What did you make today? - Page 29

glatt · 03-17-2014, 11:40 AM

Another snow day today. I had to do something with myself, so I decided to make some wheel chocks. I had been wedging bricks against the tires when jacking up the car, but that didn't give me too much confidence.

footfootfoot · 03-17-2014, 11:45 AM

Sweet! a half pipe for GI Joes.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-17-2014, 04:28 PM

Don't forget the rope handles so you can yank them quickly and get clear, when the fighter pilots scramble.

Griff · 03-17-2014, 05:51 PM

You got a Boeing 777 in your basement?

footfootfoot · 03-19-2014, 08:50 AM

Overbuilders Anonymous.

"Hi my name is Glatt and I'm an overbuilder."

Hi Glatt!

glatt · 03-19-2014, 09:21 AM

Yep. Did I mention that last weekend my car rolled off of the jack as I was lowering it? I had just put the wheel back on with the lug nuts finger tight, and as I was lowering it, it just slowly rolled forward and off the jack. Scared the crap out of me. The brick I was using as a wheel chock did nothing because I apparently had it on the uphill side of the wheel and not the downhill side of the wheel. I had had the car in neutral with the parking brake off because I wanted to spin the wheel to check this one caliper that was slightly rubbing the rotor. (I cleaned it and greased the caliper sliding pin and it's better now.)

Anyway, nothing got hurt and it just came down faster than I meant it to, but it made me wish I had some proper wheel chocks.

Operator error was entirely to blame, but having these massive chocks will be a visual reminder to secure the damn car so it can't roll. They are 6 inches tall and match the curvature of the wheels pretty closely.

Gravdigr · 03-19-2014, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

The brick I was using as a wheel chock did nothing because I apparently had it on the uphill side of the wheel and not the downhill side of the wheel.

Please learn the difference. We don't want to read about no Glattsplatt.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-19-2014, 01:21 PM

May lasting impressions from your folly,
be forever on your mind, not your body.
For the blessed see the error in their ways,
before butt pucker comes to stay.

Griff · 03-19-2014, 04:39 PM

My woman built beehives while I was writing annual reviews last weekend. At least I built the bench she built the hives on.

footfootfoot · 03-19-2014, 10:34 AM

Undertoad · 03-19-2014, 12:58 PM

Ah, I was wondering why you made four of em... so you can chock both sides of two tires.

Undertoad · 03-19-2014, 04:59 PM

I always wanted to know how to do that sort of joinery. I admire the folks who can do this.

I have a complicated turtle basking area to build soon, and I will wind up doing a shitty job of it.

Griff · 03-19-2014, 05:27 PM

The pieces parts were pre-cut, Pete just glued, nailed, and painted them. Box joints are not that hard though and they can be cut a number of ways. The internet can be your friend on this. Find a system that matches the tools you have. Using a square, I'd probably lay out the fingers in 1" increments making sure to offset the fingers for the sides vs the front and back. Then use a hand saw and a chisel to remove the wood. Just take your time and keep everything nice and square from start to finish. Or you just butt the boards together and screw them...

monster · 03-19-2014, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I always wanted to know how to do that sort of joinery. I admire the folks who can do this.

I have a complicated turtle basking area to build soon, and I will wind up doing a shitty job of it.

Let me know if you need an custom ceramic bits, I will be happy to make those for you (no cost of course) -we have found them quite useful for our reptiles and fish. Recently made a splash pool with "beach" area for the bearded dragon. very quick and easy to throw something together but takes a few weeks to get through the drying and firing process.

glatt · 03-19-2014, 05:32 PM

Those look great!

03-17-2014, 11:45 AM	#2
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03-17-2014, 04:28 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Don't forget the rope handles so you can yank them quickly and get clear, when the fighter pilots scramble. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-17-2014, 05:51 PM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	You got a Boeing 777 in your basement? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-19-2014, 08:50 AM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Overbuilders Anonymous. "Hi my name is Glatt and I'm an overbuilder." Hi Glatt! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-19-2014, 01:21 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	May lasting impressions from your folly, be forever on your mind, not your body. For the blessed see the error in their ways, before butt pucker comes to stay. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-17-2014, 11:40 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Another snow day today. I had to do something with myself, so I decided to make some wheel chocks. I had been wedging bricks against the tires when jacking up the car, but that didn't give me too much confidence.

03-19-2014, 09:21 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yep. Did I mention that last weekend my car rolled off of the jack as I was lowering it? I had just put the wheel back on with the lug nuts finger tight, and as I was lowering it, it just slowly rolled forward and off the jack. Scared the crap out of me. The brick I was using as a wheel chock did nothing because I apparently had it on the uphill side of the wheel and not the downhill side of the wheel. I had had the car in neutral with the parking brake off because I wanted to spin the wheel to check this one caliper that was slightly rubbing the rotor. (I cleaned it and greased the caliper sliding pin and it's better now.) Anyway, nothing got hurt and it just came down faster than I meant it to, but it made me wish I had some proper wheel chocks. Operator error was entirely to blame, but having these massive chocks will be a visual reminder to secure the damn car so it can't roll. They are 6 inches tall and match the curvature of the wheels pretty closely.

03-19-2014, 04:39 PM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	My woman built beehives while I was writing annual reviews last weekend. At least I built the bench she built the hives on. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-19-2014, 10:34 AM	#10
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	__________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-19-2014, 12:58 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Ah, I was wondering why you made four of em... so you can chock both sides of two tires.

03-19-2014, 04:59 PM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I always wanted to know how to do that sort of joinery. I admire the folks who can do this. I have a complicated turtle basking area to build soon, and I will wind up doing a shitty job of it.

03-19-2014, 05:27 PM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	The pieces parts were pre-cut, Pete just glued, nailed, and painted them. Box joints are not that hard though and they can be cut a number of ways. The internet can be your friend on this. Find a system that matches the tools you have. Using a square, I'd probably lay out the fingers in 1" increments making sure to offset the fingers for the sides vs the front and back. Then use a hand saw and a chisel to remove the wood. Just take your time and keep everything nice and square from start to finish. Or you just butt the boards together and screw them... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-19-2014, 05:32 PM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Those look great!

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