Recent content by Motorman55

Had to remove the temporary pop up tent in front of my garage that I was using for shade while working on my car. Something happen early this morning that broke and snapped a couple of the overhead support bars and bent the front two poles.

Put away tools and started cleaning up the mess I made over the past week.

First I drove over to the NJ Motor Vehicle and transfered the Title, Registered and picked up the new license plates forthe MGB. It all legal for the road now. 1) Cleaned and polished the original 15" diameter steering wheel. I'm replacing the smaller 13" diameter custom steering wheel that's...

Pulled out the Harley motorcycles from inside of the garage workshop area. Need to do a bit of re-arranging the workshop area as well as getting rid of the steel shelving next to the Castrol cabinet and various stuff. I want to build a new custom 8' long x 2' deep workbench in its place. Working...

South NJ weather looks to be warming up going forward. Might be a little early to change out the large vintage Winter Windshield for the smaller clear/red windshield, but I decided to go ahead and do it. After that I went for a short late afternoon ride.

More like 'IN and ON' my garage. Installed the new horse weathervane today. I decided to cut off 4" from the large rod to lower it a bit. Did that with a hacksaw and file then partially assembled some of it in the garage. Took a bit of time to set up the ladder and get everything up on the...

Did a trial fit of all the copper and brass weathervane parts to the 2 pc black steel rod and adjustable ridge vent mount. Everything is ready to go. Stainless screws, drill and bit, screw drivers, level, clear silicone caulk, grease, ladder. Only problem I forsee is that I might have to cut...

Now that the weather has become warmer overnight, today I moved all the boxed up car/motorcycle polishes/cleaners, etc. from inside the house out into the garage/workshop and into the Castrol storage cabinet. Cleared off the main tool cabinet and put tools away then bagged up some garbage and...

Picked these up yesterday at an estate sale. No tools, but I did get this Ridgid 5 hp., 12 gal wet/dry vac w/accessories and hose (not shown) for $ 15.00 for the garage/shop. Also a vintage lathe turned wood picture frame tripod, an older framed Mallord duck print and a nice vintage, small...

I just asked my local builder for an estimate to remove the garage side window and cut out and install a new entry door/frame. Have to check the local code, but I'm looking to go with an in-swing door. In addition to the dead bolt and normal handle keyed lock I would mount a quick removeable...

A 'WEN' Marking and Square Scale. Its a 4 pc tool consisting of 3 different length rulers and an adjustable locking piece. I used it today and it works great. Just lay it on your board, **** it up against the boards edge, put your pencil in one of the little oval holes and slide it down the...

Great weather in South Jersey today. Disconnected the charger from the 74FLH Harley. Checked the oil level. First start up since January then took it for a short ride around the village to get the oil flowing. Back to the garage/shop to put away some of the new tools I purchased over the...

Me too. There are two switches, one by the garage wall and another by the entrance to the house on the far wall. There is a duplex receptical located in the ceiling between them (just so happens it is in the shop office ceiling where the entrance to the house is located) I don't know how its...

I lost power to the overhead ceiling outlet that the HF lights in the shop office are plugged into last week, so I rigged up an extension chord to a wall outlet and plugged in one of the lights to use while I checked all the breakers, test the switch itself, searched the attic for a random...

Assembled one of the two retro metal outdoor 'clamshell' design chairs the wife bought on-line from Walmart. She wanted to see how it looks before she puts them out in the garden. It went together fairly easily and once together its pretty strong. Note: That purplish color on top is from the...