What did you do in your shop today?

[ripjack13]

I just got done frankenstiening 3 bikes into one. My wife found some free ones on a fb page. They were all dirty and messed up.
I started at 2pm today....
I picked the best looking frame after cleaning them. The red/orange mongoose was the victim.
I used parts from all of them to make it work. It looks brand new.
The only part I bought were new handle grips.
I did repack all the tire bearings and the sprocket too, with new grease.
I used some crc hydroforce cleaner and tire shine.
I'm pooped and I new a shower. I'm derty....but the bike is done and it looks great!!!

 

[ripjack13]

I gotta get a bike stand like @woodtickgreg has....

 

[woodtickgreg]

I gotta get a bike stand like @woodtickgreg has....

I have 2 work stands, one is a park professional and the other one is a folding portable work stand.
And another one has fallen into the bicycle rabbit hole, lol.

 

[woodtickgreg]

@ripjack13 nice looking bike, paint was still in really nice shape. Good to see you also retained the gyro detangler on the front fork/head assembly.

 

[ripjack13]

Good to see you also retained the gyro detangler on the front fork/head assembly.

I have an extra from the other bike that is in much better condition. I'll work on it some more this spring when it's warmer, and I'll have more time to really take it apart and clean it up.
I need to get some bar pads and a new comfy seat. This one is ok, it cleaned up well, but not really comfy....

 

[woodtickgreg]

a new comfy seat. This one is ok, it cleaned up well, but not really comfy....

Comfy for who, a teenager or an old man like us?

 

[woodtickgreg]

Well I'm down in the shop again since I didnt have to work today. Heating up the wax pot again to finish up the fire starters so I can get that off my plate. Watching wax melt is a little like watching paint dry. So while I'm waiting I started planning the next thing to attack as far as the clean up, plane storage.........

 

[Tony]

Well I'm down in the shop again since I didnt have to work today. Heating up the wax pot again to finish up the fire starters so I can get that off my plate. Watching wax melt is a little like watching paint dry. So while I'm waiting I started planning the next thing to attack as far as the clean up, plane storage.........

Y'all must have big garages in Michigan if you can store a plane in there...

 

[TXMoon]

Tare up a couple of really nice pieces of wood.

 

[NeilYeag]

Back in the States for the Holidays first time in many years. I had a lot of you fine folks send me some treasures to my NY address. Now it looks like Christmas;;;;; From ME to Me with love. Ho Ho Ho - get busy!

Merry Christmas to all of you!
Neil

 

[woodtickgreg]

I have an extra from the other bike that is in much better condition. I'll work on it some more this spring when it's warmer, and I'll have more time to really take it apart and clean it up.
I need to get some bar pads and a new comfy seat. This one is ok, it cleaned up well, but not really comfy....

Did you fix this up as a keeper for yourself? If so you might want to look at Cloud 9 seats. Some of the most comfy seats my buns have been on. The make a 10 speed or bmx sized seat that is still comfy. I have one on my touring bike.
This is a seat I use often, it's a spring suspension and gell saddle, cost about $30 new. And its sized smaller like a touring or bmx seat.

 

[ripjack13]

It's for my grandson. I have nice springer seat on my trike and a banana seat on my spyder, although it needs repadding this spring.

 

[ripjack13]

Back in the States for the Holidays first time in many years. I had a lot of you fine folks send me some treasures to my NY address. Now it looks like Christmas;;;;; From ME to Me with love. Ho Ho Ho - get busy!View attachment 176076

Merry Christmas to all of you!
Neil

You're just now seeing the hat for the first time!? Omgosh....
Merry Christmas Neil!

 

[Spinartist]

Made 10 beer tap handles for a brewery. Ready for paint & the topper.

Also turned a Norfolk Island Pine lamp shade. It must be thin for light to shine through it!!
I broke the (sold) finished one in fourth pict at my shop before the client came to get it so I made a new one.

 

[Schroedc]

Been working on set pieces for the local High School Drama Department. Maple and Birch Ply plus a lot of expensive acrylic. When done will be a 10 piece set, they get fancy remote controlled variable color lights inside them.

 

[Schroedc]

Was in the shop for 4 hours today for any last minute shoppers and while waiting to see if anyone would show, got 8 pens made for a special order that didn't have to done by Christmas (1870's yellow pine from one of the oldest houses in the area still standing) and my son and I finished up his paperweight. Last time I did an acrylic pour I had about 6 ounces of extra resin, grabbed my pocket change and dropped it into the cup and arranged it. Today we turned it to a dome on the lathe and polished it. I could see doing this again with some old coins like wheat pennies, mercury dimes, buffalo nickels, etc or even foreign coins.

 

[TXMoon]

I vacuumed up yesterday's mess. I might get in there again later and sharpen all the tools and get ready for the next time I am in there to turn something.

 

[trc65]

Just enough time to finish off another pen and buff bowls that will be given tomorrow. Still have two more pens to make as well as five more bowls that will be given as "holiday" gifts rather than Christmas gifts. Need to have them done by the weekend though or will have to ship them.

Cooking now, and will be doing that through tomorrow....

 

[woodtickgreg]

I wired a new switch into my table saw and band saw.

 

[Gdurfey]

Started a router table top a few weeks ago and finally started on a cabinet. Both plans are from DIW Montreal via Pinterest. Fairly straight forward. Was going with a plane router insert and took it back for a lift. Figured go big or go home.

First cabinet ever. Tried to be slow and accurate, but am still a sixteenth off here there and yonder.......need to learn, has been great practice. Plans called for plywood drawer fronts. I went out and bought nice pine. Just didn’t want to finish all this hard work with plywood fronts. Been nice weather, took Monday off, and President Trump was nice enough to give me today off. Nice to have 5 days off to focus on a project.

Merry Christmas everyone!! Pictures to come from phone.....not sure why they aren’t transferring to the tablet.