Who doesn't enjoy a shop project that makes your life better?
@johnlee82319 ай бұрын
Can't get enough of this old guy. Reminds me of my wife's grandfather teaching me the art of leading, still use it a little to this day just making my own black powder balls. Love the projects to I'm self-teaching myself welding and the projects help. Now to watch the sheet bender build again and try and take notes.
@williamhallsr82146 ай бұрын
The U-joint yokes are out of phase on that shaft you’ve got on the bench, that’s gonna bind for sure, ran into it before on heavy trucks Try it again with them phased properly
@Pneumamechanical9 ай бұрын
Driveshafts run out of phase, steering shafts must be in phase, or vice-versa lol, been awhile, but phasing sounds like the problem
@brianwalk1089 ай бұрын
Tried it and didn't make a difference. The factory stuffis out of phase. What's interesting is I come acrossa number of different joints and they are all out of phase the same amount
@fitzeesfabrications9 ай бұрын
Could moving the rack around have caused an air bubble to shift around and get introduced into the system?
@brnd725 ай бұрын
Nice job, Tony. It's fun watching the design and development exercise all done on the fly. I've been using some old shelving units on my latest project. I scored a load of shelves from a dumpster at thy doctors recently, should keep me going for a while. It always pays to keep your eyes open. All the best, Mart in England.
@MartsGarage9 ай бұрын
Great video Fitzee. For the record, I will watch whatever you put out into this world. Thanks for all of the knowledge you willingly hand out to the world. I look forward to having an adult beverage or 6 watching the Mustang completion video. Kick it's ass!
@sadiejustin9 ай бұрын
My old bolts and washers are in old metal coffee cans. When I need one I spread out a shop rag and dump them on it. After that, it's easy to guide them back in the can with the rag.
@frankallen64599 ай бұрын
M8 I'm gunna do that...always got rags lying around taa 👍
@lancecooper46469 ай бұрын
Like it. The demise of the good old wire coat hanger was a sad day 😢
@KevinLee-ww3ny9 ай бұрын
Tony I love the way you recycle stuff. I am the same way. My neighbors junk is my treasure!
@pditner9 ай бұрын
So, an old fashioned sweet scoop. Takes me back.
@drashp9 ай бұрын
Good luck with the Mustang. I’m having similar struggles wrapping up a VW Thing restoration. It can be frustrating! I love watching you fabricate the parts sorter. I need to build one now. Great tips! ❤
@richsmith69529 ай бұрын
BOOM !!!! don't worry about the mustang, it's Wendy you need to worry about if you miss another summer!!!😂❤
@joescully5669 ай бұрын
that was a perfect way to get your mind of that steering problem, stress time out for a new fresh approach ...
@dayslife9 ай бұрын
Our welding teachers always said, work with junk, and ya get junk. I like making junk outta junk. Yeah. Peace
@notgivennotgiven77769 ай бұрын
Really admire your work! Something I’ve done for years is to lay a scrap 24 x24 inch nylon insect screen on the bench or floor. Then pour nuts,bolts or washers onto the screen find what I want, then funnel the assortment back into container. The screen also filters out some of the dirt and dust. Then I fold the screen up and put the it away. Different ways to do this and your way is very unique too. Good job! I watch you often!
@danpryor4989 ай бұрын
Simply genius!
@eflanagan192125 күн бұрын
And as it happens I will have a big piece from the front window which is being converted to aluminum screening !
@eflanagan192125 күн бұрын
Neat idea.......If I had a dollar for every time I dumped, picked, and scraped nuts or washers or bolts off the bench.....I think I'll make one too !
@thistlelee9 ай бұрын
That stang needs a bumper sticker that says "Man or his machine - which one is the slave". Like your tray build. It was cool watching you in the "zone". I use an old shallow baking pan with one corner cut off. Works great. You are a patient, brave man. Peace.
@foxholewilly9 ай бұрын
Finding that exact piece of hardware you need can be difficult at times. I have always just laid an old bath towel on the floor and tipped everything onto it. When you are finished sifting through everything you just pinch the corners (two in each hand) and then tip everything back into the container. Works a treat and you get a large surface area to spread everything out on.
@Jack_C_9 ай бұрын
Jack_C_ Just posted the same tip. Learned it from my Mother years ago. She used the same technique for buttons. Take care.
@RaysLaughsAndLyrics9 ай бұрын
Not a bade idea, but if you bend the lips up to 45°, it should make the nuts and washers flow better and not catch. I keep my nuts and bolts and washers and other parts in two litre (half gallon) ice cream containers and I usually tip them onto a cloth when looking for a particular part, if I can't see it near the top.
@BrucePierson9 ай бұрын
Right Fitzee! Makin somethin outta nothin is very satisfying…. I love makin tools from junk😉😁
@OldBondoBilly9 ай бұрын
Fantastic.. Beats a dustpan any day!!! Thanks for sharing.
@thebanjoman19639 ай бұрын
I too am trying to get a 66 Mustang back on the road after a restoration. Soooooo many little things to finish off and make right. Keep at it Tony, she’ll come around.
@donsmanufactory9 ай бұрын
Reminds me of when baby food jar lids were fastened to a board and then the jars hung from the board on a shelf. I once saw a lazy Susan style version that looked like a Christmas tree.
@Powerwagon5639 ай бұрын
Everyone needs one of them, Nice idea . Thanks !
@tdeje9 ай бұрын
Watching you is like watching myself build stuff, no measurements, no real plan, just grab whatever you got laying around and figure out a way to turn it into what you need 👍 I’ve salvaged the hardware off of everything that I’ve ever broke in my life and I got the same bins full of random hardware too 🤣
@minnesotatomcat9 ай бұрын
Same
@jonlphotography2499 ай бұрын
Tape measure smape measure 😂😂
@OldBondoBilly9 ай бұрын
I save a lot of my scrap metal for future projects. I have to draw something out on paper to get an idea on the direction I'm headed. The guy's that can grab some metal or what ever and just build something I admire how they can do that.
@snoopu26019 ай бұрын
I have a drafting sert. But the only thing I draw are house and bld. plans everything else is by the seat of your pants.
@althomas64969 ай бұрын
"Fitzee-on-the-Fly" 😂. TimWelds would slap a coat of black gloss on it, and Lee Valley would make it from balsa and sell it for $49.50.
@williamsl7989 ай бұрын
The most comical because it is so relatable. I feel like I was hanging out in the shop with you. Those slip joints you showed are similar to the ones on the trucks I drive but, on a smaller scale.
@britjamaine92299 ай бұрын
What a great idea. Saves a lot of time screwing around. Thanks Fitze.
@petergoodwin24659 ай бұрын
Cool, you made a sorting tray like pharmacists use!
@danielbuckner21679 ай бұрын
Dump your fasteners onto a rag; rummage away mad; simply gather up the rag with fasteners wrapped up and place the rag and fasteners neatly into your box. You’re welcome!
@squareyes19819 ай бұрын
I'm gunna pinch a baking tray. love this idea
@scottdavis63389 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing.
@ronwalsh9 ай бұрын
Looks great, I just use a large rag/t shirt spread it out put parts on top . When I am done I fold it in half, hold it at corners, pour the parts back in the container
@buzzedalldrink91319 ай бұрын
The Mustang is a bucking bronco. She's a fighter. Keep with it, you'll get it finished. Thank you for these great Mustang videos.
@gordonstarship9 ай бұрын
Very cool little project, Tony. I'm interested to hear what you do to fix the 'stang.
@buannajim80919 ай бұрын
in france, they call such a tool a " rossignol " that is in fact a nightingale bird.
@jacquespoirier90719 ай бұрын
Simple and very creative. Tips are always good. Hope the mustang will be as right as rain soon.
@bryancooper26999 ай бұрын
Now THAT is a great idea. I need to make one of those. Thanks Fitzee!
@mattthescrapwhisperer9 ай бұрын
Been working on a 1970 International for months, new engine lotta of rust repair, but sometimes I got to take a break. I use 1 gal. Paint cans 😃👍
@Billlovelace41719519 ай бұрын
Another great video Toni , informative, full of great tips and funny, 👍🏻👍🏻
@shaneraven26219 ай бұрын
That is a nice little project. Great Job! I like it!
@jorgefernandez-mv8hu9 ай бұрын
It's the simple little things that can make projects easier to do! Good One!
@sodiorne29 ай бұрын
2 suggestions: 1 - Get rid of the enclosed lip. It doesn't add strength in a useful direction (weight you can lift), and it traps parts. At least bend it up so parts can't get stuck. 2 - Give it a bit of a snout on 3 sides past where you have the nose now, maybe 1 1/2" long, so you can point it at the bin and direct the flow a little bit, to fill up the top or bottom.
@MattsAwesomeStuff9 ай бұрын
well I had to watch an old Fitz rerun making cab corners to get my Fitzee fix always good!
@larrybrown72168 ай бұрын
That's the ticket. Anything that you can do to avoid day to day frustration is time well spent.
@kelleysimonds59459 ай бұрын
What a fantastic idea! So glad I, I mean you, thought of it!!! Need to fix myself something like that! Have that same problem, dump them out, pick them up and put back in container. Later find I few on the floor I couldn't find!
@NoName-jr2eo9 ай бұрын
I'm like you ----- coffee cans --- Large and Small ---- The little trays like your blue ones there ---- Bottoms of five-gallon cans --- So ---- that's a Good Idea ----- the Nut ---- Washer is never on top ---- even scooting them around a bit ----- still end up DUMPING the container out --- and make a mess ------- Thank You for the Video and for a Good Idea ----- See you on your next one ---- Rodney
@rscruiser35339 ай бұрын
The Hot Rodders way of doing it was to dump the bolts or nuts on to a T-Shirt, sort through to get what they needed and then dump the rest back into the cans.
@bluesman69559 ай бұрын
The problem with that is I would forget to put the shirt back on. 😃
@Billlovelace41719519 ай бұрын
FITZEE! Thanks for all your tips. The other day i made a panel that needed 2 like square bulbous sticking up for trim mounting.. well i turned on my FITZEE brain and I found somthing around the shop to use to pound out that shape,,,,, a 1/2" drive extension was just perfect
@pwee5079 ай бұрын
Hi Tony. That's a great little tool! I usually use a piece of paper or light cardboard, dump the bolts on that and then roll it up like a funnel to dump the items back into the container. I like your tray better. Those 2 shafts that you showed look like they might have been part of a 3 point hitch from a tractor. For the Mustang, could you add a 3rd U joint into the steering shaft to reduce the angle? Just a thought. Thanks for the video!
@goptools9 ай бұрын
I thought about a third joint but you need a steady then mounted to the car. Not alot of room down there to work
@fitzeesfabrications9 ай бұрын
Waitin for ya to get the rattle can out, good idea. I too work out of the blue bins.
@leodalion82639 ай бұрын
I bought something like this awhile back. Plastic piece. Comes in handy when i can find it. I like this design. Less overflow when depositing back to the bin.
@turboflush9 ай бұрын
Well done sir. No one wants their screws to get loose.
@jamesfino79629 ай бұрын
Love that little Trey idea. I am always getting them everywhere trying to get them back in my old plastic pretzel jars. Great job as always. 👍
@shawn39789 ай бұрын
I use a large piece of thick cardboard with a fold in the middle - lay it out flat tip out screws nuts whatever your'r looking for - then pick up card board fold it into a v -shape and tip contents back from whence they came, simple and effective.
@teabelly15659 ай бұрын
Free hand building stuff is fun!
@Mynextproject_749 ай бұрын
On the steering shaft you may want to check the clocking of the U joints with the shaft at a sharp angle. I have always been told they have to line up.
@anthonytodd949 ай бұрын
Tried it never helped
@fitzeesfabrications9 ай бұрын
I like it! Going to copy.
@doug44659 ай бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that the Mustang is fighting you. Good move to walk away for a short break. I hope making that superb little tray was as therapeutic for you as it was interesting for us to watch. As ever, thank you Tony.
@adriancooper81929 ай бұрын
Clever little tool tray Fitzee, although I mostly buy all new nuts and bolts these days, I do have a few containers of old bits and pieces and small parts I do the same with, so I will have to make myself one of these!
@jackdawg45799 ай бұрын
You need to have your U joint yokes timed (in line) to prevent binding. And what's with all the left handed bodymen on KZhead
@snocrushr9 ай бұрын
Second joint I made I phased the joints. No difference. What's interesting is all the factory ones I come across are out of phase. What's really interesting is theyare all out the same amount!
@fitzeesfabrications9 ай бұрын
@@fitzeesfabrications I came across it as well on Polaris quads and when I got to ask the Polaris engineers about it they couldn't give me an answer as to why. All I know it that after about 5000km all the U joints and splines are wore out on a Polaris.
@snocrushr9 ай бұрын
Glad the Manitoba plate arrived and thanks for sharing. Mailed it 2 weeks ago.
@austinporco26859 ай бұрын
Thank you so much.
@fitzeesfabrications9 ай бұрын
Awesome Tony! I just found my new garage project when it's raining outside and I'm looking for something to do. God bless and thank you. 👍👍🙂
@johngersna32639 ай бұрын
That's clever. Very clever. I have (now had) the same problem. This makes a great deal of sense and will make my life so much easier. And now that my kids have left home, you will also need to make a contraption that automatically sorts nuts from bolts, screws, clips, etc.
@stevesilverton9 ай бұрын
Thats a great idea tony. Thats something i can make and use Thanks tony
@robbigemon18689 ай бұрын
Nice Video. Thanks for the Tip. I put all the nuts, bolds, and Or washers on the ground. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY🇺🇸
@dennisschickling22499 ай бұрын
Thanks Fitz I have the same problem, and a specially thanks for the video!!!!
@larrybrown72169 ай бұрын
Yep I've been thinking of making the same thing for years , Should actually do it. Thanks for the motavation
@bruceaskin96459 ай бұрын
Something I've found that works well is a piece of foam from packaging of a box or couch just a couple inches thick. You can dump whatever container on it and using your hand it makes picking up items easier than from a flat surface.
@foamermetal9 ай бұрын
Nice little project Fitzee. Another handy tool, 👌. Take care and have a wonderful day. 👍
@terrencebuller76769 ай бұрын
He he he The Clutter is Strong in this One,....
@-LightningRod-9 ай бұрын
Hey Tony, I've hady 64 F100 running and driving for a little over a year. Lots of problems with after market parts. I had trouble with the mechanical fuel pump. First one wasn't putting out enough to accelerate hard or pull a small hill. Second one lasted a month and dumped gas in the crankcase. I put the third one on and after a few days it seemed to be starving fuel again. Decided to go electric. Not a big fan of electric but I was tired of the mechanical pumps. Nice installation with switched relay, split loom and fancy braided fuel lines. No change!😢 Checked flow to the carb, plenty. Pulled off the new carb and stuck on a old one i had. The old carb had the same idle issues it had when I replaced it but ran good under acceleration. I finally disassembled the new carb and found one of the Venturi tubes had fallen off and was laying on top of the throttle butterflies. I was glad to find the problem but was still disappointed yet again with poorly built parts. Anyway it's back to running great 😃. I have an old cookie sheet with low sides that all the miscellaneous stuff gets thrown onto until I finally have to sort through everything and put them in the proper bin. I do dump stuff on a shop towel to look for what I need and then pick up the cloth and dump it back in the container. Thanks for the tips and the troubles we all have!
@johnwesner39359 ай бұрын
You need to pull the slip joint apart and reinstall with the joints in line. That way the angular forces cancel each other.
@chadwce9 ай бұрын
Those can't. Only goes on one way. Seen this same setup many times. I built a shaft in phase and didn't matter
@fitzeesfabrications9 ай бұрын
just discovered your channel and loving all the learning. I'm considering buying an E21 BMW 320 for a project car and it's got a fair bit of rust in the trunk/boot amongst other areas, and I'm pretty keen to give it all a go myself if i do get it and use it to learn with. Thanks for all the great videos :)
@JeremyBanham9 ай бұрын
Not sure about the BMW but you will learn so much front fitzees vids.
@joescully5669 ай бұрын
If that wire decides to go on you, square off a big radius washer as a hanger...paint the handle a bright color for easy id
@lenscap89259 ай бұрын
The U joints on the steering shaft are not in phase. That will cause an uneven feel in the steering. The yolks on each end of the shaft have to line up with each other. Keep the awesome videos coming Tony!!
@billnlori31499 ай бұрын
That Isa factory joint. One of many I come across out of phase. I build one in phase but still happen
@fitzeesfabrications9 ай бұрын
Thanks Fitzee. Love your style.👍🏻
@Beobout69 ай бұрын
Hello Toni I like your little Projekts. Sometimes it is good to Do such a little Projekt to get the head free for the bigger one. A happy weekend Yours Frank Galetzka
@frankgaletzka84779 ай бұрын
The tray is an excellent addition for any workshop large or small
@davidbeer9 ай бұрын
Tony ponders.. "Hmmm?!?.. Need a break from Bronc Bustin' the Mustang... I think I'll build a new tool and share it with the You Tube folks". My 5cents.. I just dump my fasteners out on a shop rag or an old tea towel ... sort what I need, then pour the fasteners back into the container using the towel or rag folded in half and used like a pipe funnel. To each his own.
@RaysLaughsAndLyrics9 ай бұрын
Just a comment re the phasing of the UJ's. I think the phasing point is correct, but it also relies on the angles being equal. In other words the two shafts being parallel. (Like a driveline) Your problem is probably just an excessive angle on one of the joints. Some rejigging may be necessary to realign the joints with a smaller angle. Mart in England.
@MartsGarage9 ай бұрын
Yes and that's what I have done
@fitzeesfabrications9 ай бұрын
Nice little project Tony, it's definitely gonna be useful, and yes, what he said about the u-joint phasing, I'm thinking that same thing, universal bind
@geoffreymills99329 ай бұрын
Tried phasing them. Didn't help
@fitzeesfabrications9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your Laboratory again Fitzee.
@mongomay19 ай бұрын
Brilliant!
@mardyfisher6939 ай бұрын
I agree with other posters that the U-joints are out of phase on some of your shaft iterations.
@donthompson21889 ай бұрын
The second one I built I had the joints in phase and it never helped. I noticed the I have a few factory built setups and the joints are not in phase. What's interesting is they are all off about the same!
@fitzeesfabrications9 ай бұрын
New stuff, cool, thanks!
@karlscribner38389 ай бұрын
Great idea Fitezz like a pill counter they use in pharmacy. I made one out of a plastic dish when I fill my pill container for the week to put my pills in its easier to pour back in the pill jars. I think I'll make one for my brother his nuts and bolts he can use one. Some sheet metal and some bends and tack weld 👍🏽
@snoopu26019 ай бұрын
if you have a flex rubber coupler on the steering column, you may have flipped it around. If not, I had an issue one time, dropped a perfectly smoot R&P for a similar thing and when I bolted it back, it sort of was sticky or binding. I loosened the steering column, tightened back the R&P, and tightened back from the rack up towards the wheel. It cured the issue.
@juanignaciocaino9 ай бұрын
Tried something similar. No luck..
@fitzeesfabrications9 ай бұрын
@@fitzeesfabrications dang, sorry! I hate when things have "personality" like that.
@juanignaciocaino9 ай бұрын
Might be simple, mate, but she saves so much time in the long run. Chuck a pile of nuts or washers, spread them around as much as you like to find the ones you want and then chuck 'em back in the container without a lot of faffing about and bending over to get the ones that went on the floor into silly little spaces that are hard to get them out of. Seems like a bloody lifesaver, to me! How many times have you spread the nuts and such out, cleaned them up and then 10 mins later needed to go rooting through them again? Drives me up the wall when that happens, eh... Now it's not a hassle if you need to do that even TEN times! Can't believe I never thought of something like that myself.... Well, I know what my next little welding project is going to be, at least. Many thanks Tony! All the best.
@KiwiStag749 ай бұрын
Tips are good... 😉
@monette449 ай бұрын
You need to put a small motor hanging on the back end of it that shakes it when you pull the trigger on the handle. Plus a little logo'd paint. That'll do Fitzee
@Dagrond9 ай бұрын
Bloody brilliant thank you
@kenreeve65499 ай бұрын
Luv your work mate keep it up take care m8😊
@JohnSmith-nl8dx9 ай бұрын
Nice job Tony
@johnkranz40049 ай бұрын
Top notch there Tony 👍
@chute2thrill19 ай бұрын
I'm sort of glad to hear that things don't always go as you planned. I have followed your posts for long enough, that I decided "I can do that". Not necessarily so. Making and putting in new rear wheel arches on my rusty 2003 truck has become a disaster. I'm still trying to work through the build, but it has turned into months of work. Despite setting up my welder just as you suggested, testing EVERY combination of wire feed and power, I still think I would blow a hole in a 1j/4 in. plate if I tried to mig weld it. But I still enjoy your postings and try to learn something from each one. The only thing I haven't tried, that you do or suggest is to hold the torch in my left hand.
@ginfizz209 ай бұрын
Great idea. Thank you.
@guillermonieri42039 ай бұрын
"yes yes I should have gloves on..." 😂
@juanignaciocaino9 ай бұрын
Chemists use something like that for pills, there is a scale on them that indicates the number of pills and it's made so as to be able to tip the pills into bottles or boxes.
@Equiluxe19 ай бұрын
Its where I got the idea. Lol
@fitzeesfabrications9 ай бұрын
I just use mats like they have on the counter at the auto parts store.
@user-ui5qt8iq2f9 ай бұрын
Genius!!
@phillynch62959 ай бұрын
very handy i like it!!
@jeffsnyder20519 ай бұрын
My step-mom is originally from Saskatchewan and her parents retired in British Columbia. Her father managed a steel mill!
Who doesn't enjoy a shop project that makes your life better?
Can't get enough of this old guy. Reminds me of my wife's grandfather teaching me the art of leading, still use it a little to this day just making my own black powder balls. Love the projects to I'm self-teaching myself welding and the projects help. Now to watch the sheet bender build again and try and take notes.
The U-joint yokes are out of phase on that shaft you’ve got on the bench, that’s gonna bind for sure, ran into it before on heavy trucks Try it again with them phased properly
Driveshafts run out of phase, steering shafts must be in phase, or vice-versa lol, been awhile, but phasing sounds like the problem
Tried it and didn't make a difference. The factory stuffis out of phase. What's interesting is I come acrossa number of different joints and they are all out of phase the same amount
Could moving the rack around have caused an air bubble to shift around and get introduced into the system?
Nice job, Tony. It's fun watching the design and development exercise all done on the fly. I've been using some old shelving units on my latest project. I scored a load of shelves from a dumpster at thy doctors recently, should keep me going for a while. It always pays to keep your eyes open. All the best, Mart in England.
Great video Fitzee. For the record, I will watch whatever you put out into this world. Thanks for all of the knowledge you willingly hand out to the world. I look forward to having an adult beverage or 6 watching the Mustang completion video. Kick it's ass!
My old bolts and washers are in old metal coffee cans. When I need one I spread out a shop rag and dump them on it. After that, it's easy to guide them back in the can with the rag.
M8 I'm gunna do that...always got rags lying around taa 👍
Like it. The demise of the good old wire coat hanger was a sad day 😢
Tony I love the way you recycle stuff. I am the same way. My neighbors junk is my treasure!
So, an old fashioned sweet scoop. Takes me back.
Good luck with the Mustang. I’m having similar struggles wrapping up a VW Thing restoration. It can be frustrating! I love watching you fabricate the parts sorter. I need to build one now. Great tips! ❤
BOOM !!!! don't worry about the mustang, it's Wendy you need to worry about if you miss another summer!!!😂❤
that was a perfect way to get your mind of that steering problem, stress time out for a new fresh approach ...
Our welding teachers always said, work with junk, and ya get junk. I like making junk outta junk. Yeah. Peace
Really admire your work! Something I’ve done for years is to lay a scrap 24 x24 inch nylon insect screen on the bench or floor. Then pour nuts,bolts or washers onto the screen find what I want, then funnel the assortment back into container. The screen also filters out some of the dirt and dust. Then I fold the screen up and put the it away. Different ways to do this and your way is very unique too. Good job! I watch you often!
Simply genius!
And as it happens I will have a big piece from the front window which is being converted to aluminum screening !
Neat idea.......If I had a dollar for every time I dumped, picked, and scraped nuts or washers or bolts off the bench.....I think I'll make one too !
That stang needs a bumper sticker that says "Man or his machine - which one is the slave". Like your tray build. It was cool watching you in the "zone". I use an old shallow baking pan with one corner cut off. Works great. You are a patient, brave man. Peace.
Finding that exact piece of hardware you need can be difficult at times. I have always just laid an old bath towel on the floor and tipped everything onto it. When you are finished sifting through everything you just pinch the corners (two in each hand) and then tip everything back into the container. Works a treat and you get a large surface area to spread everything out on.
Jack_C_ Just posted the same tip. Learned it from my Mother years ago. She used the same technique for buttons. Take care.
Not a bade idea, but if you bend the lips up to 45°, it should make the nuts and washers flow better and not catch. I keep my nuts and bolts and washers and other parts in two litre (half gallon) ice cream containers and I usually tip them onto a cloth when looking for a particular part, if I can't see it near the top.
Right Fitzee! Makin somethin outta nothin is very satisfying…. I love makin tools from junk😉😁
Fantastic.. Beats a dustpan any day!!! Thanks for sharing.
I too am trying to get a 66 Mustang back on the road after a restoration. Soooooo many little things to finish off and make right. Keep at it Tony, she’ll come around.
Reminds me of when baby food jar lids were fastened to a board and then the jars hung from the board on a shelf. I once saw a lazy Susan style version that looked like a Christmas tree.
Everyone needs one of them, Nice idea . Thanks !
Watching you is like watching myself build stuff, no measurements, no real plan, just grab whatever you got laying around and figure out a way to turn it into what you need 👍 I’ve salvaged the hardware off of everything that I’ve ever broke in my life and I got the same bins full of random hardware too 🤣
Same
Tape measure smape measure 😂😂
I save a lot of my scrap metal for future projects. I have to draw something out on paper to get an idea on the direction I'm headed. The guy's that can grab some metal or what ever and just build something I admire how they can do that.
I have a drafting sert. But the only thing I draw are house and bld. plans everything else is by the seat of your pants.
"Fitzee-on-the-Fly" 😂. TimWelds would slap a coat of black gloss on it, and Lee Valley would make it from balsa and sell it for $49.50.
The most comical because it is so relatable. I feel like I was hanging out in the shop with you. Those slip joints you showed are similar to the ones on the trucks I drive but, on a smaller scale.
What a great idea. Saves a lot of time screwing around. Thanks Fitze.
Cool, you made a sorting tray like pharmacists use!
Dump your fasteners onto a rag; rummage away mad; simply gather up the rag with fasteners wrapped up and place the rag and fasteners neatly into your box. You’re welcome!
I'm gunna pinch a baking tray. love this idea
I was thinking the same thing.
Looks great, I just use a large rag/t shirt spread it out put parts on top . When I am done I fold it in half, hold it at corners, pour the parts back in the container
The Mustang is a bucking bronco. She's a fighter. Keep with it, you'll get it finished. Thank you for these great Mustang videos.
Very cool little project, Tony. I'm interested to hear what you do to fix the 'stang.
in france, they call such a tool a " rossignol " that is in fact a nightingale bird.
Simple and very creative. Tips are always good. Hope the mustang will be as right as rain soon.
Now THAT is a great idea. I need to make one of those. Thanks Fitzee!
Been working on a 1970 International for months, new engine lotta of rust repair, but sometimes I got to take a break. I use 1 gal. Paint cans 😃👍
Another great video Toni , informative, full of great tips and funny, 👍🏻👍🏻
That is a nice little project. Great Job! I like it!
It's the simple little things that can make projects easier to do! Good One!
2 suggestions: 1 - Get rid of the enclosed lip. It doesn't add strength in a useful direction (weight you can lift), and it traps parts. At least bend it up so parts can't get stuck. 2 - Give it a bit of a snout on 3 sides past where you have the nose now, maybe 1 1/2" long, so you can point it at the bin and direct the flow a little bit, to fill up the top or bottom.
well I had to watch an old Fitz rerun making cab corners to get my Fitzee fix always good!
That's the ticket. Anything that you can do to avoid day to day frustration is time well spent.
What a fantastic idea! So glad I, I mean you, thought of it!!! Need to fix myself something like that! Have that same problem, dump them out, pick them up and put back in container. Later find I few on the floor I couldn't find!
I'm like you ----- coffee cans --- Large and Small ---- The little trays like your blue ones there ---- Bottoms of five-gallon cans --- So ---- that's a Good Idea ----- the Nut ---- Washer is never on top ---- even scooting them around a bit ----- still end up DUMPING the container out --- and make a mess ------- Thank You for the Video and for a Good Idea ----- See you on your next one ---- Rodney
The Hot Rodders way of doing it was to dump the bolts or nuts on to a T-Shirt, sort through to get what they needed and then dump the rest back into the cans.
The problem with that is I would forget to put the shirt back on. 😃
FITZEE! Thanks for all your tips. The other day i made a panel that needed 2 like square bulbous sticking up for trim mounting.. well i turned on my FITZEE brain and I found somthing around the shop to use to pound out that shape,,,,, a 1/2" drive extension was just perfect
Hi Tony. That's a great little tool! I usually use a piece of paper or light cardboard, dump the bolts on that and then roll it up like a funnel to dump the items back into the container. I like your tray better. Those 2 shafts that you showed look like they might have been part of a 3 point hitch from a tractor. For the Mustang, could you add a 3rd U joint into the steering shaft to reduce the angle? Just a thought. Thanks for the video!
I thought about a third joint but you need a steady then mounted to the car. Not alot of room down there to work
Waitin for ya to get the rattle can out, good idea. I too work out of the blue bins.
I bought something like this awhile back. Plastic piece. Comes in handy when i can find it. I like this design. Less overflow when depositing back to the bin.
Well done sir. No one wants their screws to get loose.
Love that little Trey idea. I am always getting them everywhere trying to get them back in my old plastic pretzel jars. Great job as always. 👍
I use a large piece of thick cardboard with a fold in the middle - lay it out flat tip out screws nuts whatever your'r looking for - then pick up card board fold it into a v -shape and tip contents back from whence they came, simple and effective.
Free hand building stuff is fun!
On the steering shaft you may want to check the clocking of the U joints with the shaft at a sharp angle. I have always been told they have to line up.
Tried it never helped
I like it! Going to copy.
I'm sorry to hear that the Mustang is fighting you. Good move to walk away for a short break. I hope making that superb little tray was as therapeutic for you as it was interesting for us to watch. As ever, thank you Tony.
Clever little tool tray Fitzee, although I mostly buy all new nuts and bolts these days, I do have a few containers of old bits and pieces and small parts I do the same with, so I will have to make myself one of these!
You need to have your U joint yokes timed (in line) to prevent binding. And what's with all the left handed bodymen on KZhead
Second joint I made I phased the joints. No difference. What's interesting is all the factory ones I come across are out of phase. What's really interesting is theyare all out the same amount!
@@fitzeesfabrications I came across it as well on Polaris quads and when I got to ask the Polaris engineers about it they couldn't give me an answer as to why. All I know it that after about 5000km all the U joints and splines are wore out on a Polaris.
Glad the Manitoba plate arrived and thanks for sharing. Mailed it 2 weeks ago.
Thank you so much.
Awesome Tony! I just found my new garage project when it's raining outside and I'm looking for something to do. God bless and thank you. 👍👍🙂
That's clever. Very clever. I have (now had) the same problem. This makes a great deal of sense and will make my life so much easier. And now that my kids have left home, you will also need to make a contraption that automatically sorts nuts from bolts, screws, clips, etc.
Thats a great idea tony. Thats something i can make and use Thanks tony
Nice Video. Thanks for the Tip. I put all the nuts, bolds, and Or washers on the ground. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY🇺🇸
Thanks Fitz I have the same problem, and a specially thanks for the video!!!!
Yep I've been thinking of making the same thing for years , Should actually do it. Thanks for the motavation
Something I've found that works well is a piece of foam from packaging of a box or couch just a couple inches thick. You can dump whatever container on it and using your hand it makes picking up items easier than from a flat surface.
Nice little project Fitzee. Another handy tool, 👌. Take care and have a wonderful day. 👍
He he he The Clutter is Strong in this One,....
Hey Tony, I've hady 64 F100 running and driving for a little over a year. Lots of problems with after market parts. I had trouble with the mechanical fuel pump. First one wasn't putting out enough to accelerate hard or pull a small hill. Second one lasted a month and dumped gas in the crankcase. I put the third one on and after a few days it seemed to be starving fuel again. Decided to go electric. Not a big fan of electric but I was tired of the mechanical pumps. Nice installation with switched relay, split loom and fancy braided fuel lines. No change!😢 Checked flow to the carb, plenty. Pulled off the new carb and stuck on a old one i had. The old carb had the same idle issues it had when I replaced it but ran good under acceleration. I finally disassembled the new carb and found one of the Venturi tubes had fallen off and was laying on top of the throttle butterflies. I was glad to find the problem but was still disappointed yet again with poorly built parts. Anyway it's back to running great 😃. I have an old cookie sheet with low sides that all the miscellaneous stuff gets thrown onto until I finally have to sort through everything and put them in the proper bin. I do dump stuff on a shop towel to look for what I need and then pick up the cloth and dump it back in the container. Thanks for the tips and the troubles we all have!
You need to pull the slip joint apart and reinstall with the joints in line. That way the angular forces cancel each other.
Those can't. Only goes on one way. Seen this same setup many times. I built a shaft in phase and didn't matter
just discovered your channel and loving all the learning. I'm considering buying an E21 BMW 320 for a project car and it's got a fair bit of rust in the trunk/boot amongst other areas, and I'm pretty keen to give it all a go myself if i do get it and use it to learn with. Thanks for all the great videos :)
Not sure about the BMW but you will learn so much front fitzees vids.
If that wire decides to go on you, square off a big radius washer as a hanger...paint the handle a bright color for easy id
The U joints on the steering shaft are not in phase. That will cause an uneven feel in the steering. The yolks on each end of the shaft have to line up with each other. Keep the awesome videos coming Tony!!
That Isa factory joint. One of many I come across out of phase. I build one in phase but still happen
Thanks Fitzee. Love your style.👍🏻
Hello Toni I like your little Projekts. Sometimes it is good to Do such a little Projekt to get the head free for the bigger one. A happy weekend Yours Frank Galetzka
The tray is an excellent addition for any workshop large or small
Tony ponders.. "Hmmm?!?.. Need a break from Bronc Bustin' the Mustang... I think I'll build a new tool and share it with the You Tube folks". My 5cents.. I just dump my fasteners out on a shop rag or an old tea towel ... sort what I need, then pour the fasteners back into the container using the towel or rag folded in half and used like a pipe funnel. To each his own.
Just a comment re the phasing of the UJ's. I think the phasing point is correct, but it also relies on the angles being equal. In other words the two shafts being parallel. (Like a driveline) Your problem is probably just an excessive angle on one of the joints. Some rejigging may be necessary to realign the joints with a smaller angle. Mart in England.
Yes and that's what I have done
Nice little project Tony, it's definitely gonna be useful, and yes, what he said about the u-joint phasing, I'm thinking that same thing, universal bind
Tried phasing them. Didn't help
Thanks for sharing your Laboratory again Fitzee.
Brilliant!
I agree with other posters that the U-joints are out of phase on some of your shaft iterations.
The second one I built I had the joints in phase and it never helped. I noticed the I have a few factory built setups and the joints are not in phase. What's interesting is they are all off about the same!
New stuff, cool, thanks!
Great idea Fitezz like a pill counter they use in pharmacy. I made one out of a plastic dish when I fill my pill container for the week to put my pills in its easier to pour back in the pill jars. I think I'll make one for my brother his nuts and bolts he can use one. Some sheet metal and some bends and tack weld 👍🏽
if you have a flex rubber coupler on the steering column, you may have flipped it around. If not, I had an issue one time, dropped a perfectly smoot R&P for a similar thing and when I bolted it back, it sort of was sticky or binding. I loosened the steering column, tightened back the R&P, and tightened back from the rack up towards the wheel. It cured the issue.
Tried something similar. No luck..
@@fitzeesfabrications dang, sorry! I hate when things have "personality" like that.
Might be simple, mate, but she saves so much time in the long run. Chuck a pile of nuts or washers, spread them around as much as you like to find the ones you want and then chuck 'em back in the container without a lot of faffing about and bending over to get the ones that went on the floor into silly little spaces that are hard to get them out of. Seems like a bloody lifesaver, to me! How many times have you spread the nuts and such out, cleaned them up and then 10 mins later needed to go rooting through them again? Drives me up the wall when that happens, eh... Now it's not a hassle if you need to do that even TEN times! Can't believe I never thought of something like that myself.... Well, I know what my next little welding project is going to be, at least. Many thanks Tony! All the best.
Tips are good... 😉
You need to put a small motor hanging on the back end of it that shakes it when you pull the trigger on the handle. Plus a little logo'd paint. That'll do Fitzee
Bloody brilliant thank you
Luv your work mate keep it up take care m8😊
Nice job Tony
Top notch there Tony 👍
I'm sort of glad to hear that things don't always go as you planned. I have followed your posts for long enough, that I decided "I can do that". Not necessarily so. Making and putting in new rear wheel arches on my rusty 2003 truck has become a disaster. I'm still trying to work through the build, but it has turned into months of work. Despite setting up my welder just as you suggested, testing EVERY combination of wire feed and power, I still think I would blow a hole in a 1j/4 in. plate if I tried to mig weld it. But I still enjoy your postings and try to learn something from each one. The only thing I haven't tried, that you do or suggest is to hold the torch in my left hand.
Great idea. Thank you.
"yes yes I should have gloves on..." 😂
Chemists use something like that for pills, there is a scale on them that indicates the number of pills and it's made so as to be able to tip the pills into bottles or boxes.
Its where I got the idea. Lol
I just use mats like they have on the counter at the auto parts store.
Genius!!
very handy i like it!!
My step-mom is originally from Saskatchewan and her parents retired in British Columbia. Her father managed a steel mill!