What did you do today....other than work on your car!?

[dadsbee]

Finishing drywall is a PITA ! I used to hang sheetrock in Florida back in the late 70"s. At least we had finishers that came after us. I did my basement about 17 years ago. The finishing took forever !

Nothing I hate worse ! Also why I don't do body work, just can't do the put it on.. take it off.. put it on.. take it off..

 

[dadsbee]

Granma gave me the day off today and came with me on a 7 hour road trip. No more fighting over who gets the pretty one, this one is bigger so goes in the house. Randomly hitting A7 on the 1948 Seeburg 100, when we got home to make sure it still worked, made the find meant to be in the first 5 notes. Now the question is who gets that 45 for their jukebox. Now after hearing the theme song I've gotta break out the VHS tapes and watch Air America.. again... and decide what to do with the "Coke" jukebox I bought last month.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

Granma gave me the day off today and came with me on a 7 hour road trip. No more fighting over who gets the pretty one, this one is bigger so goes in the house. Randomly hitting A7 on the 1948 Seeburg 100, when we got home to make sure it still worked, made the find meant to be in the first 5 notes. Now the question is who gets that 45 for their jukebox. Now after hearing the theme song I've gotta break out the VHS tapes and watch Air America.. again... and decide what to do with the "Coke" jukebox I bought last month.
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That's a fine lookin' machine you have there! I'm still looking for one similar to that for my shop.

 

[Hey-O]

At one point many years ago when antiquing was really vogue, everything in my house was a hundred years old and looked new. Much of it went to the AFSP for it's silent auctions years ago. The last two to leave were a vintage antique Brunswick Victrola from the 1910s with dozens of 1/4" thick records and my 1810 fiddle back rocker. The rocker just left during this last move. At my age now, I want and need little and most of all, where to put it and who to give it too. No one cared that my fiddle back was one of only two to still be in existence, documented. Many parts of the chair were of a different types of wood because of the many repairs by traveling woodworker in the 1800's that used whatever wood was available. I'm a furniture maker, I know this and so what, how many furniture makers are still running around making a living at it. Something else I'll take to the grave with me. These days, 4, 3 inch cube Bose speakers and a subwoofer is enough to vibrate the whole house and turned up enough can entertain the neighbors two doors down. LOL. I will say, I'd love to have one of those old juke boxes, they are Bitchin!! Good for you!!! I'll just live vicariously through you!!

 

[YY1]

First step is to RELIEVE all spring tension on the door/cables whether it is a longitudinal spring or a torsion spring loaded door. Please be careful with garage door springs or you will need your phone to dial 911. Be SAFE!

These doors are OEM to the 1977 building and not in the best of shape.

We had to bench vise off the solid (not split) cable crimp and crimp it on the new cable.
We had a roller/hinge that was rusted so bad it deformed and had to be replaced.
... and one side of the door frame had a battery stored near it a long time ago, that completely rusted away the frame to floor brace.
(the best part is that it was repaired with spray foam)
That brace is still pending but the frame is free-air hanging perfectly vertical.
Planning to address that this weekend.

Took about 4 hours total.
Door is still off to the left (from inside) about 3/4" but functions.

 

[440 PHIXX]

I played this partscaster last night. It has a carbon fiber neck with stainless steel frets.

 

[69a100]

Trying to get the interior of the house painted, but with a gimp hip & leg. I wind up suffering from burnout & pain after about 3+ hours of work. It'll eventually get done. I do have back issues, but never has it effected my hip & leg like this. I'd like to know what the hell it is?

 

[Slap Stick]

I love to watch mill work. When I worked at Chrysler I had many friends that were tool makers. To watch someone build a steam locomotive or a gun from nothing is truly magical. I had many car parts made in my time that were hard to find, if not at all.

I know what you mean. When I worked at Barry-Wehmiller Machinery (bottle washers and tunnel pasteurizers-think beer!) I ran press brakes, punch presses and my favorite, the 400 ton Minster press with progressive die. And ran it in manual, not auto.
Also was a maintenance oilier on all the machine shop equipment. oiled, changed lube and cutting lube. I can sit and watch that stuff forever.
Eventually built the finished product, which was another experience.

 

[Cranky]

Rebuilt the entire rear suspension , rear brakes , parking brakes, hub bearings, installed the mopar stage one lower kit, larger rear sway bar on my 08 300C ... dropped the rear cradle down to help with getting the springs out and in, went with bilstien shocks and struts.. next is the drive shaft and service the rear diff ..I like the car too much to replace it.. It all came a part good and went back together well.. Mom will be happy! Should be similar to a SRT. New and tight!

Uh, this thread is for 'what did you do today.....'other' than work on your car' LOL but still cool you go that done

Did this on Saturday and Sunday before the rain hit, which is today. My old boss from the speed shop got ahold of me Saturday morning. He needed help driving one of his tractors broadcasting seed, he grows oat hay. Had a good time. Its been 10+ years since I did any tractor work and then it was only mowing using a JD2755 with a Perfect flail mower busting up citrus prunings. Doing the seed was new as we never got exposed to that type of farming since we grew Avocado's and then Lemons. I was on his MF slinging seed while he came behind with his old Oliver to cover it up. Hope he gets a good crop next year.

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I’ll bet you were lost with no pistol grip on that thing! Field work.... I recall my share, I miss those days, I was also a little thinner from baling everything... Always good to give someone a hand !

Cool! Lived next door to a dairy farm in around 1960 and used to help out as much as a 9 year old could cleaning stalls and and bailing hay. Just doing yard work nowadays is a chore!

I had my ear cleaned out.
Since Wednesday last week, my left ear was blocked. I could barely hear from it and it felt as if I had an ear muff over it. I tried the peroxide drops and Q-Tips and did clean a lot out but still had bad hearing.
Deafness is a spooky feeling. You feel cut off from others and isolated. The left is my good ear so I really noticed the loss.
The Nurse took what looked like a Windex bottle with an extended nozzle and sprayed warm water into my head for about 8-10 minutes. Finally it cleared out with what looked like light brown soup with chunks!
All better now!

Can you hear me now?

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Been there before!!! And it was mostly from swimming in small fresh water lakes and ponds. I stopped doing that 40 years ago and no more ear cleaning lol. It's more or less an ear infection....

Ordered pizza again....guess the name I used this time...

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Oh geez!! LOL

Today I'll be learning how to replace a cable on a garage door.

.....after lifting it from the outside by whatever means necessary.

I'm mobilizing- a short pry bar, long pry bar, several lengths of 2x4 and 4x4 stock, a few cinder blocks, and an air jack.

Replaced the torsion springs on my back 10' door about 3 years ago. Pain in the butt to open but will not ever hire another garage door 'specialist' to fix this stuff again if I can still walk....

At one point many years ago when antiquing was really vogue, everything in my house was a hundred years old and looked new. Much of it went to the AFSP for it's silent auctions years ago. The last two to leave were a vintage antique Brunswick Victrola from the 1910s with dozens of 1/4" thick records and my 1810 fiddle back rocker. The rocker just left during this last move. At my age now, I want and need little and most of all, where to put it and who to give it too. No one cared that my fiddle back was one of only two to still be in existence, documented. Many parts of the chair were of a different types of wood because of the many repairs by traveling woodworker in the 1800's that used whatever wood was available. I'm a furniture maker, I know this and so what, how many furniture makers are still running around making a living at it. Something else I'll take to the grave with me. These days, 4, 3 inch cube Bose speakers and a subwoofer is enough to vibrate the whole house and turned up enough can entertain the neighbors two doors down. LOL. I will say, I'd love to have one of those old juke boxes, they are Bitchin!! Good for you!!! I'll just live vicariously through you!!

Done some minor wood working over the years but sold off nearly all of my wood working tools and saws etc years ago because it just didn't mix well with working on cars in the same building. My last project was a 7' bookcase made from #1 building grade 2x12 constrution lumber that was sanded (didn't have a planner) smooth then dado jointed the shelves and trimmed it with a router on some 1x2 using a thin decorative trim as a pattern. The X loved it but not enough to take it with her when she left. Oh well. She liked antique furniture but all she ever brought home was absolute junk and well, I wasn't into the old stuff all that much so what she brought home didn't interest me all that much.

I know what you mean. When I worked at Barry-Wehmiller Machinery (bottle washers and tunnel pasteurizers-think beer!) I ran press brakes, punch presses and my favorite, the 400 ton Minster press with progressive die. And ran it in manual, not auto.
Also was a maintenance oilier on all the machine shop equipment. oiled, changed lube and cutting lube. I can sit and watch that stuff forever.
Eventually built the finished product, which was another experience.

Cool! I like watching that stuff too and being a machinist taught me a lot! Heck, just seeing or switching a railroad switch is kinda cool. Never even thought about moving rails that easily could happen. Worked at a steel mill in the mid 70's and that place had over 50 miles of rail road and probably 300 or more switches! Then there was all of the workings to make a steel mill operate. Gotta say it was probably the best experience I've ever had! And seeing the pipe mill bend 1/2" plate into a 48" (iirc) pipe was pretty awesome. Just seeing the size of the cylinders was nuts. Also got to work in the plate mill for about a month or so. The structural mill was nuts too. Geez....loved working there. It only lasted for 5 years tho....

 

[DemonDave]

Drove my car in a Christmas Light Cruise tonight!

 

[DemonDave]

 

[DeltaV]

Was that a "Dark Shadows" episode? I recall that from some 70s TV drama....

There's this

 

[F4R/T]

Cranky which steel mill did you work at and what was your job? Was it the pipe and tube part of USS? I apologize for the 300 repair list it’s actually the wife’s car if that counts! Lol!

 

[cosgig]

I’ve been helping a friend of mine get rid of his Dads estate full of cars. Pulled this one out today, he sent it home with me to clean up and sell. It was his great grandfathers car, driven into the barn 32 years ago and never touched again. I’m going to try to break the motor free, then find it a new home! It’s a 36 Ford 2 door slantback sedan, a pretty charming little car.

 

[YY1]

Changed the doors on a new refrigerator from right swing to left swing.

I've never done that before.

 

[69a100]

Changed the doors on a new refrigerator from right swing to left swing.

I've never done that before.

I've done it a few times, it's a easy swap except for my current fridge. No matter how I try to adjust it, it's just as screwed up if not more so than before. Very frustrating!!!!

 

[Cranky]

Cranky which steel mill did you work at and what was your job? Was it the pipe and tube part of USS? I apologize for the 300 repair list it’s actually the wife’s car if that counts! Lol!

ARMCO Houston Works for 5 years. Worked in the labor gang for nearly 2 full years on graveyards then got into the crane line after bidding over to the Wide Flange Mill until I quit in 78. The company owned 49% of A.O. Smith pipe mill which was adjacent to Armco and they bought all of their plate from Armco. Wasn't long that Armco acquired 51%, we started going over there to fill vacancies for the people that were off or on vacation and when I got laid off (happened a couple of times), I ended up on days in the labor pool for a bit and that's when I was able bid out and work in the pipe mill. It was one of the few shops that had openings. Didn't care for it much but never a bad thing to experience something different plus rather work over there than hammer spikes working on tracks in the labor pool. We had over 50 miles of track out there and most of it wasn't in good shape and seems like there was always derailments happening.

I've done it a few times, it's a easy swap except for my current fridge. No matter how I try to adjust it, it's just as screwed up if not more so than before. Very frustrating!!!!

Have a cheap Frigidaire that needs to be adjusted but looks to me it's built like a piece of junk and so long as the doors close good enough to not leak, I'm going to leave it be. It's a shop box anyways....

 

[Fran Blacker]

Changed the doors on a new refrigerator from right swing to left swing.

I've never done that before.

20 years ago or so bought a french door (2 front doors) NEVER would buy another! Most of the time you end up opening both doors.

 

[Slap Stick]

I'm at the dentist.
I hate going to the dentist, even for an exam.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

I'm at the dentist.
I hate going to the dentist, even for an exam.

It's a natural response... Having been to Dentists 60 years ago I can say current dentists have done allot to do a better job & cause allot less pain... I dealt with a few 30-40 years ago who took lessons from Dr. Christian Szell (The dentist in the movie "The Marathon Man" who kept repeating "Is It Safe?" While drilling into Dustin Hoffman's tooth as a means of torture)