What did you do today? A thread dedicated to the general use of tools in your projects.

[FlaveNico]

Wait, so what's this for?

Rotovac 360. It fell and the handles broke and also tore a lever finally got the parts in today and now time to fix them.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Stercorarius]

Did some more SS TIG work with the 215 Miller.

 

[FlaveNico]

Cut down two trees, dug out stumps as well. Skid steer for the win... saving backs all over America lol.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[WeldfabNeil]

On 12/27/2016 at 9:31 PM, Stercorarius said:

They look like ???, but they were my very first beads and ai have shaky hands.

 

Dont worry, we all started somewere.

 

Even the best welders I know have room for improvement. 

[rrich1]

Finished this up today.

Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

[ikepete]

Today with my tools I made a mess. I had to fix a dresser and didn't eve all the tools needed. I had to cut a board that was too wide to fit between two dresser drawers. The hack saw just wasn't cutting it and the Milwaukee razor knife could only cut so far lol. I know some of you may cringe at this post. I'm really good at the improper use of tools. ...When the Milwaukee knife didn't finish the job I took my screw driver and used it to to split the wood the rest of the way. It wasn't pretty but the job got done. I only cut myself a couple times...looks like my socket set I bought today could have waited lol


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[wildroamer]

That's hilarious @ikepete!

[khariV]

I got out the M18 planer last night to even out the trim on my shelf project and ended up making great piles of freaky looking sawdust.



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[NicolasRamos]

Today with my tools I made a mess. I had to fix a dresser and didn't eve all the tools needed. I had to cut a board that was too wide to fit between two dresser drawers. The hack saw just wasn't cutting it and the Milwaukee razor knife could only cut so far lol. I know some of you may cringe at this post. I'm really good at the improper use of tools. ...When the Milwaukee knife didn't finish the job I took my screw driver and used it to to split the wood the rest of the way. It wasn't pretty but the job got done. I only cut myself a couple times...looks like my socket set I bought today could have waited lol


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Don't worry, we've all been there before...well maybe except for Conductor. He was born with a chisel in one hand, and a wrench in the other


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

[ikepete]

Lol


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Stercorarius]

2017 blows. This year needs to be killed so dead it is reincarnated as an abortion. These two pictures basically sum up 2017.

Yes that pipe froze mid flow smh.

[KnarlyCarl]

Insane, you're lucky though, it can only get better from here!

[Stercorarius]

31 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said:

Insane, you're lucky though, it can only get better from here!

Not if you consult the weatherman, or my luck.

[Stercorarius]

If you hear buzzing coming out of my room at three in the morning, it's just me playing with Big Ron. Got it engraved this morning and a temporary solution for the previous engraving. I used the Dremel engraver. It's an awesome tool for $25. Sorry for butchering single stroke gothic.

 

[NicolasRamos]

If you hear buzzing coming out of my room at three in the morning, it's just me playing with Big Ron. Got it engraved this morning and a temporary solution for the previous engraving. I used the Dremel engraver. It's an awesome tool for $25. Sorry for butchering single stroke gothic.



 

Sure... that's what the noise was.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

[metaljunkie]

On ‎12‎/‎21‎/‎2016 at 7:24 PM, DaveJr. said:

Ok so first off, I finally finished up this plaque I have been working on. Made from cherry and joined together with biscuits. Just have to put a couple coats of poly on it and it'll be good to go. Second I made this miter/table saw station. I made it so that the height of the table saw table is level with the miter saw. I can also use the fence of the table saw as a stop block on the miter saw. If I have to rip something wide on the table saw, I can just life off the miter saw and be good to go. I like how the fence of the DeWalt table saw is removable so I can cut really long pieces on the miter. Just have to run to Harbor Freight to grab some casters and it'll be finished! Put my brand new DCD791 drill and Kreg pocket hole jig to some good use tonight!

Good stuff man.

[metaljunkie]

On ‎1‎/‎4‎/‎2017 at 11:20 PM, Stercorarius said:

2017 blows. This year needs to be killed so dead it is reincarnated as an abortion. These two pictures basically sum up 2017.

Yes that pipe froze mid flow smh.

Feeling your pain. Went home for Christmas and spent too much time troubleshooting my furnace problems.  Finally got it fixed by replacing the fan switch and blower motor. 

[jtkendall]

Did some sanding today, had I not had to go to the dump I probably would have got them completely finished. As it stands I still need to go over them with 220 and then apply a finish. The cordless Makita sander worked really well, it took half a 3.0 battery but it's really nice to not need an extension cord or be able to work outside. The cheap $0.79 earplugs worked well too.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[NicolasRamos]

I used the 1 3/8" Milwaukee shockwave holesaw for the first time today! It cut threw the Hoffman Jbox easily! I only had to make the one hole though, so I didn't get to try out the other sizes. Or see if there would be a difference after adjusting the one-key profiles. I like how shallow they are, I think I'm going to buy more, and keep a 7/8" in my Tech MCT for when I install Eaton surge protectors on panels.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

[overanalyze]

Simple custom vanity for a bath remodel. Built and finished by yours truly.

[Milwaukee_man_stan]

Nice.

[Stercorarius]

Did some of this

With this.

The thing is massive and awesome. The sketchy part is there is so much momentum in the extended boom and I was on a frozen solid ditch bank that when I slowed too quickly to dump it slid me right off the bank.

A little size reference.

Sure that's just muddy water ?.

 

[NicolasRamos]

Did some of this



With this.





The thing is massive and awesome. The sketchy part is there is so much momentum in the extended boom and I was on a frozen solid ditch bank that when I slowed too quickly to dump it slid me right off the bank.

A little size reference.



Sure that's just muddy water [emoji39].

 

How tempted were you to put on Slayer, and crush your truck.

[Stercorarius]

2 hours ago, NicolasRamos said:

How tempted were you to put on Slayer, and crush your truck.

Only a little. Mostly tempted to put on some Lamb of God and see if it had the hydraulic power to throw it. I resisted because it was almost ten and pouring freezing rain and walking home sounded like it would suck.

[NicolasRamos]

So we're doing a built to order log home.



So the timber guys cut in the box locations to size for metal gangable boxes, and run the wiring on all the exterior walls, as they build the structure. In our area it is highly frowned upon to use metal gangable boxes in any form of resi. 4" square boxes with mud rings are allowed, but in the case of timber homes exterior walls there's no wallboard to create a proper finish around a mud ring.
Don't get me wrong I'm glad that they cut them, I would have had to be there every day of framing just to do what they were already paid for in the cost of the home(regardless of how little I liked the result), but they were barely square, and full of inconsistencies. And it's hard to pull the wiring back through some spots to hone out the holes to the correct size.

This guy couldn't even stay on his mark!


Still have a few to go tomorrow. The wiring they left coiled in the ceiling from the box locations weren't labeled either, so I had to spend half of yesterday just identifying cables!

This evening I got to replace the battery in my old Transit-250. The guys who swapped into it only got a few days before the battery died on them. Got to is a strong choice of words...

Didn't get pics of the new battery going in. But because of my particular van's battery setup(single battery) I had to remove a plastic "stop block" that aides in keeping the battery from shifting in the compartment. After that comes out and you get the - clamp loose, you rotate the battery 90 degrees to remove the + cable. Not as bad as I thought it would be, but still not as easy as removing a battery in an engine bay. Granted I've never swapped a battery that's located under the drivers seat before!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro