The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

[BalsaDust]

All done. No pics of the front as the original wasn’t in horrible shape but needed to be replaced.

Twisted steel

clean fresh start.

Got lucky and found a nice hitch as well was a little bit of a pain as it’s a universal one so I had to drill all new holes but worth it

nice and clean.

 

[Snoopy1]

All done. No pics of the front as the original wasn’t in horrible shape but needed to be replaced.

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Got lucky and found a nice hitch as well was a little bit of a pain as it’s a universal one so I had to drill all new holes but worth it View attachment 109382nice and clean.

That looks a lot better.

 

[WMcNabb]

Am I correct that the 2 aluminum brackets are still in place if so then you are lucky the damage wasn’t to bad, but still it needs to be fixe and all takes time.

Correct. Aluminum brackets look to be in good shape, as well as the mounting area for them. Guessing the old aluminum gear was wiped out, or severely bent causing the damage. Had a carbon fiber gear installed when I bought the airplane. I became a bit suspicious when I noticed a slight lean to the right. Turns out the carbon fiber gear also has deliminated on the right side. I’ve ordered a new one from Graph Tech which should be here by the time all this other damage is repaired.

 

[acerc]

All done. No pics of the front as the original wasn’t in horrible shape but needed to be replaced.

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Twisted steel View attachment 109380clean fresh start. View attachment 109381
Got lucky and found a nice hitch as well was a little bit of a pain as it’s a universal one so I had to drill all new holes but worth it View attachment 109382nice and clean.

It may be a fresh start but I would have to argue clean!! lol

 

[acerc]

Correct. Aluminum brackets look to be in good shape, as well as the mounting area for them. Guessing the old aluminum gear was wiped out, or severely bent causing the damage. Had a carbon fiber gear installed when I bought the airplane. I became a bit suspicious when I noticed a slight lean to the right. Turns out the carbon fiber gear also has deliminated on the right side. I’ve ordered a new one from Graph Tech which should be here by the time all this other damage is repaired.

That's funny, I ordered a new set of mains for the AW Ultimate today from Graph Tec RC.

 

[BalsaDust]

It may be a fresh start but I would have to argue clean!! lol

HAHAHA I reckon I meant the new bumpers are clean. The truck is in serious need of a bath and more importantly paint. It’s currently blue with a red drivers door and charcoal grey camper shell. Needless to say I never have trouble finding my truck in the parking lot.

 

[dhal22]

OH YEAH.

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I like ribs with cooked with wood and smoke. And a water pan to steam them soft.

 

[Alky6]

I like ribs with cooked with wood and smoke. And a water pan to steam them soft.

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That’s an awesome home built machine right there!

 

[dhal22]

That’s an awesome home built machine right there!

Someone else built it but it works well. A good vertical smoker is $3500 +/-, I found this one on Craigslist a few years ago for $500 and jumped on it. Wood smokers require a lot of monitoring but that's half the fun. I'll get some meat photos posted.

 

[BalsaDust]

Someone else built it but it works well. A good vertical smoker is $3500 +/-, I found this one on Craigslist a few years ago for $500 and jumped on it. Wood smokers require a lot of monitoring but that's half the fun. I'll get some meat photos posted.

Yeah currently I just have a small electric smoker my wife got me for Christmas. It was really one of those i don’t want to spend a ton of money and then not use or enjoy the process so a cheap one was perfect. I think she paid like $85 for it. This is only my third time using it but so far I’m really enjoying it and understanding it more. One thing I will say I probably won’t do in it again is a Boston butt. Mine turned out good but I personally like the way I do it in the crockpot better.