Any shelter in place projects ? non-914 is OK !, what are you working on ? Options

[R1200rider]

Gussied up the tire billboards with a paint pen, giving her a boy racer factor of 10 and several horsepower. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Tinted the fog lamps too. Sorry about the misaligned photo...

[ClayPerrine]

A few years ago we bought an old Gramaphone case at the antique store. It was completely missing the gramaphone guts. We didn't know what to do with it, but we liked the appearance.



Fast forward to the lockdown. I finally decided what it needed.

I took the old Kenwood turntable I had since high school and disassembled it. I then transfered the pattern from the original case to a new wood board, stained it, and mounted all the pieces in it.




Here is the components from my high school stereo system inside the case.



I am now building a shelf for inside that will support everything but the cassette deck and still leave room for albums in the bottom of the case.

The first song has to be this:


View on YouTube

[euro911]

Gussied up the tire billboards with a paint pen, giving her a boy racer factor of 10 and several horsepower. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Tinted the fog lamps too. Sorry about the misaligned photo...

Striking color on your car (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

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Looks like you might have some drywall repair to do to the ceiling in your spare time too? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

[raynekat]

Lockdown is over in PA. I finally got to hang with my 2 year old grandson and we both got haircuts.

Look like a couple of "LED" twins to me..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Cairo94507]

@ClayPerrine What did you do for ventilation in the cabinet for the components and the albums? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[ClayPerrine]

@ClayPerrine What did you do for ventilation in the cabinet for the components and the albums? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Nothing yet. I haven't even tested the components in there. But I intend to run it with the doors open. If I have to, I will add a fan on the rear that turns on and off with the components. But I don't think that will happen, this is analog 1980s tech, and they don't generate a lot of heat. There aren't even any vents in the equalizer, and the receiver doesn't have a fan.

Clay

[Jett]

Took the Bamberg radio out of our 77 911S and sent it to Germany for refurbishment. Oldtimer-Radio. Radio is back and installing this week. Was not cheap to fix but VintageBlau could not fix it.

Sending two more radios this week, blaupunkt heidelberg and 73 Frankfurt. The Heidelberg tuner is shot but found another and the Frankfurt becomes all static after five minutes of playing.

[flat4guy]

Painted the rockers while waiting for my seats to be done

[flat4guy]

Then got the seats done

[Jamie]

A few years ago we bought an old Gramaphone case at the antique store. It was completely missing the gramaphone guts. We didn't know what to do with it, but we liked the appearance.



Fast forward to the lockdown. I finally decided what it needed.

I took the old Kenwood turntable I had since high school and disassembled it. I then transfered the pattern from the original case to a new wood board, stained it, and mounted all the pieces in it.




Here is the components from my high school stereo system inside the case.



I am now building a shelf for inside that will support everything but the cassette deck and still leave room for albums in the bottom of the case.

The first song has to be this:

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You are right in time with the revival of LP's, and wipe on a coat of MinWax Wiping Poly to renew the finish on that cabinet.

[rgalla9146]

Gussied up the tire billboards with a paint pen, giving her a boy racer factor of 10 and several horsepower. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Tinted the fog lamps too. Sorry about the misaligned photo...

Beautiful car.......and a R1200 too !
.....and Minilites !

[ClayPerrine]

Our other project during this time:





Rebuilding a fence in Texas in July is really hot, sweaty work. So we start at 7am, and finish at 11. We do 4 panels at a time. We have done 8 fence panels so far, we have 3 more to do on this section. We have to do the one panel on the back section before we can finish the last panel on the side due to the way it attaches. The back portion will be easy, the bolts face us. One bright spot is that the back panels will be in the shade due to the big tree in the neighbor's yard.

The worst part of the whole process is cutting up and disposing of the old fence sections. They are rotted and falling apart.

Betty sure is having fun with her sawsall though!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)



We figure a couple of months of Saturday morning work and we will have a new fence.

[Mcraneiowa]

Ties are glued in.



Assembling the bents using the same shape as the track. I made these bents over 25 years ago and never used them...Until now.

All I can say is wow! That is impressive.

[euro911]

Ties are glued in.

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Assembling the bents using the same shape as the track. I made these bents over 25 years ago and never used them...Until now.

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All I can say is wow!

That is impressive.

This was the railroad station in Evans City, PA where I was born. The passenger station was on the north side of PA68 on the east side of the tracks. The station sat on a platform over Breakneck Creek (at GPS: 40.768980, -80.064136). According to B&O valuation records, the station was built in 1905. It was supposedly noted by Ripley's 'Believe It Or Not' to be the only railroad station in the world to be built over water.




The station was demolished by the railroad around 1980 as it was rotting away, and only part of the platform remains as of 2014.




Interestingly, someone built a scale RXR model of the station. In any event, I thought it was cool, and if I ever have enough free time available, I'd like to build a scale model of it too ... probably 'N' gauge or maybe H.O. guage. I think it would be tough to build it 'Z' gauge, although I might give it a try (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[djway]

Repairing broken wires for a resistor pack and an old Notchback push button panel.

[ndfrigi]

Hope after this 986 I can go back to my 914 project.

Last week Installed new front lower control arms, replaced bushing for control link, new tires and alignment.

[Mcraneiowa]

This was at my wife’s request. Designed and built out of walnut and steel.

[djway]

This was at my wife’s request. Designed and built out of walnut and steel.

Nice, I like the detail at the bottom of the legs. Can't go wrong with Walnut.

[euro911]

Been making slow, but steady progress on the remodel. Replaced the [not wide enough] siding pieces and the trim above the screen door a few weeks ago ...




Temporarily installed the west (back bathroom) window, so we didn't have to look at a big sheet of plywood while taking a - uh, well you know ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)




... also built my second ever window casing. This window is on the north side of the laundry room. I demolished the 70-year-old windows and framed for the new one,




... installed insulation and more Tyvek before putting up some more siding. This window casing was somewhat easier to construct because it's a fixed window. Measuring and cutting the redwood sill's angles was the most difficult part ... had to dig out my trusty old table saw for this job.




... then revisited the west (back bathroom) window today. Removed some temporarily-installed components, then cut the correct angles in the sides of the casing with a Sawzall, then measured (3x) and made the necessary cuts to the new sill ...




... and, 'viola'.




There's some minor adjustments needed ... I didn't allow for the sill angle when I built the casing, so I'll have to trim 1/2" off the bottom of the lower sash for the two sashes to line up in the middle and lock, so it's a little too early to pat myself on the back just yet - lol.

[Root_Werks]

Still taking as much advantage of WFH as possible. I don't waste a minute, work through lunch and breaks, as soon as 4:29PM hits, computer off and work on the living space. It's come a long way in the past month.

Was only three weeks ago a buddy of mine came out and we mud/taped, textured everything. I had every room painted within 3 days after that.