splatts in #hive-102066 • 3 months agoFixed up another Subaru Outback - These 16 year old boys kicked this car’s assAbout a month ago we were visiting my sister-in-law for the week. Before we started our 5 hour trip home, a friend of my son asked if we could pick up a car for him on the way…splatts in #hive-189641 • last year~DIY~ Built a Loft In My Dad’s New Shed ~DIYTime to bust out the old framing tool belt that’s been hanging in the garage collecting dust. My Dad recently had a shed built on the side of his house. It’s a barn style shed so…splatts rebloggedthebigsweed in #hive-189641 • last yearWHEN THE WORD WORK IS REPLACED WITH THE WORD HOBBITIZING, LET'S BUILD A HOME.Let the building begin. My brother Barry officially retired on March 31st after 42 years in the Carpenter's Union. He has owned 28 acres in Herkimer NY for the past decade…splatts in #hive-189641 • last yearFinally Laid Some Rock Around The Swimming Pool I swear I am the king of unfinished projects. Get something about 3/4 of the way finished… then for some reason it gets out on hold for a unknown period of time. I’m this case…splatts in #hive-189641 • last year~DIY~ Slapping Some Steps Together For the Pool ~DIY~I’ve had this big stack of 2X6’s on the side of the house for quite a long time. My brother in law was working at a Natural Gas Compressor station and they had these monster…splatts in #hive-189872 • 2 years agoJust Supply The Cold Beer, and The Lineman Will be There… A couple weekends ago, a fellow Lineman needed a bunch of help pouring a massive concrete slab in his shop. Anyone who has done concrete knows, you can lose an entire pour if you…splatts in #hive-151961 • 2 years agoFOUND IT!!! Rear Window Washer Fluid Leak on My Ford ExcursionWatch on 3Speak ---I have no idea how this thing magicalsplatts in #hive-195880 • 2 years agoA Day With A Lineman #35 ~ A Quick Transformer Change OutA little snow, a little wind, icy roads, what a perfect time to change out a transformer. Oh ya and it’s 15 degrees Fahrenheit, which makes it real pleasant. The old transformer…splatts in #hive-189641 • 2 years ago~DIY~ Bench Grinder Attachment For My Work Bench ~DIYI’ve had this bench grinder floating around the garage for years. It’s never really found it’s place. I picked it up from some guy on the corner of an orchard while I was working…splatts in #hive-129017 • 2 years agoFinally Got Around to Making More Storage On My Work BenchLittle by little my beast of a mobile work bench in coming together. I call it my Lineman Work bench because I made it out of used materials from the old powerlines. I posted a…splatts in #hive-189641 • 2 years agoDANG KIDS!!! ~ Tore The Towel Rack Off… Again!!Don’t drape the towel over the rod, oh no don’t do that!! Ball it up and stuff it in between the wall and the rod… that’s how you properly hang a towel. I guess it’s better than…splatts in #hive-195880 • 2 years agoWelp… Hasn’t Blown Up Yet ~ This is the Substation Splatts BuiltI’ve been in the Lineman trade for 18 years. 3-1/2 year apprenticeship working God only knows how many hours. For 10 years me and boys built or rebuilt hundreds of miles of…splatts in #hive-168042 • 2 years agoIt’s About TIme!! ~ New Chevy Tow Mirrors Installed On My 1997 FordThe King procrastinator at his finest… I’ve had these mirrors sitting in my garage for around about 2 years. Every time I saw the box they were in I would think, “*I need to…splatts in #hive-189872 • 2 years agoAdding Some Goodies To the New Side-By-Side @ WorkA few months ago the new Polaris Razor XP 1000 showed up at the shop. Like little kids on Christmas Day, any Lineman that was around was in and out of this machine checking…splatts in #hive-181335 • 2 years agoFinally Got it Out!! ~ Lower blend door actuatorWatch on 3Speak ---After reading and reading, everythingsplatts in #hive-102066 • 2 years ago1997 Ford F-350 7.3 Powerstroke ~ Starter ReplacementThe starter on truck has been acting up for a while. Turn the key and the only sound I hear is clunk …. Hit the key a few more times then it would start. It eventually got to…splatts in #hive-129017 • 2 years agoFinally After Over a Year… It’s Finished!! Maybe it just took a little break at the beach in Newport, OR to get me motivated… I’m not sure but it’s about dang time I finished this Nerve Stretching table for my Son’s…splatts rebloggedbertrayo in #hive-189641 • 2 years agoWoodworking Wednesdays: Experiment One, Assembled!Inspecting this closely, it looks like I'm practicing bondage on an instrument. Don't be fooled by the photo, Isplatts in #hive-174122 • 2 years agoAutomotive Engineers are Trying to Ruin My Life!▶️ Watch on 3Speak It’s like they took a $50 part and built the rest of the carsplatts in #hive-174122 • 2 years agoAutomotive Pro-Tip ~ Inserting a Bolt In Tight SpacesI swear it’s like the automotive engineers build the whole vehicle around a small $50 part. No thought whatsoever as how to access it if and when it breaks. I will post up a…
