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

[NCjeeper]

I got the roof finished today by myself. Tomorrow the side panels go up and the gutters too.

 

[Braeden P]

Finally got around to adjusting the carb on my new to me truck. Someone had the mixture screws set at full rich so it would not idle below 1,500rpm. I adjusted them then the idle and it sounds about right, still need to put a tachometer on the motor to see if it’s correct since the truck is too low of a trim to have one. I had to go and buy a 22” screwdriver to reach the one screw, the egr was in the way in that side.
This is when I picked it up. Runs and drives, I need to adjust the TV cable and the front end is a bit loose. Not bad for 277k on a 302.

 

[woodchucker]

nice , full size bed and a old style cab.. love it. Bench seats are nice for you and your girl too.

 

[rwm]

I'm confused. Are you adjusting the engine computer or the fuel injectors with that screwdriver???

 

[woodchucker]

looks like the carb, no fuel injectors... old school

 

[Gnpenning]

Vacuum gauge is your friend when adjusting carbs.

 

[GrifterGuru]

Well...I was working on a tap wrench & snapped off one of my ElCheapO needle files.
I made a broken needle file in my shop today : )

I grew up using cheap files for model making between 7yo and 11yo. I was taught by my late step-father to hold the tip of swiss files as well as the handle, never use excessive pressure, cut on the forward stroke only and never use a file like a hacksaw. Never did snap one even when I was working metal in the garage during the years we were restoring a 1935 MG PA. Never have snapped a file ever, other than the odd occasion dad left one on the floor, did not tell me and I unknowingly stepped on it..

Drill bits? now that is a different story. Plenty of "snag" breaks, where the bit snags and snaps. Found a solution to that though... Set my cordless drill to "screw" mode, lower the torque to mid-level setting and if the bit snags, it just stops the chuck. No more broken small drill bits.

 

[Braeden P]

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Vacuum gauge is your friend when adjusting carbs.

I gotta get one, I have it adjusted by ear. There is a long list of work that needs to be done.

 

[Ischgl99]

Well...I was working on a tap wrench & snapped off one of my ElCheapO needle files.
I made a broken needle file in my shop today : )

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I'll be making a Starrett tap wrench soon too, I like your set up for filing the V groove, I think I'll give that a try when I get to that point.

 

[Shiseiji]

the tap handle looks good.

Ditto