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

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by gregpark

I bolted the scissor jack to the base and made a small hand crank for fast and accurate depth adjustments. e

That's pretty clever. The only problem I see with that is it limits the capacity when you need to park the table at the bottom. Has that been a problem?

[911 Rod]

Do you need the jack for fine adjustments in height? Mine is just as heavy and I have no problem wiggling it to were it needs to be. I have to be careful not to let it go though.

[gregpark]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

That's pretty clever. The only problem I see with that is it limits the capacity when you need to park the table at the bottom. Has that been a problem?

I've had to remove the jack on occasion but rarely.

[gregpark]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

Do you need the jack for fine adjustments in height? Mine is just as heavy and I have no problem wiggling it to were it needs to be. I have to be careful not to let it go though.

It just makes for a quicker adjustment. I always seem to be in a hurry! 😃

[gregpark]

Originally Posted by porsche930dude

Very cool ! Every time I fix a wood handle they dont hold up very long I guess im doing it wrong.

If you examine the head of any striking tool you'll notice the top hole is slightly bigger than the bottom hole. It's actually a slight funnel. I drum sand the head end of the handle to fit the smaller bottom hole then hack saw a crisscross on top before inserting. Insert, pack with epoxy and drive in wedges. Let it sit over night then hack saw off the excess at the top. It will never fail until you miss that piece of rebar with the head and break your new handle! 😀

[mthomas58]

The attic project continues. Made this insulated attic stair opening cover out of 2" rigid foam board rated R-10 but I had enough left over material out of a 4 x 8 sheet to double up the top layer to R-20.

[HobieMarty]

Good job on that attic insulation, what glue did you use? I'm looking for a Styrofoam safe glue.

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[mthomas58]

Originally Posted by HobieMarty

Good job on that attic insulation, what glue did you use? I'm looking for a Styrofoam safe glue.

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I had a tube of general purpose construction adhesive in my hand and then saw this on the shelf at Home Depot. Set up well enough overnight to handle but label states is has a 7 day cure time.

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by mthomas58

I had a tube of general purpose construction adhesive in my hand and then saw this on the shelf at Home Depot. Set up well enough overnight to handle but label states is has a 7 day cure time.

Good idea on the foam insulation box.

I tried attaching blueboard to a piece of OSB using liquid nail. The liquid nail just melted the blue board and would not stick.

My parents had a whole house fan at their house and covered it with a sleeping bag to stop drafts. We sold the house a couple years ago and I hope somebody took the sleeping bag off, before they tried to turn the fan on!

[A930Rocket]

Replaced the rusty D rings, straightened a fender, fixed a loose toolbox lid and a replaced the damaged jack on the trailer.





Replaced the plastic part of the rear bumper on the F150, due to damage and added rear tow hooks.

[porsche930dude]

All of our kitchen forks had a brown gunk embeded in the rough steel between the tongs it was gross and impossible to wash out. 50 year old food yummy. I took a file to them and wet sanded between to make them a smooth surface hopefully they will stay cleaner. It stunk too once it was disturbed.

[rockfan4]

What brand of silverware?

I've been using the same set of Oneida silverware for at least 30 years. When the wife (then girlfriend) moved in, a spoon would disappear every couple of months or so. Back then I was able to purchase replacements at a reasonable cost. A week or so ago a fork turned up missing. I priced them out now, eBay wants $11 - $12 a piece for replacements. OCD is a terrible thing. I redoubled my efforts to locate the missing fork, remembered my wife came home from a long shift one night and dropped a fork under the couch and just got another one. The missing fork was under the couch.


Went to visit the granddaughter this weekend for her 3rd birthday. As we were leaving Saturday night, one of the other grandpas went out to start his car, and when he came back he couldn't get in the front door. We couldn't open it from the inside either, the latch had failed. Sunday I took a look at it. Even after removing the knobs, couldn't figure out how to retract the latch, ended up pulling the hinge pins and removing the door that way. I bought a new lock, same brand, and just replaced the latch. Couldn't find just the latch at Menards. Now I have a new lock, no latch. I'm going to call the company later today and see if I can get just a latch. If not, or if it is too expensive, I'll just put the rest on FBM.

[Bill Douglas]

I'm quite pleased with myself

On Sunday, and the following Monday is a public holiday, the sewage got blocked at a rental house of mine. Tenants phoned and said one of the toilets was blocked. It turned out it was the sewage pipe from the whole house and blocked under the driveway or where it joins the main (city) sewage pipe.

A few years ago I bought one of those drain unblocking tools. Looks like a spool of one inch wide coiled spring. So down the maintenance hatch it went and I found the blockage at about 10 meters. With the auger fitting on the end and the electric drill spinning it at my end, it cleared it.

A very satisfying suction/vacume sound at all the water poo and paper disappeared.

All these tools I buy just in case I may need them... Well sometimes I do.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

I'm quite pleased with myself

On Sunday, and the following Monday is a public holiday, the sewage got blocked at a rental house of mine. Tenants phoned and said one of the toilets was blocked. It turned out it was the sewage pipe from the whole house and blocked under the driveway or where it joins the main (city) sewage pipe.

A few years ago I bought one of those drain unblocking tools. Looks like a spool of one inch wide coiled spring. So down the maintenance hatch it went and I found the blockage at about 10 meters. With the auger fitting on the end and the electric drill spinning it at my end, it cleared it.

A very satisfying suction/vacume sound at all the water poo and paper disappeared.

All these tools I buy just in case I may need them... Well sometimes I do.

Congrats, Bill!

I have a couple of those too. Very handy!

[porsche930dude]

Originally Posted by rockfan4

What brand of silverware?

I've been using the same set of Oneida silverware for at least 30 years. When the wife (then girlfriend) moved in, a spoon would disappear every couple of months or so. Back then I was able to purchase replacements at a reasonable cost. A week or so ago a fork turned up missing. I priced them out now, eBay wants $11 - $12 a piece for replacements. OCD is a terrible thing. I redoubled my efforts to locate the missing fork, remembered my wife came home from a long shift one night and dropped a fork under the couch and just got another one. The missing fork was under the couch.


Went to visit the granddaughter this weekend for her 3rd birthday. As we were leaving Saturday night, one of the other grandpas went out to start his car, and when he came back he couldn't get in the front door. We couldn't open it from the inside either, the latch had failed. Sunday I took a look at it. Even after removing the knobs, couldn't figure out how to retract the latch, ended up pulling the hinge pins and removing the door that way. I bought a new lock, same brand, and just replaced the latch. Couldn't find just the latch at Menards. Now I have a new lock, no latch. I'm going to call the company later today and see if I can get just a latch. If not, or if it is too expensive, I'll just put the rest on FBM.

lol yeah it happens they are oxford hall. I think my parents got them as a house warming gift in 77. We only ever broke one spoon probably got bent too many times scooping ice cream. I welded it back together. They look like this

[porsche930dude]

Also I have literally a few hundred pounds of flatware I save for art progects if you want I can look through it I might have your style i will send them to you for nothing.
Iv been working on this lotus sign to hand in the garage its double sided just have to paint it and make the bracket.

[rsrguy]

Picked up a dream project last week .... from Brigham city ut to medina texas and back...
I long time dream project... the last pics are what the finished product looks like.

[A930Rocket]

^^^ Now, that’s a project!

Looks like a mid engine plane too! lol

[A930Rocket]

Finally got the trailer tires back from the shop and mounted them on the trailer today. I decided to go with MAXXIS D rated tires.

I was going to pitch the old four tires out (in good shape and 3-4 years old), but I read so many comments about having two spares, I thought four would be better! 😂

[Baz]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

^^^ Now, that’s a project!

Looks like a mid engine plane too! lol

Looks like a flat 6!

Nice pick up, Guy!

Love to hear the engine run when you get her finished!