What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[Beerhippie]

Not very well.

I'm reminded of that every time I make something from aluminum--both my welders are DC only. Drilling, tapping, bolting, screwing... it's just so common.

Trying out my refueling system for the Brick:



That's a dry run. I just got back from the gas station with 5 gal in one of the Gerry cans to give it a wet test. $5.0999/gal!

I have a meet-up with some friends in Lewiston, ID in a couple of weeks. The Gerry cans will certainly be going over dry so I can stop off on the res for 10 gal of state-tax free go juice. Idaho is cheaper than here, anyway.

 

[Wrench97]

Can't wait for the pic of you filling the cans on roof

 

[Beerhippie]

Can't wait for the pic of you filling the cans on roof

No problem. My side ladder mounts in the jack points--of which there are four--and one of them is just about directly below the fuel cap. This time, I had the attendant hand the nozzle up to me, but I can just as easily carry it myself.

Wet-test is a success! The Safety Siphon is a miracle product! I put it in the can and jogged it up and down three or four times and I had a siphon started! No more gasoline breath! It took maybe a minute to empty the 5 gal. can. I'll never have to carry a full Gerry can around again.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BG1X54?tag=atomicindus08-20

$20 for a made-in-USA product that really, really works. Money well spent--'though I did replace the hose as the one that came on it was made from that PVC that doesn't become flexible until about 40C. So maybe figure $25 with the new hose (which was used brewery hose, so free).

I'm taking the bracket I bought for the Gerry can off. I MUCH prefer them lying flat on the rack--and they're more secure that way. The can wants to rattle around in the bracket. The bracket would be much better mounted on the rear bumper, if you're into an incendiary bumper.

 

[gearhead1960]

I'm reminded of that every time I make something from aluminum--both my welders are DC only. Drilling, tapping, bolting, screwing... it's just so common.

Trying out my refueling system for the Brick:



That's a dry run. I just got back from the gas station with 5 gal in one of the Gerry cans to give it a wet test. $5.0999/gal!

I have a meet-up with some friends in Lewiston, ID in a couple of weeks. The Gerry cans will certainly be going over dry so I can stop off on the res for 10 gal of state-tax free go juice. Idaho is cheaper than here, anyway.

Is the Brick a handicap van?

 

[Beerhippie]

Is the Brick a handicap van?

Just side rail to tie things down to.



Much mo' betta' with the cans laid down. I'll put the bracket up on CL for $30, with all hardware.

 

[rharman]

< snip >

The bracket would be much better mounted on the rear bumper, if you're into an explosive bumper.

< /snip >

After my dad passed away, we were cleaning out his garage. He flew model airplanes his whole life and always blended his own fuel - his work life was custom blending/canning various oils & solvents. He had cans of methanol, castor oil, and nitromethane in the garage along with other solvents, fertilizer, etc.

We loaded it into the back of my car - Chevy mini S10 blazer - and headed to the hazardous waste drop-off. I told my wife that if we got rear-ended on the way, we'd get there a whole lot faster....

 

[PWC Repair]

Almost done, just gotta put the pan on. A few more small things and then I can say I’m done with the rebuild.

Looks like a short tail TH350 to me. I've done a few myself.

 

[PWC Repair]

I changed out the clutch cable on my UTV. It was feeling weird for a few weeks and I could tell it wasn't fully releasing. Looks like it was still hangin' in there by about 3 strands!!!!

 

[jake28]

3D printed and installed new bushings for an old 911 throttle bell (linkage.)

 

[nadogail]

No problem. My side ladder mounts in the jack points--of which there are four--and one of them is just about directly below the fuel cap. This time, I had the attendant hand the nozzle up to me, but I can just as easily carry it myself.

Wet-test is a success! The Safety Siphon is a miracle product! I put it in the can and jogged it up and down three or four times and I had a siphon started! No more gasoline breath! It took maybe a minute to empty the 5 gal. can. I'll never have to carry a full Gerry can around again.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BG1X54?tag=atomicindus08-20

$20 for a made-in-USA product that really, really works. Money well spent--'though I did replace the hose as the one that came on it was made from that PVC that doesn't become flexible until about 40C. So maybe figure $25 with the new hose (which was used brewery hose, so free).

I'm taking the bracket I bought for the Gerry can off. I MUCH prefer them lying flat on the rack--and they're more secure that way. The can wants to rattle around in the bracket. The bracket would be much better mounted on the rear bumper, if you're into an incendiary bumper

My Father used to have trouble with people stealing the fuel from his rear mounted gas cans until he painted them yellow and then labelled them DIESEL.

 

[bugnut]

Another trip to the hardware store, and the electric starter is on the trike and it works. Rode it out to the mailbox and back, let half the air out of the rear tires so it was a softer ride. Then turned my attention to the new grill and adapters to allow use of a large size lp tank. Couldn't bring myself to cut up the middle shelf so I removed it in its entirety. Seems okay. Could not find a ring to use for locating the lp tank. Designed and fired up the printer. Should be ready tomorrow, need to install test and get it fired up.

 

[budo55]

Just outside the garage. This wheelbarrow has come full-circle. Belonged to my great grandfather, then my dad, then me. I was short on room (it's huge and meant for cement work) and gave it to my niece. Her and her husband didn't really use it so they asked me if I wanted it back. Hauled it out from under my deck after a long winter and cleaned it up. Amazingly what appears to be the original tire is still inflated! Although I have a lawn tractor and tow-behind wagon for yard work, this thing is quicker to grab and use rather than hauling out the wagon, hooking it up, starting and stopping the tractor.....

 

[Skyman]

No problem. My side ladder mounts in the jack points--of which there are four--and one of them is just about directly below the fuel cap. This time, I had the attendant hand the nozzle up to me, but I can just as easily carry it myself.

Wet-test is a success! The Safety Siphon is a miracle product! I put it in the can and jogged it up and down three or four times and I had a siphon started! No more gasoline breath! It took maybe a minute to empty the 5 gal. can. I'll never have to carry a full Gerry can around again.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BG1X54?tag=atomicindus08-20

$20 for a made-in-USA product that really, really works. Money well spent--'though I did replace the hose as the one that came on it was made from that PVC that doesn't become flexible until about 40C. So maybe figure $25 with the new hose (which was used brewery hose, so free).

I'm taking the bracket I bought for the Gerry can off. I MUCH prefer them lying flat on the rack--and they're more secure that way. The can wants to rattle around in the bracket. The bracket would be much better mounted on the rear bumper, if you're into an incendiary bumper.

What did you choose for a hose? I have three of the jiggle starters, purchased bare. Need hose for them.

TIA.

 

[Beerhippie]

My Father used to have trouble with people stealing the fuel from his rear mounted gas cans until he painted them yellow and then labelled them DIESEL.

Excellent idea--except half the pick ups around here run Diesel, and it's closer to $6/gal, so I think that might backfire. I need to dig out one of my old bicycle lock cables and run that tightly around the rack and handles of the cans. Having them on their sides like I do makes it a bit messy to try and siphon them if they're locked down.

What did you choose for a hose? I have three of the jiggle starters, purchased bare. Need hose for them.

TIA.

Well the hose I used isn't marked, but it's a clear PVC beer line, 1/2" ID X 3/4" OD. It's very similar to some of our other beer hoses that are labeled Excellon RHT. I used to order it from FH Steinbart in Portland, OR, until they went out of business last month after 125 years of selling homebrew and commercial brewing/dispensing supplies. Sad day.

I imagine any of the on-line brewing/dispensing suppliers would have similar. The stuff down at the hardware store is also the non-flexible variety. The beer line stays nice and supple at beer-cooler temps.

Buying the bare heads is a good call. The hose that came with mine is labeled Safety Siphon and is basically unusable at any reasonable temperature.

 

[welder4956]

Hooked up the boat and pulled it out of the garage. Today was my second best day of owning a boat.

 

[Beerhippie]

Cans are now locked down:



A thirty-dollar cable lock to protect fifty (for now) dollars of fuel. It'll help keep honest folks honest.

Filled the 16 gal tank. With the 5 gal I added yesterday, that was ~$70. Paying the "living in the beautiful NW" tax.

 

[Beerhippie]

Hooked up the boat and pulled it out of the garage. Today was my second best day of owning a boat.

Sold it?

 

[welder4956]

Sold it?

Yes sir!!!

 

[Outlawmws]

Sold it?

Beat me to it!

 

[nadogail]

Excellent idea--except half the pick ups around here run Diesel, and it's closer to $6/gal, so I think that might backfire. I need to dig out one of my old bicycle lock cables and run that tightly around the rack and handles of the cans. Having them on their sides like I do makes it a bit messy to try and siphon them if they're locked down.

Well the hose I used isn't marked, but it's a clear PVC beer line, 1/2" ID X 3/4" OD. It's very similar to some of our other beer hoses that are labeled Excellon RHT. I used to order it from FH Steinbart in Portland, OR, until they went out of business last month after 125 years of selling homebrew and commercial beer supplies. Sad day.

I imagine any of the on-line beer suppliers would have similar. The stuff down at the hardware store is also the non-flexible variety. The beer line stays nice and supple at beer-cooler temps.

Buying the bare heads is a good call. The hose that came with mine is labeled Safety Siphon and is basically unusable at any reasonable temperature.

Any one who would steal your fuel, IMHO, deserves the consequences of putting Gasoline in their Diesel tank.

I have personal experience of putting Diesel into my gas tank, the engine would run if both the carburetor and the Diesel fuel were hot, but a cold carburetor did not like cold diesel fuel.

I learned this when i tried to run my 1948 Chevrolet on Diesel

 

[kaymccampbell]

Put the Dingo, Burg, bagged sand and banker boxes out. Brought in the Escape. Modified the belly pan for oil changes. Changed the oil n filter. Checked the leaky tires. Made lists. Tossed the Escape out. Brought in the Burg and Dingo. Partially cleaned up.

 

[Beerhippie]

Any one who would steal your fuel, IMHO, deserves the consequences of putting Gasoline in their Diesel tank.

I have personal experience of putting Diesel into my gas tank, the engine would run if both the carburetor and the Diesel fuel were hot, but a cold carburetor did not like cold diesel fuel.

I learned this when i tried to run my 1948 Chevrolet on Diesel

One of the gas stations here in town had their Diesel tank filled with gasoline by the idiot delivery driver. The distributor bought a bunch of new Diesel engines that year. It took about a week before the problem became obvious--so much for fume recovery dispensers.

We haven't seen the delivery driver since.

 

[welder4956]

I welded up the last hole in the Mustang floor pan. It turned out to be a grinder cut. When I looked underneath, the bracket for the emergency brake had a corner cut off and the cable was not being held by the bracket. So today I had to fabricate a missing corner on the bracket. My guess is that the exhaust shop cut the bracket somehow removing the old exhaust, but not sure why he would be cutting in that area. Got it repaired and will trial fit tomorrow to make sure it works.

 

[Snapped-off]

Fighting to get the shop back so I can get back to finishing it. Got the engine and subframe assembly out today, and started pulling the dash.

I've gotta finish yanking the dash so I can get to the rest of the engine harness to keep with the engine. Then I can drain what diesel is left and haul this thing to the scrap yard.


I also replaced the garage door seal. It had a P-type bulb seal. I had to loosen up the bottom brackets to slide it in.

 

[niget2002]

Oh boy. What a day. Some days you choose the projects, some days the projects choose you.

This is a bit long winded, but it was a busy day.

Let's just say I wasn't planning on putting the sporty on the lift today.



Day started off with me washing the truck in the driveway. After that, I grabbed the son and we jumped on the sporty to go grab lunch. It's been a while since this bike was ridden and it was low on gas, so the plan was to stop at a station and fill up.

We didn't make it. The fuel was older than I thought and it gummed up the carb halfway there. I called the neighbor and he brought me some fresh fuel. Bike made it back home, but I want to drain the fuel. This is also a good time to do the carb rebuild I've had the parts for since last summer.

At least it looked good sitting on the side of the road.



I asked the son if he wanted to take the other bike to lunch and the look on his face told me "no", so we ended up taking the truck.

When we got home, I replaced the air filter on the shop AC and the server rack. While I did that, I had my son find bolts to bolt two brake rotors together that I use as a door stop. It's something I've been meaning to do and was a great little project for him. I pointed him to the bolt bins and to the toolbox and said, "figure it out". I did catch him trying to use a torque wrench as a ratchet, so I corrected that.

The shop AC was due.



Next on the agenda was 2 coats of wood sealer on the bottom of the cedar chair.



Then I emptied the dust collector bins. I discovered the cyclone was clogged, which is why the bag was filling up.

Lastly I 3d printed a little housing for a 2.1" display I programmed to show data from the home automation sensors.

 

[Skyman]

Excellent idea--except half the pick ups around here run Diesel, and it's closer to $6/gal, so I think that might backfire. I need to dig out one of my old bicycle lock cables and run that tightly around the rack and handles of the cans. Having them on their sides like I do makes it a bit messy to try and siphon them if they're locked down.

Well the hose I used isn't marked, but it's a clear PVC beer line, 1/2" ID X 3/4" OD. It's very similar to some of our other beer hoses that are labeled Excellon RHT. I used to order it from FH Steinbart in Portland, OR, until they went out of business last month after 125 years of selling homebrew and commercial brewing/dispensing supplies. Sad day.

I imagine any of the on-line brewing/dispensing suppliers would have similar. The stuff down at the hardware store is also the non-flexible variety. The beer line stays nice and supple at beer-cooler temps.

Buying the bare heads is a good call. The hose that came with mine is labeled Safety Siphon and is basically unusable at any reasonable temperature.

Thanks for the insights. It occurs to me that ESD might be an additional consideration that I should bear in mind.

 

[micromind]

Adding Diesel to gasoline will lower the octane, by quite a bit. If driven very far, especially at high power, it'll wreck the engine.

 

[bmwrd0]

Going through the house and replacing all the downstairs receptacles. Seems my dog wanted me to throw the ball for her, so she pulled my lamp cord out to let me know. When I plugged it back in, got a nice POP inside the outlet box. No bueno. So, I rolled down to Lowes, picked up a box of black outlets, and started working my way around the house, changing the color to better match the baseboards, and know which ones I have done already. I did the upstairs when we moved in, and should have done these. Oh, well.

Now it is beer time. I am getting too old to be crawling around the floor.

 

[Beerhippie]

Thanks for the insights. It occurs to me that ESD might be an additional consideration that I should bear in mind.

Electrostatic discharge? Don't believe in it. When have you seen a fluid-based Van DeGraff generator?

Where the hell is the emoji for "blown up"?

Some gas stations, in accordance with some state laws, do require the gas can be removed from the vehicle for filling. I'll avoid those stations. Self-service seems to be the answer.

 

[driftpin]

I replaced a hose bibb w/a female 1/2" entry, the original to the house hose bibb must be 65 years old. It still worked, but it was leaking from the gland nut. I didn't bother adding any packing material to the gland nut, I figured that if the fixture lasted that long, it deserved a trip to the recycling yard. Brass cast fixture.

There weren't a lot of threads for the replacement, and I could see there was sone constriction of the I.D. of the 1/2" NPT galvanized hose bibb. I used a slot head screwdriver to break-up the deposits on the pipe coming out of the CBS wall, and then I turned on the main shut-off by the water meter. That flushed out the crud I broke-off. I turned-off the water meter valve, and installed the new hose bibb. There weren't a lot of threads on the male pipe in the wall, but I did locate a 1/2" x 14 tpi I think it is, tap I can use to cut some more threads. For now, I left the new hose bibb on the threads that have held-up for 65 years.

I have one more hose bibb to replace on another wall. It doesn't have as-much beyond the exterior wall of the house to where I could get a pipe wrench onto the pipe. I'm worried that I might end up removing the male threaded pipe in the CBS wall, which would probably cause me to break into the wall to fix it so I've left well-enough alone.

 

[Beerhippie]

I welded up the last hole in the Mustang floor pan. It turned out to be a grinder cut. When I looked underneath, the bracket for the emergency brake had a corner cut off and the cable was not being held by the bracket. So today I had to fabricate a missing corner on the bracket. My guess is that the exhaust shop cut the bracket somehow removing the old exhaust, but not sure why he would be cutting in that area. Got it repaired and will trial fit tomorrow to make sure it works.

Nice job! But, then, your first name is Welder....

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Cleaned up a vintage clothes wringer and wash board. These will end up on the wall in the laundry area at the lake.

 

[Beerhippie]

A few thimbles and you have the beginning of a jug band!

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

A few thimbles and you have the beginning of a jug band!

No thimbles, I was thinking about playing a Mangel. My next laundry wall art project.

 

[bugnut]

One of the gas stations here in town had their Diesel tank filled with gasoline by the idiot delivery driver. The distributor bought a bunch of new Diesel engines that year. It took about a week before the problem became obvious--so much for fume recovery dispensers.

Was in canada fishing for a week, boats motors would not run. Midweek check owner blamed visitors who fiddled with motors to make the little 10hp Mercs run faster. A fight all week.....for 3 boats and 5 different motors.
Couple weeks after getting back, got an email. Everybody in the burg of 400, had issues as diesel ended up in the gas by mistake.
PIA for the week.

 

[bugnut]

Overnight the tank ring finished printing. Quick check and it is good. Determined where it needed to be located, couple bolts, washer and double nutted in place. Fit the tank, connected hose, turn on valves, hit the igniter and we got flames. Grill got fired twice. Disassembled moved to join the other cooking and heating apparatus on the patio. In the meantime amzn dropped off a package with a grill cover. We're good to go--cooking with gas as they say!

 

[welder4956]

Nice job! But, then, your first name is Welder....

LOL! I know, but "welder" sounded so much better than "grinder".

 

[jblnut]

One of the kiddos got a glass calendar thing she wanted hung up and it didn’t have screws so I fashioned some to fit. The heads were to large so I stuck them in a drill and ran them over the grinder. It worked quite well !!


Four done and ready to go.


Also hauled more pipes into the shop to build four more irrigator bridges tomorrow and Tuesday when it’s supposed to be too soggy outside to do farmer things in the fields.

 

[rd65]

Looks a lot like the ones I removed. Maybe he was a VW upholstery guy?

good thing he wasnt working on electrical stuff....

 

[rd65]

I'm reminded of that every time I make something from aluminum--both my welders are DC only. Drilling, tapping, bolting, screwing... it's just so common.

Trying out my refueling system for the Brick:



That's a dry run. I just got back from the gas station with 5 gal in one of the Gerry cans to give it a wet test. $5.0999/gal!

I have a meet-up with some friends in Lewiston, ID in a couple of weeks. The Gerry cans will certainly be going over dry so I can stop off on the res for 10 gal of state-tax free go juice. Idaho is cheaper than here, anyway.

For now, it is the new leader in out of state additions. Housing is already going through the roof.