What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[niget2002]

Finished processing the rest of the mahogany for the aquarium stand. Will let it sit a few days and then plane it down and hopefully finish the stand this weekend.

 

[MINIz guy]

Pad slapped the rear brakes on my parents car. The existing pads were getting low and the rotors had no noticeable wear or ridge. Saving the front for next year as those rotors will be toast by then.

 

[glider]

Working on cleaning up a $50 junkyard door. Getting ready for a swap. Never know how these things will go.

 

[PhantomEB]

Started my seat mount/cubby hole for the bronco so I can get the passenger seat off the garage floor.

 

[Rkcubed]

I was needing a light that was movable. So here’s my take on one.

I used a eight foot fluorescent light converted to LED. Made a frame with 3/4 conduit and made collars and hinges from some scrap pipe. I soaked the parts of the conduit in acid to remove the galvanized coating on the parts that was to be welded. Turned my trusty old stick welder to lowest setting to weld the thin conduit.

 

[Old Man Roger]

I was needing a light that was movable. So here’s my take on one.

I used a eight foot fluorescent light converted to LED. Made a frame with 3/4 conduit and made collars and hinges from some scrap pipe. I soaked the parts of the conduit in acid to remove the galvanized coating on the parts that was to be welded. Turned my trusty old stick welder to lowest setting to weld the thin conduit.

That’s pretty cool, but you might could have just put one of the ten or so lights you have in the background up instead. Just sayin. lol

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

So I fired up a Murray Snowblower that I picked up at the curb this summer. It wasn't running properly so I did a carb swap for a Chinesium carb I had on hand. It was revving WAY TOO fast on all of the positions of the governor linkage so I think this particular carb is WAY out of adjustment. I bought it for another machine I had grabbed at the curb and it over-revved and blew the motor.

I have the Tecumseh rebuild kit for the original carb so I'll take a shot at cleaning and rebuild it and see what happens.

My plan is to sell this machine so I don't want to spend too much effort on it . . .

Cheers

Jim

 

[Rkcubed]

That’s pretty cool, but you might could have just put one of the ten or so lights you have in the background up instead. Just sayin. lol

I like seeing what I’m doing

 

[Rkcubed]

If you’re talking about all the fixtures on the shel, I’m a scrounger.
I have a habit of saving stuff from jobs that can be reusable

 

[jonshonda]

Cursed the fact I cannot afford, nor can I justify a new vehicle purchase while on my way to the Toyota dealership to get parts for the LCA replacement project on my GX470. Bushings are shot, and the hardware that holds them in have chemically welded themselves together.

Milwaukee Torch Carbide blades did well cutting through hardened hardware. I was really close to springing for a Milwaukee hi-torque impact but used my corded Dewalt with semi satisfactory results.

Dumped a lot of money into this vehicle lately as it has just eclipsed the 200k mark and needs to remain a dependable rig. Bit I purchased it when my last vehicle was at the 200k mark and I was just plain sick and tired of nursing it along.

 

[vwpieces]

Watching glue dry

But #2 moving along pretty well so far. Both frames bout done

 

[Old Man Roger]

If you’re talking about all the fixtures on the shel, I’m a scrounger.
I have a habit of saving stuff from jobs that can be reusable

Preaching to the choir..lol The trick is to actually use the things we hoard.

 

[GreenIron]

I move a few things upstairs to make room on the main floor. It was getting cluttered.

 

[Brent T]

Checked out a rattle on the front suspension of the XJ. Discovered I had lost a bolt to one of the radius arm links. No wonder it's been rattling. Need to go find a new bolt, washers and nut tomorrow. This could have been a disaster.

 

[Arne73]

Oil change on my wife's '21 Sportage.
Bonus: found out the oil filters for my sons stolen Honda are substitute for the OEM.
Bummer: Floor jack started losing pressure in the middle of the tire rotation.
New project...

 

[Rkcubed]

Preaching to the choir..lol The trick is to actually use the things we hoard.

I do as needed, some of these fixtures are supposed to go in the daughters garage. Still waiting on them to get the wire.

 

[rayra]

Nothing the last couple weeks. And nothing for the next couple of weeks, either. Medical trouble.
After that I have a storeroom to build in the garage, some some pull-down attic stairs to install and then some gabion wall wire cages to fabricate.

 

[Cdcrowell]

Looks great.

Can you share the type of paint you used? How many coats?

just some rustoleum rattle can and 4 coats of paint and 2 clear

 

[niget2002]

Watching glue dry

But #2 moving along pretty well so far. Both frames bout done

I like the way you laid your hinges out for this glue up and will be using this later this week.

 

[cpttuna]

Re: what did you do in your garage today?

I recently inherited a million tools so I have been spending the past week going through all of them and putting sets together... I have way to many tools and not enough garage space! Sounds crazy I know but you have to see what im working with! The best part is there is alot of vintage snap on tools so ive been having a blast hooking them up!

I sort of have the same problem. i just finished cleaning out the family home in Pa after my last brother died. The garage is so full. I gave a bunch of stuff away but it seems like I have 10 of everything.

 

[vwpieces]

I like the way you laid your hinges out for this glue up and will be using this later this week.

Thanks, super strong. The front and rear frames are 3 layers of 3/4in with 3rd inner layer inset 1/2in to make the inner box flush. Inner box is to support the drawers. Only part of 3rd layer started in that pic.
Also went with 4in wide on the frame boards. Already did the first one this way so I kept with it. I would do 3.5 wide if I could start over. Would save material and be just as strong for what it is. But want the pair of benches to be the same.

Oh and those 4in clamps in the corners are now $4 @ Lowes. Way better than the horrible freight clamps.

 

[racecougar]

There is nothing fancy about it, but I just knocked out this simple hammer rack for the shop. A little scrap steel and about 30 minutes of my time equals way more space in my toolbox. I need to make another for one of the other benches.

 

[niget2002]

Got the daughter's rc truck back together after making a small pilgrimage to Traxxas headquarters for parts.

Then spent some time racing around the yard with the kids.

Daughter was asking for a faster truck now :/

 

[kaymccampbell]

Made Judy's new retail hat display. Put things away in the metal shop in preparation for winter vehicle emergency service.

 

[Outlander]

Not much in the Can-Am garage, my focus this week (on vacation) is my basement workshop at home.

- Cleaned off 2 benches, added fixed power bar to the "electronics" bench; found a home for the bench power supply Mrs Outlander gave me for Christmas.
- moved 3D printer beside electronics bench, rewired ethernet cabling so I could plug in the Raspberry Pi running OctoPi
- added 4 foot overhead LED lights and connected them via a smart plug (I'm always forgetting top turn off the lights)
- purged a few more bags of trash, tested all the monitors and found a dead one. Why do I keep this stuff?
- pulled out old paint cans, nowe to find somewhere to drop[ them off (probably hardware store will take them)
- cut up the plethora of boxes for equipment I kept, recycle guys will love me. Why do I keep those anyways - all I need to keep is for the on-warrantee computers
- working on my "homelab" , hopefully rack etc will be done this week (it's never really done) and I can get back to the learning phase

I better keep Mrs Outlander out of the laundry room - I used a portion for storage while I purge the shop.

When done, I'll take some photos for my gallery.

 

[rd65]

Went out to turn on the heat to warm things up a bit and was very surprised that it was a balmy 35* inside the shop. Was 22* outside and hasnt been above freezing in a few days. Enjoyed a beer while I let the heater run for a bit then headed back inside.

 

[khnitz]

Replaced the mouse-eaten under-hood insulation panel in my 2005 Volvo V70R with a nice "u-pull yard"-sourced piece.

 

[FMB4]

Checked the garage temp (yesterday). Just above 40 Degs with a 19 deg ambient. The two HVAC vents in our 3 car are just enough to stay above freezing. It gets down to somewhat below zero F, but not that often. Lowest we've seen during the last 8 years was near 20 below IIRC.

 

[Crowbarman55]

Got and installed a 61" Husky rolling work bench. Added my own butcher block top.
Todd

 

[kaymccampbell]

Fixed a rotted connector in a Xmas blowup. Helped the tenant put brakes on his sbox. Both projects were more involved than they sound.

 

[PassnThru]

Worked on these screen doors I built for a side roll up door on the detached garage during the pandemic shutdown last year.

Initially they were great - no problems whatsoever. Then varying weather conditions and humidity levels set in and I found myself having to force the door open. I must have been a machinist in a former life because I consider 1/32 of a gap as generous. Yeah - it's not with wood that lives outside. I know that but I still insist on tight tolerances and then nature laughs at me.
Anyway - I've reworked everything to a 1/8 inch gap on this humid day and it's in the garage waiting for a sanding and repaint.
Did I learn my lesson?
Yes - yes I did. I will start with a 1/16 gap next time so it doesn't take as long when I have to fix it the next time.

 

[Outlawmws]

As long as it seats on the door jam, outside clearance just doesn't matter a lot. Did you put lip on the left side partial door,for the man door to seat on?

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

I swapped out the battery on my brother's 2016 Chevy Equinox with a Diehard AGM battery from AAP. The car is spending the winter at my house and I need it to be movable for snow removal. He bought his old company car when it came off lease and he needs to stash this car until he hopefully retires in the Spring of 22. He lives in NYC and the cost to keep the car there would be prohibitively expensive.

 

[PassnThru]

As long as it seats on the door jam, outside clearance just doesn't matter a lot. Did you put lip on the left side partial door,for the man door to seat on?

Yes - there is a lip for the man door to seat on the partial door (that also opens - held in place by barrel bolts). The problem literally was two fold - I didn't bevel the man door for the swing in and I literally had too small of a gap to allow for expansion. It could be that my garage moves more than it should - but a wood framed vinyl sided garage will do that and when you combine that with 5 feet of wood screen doors then things just don't stay where you want them to if you don't allow for it.

 

[sweetk30]

Helped my buddy unload a brand new rotary 4 post alignment lift for his new shop . Its a strech rack and 22k lb lift capacity . He set the section of floor so the rack is flat on/off no ramps required .

 

[vwpieces]

Revamped the lil dust collector.
Resealed the tubes and new seal on the top. Finally got the correct can for it too.
Before

And After.



And made a box

 

[jonshonda]

Checked the garage temp (yesterday). Just above 40 Degs with a 19 deg ambient. The two HVAC vents in our 3 car are just enough to stay above freezing. It gets down to somewhat below zero F, but not that often. Lowest we've seen during the last 8 years was near 20 below IIRC.

If you can get a return air duct in there you will really see some improvements in temps.

With a smile I parked my 14yo 200k+ mile Midwest rust belt all it's life daily driver in the garage after bringing it home from the alignment shop after replacing the lower control arms. Only to have the exhaust start rattling like a mofo.

Yes I love not having car payments, but no I don't like 14yo rust belt rigs and they work they require.

 

[Outlander]

So far today - organized my bin of electrical parts, did more purging. Replaced broken light fixture in laundry room, with parts found in freshly cleaned bin of electrical parts. Maybe I'll do plumbing stuff next.....like I have any plumbing stuff to speak of (I **** at plumbing).

Now I await a couple of deliveries that will allow me to progress with my homelab and TV set up. Maybe I'll dust around the TV. [can't believe I just typed that]

 

[GreenIron]

Install glass on the newly installed south door.

 

[FMB4]

Prepared my Toro snow thrower for the season. Oil level check (oil was changed at the end of last season). Went over the fasteners that I could get and a splash of fresh fuel and it's good to go. Can't say same about me tho.