Continuing Thread: What Are You Fix-It'ing Today?

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

Your welcome to come by anytime... winter is cool because we can thrash powder too!

Thanks man! That is awesome…

Just got a line in a possible LongEZ, might be making a road trip to check it out.


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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by Baz

Trev......really nice work on the wall & rock.....you're an animal!

PS - Can you post a link for the ladder accessory you mentioned, please? Danke!

Thank you sir!!! Coming from one of the hardest working guys I know, that means a lot.

I will do my best to find the info on the ladder. I installed it years ago after a near death experience at the top.

They are a true game changer. They really lock into place once set. The only thing is, to adjust them to properly, you have to unload the ladder(lift up to take the weight off the adjustable legs, and then slowly set the ladder back down to the uneven surface. That way each leg can set accordingly. There is a shaft that connects each side to each other so they work together while setting to the uneven surface. The shaft goes through the lowest rung so you don’t even see it.

Cheers


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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by Baz

Trev......really nice work on the wall & rock.....you're an animal!

PS - Can you post a link for the ladder accessory you mentioned, please? Danke!

https://www.wernerco.com/us/products/ladders/ladder-accessories/PK80-2Series/PK80-2

Found a link after digging around. Bought it at home depot years ago. You can find it there, Amazon and even eBay.

Werner PK80-2

They are awesome!!


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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by mthomas58

I've been doing some Handyman projects for friends, family and referrals. One of our neighbors is a Realtor and she has been referring me to clients for odd jobs. This week I worked on various punch list items for a new listing prepping the house for the listing photo shoot. One of the items was refreshing the front doors with a Western exposure that have taken a beating from the sun. Poly finish was dull and wood damage was minimal. The doors are massive and I did not want to take them down and client was paranoid about even having them open. I was able to lightly sand the dull poly taking care not to sand into the stained finish and after googling finishing options I elected to apply a UV protected spar urethane finish diluted 50% with Mineral Spirits wiped on with a lint free blue shop paper towel. Before and after photos after application of 6 coats re-sanding only after coat 4. I did not even take off the Baldwin locksets. Instead of masking them off I elected coat them with poly as well as they were dull and the finish restored them to new condition. Client was thrilled with the results.

Wow! Amazing work!!!


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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

Yesterday I hit the whole thing with 400 wet. Today I shot the last session of gray, about 2.5 coats. I'm very pleased with the results. After the first coat of aerothane is down I typically sand it all out then re coat, I end up with a much improved finish over not wet sanding between coats. You can actually see a difference in the pics. Stripes and white next]

My gawd man! That is amazing fabric and paint work my friend!!!!

No wheres close to your level, but I stripped, prepped and painted a buddies cowlings for his LongEZ. Did it to help him out and to learn something new regarding composite aircraft. He was pleased so that is all that matters in my book.






Just tryin to learn a point or two so that whenever I am able to get around to working on our cars, I can do as much as possible.

On a side note, I did find a good example of the paint scheme I would want to shoot on FastMover-1…..

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by varmint

Ural’s starter gave out. Replacing it, the relays, a bunch of wiring and cleaning spots that haven’t been cleaned in ten years.

Hiding in the garage because the mosquitos are a nightmare this year.

Awesome! And it even looks like the Forman was inspecting your work.

Maincoon KitKat?


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[rsrguy]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

Road-trip……….


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Ya... why trip the road....? you have a vari, plus we can paint it while you're here!
A friend of mine has an airport apartment he rents out on the cheap.

Isn't it common practice to use landscaping fabric under the rock and up against the retainer?

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

Ya... why trip the road....? you have a vari, plus we can paint it while you're here!
A friend of mine has an airport apartment he rents out on the cheap.

Isn't it common practice to use landscaping fabric under the rock and up against the retainer?

Very true, still working on getting it up to scratch and airworthy again. Nothing major, just a bunch of little things. Waiting for an adapter for the new Allen fuel valve so it will mate up with the torque tube. It’s a day VFR flyer and I’m installing lights. Which means drilling a small hole/tube through a non-structural section of the wing. That requires experience in my book, so I’m planing on getting assistance from an ex-Scale Composites guy with that task.

On the wall, yes, fabric can be used and I have it in the build. Where I mussed up was when I initially built the wall, the gravel topped at two block runs below the top tier. When we were flooded and the water, mud and debris came rolling down the hill, it filled in the gap from the gravel and the top of the blocks. The fabric helped by preventing the muddy water from plugging up the whole draining e design. I placed mesh at the base and another run a few inches below grade in the gravel. Now I am attempting to dig down to the top layer before back filling.

Geo-grid or geo-mesh is another item that can be used to stabilize the hillside depending on the height and nature of the wall.


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[ted]

Today for the first time put the 3500lb truck camper in the dually, rig handled well.
Even though it's a 1 ton had to add upper and lower rear spring helpers, new shocks, big rear sway bar and camper anchors.
Track camping and racing at Laguna Seca soon.

[A930Rocket]

After getting stuck in the mud the other day, when I got home, I rinsed the truck off and noticed the right front rotor steamed when water hit it. Hmmmm...that's not normal.

I replaced all the pads on the truck the weekend before, so either mud got stuck in there somehow, the caliper piston was sticking or the flexible brake line was clogged.

I lifted truck up and on the right front wheel, I could feel resistance. So I took it apart and replaced the caliper and brake line. The new brake pad on the outside was worn halfway down in one week. Grrrr.

I bled the right front caliper, but after a test drive tomorrow, I'll need to bleed the rest of them.

[rsrguy]

Originally Posted by ted

Today for the first time put the 3500lb truck camper in the dually, rig handled well.
Even though it's a 1 ton had to add upper and lower rear spring helpers, new shocks, big rear sway bar and camper anchors.
Track camping and racing at Laguna

That is damn cool!

[rsrguy]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

My gawd man! That is amazing fabric and paint work my friend!!!!

No wheres close to your level, but I stripped, prepped and painted a buddies cowlings for his LongEZ. Did it to help him out and to learn something new regarding composite aircraft. He was pleased so that is all that matters in my book.


On a side note, I did find a good example of the paint scheme I would want to shoot on FastMover-1…..

You nailed it!

[Baz]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

Found a link after digging around. Bought it at home depot years ago. You can find it there, Amazon and even eBay.
Werner PK80-2
They are awesome!!

Thanks, Trevor......really appreciate the effort made.

Not sure I really need these as most of the work I use the ladder for the feet end up on the ground which is usually not very tilted. More than anything I wanted to get a better grasp on how they were designed.

Your rock work is really coming along! You have much to be proud of. Your choice of materials and overall design is really well thought out. Be well and please stay safe, my brother!

[Baz]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

---snip---Grrrr.
I bled the right front caliper, but after a test drive tomorrow, I'll need to bleed the rest of them.

Ugh - brake work. Can be a PITA. I was going to replace the front pads on my Volvo but I think I will drop it off at Ivan's for them to do. Most of it I can do but I'm terrible at bleeding.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by ted

Today for the first time put the 3500lb truck camper in the dually, rig handled well.-snip-

Congrats, Ted - looks great!

[Baz]

Originally Posted by mthomas58

-snip-Instead of masking them off I elected coat them with poly as well as they were dull and the finish restored them to new condition. Client was thrilled with the results.

Wow.....really beautiful result there, Mark.....well done, sir!

[Baz]

Finally got around to applying my Prancing Moose stickers on the Volvo.....

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by Baz

Ugh - brake work. Can be a PITA. I was going to replace the front pads on my Volvo but I think I will drop it off at Ivan's for them to do. Most of it I can do but I'm terrible at bleeding.

Fortunately, the brakes on the F150 and 330 are easy to work on.

I took it for testing today and still had the issue. Got out of the truck and check the brake hard line and its good.

So, a Google search said that one pair of brake pads has a semi circle on it that was to go on the piston side of the caliper or there will be problems.

I pulled the wheel, pulled the caliper and I had brake pads with semi circles on the inside and the outside. DOH!

I installed new brake pads on the front left and right and bled the brakes.

Hopefully, when I drive it tomorrow, it's all fixed.

Edit. Hopefully, the rotor is ok and I didn't damage it with all the heat...

[john70t]

Ted-
The tongue weight shown above looks a little heavy to my eyes. Probably wrong. Double check to be safe.

(and nice setup btw)

[varmint]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

Awesome! And it even looks like the Forman was inspecting your work.

Maincoon KitKat?


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Vet thinks he’s something callled an American Bobtail. Showed up on our back deck winter before last. Real mean mother****er.

Finally got her running. Summer is back on.