What did you do "IN" your garage today?

Scooter Scott · Jan 15, 2013

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Tried replacing brakes on a Jeep WJ only to find out that the brake calipers didn't accept the brake pads I had in my hands. Turns out that there was a recall back around 2002 for the calipers sticking and my brother could have gotten the new ones. Appears that all auto parts stores have the part # for the new ones but not the old ones.

So I put it back together and then went under the hood and changed the thermostat housing. 150,000 miles and the original thermostat. Lets just say the gasket that came with the Jeep was fused to the 4.0

65gregg · Jan 15, 2013

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Put my new HF 5 drawer tool cart together. Real pleased with it.

fpagano · Jan 15, 2013

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That is real neat! How is the sprocket mounted to the wood?

fpagano · Jan 15, 2013

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A1an said:
Finished up the key rack. Used some spare spokes as the hooks.

https://sphotos-b.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/163380_10200378925536130_530167333_n.jpg

Real neat! How are the sprockets mounted to the wood?

samert111 · Jan 15, 2013

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Hung the new Beacon Morris 75K BTU furnace in preparation for the separate combustion vent kit to arrive.

trbomax · Jan 15, 2013

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put a new headlight panel in the 8120t.A tree took out the original one. lotsa small pieces and parts on it! washed it up while it was inside too.

IONH · Jan 15, 2013

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samert111 said:
Hung the new Beacon Morris 75K BTU furnace in preparation for the separate combustion vent kit to arrive.

Do you have a link for that combustion vent kit?

ryan t · Jan 15, 2013

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disassembled and cleaned/lubed my new bench vise, reassembled, and mounted to my workbench. Had to grind down a washer so it would fit up over the bolt and up against the leg of the workbench. Made a wooden handle for one of my ******* files and set it aside to dry. Also polished my dress shoes.

Journaler · Jan 15, 2013

Cut the sides of my palette rack, then rewelded to make it not so deep.

Had to fit the truck back in the garage somehow.

starquestMM · Jan 15, 2013

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blew a capacitor in a 1994 craftsman garage door opener.

BWS · Jan 16, 2013

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"Kept time" on these from drawing to primer.Trying my damndest to take pics.Took about 5,this is the last.Will post a short build,with PICs(woohoo) one of these days.

Some may question the notion but hey,I fabricated the lateral in pic,just one of those things?

A1an · Jan 16, 2013

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fpagano said:
Real neat! How are the sprockets mounted to the wood?

I traced the footprint of the chain ring piece onto the wood then used a dremel to carve it out a bit. Stuck them in there with a little wood glue. Not very structurally sound I imagine but they are more for decorative purposes. The shelf isn't going to hold anything heavy.

zmotorsports · Jan 16, 2013

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Finished up a customers 07 Jeep Wrangler. I installed a B&M transmission cooler, serviced front and rear axles, serviced transfer case and transmission. I wish all jobs were this easy. Gotta love the cake jobs, as they are far and few between.

Mike.

samert111 · Jan 16, 2013

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IONH said:
Do you have a link for that combustion vent kit?

Here you go, but the Mr Heater unit in your your signature is not a separate combustion designed unit so this kit will not do anything different than what you already have on your installation. I apoligize in advance if you intended to use this kit for something else.

http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/heaters/gas-unit/concentric-vent-kit-for-beacon-morris-low-profile-gas-fired-unit-heater-30000-to-75000-btu

Alchymist · Jan 16, 2013

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Unloaded my new to me ($150) bandsaw:

ezriderga · Jan 16, 2013

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Restored headlights.

jaak144 · Jan 16, 2013

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This is a truly amazing outcome. What did you use? :thumbup:

volaredon · Jan 16, 2013

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welded some supports on my utility trailer tongue so i can mount my winch;
My son bought the winch for me fathers Day (2000# ATV one) and I have wanted to mount it since but have not wanted to leave the winch exposed to the elements; I bought a plastic truck bed tool box (NOT over the rail type) for this but it is just too big
I found an older Craftsman hand carry toolbox (remember the ones that sold in the 70s and 80s) at a garage sale for $2 they made 3 different sizes of tehse boxes. this is the middle model (24"long ) and seems itll be just about right.
I plan to bolt the winch thru the bottom of the box to the trailer, to the new cross braces I welded to the tongue today and take my Milwaukee 4-1/2" grinder and cut a window in the back wall for the hook to pass thru, then fasten a oiece of conveyor belt to the box around the window to keep the weather out... plenty of room for a few tiedowns and the pendant that operates the winch, close the lid, latch and it even has a hasp to lock it.. theres enough room to mount a garden tractor battery in there too if I decide to (added idea/input from a neighbor that stopped by)

RalphInCA · Jan 16, 2013

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The sports car needed detailing. Did that, but also saw a lot of swirl marks that I willl need to polish out. Perhaps that will happen tomorrow. Need to get some Meguiers Ultimate polish.

ezriderga · Jan 16, 2013

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jaak144 said:
This is a truly amazing outcome. What did you use?

Thanks, After I taped off around the headlight to protect the paint, I cleaned with Novus #1 plastic cleaner. I then polished using my Griot's Garage 3" DA polishing machine and Meguiar's Ultimate Compound. I then applied Novus #1 as a protectant.

If the headlights are worse than these, and believe me I've done some that are a lot worse, they need to be sanded first with anything from 500 to 3000 sandpaper, then polished. Meguiar's has a headlight protectant I'm going to get and start using as a final step.

RTC1930 · Jan 16, 2013

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Alchymist said:
Unloaded my new to me ($150) bandsaw:

Damn! If that's the one from long valley I was eying that one up on C-List but didn't think he would come down that far.

Oh well at least I won't need to sleep on the couch for bringing it home.

Bob

IONH · Jan 16, 2013

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samert111 said:
Here you go, but the Mr Heater unit in your your signature is not a separate combustion designed unit so this kit will not do anything different than what you already have on your installation. I apoligize in advance if you intended to use this kit for something else.

http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/heaters/gas-unit/concentric-vent-kit-for-beacon-morris-low-profile-gas-fired-unit-heater-30000-to-75000-btu

You guessed my intention!

As yours looks very similar to mine, I wasn't sure if there was a kit I might be able to adapt.

I know that my Mr Heater is not intended to be closed combustion, but if the intake to the burner was sourced from outside, it'd be isolated I think...?

lh4x4 · Jan 16, 2013

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A while back there was a thread about messy garage's. It reminded me that mine had gotten out of control.

I'm retired but I waited until after the evening meal each day to dig into the mess. It took 4 to 6 hours each day for two weeks. I put out three big refuse containers each week.

Found my conduit bender that went missing years ago, the original remote for the garage TV which I replaced long time ago with a universal one and many other items.

The bench tops are now clear and everything is back to organized. There is still a lot of stuff. I have yet to dump 30 years accumulation of bicycle parts. Before I retired I fixed bikes for kids and adults to keep them riding. Did about 100 to 150 a year in the south Chicago suburbs. I live in a very small town now and there is almost no demand.

No pictures yet but I will post a new one with the previous one.

NUTTSGT · Jan 16, 2013

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Pulled out all of the PVC airlines and worked on the new black pipe.

Dusty-NZ · Jan 17, 2013

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Started making some brackets to attach to the camper shell , so I can mount some lift jacks to them to remove the camper easy.

BWS · Jan 17, 2013

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Guy came by for resawing a few pcs of Cyprus the other day.......all went well.

So yesterday after moving this pce of heavy cast iron for the umpteen thousand'th time.....a litebulb came on,duh.

The part is a wing or sumthin off a machine.Have been using it for a hillbilly/***** surface plate.....for years.Its now a bigazz resawing fence.Havn't quite finished it.....pics to come in a day or so.

Very easy,straight fwd bracketry....pivots in the vert center,adj jacking screws top/bttm for getting the last few .001's of blade alignment.

A1an · Jan 17, 2013

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Replaced headlights:
https://sphotos-a.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/397740_10200394632528795_1648405878_n.jpg

MP&C · Jan 17, 2013

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Installed the newly "seamless" fender back on the car....

dadsEH · Jan 17, 2013

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starting work on a 60's pedal car to turn it into a 1/4 scale EH Holden...will start a new thread with panelwork pics soon.

Zeke · Jan 17, 2013

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Walked outside and peed. Walked back inside. Big day.

upndown · Jan 17, 2013

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Had good intentions, then my buddy called.. went fishing instead..mmm trout for dinner!! :beer:

e-tek · Jan 17, 2013

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Alchymist said:
Unloaded my new to me ($150) bandsaw:

I want one! Is a metal bandsaw inherently different than a wood saw, or is it just the blade?

samert111 · Jan 17, 2013

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IONH said:
You guessed my intention!

As yours looks very similar to mine, I wasn't sure if there was a kit I might be able to adapt.

I know that my Mr Heater is not intended to be closed combustion, but if the intake to the burner was sourced from outside, it'd be isolated I think...?

The reason for separate combustion type furnaces is for use in shops with wood dust, paint fumes or they work with combustible liquids like gasoline. You don't want these fumes or wood dust getting exposed to open flames. Bad things can happen. :FIREdevil

I suppose if you sealed off all the open vents in the side of your Mr. Heater and also put a gasket around the burner access panel, then cut a 4" hole in the burner box to mount the outside air duct to then you could have a separate combustion type unit. On mine you can't even see the burner. It's completely enclosed.

The vent kit arrived today. Looks like it's put together well. I'm thinking of installing it with the duct box enclosed in the wall vs. mounted on the inside surface. Not sure if that's code so I'll call the manufacturer to see what they have to say.

IONH · Jan 17, 2013

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samert111 said:
The reason for separate combustion type furnaces is for use in shops with wood dust, paint fumes or they work with combustible liquids like gasoline. You don't want these fumes or wood dust getting exposed to open flames. Bad things can happen.
I suppose if you sealed off all the open vents in the side of your Mr. Heater and also put a gasket around the burner access panel, then cut a 4" hole in the burner box to mount the outside air duct to then you could have a separate combustion type unit. On mine you can't even see the burner. It's completely enclosed.

The vent kit arrived today. Looks like it's put together well. I'm thinking of installing it with the duct box enclosed in the wall vs. mounted on the inside surface. Not sure if that's code so I'll call the manufacturer to see what they have to say.

My building inspector considers the garage a likely candidate for all those bad items you mentioned. This is why I did not get a permit nor ask for permission.

I understand those risks and will do what I can to minimize them. I won't cut wood nearby and the gas cans are on the other side of the garage... plus gas vapor sinks I believe so that helps.

Justanoldguy · Jan 17, 2013

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e-tek said:
I want one! Is a metal bandsaw inherently different than a wood saw, or is it just the blade?

The blade and the speed.
I know of a few who can use theirs for either by
just changing the blade and a pulley.
Thinking of doing that to my wood bandsaw.

rharman · Jan 17, 2013

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Since my toolbox is not against a wall, it killed me to see all that wasted space on the back. So, I added a 24"x48" pegboard panel framed with 2x2 and painted in Craftsman red/grey. Will probably use for air lines and shop vac hose/attachments, etc.

zmotorsports · Jan 18, 2013

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e-tek said:
I want one! Is a metal bandsaw inherently different than a wood saw, or is it just the blade?

Speeds are the biggest difference. Metal cutting bandsaws will need to be much slower RPM. The easiest way to tell the difference is a metal cutting bandsaw will generally have a gearbox whereas a wood bandsaw will not, just a belt and pulley system.

I would also recommend a bi-metal blade vs. a standard metal cutting blade. Since I switched to bi-metal blades a few years back I have really cut down on my blade replacement/usage, get it cut back. :lol:

Sorry, I am in a funny mood this morning.

Mike.

NUTTSGT · Jan 18, 2013

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Worked on the new airlines till the granddaughter came over.

zmotorsports · Jan 18, 2013

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Yesterday the parts showed up for a customers Yamaha motorcycle. I installed a new pickup coil, side cover, routed the wiring and charged the battery.

Hopefully tonight I can get it fired and call the customer to come and get it.

Mike.

CudaChick1968 · Jan 18, 2013

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Finished these up pretty late. Unless my customer falls in love and decides to put them on one of his own rides, they will be for sale at his booth at the Mopar Nationals.

Powder coat colors are Ironsides II, Ultra Silver Texture and Silk Satin Black.

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