POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?

[mattthemuppet2]

Tell us more about this combination two burner stove/portable toilet I see in the background. Very clever concept. Mike

Oh that The cubby under the stairs is where we keep our camping gear, although for the last 6 months it's been for tool storage

 

[mmcmdl]

Tell us more about this combination two burner stove/portable toilet I see in the background. Very clever concept. Mike

A sign at one of my former employers ...................

Please flush twice , it's a long way to the cafeteria .

 

[GoceKU]

Today i bought a Tire changing machine, with the increase in prices, tire services have increased 4-5x in price. Tire puncture used to be 1-2$ to repair now 7-10$ and i'm maintaining 11 cars and servicing another 17 cars and trucks, so this is not something that i can outsource economically. One thing i never thought when i lift my little niva is the trailer. Now ridiculously uphill, the trailers bumper is scraping. I need a drop hitch but did not have it. The trailer coupler is very good so i had confidence to tow it couple city's away. The machine has spent some time outdoors and lots of time in direct sunlight but for the price is more than i was expecting. Throwing it back was difficult i did take couple of off road trails and dirt roads that shorten my trip a lot but i was going very slowly and the day was very warm. No issues getting it home but i was sun burn to unload it alone so i drove it in the big garage. I paid 300 euros for this machine, and i expect it will paid for itself by the end of the year.

 

[extropic]

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I enjoyed seeing pictures of the Niva looking so good.

 

[wachuko]

I enjoyed seeing pictures of the Niva looking so good.

Same here!! Super cool looking car!!

 

[GoceKU]

It's not much to look at but here you go.

 

[extropic]

It's not much to look at but here you go.

I have to disagree with you about that. It seems like you are constantly doing minor/major repairs to one car or another, so I think you've forgotten what the Niva looked like during the resurrection. We've seen it stripped to the bone and we still remember. Once again,

 

[woodchucker]

I enjoyed seeing pictures of the Niva looking so good.

yea , really looking good.

 

[brino]

Today i bought a Tire changing machine............ and i expect it will paid for itself by the end of the year.

Goce, You got a very solid looking machine for a great price. Congratulations.
We all knew that cleaned and painted corner of your shop would not be empty for long!

I have a small manual machine that I bolt to the floor when I need it, like this:


It's not great, I have had to rebuild/reinforce it in a few places.
It does work, but is always a great deal of blood and sweat.

For me though the limiting factor is balancing. I cannot do a dynamic tire balance in my shop.
Therefore, lately I have gone to a tire shop as they will balance for free* when you pay for the other work.
(*I realize that I really do pay for the balancing in the final bill!)

You obviously have more automotive experience than I do!
Do you bother with tire balance?

Thanks,
Brian

 

[GoceKU]

I do get tires balanced especially on newer cars and low profile tires, in my experience 65-80 side profile tires don't care that much and good quality tires are balanced and many times don't need any weights. The tires on the little niva now are not balanced at all and they don't have any vibrations. Worse tires around here are Tigar tires made in serbia they may need 2-3 mounting and dismounting to get them with in specs to get balanced and still take 5-60 grams a side. On work vehicles and second hand tires i don't bother with balancing. I will be keeping my eye open for a tire balancer, few years ago there were 4-5 of them for sale for cheap.