birdmayne

Turns out its an auto with no 3rd gear. So top cruising speed of 40 mph. 20 mile commute on the freeway, so I walked away. The alternator is only putting out 12 volts even, so it slowly drains.

I'm supposed to go check out a '92 Legacy wagon. It has a 4.5 spd Manual (third gear is dead), needs an alternator. Anything in particular I should be wary of with this Gen? I want to get it to DD status so I can have my '06 disabled for extended periods of time. https://bellingham.craigslist.org/cto/5887524028.html

I'm out! Unless I buy this wagon tonight...

The only good mold is cheese

In for the stickers

Nice. My dad and I are doing a remodel at his place too. Always fun

I don't have the plans or even better pictures on my work PC or phone, but the work bench that my table was built on is pretty basic. And strong enough for my 230 lbs to stand and jump on with little to no flex. It's just basic floor joist style framing with an exterior frame and 6 4x4s holding it up. We tend to over engineer and make things far fancier than they need. But I think we spent just north of $100 and a Saturday building it.

I also got to make plugs for the bolt holes and old hardware locations. And I filled most of the smaller holes with clear epoxy. It looks awesome.

I used 100 year old wood, so I had to be very careful and judicious about sanding. Don't plane reclaimed wood, at least on any surface you intend to keep rustic. I lightly sanded and cleaned up the grains and ran the bottom side through my planer. The hardest part was getting all of the boards straight with out losing all of the really cool character. They were warped, cupped, cracked, chipped, rotting, you name it. Typically I would just edge glue and clamp a table top. But, this one is unique. The individual thicknesses vary all the way across, so I did miter in a groove and hammer in some 1/8" hardboard. It kept the table top as perfectly uneven as I wanted it to be. The legs I attached to the ribs that I mounted on the bottom. I set up a jig and ran a router to make an even and level surface to glue and screw them to. The routed area is the exact shape of the ribs, so they are inset about 1/4" on average. The legs are bolted to the ribs in 4 locations. It ended up being more stable than I anticipated so I canned my cross beam I had started to build. Does that all make sense?

I intend to fund my overhaul using my wood projects. I currently have to drive 35 minutes to my dad's to get in my wood shop, so progress is slow. Hoping to rectify that in the next few months. I got offers of 4500 - 5000 for that first table, but it was never about money. It was a gift

Thank you. My dad saw to it that's a passion of mine. I used to build all manner of surf and skate boards and random furniture. I am.pretty excited to start my son's crib soon! His eta is February

I'd be happy to help out. I don't really do "plans" though. I just start building stuff and let it happen. I am halfway through another one that was slated to be a replica but is now quite different.

Random longboard I slapped together for giggs. And a (at the time) half finished gathering table, with two drawers, I built for myself

A deck remodel I did a couple of summers ago for a family friend

I think we might need a carpentry specific thread, given the workmanship of a lot of the members here. I'll toss a couple random pictures in here for now. A table I built last winter for a buddy who bought a 1910 Craftsman in Portland, Or.

It's the IM. I just haven't had a chance to get her in a shop and fix it. Apartment living makes that tough. And my old shop is now a woodshop

181K. Minor stumble when cold but pulls hard. Almost all stock.

Does anybody have experience with NW Rally Sports up in Bellingham? I've heard decent things, but don't know anybody who has personally dealt with them.