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

[Baz]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

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Spark arrester is clean and the leaf blower runs like new.

You got lucky on that one. Most 2 cycle repairs aren't all that bad but depending on manufacturer and repair it can be very tedious.

I replaced the primer bulb on my Echo chainsaw recently and it was a little tricky but managed to get it done without any issues, thankfully.

This is from the washer agitator repair the other day:

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Baz

This is from the washer agitator repair the other day:

Working on something called an "agitator" would piss me off right from the get-go. It's like a challenge to your karma before you even open the tool box.

[billybek]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Working on something called an "agitator" would piss me off right from the get-go. It's like a challenge to your karma before you even open the tool box.

Lol!

[Baz]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Working on something called an "agitator" would piss me off right from the get-go. It's like a challenge to your karma before you even open the tool box.

LOL....never thought of it that way!

I was just RELIEVED I didn't have to work UNDERNEATH or BEHIND the darn thing!

AND that it was an easy inexpensive fix.....AND I didn't have to spend big bucks for a new machine.

OTOH.......working on my '76 BMW R90/6 rebuilt one of the petcocks that was leaking - and it still leaked after rebuilding. So I just ordered two new ones which came to $120 incl. shipping. A man's gotta know his limitations.

The ones on my bike are pretty old - probably the originals so this was an easy decision actually. Especially when dealing with fuel stuff. And leaking.

[cabmandone]

Installing new finned felt seal in my vinyl windows. Noticed some whistling last year so I decided to wait until it got colder to start the project! 3 windows down... 15 to go!
Over the weekend I installed stainless steel grommets in my new winter pool cover because it uses sewn loops as the hooking point for the bungee straps. Those lasted about 2 days on my old cover before mother nature decided it was time to take my cover off my pool. I put brass grommets in for the last few years on the old cover and those rusted. I'll be installing new stainless grommets once the old cover is taken off and the new cover installed this week sometime.
OH the fun!!

[oldE]

We had some good weather to scrape and prime trim on the house for painting. I found some rot in the soffit in the corner near the kitchen. Upon inspection it appeared some GD rodent had opened a gap and started to nest in the enclosed space. I think they were accessing from a tree which I had taken down last year. After clearing the debris, I re-framed the space and made new panels to enclose it once again. Another hour added to the job.
Looks like some trim around the front door is in need of replacement too. Off to the hardware store for some pine tomorrow.

Best
Les

[dan79brooklyn]

This is a project I finished last winter - brick garden wall -

I made a YouTube video of the work...

https://youtu.be/wun74XfUqG0

[Brando]

Just got a new chandelier hung last night. Previous owner either broke or lost the original.

[SiberianDVM]

Well, the installers just finished the new kitchen counter-tops and left, leaving me the minor install of the new one hole high arched faucet and sink drain.

The water lines that came with the faucet are 24" and now I find that I need at least 30", and when I removed the drain line from the old sink, one of the plastic gaskets broke into 4 pieces. Off to Lowes I go.

My 3rd back surgery is scheduled for 10AM tomorrow and I really want to get this finished, or else I'd just order from Amazon.

Followup: No correct hoses at Lowes, and my drain doesn't line up correctly and leaks. Frick.

[fastfredracing]

My last rental house just passed inspection . I have to go one more time to remove all my tools, and I am officially done remodeling rental houses until the next big shake up .
Looking forward to a relaxing winter here, and getting back on some of my own projects .

[billybek]

Originally Posted by SiberianDVM

Well, the installers just finished the new kitchen counter-tops and left, leaving me the minor install of the new one hole high arched faucet and sink drain.

The water lines that came with the faucet are 24" and now I find that I need at least 30", and when I removed the drain line from the old sink, one of the plastic gaskets broke into 4 pieces. Off to Lowes I go.

My 3rd back surgery is scheduled for 10AM tomorrow and I really want to get this finished, or else I'd just order from Amazon.

Followup: No correct hoses at Lowes, and my drain doesn't line up correctly and leaks. Frick.

Hope your surgery goes well and that recovery is quick.
If you were just a bit closer, I would come and give you a hand....

[Baz]

Originally Posted by dan79brooklyn

This is a project I finished last winter - brick garden wall -

I made a YouTube video of the work...

https://youtu.be/wun74XfUqG0

Well done, Dan and thanks for sharing your video. I enjoy documenting my work but been a while since I did any videos - mostly just pics from my point and shoot.

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Working with Tapcons today putting up a new handrail for the staircase off my back patio. All 2x4's.

For most projects where I'm attaching wood to concrete, I don't think you can beat Tapcons.

But it's interesting to look at some other options and I ran across this nicely done video that demonstrates some of them. Really nice visual aid to use that concrete block for effect.

[GH85Carrera]

Yesterday was real pretty weather. The wife made me go play in the yard. The storage building we have in the back yard is a 8 foot x 12 foot wood framed steel panel covered building.

We have dachshunds. The male would be under the building getting muddy and possible injured on nails or screws coming through the floor. So we have a lattice work on the bottom of the building. The building is 21 years old. The lattice work was old and tired. The old lattice was screwed in place with self taping screws. I had to unscrew a LOT of crews, and cut the new panels to fix, and screw the new panels in place.

I sure love the sit on the ground, then stand up and sit down routine for 5.5 hours. Golly it was fun.

It is good to go for another 20 years at least.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by dan79brooklyn

This is a project I finished last winter - brick garden wall -

I made a YouTube video of the work...

https://youtu.be/wun74XfUqG0

Thanks for posting the video. Those beds should last a couple of lifetimes.

[oldE]

Ripped the trim off the front door. It was getting soft at the bottom after 35 years. I milled out the replacement pieces with multiple passes on the table saw, using a piece of the original trim as a template. It is on, caulked and primed. I even got the screen door re-hung.
A good day.
Best
Les

[Baz]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Yesterday was real pretty weather. The wife made me go play in the yard. The storage building we have in the back yard is a 8 foot x 12 foot wood framed steel panel covered building.

We have dachshunds. The male would be under the building getting muddy and possible injured on nails or screws coming through the floor. So we have a lattice work on the bottom of the building. The building is 21 years old. The lattice work was old and tired. The old lattice was screwed in place with self taping screws. I had to unscrew a LOT of crews, and cut the new panels to fix, and screw the new panels in place.

I sure love the sit on the ground, then stand up and sit down routine for 5.5 hours. Golly it was fun.

It is good to go for another 20 years at least.

I heard that.....there are days it seems like every joint in my body aches....lol.

That said - I love fixing things and working on projects so I will soldier on - but have learned to pace myself more than when I was younger.

[SiberianDVM]

Originally Posted by billybek

Hope your surgery goes well and that recovery is quick.
If you were just a bit closer, I would come and give you a hand....

Thanks! My 2.5 hour surgery turned into a 7 hour surgery but I'm home now and just a bit painful. The new hoses are here, and hopefully in 3 or 4 days I'll be able to install them.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by madcorgi

New shocks in the Command Unit, my 1999 Silverado with 239,000 miles. The uber-high-quality Pep Boys Mountain Ryders I pulled off appeared just a bit past their prime.





Truck handles a lot better with the new KYBs.

Did the same thing a few weeks back to my 2500 4x4, but replaced with Bilstein 5100s, huge improvement. Picked up new wheels and tires for the Featherlite, one side swapped out, just have the other two.

[Baz]

Look what I got in the mail today........





#14 stainless steel........

[billybek]

Well Baz, now you are really screwed....