Technical Little tips and tricks for garage hobbyists.

The missing tool will be under the fridge in your shop when you move it to retrieve that last little bearing ball that just rolled under there.

 

If that's the case I'll need a dumpster to put all the stuff that's rolled under there.

 

I just clamp the straight portion of a spring in vice-grips and pull it over...

 

The right length bungie will work for a while.

 

well,pretty sure that confused me ...am i alone?

 

Nope I don’t get it yet , but I ride a Harley I’m slow

 

@patsurf I read it as using a bungie to wrap around the shoes as mentioned earlier with zip ties.

Me, I always hung the shoes with the center pegs and springs, then depending on the adjuster/spring on the bottom, did that or the 2 top pin springs next.
The wrap around the shoes is to help hold them in place for installing the 2 upper springs, I ***ume.

 

right from the first mention way back this has baffled me --the shoes are against the stop-are people trying to pull the tops of the shoes closer than that --(even possible?)--this is all crazy when the spring tool does everything!!

 

Use a bungie instead of the spring. You don't need tools to put it on.

 

There is another sign on the walk-out door at eye level.

 

Ratchet straps don't get tangled up when stored like this. I have about 25 of them and they are always easy to choose and use. They are stored in a milk crate so are always together.

 

@atch I do the same thing, for straps and other items. keeps them well organized.

 

Speaking of baggies; whenever I remove a bolt, nut, or other hardware and know (or even think) that I'll want to put it back on sometime in the future I put it/them in a baggie and label the baggie as to what the contents are. Then that baggie goes into a big drawer with all the other baggies containing hardware. And since I don't want to get SS or grade 8 hardware mixed up with ordinary hardware, I put those in baggies also, labeled as to what it is.

 

I put it on the light switch!

 

Just a reminder to wear appropriate safety equipment. Today I completed installing new brake calipers, hoses and hard lines on my diesel and had the wife working the pedal to bleed the brakes, a task we have all done many times. Luckily I had my safety gl***es on, when I opened the bleeder it shot fluid much stronger than expected and hit me dead center in the gl***es, it would have been my eye otherwise. The rest of the job I layed to the side of the stream, but that was a close call.

 

I'm not a fan of open bleeders...
I use a snug piece of hose, long enough to go into & along the inside wall of a mason jar, so's I can see the color of the brake fluid. A little more fussing/mumbling, but I also don't like big messes. Easy to pour the contents into a proper container as needed.
Marcus...

 

heck-w/ the bottle you don't need a helper!

 

I’ve used that method many times and it’s my regular go to, but went the old way this time. Future bleeding, going back to the hose in a jar. Cleaner and ultimately easier, especially on a show car, this was a DD type and was just ready to get done and couldn’t find any hose that would stay on; I had rags and cardboard to absorb the mess. Another lesson learned……

 

Yes,,,the best way!

 

I made a little stand for my container so that it does no tip over.

 

PPE is always over looked when in a hurry to finish up . I did a stupid stupid thing earlier this year and it took weeks to recover . A Friend stopped by needed a part TIG welded , I was working outside no shirt on . Took the part inside and welded it . Shirt on went to lunch . I started to notice strange feeling on my chest . Got to checking , really burnt from the UV of welding and not wearing my jacket . This act is over looked by most , protect all skin from the UV when welding : hands , top of head , arms , chest , throat , ears the more the safer . Eyes when plasma cutting , are easy to forget .
The persons we hurt the most by not using PPE is our family , and I know no one wants to hurt a family member .

 

Thoughts??

 

Wear ear protection!

 

Now that is unique. Looks like it would be easy to duplicate. Hearing protection and finger protection…

 

I like it,,thinking of doing that myself .Poor man`s Pullmax.

 

the one of mine in that not very good pic above thinks NOTHING of 16 ga.!

 

That’s the one Karl Fischer of Japhands offers up. Knowing his work it must be a great tool! I believe he has plans on his website...

 

I've seen the videos. It appears to work pretty well, just slower than a pullmax. Karl is pretty inventive!