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

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

On the home front I'm closing in on my shower project. The end walls will be solid surface as i have several cut offs to work with.... no cost, except the adhesive, $25 a tube 3m 5200 quick set. Normally SS is cut in large sheets after it's seemed and then afixed with 100% silicone, in my case I didn't feel like seeming my cut offs into one solid wall end, plus I can't move it alone so I tiled them to a lft size that matched the subway stuff.. I readily accept my layout isn't on the mark but I'm happy with it as it's the first tile job in 20+years after quitting setting, roofing and general contracting. I'm remembering why I quit.

Wow and ddaayyyymmmmmm!


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[rsrguy]

Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

Built an Adam Savage (of Mythbusters fame) tool cart yesterday. The design is based upon his "first-order of retrievability" theory. I think I have been operating under 4th or 5th order - now which tool box, drawer, or cabinet is that tool I need located So I've condensed 4 tool boxes and a cabinet into this. I love it. Everything in one place, visible, and retrievable.

I used one sheet of plywood, 4 caster wheels and some scrap wood pieces I had laying around. $45, all in.

Adam Savage Tool Cart

Sweet

[rsrguy]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

Wow and ddaayyyymmmmmm!


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You're good for the ego buddy!

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

You're good for the ego buddy!

Hahahahahahaha, I try

Attempting to repair/replace hot n cold valves in out American Standard Hampton bath fixtures. Can not for the life of me get the base separated from the decorative bell.

Soaked for several days in “Mouse Milk”, yes, it a real thing. Used a bit in the aviation community for loosening rusty exhaust bolts. Vinegar in hot water, swearing at it, channel locks….. the works. Still locked on tighter than a Knomes wallet.




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[A930Rocket]

Built and installed a mailbox.

Buried in the ground 18 inches and secured with Sakrete. That ****er was heavy.

I’ll prep and paint it Charleston Green in a couple of days.

[rsrguy]

My buddy Josh stopped by...welded up the last bits, my buddy wanted to stay with the traditional d shaped windows instead of the huge glass of the observation bird.

[rsrguy]

The pics

[herr_oberst]

Nice weldin' on that white-metal. I wish I could stick two pieces of steel together with a bead that didn't look like pigeon droppings.

(And I'm in agreement with the customer; "D" windows are classic.)

[Brian 162]

What started out just installing winter tires quickly turned into replacing the brake pads on all 4 wheels.
I had to deal with one seized guide pin on the rr caliper.

[A930Rocket]

I need longer extension cords so I can route the street numbers in the mailbox. Also, I need to caulk the horizontal 6 x 6 to the vertical 6 x 6 and give it a second coat.

I’m not a real wood type person, but this is turning out pretty good….

For me! 😂

[Baz]

Guess what Baz worked on today.......

[A930Rocket]

^^^ Fuel line?

[rsrguy]

My good friend has 2 cubs, the one I'm paining now has been the one he's had forever, so he's restoring it. The red and white one he'll be selling after his resto is done but I used it to rub out scheme templates.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

^^^ Fuel line?

Yes, that's part of it.

Replaced the original tired fuel pump on the 914 with an updated Dansk. Had to work with a few couplings and different hose sizes.....and then the hose in the photo - of course the hardest one to get to - had to be cut back a couple inches to get to usable rubber.

The first attempt worked great except for the fuel squirting out in a couple places. So I went back and re-did what was leaking and then success.

Engine starts right up while standing outside the car reaching in to the ignition switch.

That'll make my battery very happy!

[GH85Carrera]

Phew, I just finished replacing the other hydraulic cylinder on my scissor lift.

There are two on the MD6XP scissor lift. The left side started leaking out of the weep hole on the top side. I just ordered a new one from Bendpac and it was something $440.00 I swapped it a month ago.

Then I put my 911 on the lift to do the 30,000 mile valve adjustment and another oil change. While it was going up one time, the other cylinder started leaking. After the valve job was done and the 911 was driving, I took the leaking cylinder to a nearby repair facility. They had some monster size cylinders and some hydraulic powered pole chain saws on the table to be picked up.

They took it all apart, inspected it, and put in all new seals $331.08 and gave it a paint job. So replaced the right cylinder today. Hopefully I am good for another 11 years, which is how old the lift is. I will get the other cylinder on hand and have it rebuilt if I get another leaky cylinder.



It sure is handy to have even for non car work.

[rsrguy]

Trimming out the shower niche with solid surface.

[rsrguy]

Tile is set.. no TV for me this evening... the shelf is a template for my friend, he'll be building them with glass

[mthomas58]

So after all my work on the lawn this summer scalping, leveling with sand, fertilizing, weed control and pesticides for mole control its looking pretty great! Now AT&T decides their going to put in new fiber optic lines.

[mthomas58]

Latest handyman project. New deck rail and under deck screen.

[john70t]

The deck felt a 'little bouncy'. The back sliding-door frame seemed to warp during the winter(harder to shut), a small corner crack appeared next to it as if the wall was being pulled outward, plus the gate fence seemed to shift sometimes.

-There were originally three 4x4 posts at the outside, next to my beefy stairs added.
-A single one in the center.
-The deck boards next to the house rested on pieces of 2x4s attached with a few nails into the cantilevered rim joist of the house.

Here are the 4x4 posts which were holding up the entire deck...
USE A LONG THIN SCREWDRIVER AND CHECK WOOD POSTS FOR ROT BELOW GROUND
Once had a party with 7 adults on it. Aladdin's magic floating deck. Why did it not collapse?



Instead of 4x4 I chose twelve 6x6 posts (beveled to shed water). Each sits on a bag of #2 paver base pounded with a 4x4 until the windows rattled. Doubled-up all the joists and screwed together. Hangers for all ends, and bridged every other one with 2x4s attached with beefy Spax structural wood screws. Replaced a cantilever with good overlap bolted together with heavy duty corner angle. Everything got two coats of CopperCoat preservative before installation. Top of joists got joist tape so no water sitting.
The deck should now be 'fully floating' and doesn't pull on the house structure. Hopefully it will last a long time.

One thing for sawing easier was spraying the blade with WD-40. No pinching or burning and much cleaner cuts. Try it, seriously.

Nearly took off a knee cap a couple times using the post hole digger machine. There wasn't room for the other type which is stationary with an arm. Be careful with those things.
I reverted to the manual post hole digger.


Select your deck wood carefully in the daytime (unlike what I did after several trips to return junk because half of it was). The ring circles must face down to prevent cupping later on. I also should have stained both sides before installing but it was still wet.



Yes Viginia, you can haul 2x10x14 in a 6ft bed. Just drive 40mph on a Sunday morning.


Menards had Cabots and ReadySeal stains available. No Sikkens or other. Thomsons is usless.
-I'd tried a ton of Cabots very generously before, to the point of peeling, but wood underneath still rotted. Not happy about that. On the inside of the front porch it still looks good.
-The ReadySeal feels like it might have a wax additive, which may be a problem in the future with additional application. It has a nice soft feel when walking barefoot. No smell and it applied well. IDK. First time using it.
-I waited a few weeks until the surface was dry.



I got my side frames installed. They were taking up half the garage. Made of laser-cut plastic panels stuck inside a frame. Cut slots all the way around and embedded in caulk for more strength. The pins are removable to take apart. There was barely enough room and had to trim an inch off the sides to get them to fit. They were supposed to be half that size and just an accent screen but I guess I ordered the wrong ones.

I used the wrong deck screws at first. Most have been replaced with the larger bevel head type. It's tedious. Have to shim and finish up the perimeter lattice but it's mostly done.