What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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Jogyver62
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I replaced the brake calipers/rotors/pads three years ago....well it's time for another replacement as the drivers side caliper wasn't playing nice.
Had to bend some hard lines up as well. The joys of rust belt life.
Had to bend some hard lines up as well. The joys of rust belt life.
Brent T
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Garage door opener died, so yesterday I ran the conduit and wired in a new outlet for a wall mounted garage door opener. It should arrive tomorrow. I won't use PVC electrical conduit for this again. It's too flexy and hard to keep a straight run. If I wasn't picky it wouldn't matter I guess. Anyway, it's done now. I'll replace the big door opener with a wall mount, then later on do the same with the small door when the opener finally dies. Sure opens up a lot of ceiling space. Excuse all the furniture, we're getting our floors replaced in the house as well.
nadogail
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Welded 1" schedule 40 couplers to the ends of a length of angle iron, this will become 2 legs of a cart to support my generator project.
Of the 4 beads, the last one is the least worst. I guess that is a sign of progress.
Of the 4 beads, the last one is the least worst. I guess that is a sign of progress.
PassnThru
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I finished week 4 of working remotely from my detached garage. Four weeks ago I was moved to 100% remote and with a fairly small house and 3 kids still at home my detached garage was the most logical place to isolate myself from the carnage.
I think it has worked out well although I don't have air conditioning and the past two weeks have been in the lower to upper 90s. The highest it's hit so far was 88 but I planned ahead and hung a ceiling fan above where I work so it has been tolerable.
I think it has worked out well although I don't have air conditioning and the past two weeks have been in the lower to upper 90s. The highest it's hit so far was 88 but I planned ahead and hung a ceiling fan above where I work so it has been tolerable.
BMWBOB
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Serviced and waxed the scooter!
kaymccampbell
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Made reinforcing plates. Installed D rings in the trailer.
nadogail
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Welded some pipe fittings to angle iron, 4 short 1.5” beads, the last one was the least ugly. I guess that’s a little progress.
Mikeske
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still waiting for the right rear tire to be repaired at the tire shop as it is a loaded wheel assembly with beet juice. I sourced and bought four more ****** fittings and installed them. I did find the hydraulic hose going from the mower lift cylinder to control valve had a couple small tears in the rubber outer jacket of the hydraulic hose. There was no visible damage or leaks from the hose so I wrapped the area that was damage then took a heater hose to prevent chaffing of the hydraulic hose and secure the heater hose with zip ties. If I can a couple years out of it I be happy
welder4956
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I've been thinking about doing this also. I've been working remotely from the living room with a laptop since March 2020. Time to install a ceiling fan and give it a try. I enjoy a hot garage more than the living room anyway.
larry4406
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Found my new chain for the Stihl chainsaw. Storm damage cleanup continues.
rd65
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Beerthirty came a bit early today. Flooring guy has kicked us out of the house. Shop time.
rayra
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working up some molds to cast arched lintels for a backyard grill island / counter project. To go over firewood and other under-counter storage areas.
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Snapped-off
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"Just outside the garage" leaking shift shaft on the outdrive and replaced the starter. 305 Merc.
New primer bulb on the homelite, and the Craftsmans got the carbs cleaned. I'm gonna be selling those to put toward a Makita trimmer.
New primer bulb on the homelite, and the Craftsmans got the carbs cleaned. I'm gonna be selling those to put toward a Makita trimmer.
Outlawmws
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I think the Van ate either the Alt belt or the Alt on the way home from some Yard Sailing - I need to "open the hood" (Mid engine...) and see...
Magnum440d100
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Not today, but a couple days ago already. Today I got hit with a fatigue that is unshakable.
Replaced the ground drive belt on the junk mower. Took it for a spin and ran out of fuel LMAO.
Gotta weld the deck and I can use it as a mower again.
Replaced the ground drive belt on the junk mower. Took it for a spin and ran out of fuel LMAO.
Gotta weld the deck and I can use it as a mower again.
PassnThru
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Go for it. I just can't work in the house with the constant distractions.
I should tell you though that the ceiling fan isn't the complete story. The garage is 24X32 and houses two cars - so a 'shop' area in the back. I added a 5X6 rollup door in the back on the side when it was built. And in 2020 I built screen doors so that the door could be open and I wouldn't have to deal with the bugs. From the beginning I've also had a whole house fan in the ceiling - two speeds. On high it moves some serious air. Also, I adapted a floor fan to a hanging fan and it's hanging at the back of the 5X6 door tracks so it's close. Since the whole house fan is not opposite of the door I leave open to provide air then this fan is used to blow air against the opposite side wall and circulate it back around to the whole house fan.
What this means is - when I get out to the garage at around 7 AM it's usually somewhere in the 70s outside. The garage however is usually in the 80s. I open the 5X6 door and one window on the west side and fire up the fans. Within an hour or so the garage is the same temp as outside. Once I equalize the temp then the fans are shut off and I'm good for the day.
The key is the ability to equalize the temp with what it is outside in the morning without inviting every bug in a 30 mile radius inside. If I had to open all the doors and deal with the flies and the mosquitoes to cool the space off the I would be working in the house.
Edit - these are the screen doors for the 5X6 door. They easily have 4 times the open area as the three windows I have in the garage which allow the whole house fan to really move some air through the garage with no bugs.
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kaymccampbell
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Previa?
nadogail
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Had an interesting morning, seems that I was walking or running during a dream and wound up falling out of my bed and woke up as my head struck the nightstand. Trip to our local hospital where they examined me throughly, applied 4 stitches and allowed me to go home. Had a local weldor complete a project where good looks are important.
He saw some of my work and said that I was getting better and with more practice, I will be able to make pretty welds.
I rested all afternoon until we left to see the Top Gun movie, I have a connection to Top Gun, I worked for Cubic, the company that built the system and was the only electrician on the team that installed a system in Asia for a foreign Air Force
He saw some of my work and said that I was getting better and with more practice, I will be able to make pretty welds.
I rested all afternoon until we left to see the Top Gun movie, I have a connection to Top Gun, I worked for Cubic, the company that built the system and was the only electrician on the team that installed a system in Asia for a foreign Air Force
kbeefy
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Well, BMW job just increased by $600. Or rather, it has returned to it's initial estimate.
I suspected timing chain guides were probably toast and planned on it. I dropped the oil pan and it was clean, not guide bits there.
Great! It did have a little chain slap on cold start but I had decided it wasn't worth fixing, I'll let the next guy deal with it.
Well, I decided to push on a tensioner that was leaking and loosing pressure after shutdown and the damn guide broke off.
If it aint broke, don't touch it!
Guess I'm doing a guide and tensioner job now.
I suspected timing chain guides were probably toast and planned on it. I dropped the oil pan and it was clean, not guide bits there.
Great! It did have a little chain slap on cold start but I had decided it wasn't worth fixing, I'll let the next guy deal with it.
Well, I decided to push on a tensioner that was leaking and loosing pressure after shutdown and the damn guide broke off.
If it aint broke, don't touch it!
Guess I'm doing a guide and tensioner job now.
Outlawmws
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Nope, 87 4WD the "original" Toyota van (called "Van" - No other name) and it's a mini, but can still carry 4X8 materials. This was also the firsts factory 4WD van ever.
Outlawmws
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And yes, it was the alt. - No charge whatsoever - so a new one is ordered. I have the belt. I'm also tempted to get a bigger Alt (this is 70A you can go to 120 or even 250... - that requires a new bracket, but that's easy. ) So a next week job to get this fixed... I have til the 8th to get it smog tested without having to file an extension..
kaymccampbell
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Either way, great machines.
Shop-hound
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I miss my RD-350. It was a nice machine - I want to say it was a 1974. Got replaced by a SR-500. Loved that big single more than the RD as it turned out. Had a TT-500 for off road as well.
khnitz
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Caulked the roof edge seams of our pop-up camper. Added a 12V socket to a spare 12V power supply (a leftover in my "power supplies" drawer from some sort of electronic device) with a 12V accessory socket so that I could use it with an auto-accessory air pump to inflate an air mattress for some out-of-town guests we're hosting 
It was a nice 4A capable 120VAC --> 12VDC supply.
It was a nice 4A capable 120VAC --> 12VDC supply.
This has been a long neglected project, hopefully I have a oil pump issue resolved.
I too had a SR500, long gone,
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Mike65
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Installed the hood protector, & replaced 6 of the 8 spark plugs in my 2005 F-150 5.4L. My back started hurting pretty bad, so I will tackle the back one on each side next weekend. BTW those 6 came out without breaking by taking my time & working on a warmed up engine.
I washed my WRX in the garage this morning before I headed to the carwash fundraiser. My car wasn't dirty at all, just dusty from sitting in the garage. Then I spent about 3 1/2 hours helping the kids wash other peoples cars in the heat. I can home, ate and went straight to the shower.
OCD
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Axle swap on one of our company cars,
kaymccampbell
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0930, took the Burg out. 1830, put the Burg back.
ZRX61
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Did some (more) paint correction on the SB Honda, but it's a losing proposition.
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