What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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dodge610
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Wow some one had a good black friday all new stuff what a load congrats.
Unloaded my purchases from black Friday and wired 6 more lights. Heat should be in within 2 weeks.
Wow some one had a good black friday all new stuff what a load congrats.
dodge610
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Yes sir I loved outfitting my new workshop when I got it but stuff wears out and I had to replace some of it this year too. Sears made out on both of us.
Yes sir I loved outfitting my new workshop when I got it but stuff wears out and I had to replace some of it this year too. Sears made out on both of us.
Kevin C
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I made the final connections for hot and cold running water to the utility sink. It really nice to have a place to wash up in the shop!
The other nice part is I have hose bibs on the two far walls of the garage. No more dragging a 50' hose to water the garden or the planters in the back yard. I live in Oregon so watering the garden is not a big issue this time of year (or was the most of the year?).
Actually, not an issue for about 7 more months.
The only gotcha was I used unions in the house just after the valves. That makes it easy to drain the lines and or replace the shutoff valves. One of them had a hairline crack in the mating face. It looks like a forging defect. Its a tiny, tiny imperfection but enough to cause a a very, very slow drip. Its small enough that I needed a microscope to see it, but its is there.
Replacing soldered parts is never fun.
Finished and happy.
I made the final connections for hot and cold running water to the utility sink. It really nice to have a place to wash up in the shop!
The other nice part is I have hose bibs on the two far walls of the garage. No more dragging a 50' hose to water the garden or the planters in the back yard. I live in Oregon so watering the garden is not a big issue this time of year (or was the most of the year?).
Actually, not an issue for about 7 more months.
The only gotcha was I used unions in the house just after the valves. That makes it easy to drain the lines and or replace the shutoff valves. One of them had a hairline crack in the mating face. It looks like a forging defect. Its a tiny, tiny imperfection but enough to cause a a very, very slow drip. Its small enough that I needed a microscope to see it, but its is there.
Replacing soldered parts is never fun.
Finished and happy.
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Thanks. I just used the cheapie bottom-mount from Home Depot. $5-$6 /pair. Don't need full-extension. Since a few inches of shelf is already exposed, you get the same effect without the expense.
Thanks. I just used the cheapie bottom-mount from Home Depot. $5-$6 /pair. Don't need full-extension. Since a few inches of shelf is already exposed, you get the same effect without the expense.
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Built this table for my Craftsman drill press some time back. Problem is that it is so heavy it's difficult to adjust the height. As soon as you loosen the clamp it wants to fall and is a pain to raise.
So, today I added a counterweight. 2" PVC filled with lead shot. About 27" long and weighs in at 25 lbs. It doesn't totally offset the table weight but helps tremendously. Gives me about 2' of table travel which is good for 99.9% of what I do. Completely concealed in the column.
Built this table for my Craftsman drill press some time back. Problem is that it is so heavy it's difficult to adjust the height. As soon as you loosen the clamp it wants to fall and is a pain to raise.
So, today I added a counterweight. 2" PVC filled with lead shot. About 27" long and weighs in at 25 lbs. It doesn't totally offset the table weight but helps tremendously. Gives me about 2' of table travel which is good for 99.9% of what I do. Completely concealed in the column.
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MP&C
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Painted a bumper filler panel for a 1961 Starliner:
Painted a bumper filler panel for a 1961 Starliner:
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FINALLY went out in the shop today. Fell on my *** getting into the shower last friday night and screwed up an already bad back I have. I paid for it from Saturday through Wednesday. I hated laying inside, with great weather outside and not able to play. I went to Lowes and HD today and spent a few hours watching the game and cleaning in the shop.
Isn't it amazing how all is at peace when you are out in the shop?
Can't wait for tomorrow.........
Tom
FINALLY went out in the shop today. Fell on my *** getting into the shower last friday night and screwed up an already bad back I have. I paid for it from Saturday through Wednesday. I hated laying inside, with great weather outside and not able to play. I went to Lowes and HD today and spent a few hours watching the game and cleaning in the shop.
Isn't it amazing how all is at peace when you are out in the shop?
Can't wait for tomorrow.........
Tom
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I had the three days before Thanksgiving off (NINE day weekend!) and have been out in the shop every day cleaning, building shelves, working on a ##$%^*&^%$# project truck
rebuilding a rotten shed and upgrading exterior lighting. The Indian Summer days were
an awesome bonus!
I had the three days before Thanksgiving off (NINE day weekend!) and have been out in the shop every day cleaning, building shelves, working on a ##$%^*&^%$# project truck
rebuilding a rotten shed and upgrading exterior lighting. The Indian Summer days were
an awesome bonus!
Lippyp
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The front of the roof of the garage has a home built skylight in it to let in some natural light (previous owner not me!) Its been framed out in timber and then a sheet of clear corrugated PVC nailed over it with those old fashioned roofing nails. Anyway, the nails were loose, the plastic cracked and a corner was missing so its been letting in water, this has rotted one of the rafters badly.
I have a new sheet of plastic to replace the cracked old sheet but before I can fit it I need to redo some of the timber framing as its warped badly where its gotten wet and as we're forecast a lot of rain I didn't have time to do that today but I wanted to stop the leak. What I did was sister up a piece of matching 3 x 2 alongside the rotten rafter screwed together with what we call coach screws (think you call em lag bolts) filled the currently open ends of the corrugated sheet with some proper foam packing strips and then ventured onto the roof, I slid a salvaged piece of matching profile corrugated tin under the broken corner which is where most of the water was getting in, screwed it all down properly with proper roofing screws with the plastic rain caps, sealed some old nail holes with silicon covered a second crack with some nasty sticky waterproof sealing bandage. At lunchtime it started to rain and not a drop seems to have come in.
Its just a hack job really as hopefully cost permitting the whole roof will be coming off next year, all the timbers need replacing as they are wormy and rotten in places, the back is a mixture of tile and slate and leaks, half the slate patch doesn't even seem to be nailed on as they slip now and then. I need to raise the eave height over the doors as they're too low to get my truck in so it'll be getting a dormer in this area. It'll get under-felted, re-slated, I want to put three proper skylights in the back elevation to let some natural light in and the front one will go. In time it'll then get insulated.
Oh and I've been banging up some salvaged expanded PU foam insulation. This has come out of some pig stalls in another outbuilding. It was sandwhiched between tow sheets of chipboard that formed the lids of the pens which we don't use. I tore the lids apart but saved the insulation. Its the yellow expanded foam board with a silver coating and oddly one side also has a layer of roofing felt (what you call tar paper) on it which is good as its going where the roof leaks a little! I've started sawing it to size and just wedging it between the roof timbers. Its never going to be warm in there this winter but this might help a little and also keep it drier in there.
You can just see the existing skylight in this picture to the right of the roof.
The front of the roof of the garage has a home built skylight in it to let in some natural light (previous owner not me!) Its been framed out in timber and then a sheet of clear corrugated PVC nailed over it with those old fashioned roofing nails. Anyway, the nails were loose, the plastic cracked and a corner was missing so its been letting in water, this has rotted one of the rafters badly.
I have a new sheet of plastic to replace the cracked old sheet but before I can fit it I need to redo some of the timber framing as its warped badly where its gotten wet and as we're forecast a lot of rain I didn't have time to do that today but I wanted to stop the leak. What I did was sister up a piece of matching 3 x 2 alongside the rotten rafter screwed together with what we call coach screws (think you call em lag bolts) filled the currently open ends of the corrugated sheet with some proper foam packing strips and then ventured onto the roof, I slid a salvaged piece of matching profile corrugated tin under the broken corner which is where most of the water was getting in, screwed it all down properly with proper roofing screws with the plastic rain caps, sealed some old nail holes with silicon covered a second crack with some nasty sticky waterproof sealing bandage. At lunchtime it started to rain and not a drop seems to have come in.
Its just a hack job really as hopefully cost permitting the whole roof will be coming off next year, all the timbers need replacing as they are wormy and rotten in places, the back is a mixture of tile and slate and leaks, half the slate patch doesn't even seem to be nailed on as they slip now and then. I need to raise the eave height over the doors as they're too low to get my truck in so it'll be getting a dormer in this area. It'll get under-felted, re-slated, I want to put three proper skylights in the back elevation to let some natural light in and the front one will go. In time it'll then get insulated.
Oh and I've been banging up some salvaged expanded PU foam insulation. This has come out of some pig stalls in another outbuilding. It was sandwhiched between tow sheets of chipboard that formed the lids of the pens which we don't use. I tore the lids apart but saved the insulation. Its the yellow expanded foam board with a silver coating and oddly one side also has a layer of roofing felt (what you call tar paper) on it which is good as its going where the roof leaks a little! I've started sawing it to size and just wedging it between the roof timbers. Its never going to be warm in there this winter but this might help a little and also keep it drier in there.
You can just see the existing skylight in this picture to the right of the roof.
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OldTC
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Figured a material list and took measurements to have black pipe cut and threaded on Monday for the compressed air lines I'll be installing next week.
That should be the last big thing I have to do in the construction of the shop.
As soon as I can get some of the **** up off the floor and on the shelves,....I can start de-constructing the Galaxie for it's restoration!!
Figured a material list and took measurements to have black pipe cut and threaded on Monday for the compressed air lines I'll be installing next week.
That should be the last big thing I have to do in the construction of the shop.
As soon as I can get some of the **** up off the floor and on the shelves,....I can start de-constructing the Galaxie for it's restoration!!
Kevin54
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Got the air compressor hooked back up temporarily, and started putting some trim up around the top of the wall when I could break momma loose from putting up the Christmas tree. That and the dog and I just hung out for awhile in the garage with doing nothing. I kind of got off to a late start today.
Got the air compressor hooked back up temporarily, and started putting some trim up around the top of the wall when I could break momma loose from putting up the Christmas tree. That and the dog and I just hung out for awhile in the garage with doing nothing. I kind of got off to a late start today.
ersatzs2
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retrieved the snowblower from deep storage in the loft
changed the oil, hit the grease zerks, inflated tires, tested the starter so she can use it since the first snow always happens when I'm traveling...
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53988569@N06/8214642511/" title="snowblower by Connaught I, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8208/8214642511_7f8003a413.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="snowblower"></a>
retrieved the snowblower from deep storage in the loft
changed the oil, hit the grease zerks, inflated tires, tested the starter so she can use it since the first snow always happens when I'm traveling...
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53988569@N06/8214642511/" title="snowblower by Connaught I, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8208/8214642511_7f8003a413.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="snowblower"></a>
e-tek
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That's friggen brilliant!!
I can totally relate. I have a bad back and REALLY tweaked it about a month back now - pushing the 46 MErc into the shop. I've been paying ever since...
I enjoyed piping my shop with the pipe and getting all the air done - like a puzzle, but with a purpose!
What year/type Galaxie do you have?
Too cool. Whenever I see you post I go through your shop thread!
That's friggen brilliant!!
I can totally relate. I have a bad back and REALLY tweaked it about a month back now - pushing the 46 MErc into the shop. I've been paying ever since...
I enjoyed piping my shop with the pipe and getting all the air done - like a puzzle, but with a purpose!
What year/type Galaxie do you have?
retrieved the snowblower from deep storage in the loft
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53988569@N06/8214642511/" title="snowblower by Connaught I, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8208/8214642511_7f8003a413.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="snowblower"></a>
Too cool. Whenever I see you post I go through your shop thread!
coolreed
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Refinished the Top of our Dining Table. Sanded and Stripped it it, Re-stained it,
sprayed two coats of Gloss Polyurethane on it. Gotta wait 72 hours now and finish sand it then more poly. Going to look Great.
Also watched some awesome college football in the garage. Life is Good.
Refinished the Top of our Dining Table. Sanded and Stripped it it, Re-stained it,
sprayed two coats of Gloss Polyurethane on it. Gotta wait 72 hours now and finish sand it then more poly. Going to look Great.
Also watched some awesome college football in the garage. Life is Good.
Chandos
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Installed a hitch on the '77 F150; going to pick up four Lista cabinets on Monday--for the garage/shop. Never actually put a vehicle into the shop outbuilding, so technically I suppose that it's not a garage.
Installed a hitch on the '77 F150; going to pick up four Lista cabinets on Monday--for the garage/shop. Never actually put a vehicle into the shop outbuilding, so technically I suppose that it's not a garage.
mdkingsley
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Great idea on the counter weight, not technicaly today but last night. My son and I went resale store, pawn shopping, music store hopping yeasterday. I picked up another heavy duty cord reel for my shop. I looked at it earlier in the spring and the guy would not budge off $200 and i noticed it was gone so I thought he sold it. Stopped by there yesterday and saw it sitting on a shelf out of sight asked what he wanted and he said $60 offered $50 and left with it. Went to the Home Depot got new 10 ga 2 with a ground encased and installed it last night along with a 4 plug box. My son and I will install it monday afternoon. I did the first one myself but darn it was heavy, think I will wait for help with this one.
Great idea on the counter weight, not technicaly today but last night. My son and I went resale store, pawn shopping, music store hopping yeasterday. I picked up another heavy duty cord reel for my shop. I looked at it earlier in the spring and the guy would not budge off $200 and i noticed it was gone so I thought he sold it. Stopped by there yesterday and saw it sitting on a shelf out of sight asked what he wanted and he said $60 offered $50 and left with it. Went to the Home Depot got new 10 ga 2 with a ground encased and installed it last night along with a 4 plug box. My son and I will install it monday afternoon. I did the first one myself but darn it was heavy, think I will wait for help with this one.
tornadocaster
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Re: what did you do in your garage today?
Finished sanding and painting all my cabinets. They all match now.
There is a mechanic shop closing down today and i will visit.
Everything for sale.
Pics later
Cheers
Gio
Finished sanding and painting all my cabinets. They all match now.
There is a mechanic shop closing down today and i will visit.
Everything for sale.
Pics later
Cheers
Gio
Oldbear
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Re: what did you do in your garage today?
The power strip should slide apart. This allows you to screw the base down and then slide it back together. I'm about to install the same style (after lunch that is...)
The power strip should slide apart. This allows you to screw the base down and then slide it back together. I'm about to install the same style (after lunch that is...)
OldTC
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Re: what did you do in your garage today?
e-tech said;
"I enjoyed piping my shop with the pipe and getting all the air done - like a puzzle, but with a purpose!
What year/type Galaxie do you have?"
Thanks for asking,...it's a 1963 1/2, aka '63 Fastback.
It's a old "driver" I picked in Kansas last winter and cruised around in all year. It's getting a total restoration,... beginning this week.!
The de-assembly has already begun.
e-tech said;
"I enjoyed piping my shop with the pipe and getting all the air done - like a puzzle, but with a purpose!
What year/type Galaxie do you have?"
Thanks for asking,...it's a 1963 1/2, aka '63 Fastback.
It's a old "driver" I picked in Kansas last winter and cruised around in all year. It's getting a total restoration,... beginning this week.!
The de-assembly has already begun.
Rockerbox1
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Re: what did you do in your garage today?
This weekend we moved into our new home, with its very own undersized 2 car garage.
1 light, 1 outlet, 2 doors, but lots of potential.
Once spring rolls around, I am seeing wiring, insulation, interior walls and ceiling, and then we will see what it offers. But there are also plans for a 32 by 32 barn in the back as funding allows
This weekend we moved into our new home, with its very own undersized 2 car garage.
1 light, 1 outlet, 2 doors, but lots of potential.
Once spring rolls around, I am seeing wiring, insulation, interior walls and ceiling, and then we will see what it offers. But there are also plans for a 32 by 32 barn in the back as funding allows
JimVonBaden
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Since you have it apart, pull the trans and check the splines and the clutch. Also, check the driveshaft U-joints and rubber connector for wear.
Some info you may or may not need: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=314290
Jim
Took the rear frame off my bike to get it sandblasted and painted:
And made a holder for the heatgun:
Since you have it apart, pull the trans and check the splines and the clutch. Also, check the driveshaft U-joints and rubber connector for wear.
Some info you may or may not need: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=314290
Jim
info2x
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Re: what did you do in your garage today?
Mad a small work bench for my bench grinder, hung an organizer, fixed the 850 (rear suspension)
Mad a small work bench for my bench grinder, hung an organizer, fixed the 850 (rear suspension)
Steevo
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Today I hauled my Mill/Drill out of the garage and loaded it on the trailer of the new owner.
One less item to trip over.
Today I hauled my Mill/Drill out of the garage and loaded it on the trailer of the new owner.
One less item to trip over.
rshadd
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Re: what did you do in your garage today?
Smoked a cigar, drank a glass of single malt and pondered where I'm gonna put a new 56" box.
Smoked a cigar, drank a glass of single malt and pondered where I'm gonna put a new 56" box.
premierplayer
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Re: what did you do in your garage today?
Ran my new to me Comfort Glow heater ALL day, because I could.
Ran my new to me Comfort Glow heater ALL day, because I could.
Re: what did you do in your garage today?
Thanks, Jim, for the suggestion. I did change the input shaft two winters ago and probably will leave it alone this time.
By the way, have you ever seen anyone paint their rear frame on a 1150GS red? I can't find any samples from the net.
Since you have it apart, pull the trans and check the splines and the clutch. Also, check the driveshaft U-joints and rubber connector for wear.
Some info you may or may not need: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=314290
Jim
Thanks, Jim, for the suggestion. I did change the input shaft two winters ago and probably will leave it alone this time.
By the way, have you ever seen anyone paint their rear frame on a 1150GS red
? I can't find any samples from the net.dodge610
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Started organizing and filling my new boxes. Will be selling the old box on craigs list. Probably wont sell it for much. It will need a lot of work to refurb it.
Started organizing and filling my new boxes. Will be selling the old box on craigs list. Probably wont sell it for much. It will need a lot of work to refurb it.
LutzTD
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last four days, dug a 18" deep trench 66 feet from the compressor house to the shop and ran 1-1/2 schedule 40 and a 1" steel air line.
last four days, dug a 18" deep trench 66 feet from the compressor house to the shop and ran 1-1/2 schedule 40 and a 1" steel air line.
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BD1
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I would wrap some up and give to wife or girlfriend for christmas.
Yeah, I went a little over board, but all this stuff, I would be buying within the year, so no time like the "present" I guess.
I would wrap some up and give to wife or girlfriend for christmas.
JimVonBaden
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Not paint, though I have seen some touch it up. If you have it completely apart, I would suggest powder coating it. Worth the work/cost IMHO.
Jim
Thanks, Jim, for the suggestion. I did change the input shaft two winters ago and probably will leave it alone this time.
By the way, have you ever seen anyone paint their rear frame on a 1150GS red
Not paint, though I have seen some touch it up. If you have it completely apart, I would suggest powder coating it. Worth the work/cost IMHO.
Jim
Chandos
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Re: what did you do in your garage today?
How are you going to handle draining the buried line? I ask because I confront a buried air line of about 30', and I haven't figure out a way to get the water out if it that satisfies me.
CHeers!
CHandos
How are you going to handle draining the buried line? I ask because I confront a buried air line of about 30', and I haven't figure out a way to get the water out if it that satisfies me.
CHeers!
CHandos
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MP&C
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Use a Tee to a drain leg (lower than the air line) and valved up on the end of the drain leg where you can get to it, water drops in the drain leg as it passes through, and air pressure will push the water out when the valve is opened. Best if the far end away from compressor is lower than the source for natural drainage. Being underground does serve as a natural cooling device, so most of the moisture should be condensed out of it... For maintenance free, use a timered valve on the drain leg.
Use a Tee to a drain leg (lower than the air line) and valved up on the end of the drain leg where you can get to it, water drops in the drain leg as it passes through, and air pressure will push the water out when the valve is opened. Best if the far end away from compressor is lower than the source for natural drainage. Being underground does serve as a natural cooling device, so most of the moisture should be condensed out of it... For maintenance free, use a timered valve on the drain leg.
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tornadocaster
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Re: what did you do in your garage today?
These are the cabinets after all the painting and sanding.
I love the Hammerite paint. Seems as tough as the old poisonous stuff.
Also went to see a mechanic who advertised on Kijiji that he was shutting down.
Cheers
Gio
These are the cabinets after all the painting and sanding.
I love the Hammerite paint. Seems as tough as the old poisonous stuff.
Also went to see a mechanic who advertised on Kijiji that he was shutting down.
Cheers
Gio
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Al Bundy
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Re: what did you do in your garage today?
Spent the day sorting and organizing 4 generations worth of hardware. Didn't even make a dent. At what point do you realize it's going to take way too much time and just sweep it back in the coffee cans?
Spent the day sorting and organizing 4 generations worth of hardware. Didn't even make a dent. At what point do you realize it's going to take way too much time and just sweep it back in the coffee cans?
OldTC
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Measured and made a material list for pipe and fittings for the compressed air system in the new shop.
I get to go shopping tomorrow!! Black Friday my ***,...it's Black pipe Monday!!
Measured and made a material list for pipe and fittings for the compressed air system in the new shop.
I get to go shopping tomorrow!! Black Friday my ***,...it's Black pipe Monday!!
PECVD2
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Re: what did you do in your garage today?
Pulled out a Drill Dr. that was my fathers.
1st time to use it.
sharpened about 250 twists that I've had in box for years.
I used a newly sharpened 0.228" twist to drill though a 1" angle iron I am using to make a small motor mount.
It seemed to cut cleanly and smoothly.
Anyone else out there use a Drill Dr. ?
PM me with any thoughts, insights, tips?
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Pulled out a Drill Dr. that was my fathers.
1st time to use it.
sharpened about 250 twists that I've had in box for years.
I used a newly sharpened 0.228" twist to drill though a 1" angle iron I am using to make a small motor mount.
It seemed to cut cleanly and smoothly.
Anyone else out there use a Drill Dr. ?
PM me with any thoughts, insights, tips?
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