KwikFab
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Cut and bent some brackets for someone.
Perfect 90.
And evenly spaced.
Perfect 90.
And evenly spaced.
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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Beerhippie
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It's universal. One of my biggest gripes about camping with a group is people setting **** atop my coolers. I've been known to just open the damned thing and dump it all on the ground. It's a lid, not a table.
Stupidest design "feature" on a cooler is cup holders on top. I've thought about designing a barrel-roof clip-on for coolers--like old sea chests--to make it impossible to sit anything on it.
SouthernIllinois
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Too damned hot to do much but I did take the 90 seconds to change the air filter in my F250.
Beerhippie
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Watered lawns. Mowed lawns. Sharpened knives. Sharpened more knives. Had a talk with the kitchen manager RE: educating the new summer staff in knife care--the knives were in the worst shape I've seen since the first time I sharpened them. I'm sure the new kids are cutting against hard surfaces like plates--edges chipped and rolled over.
Outlawmws
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In that order? Or different lawns?
OccupantRJ
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All the lockers at the DuPont textile plant here had sheet metal add on tops at a 45 degree angle to keep items from being placed on top for safety reasons.
Beerhippie
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Watered in the morning, mowed in the afternoon. It's hot and dry. I sharpened knives while the watering was happening and my outside station for sharpening was still in the shade. Lots of multi-tasking today. For instance, right now I'm posting this AND drinking a beer. No rest for the weary!
Need to figure out where I can scrounge some more scrap 1/4" nom. SS tubing to bend more stuff. I'm not used to having a quality bender. I'd check the county dump metal pile, but the dump is closed due to a grass fire on Sunday.
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Outlawmws
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Seen that on school lockers - probably so books don't get left behind...
I only used my locker in my freshman year, and probably only because one of the hottest girls in the school had one next to mine...
Old Man Roger
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It’s not a bad place to put your drink while you’re sitting on your cooler.
SMOKEYBEAR
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A bit of trailer wiring progress. Re-did a bit of work from yesterday that after thinking about some I didn't care for..OCD doubling the task. Made a spacer out of starboard so the junction box will sit inside the C channel but no so far I can make use of the top and bottom access holes. Had time so I router the edges so it sits better in the C channel. Drilled the 2 mounting holes and did some touch up paint.
Tomorrow I'll mount the box, wire the 7 pin lead to it. Waiting on the wire to get delivered. I may cut the rest of the old wire all the way out. Depends on time, temp, thunderstorms and humidity.
Tomorrow I'll mount the box, wire the 7 pin lead to it. Waiting on the wire to get delivered. I may cut the rest of the old wire all the way out. Depends on time, temp, thunderstorms and humidity.
Beerhippie
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As long as it's your cooler!
I got tired of staring at the screen and trying to find something to do in the shop, so took a short drive to the local wildlife area to do some birding--'cause I haven't done that in a while. I thought it had been a year or two since I last checked it out, but the place is totally changed! Big covered picnic table area, lots of concrete paving--wheelchair accessible paths and fishing pads. None of that was there last time I visited, and this is literally in my backyard! Read the nice interpretive sign at the kiosk and... the work was done in '21. I need to get out more!
Did see some wood ducks, shoveler duck, cedar waxwings and a chipping sparrow, so not a bad trip. I also realized how long it's been since I looked through my ridiculously expensive binoculars.
Walked about a mile, then I realized the air was hard to breath (smoke) and hot as hell and came back to the shop to sit in front of the screen and the swamp cooler.
DGersic
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Started adding a third pedal to my hot rod.
Supported the master cylinder, blocked it in place so it can’t go anywhere. The nuts I need to remove inside hold the booster and master in place. Working alone, don’t want anything moving on me.
Dropped the column, removed the brake pedal, then removed the formed sheet metal bracket thing that the pedals hang from. Research turned up this assembly being from a 73-87 Chevy square body truck.
The manual transmission truck assembly has clearance for the clutch pedal, as well as some additional bracing. The auto trucks don’t have the clearance. So, a bit over here needs to be removed.
Pedals mocked up to check for fit.
This is the sticky part. The master cylinder sticks out the back of the pedal assembly. I wasn‘t sure this was going to fit without hitting the fuse panel. It fits.
The pedal would be perfect in a square body truck, with lots of foot room. Not so much here in a 30s car, wedge shaped body, not much foot room.
I’m going to cut off the pad, straighten the arm, and weld a new pad on. This will bring the clutch pedal over closer to the brake pedal. Made a new pedal pad from 1/8” plate. Stopped by the local muscle car shop and picked up a 68-72 Chevelle pedal pad, to match the one on the brake pedal.
Supported the master cylinder, blocked it in place so it can’t go anywhere. The nuts I need to remove inside hold the booster and master in place. Working alone, don’t want anything moving on me.
Dropped the column, removed the brake pedal, then removed the formed sheet metal bracket thing that the pedals hang from. Research turned up this assembly being from a 73-87 Chevy square body truck.
The manual transmission truck assembly has clearance for the clutch pedal, as well as some additional bracing. The auto trucks don’t have the clearance. So, a bit over here needs to be removed.
Pedals mocked up to check for fit.
This is the sticky part. The master cylinder sticks out the back of the pedal assembly. I wasn‘t sure this was going to fit without hitting the fuse panel. It fits.
The pedal would be perfect in a square body truck, with lots of foot room. Not so much here in a 30s car, wedge shaped body, not much foot room.
I’m going to cut off the pad, straighten the arm, and weld a new pad on. This will bring the clutch pedal over closer to the brake pedal. Made a new pedal pad from 1/8” plate. Stopped by the local muscle car shop and picked up a 68-72 Chevelle pedal pad, to match the one on the brake pedal.
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LopezBart
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Hydro pressure tested the boiler on Otter, and then replaced the safety valve and tested the blowoff pressure (180 psi nominal, 175 actual).
Beerhippie
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Took another walk. Cooled down some, but the air still *****. I wonder where all the smoke is coming from?
Red X roughly marks my location.
Yeah, that'll do it. The one fire in Wallowa county is just a few miles west of my buddy's hunting lodge where I like to hide out occasionally.
Red X roughly marks my location.
Yeah, that'll do it. The one fire in Wallowa county is just a few miles west of my buddy's hunting lodge where I like to hide out occasionally.
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a57belair2
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The stuggle is real. Wow, look at this work bench I'll be able to quickly do projects... two weeks later **** I need to try and clean this flat surface back off. Haha FSD.
wolfhawk73
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I've threatened to mount all of my kitchen counters on hinges with lift cylinders underneath that'll automatically tilt the countertops to a 45° angle just to keep down the clutter.
Skyman
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Yeah, I need a serious intervention about that dysfunction...
OccupantRJ
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My workshop surfaces are less cluttered with various objects than our 9 foot kitchen peninsula. Here today, gone tomorrow, back the next day. We don’t give each other grief about either place. My brother in law’s wife is persnickety as hell about utter orderliness. She has threatened to go out and clean up his 2,000 sq ft shop several times, and it is actually pretty orderly. He hid a spare parts car behind his shop for about a year before she discovered it and bitched until he stripped it and got rid of the carcass. Get back, devil woman!
KwikFab
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Cut and bent more goodies.
Front attachment for a Surron e-bike.
Front attachment for a Surron e-bike.
Mike65
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This is what you need, so people stop putting their drinks on top of your cooler. Open the lid & clip these on the sides.
Mike65
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Installed the moisture/particle filter on the output line from my air compressor.
BuyMyGarage
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I know you are more creative - design an insert to the holder for the cans that allows them to swivel and stay upright when you open the lid
Outlawmws
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This is what you need, so people stop putting their drinks on top of your cooler. Open the lid & clip these on the sides.
I don't think most coolers will close at all with that on the lip. there is a fairly tight seal as the lid closes and its not the top surface to the facing lip coming down, it's the recessed lid pressing inside the top edge.
rd65
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ah, yes, I have that bad.
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OccupantRJ
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You can still live a a good workshop life as long as you maintain a pathway to the chair and room for your feet!
rd65
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Lightning did a number in the PNW.Took another walk. Cooled down some, but the air still *****. I wonder where all the smoke is coming from?
Red X roughly marks my location.
Yeah, that'll do it. The one fire in Wallowa county is just a few miles west of my buddy's hunting lodge where I like to hide out occasionally.
Beerhippie
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I carry at least two tables. Set your damned drink down on one. Better yet, hold it in your hand and drink it.This is what you need, so people stop putting their drinks on top of your cooler. Open the lid & clip these on the sides.
More expected today. Pretty much finishes the camping season--especially as I was planning a trip right through the center of the cluster to the west of me.
Outlawmws
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bmwrd0
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test fit the headstock pieces, all is good. Now I need to pull the spindle out and derust the cone pulley, and fix the guard with the braze that had broke.
OccupantRJ
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If you spin the lathe up with the motor and polish the pulley steps one at a time by switching the belt to the others you will not have to remove the spindle unless you just can’t help yourself.
test fit the headstock pieces, all is good. Now I need to pull the spindle out and derust the cone pulley, and fix the guard with the braze that had broke.
rd65
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Wife wants me to take her tent camping, she has never been. Camping to me must have a fire, so i guess we are out for the time being.
rd65
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And to the beer fridge. A must have after yard work.You can still live a a good workshop life as long as you maintain a pathway to the chair and room for your feet!
OccupantRJ
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I did nothing in my shop today, but I did take a ride to my previous home town about 30 minutes away to visit with my long time friend Albert at his shop for a couple hours, checked out the ‘51 Chevrolet driver he just bought, then we both rode together down the road a bit more to mutual friend and member Zebco’s shop to finish out a good get together. Once we had solved all the world’s problems I dropped Albert off and headed on back down I42 to my place for a coffee and tv with the wife. Nice relaxing day of 70 something old farts catching up.
rcktpwrd
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We have a bunch of 'stained' glass haning on the windows with those little suction cups. The suction cups always pop off and things go crashing. Been talking about putting in hooks/eyelets for ever. Over the weekend I found a package of small eyelet screws in the 'junk' store while we were visiting my Mom at the coast.
Used the dremel with a cutoff disk and made some into J hooks:
drilled a small hole and screwed them into the window casing:
my wife tied some fishing line around them to hang:
She made this one of our dog
Used the dremel with a cutoff disk and made some into J hooks:
drilled a small hole and screwed them into the window casing:
my wife tied some fishing line around them to hang:
She made this one of our dog
Outlawmws
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Check with the National Forest office for the place you are going. It all depends on the area and what rain/moisture content the fuel has. its not a statewide on/off awitch.
bmwrd0
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The spindle comes out exceptionally easy, at least compared to my Logan or the SouthBend I used to have. I need to pull it anyway to make the repair to the left side guard that I plan on anyway.If you spin the lathe up with the motor and polish the pulley steps one at a time by switching the belt to the others you will not have to remove the spindle unless you just can’t help yourself.
Hydro pressure tested the boiler on Otter, and then replaced the safety valve and tested the blowoff pressure (180 psi nominal, 175 actual).
Can you explain to this city boy what the heck that is?
Skyman
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Finished up the replacement of most of the hydraulic components of the power steering system on the antique - pump, hoses, control valve. I had replaced the cylinder a few years ago, and it was fine, so it stayed on the car. Took it for an enjoyable shakedown run with the top down on a nice evening.
Someone posted this phrase some time ago and I've been trying, with some success, to follow it....
(Stupid cartoon version)
