Technical Little tips and tricks for garage hobbyists.

That's the reason for the counter weight

 

Suggestion............Don't ask your wife to provide the extra weight needed for a counterbalance.

 

Depends on the wife,,,,,

 

That has to be photoshop. There's no way that bike is holding all that

 

There's no way someone that big could get to the bike, no less get on it, and hold themselves upright once on it.

 

That rear tire isn't even partially squashed. And what is she sitting on? her a$$ is out there in thin air.

ANYWAY; back to your regularly scheduled tips-and-tricks thread...

 

BUTT.....it was funny.

 

Not for the bloke pedalling it wasn't.

 

Real Men of Genius.

 

5 pages back there was talk about using router against steel and aluminum .
There’s a video too.

https://dirtchurchindustries.com/collections/garage-shop-products/products/beveling-bit

 

A cheat for marking a tube all the way around without relying on a hose clamp that may or may not be in alignment.
I use my work bench drawers, a C-clamp and a pencil, pictures are self explanatory but while rotating the tube make sure it stays flush against the C-clamp.

 

Looking for ideas to stow my floor jacks. Googled it, but nothing super impressive. Any better ideas than these?

 

If it’s for cutting, pipe cutters are cheap and go to some pretty decent sizes. If it’s just for marking I do about the same but stick it up against the back of my welding bench(has a 90* upright) magnets to hold the side/back dyechem and scribe for the mark(or if it isn’t seen pipe cutter just barely touching to get a shallow line).

 

I dunno, that looks like good back support.
BTW a piece of wood, such like a skate board, to rest on.
The shadow pattern on the ground.
The fact that we have no reallife clue of life, where they are.
Maybe she can provide him a meal
Thanks-Done

 

What do you think of this thing?

 

Not necessarily a better idea but both of mine are rolled under a project car with the handles (more or less) straight up. Takes up nearly no real estate.

 

Good one! That could also provide a pretty stable means to draw a straight line lengthwise.

 

Yeah. Done that. issue is my garage is also a workshop at times for wood working, DD repair, etc. Tired of always moving stuff around and in/out of the garage. I’m adding more shelving to alleviate some of this, and really want a dedicated storage spot for everything, so hopefully I can find it when I need it.

 

Floor jacks and jackstands are a pain in the butt. Jacks are on wheels at least. A dolly for the stands might not be horrible way to get them back from under a bench.

 

I stack the stands on the trolley jack and wheel the whole lot into a gap in my shelves. You usually use both together anyway, so they can live together too.

 

I’ve way too many stands and jacks.

 

I've got a roll around work bench. It has the usual bottom shelf. That's where the jack stands live. More weight on the bottom, easily moved around for sweeping and cleanup, or over to the area where lifting is about to begin or end. Most are the same height, so it can support something big and flat in a pinch.
I try to have stuff on wheels for cleanup, prioritizing what's near the work area or out of the way, and less carrying around.

 

To get back a bit of floor space, jack stands and dollies went on the wall.


What are those white cups on a string...?

Tailpipe caps...to keep critters out during winter storage

 

CRAP! I've seen stores with less inventory!

 

My jack stands are stored in wall-mounted racks from TMR customs, and I made a rack for sawhorses right above it. I'm extremely happy with them.

 

I thought they were the intercom back to the house so your wife could call you when it was time for your ham sandwich.

 

My jackstands are in a drawer in a lateral file cabinet. In effect they take up no real estate. I don't recall how many there are; I'd have to go out and count them. But I'm pretty certain that there are at least six and I believe there are eight.

 

If you want it to be organized, just buy one of those used common office cabinets that are on Facebook all the time.
Use the bottom shelf to sit the jack.....jacks on. Look for a wider one if you have two jacks. Organize the other shelves to hold any jack stands, chocks, small ramps, etc. Make a bracket to mount on the side of the cabinet to hang the jack handle and other long tools like pry bars and pickle forks, and a couple of pipes designated for extending leverage when needed. Looks much better than many cobbled up brackets and they are reasonably priced usually. Down here they can be found for about $50-$100 all the time. I usually get a piece of 2x4 wood and put a brace under the center any full width shelves. Simply a couple of wood screws run thru the side of the cabinet into the 2x4 and it makes the shelves much stronger for any heavy stuff. Buy several cabinets and you will be surprised how much more organized your shop gets.





Cabinets really make more room than they take.........because you take advantage of the space above the floor. In my shop," Kabinets is King"


Stole these cabinets for about $50 ea and removed dividers in them. I really like them. They had microfilm in them originally.



Got these big wooden cabinets at a school auction for about $25 ea. The top drawers in the one hold precision tools while the other drawers hold end mills for my milling machine. The top section and the other cabinet hold things like lathe chucks and mill tooling. They are very strong.
Its just about watching for cabinets to come along cheaply and then modifying them to fit your needs. When they are closed, they look much more organized than just hanging things everywhere.

Never seen one with rubber/plastic wheels before.............

 

I like to find old metal kitchen cabinets and use them for my work bench. I take the tops off and put 2X6s across the entire length. I bolt them down with stove bolts and they work amazing. I usually sand them then paint them if I want them to look pretty. I just keep an eye out for them and grab them when I find them. If they have a little rust, I can cut and weld a patch or just sand it clean and put a fiberglass patch on it, depending on where it is and how the hole affects its strength.