Killing time in a small "2 car" garage

[Strouty]

Or.......

You could just use it.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

Or.......

You could just use it.

Oh, I'm using it!

But it is going to be rewired with a new pull switch and later cleaned up and repainted.

 

[jon72vega]

Boilermakerfan,
Nice score on the fan!

 

[BoilermakerFan]

Boilermakerfan,
Nice score on the fan!

Thanks Jon. I traded my motorcycle mechanic two motorcycle wheel chocks for his trailer for it.

I'm loving it! It puts out a LOT of air and it's relatively quiet. It rattles, so after it's fixed up it will be even quieter. It was heaven sent the last two nights out in the garage while I was working on the CX500. Which, by the way, is reassembled and running again! So Phase 1 is complete.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

With Phase 1 of the CX500 work basically done, I needed to clean up the mess in the garage and get the garage crane put back in it's storage spot at the back of the garage.

Wednesday night I spent most of the night cleaning up tools and putting them away. Then I put my CB550 front wheel hub and a replacement RH brake caliper for the new fork on the CX500 into the parts washer. Rinsed and dried off both really well. Then dismantled what I could of the donor caliper. I only need the body of this caliper so everything else was chucked. I'll have my motorcycle mechanic get the pistons out, then bead blast and polish the caliper body. The front CB550 wheel hub, a CB350 rear wheel hub, and a KZ650 rear wheel hub went up into storage. The last few parts I was keeping from my tote purge were also put up in storage. All I have left to clean and put back up in storage are the forks from the CB550 and my donor KZ650. Then I think I have all of my motorcycle parts that I am keeping sorted and put away in storage.

I remembered I had a set of Biltwell grips for the CX500 so I had to track those down. I could have sworn I bought the oxblood red grips but they were just black. Biltwell's directions said to use only WD40 to put them on. I go to my shelf to look for the WD40 and it's not there.

I check in the basement... No WD40.


So today I had to stop by the store and pick up more. I went ahead and ran by HF too for more rubber gloves and $0.99 towel 4-packs (limit 8 per Super Coupon). Since the ******* Sunday didn't take the coupon I used it again today.

When I picked up the WD40 I also grabbed some Mother's polish since I was out of that. Then I saw a rust stop spray from Sta-Bil and a chrome polish/rust remover from Turtle Wax. Both were cheap enough I figured I would try them.

Since I'm prone to spilling oils everywhere in my garage, I'm also prone to dropping stuff when my hands are oily. The cheap HF gloves really help keep a grip on parts versus just my hands.

The old Westinghouse fan is awesome. The rear center cover rattles so for now I just jammed a section of paper towel between it and the wire cage. No more rattle and the fan is half as loud as it was. That thing moves so much air it's wonderful. The rubber feet are pretty hard and cracked so I'm going to order some grey or black flexible filament and print new feet with the 3D printer in the future.


Tonight I did get the Biltwell grips installed. Pics will be in my build thread.

 

[Grumblebum]

lol now you will find your other 4 cans of wd40 when you put those away.

i'll have to peak in the other threads so i can follow the bike explanations

cheers GB

 

[BoilermakerFan]

lol now you will find your other 4 cans of wd40 when you put those away.

i'll have to peak in the other threads so i can follow the bike explanations

cheers GB

I would love to find four other cans, but they're gone. I bought PB Blaster in the gallon can the last time I needed it. I bought the pump spray WD-40 this time so I can buy the gallon can of WD-40 the next time I'm low.

The only bikes really documented so far in the other thread are the GL1100 and CX500. I did do a poll on color scheme for the KZ650, but I haven't started a build thread for it yet. I'll start the KZ650 after the CX500 is done. Everything else is just pics scattered in this thread. One page back I posted pics of the wheel hubs when I removed the rims, tires, and spokes.

My sig has most of the bikes I currently own. All are projects. The only running bikes I have are the CX500 and the KZ650. The KZ650 needs a new exhaust, battery, and clutch lever. I have a new clutch cable for it. When the exhaust gets here I can get that bike on the road after a little more PM too.

I'm trying to go look at a 2001 Triumph Sprint RS 955i that's for sale locally. I was supposed to go last night but the seller never got back to me. I'm hoping to get by there today. If I score that bike, then the GL1100 will definitely be sold off after I get it running instead of keeping it to make it a full $$$$ build.

 

[driftpin]

That Triumph would be a good daily driver. The early Triumphs were supposedly way-overbuilt. Even though it's 17 years old, compared to your other vintage holdings, the ride, performance and overall utility of a more-modern bike will be a pleasant surprise.

Depending on how-old/flexible you are, the bars may be a bit low. Easily fixed though. Since this isn't supposed to be a sportbike but a sport-touring bike, you may find the bars are OK.

If you want to add 50% more power, the same-vintage Triumph Daytona 955i made 149 HP. I believe it's the same engine family.

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/triumph_sprint_rs_2001.php

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/triumph_daytona_955i_2002.php

 

[BoilermakerFan]

That Triumph would be a good daily driver. The early Triumphs were supposedly way-overbuilt. Even though it's 17 years old, compared to your other vintage holdings, the ride, performance and overall utility of a more-modern bike will be a pleasant surprise.

Depending on how-old/flexible you are, the bars may be a bit low. Easily fixed though. Since this isn't supposed to be a sportbike but a sport-touring bike, you may find the bars are OK.

If you want to add 50% more power, the same-vintage Triumph Daytona 955i made 149 HP. I believe it's the same engine family.

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/triumph_sprint_rs_2001.php

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/triumph_daytona_955i_2002.php

The Sprint riding position is just about perfect for me. I prefer the lean forward position over a cruiser position.

I wanted a Daytona 955i, but they aren't as comfortable for the passenger...

The 955 triples are pretty bulletproof after a R/R upgrade. The Sprint RSs don't come up for sale often because they weren't huge sellers to begin with and most guys who have them have kept them. Several guys sold them to get the ST 1050s, then later regretted it or picked up another RS.

The 2001 was the last year of the Gen 1 955, most guys online prefer the Gen 1 955 to the Gen 2 955 and the 1050. A lot of users commented that the 1050 just didn't feel as strong as the Gen 1 955. A good remap and pipe, Brembo MC, Ohlins rear shock, LED bulbs/headlight relay are the recommended upgrades to make a very good bike a great bike. I'll add Race-Tech goodies in the fork too if I get it.

I thought about swapping it to a SSSA from the ST, but the double arm swing arm is lighter and stronger with less maintenance headaches, so that made that decision easy. It will stay a double sided if I get the bike.

 

[driftpin]

"I thought about swapping it to a SSSA from the ST,..."

Here are some pics of my friend's 'Slingshot' GSXR converted to a single-sided swingarm rear suspension. Neither is the engine 'stock.' He's owned this bike for many years, this is just the latest version. The bodywork is carbon-fiber.

They also like the older GS1100/1150 air-cooled bikes, here's a strip bike. Lectrons, wet-shot NOS, MTC lock-up clutch, Schnitz electronics, a bit-over 1500 cc.

And here's another GS1100 strip bike. One photo the build is farther-along.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

I love the way SSWA bikes look, but in the case of the Sprint RS, weight savings, strength, and less maintenance issues win out so I'd keep it the stock double arm.

I talked to the guy today and he was supposed to let me know when he was back in town today. Didn't hear from him.

I rode my CX500 up to my mechanics shop for him to double check my front brake. He said it was perfect. He said I could try to vacuum out more air, but he didn't think there was any air in it. He suggested new pads if I wanted a little more bite in the brake, but he suggested I leave it since it's better to error on the side of less bite than too much on the front brake.

Since I'll be swapping the bigger fork in this fall, I'm just going to put the money into SS lines, new MC, and better pads on the new fork.

I didn't feel unsafe riding it, I just wanted my work double checked.

He said I needed to clean up the rear triangle. I laughed because it's the next mini project, but I heed new battery cables so I can make my own custom lengths. I can't move the battery until I have the wire.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

I hope everyone is having a good Memorial Day weekend. We have our U12 lacrosse party tomorrow at 1pm CDT to eat wings and watch the NCAA men's lacrosse national championship game at a wing joint. That should be fun. I have no idea what else is on my schedule tomorrow, but I am planning to take the wife out for a little cruise on the CX500.


Today I actually did some work in the garage that wasn't motorcycle related.

Yesterday I spent most of the day working in the basement to get things put back away and straightening up.

I've had the wood to build basement shelves for under the TV and next to it on each side for months now. I wasn't going to do any cutting in the garage until I could open the garage door so most of the dust would be easy to blow out.

Today I started on the 16" deep shelves that will go right under the TV and hold both of my vintage receivers, CD Player, USB DAC, Wii, xBox, and have the the turntable right on the top.

We made the shelving unit 60" wide, 16" deep, and ~36" tall.

The top shelf opening is 8", the bottom opening will be 12". There will be 3-1/2" "legs" or a toe kick under the bottom shelf. That puts the middle shelf opening about 10-1/2". I'll know exactly what it is tomorrow when I get the other 12" spacers/braces cut and attach the bottom shelf 3-1/2" up from the bottom.

I have a nice piece of 1/4" beaded plywood that will be attached to the back, but I haven't decided if I will cut opening for all of the cables for the receivers, or just leave the back of the top shelves completely open.

It's not perfect, but good enough to be strong when assembled and it will look fine after the pine/spruce is sealed and painted white.

 

[jon72vega]

Good job on the Cabinet.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

Thanks Jon.



Well, I liked the two dividers in the center of the top shelf... apparently I was wrong so after a consultation from the boss who told me to build them however I wanted to, I changed the it to a single divider on the top shelf.

The boss did like the look of the toe kick at the bottom so at least we agreed on that.

I had to install the top and bottom shelves first, then measure the exact height of the two dividers for the middle shelf:

The toe kick board was a piece of hickory 1x4 that I had from my workbench build that didn't really have nice figure or color, so I didn't mind using it on the bottom. There will be two additional braces under the bottom shelf tied into the toe kick board. I cut those out of a piece of maple 1x4 left over from my mom's adjustable height worktable. I figured I wanted a nice strong wood for the supports since this shelving unit will have a fair amount of weight on it from the two receivers. The other two shelving units will get aspen or poplar 1x4 boards.

I have to install the supports under the bottom shelf tomorrow, then I can cut the back to size and attach it. After that I just need to lightly sand everything, fill in all the screw holes and flaws in the wood, then prime it. My wife will get to paint it once she decides what color she wants it.

She hasn't decided if she wants the two wing shelving units to be a little taller than the central unit or a little shorter. I have 4' long 1x12 boards for those units, so once she decides, the other boards can be cut.



After these shelves are finished, I'm routing the grooves in the top of my basement workbench for the t-tracks and getting that beast finished so it can finally be put in it's new home in my basement hobby area. The last little project will be to make a small cabinet of drawers that will hang from underneath the basement workbench, but that will be built later once I decide how many drawers I want in it. Once that's decided I'll need to order soft closing drawer slides.


I didn't get a chance to pick up the 2x6s I need for the garage ceiling to expand the storage to the back of the garage. I don't really have room to do that project until the workbench is out of the way anyway. I need the floor space so I can start the garage Tetris and finish the front half of the garage walls and ceiling. Then pick up a few wall cabinets to hang on the walls that are finished for the stuff on the shelving units that need to go. Ugh, lots of garage Tetris this summer, but it needs to be done so I can actually finish the garage and have a nice, insulated, clean place to work on the motorcycles this winter.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

I needed a 90deg drive adapter for my drill to finish attaching the two dividers for the middle shelf.

Picked this up today at Lowe's, marked down to $15 plus an extra 10% off. No complaints there. It worked better than I thought it would.

Then it was time to cut the back for the shelves... I had a piece of 1/8" beaded plywood that had a bit of water damage and a chunk of the corner missing. It was the perfect size. All of the damaged wood was cut off but I didn't "waste" any more wood either.

So the construction phase of the first shelving unit is done! The back is attached. Now I just have to fill in the screw holes and flaws, sand it back down, and sealer prime it. After that it comes inside and my wife gets to pick a color and paint it.

I was going to use a few screws and staples to attach the back, but then I decided to just use cabinet screws I had and make it stronger! It's attached to the sides, all the shelves, dividers, and the support pieces on the bottom. The thing is solid, which is exactly what I was hoping for.

I can't wait to see it under the TV once it's painted. I have the two smaller side shelves to build still. They will flank the big unit on either side. We still haven't decided if the side units will be a little taller or a few inches shorter than the center unit.


EDIT: The best part about it: My wife LOVES it. She said it's exactly what she wanted.

 

[rodpoa]

I needed a 90deg drive adapter for my drill to finish attaching the two dividers for the middle shelf.

Picked this up today at Lowe's, marked down to $15 plus an extra 10% off. No complaints there. It worked better than I thought it would.

Then it was time to cut the back for the shelves... I had a piece of 1/8" beaded plywood that had a bit of water damage and a chunk of the corner missing. It was the perfect size. All of the damaged wood was cut off but I didn't "waste" any more wood either.

So the construction phase of the first shelving unit is done! The back is attached. Now I just have to fill in the screw holes and flaws, sand it back down, and sealer prime it. After that it comes inside and my wife gets to pick a color and paint it.

I was going to use a few screws and staples to attach the back, but then I decided to just use cabinet screws I had and make it stronger! It's attached to the sides, all the shelves, dividers, and the support pieces on the bottom. The thing is solid, which is exactly what I was hoping for.

I can't wait to see it under the TV once it's painted. I have the two smaller side shelves to build still. They will flank the big unit on either side. We still haven't decided if the side units will be a little taller or a few inches shorter than the center unit.


EDIT: The best part about it: My wife LOVES it. She said it's exactly what she wanted.

Awesome! Please get it in place!

 

[Strouty]

Looks great, the wife is happy, you can’t go wrong with those two things.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

Awesome! Please get it in place!

Looks great, the wife is happy, you can’t go wrong with those two things.

Thanks guys.

I'm working on it rodpoa! I want them done for a few reasons. Mainly to have a new home for my receivers and other audio equipment, but the side units will have our books on them too. I'd like to have my books back out on the shelves.

I need to build two sets of stereo speakers, but I think I'm going to use the CNC router at the university to do all of that cutting. I don't want that much dust in the garage.


This evening I got out in the garage and filled in all the screw holes and the small flaws in the shelves:

The filler has to dry for at least 6 hours so I can't sand them flush until tomorrow afternoon. But after I sand the first coat of sealing primer is going on!

I'll have to determine the cutouts for the receivers for wiring and the locations of holes for routing the wires from the Wii, Xbox, CDP, USB DAC, etc. I'll get those cut out after the primer is on.

 

[Strouty]

It is like a big puzzle, after a while the pieces will just fit. Will there be room for records? I have a love hate relationship with books, they seem to love dust and I hate that. I have a really small house, so I had to scale back my AV stuff. We use a Mac mini as our main media device and then we have a Wii and I have an original PS3 for Blu-ray and vintage games, I think I only have one or two PS3 games, most are PS1.

 

[rodpoa]

Thanks guys.

I'm working on it rodpoa! I want them done for a few reasons. Mainly to have a new home for my receivers and other audio equipment, but the side units will have our books on them too. I'd like to have my books back out on the shelves.

I need to build two sets of stereo speakers, but I think I'm going to use the CNC router at the university to do all of that cutting. I don't want that much dust in the garage.


This evening I got out in the garage and filled in all the screw holes and the small flaws in the shelves:

The filler has to dry for at least 6 hours so I can't sand them flush until tomorrow afternoon. But after I sand the first coat of sealing primer is going on!

I'll have to determine the cutouts for the receivers for wiring and the locations of holes for routing the wires from the Wii, Xbox, CDP, USB DAC, etc. I'll get those cut out after the primer is on.

Totally understand. I shared a picture of mine, I have 6 niches only. I’m upgrading to 12 more! Mine won’t store the audio hardware though because I already have the main cabinet for that, but surely more books and records!

You know what I’m going to do with the wiring? They will reach my pc and speakers in front of the shelves over the floor. The way to hide them will be placing a carpet on top of all the mess and that’s about it

 

[BoilermakerFan]

It is like a big puzzle, after a while the pieces will just fit. Will there be room for records? I have a love hate relationship with books, they seem to love dust and I hate that. I have a really small house, so I had to scale back my AV stuff. We use a Mac mini as our main media device and then we have a Wii and I have an original PS3 for Blu-ray and vintage games, I think I only have one or two PS3 games, most are PS1.

We're scaling back our record collection again, but there will be room for them in the two units that will go on either side.

We've become addicted to Spotify so I'll be adding a smart audio server device or dock for the phones. Eventually one of the vintage receivers will be swapped out for a modern Denon or Onkyo home theater receiver that will have WiFi and Spotify support built in.

But nothing beats the sound quality of a great dedicated system. I have the parts to build a high end phonostage. That will be the first thing I build once the new bench is in the basement. Then I have a couple other amps to build.

I suspect I'll be building a fourth bookcase unit to house my DIY audio gear and my headphones that will be on a different wall with a dedicated IKEA Poang chair. It's a low priority project though.

 

[driftpin]

Be careful about covering 120 V wiring w/carpet. I saw too-many fires originating from wires covered by carpeting, working fire/rescue.

Totally understand. I shared a picture of mine, I have 6 niches only. I’m upgrading to 12 more! Mine won’t store the audio hardware though because I already have the main cabinet for that, but surely more books and records!

You know what I’m going to do with the wiring? They will reach my pc and speakers in front of the shelves over the floor. The way to hide them will be placing a carpet on top of all the mess and that’s about it

 

[BoilermakerFan]

Be careful about covering 120 V wiring w/carpet. I saw too-many fires originating from wires covered by carpeting, working fire/rescue.

All of my wiring will be clean and proper... and I think rodpoa has 240Vac mains.


Today after work I quickly sanded down the filler, then I had to run my son to his trombone lesson and summer lacrosse practice. Got home after 8pm and had dinner. Then at 9:30pm I went out to the garage to apply the first coat of primer. Ugh. THREE hours later the shelving unit was primed (except for the back, which I get done after the rest is finished).

It's probably going to need two more coats of sealing primer to cover and blend everything. I now remember why I don't like working with pine/spruce.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

More crazy weather today...

But I didn't go out in the garage tonight. I wasn't up to spending another 2-3 hours painting on the second coat of primer tonight. I'll apply the second coat on Saturday.

I'm tempted to pick up an airless sprayer. It would make the process faster and provide a better finish. Plus it will come in handy when I go to prime and paint the walls/ceiling in the garage.

Tonight on my walk with my wife I saw a garage like ours that did not have the 16' wide door, but only one 9' wide door. I pointed the garage out to my wife and said that I would like to change our garage to look like that one. At first she wasn't keen on spending ANY money on the garage to change the garage door. I was prepared. I pointed out that with our garage remodeled to a single 9' door, she would be able to park in the garage most of the time. I pointed out the fact that the garage would be heated in the winter and with the smaller door, we would save money since less heat would escape. I told her that with a single, smaller door I could put up a divider curtain between the working side and her parking side to keep dust off the Pilot too.

I also pointed out that we would probably save more than enough money on the narrower driveway to pay for the costs of changing the garage door and residing the garage to match the house for more curb appeal. Changing to a single door cuts the amount of concrete driveway to one-half the size which would add more grass in the back and give us room to add raised garden beds which she has wanted for years. We would also be able to pay a little more for the smaller driveway and have it stamped and dyed to make it look more like rock pavers instead of a light grey runway.

After a bit she said we'll see, but she was adamant that no money will be spent on the garage or new driveway until after the basement is professionally water-proofed and refinished.

About the basement remodel... I told her that when I get the cost estimates for waterproofing the basement I am going to ask for a quote to only waterproof the areas on the basement walls where the water weeps in. We haven't had water get in through the walls that are finished in the years since I caulked the basement windows.

 

[driftpin]

Better check with the Building and Zoning dept's about a smaller driveway, you may be required to have a 2-vehicle driveway. Here in south Florida, if you close-in your garage to living space, you have to widen the driveway to a minimum of two spaces for a single-family residence. A telltale giveaway for an unpermitted garage-to-living space enclosure is having a single-width driveway. Some areas may require a garage of a certain size.

More crazy weather today...

But I didn't go out in the garage tonight. I wasn't up to spending another 2-3 hours painting on the second coat of primer tonight. I'll apply the second coat on Saturday.

I'm tempted to pick up an airless sprayer. It would make the process faster and provide a better finish. Plus it will come in handy when I go to prime and paint the walls/ceiling in the garage.

Tonight on my walk with my wife I saw a garage like ours that did not have the 16' wide door, but only one 9' wide door. I pointed the garage out to my wife and said that I would like to change our garage to look like that one. At first she wasn't keen on spending ANY money on the garage to change the garage door. I was prepared. I pointed out that with our garage remodeled to a single 9' door, she would be able to park in the garage most of the time. I pointed out the fact that the garage would be heated in the winter and with the smaller door, we would save money since less heat would escape. I told her that with a single, smaller door I could put up a divider curtain between the working side and her parking side to keep dust off the Pilot too.

I also pointed out that we would probably save more than enough money on the narrower driveway to pay for the costs of changing the garage door and residing the garage to match the house for more curb appeal. Changing to a single door cuts the amount of concrete driveway to one-half the size which would add more grass in the back and give us room to add raised garden beds which she has wanted for years. We would also be able to pay a little more for the smaller driveway and have it stamped and dyed to make it look more like rock pavers instead of a light grey runway.

After a bit she said we'll see, but she was adamant that no money will be spent on the garage or new driveway until after the basement is professionally water-proofed and refinished.

About the basement remodel... I told her that when I get the cost estimates for waterproofing the basement I am going to ask for a quote to only waterproof the areas on the basement walls where the water weeps in. We haven't had water get in through the walls that are finished in the years since I caulked the basement windows.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

Better check with the Building and Zoning dept's about a smaller driveway, you may be required to have a 2-vehicle driveway. Here in south Florida, if you close-in your garage to living space, you have to widen the driveway to a minimum of two spaces for a single-family residence. A telltale giveaway for an unpermitted garage-to-living space enclosure is having a single-width driveway. Some areas may require a garage of a certain size.

I know you're posting that as general information, but I'm good. My main driveway from the street is single width.

Our driveway is on the far left of our lot. The garage is in the far right rear corner of the lot, so the driveway cuts through the entire backyard. The less driveway back there, the better. It's currently gravel on the part that turns to feed into the garage and I've let the grass grow into it. I did that intentionally to blend the driveway in and mainly to keep it cooler in the backyard.

If this was where we wanted to live for the next 20 years I would raze the existing garage and build a new one so the driveway went straight up and in to the garage.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

Busy day today! I had to wash a dump truck, a front end loader, and a bucket crane. I thought I was going to keel over, but I got the job done.

 

[jon72vega]

Busy day today! I had to wash a dump truck, a front end loader, and a bucket crane. I thought I was going to keel over, but I got the job done.

BoilermakerFan,
You got me on that one!

 

[BoilermakerFan]

This weekend I didn't make any progress on the bookcase shelving unit. It still has just the first coat of primer. I'm waffling on picking up a nice airless sprayer. I had $89 in Menards rebate funds I was going to use towards one...

My son had a lacrosse camp most of the weekend so my wife and I ran a lot of errands. We also went out for a nice lunch as a date and then took a nice cruise on the CX500. My wife remarked at how much nicer the bike road after all the work I did on it and with the new tires. She'll be really surprised next spring when it's running new carbs, bigger intake valves, new ignition, new seat, new rear shocks, and a modified exhaust!

Sunday Menards had a new storm door we wanted on sale so we picked it up. I used the rebate checks towards the new storm door.

Our old door was over 18 years old and suffered the wrath of my son, Crash McDaniels. Over the past year he managed to break the two lower hinges on the door so it didn't close.

Off with the old:

I realized the "pro" installers who put the door and storm door in half a$$ed a lot of stuff with the storm door, so I had to spend the first hour caulking areas he didn't. I still have more caulking and painting to do.

I had to stop what I was doing halfway through the install to go get my son from lacrosse camp at 5pm, then head to parent's meeting at a pizza joint at 5:30. Got home a little after 7pm so I had to install the door handle in the dark with a work light.

I got up early this morning and finished up the install, adding the lower jamb trim with the weatherstripping and the automatic closers:

I have to say, I'm a little shocked and impressed with Larson storm doors. Our old one was a Larson. This new door is better built and it was easily $125 cheaper than our old one and still made in the USA.

Our front door storm door is also a Larson and it's due for a replacement as well. We picked out a nicer model for the front. I plan to pick it up this weekend. Our front door faces West and there is almost no shade on the front door. I think I'm going to pay the extra money for Low-e glass in the new door. Our current front storm door has the full glass panel or screen. It's a PITA to store whichever piece isn't installed and it's a PITA to change it out. Our weather also gets crazy in the spring and fall, so the new door will have the integrated screen with the slide up glass. No more hassles of having to swap out full panels or having the wrong panel in the door as the weather changes so much each spring and fall.

 

[Strouty]

You were more productive than I was. The door looks great.

 

[rodpoa]

All of my wiring will be clean and proper... and I think rodpoa has 240Vac mains.





Today after work I quickly sanded down the filler, then I had to run my son to his trombone lesson and summer lacrosse practice. Got home after 8pm and had dinner. Then at 9:30pm I went out to the garage to apply the first coat of primer. Ugh. THREE hours later the shelving unit was primed (except for the back, which I get done after the rest is finished).

It's probably going to need two more coats of sealing primer to cover and blend everything. I now remember why I don't like working with pine/spruce.

Yes, I do have 220 actually.

However our extension cords are exactly that, a full coated plastic cord.

By the way, one of my energy projects (remember that my power conditioner was burned a few months ago after my cleaning lady plugged a vacuum cleaner in its 1200w only socket?) is to embed in each power circuit attached to each circuit breaker a smart meter capable of switching off the circuit in case of incorrect usage.

Am I being naive in thinking it is pretty much safe to throw a carpet over the cord? Below the carpet is supposed to run three wires only, two audio for the speakers and a single energy cord to power the dock station where laptop, keyboard and monitor are powered from.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

You were more productive than I was. The door looks great.

Thanks Strouty. I'm happy with the new storm door and really happy to get rid of the bright brass trim. Talking the wife into replacing the lighting above the doors and replacing the door hardware to purge the brass... Not an easy sale on the door hardware since that would be 3 sets of locks and I don't like the cheap lock sets.

Yes, I do have 220 actually.

Am I being naive in thinking it is pretty much safe to throw a carpet over the cord? Below the carpet is supposed to run three wires only, two audio for the speakers and a single energy cord to power the dock station where laptop, keyboard and monitor are powered from.

It's not safe and it's down right dangerous if you walk on those carpets and step on the wires. The back side of the carpet is abrasive. After the thin rubber layer wears off the coarse backing of the carpet will wear through the insulation on the cords, then they short out or arc and start a fire. Even if the breaker trips, the fire is started...

 

[Bob Heine]

Thanks Strouty. I'm happy with the new storm door and really happy to get rid of the bright brass trim. Talking the wife into replacing the lighting above the doors and replacing the door hardware to purge the brass... Not an easy sale on the door hardware since that would be 3 sets of locks and I don't like the cheap lock sets.

BMF, I'm in the midst of doing the same, switching from brass to stainless/nickel. I don't know how that's going for you but for me it quickly snowballed. Went from entry light fixture to door hardware (deadbolt, handle and kick plate), garage light fixtures and a re-paint.

We didn't like the Schlage offerings but had to buy their double-key deadbolt to preserve the one-key access on the property. The escutcheon that came with the new handle accepts a Schlage (and I assume Kwikset) cartridge so a local locksmith re-pined both for $25.

Still have to take the door down, fill a few holes and paint both sides (Behr Barn Red isn't SWMBO Barn Red).

 

[xtremek]

I'm bummed, I can't see any of the pictures.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

I'm bummed, I can't see any of the pictures.

Hmmm.... I wonder why you can't see the pics?

I'm using Dropbox for my host.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

I'm bummed, I can't see any of the pictures.

Are any of the pics in my other threads visible?

 

[Grumblebum]

I can see pics ok, had a similar issue where I couldn't see pics on Lyndons thread (also dropbox) but flicking to chrome from safari on the ipad sorted it.

GB

 

[BoilermakerFan]

Yes, I only use Chrome, shared across my Mac, Android phone, and Win10Pro PC.

I had a LONG week. I was out in Littleton, CO for a product training school. Flew back Friday afternoon and didn't get home until after 11pm. Then we had to be at the sports fields before 8am for a lacrosse tournament. Out in the heat and blazing sun all day Saturday. This morning we had to be back at the fields by 9am. A weather delay until 10:30am. The boys lost the game so we were done in the tournament. Got home a little after noon.

Now I'm just chillin'. Probably go for a scoot on the CX500 later this afternoon. I don't really have motivation to do anything else yet. I think it's time for a nap!

 

[xtremek]

Nope, no pics on the other threads.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

Nope, no pics on the other threads.

Looks like you'll have to drink the Google Kool-Aid and load Chrome. It's ok, I resisted for a while, but then Chrome started to make sense. Now I love it.

I have an Android phone so having Chrome on my phone, PC, and Mac is nice because all my bookmarks and passwords I save are synced across all 3.