What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[56vette461]

Lucky you. I never see real Mapp in any form around here. I think plumbers beat me to the yard sales.

We had an invite to pre-view an estate sale one of our club members was having. His FIL was a jack of all trades retiree. I found a case of MAPP gas and 3 separate torch heads in the shop that they couldn't figure out how to dispose of ... so I grabbed it along with a bunch of misc tools. It is probably the last we will see around here.

 

[kaymccampbell]

I don’t disagree. Just I’m trying to rake up a couple years worth of leaf litter out of the grass. When it’s soggy, it’s a PAIN. Plus all the moisture makes the bags heavier (more $$$ at the dump). If I had all the leaves picked up, sure. Rain for a week straight!

Yeah, tomorrow afternoon say 100% out here. So I may have time in the AM to do some more out in the yard. How can I make that storm make a U TURN, and head BACK?!!?!?

Stihl backpack blower. Mine will pry soaking wet last fall leaves off the ground and scoot them along in pouring rain.

It might even turn the storm, but I'm doubtful.

 

[rayra]

Finally tore down the tractor engine that quit on me last summer. Wasn't an oil burner but had low compression after it quit & before I tore into it.
Looks like a piece of ring snapped off. Top two rings are jammed in the lands and there a nasty gouge in the cylinder wall. Considering replacement vs repair.

Cylinder appears to be sleeved, should not be an expensive fix. What were the other cylinders like?

 

[Arne73]

Cylinder appears to be sleeved, should not be an expensive fix. What were the other cylinders like?

Its an 8hp one-lunger. Magnet didn't stick.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Its an 8hp one-lunger. Magnet didn't stick.

Wow! I would have bet money that was a cast iron sleeve. A quick google search shows Briggs does have some aluminum bore cylinders. I learned something new today.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Wow! I would have bet money that was a cast iron sleeve. A quick google search shows Briggs does have some aluminum bore cylinders. I learned something new today.

Me, too.

 

[ZRX61]

Garage *adjacent* again...

More ******* about with the ceiling fan install in the spare bedroom today. Tweaked my back twisting on the step ladder last weekend so there's been a delay. Got the brace fitted & tightened in place, fitted the box, took it all down again as the brace wasn't quite level, or flush with the attic side of the ceiling. Got the brace level & reinstalled the box. Now it's level, but an RCH off flush with the bedroom ceiling so it got some aerospace engineering & now it's all kosher.

Only got a tingle off the wiring, actually a lot less severe than the static shocks off the freezers at Wally World.

Need a small ceiling spackle repair. Waiting for that to dry.

 

[vwpieces]

Its an 8hp one-lunger. Magnet didn't stick.

I recently put a head gasket on a Briggs powered pressure washer. Cyl was aluminum too. First I have seen.
Sold the pressure washer

 

[vwpieces]

Replaced the pad on my $25 Bauer sander.
Been used hard and survived so far with minor fixing. $7 pad and an odd size.

 

[niget2002]

Built a skeleton for the paint booth. Can turn the blower off and leave parts in the booth to dry now.

 

[Mr.zippy]

That’s a great idea!

Built a skeleton for the paint booth. Can turn the blower off and leave parts in the booth to dry now.

 

[niget2002]

That’s a great idea!

I stole it. Plus the manufacturer I bought the booth from recommended doing something like this so you don't have to run the fans 24x7.

Im hoping to hang some lights from the pvc too. I may go back and glue some of the joints to make the frame sturdier.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Cleaned. Fixed. Assembled pens. Started dismantling a new to me brand of IoT plug to flash it and add it to my ecology.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Sanded & painted my bench grinder. Mounted grinder this afternoon. It looks better all one color.

Mounted a towel bar that matches the cabinet handles. I need to fill/paint the little holes.

 

[Wiz02]

"Summerized" my snowblower, ran my craigslist leaf blower and did some maintenance on it. This thing puts homeowner leaf blowers to shame, couldn't touch a contractor style backpack blower for what I paid.

 

[Motorman55]

Fitted a new custom tube style license plate frame on the Harley 74 FLH. Have a couple mods to make to it before I call it finished.

 

[niget2002]

Cleaned. Fixed. Assembled pens. Started dismantling a new to me brand of IoT plug to flash it and add it to my ecology.

Which firmware do you use for your iot?

 

[jonshonda]

The GX is getting some much needed love before camping/towing season.

Rear/Front/Transfer case got fresh oil. Concluded its impossible to handle gear oil w/o making a mess.

Have some funky handling issues, replaced front LCA/Hardware and got it aligned. Issue still there. So ordered all new rear suspension links. Hoping that will fix it.

Also one of the spark plug tube seals is leaking and causing a stink. So those are on order as well.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Which firmware do you use for your iot?

My own. It's a work in progress.

 

[niget2002]

My own. It's a work in progress.

I typically use micropython. I have a few friends doing fun things with esphome.

 

[nadogail]

Sanded & painted my bench grinder. Mounted grinder this afternoon. It looks better all one color.

Mounted a towel bar that matches the cabinet handles. I need to fill/paint the little holes.

I think it has been years since I have seen a Van Dorn tool. You have done a fine job.

 

[PhantomEB]

Hung some pipe clamps up and moved some stuff. Focusing on the one corner to declutter the shelving unit so I can get rid of it.

 

[nadogail]

My "Helper" and provider of muscle called in sick today, I think he did this one day last year. I told him to stay home and get well. I had nothing planned that can't wait until next Saturday. I will pay him a "Sick Day".

 

[tncatadjuster]

Removing six layers of epoxy and grinding to concrete for new floor in one area.

 

[niget2002]

Had about an hour to kill, so got some parts wet sanded. May spray some primer this afternoon after son's soccer game.

 

[ZRX61]

Got spackle ceiling repair sorted. Assembled fan. Nerve damage stopped play. Need a second pair of hands.

 

[jeep63]

Hooked up Rapid air maxline 3/4” air lines.
Only had 2 fittings leak and a quick extra tightening fixed those.

only need to hang and connect the hose reel.

it has been holding pressure now for about 1 hour.

 

[niget2002]

Finished for the day.

Took the restrictor plate off the HVLP guns. We're keeping this on the down low.



Then finally got around to adjusting the cut on and cut off points on the compressor. It kicks on at 90psi and off at 130psi. I was running 80 to 120 previously.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Prepped another batch of pen blanks. They'll harden overnight. Made a dust collection table for the drill press. Searched for a little plastic cap. Did some dentless paint removal on a friend's car.

 

[PassnThru]

New front tires for the mower. One down - one to go.

 

[BuffettFan]

I'm fighting a pinched nerve or something.
Left shoulder/arm is giving me fits, but seems to help to keep moving, even slowly, so I got the ply and edge banding cut for the slicer stand.
Did some cleanup as well.

Hopefully I can get it assembled tomorrow.
Family stuff next week. Shop time will be limited.

 

[Snapped-off]

Call me crazy, but I pulled the bumper off the Q5 again today to install an OEM hitch. It previously had a Drawtite hitch installed, with none of the electrics or the trailer control module. So much for the "towing package" it was advertised with. I'm guessing it was installed for a bike rack or something but it was clearly never used.

Drawtite hitch pulled off.


OEM hitch standing by. (actually this one is for a Porche Macan (same thing))


Had to install the bracket and the trailer control module. Car is prewired, just didn't come with the tow package. Red plug is for the brake controller (aftermarket) up front to tie into the module. It runs up front to a plug under the dash for the brake controller. Black plug goes to the 7/4 pin harness.


Had to go into several modules using VCDS to recode them to recognize the now installed trailer control module. It interfaces with a lot of stuff. Engine, trans, stability, lights, and a few more things. Got everything coded in and the car is recognizing the module. Tested the 7 pin and everything works as it should.


And lastly, the tools used this time.

 

[PassnThru]

New front tires for the mower. One down - one to go.

The second one took half the time at most. First time changing anything larger than a bicycle tire. This one fought me harder on setting the bead though.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Painted my old Chinese bench grinder, got more clear tape so I added labels to my storage boxes:

 

[Outlawmws]

Prepped another batch of pen blanks. They'll harden overnight. Made a dust collection table for the drill press. Searched for a little plastic cap. Did some dentless paint removal on a friend's car.

As opposed to paintless dent removal?

 

[Motorman55]

Checked the oil, dollar gas, one I rode slow and the other I rode fast!

 

[kaymccampbell]

As opposed to paintless dent removal?

I've always called it the other way round. Either way, the car looks better.

 

[smackey05]

Cut holes in my hood prepping for installing the scoop mounted turn signals. Primed the edges after filing them down.

 

[Outlawmws]

I've always called it the other way round. Either way, the car looks better.

I thought maybe you meant something else

 

[nadogail]

Just finished with our tax account. Got our duty to the treasury done and started our plans for the 2022 return.