What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[Metallitubby]

• Consolidated my "new" welder on the plasma-cutter cart. *found a new owner for the extra cart as well.
• Labeled operational switches in the Acura ILX using the new label maker
• Hung the old Pikes Peak carbon fiber wing on the shop wall
• Washed the supermoto
• Installed the quick-release buttons on the ILX carbon fiber trunk-lid (two of them were faulty out of the box )
• Adjusted the new FIA 6pt harness and Racetech seat
• Cleaned the expired Bride seat and posted for sale locally (it will make a nice sim-rig seat)

 

[jblnut]

The left loader pivot pin on my lawnmower hasn’t taken grease since it was new and it was time to investigate why. Seems there are no exit holes in the pin !! WTF Deere


Simple little fix. I messaged my sales guy and told him I’d send an invoice for my expenses. “Hey Kevin, I repaired that pin that wasn’t taking grease. I’ll send a bill over for my expenses. I don’t charge labor out at nearly what you guys do but it was still a $1,200 repair as I work reaaaaallllllly slow. Thanks. Mike”


A little slippery stuff on the pin is always a good thing. No one likes a dry pin.

 

[Metallitubby]

Seems there are no exit holes in the pin !! WTF Deere

Declining quality on the green side too?

No one likes a dry pin.

Truer words have never been typed on the intArwebZ.

 

[Outlawmws]

Looked at the failure mode for the old keypad, another, freaking Duracell leaking, what ****! No more Duracells for me.

Usually cleanup with vinegar will clean alkaline corrosion. (neutralize with baking soda after...)

Then step away from alkaline entirely and go to lithium. Longer shelf life, flatter discharge rate and no leaks/corrosion...

I just opened a package of AAA Energizer batteries and the first one that I take out is leaking and corroded. It's dated 12-2032 so not absolutely just purchased but certainly not old. Kind of disgusting.

See above...

Send that to the battery co. They will replace/send coupons.

 

[jblnut]

Declining quality on the green side too?

Sales guy offered me a new pin and a hat. I said sure put it as a credit on my account and I’ll pick them up. I’ll turn it into oil filers or something else useful lol.

Truer words have never been typed on the intArwebZ.

A little lube in the right place goes a long way. Too much and it looks like a Detroit took up residence there.

 

[bmwrd0]

Texas A&M is the one school with more land than the Ag school my father was a professor at.

Anyways, I cleaned, sorted, put away, finished small projects in, and, of course, added too the controlled chaos of the shop in transition.

See my thread for details!

 

[gearhead1960]

....disposal duty part II....


...weather has turned a lot warmer and the varmints are looking for food....I expect more visitors...

 

[jblnut]

....disposal duty part II....


...weather has turned a lot warmer and the varmints are looking for food....I expect more visitors...

In the last 5 days I’ve trapped 4 skunks in the same live trap and in the same spot. This morning there were two in the same live trap. Talk about a deadly game of follow the leader lol.

 

[PhantomEB]

Wont see me buying anything other than Hcalory for diesel heaters. 22 lbs dry, added 6 litres fuel, plugged it in and pressed the on button for 25 seconds as owners manual stated. No exhaust plume like my Vevor one did. Quiet as hell and I plan to repurpose a tire step to do double duty now with being the base for this unit.

I will be mighty comfy in the back of my truck on the camping trips. Now to charge up the AGM battery and sketch out the compartment for the battery and start planning the power supply for it.

Pretty sure 200w of solar panels with a 20amp charge controller will keep the battery up for a couple nights as all I plan is power for diesel heater and some lights in the box topper while USB chargers will handle the phone, and JBL pill if need be.

Renogy 20 amp DC to DC charger will handle the onboard charging from the truck when driving.

I love being THAT GUY who shows up with bare minimals yet set up for it all along with one truck ready for battle on the trails.

 

[larry4406]

Wont see me buying anything other than Hcalory for diesel heaters. 22 lbs dry, added 6 litres fuel, plugged it in and pressed the on button for 25 seconds as owners manual stated. No exhaust plume like my Vevor one did. Quiet as hell and I plan to repurpose a tire step to do double duty now with being the base for this unit.

I will be mighty comfy in the back of my truck on the camping trips. Now to charge up the AGM battery and sketch out the compartment for the battery and start planning the power supply for it.

Pretty sure 200w of solar panels with a 20amp charge controller will keep the battery up for a couple nights as all I plan is power for diesel heater and some lights in the box topper while USB chargers will handle the phone, and JBL pill if need be.

Renogy 20 amp DC to DC charger will handle the onboard charging from the truck when driving.

I love being THAT GUY who shows up with bare minimals yet set up for it all along with one truck ready for battle on the trails.

How do those diesel heaters vent?

 

[gearhead1960]

In the last 5 days I’ve trapped 4 skunks in the same live trap and in the same spot. This morning there were two in the same live trap. Talk about a deadly game of follow the leader lol.

As @Outlawmws sometimes says, it didn’t happen without pictures“.

 

[jblnut]

As @Outlawmws sometimes says, it didn’t happen without pictures“.

Well then it didn’t happen lol. I dispatched them and buried them in the compost pile. I’ll take pictures next time. I was more focused on avoiding getting doused with skunk piss again. Like I did on Wednesday when I walked around the corner without first checking and got blasted. **** me running that stunk.

 

[PhantomEB]

this one Exhaust tube and hot air to the heated unit out the back. My old one was intake and exhaust for the diesel part out the bottom, one stupid design.

my brother been saying damnit you went the easy way but hell it was so much better off than his over thought unit. Not hard to just throw this one on a platform, top up and hook up to remote leads off the box topper. I might even just make the remote leads be mounted in the wheel wells with covers.

 

[WisJim]

In the last 5 days I’ve trapped 4 skunks in the same live trap and in the same spot. This morning there were two in the same live trap. Talk about a deadly game of follow the leader lol.

I've always hated disposing of skunks that I caught in a live trap. Luckily I've never gotten sprayed, usually covered the trap with a black plastic and shot the critter in the head, but--it can be kind of tricky with the trap covered.

 

[Beerhippie]

I've always hated disposing of skunks that I caught in a live trap. Luckily I've never gotten sprayed, usually covered the trap with a black plastic and shot the critter in the head, but--it can be kind of tricky with the trap covered.

That's where a long pole with a hook on the end and a pond come in handy.

 

[jblnut]

I've always hated disposing of skunks that I caught in a live trap. Luckily I've never gotten sprayed, usually covered the trap with a black plastic and shot the critter in the head, but--it can be kind of tricky with the trap covered.

I usually shoot em with a 22 rifle from 50’ or so to avoid the stink. Leave em for a few hours and come back up empty the trap out. It’s fun target practice.

 

[WisJim]

That's where a long pole with a hook on the end and a pond come in handy.

We had a 500 + gallon bulk tank with open top that we used to store rainwater for the garden and I often used it to drown pests, but didn't want to contaminate the water with a skunk. Pond/creek/river/lake were too far.

 

[Itinerant]

Opened the screwdriver drawer and found this.



Which became this when I picked it up.



So a new handle was in order.

 

[rcktpwrd]

Moved all the Christmas lights I took down into the garage... It's a mess in there until we get a chance to properly store all the display stuff!

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

Banged my head 27x plus servicing the jack plate on the boat. I said to myself "Watch your head" then proceeded to bang it on the motor time and time again. MF#$#@!& The last thing I need is more impacts to my head. Jack plate works as it should, tilt and steering helm hydro oil serviced.

2nd rendition of the rod holder is complete. I'm all set to service rods/ reels.

Short of an emergency, it's fishing season, the wood and auto repair shops are closed.

Pics, no order.

 

[zcar751]

Finished up the table saw overhead dust collection. I had to buy a couple of part but for the most part it was material left from other projects.

 

[Metallitubby]

• Setup my new EU3200i generator for this year's paddock support
• Washed my pit/paddock tent (considering asking for a new one)
• Painted some more parts and pieces relating to the HVAC unit "privacy screen"
• Tried to repair my olllllld $20 Mr. Coffee coffee maker. It is now in the scrap pile.
• Finalized the Pikes Peak ILX trunk securing pins
• Attempted to unlock the Hondata FlashPro with no luck. Time to reach out to my contacts @ Hondata
• Eyeballed the Korrado roof to begin cutting it off in preparation for cage installation

*Not in the shop, but related: I took the extra weld cart to an old Honda friend of mine and talked about Honda stuff for hours.

 

[Outlawmws]

So a new handle was in order.

Did you have one in stock, or did SO come through?

Banged my head 27x plus servicing the jack plate on the boat. I said to myself "Watch your head" then proceeded to bang it on the motor time and time again.

Maybe a Styrofoam bike helmet?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Started cleaning, flinging and reorganizing. Found a couple unfinished projects. Spent 3 days soldering, testing, and coding. Wound up with a nice upgrade to the laser burner.

 

[niget2002]

Spraying paint.

 

[rktinc]

Had a productive weekend. Spent time finally adding a little "junk" to my hallway wall. Spent time building out and framing up a "skylight" project and finally got around to framing/trimming out my window wall. Nearly complete with the "garage / car Salon" areas. Office work resumes in full very soon. RKTINC

 

[Beerhippie]

Got some paint on my shelf project--and on my new Carharts. Went for a drive. Found a short-cut to my local honey hole that reduced my normal 15-20 minute drive time to 45 minutes, almost entirely on dirt and gravel. The Brick is a dream to drive on rough backroads, and not bad at all on the two-lane highway @65 mph!

 

[Mike S.]

I picked up some rear trailing arms to do a rear disk brake conversion on my project car.



Then stripped them down to find one of the spindles is gouged up. Would it be worth it to run it as-is, or would you look for a replacement? If I could remove the spindle from the trailing arm, could a machine shop repair it?



These trailing arms are getting hard to find. I'm afraid removing the spindle will result in broken bolts.

 

[Itinerant]

Did you have one in stock, or did SO come through?

I had one warming the bench.

 

[PWC Repair]

I spent most of the day supervising my 28yo son. His girlfriends Buick Raineer starting slinging grease from the front axle shafts. We took the knuckles off, pulled the half shafts, disassembled them, inspected everything (I showed him what to look for), reassembled with new boots and grease, changed the front diff lube, and put 'er back together. Should be good for another 100k miles!!

 

[driftpin]

Tried to repair my olllllld $20 Mr. Coffee coffee maker.

Mr. Coffee = Mr. DiMaggio, Joltin' Joe. I know his attorney, he was the guy responsible for getting Joe after-baseball money-makers like the Mr. Coffee endorsement and his signing sports memorabilia. He wouldn't sign a Yankees uniform though. He made more from Mr. Coffee than he did as a professional baseball player.

 

[GrayFlattop]

Last fall, my Fein Turbo II (old design) vacuum started blowing chunks of foam rubber out of the exhaust and was no longer as quiet as it once was. To be fair, it’s probably 30 years old, but the vacuum is still strong and I kinda like the ugly little thing (looks like a Dalek). Parts are no longer available other than bags, so I opened it up to see what the deal is. Apparently Fein used several pieces of open cell foam in various locations to attenuate the noise. Once I opened it up, the old foam just crumbled to dust, so new foam sheets were ordered from the jungle.

In a web search, I did find a YouTube video documenting the process, so I felt vindicated. I also learned that it is possible to retrofit a HEPA filter element from Ridgid so I can ditch the skanky old fabric bag that did little to contain the finest particles. With luck, I should be able to button it up next week once the last bits and pieces arrive.

 

[DGersic]

Then stripped them down to find one of the spindles is gouged up. Would it be worth it to run it as-is, or would you look for a replacement? If I could remove the spindle from the trailing arm, could a machine shop repair it?

Does anything run on that part of the spindle? If not, run it.

If it can be taken apart, it could be repaired if needed.

 

[jblnut]

We started watching the Fast and Furious movies as a family and I tried to skip from the 2nd to the 4th and got outvoted so we watched the 3rd one today. Not a horrid movie but it’s a bit of a loaner lol.

 

[DGersic]

I agree the selfie ring lights are too big

I'd posted this Microscope ring light earlier I think it's a more realistic solution once a "mounting ring" is sorted for the collar for the depth stop (at least on mine)

Its even dimmable.

Update: I bought this ring lamp, and it arrived today.

The ID of the ring is spec 64mm. Caliper says it’s closer to 63.5mm.

The quill on my drill press is 65mm.

So I spent some time in CAD trying to make a 65mm guide I could attach to the light to help hog out the ID to fit the quill.




After a few revisions, I had this fitting ok, but decided that my sheet metal cutting skills/tools on hand aren’t sufficient to make a perfect 65mm hole.

Abandoning the CAD, I mounted my Dremel in its busted drill press, and used a sanding drum with lots of movement and light pressure to slowly open up the ID. After a few minutes, I had a tight slip fit on the quill.

I shortened the setscrews too.



This DP has a built in “light” feature. Behind the quill is a standard lamp socket in a hole. Lamp out, lamp socket to outlet adapter installed, and that gives me a place to plug in the power pack and hide the extra wiring. Now it works from the big “light” switch up front.




Pretty shadow free, just a little bit at the drill point.

 

[Outlawmws]

Pretty shadow free, just a little bit at the drill point.

Awesome job! thanks for the detailed follow up!

 

[Beerhippie]

Pretty shadow free, just a little bit at the drill point.

Which, unfortunately, is the only place I care about.

 

[jshillin]

Weather was pretty nice this weekend.

Saturday I changed the oil in Mom & Dad's Equinox after I got home from baseball practice.

Sunday I had to coach 2 basketball games and a softball practice. When I got home, I worked on the wife's Kia. I changed the spark plugs, coil packs, wiper blades and checked all of the fluids.

The flex pipe is started to leak on it a little, so I ordered one with new gaskets and bolts and will try to get that changed after it's delivered this week.

 

[bmwrd0]

Spent a lot of the day helping my old bird hunting partner sight in his new deer rifle, but found time to put this little vise back in service

to this

 

[kaymccampbell]

Update: I bought this ring lamp, and it arrived today.

The ID of the ring is spec 64mm. Caliper says it’s closer to 63.5mm.

The quill on my drill press is 65mm.

So I spent some time in CAD trying to make a 65mm guide I could attach to the light to help hog out the ID to fit the quill.




After a few revisions, I had this fitting ok, but decided that my sheet metal cutting skills/tools on hand aren’t sufficient to make a perfect 65mm hole.

Abandoning the CAD, I mounted my Dremel in its busted drill press, and used a sanding drum with lots of movement and light pressure to slowly open up the ID. After a few minutes, I had a tight slip fit on the quill.

I shortened the setscrews too.



This DP has a built in “light” feature. Behind the quill is a standard lamp socket in a hole. Lamp out, lamp socket to outlet adapter installed, and that gives me a place to plug in the power pack and hide the extra wiring. Now it works from the big “light” switch up front.




Pretty shadow free, just a little bit at the drill point.

I have the same problem. I was up for machining an adapter. You just provided a much easier solution. Thanks.