1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

I need to do this. I used to have a big baker sheet for it but IDK where it ended up lol. been rockin cardboard instead which sort of works.

 

a quick search says it was probably a metal dog kennel tray? 24x36" or so. probably worth the $40 for another to save on cleanup lol

 

https://www.autozone.com/shop-and-g...-drip-tray/475418_0_0?searchText=oil+drip+pan

 

shiiit thanks! i think i have an az gift card floating around from doing a return on something

 

Trends are weird. For a while, a person of class wouldn't have a fireplace in their house because stoves and central heating were the rage and fireplaces were for poor people. Decades later, fireplaces were fancy again.

Wall-to-wall carpet had its moment of fashion. It's also nice for making a drafty house feel warmer. Hardwood floors get cold.

 

I snagged a 5 gallon bucket with a pour spout in the lid. Easy to dump oil into and easy to dump the oil back out into the collection bin at the parts store. Using a single container also forces me to empty it semi-regularly instead of piling jugs on my shelf and forgetting about them.

I did have about 8 gallons of used oil sitting around when I got the bucket. Whoops.

 

Yeah, i suspect youre right. My grandparents houae has a drop ceiling installed, which was popular for a bit to reduce heating costs.


Before i moved in my place they replaced the old carpet with cheap gray carpet. Was not impressed, and very happy to find hardwood underneath thaf juat needed a good sand.

 

My dad had a couple 5 gallon oil buckets from his concrete pump days , same idea. Works great.

 

The wall-to-wall carpet does a nice job of protecting the hardwood underneath

 

hmmm does the lid snap on like a regular bucket? that sounds pretty handy

I have been using this style but they always seem to leak from the lid in transport and are messy to pour from

 

won't someone think of the resale value???

 

Put up a new shelf in the front of the shop today. Seems flat surfaces are always in high demand. I don't know why I had such nice scraps of wood in the rafters, it was clearly used for something before but I can't find where it's missing in the house.

 

It's a lid like this: https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-9943BLU/Pails/Lid-with-Spout-for-35-5-6-and-7-Gallon-Plastic-Pail-Blue

I haven't had any issues with leaks around the lid of the bucket while pouring, but I have had mixed success getting laminar flow to avoid splashing.

EDIT: More convenient purchase option: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/marshalltown-pour-spout-lid-gasket-tear-tab-2357555

 

Tour rafters is the gift that keeps on giving. The platform was probably the best mod we did at your place, Venice loves it.

 

hell yes, thank you for this !!

 

drain pan looks gucci af. never considered something like that but it looks handy and it's probably hard to miss the pan while draining

 

Its also got a pump built in to transfer from the pan to containers

 

Find a shop that burns oil for heat

 

Had to do a quick Home Depot run, and whenever I go, I typically buy a pair or two of Milwaukee gloves as disposable all-purpose gloves for the shop

Decided to try these since they were cheaper and again, they're meant as disposables



These were brand new, and I got 2 lefts in one of the packs

Just an FYI to check before you buy them and take them home