What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[niget2002]

Nothing. "feels like" temp of 106f is hot even if the ac in the shop is on.

I was hoping to take the kayak out too, but dang.

 

[M.Brane]

More cleaning, & re-organization. I know I didn't collect this much stuff in 3 years, but I don't remember moving it all. Need to do another purge soon.

 

[DGersic]

Sold two hedge trimmers and a string trimmer.

 

[strength_and_power]

GF joked about me hanging a swing from the mezzanine so she could hang out while I’m working. Whaddayaknow, two days later I got the green light to order some custom slings for an upcoming job from a local rigging supplier. Threw a sketch together and picked this up Friday. It’s ridiculous as was the cost but it made the GF smile.

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

Sorted out wire to check my inventory. Going to rewire the boat trailer with a cold weather RV 7 pin lead, junction box and tinned wire. I've had all I can stand from the 5 pin to 7 pin adapter, quick splices and low grade wire. The cold weather lead has greater flexibility which I think will be a huge improvement for the swing away tongue on the trailer. The junction box will sanitize and minimize the number of connections and splices. I wont use/ need the electric brake circuit but I will use the extra 12 volt with a manual switch for lighting later on when I add lights to the bunks for easier loading in the dark.

 

[PhantomEB]

I tried to envision yet another reorganization,
trying to tell that voice in my head that says,
"You might use that someday..."
to stfu.

Mine will retort back to have you used it in 6 months? A year?

once gone I can always decide then do I need the big bulk pack or just what I need to get this project done.

one thing I can say is a gearhead never can have enough retractable ratchet straps or hitch pin clips!

 

[a57belair2]

Oil Change on my Wife's Jeep Wrangler and my Outback. I must say while I think jeep engineers get a lot of things wrong one thing they did right was for the engine to take 5 quarts unlike my Outback that is 4.8q. Just makes things much easier. Boy do I feel old though I was having a heck of a time on my back to take care of the Outback, the older I get the higher it gets jacked up haha. Still feels great to get it done!

 

[Old Man Roger]

one thing I can say is a gearhead never can have enough retractable ratchet straps or hitch pin clips!

Ya but that’s actually true.

 

[bmwrd0]

scraping paint, reassembling, piling, etc.

getting there with the Dalton parts, though.

 

[BobsYourUncle69]

Started organizing my socket sets into multiple boxes that can be carried around.

I picked up this 20 inch Gearwrench tool box off a local buy nothing site but I think I'm going to buy a couple more as I like thr size of these. They're smaller and easier to carry around than my larger craftsman is.

But , as with the Craftsman , it needed a few finishing touches before I filled it.

I included a close up of my less than perfect masking , annoyingly , unlike the craftsman, this is all riveted together so the only stripping I was able to do was the lock , rest had to be masked and I don't have the patience to do a good masking job.

The 2nd box will then store deep and impact sockets along with flex head and stubby ratchets etc

I'm thinking about having 3 of these in total for 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 socket sets along with pliers , hex key sets etc . This is a nice size box that is very moveable when full which is the what I want.

This box will house the basics , the every day stuff

 

[manwithtools]

GF joked about me hanging a swing from the mezzanine so she could hang out while I’m working. Whaddayaknow, two days later I got the green light to order some custom slings for an upcoming job from a local rigging supplier. Threw a sketch together and picked this up Friday. It’s ridiculous as was the cost but it made the GF smile.

Looks like if used correctly, the GF could make you smile

 

[finn]

Heat lamps are your friend...



Find a quart of ARCO Graphite oil and get them hot and put that on. You will get a dark gray stain that doe not peel or rust...

Ask me how I know...

ARCO Graphite oil was a 70's thing, and actually worked well. Just don't spill it.

I used that stuff because it was cheap at the time.

I had a random leftover quart that sat around for a couple of years. Opened it for use in the lawnmower, and found the graphite had dropped out of solution and settled to the bottom.

I think it disappeared from store shelves at about the same time.

 

[Matt018888]

I got some more done on the miter station, dreading building the drawers on either side. Just did a custom office with 32 drawers so I'm a little burnt out on them. But it's usable now until I hammer out uppers and drawers.

 

[pancholasvegas]

Distracting myself with more pedal car fun…

Had two that were parts bin pieces I’ve had, each for one reason or another but they were the same model.



Little time staring at them in the rolling chair and got a plan together. Started taking the black one apart first. Someone started converting it to a wagon a while ago by putting a floor in.



Started by removal of the rear most section - required removing the spot welds and bending a few tabs.

Rear sheet metal removed - notice the careful positioning in the photo of the other car in the background.



After some more measurements, hammering and general roughhousing, the welding started. I neglected to get some photos as I got going, but here’s the plan.



After scrounging through the parts bin, I found enough to turn it into a roller to continue working and start on next steps.

 

[Wrench97]

I used that stuff because it was cheap at the time.

I had a random leftover quart that sat around for a couple of years. Opened it for use in the lawnmower, and found the graphite had dropped out of solution and settled to the bottom.

I think it disappeared from store shelves at about the same time.

I remember changing a few engines at the time that had graphite dropped out, blamed at the time on mixing of different oils.

 

[finn]

I remember changing a few engines at the time that had graphite dropped out, blamed at the time on mixing of different oils.

Typical corporate blame game.

Mine was a sealed quart that had been sitting unopened for a while.

 

[niget2002]

Tried to do some cleaning. I didn't make it far.

 

[Beerhippie]

Took some time to play with my new, $2 yard sale Rigid tubing bender after work:



It's supposed to handle SS tubing, so may as well give it a try.



My first usable product--a lantern hanger for the awning of the Brick.

Now I need to find more 3/8" OD tubing. That was all I had at hand. Fortunately, 3/8" OD tubing is 1/4" nominal tubing--pretty easy to find.

For making complete 180 degree bends, I found it much easier to clamp the handle that's missing the grip into a vise. I'm using a piece of 1/2" rod to "balance" the vise jaws. While this craptianium vise has so far proven bombproof, no reason to push my luck.

 

[bmwrd0]

More cleaning of the Dalton head and tail stocks. Also, epoxy fix of the footrest on the lounger in the wife's office. Easy-peasy, but scores beaucoup points.

 

[M.Brane]

Tried to do some cleaning. I didn't make it far.

Did pretty much the same. Stacked up my solvent, used oil drums, buckets, and funnels. Don't know if they'll stay there, but after work that's pretty much all I had for motivation.

 

[zimman]

Sharpened blades.
Zim

 

[Outlawmws]

Little time staring at them in the rolling chair and got a plan together.

So it's to be a Pedal El Camino/Ranchero; or fitted for adult legs?

 

[pancholasvegas]

So it's to be a Pedal El Camino/Ranchero; or fitted for adult legs?

Stretch Limo. Will be adding drivers seat back to splice location

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

A little bit of progress on the wiring of the boat trailer. Removed the old mess of wiring from the tongue of the trailer back to where it Y's toward the rear, new 7 way plug and lead ran through the the tongue which was hard for zero good reason. Pulled the wires for the ground and back up actuator and called it good enough for today. Ordered the balance of the wire I need to finish the job.

I should get the junction box mounted, leads sorted out and wired with the ground and back up solenoid completed today without much effort.

 

[bugnut]

piddled on a new project and sent parts to the bambu

 

[Skyman]

Tried to do some cleaning. I didn't make it far.

I can't seem to recall having ever made it very far. My FSD is tenacious.

 

[racecougar]

Replaced a number of crappy connectors with Deustch connectors on the kids ATV.

 

[OccupantRJ]

It was meant to be a joke. I’m batting 0 lately.lol

Joke rejection is real.

 

[niget2002]

I can't seem to recall having ever made it very far. My FSD is tenacious.

It was just too hot and I didn't want to wait for the AC to cool things down. Plus I was tired/lazy from work.

I'm going to try again tonight. But I'm going to go out a bit earlier and at least bump the AC down to cool off the shop a bit. It's supposed to get to 102F outside today. I normally keep the shop at 95F just to keep things from melting and I bump it down to 85F when I want to work out there.

I really need to get things cleaned up. I had it looking real nice earlier this year and it got out of hand starting a few months ago right after I finished the Adirondack chair. I'm not even sure what happened. Well... I have an idea what happened. My son's been working on models a lot and his ADD kicks in and thing happen. It doesn't help that I have the same issues

I did realize I never fully finished putting the rudder back on the kayak. I had set it in the mount, but never put the pin to hold it in on or put some bolts in. So I got that done. That would have sucked to find out AFTER getting to the lake on Sunday if I had gone.

 

[OccupantRJ]

I can't seem to recall having ever made it very far. My FSD is tenacious.

Once I cured the LSDA* disease, the FSD went away on its own.

*Lay stuff down ANYWHERE.

 

[Outlawmws]

Stretch Limo. Will be adding drivers seat back to splice location

Got it! - gonna need smoked glass though! Grey plexi maybe?

It was just too hot and I didn't want to wait for the AC to cool things down.

Heats back here today. the fay is starting at over 70 deg inside and out.. and no AC except for the small window unit in the kitchen.

 

[Jakeweldsalittle]

Started some work on my old dilapidated shed. She needs a new roof and siding, but it needed a new doorway and header first. Front foundation was almost nonexistant after all these decades, so I framed and poured that first. Went a little wider on the doorway so my side by side or even my jeep would fit in a pinch. I added the lean to a couple years ago on an existing concrete pad, now just really have to fix the existing shed. Trying to decide whether to just re roof what I have, or tear it off and do a sloped shed roof away from the lean to. It had a full loft in it that wasn't really safe, so I removed that years ago. As always, I'm open to suggestions.

 

[rd65]

Tried to do some cleaning. I didn't make it far.

Not supposed to start with cleaning the beer fridge

 

[rd65]

Once I cured the LSDA* disease, the FSD went away on its own.

*Lay stuff down ANYWHERE.

and FSD?

 

[niget2002]

Started some work on my old dilapidated shed. She needs a new roof and siding, but it needed a new doorway and header first. Front foundation was almost nonexistant after all these decades, so I framed and poured that first. Went a little wider on the doorway so my side by side or even my jeep would fit in a pinch. I added the lean to a couple years ago on an existing concrete pad, now just really have to fix the existing shed. Trying to decide whether to just re roof what I have, or tear it off and do a sloped shed roof away from the lean to. It had a full loft in it that wasn't really safe, so I removed that years ago. As always, I'm open to suggestions.

If it were me, I'd leave the existing roof and I'd be really tempted to put a loft back in after complete. If not a full loft, at least a partial/half one. The one thing I can never seem to have enough of in my shop is storage. I have quite a bit of stuff where I only need it a few times a year. When I do need it, it's a life saver. But it all takes up shelf/floor space the rest of the year.

 

[Mike65]

Hooked the new welding bottle to the mig welder & positioned the welder nearer to the plug.

 

[Jakeweldsalittle]

If it were me, I'd leave the existing roof and I'd be really tempted to put a loft back in after complete. If not a full loft, at least a partial/half one. The one thing I can never seem to have enough of in my shop is storage. I have quite a bit of stuff where I only need it a few times a year. When I do need it, it's a life saver. But it all takes up shelf/floor space the rest of the year.

I left about 6 feet of loft or so in the front for now, it just seems to be a catch all for things I don't want to deal with ha. I'm leaning towards leaving the roof pitched as it is just for the amount of demolition it would take to change it. I'd like to take it down a ways and slope it as it would take less upper siding and at the moment it's all open space anyway, but I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze. I probably won't have much time coming up to work on it anyway, so I'm gonna ponder a while. It may end up being a next spring project either way.

 

[pancholasvegas]

Got it! - gonna need smoked glass though! Grey plexi maybe?




Heats back here today. the fay is starting at over 70 deg inside and out.. and no AC except for the small window unit in the kitchen.

You must have read my mind - I've got some chromed lense material from old MC helmet that may work, or I've got some various plexi sitting around. Probably going to have to work in some kind of cupholder for the juice boxes. This one's gonna be at least a 2 seater.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Started some work on my old dilapidated shed. She needs a new roof and siding, but it needed a new doorway and header first. Front foundation was almost nonexistant after all these decades, so I framed and poured that first. Went a little wider on the doorway so my side by side or even my jeep would fit in a pinch. I added the lean to a couple years ago on an existing concrete pad, now just really have to fix the existing shed. Trying to decide whether to just re roof what I have, or tear it off and do a sloped shed roof away from the lean to. It had a full loft in it that wasn't really safe, so I removed that years ago. As always, I'm open to suggestions.

A little structural love goes a long way!

 

[OccupantRJ]

and FSD?

Flat Surface Disease. A lot of members here are victims of this scourge of indiscriminate piling.