Random stuff you made.

[Clb]

Fukkin awesome

 

[PoBoy84]

Not really 'made', but modified for my purposes. 2/3 jaw Oreillys puller modded specifically for VW swing axle rear wheel bearings. Since my beetle is slammed, and only going lower, changing out wheel bearings will be a pretty common occurrence. (Bearings will sit higher than transaxle and receive zero oil). I don't buy fancy sealed bearings, I just pack them with grease when I change em.

 

[Java230]

Not really 'made', but modified for my purposes. 2/3 jaw Oreillys puller modded specifically for VW swing axle rear wheel bearings. Since my beetle is slammed, and only going lower, changing out wheel bearings will be a pretty common occurrence. (Bearings will sit higher than transaxle and receive zero oil). I don't buy fancy sealed bearings, I just pack them with grease when I change em.

Lets see the bug

 

[PoBoy84]

It's my 3rd bug, but I've only had this one month. I have 2k in parts for it on my kitchen table. Rear is done other than notched spring plates. Front is next. Narrowed 4", adjustable, shock less. Getting dropped spindles, caster shims, flipped tie rod, camber adjusters, and wheels n tires as soon new wheels are painted. Going red stock solid smoothies, og style moon hubcaps, and new firestones with porta walls. I've driven it daily since I brought it home. 66, but with a 72 1600 dp.

 

[Penetrode Offroad]

How many miles are you getting outta the bearings compared to if you did buy sealed?

 

[PoBoy84]

How many miles are you getting outta the bearings compared to if you did buy sealed?

Yet to be determined. My first bug was lower than this, and I'd get 5 to 7k out of rear tires, (Love camber so is what it is). Extended spring plates would help some to fix toe in, but nothing can be done about camber, but its part of the look. Bearings would last about the same with no grease at all. They might get wet around corners. You can drive on them for quite a long time if you turn the radio up. I'm not sure as far as packing with grease, vs sealed, vs nada as I didn't start doing that till the 2nd bug. IMO it doesn't matter, cause I can change them in 10 minutes with this puller. It will likely be a once a year thing. Twice if I continue to daily it.

 

[DuckTape]

Got my 2x4 butcher block workbench finished up yesterday.

 

[Wades_76_cj7]

Matt that looks great! With the boxes on the floor you can't lose bolts and wrenches under the toolbox.

 

[DuckTape]

Matt that looks great! With the boxes on the floor you can't lose bolts and wrenches under the toolbox.

Thanks! Those HF boxes really suck but I already had them. They're much better after tearing out the locking system guts, ditching the wheels, and installing magnets on the backs of the drawers.

 

[Sceep]

installing magnets on the backs of the drawers.

to keep them closed?

 

[DuckTape]

to keep them closed?

Yes. You can see one of them in that picture is actually open, not on purpose

 

[M92PV4U]

Wrenches to change the 2012 E350 def heater.

 

[rockdog57]

Built this 10 foot dump trailer. Took me three weeks. I finished my hdpe pipe project and figured I’d get zip outta the coil trailer I had built for the project. So I figured I’d make something useful outta it.

 

[subybaja]

Built this 10 foot dump trailer. Took me three weeks. I finished my hdpe pipe project and figured I’d get zip outta the coil trailer I had built for the project. So I figured I’d make something useful outta it.

Whoa!! Cool 6x6! Oh...wait.

 

[Penetrode Offroad]

Built this 10 foot dump trailer. Took me three weeks. I finished my hdpe pipe project and figured I’d get zip outta the coil trailer I had built for the project. So I figured I’d make something useful outta it.

That thing fucks

 

[billybob_81067]

Finally fixed up a tool cart for the shop so I have most my shit on hand for just about anything I'll be working on.

Socket holder. Bunch of pegs welded to a sheet of steel basically. Has 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2" drives, Impact sockets, and allen and torx in the middle. Ratchets, adapters, extensions in the slot on the right side...

Wrench holders on both sides of the cart, Standard on one side Metric on the other.

Also built a fold down shelf on the back side with some 14ga steel and using some locking/folding shelf brackets from Temu that I ordered a while back. Dunno how handy it'll be, but hell why not?

 

[Ranch Hand]

Finally fixed up a tool cart for the shop so I have most my shit on hand for just about anything I'll be working on.

That's purdy enough, it'd kind of make a fella not even want to use it.

 

[CarterKraft]

I've been toying with the idea of "Service" trailer for a long time, I'll look for a used one but never really commit to anything nor do I want to put the time or money in to building one.
Every mobile welding job I do requires this big circle jerk of loading/unloading shit, trying to remember what all I need to bring etc.
After the last time I said I have to get a better system and while I was brain storming what all I could do I realized I have all this shit on hand to throw together a quick and dirty welding trailer.

I don't have a engine driven welder, I have previously borrowed a buddies mutliquip welder but that's a real pain in the ass too...
I bought a 11k tri-fuel generator for house backup duty but after two years and never using it I said fuck it I'm gonna weld off of it..
The little 165amp 120/240v welder runs bad ass off of a 75' 120v extension cord I converted to 240v

I am going to redo this to twist lock know that I am happy with it, so my little plasma cutter will share the same twist lock connector but it works awesome as is.

Built a generator "dock" to attach the generator to the trailer with a locking hitch pin, I need to buy still.
Cut some tabs and plates to build a Acetylene bottle mount and oxygen cylinder mount. I sort of gave up on "ideal" location and just bolted all this shit down, I can easily move it later if I need to.

Still going to add some overhead ladder rack so I can haul 24' material over the bed of my truck. this trailer is 14' of deck so 24' won't be too extreme with the big tongue on it. Then I can add the cord/lead hangers to the verticals. I want to limit how much of this stuff is "outside" so the sun doesn't fuck it up too much.

 

[CarterKraft]

Finally fixed up a tool cart for the shop so I have most my shit on hand for just about anything I'll be working on.

Socket holder. Bunch of pegs welded to a sheet of steel basically. Has 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2" drives, Impact sockets, and allen and torx in the middle. Ratchets, adapters, extensions in the slot on the right side...

Wrench holders on both sides of the cart, Standard on one side Metric on the other.

Also built a fold down shelf on the back side with some 14ga steel and using some locking/folding shelf brackets from Temu that I ordered a while back. Dunno how handy it'll be, but hell why not?

That gives me a good idea to make a third leg that swings out to support the middle of that shelf so it doesn't go ass over tea kettle.
I need a roll cart in my home shop but I fucking hate them so bad because I just stack shit on the lid

 

[Penetrode Offroad]

billybob_81067 , CarterKraft


Thats some cool shit.

 

[[486]]

The little 165amp 120/240v welder runs bad ass off of a 75' 120v extension cord I converted to 240v

with them little inverter welders you can usually feed them 220 through the 110v plug, all the wires connect to the same places

make a short dongle to put 220 through your 110 extension cord and you don't even gotta cut the ends off a good cord
do gotta be a little mindful of what you plug in though lol

 

[CarterKraft]

with them little inverter welders you can usually feed them 220 through the 110v plug, all the wires connect to the same places

make a short dongle to put 220 through your 110 extension cord and you don't even gotta cut the ends off a good cord
do gotta be a little mindful of what you plug in though lol

This thing is how you describe, it has a 15a 120v (5-15p) plug on it and has 5-15R to 6-50p dogbone adapter.

My generator has a 14-50r and I didn't figure that out until it was time weld... So I harvested a 14-50p off my diy welder adapter and put it on a spare 12 ga cord I had. I'm gonna leave it for now until this job is done and I'll probably build a twist lock adapter cable.

 

[Rocktonka]

Saw something similar, had an old bent pipe wrench so...

 

[Sceep]

I havent stick or flux core welded in a LONG time. Realized I dont have a chipping hammer anywhere. #thereIfixedit

Welding outside in 40 MPH wind is WEIRD. Totally had me WTF how am I doing this-ing.

 

[CarterKraft]

Gonna try to build one of these with that 3500 rod/piston I have

 

[Sceep]

Gonna try to build one of these with that 3500 rod/piston I have

Nice. Lil inspiration, my buddy made this one for me.

 

[arse_sidewards]

Gonna try to build one of these with that 3500 rod/piston I have

Don’t you have better shit to be doing?

 

[Gbkeith]

Don’t you have better shit to be doing?

Careful with that. Once you start asking that where are you going to stop?

 

[Sceep]

1/2 the foam is sprayed in the box van. Going to need to trim it out so wall finishing can go in...

we'll see how long this lasts... Should be ok as long as the kid doesnt ram it into something other than foam.

 

[CarterKraft]

1/2 the foam is sprayed in the box van. Going to need to trim it out so wall finishing can go in...

we'll see how long this lasts... Should be ok as long as the kid doesnt ram it into something other than foam.

Pretty smart!