One day builds, or quick projects

[legopnuematic]

Thought this might be a neat idea for a thread, post up pics of any projects you tackle in a day or two, doesn't really matter the subject matter of said project.

Having my "long term project" (the 79), I find it fun to be able to see something go from nothing to done, or almost done in a short time frame.

This was todays project, building a cart for my new (to me) Kennedy roller to replace my 3 drawer unit at work.

Picked the box up on marketplace with a MC28 riser and some miscellaneous tooling from a retiring Boeing employee.
Used some scrap 1.25 and 1" tubing to build the frame of it.

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Got a gently used set of nice casters thrown into the deal

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Cannibalized my old welding cart, which I drug home from work that was retired from being the collet cart (after one of the drawers dropped all of its ball bearings and dropped drawer of 5C collets on the ground)

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some salvaged 1" sq tube worked perfectly to make of the difference in height between the box and locker, and worked to make up for the difference in depth of the two (20 vs 22 inches).
Added some tabs to keep the Kennedy from sliding around. Going to pick up a butcher block top for it and get the locker painted to roughly match the Kennedy wrinkle brown

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[1987 GMC Jimmy]

This could probably be done very quickly by someone who is carpentry literate, unlike me, but I had to do this intuitively with little to no template, just making it up as I went along, so it took longer. Also, I had coronavirus pretty bad while building this so I was working against the gradient, and I probably should have been in the bed. Anyway, I built this A/C’d doghouse for my main man here. He loves it.

I used a pallet for the base, 2x4s for the studs, plywood for the floor, roof and inside walls, decorative paneling for the outside wall, caulk for the seams, and the insulation and air conditioner came from Facebook Marketplace. The A/C unit and wiring outside are shrouded in heavy gauge horse fence wire, and I just run an extension cord to the plugin. The rest of it was just measuring, cutting, and assembling. He hates being cooped up in the house so this way he can hang out in there when the heat index is in the 90s, 100s, and 110s and go outside when he gets bored and/or it cools down a little.

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[idahovette]

Good lookin out for your Bud!!!!!

 

[RedBeard_83]

Just a few of my one day projects ( coffee table took 2 days[emoji1]

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[RedBeard_83]

Table took about 2 weeks between work and other honey-do chores

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[1987 GMC Jimmy]

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[1987 GMC Jimmy]

Good lookin out for your Bud!!!!!

Thank you! He’s a good guy, he deserves it.

 

[78C10BigTen]

Well no pics but sunday i completed a couple quick projects. Swapped my rear wheels on the S10, put in a cd player and seat cover. All in about 4 hours. Plus loaded it with scrap and ditched it monday.

 

[82sbshortbed]

This could probably be done very quickly by someone who is carpentry literate, unlike me, but I had to do this intuitively with little to no template, just making it up as I went along, so it took longer. Also, I had coronavirus pretty bad while building this so I was working against the gradient, and I probably should have been in the bed. Anyway, I built this A/C’d doghouse for my main man here. He loves it.

I used a pallet for the base, 2x4s for the studs, plywood for the floor, roof and inside walls, decorative paneling for the outside wall, caulk for the seams, and the insulation and air conditioner came from Facebook Marketplace. The A/C unit and wiring outside are shrouded in heavy gauge horse fence wire, and I just run an extension cord to the plugin. The rest of it was just measuring, cutting, and assembling. He hates being cooped up in the house so this way he can hang out in there when the heat index is in the 90s, 100s, and 110s and go outside when he gets bored and/or it cools down a little.

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Need to put him in the spoiled pets thread. Nice looking dog and dog house.

 

[wanderinthru]

3 afternoons on the big pit....couple hours on the little one. Nothing bought for either, they are all scrap.

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Please dont be to hard on my trashy ole place, just got it in January, you think it's bad now should've seen it then.

 

[78C10BigTen]

3 afternoons on the big pit....couple hours on the little one. Nothing bought for either, they are all scrap.

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Please dont be to hard on my trashy ole place, just got it in January, you think it's bad now should've seen it then.

I like it! Thats cool as ****! Lotsa cool features

 

[WebMonkey]

i built a wagon to haul the grand kids around the property.

i used a rolling chassis kit (1 ton) from sportsmans guide.

then i had to cut back the trails so they wouldn't get a blackberry bramble to the face.



i wanted to use 5/4 deck boards for the flooring but none were to be found.
i'll swap them out when they are available.

works a treat with either the polaris x2 or the kubota b7500

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[idahovette]

Way to go Grandad!!!!

 

[Paladin]

Don't really have any recent day or two projects other than what I've posted in the thread "What have you done to your square lately" but here is a project from a few years ago that was accomplished 2 days at a time (only worked on it on weekends) over the course of 3 months. Hopefully this qualifies. Built mostly from left overs (free lol, it was good being the lead welder) from the oilfield fabrication shop I retired from a few years ago. Although I did buy the trailer on which

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it was eventually mounted.

 

[Paladin]

....last 4 pics I got suckered into cooking at the family reunion that year!!!

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