What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[PhantomEB]

Didn’t do much other than drink beer and watch the F1 Miami Sprint.

did some layout for where my cooling fan cutoff switch and front locker switch will go. Got to thinking wtf does light bar, rock lights need to be done for now. Just get it mobile and into work for a couple trips before it hits the trailer next month.

 

[bmwrd0]

Packing, shipping, making messes in the process of cleaning up.

Which kind of feels futile right now. There is a 75% chance this year, and 99% in the next two years of needing to sell this house and move. My wife's job is being eliminated, which we knew was a very strong possibility as the university is Broke AF (as the youths say), my health is never going to get better, and going up stairs is getting harder and harder. So, we will be either moving for the wife's employment, or to a single story house. It has been wonderful living in a historic house, but we bought it just before I was diagnosed with MS, it is getting to difficult for me to take care of it, and spending money to have any necessary work done is not cheap as I had to spend 10k just getting my porch rebuilt last year. Good work, and there are enough tradesmen on this forum who need work who understand that we can't all do everything.

In any case, I am giving myself until the end of this month to start making decisions on what to keep and what is going to be sold via estate sale when we go. My son is getting married in a couple weeks, and I am both looking forward to it, and dreading the trip, as he is in NYC.

 

[Beerhippie]

Got to thinking wtf does light bar, rock lights need to be done for now.

Do rock lights actually have a practical use, or are they just bling?

 

[Jgaz]

Nicely overcast this AM.
Cleaned my truck the best it’s been in quite awhile. Not perfect but not bad.

 

[Outlawmws]

Do rock lights actually have a practical use, or are they just bling?

Very handy if you do a night rock crawl run. a very different experience. ( done a little of that in an unplanned not organized way... but there are organized events.)

 

[Mr. Tool]

What did I do in my garage today?

Today I worked on and restored a classic Ohio Jumbo Thermometer.

I love these old classic thermometers!

It was in bad shape when I first got it (I should have taken pictures of how it actually did look before I started) and well after a bit of effort….it came out looking pretty good…..not brand new but still good enough cosmetically and the temperature is reading about 1-2 degrees difference from what my iPhone says.

What has me puzzled is that the actual “Humidity” gauge....I just can’t get it to read accurately?….sometimes it’s way off!

Overall though I’m satisfied with the outcome!

 

[nadogail]

Plugged in my mobility scooter to take me to the Motor Cars on Main Street car show,

It is free to watch and only 10 blocks from my house.

 

[afinepoint]

Finally fixed the cancerous eyesore.

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

Started the removal process of the boat trailer fenders. The carpet on the fender bunks is due for replacement. The hardware is cooperating as one would expect from a 2008 boat trailer. I've broken nearly every fastener, the last few have an invitation to meet the cutoff wheel next weekend when I have more time.

 

[Beerhippie]

What has me puzzled is that the actual “Humidity” gauge....I just can’t get it to read accurately?….sometimes it’s way off!

The working part of the hygrometer is a strip of metal with paper on one side. The paper eventually degrades. Maybe there's something on the interweb showing how and with what to replace it. I'd guess blotter paper, but that's not much to go on....

 

[Beerhippie]

Topped up the tank on the Brick. $5.10/gallon. Attendant gave me a tip that it was going up by twenty cents tomorrow so I filled my second Gerry can.

Good news is that over the last 160-odd miles, including highway driving at 60-65 and about 60 miles of crawling around on trails at less than 20 MPH, the Brick averaged a smidgen over 18 MPG! Short trips around town it gets more like 15

 

[2001ZR2]

Got the hammer heads out the Evaporust and ran them over the wire wheel.

Took about 5 minutes and hand sanded the Machinist hammer with a piece of 320 grit. They are used and abused but can be given another 20 or so years of use.

Thinking a bench top belt sander might be on the horizon but I can do a perfectly half *** job without it.

My wife caught me not doing yard work so....

 

[jblnut]

Annnnnnnnnd this moment is exactly why I spent the coin on a hose machine and all the fittings and hose. A hose blew on the planter on a Sunday when no one is open and I was able to make a new one so we could keep going !!

 

[SRU1436]

Finally was able to finish the transmission rebuild after waiting for a small parts to come in. Now onto the power steering pump. Yesterday, I pulled a nail out of the truck tire and patched it (No pictures ). I checked the PSI in the tire and it appears to be holding.

 

[M.Brane]

Topped up the tank on the Brick. $5.10/gallon. Attendant gave me a tip that it was going up by twenty cents tomorrow so I filled my second Gerry can.

Good news is that over the last 160-odd miles, including highway driving at 60-65 and about 60 miles of crawling around on trails at less than 20 MPH, the Brick averaged a smidgen over 18 MPG! Short trips around town it gets more like 15

Dollar + more here. It does have the aerodynamics of a brick....

Got Play Girl™ back together yesterday. Managed to tweak the exhaust mount enough to not need to make a new one. Shock reservoir mount was an easy fab. Now I have 2 bikes to choose from for my commute tomorrow.

 

[Mr. Tool]

The working part of the hygrometer is a strip of metal with paper on one side. The paper eventually degrades. Maybe there's something on the interweb showing how and with what to replace it. I'd guess blotter paper, but that's not much to go on....

Beerhippie......thanks a lot for the info......very much appreciated!

 

[niget2002]

Finished the chair. Now to make the second one.

 

[Beerhippie]

It does have the aerodynamics of a brick....

Which is why I still keep the Toyota Corolla--it gets over 25 around town.

While it's fun to drive, if I'd taken it where the Brick went yesterday, it'd still be there.

 

[GrayFlattop]

Listened to the baseball game while cleaning up. Then I made a jig to guide a router to make some slots in aluminum. Didn’t feel like making more aluminum chips today and the weather started to improve. So I shifted my focus to weeding, trimming and planting some perennials, the garage activity was then limited to taking tools out of, then back in to the garage.

Tomorrow should be warm enough to pressure wash the deck after PT.

 

[930dreamer]

Helped a friend clean their garage. This is the haz-mat piled for the dump.

 

[Beerhippie]

Which is why I still keep the Toyota Corolla--it gets over 25 around town.

While it's fun to drive, if I'd taken it where the Brick went yesterday, it'd still be there.

I should point out, I once took a VW Golf down this trail--all the way to the end. A friend was given it as a college graduation gift by his parents with the condition that, if he drove it to death without actually wrecking it they'd buy him the rig he wanted. We took it on as a project, and I was elected to do the driving. Some of the worst, hardest trails in NE Oregon and the damned thing survived everything I threw at it!

Wheel placement.

I never wrecked it. Regular maint and oil changes--also part of the deal--and two years later, it locked up on a city street on the way to work.

 

[MattV]

Cleaned and greased inside this old girl. It sees a lot of abuse, and was starting to make funny noises. Full of coal dust since the last cleaning over a year ago. The insides are starting to show some wear, but for 6 years of hard use it's not too bad. The battery contacts on the other hand, leave something to be desired, as the vibrations kills them routinely and my batteries all have to be taped on these days.


Fabbed up and mounted this lifting eye. I needed something to lift up snowmobile tracks, and the sled jacks I have won't get the mountain machines off the ground.

Unfortunately, I had the neighbor kids running around the back yard so shop beers weren't in the cards.

 

[DGersic]

Annnnnnnnnd this moment is exactly why I spent the coin on a hose machine and all the fittings and hose. A hose blew on the planter on a Sunday when no one is open and I was able to make a new one so we could keep going !!

 

[bugnut]

Fiddled on the shoptop-thanks for that Kay, then ran the 3d printer. Modeling a skid/breast plate for the trike, printed in halves. Then a simple bracket to hold a power strip upside-down under a shelf. More drawing and playing with ideas. Cleaned up a bit and done.

 

[Jakeweldsalittle]

Got the bike taped off and paint touched up where the new welds are. I hate masking anything for paint, apparantely I just don't have the patience. Reassembled, gone over quickly with some spray detailer, and a couple mile shakedown ride. All is well again. Now, if it would just get above 40 degrees, I could put some miles on it.

 

[racecougar]

Knocked out a bit of work on Dad's '73 Mustang build yesterday. Electronics panel installed in the trunk, front and rear body harnesses reinstalled, fuse panel reassembled, and the wiring for the 4R70W transmission (18 circuits for the 4R70W, btw) has been completed. A whole lot of wiring left to go.








And, the wooden wheels have made a return! We used them on the '65 C10 build ten years ago. It makes for a great way to measure for tire clearance and determine how much to narrow the axle.

 

[dwasifar]

Got the wife's summer toy washed up and prepped for the road after a winter in garage storage:

 

[dwasifar]

Rearranged my charging station to add DeWalt, now that I have a second charger:

Shortened the cord for neatness:

 

[rzims]

Still working on the little cabin we bought nextdoor. Drywall taping, mudding and sanding...so getting close to being done.
Got outside the other day to work on this bench by the firepit.
Original owner built this from an old buckboard wagon he found down in the canyon...
New redwood slats, wire wheel and spray paint should clean it up nicely.
Now to pull it all apart and sand and seal the slats...

 

[Jay__Dub]

Looked at the Vette. Got to change the oil, lube, do a spring checkup, and wash it, so I can take my Bride for a drive, before we turn around and it's November.

And you know, the older you get, it happens just that fast.

Bidding on some more signs. I need more wall space in my shop.

 

[rd65]

Typical after mow beer, had to double up for safety and have two.

 

[Mezz2006]

Pulled the camper out from its winter hibernation in the shop.

 

[rd65]

Flipped the calendars for the month. Had to swap a couple out as they were from a leap year and the dates don't match up now.

 

[rzims]

Currently rounding over the edges on the boards for the bench then will seal them.
Got the frame wire-wheeled and a coat of black paint on them...

 

[Beerhippie]

Spent the morning going over the mile or so of lighting strings in the pub front yard, replacing missing zip ties and dead bulbs.



I replaced 19 bulbs. Good thing they're cheap.

When I went to water the parts of the lawn not covered by the pop-ups, I discovered that the feral children had been at it again:



I have no idea how they even did that. I had to remove the hose entirely to get the tangle untangled.

While I had the hose off, I decided that I was sick and tired of the cheap, flimsy reel falling over every time I pull the hose out.



That should do it help. It not, I'll extend the axles and put some larger tires on it. I think we have a set from a riding mower out in the boneyard.

 

[PugetDude]

There's an Athol, Idaho, too. I know a guy from there. He lives up to the name.

Is that a country song? "I knew an Athol *******"? If not, it should be.

Lived in Spokane for 20 years, pretty sure I know that guy, too. A real athol from Athol.

 

[Lumpy102]

My shop? haven't seen it in several days. Riding the dredge at the yacht club opening the passage to Lake Huron, (an annual, month long, event)My view first thing this morninga bit of a tele shot out into the lakeAnd my afternoon activity, putting a shine on the old girl

 

[nadogail]

Prepared 4 free Harbor Freight buckets for container gardening.
I will be mounting them in a wooden frame.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, I plan to go to the nursery that has been purchasing the planter boxes I made and buying plants for my new garden.
They have supported me by buying my boxes; it only seems like the Right Thing to Do by buying my plants from them.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Got the bike taped off and paint touched up where the new welds are. I hate masking anything for paint, apparantely I just don't have the patience. Reassembled, gone over quickly with some spray detailer, and a couple mile shakedown ride. All is well again. Now, if it would just get above 40 degrees, I could put some miles on it.

That looks like tons of fun, light n flingable.

 

[Mr.zippy]

Lived in Spokane for 20 years, pretty sure I know that guy, too. A real athol from Athol.

As your puns go, this is about a 6........