Between 265 & 485 SQ/FT Grumblebums Corner

[Terrick down Under]

G, I just use the switching relay that was in the dually for the 36' gooseneck that used to haul. It turns on after the motor has been running for 60 seconds.
We started with a 30w panel, then a folding 200w set up, until while surfing eBay one night, the 300w came up on a 5 minutes sale for $175 so I grabbed it. It took me 3 months to get the time to actually mount and connect it.
Yes just sitting here taking it easy...GJ open, FB open, GMT400 open, and Chevy trucks open.

 

[Geoff289]

The lid for the box has a hole in it and the canopy is certainly not air tight, so for my AGM battery I don't have a problem with it's location. For any following along, what I believe Geoff is thinking of is the gassing produced by batteries ?, certainly I would NOT install a wet cell type battery in a confined space.

Yep, that's where I was coming from. I have had solar and battery set ups in caravans in the past and the battery compartment always had to be vented to the outside and sealed from the inside of the van. That, however, was back in the days when wet cell batteries were about all that was available in deep cycle form. As you say the modern AGM ones don't present this risk.

As others have noted, you've produced a very neat and functional set up.

 

[Grumblebum]

G, I just use the switching relay that was in the dually for the 36' gooseneck that used to haul. It turns on after the motor has been running for 60 seconds.
We started with a 30w panel, then a folding 200w set up, until while surfing eBay one night, the 300w came up on a 5 minutes sale for $175 so I grabbed it. It took me 3 months to get the time to actually mount and connect it.
Yes just sitting here taking it easy...GJ open, FB open, GMT400 open, and Chevy trucks open.

Yep, that's where I was coming from. I have had solar and battery set ups in caravans in the past and the battery compartment always had to be vented to the outside and sealed from the inside of the van. That, however, was back in the days when wet cell batteries were about all that was available in deep cycle form. As you say the modern AGM ones don't present this risk.

As others have noted, you've produced a very neat and functional set up.

Thanks fellas, the solar setup has been working well. It got a little test out with a weekend away with the kids for their cub camp in the middle of June. I don't think the fridge worked too hard since it was sub zero overnight and low teens at best during the day. I think it was actually warmer inside the fridge

Frosty and foggy and cold in the morning, I used my little single burner butane stove to make wifie and I coffee, and it struggled.

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Otherwise still busy and trying to keep tabs on things here on GJ in between rabbit holes. We have been helping brother-in-law move his nursery at weekends, some 30 odd thousand plants he reckons. Just a waiting game now until he gets access to his new lot to setup at and we'll have to likely move what he hasn't sold in the meantime again from their various temporary locations

Spent plenty of time behind the wheel of his canter truck, not a bad unit.

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Had the plants stacked in pretty well. Filled it right up each time.

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This is what we were moving, all sorts of stuff.

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And the same area from the other angle a week later...

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Ended up in Sydney for a training course the other week too for work. Cool seeing how they do new building work, grainy pic but check out the turntable for the trucks. There were 3 excavators in the hole under feeding the long boom one up top.

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We were down the end of George street, crazy amount of building work going on. day and night.

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I've been avoiding the 3D printer rabbit hole, well at least until the boss got this prusa i3 kit from ebay for sub $200. It's a 3rd party one since from what I know Prusa released them as open-source. Anyway I ended up being the one to assemble it and start the learning curve.

Still need to tidy it up but it's not a bad little unit.

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Once we got the bed levelled and did some test prints I figured things of a pratical nature were worth doing so I downloaded a needle file handle from thingiverse and started getting at it.

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3 handles done so far, 9 more to do. White was the roll of filament we started with so didn't bother trying to change colour.

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Had to drill in with a 3mm bit just to open the hole for the shank a little but it should work out well. There is a slot for a square nut and a grub screw.

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Cheers GB

 

[metalhead140]

Neat setup in your ute with the storage and solar, and those file handles came out well.

 

[Lyndon]

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Ended up in Sydney for a training course the other week too for work. Cool seeing how they do new building work, grainy pic but check out the turntable for the trucks. There were 3 excavators in the hole under feeding the long boom one up top.

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Rod

Those 5 axle rigids can gross out at 31 tonne, giving a payload of around 20 tonne..... So that's a heck of a turntable!

No wonder they can't tow a dog trailer!

And Sydney is getting way too congested for me now, so I don't think I've been to the centre of town for years.....

Lyndon
Finding time - just!

 

[Grumblebum]

Neat setup in your ute with the storage and solar, and those file handles came out well.

Thanks MH, good to see you back in action.

Rod

Those 5 axle rigids can gross out at 31 tonne, giving a payload of around 20 tonne..... So that's a heck of a turntable!

No wonder they can't tow a dog trailer!

And Sydney is getting way too congested for me now, so I don't think I've been to the centre of town for years.....

Lyndon
Finding time - just!

Yep Lyndon it was a new adventure for me I had to get one of those train thingies. Luckily a colleague was on the course with me and he knew how they worked.

There are some big trucks getting around the parts now. I don't know how they get them into the CBD like that there isn't much room.

GB

 

[Grumblebum]

Finished the file handles this week. The first 6 were done individually, the second 6 we adjusted the file in tinkercad and printed 6 at once. Still took the same amount of time of just over an hour each, so 6 hours for the final print.

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Set the files in with a grub screw today when I got home from the office. Came up a treat. Looks like I need to cut out some more kaizen foam for them now.

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Cheers GB.

 

[jon72vega]

Finished the file handles this week. The first 6 were done individually, the second 6 we adjusted the file in tinkercad and printed 6 at once. Still took the same amount of time of just over an hour each, so 6 hours for the final print.

Set the files in with a grub screw today when I got home from the office. Came up a treat. Looks like I need to cut out some more kaizen foam for them now.

Cheers GB.

Grumblebum,
Great job on the file handles!

 

[Bob Heine]

Rod, handles on those jeweler files are the best upgrade I can think of. They also look like a perfect size.

 

[Guster]

Nice idea on the file handles Grumble. I may have to borrow that one and book it in on the 3D printer. Beats my current broomstick handles which have been waiting to get the wood lathe running again.

 

[trijeff]

Finished the file handles this week. The first 6 were done individually, the second 6 we adjusted the file in tinkercad and printed 6 at once. Still took the same amount of time of just over an hour each, so 6 hours for the final print.



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Set the files in with a grub screw today when I got home from the office. Came up a treat. Looks like I need to cut out some more kaizen foam for them now.



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Cheers GB.

WANT! Really nice work there.

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[shortykorte]

On the camping trip, did you and the Mrs. stay in tent?

That’s a big truck in a big hole.

I wasn’t going to do the 3D printer either until I realized what all you can make. Just like those handles.


Shorty Korte
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[TwoBytes]

I've been trying to avoid getting a 3D printer, but now I want one even more!

Good job.

 

[Redwolf947]

I've been trying to avoid getting a 3D printer, but now I want one even more!

Good job.

Same here!!

 

[Grumblebum]

Grumblebum,
Great job on the file handles!

Thanks Jon

Rod, handles on those jeweler files are the best upgrade I can think of. They also look like a perfect size.

They came up great Bob, yep perfect size handle for those small files.

Nice idea on the file handles Grumble. I may have to borrow that one and book it in on the 3D printer. Beats my current broomstick handles which have been waiting to get the wood lathe running again.

There are a few options on thingiverse for the handles Guster, 3D printing is a rabbit hole once you get started.

WANT! Really nice work there.

Thanks trijeff

On the camping trip, did you and the Mrs. stay in tent?

That’s a big truck in a big hole.

I wasn’t going to do the 3D printer either until I realized what all you can make. Just like those handles.

Yep shorty, I've got her into camping via giving her the luxury options first and slowly bringing her to the more "roughing it" version, although we were very comfortable still. I don't rough it too much any more

We have some crazy size trucks here these days.

Yep it's a rabbit hole with the 3D printing, but the equipment to get started now is so cheap and the output is so handy it's probably worth jumping in. Bit of a steep learning curve to start with but once you get going it all makes more sense.

I've been trying to avoid getting a 3D printer, but now I want one even more!

Good job.

Thanks TB, yep go for it - it's like all the good tools, once you start you don't know how you went without. If it wasn't for the boss at work getting one to play with I wouldn't have been doing it yet.

GB

 

[Grumblebum]

Ye old Hilux wrenching…

I may have mentioned back there somewhere about needing to do the rear main seal soon etc on the Hillux, well finally got going on that the weekend before last which was certainly not a small job.

So to do this you need to pull the exhaust, sway/stabilizer bar, transmission/transfer case assembly and starter motor. It becomes one of those “while you are in there” jobs as by virtue of replacing the oil seal I also replaced the clutch, and since the starter motor was starting to play up I put a new one of them in as well.

Took a day to get everything unbolted and out. Damn I wish I had a hoist, doing this on the concrete floor isn’t all that exciting as most of you can attest to.

Only managed a few pics, here is the old oil seal. I’d wiped it before the picture but at least I confirmed it was leaking as suspected.

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And after 320,000 kms I think I got my value out of the old clutch, there wasn’t much left on her and would have needed doing shortly anyway.

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Dropped the flywheel in to get machined and it came back all pretty like this a few days later.

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Then this weekend just gone was putting it back together. Spent Saturday getting everything cleaned up, degreased and slowly reinstalled ready to put the box back in.

Flywheel and new spigot bearing back on.

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New clutch and pressure plate on using alignment tool.

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Cleaned up the transmission assembly. We’d pulled it as an entire unit rather than split off the transfer case. While we had it out we drained and replaced the transmission and transfer case oil.

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New throwout bearing installed

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Then Sunday was putting it all back in. Dang ****** of a thing to get lined up it was, but eventually got it sorted and bled/replaced the clutch fluid. It was dark on Sunday before we had everything bolted back up. Needed a bit of time on Monday to readjust the clutch master cylinder piston and pedal, but she otherwise is back in action!

Glad we took the front stabilizer bar off, the front link rods were corroded and snapped when we unbolted them. No wonder it was starting to feel a bit wishy-washy up front. Has a new Nolathane bush and link rod kit on it now so much better.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers GB

 

[Guster]

There are a few options on thingiverse for the handles Guster, 3D printing is a rabbit hole once you get started.
GB

Already found them on thingiverse and well down the rabbit hole already.

The main reason I have a printer is the same reason Oldironfarmer(Andy) got one and that is pattern making for casting small detailed stuff. Not that these handles need it but you catch my drift. It opens other rabbit holes for immediate exploration.

Thus I have found myself a converging tangle of rabbit holes and slowly progressing through the ones that look like the most fun.

 

[metalhead140]

Good work on the Hilux, pretty big job!

 

[Terrick down Under]

I know exactly how you feel, our rear main seal went 10 days after my prostrate surgery, lucky I have a good son and his mate to get it done.

 

[xtremek]

I hate rear main seals. I wait till they're a gusher before I do them. Luckily only ever had to do 2. I've been wanting to get into the 3D printer, but I wonder if it'll end up like my lathe and mill, only needing it twice a year. (but when I do need them, I need them)

 

[taumac]

Just catching up over here..... looks like had nice little trip there. Tent camping I remember those days but I didn’t have truck with systems you got. Those file handles look awesome. I might have to look into a 3D printer as I’m seeing all the possibilities now. My back just started hurting looking at you pulling the trans out of the truck. I only had a 2wd not a 4wd. I remember that job vividly. Truck in garage, on my back, putting apart half the bottom of truck and trying to align the transmission.... what a ordeal that was. Luckily I did find a transmission adapter to my floor jack 2 months AFTER I did the job. That’s one job where having the right tools would have really helped out.

 

[Grumblebum]

Already found them on thingiverse and well down the rabbit hole already.

The main reason I have a printer is the same reason Oldironfarmer(Andy) got one and that is pattern making for casting small detailed stuff. Not that these handles need it but you catch my drift. It opens other rabbit holes for immediate exploration.

Thus I have found myself a converging tangle of rabbit holes and slowly progressing through the ones that look like the most fun.

Sorry Guster, yes I did think afterwards that you were already on that track. There are just way to many holes to explore at the moment.

Good work on the Hilux, pretty big job!

Thanks MH, a long couple of days work all in.

I know exactly how you feel, our rear main seal went 10 days after my prostrate surgery, lucky I have a good son and his mate to get it done.

I'm going to have to get a lift at some point Terrick. No room where I am, but plenty at my parent's place. I'm sure that would have taken hours off the job.

I hate rear main seals. I wait till they're a gusher before I do them. Luckily only ever had to do 2. I've been wanting to get into the 3D printer, but I wonder if it'll end up like my lathe and mill, only needing it twice a year. (but when I do need them, I need them)

Hi xtremek, yeah not in a hurry to do that again soon. But I do have to spend a bit of time under there again shortly (see below)...

Just catching up over here..... looks like had nice little trip there. Tent camping I remember those days but I didn’t have truck with systems you got. Those file handles look awesome. I might have to look into a 3D printer as I’m seeing all the possibilities now. My back just started hurting looking at you pulling the trans out of the truck. I only had a 2wd not a 4wd. I remember that job vividly. Truck in garage, on my back, putting apart half the bottom of truck and trying to align the transmission.... what a ordeal that was. Luckily I did find a transmission adapter to my floor jack 2 months AFTER I did the job. That’s one job where having the right tools would have really helped out.

Hey G, thanks for checking in. I'm keen to get some more camping weekends in soon, it's about to become spring in a couple of weeks, so hoping to sneak in a couple of trips before summer.

I can confirm that lining the ****** up to go back in was a PITA.

All, as part of working on the truck I decided that a new exhaust was in order since the current one was getting a bit crusty at 19 years old. Bit of a rabbit hole with these too, ended up going Aussie made stainless 3" turbo back. Ceramic coated dump pipe. I'll be happy with just a little extra ooompf for towing, but we'll see how it goes. Likely be another week or so before I might have a chance to fit it - it hadn't arrived in time while I had the other one off.

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Cheers GB

 

[xtremek]

I HATE EXHAUST WORK. Better you than me. Around here, it costs about $10 more to have a shop do it, than it usually costs for a person to get the exhaust. But since you're going "high performance", I get it.

 

[shortykorte]

I find that kind of work exhausting also. Lol.
Bring Hilux to my shop and use my lift...and help with Mercedes. Definitely time for a lift.


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[rmalkow2]

New exhaust. Not my favorite job but also one on my to to list for my truck. With luck maybe before winter. Good luck on your install.

Bob

 

[Grumblebum]

I HATE EXHAUST WORK. Better you than me. Around here, it costs about $10 more to have a shop do it, than it usually costs for a person to get the exhaust. But since you're going "high performance", I get it.

I find that kind of work exhausting also. Lol.
Bring Hilux to my shop and use my lift...and help with Mercedes. Definitely time for a lift.

New exhaust. Not my favorite job but also one on my to to list for my truck. With luck maybe before winter. Good luck on your install.

Well fellas, I gave the exhaust a try today since I was giving it it's 320k oil change. Most of it came off ok since I'd had it off to do the clutch kit the other week, but getting the nuts off the turbo dump pipe were a ******. Got 2 off ok but one started rounding over and the other is in a ****** of a spot and I didn't want to round it as well. So I aborted that and put it back together as it was since I need my truck for work tomorrow

Going to add some wobble bars and 6pt sockets to the kit this week along with a bolt extraction set and we'll try again soon.

Cheers GB

 

[Grumblebum]

Hi all, still here just been down other rabbit holes so a bit behind on everyone's threads

Haven't had another crack at replacing the hilux exhaust as yet, but I did pickup a set of bolt extractors and some 6pt sockets to aid with the next attempt hopefully soon.

In the meantime spring is in full swing now so lawns are back on the weekend list of to-do's.

This morning we did visit a local book fair and I picked up these goodies for a couple of dollars.

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Hope everyone is well.

Cheers GB

 

[bj383ss]

That is some good reading material GB. I have considered building that tool chest several times. I like the way they used the Aluminum for the handles.

My dad gave me the router book many years ago its a good one.

Bret

 

[rmalkow2]

I always like to hear you guys in Australia talk about spring and mowing lawns as we here in the USA prepare our thoughts towards snow removal. (At least some of us here) It gives me hope for our time of warm weather and lawn mowing to return next year. Have a great summer!

 

[Grumblebum]

That is some good reading material GB. I have considered building that tool chest several times. I like the way they used the Aluminum for the handles.

My dad gave me the router book many years ago its a good one.

Bret

Wow Bret, that is totally coincidental that you have both articles. I also like some of the ideas on that chest, especially the aluminium additions. When I get to it I think I'll integrate some of the ideas into the shop carts that I've sketched up.

The router book looks great from the quick look through I've done, some very technical setups in that one.

I always like to hear you guys in Australia talk about spring and mowing lawns as we here in the USA prepare our thoughts towards snow removal. (At least some of us here) It gives me hope for our time of warm weather and lawn mowing to return next year. Have a great summer!

Yes Bob, we are in full mowing season now. Lots of yard work planned also that wifie and I need to get stuck into, just a bit time poor on weekends currently.

Although I'm slack on garage related activity, I've still managed to acquire some goods.

If any of you are fans of the TV series Tiny House Nation, you may have seen Zack Giffin use this dang cool quick change pre-drill/counter sink gizmo. I had to suss it out and now have one of my own. It's designed to work on impact drivers. Check out his youtube vid here:

and otherwise see https://zackrabbit.com

Can't wait to do a live test run.

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Have spent the last couple Sundays at my BIL's new nursery site (remember all those plants we moved a few posts back). Needed to wire up the solenoids for the irrigation system controls. So a new toy was required for the job.

First foray into Milwaukee tools for me being the 12V soldering iron.

This thing is a beast, heats up to temperature in <20 seconds. I was using it out in the field with a light breeze no worries at all.

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Hopefully more QST on the radar, we'll see how we go.

Cheers GB.

 

[taumac]

Congrats and welcome to the Milwaukee family. I seen that Zack Rabbit idea before. Iirc the guys from This Old House and Norm from the New Yankee workshop used to something very similar. It looks to be a new and improved idea of what they used. I know that the holster idea and price is surly better.

 

[drivesitfar]

GB: i've never soldered wires together and maybe i should since I probably own a couple old soldering irons. that said the milwaukee iron looks pretty nice. I originally had Makita 9.6 battery tools and the batteries were **** so I moved to Ryobi 18v tools and their batteries weren't much better, but now Ryobi's 18v batteries are pretty good and they still work on my old Ryobi 18v tools too so i've got quite a collection of them

I do like Milwaukee and have several of their power tools like the bandsaw, 1.5 and 1 inch rotohammers, 2 worm saws, 7.5 inch grinder and probably a few others and they all have never failed me. i've never used Milwaukee battery operated tools yet, but haven't heard a bad word that i can recall about any of them.

carry on and hope you get a little QST for yourself after your Bro is finished using your skills.

cheers

 

[Bob Heine]

Rod, I really like the Milwaukee M12 tools I've purchased and that soldering iron looks like it's going to be the next one on my list. I have a butane mini-soldering iron that works great indoors but is pretty easy to blow out in a breeze outside. The M12 looks like a better solution.

I use a tool holster for my impact driver and The Zack Rabbit holster setup looks like the perfect solution to me. I'm ready to get back to work on the shed and that quick connect countersink would save me a dozen trips a day up and down the ladder to pick up dropped drill bits and screws. Having it made in America is a bonus. Looks like it is real popular -- Amazon has run out of them. Ordered direct and surprise, there's free shipping.

 

[shortykorte]

I pop in for a visit, now I’m spending money. WTF.
I’m fan of Tiny House Nation and it’s amazing some of the solutions Sack comes up with.

I have a Craftsman drill/driver set that has something similar but for drilling holes for hinges. On the soldering front, I struggle, one because I don’t do it right and don’t have the best of soldering irons. Might have to give the Milwaukee a look see. Thanks for sharing.


Not sure how you’d use it but it looks Shorty safe.

Shorty Korte
Always remember quality in QST

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[xtremek]

Nice tools.

 

[drivesitfar]

GB: your kite surfing sounds like way too much fun and I imagine a lot more exercise than riding a bike too.

since you've maybe done this kite surfing for 20 years do you maybe have any videos? have you got a GOPRO or some other type of camera to pop on your noggin to take videos while you are surfing?

hope you had a fun and safe weekend.

cheers

 

[Grumblebum]

Congrats and welcome to the Milwaukee family. I seen that Zack Rabbit idea before. Iirc the guys from This Old House and Norm from the New Yankee workshop used to something very similar. It looks to be a new and improved idea of what they used. I know that the holster idea and price is surly better.

Lol, thanks G. Now I need to add the 18V milwaukee heat gun to the mix, only problem is the skin is $194 and then I'll need an 18V battery starter kit $278 with a 5Ah battery. Gets expensive quick. I have a 240V Makita heat gun, so I'm going to be just running a lead out for that for a while yet.

GB: i've never soldered wires together and maybe i should since I probably own a couple old soldering irons. that said the milwaukee iron looks pretty nice. I originally had Makita 9.6 battery tools and the batteries were **** so I moved to Ryobi 18v tools and their batteries weren't much better, but now Ryobi's 18v batteries are pretty good and they still work on my old Ryobi 18v tools too so i've got quite a collection of them

I do like Milwaukee and have several of their power tools like the bandsaw, 1.5 and 1 inch rotohammers, 2 worm saws, 7.5 inch grinder and probably a few others and they all have never failed me. i've never used Milwaukee battery operated tools yet, but haven't heard a bad word that i can recall about any of them.

carry on and hope you get a little QST for yourself after your Bro is finished using your skills.

cheers

Hi Drives, yeah there is a lot to do with your initial brand for battery tools, it's easier to expand on that if they fit the bill, but gets expensive to change later if you favourite does not make a particular device (like a makita soldering iron!). I think all brands had mediocre batteries back in the day. My old NiCd orange Makita batteries are pretty much dead now. I've only had 1 Makita Li-ion battery fail.

Rod, I really like the Milwaukee M12 tools I've purchased and that soldering iron looks like it's going to be the next one on my list. I have a butane mini-soldering iron that works great indoors but is pretty easy to blow out in a breeze outside. The M12 looks like a better solution.

I use a tool holster for my impact driver and The Zack Rabbit holster setup looks like the perfect solution to me. I'm ready to get back to work on the shed and that quick connect countersink would save me a dozen trips a day up and down the ladder to pick up dropped drill bits and screws. Having it made in America is a bonus. Looks like it is real popular -- Amazon has run out of them. Ordered direct and surprise, there's free shipping.

Hi Bob, the M12 Iron worked great outside with a light breeze no problems. I guess that it was about 31C outside that day didn't hurt either.

Yep the Zack Rabbit is great - see next post ! Glad I was able to enable you for a change

I pop in for a visit, now I’m spending money. WTF.
I’m fan of Tiny House Nation and it’s amazing some of the solutions Zack comes up with.

I have a Craftsman drill/driver set that has something similar but for drilling holes for hinges. On the soldering front, I struggle, one because I don’t do it right and don’t have the best of soldering irons. Might have to give the Milwaukee a look see. Thanks for sharing.


Not sure how you’d use it but it looks Shorty safe.

Wow Shorty you can buy the M12 skin for $79 I paid $154 - and that was looking between our main tool competitors over here.

Don't touch the hot bit on the end or put it near the Florida safety shoe ends and you'll be fine.

Yep Zack comes up with some cool ideas.

Nice tools.

Thanks Kirk!

GB: your kite surfing sounds like way too much fun and I imagine a lot more exercise than riding a bike too.

since you've maybe done this kite surfing for 20 years do you maybe have any videos? have you got a GOPRO or some other type of camera to pop on your noggin to take videos while you are surfing?

hope you had a fun and safe weekend.

cheers

Drives I think you posted this in the wrong thread ? Sounds like it was for Guster perhaps ?

 

[Grumblebum]

Hi all, time for a small update.

Recently spent a weekend helping my brother replace an old timber fence with a new colorbond one which came up pretty good. His neighbors above ground pool on the other side got hit by lightning which exploded the side out and all the water knocked a heap of the old fence out apparently.

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Outside of QFT, I squeezed a little QST in for a project last weekend and finished yesterday.

Basically converted some laundry hamper bins that we never used for their actual purpose to slide out sewing drawers.

Started by ripping some melamine boards on the table saw - they just ended up stacked on the mitre saw

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And it was Zack Rabbit test out time. Love it. Still getting used to the quick holster swap but only needing 1 impact instead multiple drills is totally awesome.

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Not the best close up photo, but it does very neat counter sunk holes.

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The LH side drawer is for the sewing machine with knitting bag storage under that.

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and the RH side is a shallow top tray (items just dumped in to see how it looked), underneath is open where I was going to make some small drawers but wifie said she is happy to work out how to use that space for fabric storage etc.

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The hardest part of this project was getting the dual slides accurately installed, easy to do a single pair but getting the gaps between dual was a little tricky even with spacer blocks, but managed to get it sorted just taking my time.

Time to get stuck into some garage cleanup. Hope everyone is well, and yes I'm way behind on everyone's threads, I've been down a bit of a horology rabbit hole...

Cheers GB

 

[jon72vega]

GB,
You do good work!

 

[shortykorte]

Drawer came out great. Will have to put the Zack Rabbit on the Christmas list. Yes, only $79 but I guess shipping stuff in a westerly direction is more expensive than shipping them easterly. Lol.


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