old round fart
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Good luck finding that # 4-40
Nut you just dropped!
Nut you just dropped!
Big redo of the old bucket
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fletcherson
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I have to keep a magnet handy now on just plain concrete... of course the part always ends up under something or anywhere except where it should have landed. I’m sure it’s just a phase and will improve with age, right?
choppinczech
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I just had these delivered. Very nice, and a great price.
What's really great about these are the smaller ones. They don't just rely on the 1/2", 3/4" or 1" sizes of electrical knockout holes.
Day 42 (or so it seems): clear coated:
If you contemplate such a project, figure out where your cars will go for several weeks, and where all your garage stuff will go:
It's been a job, but Sunday night we can put the cars in, and then start unloading the Pod Monday. It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings (no, not my wife! You will forget I said anything!)
If you contemplate such a project, figure out where your cars will go for several weeks, and where all your garage stuff will go:
It's been a job, but Sunday night we can put the cars in, and then start unloading the Pod Monday. It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings (no, not my wife! You will forget I said anything!)
Our company offered 3 levels of roughness. Level 1 was used on the floor and level 2 on the steps. Level 3 is too rough for bare feet!
The floor was $4500 for the "Platinum" level. The company has 5 or 6 levels, but they don't vary much costwise. The Pod was about $300 for a 1 month minimum. We rented that separately, but the floor company has them too. Not sure what the size is, maybe 8 by 10.
Neshkoro
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Not cheap, but looks really awesome!! I'd feel guilty letting anything spill/ drip (oil, paint, etc) on the floor. I'd be in deep trouble. I have a Model A Ford the drips anything that can drip. It has mechanical brakes. If they were hydraulic, they'd probably drip, too!!
Rip VW
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I wanted to go with an epoxy floor covering in my shop when it was built, but the finish of the building forced me to move all my stuff out of storage and put it in the shop immediately to save a big hunk of storage building rent.
Now having worked in the shop for over a year I think I should have had some of the floor done around my tools and desk area but nothing done in my Fab area. I set and look at all the little black zip marks left by welding and grinding on my bare concrete floor, I think I would get sick if I had done all that burning on an epoxy coat floor at the cost. I like the look and feel of a nice coated floor but I am always welding or cutting in my Fab area and if I did very much of that on a coated floor it would be destroyed by now....
Now having worked in the shop for over a year I think I should have had some of the floor done around my tools and desk area but nothing done in my Fab area. I set and look at all the little black zip marks left by welding and grinding on my bare concrete floor, I think I would get sick if I had done all that burning on an epoxy coat floor at the cost. I like the look and feel of a nice coated floor but I am always welding or cutting in my Fab area and if I did very much of that on a coated floor it would be destroyed by now....
old round fart
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I put a concrete stain on my floor years ago and had no problems. It sealed the floor, made it easy to sweep up and oils and brake fluid didn’t affect it and it was cheap and easy. Got it a Sherwin Williams paint store.
It only needs to outlast me, which isn't much of a leap.
old round fart
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You must have dropped it in my shop! Sorry!
OK, back to the solar panel. Hooked up the charge controller, and ran test wiring to the panel:
Here's the underside of the bed lid, with a display of the panel's volts and amps, and the cooling fan:
...and the Bluetoothed display on my phone:
It shows the output of the panel, the status of the car battery, and the "load," which is the fan. I can turn the fan off and on from the phone.
Note the charge power is only 1 watt because the panel is in the shade right now. When the sun hits the panel the power will increase.
Gotta give a shout-out to these little wonders: heat shrink solder connectors. I use them everywhere. No solder iron, no crimping, just hit 'em with the heat gun and you have a solid waterproof connection.
Here's the underside of the bed lid, with a display of the panel's volts and amps, and the cooling fan:
...and the Bluetoothed display on my phone:
It shows the output of the panel, the status of the car battery, and the "load," which is the fan. I can turn the fan off and on from the phone.
Note the charge power is only 1 watt because the panel is in the shade right now. When the sun hits the panel the power will increase.
Gotta give a shout-out to these little wonders: heat shrink solder connectors. I use them everywhere. No solder iron, no crimping, just hit 'em with the heat gun and you have a solid waterproof connection.
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The bear emerges from his long hibernation. Yesterday was the vernal equinox, the beginning of Spring, when the squirrels and rabbits scamper aplenty and the hot rods roar to life after 6 months comatose. I, the Bear, have awakened and am prepping the bucket for a long Summer of cruises and shows and general delirium.
This is the steering shaft that runs from the steering column to the rack and pinion. The left end has the double U-joint for the column and a new Borgeson support. The right end has a custom support with a nylon bushing and splines that mate to the rack and pinion. These supports should eliminate any monkey motion. Now my bucket will handle just like my Bugatti Chiron (in my dreams).
This is the steering shaft that runs from the steering column to the rack and pinion. The left end has the double U-joint for the column and a new Borgeson support. The right end has a custom support with a nylon bushing and splines that mate to the rack and pinion. These supports should eliminate any monkey motion. Now my bucket will handle just like my Bugatti Chiron (in my dreams).
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