailer, dropping the trailer back off, and returning the trailer tags to it's owner, and explaining to him what happened

the rest of my morning i spent removing my mangled tailgate, straightening the inner part of the bed so my tail lights would stay where they were 'spose to be.

destroyed the winch on the trailer, and i might need another tailgate.


good thing is, nobody got hurt,
the trailer owner isnt pissed, and were still friends....

 

[jwh]

good thing is, nobody got hurt,

:

Amen to no one getting hurt.

Reminds me of story my wife told when she
Was a supervisor:

One of her people came into her office one
day in a tizzy about some project not getting done.

Her reply: Did any one die because of this?
Worker: No.
Her reply: Anybody get hurt?
Worker: No.
Her reply: So now what was your problem?

John

 

[Outlawmws]

Yeah I doubt that T-gate is economical to repair...

 

[imagineer]

reinstalled the engine and transmission in a '78 MGB project. Two words (well 3 actually) . . . f*cking transmission mount!!!

 

[nine4gmc]

It'll buff out.

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[crewchief888]

Yeah I doubt that T-gate is economical to repair...

It'll buff out.

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yea i think a few applications of a sledgehammer and a 24grit disk and it'll look fine....



yea after we got the blazer back on the trailer we were talking about how many time's we'd seen someone either standing on a trailer, or between the trailer and truck while someone was loading up.

i wont even approach a trailer that i'm loading if anyone is near it...

i was more pissed about the winch being all f*cked up than anything else...

the hell with the truck, i destroyed a friends stuff.. he;s nice enough to let me use his trailer whenever i want to..

i went to his house this morning and talked face to face, this wasnt something i wanted to give him a call or send a text with a pic...

 

[Essness]

Finished wiring winch on the Rzr and dialed in the derailleurs on the Miyata bike.

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[adam728]

Ripped apart the quad for a trans rebuild, new rear shock, carb rehab, and serious, serious cleaning. It should lose 50 lbs just getting 17 years of sludge/dirt buildup knocked off.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Had to put a new torsion spring on the garage door for the right side / half of the garage.. Good thing Menard's has them in stock... Pretty quick job...

 

[aubrey601]

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[toolferone]

Mostly been spring cleaning and getting rid of more **** that I don't need or have room for. I found a old vacuum pump and semi truck air brake tank from 2 different projects never finished. Bought a few plumbing adaptors and air fittings and a vacuum gauge. I can now pull a decent vacuum. I want to use it to resin stabilize wood for turning and degassing silcone for mold making, maybe even some vacuum bagging for veneer work.

 

[upndown]

Had to put a new torsion spring on the garage door opener for the right side / half of the garage.. Good thing Menard's has them in stock... Pretty quick job...

Didn't know garage door openers had torsion springs. Shoulda done them both, save yourself some grief!

 

[SCMW]

reinstalled the engine and transmission in a '78 MGB project. Two words (well 3 actually) . . . f*cking transmission mount!!!

I feel your pain. I used to work on old Triumphs for fun. Spits, GT6's, and TR's. The only thing you can depend on with an old Triumph or MG is yesterday's drive.

At least the Spits and GT's had a tilt up bonnet to make east to climb in and use a wheel as a seat when working on the engine.

Terry