What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[ragdoll]

Got a great deal on a metal desk and office chair at my local "re-Store" location. $15 bucks for both !!!!

Always wanted a central spot in the garage for paperwork, bills, office supply kinda stuff and just a general "admin area"

Well, here it is...two pics before, and 2 after...

 

[ChaseDE]

Everyone online seems to suggest wd-40 or googone, googone seems to work better. They are just intricate wheels and those small spokes are a PITA.

Borrowed my uncles 3100 psi pressure washer and that didn't work very well for inside the spokes. So I am a scrappin' away I guess haha.

Once I got the process and tools down the wheel only took about an hour tops.

 

[bmxdad]

Everyone online seems to suggest wd-40 or googone, googone seems to work better. They are just intricate wheels and those small spokes are a PITA.

Borrowed my uncles 3100 psi pressure washer and that didn't work very well for inside the spokes. So I am a scrappin' away I guess haha.

Once I got the process and tools down the wheel only took about an hour tops.

What about walnut shells in a sandblaster?

 

[EOC_Jason]

Trying to clean up garage some... Put a bunch of sockets in my freebie bin find, so now all those boxes are off the floor. Now I just need to inventory the sockets and put them on eBay...

 

[ChaseDE]

What about walnut shells in a sandblaster?

Would probably work if I had a sandblaster.

 

[jonesg]

Then I cleaned the garage for the next project.

Yeh it really is a bit of a mess. is that a cake crumb on the floor,
tsch tsch.

 

[LeonardY]

Did you make it, or refinish it?? Nice looking piece of furniture.

Made it. Thanks.
Someone said you can never have too many clamps.

 

[tncatadjuster]

Worked on the bike.

 

[pepi]

Working on a belt guard for a sander...


greg

Metal work done for the guard, paint and put it to work..

Greg

 

[C_F]

Fell into a large quantity of 'defective' 9mm ammunition and am breaking it all down into components at the rate of about 250rd / hour. Things got a good bit faster and easier once I figured out the proper adjustment on the collet puller die and then made a wood handle for the 1/4" steel dowel it came with, which was beating my hands up pretty good.
I'm keeping half in exchange for my labor. Not a bad deal for me, I've got more time than money, lately.

I first did a rough count by volume (~6800 rounds), then did a sort; empty brass, odd calibers, .380, loaded rounds with plated LRN and proper primers, loaded rounds with plated LRN with missing or flipped primers. And rounds loaded with golden saber JHP bullets. Then I set about processing it all. Breaking it down, resizing the brass, punching the improper primers, disposing of the unknown and mixed powders as garden fertilizer. Still have about ~2300 rounds to go. Once it's all broken down and parceled out, I'll get busy turning my half back into good ammo.

Holy ****, I can't even imagine pulling 6800 bullets! I gripe when I have to pull 50, that I screwed up reloading!

 

[isb cornbinder]

I had a very helpful 'phone call with a TECH support person at Top End Performance. We were dealing with some programming issues of my making. I feel confident the situation is going to be OK, now. Good customer service is priceless.

 

[rayra]

wow, where did you get so many?

I know a guy that knows a guy that is a commercial reloader. Apparently the reloader just writes it off as an overhead loss. Not worth his time and trouble and it's 'contaminated' scrap so it isn't even worth hauling it anywhere. So once in a while he calls my guy to come pick it up.

 

[rayra]

Made it. Thanks.
Someone said you can never have too many clamps.

nice, good work.

 

[rayra]

Holy ****, I can't even imagine pulling 6800 bullets! I gripe when I have to pull 50, that I screwed up reloading!

heh, yah, my arms are getting a little lopsided. Only ever had a puller/hammer, almost 30yrs of reloading and it was enough. Broke the hammer (again) last winter and turns out RCBS is on Oroville Dam Road, so getting it replaced got delayed a bit. This opportunity came up and I gladly got the collet puller die from my guy the same time as the hoard.

 

[xyster101]

Plumbed water out to the shop 50 ft using 3/4" pipe. Put a va le and drain on it as there is not heat in the shop yet.

Also hung a block and tackle my uncle had laying in his yard. Good for 2,000lbs. Need to figure a way to mount it strong enough to hold that.




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[xyster101]

Spent a good 5 hours cleaning and organizing. A friend did not want these shelves in his garage and gave them to me.



My welding and work table free in my hoarding uncles yard. Just needed some cleaning.



I will be taking the yellow scaffolding apart soon.





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[DCarr2]

I got tired of the 5-6" ledge from my driveway to the floor in my shop. My concoction of bricks boards ect git old

So i made a concrete ramp after work today, 15, 80lb bags later. Prob coulda used one more bag but i am beat!

Its now covered with 2 runners (soaking wet) and plastic. Itll be that way for atleast 2weeks


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[isb cornbinder]

I have been struggling with programming the ECU in our 1940 Ford. Today I decided to remove the 9 pin serial port to USB adapter cable and buy a new one at Staples. The space under the dashboard is very tight and my hands are big. My wife offered to "lend a hand" (pun). Her hands just fit and was able to disconnect the 9 pin serial plug from the ECU. She installed the Staples replacement adapter cable and there was almost instant communication.
Too many hours were used in removing the original serial to USB cable. I had milled a "just fits" opening in the parking brake bracket for the 9 pin serial port connector to pass through to the ECU. The bracket and the ECU are separated by 2 centimeters.
It is getting late in the day, 17:23h, so we might stop for the day and return tomorrow.
My goal was to have the Ford running and driving today so that it could be driven to the Early Ford V8 picnic at Hogan Park, tomorrow.
Close but no dash-plaque.

 

[PassnThru]

With the eclipse coming up and our house being in totality I looked to incorporate our admittedly weak telescope into the viewing Monday. The kids are out of school - I took a vacation day. In the great Garage Journal tradition - I fitted a cheap viewing card to the front of our telescope.

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[BaMaDuDe87]

With the eclipse coming up and our house being in totality I looked to incorporate our admittedly weak telescope into the viewing Monday. The kids are out of school - I took a vacation day. In the great Garage Journal tradition - I fitted a cheap viewing card to the front of our telescope.

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Cheap viewing card? That bad boy could fetch over $30 right now I'd bet

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[Outlawmws]

I got some more oak/hardwood pallet material, and yesterday recovered enough to get my box project back on track. Today I cut then to rough length, milled them and the short pieces from the earlier recovery effort straight, and to finished width except for six.

Those six got glued into wider pieces as I was short three boards for the wider box. (Making 2 boxes; same profile dimensions, different depths). Next is setting up the finger joint fixture for this project. First time doing finger joints.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Plugged a tire, sharpened and fixed a lawnmower, reassembled a repaired tool battery and put a new masonry blade on the big angle grinder.

 

[PhantomEB]

Tidied up, I so need a truck so I can get rid of the bagS of empties.

Buddy bringing his engine crane over today so I can cycle out my suspension and set ride height of my off-road truck. Body coming off soon!

 

[exranger06]

Finished installing new rear brake pads, rotors, calipers, parking brake shoes and parking brake cables on my '04 CR-V. Also installed speed bleeders on all 4 calipers and flushed the brake fluid. I still need to adjust the parking brake; it won't hold the car still on my steep driveway.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Nothing yet. But I have great aspirations...

Tommy

 

[EOC_Jason]

I have been struggling with programming the ECU in our 1940 Ford. Today I decided to remove the 9 pin serial port to USB adapter cable and buy a new one at Staples. The space under the dashboard is very tight and my hands are big. My wife offered to "lend a hand" (pun). Her hands just fit and was able to disconnect the 9 pin serial plug from the ECU. She installed the Staples replacement adapter cable and there was almost instant communication.

A lot of times trying to communicate with simple serial devices using a more modern PC with a serial-to-USB converter you can solve issues by going into Window's Device Manager (in the control panel) then going to the serial port and lowering the FIFO buffers as low as they will go, you can also try disabling them. That has solved my problems on more than one occasion.

 

[Hpozzuoli]

I have been spending the last few days just cleaning up after the fire. Everything is rusting and pitting.

 

[BellyUpFish]

I have been spending the last few days just cleaning up after the fire. Everything is rusting and pitting.

Oh man, that *****. What happened?

 

[Outlawmws]

HPO, Hope no one got hurt, and that you can save most of your stuff.

 

[Outlawmws]

Last night I finalized the Box plans for length and height (width had been determined...), and today glued some spit ends one some of the boards (It is Salvage wood...), then spend WAY more time than I expected to get the finger joint dado and fixture setup. Turns out my Dado is 5/8 and the arbor is 1/2.. so I had to come up with a sleeve. (I also bought the main hinges I needed as well as some magnet catches for the inner cabinet doors one box will have while I was at the HW store)

Then I realize the dado body is too bid forth e dang arbor length! so I dug out three identical new blades (also 5/8 hole, I had to cut about a 3/16 sleeve section off the bronze bushing I'd bought) and stacked them with the middle one offset, dang! this thing cuts an almost exact 1/4" kurf!

The after FOUR tries got the actual fixture to space correctly.

Here is a test on a some scrap... My very first (successful) Box/Finger joint:

I'm beat, but I'd like to get at least one set of box frames done tonight, (I'm typing as I needed a break been at it all dang day...)

 

[dadsEH]

Are they painted under the plasti-dip or just polished metal? I would think MEK would dissolve anything including plasti-dip...

So..... what kind of container is your MEK in ?

 

[Slinger646]

My wife's friend sideswiped a truck on Friday. Buckled the fender so the door wouldn't open. Using only my Cman socket set, vice grips, scrap lumber and several flavors of hammers I got the fender straight enough to open the door.

The part of the door where the mirror housing was pulled out from the impact so I beat that in as well.

Used steel stick to replicate the mirror mounting area that was shattered.

It should work until she gets the shekels for her deductible.

 

[jumpstart]

Installed new brakes in the daily driver. Nothing too exciting.

 

[Slinger646]

My wife's friend sideswiped a truck on Friday. Buckled the fender so the door wouldn't open. Using only my Cman socket set, vice grips, scrap lumber and several flavors of hammers I got the fender straight enough to open the door.

The part of the door where the mirror housing was pulled out from the impact so I beat that in as well.

Used steel stick to replicate the mirror mounting area that was shattered.

It should work until she gets the shekels for her deductible.

Pics

 

[Outlawmws]

ARRGH!

I broke the dang ********* fixture! The bit between the kerf clearance and guide "Popped"! Had I glued the guide place it probably would have been fine... So I'm gluing it up with the guild getting glued as a stiffening block, and some scrap guide wedged into the kerf to help clamp it...

Done cutting fingers for the night!

However I did get two more test pieces done and two of the real deal, so that's enough for my "after dark" final layout with the real parts, so I can cut shallow dadoes into the inside face for the separators to fit into before final glue up and clamping.

The good news is I tried some of the 1/4" ply the dividers will be made from and the stacked blades cut a perfect dado for that s well!

A setback but not too bad...

 

[Dragoonmc]

Re laminated my main stereo amp casing. The original was a fake wood **** that was cut up and peeling after ~40 years.
Replaced it with real wood red oak and have stained a light red color for now. May darken it up a bit more before I seal it

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[dodge610]

Put this together so I can start using it in said garage.


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[Outlawmws]

Nice looking Sansui!

 

[HotrodHR]

Didn't want to start another HF 44" tool cabinet thread... but here's what I worked on today... not as cool as Steevo's build but it will work for me.

Decided to retire an old craftsman homeowners special workbench (two cabinets joined to firm a 20" x 8') and upgrade to a couple of HF 44" cabinets.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=675923&stc=1&d=1503283750


Wanted a 10 foot top with room to sit with legs under the bench. Found a 26" x 10' "rubber wood" butcher block counter top at a local place called Southeasten Salvage... pics are self explanatory.

Will use some spar varnish on it and trim the front edge with a strip of aluminum stock or some aluminum yard sticks. Will add some to the back to keep **** from sliding off the back. Will update after it's finished..

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=675924&stc=1&d=1503283750

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=675925&stc=1&d=1503283750

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=675926&stc=1&d=1503283750

 

[Outlander]

put away the ATV from yesterdays ride, tidied up a bit.