Wednesday, February 11, 2026

more breakage, less give-a-damn

  I have a cheapo (Harbor Freight, from before I declared a moratorium on them) mechanics creeper.
It has only been used a few times since I'm not a mechanic, just someone who can't afford mechanics.
I figured the fabric cover would fail first and when it did, I would think about reuipholstering the pads or not.

 I got it out the other day to get under the shop bathroom sink to attack a fitting with a torch, the alternative being the cold tile/cement floor.  Fine.

 But the cheap PVC tires on the casters are starting to crack: 

 

More copies of the exact same wheel are readily available, but a set of six new real creeper casters with PU tires, with the right mounting stud, is north of $40.  I had a Craftsman creeper before this one.  I ran over it with a car because I'm a genius.  >_<

Apologies I haven't anything more interesting to show lately, I've been kinda stalled in the shop, just puttering around.  And the sink still needs fixing, blast it.  Feeling kinda old lately, sorry.

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