zmotorsports
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Love the cordless tool wall mounts Steven. Those turned out awesome.
Above 1200 Sq/FT Eastern Washington Workshop
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WoodsTruck
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The foam in the photo is very dense (4#/ft3) cross linked polyethylene foam. I was turned on to it by an industry friend. I'm doing some experimenting right now with it. It's neat stuff. Can be shaped like wood, but is very light weight and has some give to it.
Thanks for the kind words of encouragement guys!
I bought new entry doors with the correct 7” jambs forever ago. I really need them in before the weather turns. I got them painted a while back and decided today was the day. The door going into Bay 1 was pretty straightforward because the block wall was built for a door. It went in really nice.
Old solid door that has seen better days:
New so-called “premium” door with much better lockset:
Trimmed out nice on the inside, awaiting paint after all of the sealant has cured.
The not so easy door.. I quickly installed the existing door right when I bought the building, planning to replace and do it better in the future. It wasn’t sealed up well and the foundation needed some patching.
I’m no concrete pro, but I got a bit of a form together.
It went about as well as I expected. The opening is the exact size of the door jamb.. and the opening is not quite square. It took some massaging, but I got it in. Locks work correctly, doors open and close as the should. I patched in the stucco with some mortar and it’s looking alright. I was able to support the threshold plate with mud which was one of my big goals with this project. All in all, it went pretty well.
I’ll touch up the paint after everything has a chance to cure.
Back to making cool stuff on the Nova. Should have a photo to share soon [emoji6]
Old solid door that has seen better days:
New so-called “premium” door with much better lockset:
Trimmed out nice on the inside, awaiting paint after all of the sealant has cured.
The not so easy door.. I quickly installed the existing door right when I bought the building, planning to replace and do it better in the future. It wasn’t sealed up well and the foundation needed some patching.
I’m no concrete pro, but I got a bit of a form together.
It went about as well as I expected. The opening is the exact size of the door jamb.. and the opening is not quite square. It took some massaging, but I got it in. Locks work correctly, doors open and close as the should. I patched in the stucco with some mortar and it’s looking alright. I was able to support the threshold plate with mud which was one of my big goals with this project. All in all, it went pretty well.
I’ll touch up the paint after everything has a chance to cure.
Back to making cool stuff on the Nova. Should have a photo to share soon [emoji6]
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Toolfool
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Nice job. Installing doors in concrete block walls can sometimes be a *****.
Toolfool
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If by 'tricks' you mean experience, yes I have a little. We could have traded some 'tricks'.
xtremek
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As always, great looking job.
zmotorsports
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Looks great Steven. Very nice job.
drivesitfar
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SD: so sorry I've been MIA for a while on your thread, but good to see you are still making great progress.
i've owned a cement block built home for 31 years now and i've done a fair amount of work on it. i'm in the process of finishing up installing hardie plank around the entire home and if that might interest you in the future here's the link to my thread or PM me with any questions.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=381433
keep up the great work!!
i've owned a cement block built home for 31 years now and i've done a fair amount of work on it. i'm in the process of finishing up installing hardie plank around the entire home and if that might interest you in the future here's the link to my thread or PM me with any questions.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=381433
keep up the great work!!
Thanks for the kind words guys! I really enjoy coming on here and sharing what I'm up to in the shop.
My significant person (she doesn't want to be called girlfriend) bought me a bottle of graffiti remover she came across in her travels. I ended up spraying the whole bottle on the **** that was sprayed on the shop wall.. to no avail. I touched up the paint around the new doors last night. I'll paint over the graffiti, too. It has been in the 70's for what feels like a while now. I'm trying to get a few details outside taken care of before the weather turns.
It's so nice having the exterior doors in. I see them every time I pull up to the shop!
My significant person (she doesn't want to be called girlfriend) bought me a bottle of graffiti remover she came across in her travels. I ended up spraying the whole bottle on the **** that was sprayed on the shop wall.. to no avail. I touched up the paint around the new doors last night. I'll paint over the graffiti, too. It has been in the 70's for what feels like a while now. I'm trying to get a few details outside taken care of before the weather turns.
It's so nice having the exterior doors in. I see them every time I pull up to the shop!
drivesitfar
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SD: nice find and I too love old good working tools.
sorry to hear you had some kids or idiots spray painting your shop. I think I recall you had security cameras inside and do you have maybe some outside or are you thinking of getting any?
hope you are having a great weekend.
sorry to hear you had some kids or idiots spray painting your shop. I think I recall you had security cameras inside and do you have maybe some outside or are you thinking of getting any?
hope you are having a great weekend.
xtremek
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Cool score on the shear, totally jealous
nova66mussl
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Are you going to use that to cut material for my car???
After work one night last week I put the VFD controls on the 20” disc sander I bought a few years ago.
(I tidied up the wiring after that photo was taken.)
The sander works great. Using the VFD to stop the machine is really nice. It takes about 45 minutes to coast to a stop.
Been in the shop all day, everyday since Saturday morning. Getting a lot done on the Nova.
Sorted out the floating armrests for the front doors. They mount to an aluminum bracket that’s bolted to the door.
Things like this usually go through a few iterations.
Final piece will look like this.. the test piece is made of mdf. Final parts will be plastics. There’s a press fit removable panel on the underside to cover the fasteners.
The pressed speaker grill test pieces turned out nice. Final part will have more shape and profile. This was to test the press dies and frame shape.
This photo shows the 3D shape of the metal.
The new Pexto shear is so nice cutting the material for the grills!!
Mounted this slick wireless tool touch off probe on my cnc router. Makes tool changes a lot faster. The tool change macro automatically measures each tool to this probe and records the offset to material surface. I only have to measure work piece height once and this probe allows the M6 macro to do the rest.
(I tidied up the wiring after that photo was taken.)
The sander works great. Using the VFD to stop the machine is really nice. It takes about 45 minutes to coast to a stop.
Been in the shop all day, everyday since Saturday morning. Getting a lot done on the Nova.
Sorted out the floating armrests for the front doors. They mount to an aluminum bracket that’s bolted to the door.
Things like this usually go through a few iterations.
Final piece will look like this.. the test piece is made of mdf. Final parts will be plastics. There’s a press fit removable panel on the underside to cover the fasteners.
The pressed speaker grill test pieces turned out nice. Final part will have more shape and profile. This was to test the press dies and frame shape.
This photo shows the 3D shape of the metal.
The new Pexto shear is so nice cutting the material for the grills!!
Mounted this slick wireless tool touch off probe on my cnc router. Makes tool changes a lot faster. The tool change macro automatically measures each tool to this probe and records the offset to material surface. I only have to measure work piece height once and this probe allows the M6 macro to do the rest.
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xtremek
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You have some pretty slick tools to make some pretty slick parts.
drivesitfar
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SD: i love the vintage tools scattered in amongst the high tech new ones in your shop a lot. also looks like you have some awesome skills and I bet the Nova or anything you work on will be happy it found you.
keep up the great work
keep up the great work
You have some pretty slick tools to make some pretty slick parts.
Thank you for checking out my shop and commenting. The shop has really come together. It's a joy to work in here.
Thanks for stopping by and cheering me on again, Drives! It's funny.. there are some tools that I wouldn't want a modern version of. The old iron is where it's at. Especially when they are gone through, rebuilt where needed and good to go. On the other hand, the modern technology is amazing. The consistency and time savings that they bring is incredible. Using the best tool I have for a given job is where I have a lot to learn
Dwight, thank you for the kind words!
I read a thread about LiftMaster 8500 Wall Controller Failure a while back. Turns out when the wall controller dies, it opens the door. This is completely unacceptable. The long and short of it is I wanted to be able to turn off power to the openers except when I want to open the doors. This is easy to accomplish a number of ways.
I also didn’t want to lose the ability to open a door remotely. I’ve done this a few times and it’s really nice when I’ve needed it. The issue is Chaimberlain’s MyQ app won’t send an open command to a freshly powered up opener until it is operated by the local control panel or a remote control. It needs this operation so it will then know the door’s status.
Here’s what I came up with.. I used a Sonoff 4 channel R2 Pro . This is a device that connects to your wireless network and has a smartphone app that controls four dry contacts.
I soldered wire to each switch on the circuit board out of a visor remote.
Threaded circuit board standoffs into the top cover and made the connections.
While the cover is off the Sonoff needs to be configured for what they call “inching” mode for 1 second. This is accomplished with DIP switches on the circuit board. This turns the relays into one second momentary contacts.
Pressing the button on the phone app is now the same as pressing the remote push button for one second.
I agree this is a problem Chamberlain should be taking care of. I’m not willing to risk one of my doors opening on its own.
This is working great.
I also didn’t want to lose the ability to open a door remotely. I’ve done this a few times and it’s really nice when I’ve needed it. The issue is Chaimberlain’s MyQ app won’t send an open command to a freshly powered up opener until it is operated by the local control panel or a remote control. It needs this operation so it will then know the door’s status.
Here’s what I came up with.. I used a Sonoff 4 channel R2 Pro . This is a device that connects to your wireless network and has a smartphone app that controls four dry contacts.
I soldered wire to each switch on the circuit board out of a visor remote.
Threaded circuit board standoffs into the top cover and made the connections.
While the cover is off the Sonoff needs to be configured for what they call “inching” mode for 1 second. This is accomplished with DIP switches on the circuit board. This turns the relays into one second momentary contacts.
Pressing the button on the phone app is now the same as pressing the remote push button for one second.
I agree this is a problem Chamberlain should be taking care of. I’m not willing to risk one of my doors opening on its own.
This is working great.
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53PontiacSD
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I seem to remember a thread about a Nova wagon interior. Any updates on that?
Billy
Billy
nova66mussl
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What he said^^^^. Let's see some Nova wagon pics!!!
As requested, an update on the Nova. Got the rear armrest/storage cubby test piece together. Lid is slightly recessed/keyed into the top which is machined out of acrylic. Rare earth magnets keep it in place. Light pressure on the panel side of the lid lifts it off. Should work nice.
I picked up a couple of these 8’ tables and I really like them. May get a couple more. It’s nice to have horizontal surface available.
I picked up a couple of these 8’ tables and I really like them. May get a couple more. It’s nice to have horizontal surface available.
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xtremek
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Looks really nice. I'd appreciate it if you kept us updated on this build.
Toolfool
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Yes. Would love to watch your design and build process.
Ok!
The sides of the car “tilt” inward toward the center from the top. This means I need to put that angle on the panel side of the rear armrest so it’s not at that same angle. Level and square is what looks best. Here’s how I shaved it off.
Angle was setup on the bench and transferred to the sled. Sled temporarily attached to the sled with some amazing double sided tape by Kent Automotive.
Spoliboard surfacing bit is perfect for planing this down. I went in two steps. Shallow passes from the side until it’s all the way through.
The end result:
Hugs the angle of the car perfectly.
The sides of the car “tilt” inward toward the center from the top. This means I need to put that angle on the panel side of the rear armrest so it’s not at that same angle. Level and square is what looks best. Here’s how I shaved it off.
Angle was setup on the bench and transferred to the sled. Sled temporarily attached to the sled with some amazing double sided tape by Kent Automotive.
Spoliboard surfacing bit is perfect for planing this down. I went in two steps. Shallow passes from the side until it’s all the way through.
The end result:
Hugs the angle of the car perfectly.
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53PontiacSD
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That's pretty cool. Makes it look like it was thought out and a part of the car. Thanks for the update.
Billy
Billy
zmotorsports
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Beautiful work Steven.
Thank you for the kind words guys! I appreciate it.
Been playing with the rear armrest shape. I’m trying to keep things a little boxy, as the Nova was from the factory. I like the way this is going... carrying the front armrest top profile into this piece. Kinda like so:
Then we do this:
The first design is off to the side and bottom.
Been playing with the rear armrest shape. I’m trying to keep things a little boxy, as the Nova was from the factory. I like the way this is going... carrying the front armrest top profile into this piece. Kinda like so:
Then we do this:
The first design is off to the side and bottom.
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Toolfool
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Cool.
I had to explore a couple of variations on the rear armrest. Customer and I agree the first looks the best. Tuned up the drawing.
Small, out of sight finger notch in the back makes it easy to open. Magnets hold it securely in place and act as a hinge once you start lifting.
On to the next piece.
Small, out of sight finger notch in the back makes it easy to open. Magnets hold it securely in place and act as a hinge once you start lifting.
On to the next piece.
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53PontiacSD
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Great ideas!
I bought a light for the empty lot a long time ago. I asked my good friend to help when he had time. This morning he called
Went up quick with some help. I’m really happy with the results. Hopefully I’ll get the painting done this coming year.
The new light:
All three:
This is the light I use.
Went up quick with some help. I’m really happy with the results. Hopefully I’ll get the painting done this coming year.
The new light:
All three:
This is the light I use.
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BORING HOP YARD
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Your shop's have come a long way from when you started, great work!
Thank you!
Emptied a very full cyclone dust bin for the first time tonight. Turns out the photo eye didn’t detect the full condition like it’s supposed to.
I recognized that I had a air leak somewhere in the cyclone quite a while ago. Decided to handle it all at once. I cut gaskets out of 1/8” rubber sheet on the laser. They fit between the two filters and at the top of the filter coming out of the blower housing. I also used some aluminum duct tape. I’m thinking (hoping??) it is sealed better than it was. I really wish I would have bought an Oneida. The Clearvue is too clunky for my tastes. I want it to work, not tinker with it.
All back together. It took a while to fill the 55 gal drum.
Emptied a very full cyclone dust bin for the first time tonight. Turns out the photo eye didn’t detect the full condition like it’s supposed to.
I recognized that I had a air leak somewhere in the cyclone quite a while ago. Decided to handle it all at once. I cut gaskets out of 1/8” rubber sheet on the laser. They fit between the two filters and at the top of the filter coming out of the blower housing. I also used some aluminum duct tape. I’m thinking (hoping??) it is sealed better than it was. I really wish I would have bought an Oneida. The Clearvue is too clunky for my tastes. I want it to work, not tinker with it.
All back together. It took a while to fill the 55 gal drum.
