MrBalll
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Started marking the screw hook holes for my lights in the ceiling.
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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Throbbin Rods
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Finished the overhaul of my buddy's 1994 Evinrude 115.
Outlander
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Ug. Mrs Outlander and I have not been to the cottage for a couple of weeks so the bicycle repairs, flower box making and cigar smoking will probably be replaced with lawn mowing, kitchen cabinet light replacement and flower planting. She even told me I was too busy to have coffee with my friend on Saturday. [note: "you're not the boss of me" is not a marriage communication tool I would recommend]
Who am I to complain? She offered to help cut the lawn (Fitbit approved offer) and told me she and the kids want to buy me a small boat for Father's Day, but to be silent as it was supposed to be a surprise. How the hell do 5 people buy me a boat and keep it a surprise? LOL
I'll let her sleep in today. I can have coffee with my buddy tomorrow
Who am I to complain? She offered to help cut the lawn (Fitbit approved offer) and told me she and the kids want to buy me a small boat for Father's Day, but to be silent as it was supposed to be a surprise. How the hell do 5 people buy me a boat and keep it a surprise? LOL
I'll let her sleep in today. I can have coffee with my buddy tomorrow
PhantomEB
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Leaving for work in a couple days, Bbq ribs tomorrow with the folks so I should throw the vapor barrier up and sheet the one wall just to get the OSB out of the corner.
ryanp77
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kaymccampbell
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Filled the clorox sprayer 4 times. Took out and put away the pressure washer.
mason_tay
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My ceiling is 10' and I've been looking at two post lifts. Do you like yours? Does it have enough room to get under a full size truck?
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Mr. Roboto
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There's enough room to get under my truck, but I either have to be hunched over slightly, or sit on a stool. I don't have the room to stand up and work with my hands overhead, but I knew that going into it and I'm ok with it. It's still leaps and bounds better than jacks/jack stands.
stonesfan68
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I helped a friend change out the brake pads in his 2012 Suburban.
kjdhawkhill
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Thursday I washed and waxed both grocery getters. Quick vacuum job as well. Set them both up for car seat number three. Used the shop vac to inflate a 9' inflatable pool in the back yard. So none of my plans accomplished.
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Tundra
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Got any pics of your truck?
Spdstr280Z
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Nice, I've been looking at them too... Crazy how big even "small" trucks are now.Detailed this new Tacoma. It barely fit in my garage.
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70Swinger440
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Changed the oil in my wife's Fusion. I pulled my truck out of the garage to do it, and typical of my luck, 5 minutes before I was finished, it started raining. My truck was fairly clean, except for a thin layer of dust on it, so now it has big, dirty water spots all over it. And again, typical of my luck, as soon as I pulled the truck back in the garage, it stopped raining. Damn me.
mason_tay
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Tundra
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Yeah the one from the avatar.
This truck?
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My neighbor was throwing out this abused and neglected wheel barrow. I thought I'd try and save it from the landfill. I didn't know how bad it was until I pressure washed and dried it out first (it was full of gross black water). I was also hoping it was some old school wheel barrow but it turned out to be the avg True Temper. Nonetheless $50 (handles, wheel/tire and paint) and a bit of elbow grease later I think I'll get a few projects worth of use out of it for sure. It also gave me a chance to use my table saw to cut the new wedges for under the tub.
Note to self: Lemon juice works way better than vinegar for rust removal. The bolts etc came out looking almost brand new after a 48hr soak in the lemon juice. I should've taken before/after pics it was like magic.
Note to self: Lemon juice works way better than vinegar for rust removal. The bolts etc came out looking almost brand new after a 48hr soak in the lemon juice. I should've taken before/after pics it was like magic.
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mason_tay
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kaymccampbell
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Cleaned up from the last project. Made a whole hatful of little shepherd's crooks out of 3/16ths rod. Cleaned and painted about half of them. Tomorrow I paint the rest.
wyo george
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My neighbor was throwing out this abused and neglected wheel barrow. I thought I'd try and save it from the landfill. I didn't know how bad it was until I pressure washed and dried it out first (it was full of gross black water). I was also hoping it was some old school wheel barrow but it turned out to be the avg True Temper. Nonetheless $50 (handles, wheel/tire and paint) and a bit of elbow grease later I think I'll get a few projects worth of use out of it for sure. It also gave me a chance to use my table saw to cut the new wedges for under the tub.
Note to self: Lemon juice works way better than vinegar for rust removal. The bolts etc came out looking almost brand new after a 48hr soak in the lemon juice. I should've taken before/after pics it was like magic.
Very nice job! I'll be tackling the same job in the next week or so, my wheel barrow has seen better days and just today I wheeled it around behind the shop for sandblasting!
TheOtherChris
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Assembled my new pellet smoker.
My Dear Wife has wanted a smoker for a few years and I kept saying I would build one when I got a shop (besides the garage) to work in. Well after buying the old barn and house I no longer have time for "extras" so she said "Let's just buy one"
LS6 Tommy
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cweidert03
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So after our second weekend of full time camping I was ready to do some things around the house. I cleaned my Zero turn, Took the deck off and sharpened the blades and cleaned the deck, then changed the oil. Then I decided to change the oil on the power washer and the push mower that I rarely use. Pretty good afternoon.
jkherd
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My neighbor was throwing out this abused and neglected wheel barrow. I thought I'd try and save it from the landfill. I didn't know how bad it was until I pressure washed and dried it out first (it was full of gross black water). I was also hoping it was some old school wheel barrow but it turned out to be the avg True Temper. Nonetheless $50 (handles, wheel/tire and paint) and a bit of elbow grease later I think I'll get a few projects worth of use out of it for sure. It also gave me a chance to use my table saw to cut the new wedges for under the tub.
Note to self: Lemon juice works way better than vinegar for rust removal. The bolts etc came out looking almost brand new after a 48hr soak in the lemon juice. I should've taken before/after pics it was like magic.
Nice job! looks great!
BonzoHansen
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I repaired a broken L screen for my kids little league. And a fertilizer spreader
Gogo300
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Finished installing transmission in my 2003 ford exploder
Thanks!
Thanks- pls post before/after pics of the sand blasting if you can. That was my plan too and I went and bought the portable sand blaster from Harbor Freight, it's the one that's a gray plastic hopper with along hose and a gun. It failed miserably for me, in its defense though I only tried it with sand (fine play sand) rather than the media they sell for it (they were out) but it kept getting clogged with the sand. In the end I ended up chiseling away the flaking paint as much as I could and then went over the rest with the wire brush.
TheOtherChris
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What do smoked pellets taste like?
Tommy
Don't know yet. I keep tearing the rolling papers.
Outlander
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I got the lawnmower out and filled it with gas and mowed the lawn. Planted flowers for Mrs Outlander (garden tools used on my outdoor bench). Drank coffee and shopped for a small boat - my father's day present apparently
ABADWILLYS
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Just a little trans maintenance on my F body, it has a TH350 with a reverse manual valve body, been in the car almost 10 years and has been flawless, but pan was leaking some, i wanted to take a look see anyways, new pan gasket and fluid and shes good.. i really wanted to try and not work on cars on my only day off from working on cars, guess i cant!
4Kings
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Replaced rear upper strut mounts in a 04 Dodge Stratus, the old ones were literally dust.
78RS_to112SS
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rmalkow2
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Since it was raining yesterday and riding was out of the picture I spent some time polishing chrome and aluminum on the Sportster and detailing the leather and vinyl.
Xicaque
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Worked on my BMW R1200 GSA. Anyone know a top notch source of torx bolts/nuts?
JimVonBaden
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Macmaster Carr
http://www.mcmaster.com/#machine-screws/=12qk86m
Though, to be honest, I have never seen a Torx nut!
polexican23
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got all my VW dunebuggy parts into 2 storage totes. and that cleared out of room. now to start moving the shed contents into the garage so I can tear down the shed before the garage build.
R-Savage
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Repaired the Screen to my Patio, Cut the Grass, Cleaned the Grills on my BBQ, Tuned up my neighbors lawnmower, Filled a Jerry Can, Bought a 1/4 inch Die Grinder, Reorganized some Sockets on the top Drawer, Cleaned the interior on the Jetta, Swept the Garage Floor, Next Week, Oil Change on the Truck and Jetta. I just might put on that Muffler for the Ram!
Assembled my new pellet smoker.
My Dear Wife has wanted a smoker for a few years and I kept saying I would build one when I got a shop (besides the garage) to work in. Well after buying the old barn and house I no longer have time for "extras" so she said "Let's just buy one"
What do smoked pellets taste like?
Tommy
Don't know yet. I keep tearing the rolling papers.
