What did you work on today ?

[Too Many Projects]

Thursday, Friday my wife cracked the whip and got me to finish the trim in the overhead door cove we made in the shop. We were sitting around, watching the non-stop drizzle and wind and she brought this up, so we went out and did it. Looks much nicer now. She is really good about offering to help, even though it is limited to driving me around up at the ceiling with the fork lift. She was diagnosed with Osteoporosis last year and has to be careful with how much she lifts now.

Friday, I sold my 1954 Chev 210, so...

Today, we went tree shopping in the rain/drizzle. Frikken weather is driving us nuts. We bought a Prairie Expedition Elm and a Hakura Nishiki Willow. We want a Prairie Gold Aspen too, but the field the B&B trees are in was way too muddy for our street shoes. We will be going back next week with the truck and trailer to bring the trees home and will bring our Sorrels with to pick out the Aspen. Might get a Prairiefire Crab at that time too. We have 2 acres of mostly open yard that needs a LOT more landscaping and trees.

[67since67]

Mounted a new Eley hose reel and Pit Products hand soap shelf. My third Eley reel and I have some PP products in my trailer, excellent products!
I used stainless socket head cap screws to mount the shelf, with fiber washers to insulate the aluminum from the stainless wash sink.

Up next is remounting the vise on the freshly powder coated Equipto bench and morning the fire extinguisher.

I determined that a re-organization of my shop was in order before starting another Chevelle project. -Bill W

[Too Many Projects]

If it was me, I'd cut that 4x4 under the bench leg back most of the distance to the leg. I would be tripping on that every time I used the vise.

[67since67]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

If it was me, I'd cut that 4x4 under the bench leg back most of the distance to the leg. I would be tripping on that every time I used the vise.

It extends only to the front edge of the bench, never tripped on it. Aside from raising the bench height, (I'm 6'2") I had trouble with heavy stuff, like an automatic trans in a trans cradle, trying to tip the bench forward. - Bill W

[Too Many Projects]

OK, it appeared to be even with the front and it sounds like it's been there for some time. You are probably not as clumsy as me either...

[Lynn]

The office and the Museum have been hogging a lot of my time. But did get some work done on my shop today.

Just about finished with my suite of add ons to the warehouse side. I did not want to take up any shop space. Entire suite is only 17 feet long. Mob/broom closet, kitchenette (no sink... but a beer fridge), water closet (just a toilet and a mini deep sink) and a utility room to house the "water heater". Water heater is a point of use design. Just enough hot water to wash up. I had purchased a gas tankless, but didn't need it, as I nixed the plans to include a shower.

Got the granite countertop put in the kitchenette. Was going to do a backsplash, but seeing there is no sink (just the mini fridge and a countertop microwave) decided to just caulk it. Will paint the caulk wall color when it dries.

Used black pipe for the toilet paper and paper towel dispenser. My grandsons asked how I change the paper roll. Showed them that you just unscrew the flange on the end.

Did more sheetrock work today. Still need to trim everything.

[Too Many Projects]

Late March I bought 2 1967 C-10 trucks, 1 in NE Kansas and the other in Wheeless, OK. Look that up, it may as well have been NM. I wanted other parts the seller had and he kept putting off getting them ready for me, so a week ago I said I was coming down for the truck and he said he would have "everything ready". I left home at 8:45 am Monday April 25 and drove thru to Hutchinson KS and had a room for the night. I left there at 3:30 am and was at the location, after some terrible directions, at 10:45 am. NOTHING was ready and we spent the next 5 hours dismantling another truck for the parts I wanted and still didn't have time to get them all. His family runs cattle and he was supposed to be helping them round them up for market that day. As it was, I left at 4 PM and went to Boise City, OK. I was caked in dirt from the wind blowing like the dust bowl days, as they are extremely dry in OK. I bought a shower at the Love's truck stop in Boise, ate some pizza and hit the road at 6PM. I arrived home at 8:15 PM Wednesday. 2,022 rt miles in 60 hours. All that for this prize...

[Lynn]

Sometimes I wonder about the things we put ourselves through in this hobby.

Really getting hard to find a 67 these days. Eventually, you will probably be glad you did it.

[SMS]

Refinishing counter tops. We have an extra kitchen in the basement and want to update the white p-lam tops but didn’t want to spring for new stone, so let’s see how the Rustoleum kit does. Just like doing garage floors.

Tonight’s episode will be sanding smooth and top coating. Wish me luck, hate to screw it up now after all the initial phases seemed to go ok.

[Lynn]

Looks good.