Technical Little tips and tricks for garage hobbyists.

didn't know that existed!

 

This is what they look like. Normal cataract lenses look like a smooth curved lens. They clear up the fogged natural lens but don't focus so you still need readers or other corrective glasses. These multifocal ones have the concentric circles, each ridge a different magnification. The magic is your brain decides which magnification to use so you seamlessly see way-far to up-close. 5 minute operation. Makes working in the shop a pleasure again. No stupid glasses falling off, scratching, fogging, getting broken, etc.

 

Wow! I don’t have cataracts. And presbyopia gets us all as we age. I bet they won’t do it for presbyopia though. Oh well,

 

Save for how long? Ben

 

I paid $8,000 extra for the upgraded lenses.

 

@willys36,
My experience also!

 

I shared this little tidbit in another thread and it was well received so I’ll post it again here. Was running new brake & fuel lines on my 59 Rancho and was looking for a way to secure the line, away from the frame, as to prevent chafing. Here’s what I came up with;




The frame already has a bunch of random holes in it from the factory. I utilize as many of those holes as I found along the route where the lines were run. I only had to drill two or three new holes for the whole job. Simply thread the hole for whatever bolt will fit. I grabbed a handful of short fine thread bolts and ran them on the lathe. Simply machine the head flat, then drill & tap for a size small enough not to compromise the bolt and big enough to grab the adel clamp. I used 5/16” bolts and 10/32 screws. Works like a charm.

 

That's pretty dadgummed (credit 3wLarry) cool.

 

Yeah, Robertson!

 

harbor freight moving blanket makes it even more comfortable

 

Love those blankets for lots of uses. Can get them on sale often for $5! I use them for paint drop cloths in place of the expensive canvas ones. I like their performance as well as price of the canvas ones.

 

Since they're not "electronic", I wonder how much they'll be in 6 months?

Better get some now.

 

Great idea! I’ll plaigerize it, but with a twist. Socket head cap screws.

 

Yes please do! I went with the Fillister head for a more traditional appeal

 

I understand what you were thinking but it seems to be a lot of extra monkey work. When we built my cpe I just used Adel clamps alone screwed to the frame. Been on the road since 97 and 100K+ mi without any problems

 

I guess part of my motivation for doing this is to use as many existing holes as possible to avoid drilling new ones. That’s just me. I’m wired that way.

With that being said, the existing holes are too big to accommodate a screw that would typically be used to hold an adel clamp.

 

Slick, most monkeys throw poo-poo at vacationers. Fellow monkey, like.

 

Has anyone tried this (Ballistol) on rubber that gets sun exposure? Used to use Ru-Glide, but can't get it anymore. The big rubber strip around my windshield could use some, but don't want to use something that will cause the rubber to perish. Thanks, it does work on guns.

 

Can’t Ru-Glide anymore? I wonder what chemical was on the no-no list?

 

From their website.

 

Prepping parts for primer, I used foam rubber ear plugs to protect the threaded holes. It worked great and the primer didn’t eat the foam.

 

That is what makes “ hotrodding, hotrodding” ! The little details! Back in my prime, I liked the attention to detail, it makes a difference. It also lets you play with your lathe, if you have one! Those that have one, know what I’m talking about! Wink wink!





Bones

 

Need to live near Bones , we think alike

 

Heck yeah Bones! I’m always looking for an excuse to whittle something up on one of my machines. Something about giving my ride the personal touch.

 

In his first post he said the reason was to prevent chafing and then he said he wanted to use existing holes instead of drilling new ones. Not as attention to detail

 

The permanent cocked little finger due to a high school football injury, during a rough tackle and getting jammed into the helmet surface. It was twice the size of the photo and over the years, always remained in that position. Despite me straightening it out, it falls back to this “cocked” position.

The orthopedic surgeon noticed it one day I went in for a knee checkup and said he could surgically straighten it out. Since it does nothing except being bent, I politely declined the surgery. Although, it does give a good base for the pinstriping brush hand position to try to get those lines curvy…


Hello,

A week ago, I was out in the garage wiping off the windshield prior to one of our errand days. As I was using my right hand with a towel to wipe off the wiper blades, my little fingernail got caught in the loose cotton towel thread. As I yanked to pull my finger away, the thread cut into my nail and along with the metal “v” section, ripped the nail ½ off. Ok, so it was painful as it went to the skin underneath and bled on the cotton wiping rag.

So, my next step was to cut off the nail, but noticed that it was showing some skin and any way to cut or clip the nail was going to tear at the underneath skin. (and hurt…) I wiped off as much as I could and put on a large Bandaid to keep it together for now.

Then the next day when the throbbing was much less and the bleeding stopped, I took off the Bandaid and it looked awful. I moved the broken nail and it was instantly painful. So, now what? Can’t cut it off and if I put in some medicine and cover it up with another Bandaid, it would not be straight in the healing process.

Jnaki

So, while in the garage, I found some super glue from Loctite. It was one of the easiest to open and apply with the nice grip handle. I have tried plenty of different brands and this one is an easy on and close the bottle after finishing product. The brush was a smooth application tip and flowed smoothly.

So, I pushed the broken nail back into position, without cutting it and as it fit like it should, I applied the first coat of Loctite Super Glue. Waiting for it to dry in a few seconds, I applied another coat to the surface. Now, I had one shiny nail as if a nail salon did my nails and put on a gloss coat. No one noticed it, except for my wife. She asked why I had one shiny nail. Ha!

Now, here it is 1.5 weeks later and it looks to be healed like a new nail surface. It is still shiny after many hand washings and cleaners. I do not want to cut is just yet and will do so next week. I can file the ends down as the nail grows and by then, the skin underneath would have healed correctly. YRMV

Emergency supplies found in your garage drawer… The brush end has more quality uses than just a drop or two. If put back in the tube, the brush stays soft for the next application.

 

You may have missed the second part, after the photos, where I did mention utilizing the existing holes in the frame.

Besides, this whole thread is about exchanging and discussing ideas. I don’t see why anyone would come here to split hairs and be dismissive.

 

Shore do!




Bones

 

ERs use a medical grade super glue for a variety of injuries. I've used regular grade for small cuts and such!