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

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

We’ll see how much I get done this weekend. I’ve got a new DME with a lot of electronics deleted and an oil cooler to install.

Got the DME installed and reworked the cooling system. I’ll start the oil cooler tomorrow, but won’t finish… parts missing 🤬

[URY914]

I'm finally getting around to hanging the drywall in the laundry room. Not worth posting a picture of it. Drywall ain't pretty.

[Evans, Marv]

Originally Posted by URY914

I'm finally getting around to hanging the drywall in the laundry room. Not worth posting a picture of it. Drywall ain't pretty.

Yeah, but just think of what the inside of your house would look like without it.

[Baz]

Some progress on my project this morning. This stuff looks like the real deal wrt corrosion proofing. Reminds me of both red oxide paint and white silicon roof coating.

I removed the chains, dipped them in the paint, hung them up, and then used a 1" paint brush to coat as much as I could for 4 of the 7 baskets. Then I re-attached the chains and hung all baskets up to allow paint to dry.

It's going to take at least two or three more work sessions to complete this phase of the project - but so far I'm very pleased with how it's going!

[A930Rocket]

Installed and wired the radiator fan. Drilled (4) 3” holes in the front bumper for air flow and mocked up the oil cooler. Then do some test drives, to see if I need to install the oil cooler fan.

[oldE]

21 hp B&S mower was hard starting. Finally twigged to the idea of a bad fuel pump. My guy had them in stock. It took less than 10 minutes to haul the old one off, check the vacuum line and install the new. Started with the first turn of the key. I felt like such a dummy, the thing has been starting hard for a year.

Best
Les

[gregpark]

My mountain place outdoor kitchen is getting there. Still have the under sink cabinet and island to build but I'm confident it will hold any snow load.

[herr_oberst]

^^^ That's gorgeous. I need that now! Love the slab countertops.

[gregpark]

Thanks. The slabs are pecky Cedar from a tree I felled on the property. Actually, all of the lumber you see I milled on the band mill. The only lumber I buy is plywood

[Baz]

Looking good, Greg! How's the weather out there right now - for working outside? Looks like you have some nice partial shade from those conifers.....

[A930Rocket]

Finished up the oil cooler install, but I need to swap out some fittings with different angles, so the hoses look/flow better.

Next weekend. Wire the fan relay to a thermostat, hook up the oil pressure sender, get the key fob and door locks working again, find out why windshield wipers are not working….

[gregpark]

Originally Posted by Baz

Looking good, Greg! How's the weather out there right now - for working outside? Looks like you have some nice partial shade from those conifers.....

The weather is great. It almost always is in the summer in the Sierra Nevada range. About 82° today, perfect working weather. I do have some shade from the trees but also have a couple of 11' umbrellas on the deck. The new tinted Poly roofing offers nice shade too.

[cantdrv55]

Excellent work, Greg!

[Bill Douglas]

Good skills Greg. Very stylish.

[gregpark]

Thanks guys. A fair amount of work and not done yet but I love these kind of projects. I'm pleasantly surprised with how well the 12v fridge works, as good as my LG at home. It's made by Sunfrost for solar applications and it makes ice in just a few hours. I have 2 panels and 2 big batteries dedicated to the fridge, the light and my tool battery chargers and I have power to spare. This place is pretty remote with any utilities 10 miles away. I'd be totally off grid except I still use propane for the stoves, water heater and indoor fridge. That's a tough one to eliminate. I have unlimited firewood, wood stove for heat and I could rig an inside the stove radiator for hot water and cook on the stove too but that doesn't work in summer. I'd love to be truly off grid but I'm not that hard core and am addicted to the convenience of gas. I guess now that I'm almost 70 I've turned into a pansy

[herr_oberst]

The ears on the shields of my classic Craftsman Block grinder were about to break off.
Time for Gramps to take action!

I used very thin plywood to reinforce the ears, epoxy was used for the bond.


Masked and ready for a coat of rattle can aluminum spray paint in the hopes of matching the look of the tool, at least somewhat.


Repair complete, I charged myself nothing for my time, all materials and supplies were on hand, so the effort involved has no value!

[Scott Douglas]

Originally Posted by gregpark

My mountain place outdoor kitchen is getting there. Still have the under sink cabinet and island to build but I'm confident it will hold any snow load.

Really like what you've got there Greg.
Question for you, does the roof have a slant to it?

[Scott Douglas]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

The ears on the shields of my classic Craftsman Block grinder were about to break off.
Time for Gramps to take action!

I used very thin plywood to reinforce the ears, epoxy was used for the bond.


Masked and ready for a coat of rattle can aluminum spray paint in the hopes of matching the look of the tool, at least somewhat.


Repair complete, I charged myself nothing for my time, all materials and supplies were on hand, so the effort involved has no value!

You never know, it might just save an eye!

[911 Rod]

Quite the following on those Craftsman block grinders. I have 2!

[Scott Douglas]

I've got Dad's old one out in the garage too.