[Tejas@perioimpl]

My garage had been quite unorganised!

Started getting it organised. Sorting screws, hanging tools etc.

Atleast the next 7 days of the lockdown I'll be busy!

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by Tejas@perioimpl

My garage had been quite unorganised!

It looks wonderful. Be careful of too much tidying: you won't be able to find anything afterwards!

[dailydriver]

Originally Posted by Tejas@perioimpl

My garage had been quite unorganised

Allow us a glimpse of your work tools too. Have only experienced them with mouth wide open and eyes closed .

Would be a good learning experience for us.

[Tejas@perioimpl]

Originally Posted by dailydriver

Allow us a glimpse of your work tools too. Have only experienced them with mouth wide open and eyes closed .

Would be a good learning experience for us.

Haha! Clinic is shut. Will post the torture tools once lockdown is lifted!

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by dailydriver

Allow us a glimpse of your work tools too. Have only experienced them with mouth wide open and eyes closed .

Back in my jewellery-hobby days, I scrounged a few used burrs and bits from my dentist.

I greatly admire the fact that dentists not only have to be doctors and surgeons, they also have to be engineers and sculptural artists. And all that in a mirror too!

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Tejas@perioimpl

My garage had been quite unorganised!

What an Idea Tejas ! I mean your 500 ml water bottles arranged in a row with screws etc held by their caps. You have a nice garage there.

Is that a table saw ?


I always wanted a closed garage where I can store my tools. Just the other day I was frantically searching for my circular saw and I misplaced it somewhere. I had to make do with an angle grinder. It is not the right tool for the job I was doing.

[Tejas@perioimpl]

Originally Posted by Prowler

What an Idea Tejas ! I mean your 500 ml water bottles arranged in a row with screws etc held by their caps.

Here's a closer pic:




I recycle mostly everything.

Bottles for zip ties:



Top of the bottle also good for holding screw drivers, chip blowers, etc:

You have a nice garage there.

Thanks

Is that a table saw ?

Which pic are you talking about? I have one circular and one jigsaw. Both can me mounted inverted on the table though I need to fabricate a better and larger work table.

[Gannu_1]

Man, those Bisleri bottles with the caps screwed to the ply above is ingenious! Who'd have thought?!

Great setup Tejas! Also loved the angle grinder mount and the hand drill mount.

[Red Liner]

I pulled my motorcycle toolkit out to just clean it up and decided to do an overview video of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW08H3cvby4

This toolkit comes with me on all my rides. Think day trips, trail exploration close by and multi day trips as well.

Here's a list of all or most of the stuff in there. These are NOT affiliate links.

1. Induro Tool kit: https://amzn.to/3bW1FA8
2. Resqtech Tyre Inflator: https://amzn.to/3dXlrwJ
3. Tyre repair kit: https://amzn.to/2R9xDAX
4. Tyre Pressure Sensor: https://amzn.to/3aO89Rd
5. 12V USB Charger: https://amzn.to/3aOLRPp
6. Waterproof Mobile Pouch: https://amzn.to/3aHXFmu
7. Stanley Adjustable Wrench: https://amzn.to/2x4mI4w
8. Safety Gloves: https://amzn.to/2wUPsNj
9. USB C to Micro USB: https://amzn.to/2XcEj4V
10. Motion Pro Chain Alignment: https://amzn.to/3dSt3AR
11. Mini Multimeter: https://bit.ly/2V83djt

I picked up the ratchet spanners from these guys at their warehouse: https://international-tool.co.in/
I have to go back to them and get more drool maal when this lock down ends.

Some questions for the folks here:

1. What else should I add?
2. Is there lighter stuff I can replace something here with?
3. Good multitool recommendation? I got recommended the Leatherman Wave with the bit driver extender. Looks really awesome.

PS: I interchanged the lbs/kg nomenclature in the video. I think I got a bit nervous towards the end of it

[Red Liner]

Just a little something I did today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWPQ...ature=youtu.be

I think we need more such lockdown's...else nothing gets done I think I spent more time on the video than on the tool clean up!

I need a new ratchet. This one has a lot of play in the direction changer. Shortlisted one from Felo Tools: https://www.kctoolco.com/felo-61569-...tchet-1-4-hex/

[Thad E Ginathom]

Here is my little task of the other day. I have a chip pan, which has a basket in it. Wanted a cover that fits the pan with the basket in place, which required slots for the handle.

I messed up! How? first, thinking it is such a simple job, I can do this freehand, despite not having cut metal for decades: Duh, wrong! Second, misunderstood the geometry anyway: the slots should be parallel to radii, not radii. Anyway, tolerances were +-lots... so it works. And I didn't have another cover the same size to correct my mistakes.

Anyway, this was my setup and process...

The task:




The support:







I would have liked to use this, but these blades are meant for soft, non-ferrous metals





This is a task for the hacksaw


The cover may be thin, but it is still stainless.
The old blade in the saw would barely touch it. Luckily I had some new ones

I reversed the blade, so it cuts on the down stroke, as the jeweller's saw above would.


This is the photography grip! The actual one was better,
and it was easy to use both hands.

The down-stroke cut is natural, following the weight of the handle

De-bur and finish with files

The key to such a task is the bench peg. I got so used to using one when I was a hobby jeweller. Was quite surprised to find that carpenters here make up something similar! This task could easily be held close enough to the cut to prevent chattering.

The other reason not to use a jeweller's saw is it takes knack. When in the habit, one can easily do so much with this wonderful tool. When out of the habit, one can... break blades every few seconds! Who remembers hacksaw blades being like that? They were in my childhood: not hardened on the edge only, and they snapped very easily. Thankfully, now, it is a forgiving tool

[Sutripta]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Second, misunderstood the geometry anyway: the slots should be parallel to radii, not radii.

Dogleg (mirror image) would be better. The cover would have to be put on askew, and then guided in. Advantage - a jostle would not dislodge it.

Regards
Sutripta

[mithun]

Got these with my KTM Duke's toolkit.




(There is another spark-plug tool other than the left one!)

What are the uses of these two items?

[krishnaprasadgg]

Originally Posted by mithun

Got these with my KTM Duke's toolkit.

Attachment 1994096


(There is another spark-plug tool other than the left one!)

What are the uses of these two items?

It's the rear shock adjustment tool. You can adjust the hardness/softness using it.

The tube is to provide more leverage and a better grip when you slot the flat handle tools into it.

Cheers
Krishna

[GutsyGibbon]

We adopted another large dog recently. The thought of having two huge metal crates or day beds in our bedroom was not very enticing. Decided to make something that addressed all the needs.
1. A stand for the printer, and wifi router that can be placed high.
2. Work desk for the lockdown
3. Day beds & Crates taller than 3' and around 4' wide for our large dogs.

Built two identical crates out of prime pine wood, and glued a maple plywood for the top. This way we can use the top as we please. Iron clothes, put art pieces, or indoor plants/pots.


Then I stained with dark walnut, and applied a clear coat. The doors prop open completely, and stays open. The dogs use it as a day bed. Having large gaps between slats for easy airflow was important, for so cal summers. This is what the whole setup ended up looking like. Yeah, I should have cleaned the laptop screen before taking the pic.