Recent content by Olinrj

Thanks 1/2 Cup. I got into a few accidents in my early years of driving but the past dozen or so have been quiet. The biggest bummer is that I already had a soft agreement to buy my new car, and pass along the Saturn to my BIL and now it will need some work. The new car is a 2003 Oldsmobile...

My how the time flies! I wrapped up a project that I'm quite proud of. My dad's coffee shop is in a 1930's gas station and one of the panels in the fixed garage door opening has been rotting away. After getting pricing from custom garage door builders and millwork shops, we decided to try...

Thanks 1/2 Cup. Another weekend and another curveball thrown by life. Our youngest, Henry, is nearly 3 years old and Friday night he decided to jump off furniture, which he's done before. The only problem this time is he landed wrong and fractured his tibia. A trip to urgent care and he has a...

Here's a few things I did this summer: We wanted to replace the front door as it didn't fit with the feel of the house and found this one at the habitat restore for $5. After enough of a delay I sanded and refinished the interior and repainted the exterior. The hinge locations had to be...

Thanks Grumblebum. It's been a while since I've been on the site, we've had a busy but great summer and I had quite a few side jobs that I had agreed to do a while back and finally am finishing them. Once the last one is done I'll be taking a year off from side jobs. Too much to do with my...

This weekend saw some more progress in the garage. The right wall, which is the house side, has become a dumping ground for us and we finally had a coming to Jesus meeting. This meeting involved my wife telling me that I needed to get things cleaned up so she could once again park in the...

Eric, it's been a while since I have commented, but I've stopped by to keep up with your projects. I totally agree that family comes first, even at the expense of the garage and the GJ. We've now been in our house over a year and I haven't made anywhere near the progress on the garage that I...

Last night I cleaned and repacked the left trailer wheel bearings, just so I can keep it on the tires until the new bearings come in. Definitely overdue for service! This afternoon, before work I changed the spark plugs on my Saturn and tried to change the rear oxygen sensor but after a few...

Wow, you definitely don't cut corners on a deep clean of the interior! Quite a difference. Good luck with the alignment and safe travels out on power tour. Any concern about your back holding up with that much windshield time?

Thanks! I'll do some searching tonight and see what I can find Thanks, Bob

Thanks for the quick info. The cap is 12 mfd 250 volt. Don't know if it is original or not. I haven't found any of the same spec online yet. What tolerance is acceptable for deviating from these values? Thanks, Bob

I have a delta 1" x 30" belt sander model 31-070, bought used. I cleaned out all the sawdust and ran it a few times but the motor didn't want to start on its own. I would move the belt to get it going and it would run, poorly. Recently I tried to use it but the motor wouldn't spin, just hum...

Great little corner of the world you've got. I just spent the last couple of days going through your three chapters. You have definitely come a long way! Keep it up and continue to share the updates. Thanks, Bob

My wife's grandfather came over and we put new line on all his fishing reels. I went through the rest of the tackle boxes with him then repacked one of the wheel bearings on the trailer. I'll need to repack the other side tomorrow. Based on the condition of the grease and the wheel noise, new...

Thanks Taumac. Although it's slower than I'd like, progress is there. The plus side of the slow progress is that the garage is still functional and my wife parks her suv in there every night. I agree on the semi- or gloss sheen on the paint. Not sure what the exact color will be. Still need...