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jonshonda

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Now that it's dark all the time, work is limited to either well it outdoors, or heated and well lit indoors. The choice is obvious.

Bought 5 boys axe heads on eprey and some handles from house handle as projects my 10yo son and i can work on together. Making chips and dust!
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larry4406

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Received appliances for the kitchen extension which is behind schedule. Had to take them and stash in garage as their warehouse was packed. Range, freezer, and speed oven still back ordered. 🤷‍♂️
 
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vwpieces

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Needed to get another sheet of hardboard for the backer. Was up way too late and when you need 50in piece out of a sheet you only get one chance. Needless to say by the time the 50in piece went to table saw it was fed in wrong.
Yeah, cut the 4ft side.

But getting there.
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Was going to stain and poly but I changed that plan.
There will be 2 sets of drawers in the box.
What do you guys think of the red with darker gray drawer faces?
Older Craftsman Toolbox theme...
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Swanny1953

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Buddy called and wanted to use the 4-post to allow potential buyer to look at the underside of his '68 Shelby GT350. So, uncover and back the '13 Corvette out, wait for him to arrive to take the '66 Charger off the lift (I can't drive for another 2+ weeks due to foot tendon repair surgery) and get his Shelby on the lift and up in the air for inspection. Reverse the process and everything is back to slumbering until I can drive again in early January (I HOPE!!!!).
 

Dreamer1975

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Finally finished putting up 1/2 plywood around the entire shop 8 ft high and wire in 10 gauge wire into the box for the future lift. Been a long time coming and will always be more to do.
 

npp

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Fought the step stool again. Lost. More bruises. You'd swear I was married to Sean Connery. I did get the back recovered.
That’s funny about the reference to Sean Connery, he did say a woman needs a good slap now and then.
 

DeeDubz

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I replaced the output shaft seal on my transfer case for the f250. Ive been meaning to do it. This week I went to ford and got the right seal. I took my time and knocked it out in a hour. The seal had a bunch of cracks and was starting to open up. After that I stole someones idea about a metal rose. Mine didnt turn out as good as his but this will work. Im gonna make another one for the wife for her office. This one will be going to my mom.
 

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PhantomEB

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Gotta get the hood latch to release on my ‘15 Focus so I can fix that issue once and for all from underneath. THEN I can diagnose why the car was dead after work last night. Took a personal day off today. Waitin for the better half to wake up so she can jiggle some things while I watch from this vantage. Car will get an oil change too this weekend.20CB5DA9-14C7-4427-B7B6-BC7ADDA14D79.jpeg
 

FMB4

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Sat on my bar stool and thought over what I plan on doing in our garage tomorrow. But hey, there's always Monday... or Tues thru Friday.
 

niget2002

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Batteries came in for my glow plug driver, so I ran the nitro rustler a bit to test the new tyranny. Everything is working well.

Looking forward to Christmas when me and my two kids can bash around the front yard together.
 

LS6 Tommy

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the color is Dark Gray Metallic [Gray], The car has been great. very tight suspension and steering. i owned the 2009 sti and this new one drives WAY better. corners nicer. all round more comfortable.

To be honest i wanted nothing to do with this body style. then it grew on me after awhile and then i test drove it. after that i was in love
I loved my '11 WRX Limited, but I'm really impressed with my '18 STI Limited. Well, except for the rdiculously dlecate brake caliper paint, the the reverse lock out rattle and the cold weather rear deck rattle I can't seem to locate. Minor flaws, I admit.

When we stumbled across the '18 for almost $15 below list, Mrs. LS6 said, "Go get your old car. We can trade it in". I love that woman.


Tommy
 

HPRifleman

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Kept working my way through the brake system on the F-350. Today, the fronts were done. Next step is trying out the Motive power bleeder that I just bought.

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I can't believe how easy that Motive power bleeder was.

My normal brake bleeding procedure used to involve my wife pushing on the pedal and me on each bleeder screw. This time I pumped up the power bleeder and opened up each bleeder to let the clean fluid run out. A few minutes at each corner of the vehicle and I was done. It was so easy I thought that maybe I did something wrong. But a quick drive showed me that I can actually follow directions and now I have operating brakes.

A thumbs up for the Motive unit.
 

BuffettFan

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Started disassembly and cleaning of the Berkel meat slicer.
I think the health department may have had something to do with why the restaurant closed. This thing hasn't been cleaned in a looong time!
Only one drop of blood on the floor.
13.75" razor sharp blade and I cut myself on one of the damn guards!
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kaymccampbell

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Relamped a fluorescent closet fixture with LED. Discovered and discarded a lot of dead or dying components. It turned out OK. Other than the slight delay, you can't tell anything's been done.
 

CJM8515

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i cleaned the garage a bit. my cousin poured a new walk and garage door apron so i have some of his tools here still so i cant fully clean up.

I cannot wait till this summer when I build a better shed outside and knock down the other one the previous homeowner didnt put a foundation under.
 

Boilerhouse

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Spent part of the day binge/speed reading posts on this thread from early July onward. Many awesome projects as expected. And now a contribution, it's not really woodworking, more like working with wood. - some used plywood that was repurposed for the festive season.

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Snapped-off

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Scored a washer and dryer from the neighbors across the street that moved out. Gave them a quick wipe down.

I may keep the dryer.
 

SRU1436

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I can't believe how easy that Motive power bleeder was.

My normal brake bleeding procedure used to involve my wife pushing on the pedal and me on each bleeder screw. This time I pumped up the power bleeder and opened up each bleeder to let the clean fluid run out. A few minutes at each corner of the vehicle and I was done. It was so easy I thought that maybe I did something wrong. But a quick drive showed me that I can actually follow directions and now I have operating brakes.

A thumbs up for the Motive unit.
I’m gonna buy that brake bleeder and try it on my truck. I watched a video and it looks super simple. No more going back and worth pushing on the damn brake pedal and refilling the master cylinder worrying it’s gonna go dry.
 

Brent T

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I've been working on this since yesterday. Awhile back one of the neighbors set this big wood table out for bulk trash pickup. I loaded it up and brought it home. I forgot to get any "before" pictures, but it looked like it had been used as a kids craft table. It had several deep scratches, different colors of paint dripped on it everywhere and a couple spots where the finish was completely gone. Spent the day stripping, cleaning, sanding, re-staining the top. I have a couple more coats of clear to finish. Will probably be my new home office desk when it's done.

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FMB4

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I can't believe how easy that Motive power bleeder was.

A thumbs up for the Motive unit.
There are a lot of very positive reviews on the Motive unit from across the web. I'm going pick one up myself pretty soon.
 
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