Stuff you have fixed today

[Luggsey]

Saw this in the WEEE skip on Friday and thought that looks good quality....I can't help myself.
Stripped it down and found it was simply calcified and took 5 minutes to clean and it runs sweet.
Checking online its a Jabsco pump so it is a good one, costs in the region of £2-300 depending where you buy!!!
I have a vision of a home made parts washer using a comercial stainless steel sink if I can find one cheap enough.

 

[The Artilleryman]

You never know mate i'm partial to lincolnshire I regularly have my holidays on a smallholding in Old Leake

Give me a shout next time you're up here, I'm in Wrangle.

 

[magnet]

Give me a shout next time you're up here, I'm in Wrangle.

Aye thats just down the road. Thats kind of you mate, i'll do that. Thanks.

 

[Brad93]

Well not fixed but improved
The S&B has sat on two bed posts since we moved in and I tripped over them once too often today.
After setting it on its feet and levelling with my builders level I took some test cuts using the two ring method. It was .004" larger on the tailstock end so after a small adjustment got it within a thou over 9".
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I'd double check that sticking a bigger piece of stock out the chuck 6" and not using the tailstock.

 

[My Old Landy]

I'd double check that sticking a bigger piece of stock out the chuck 6" and not using the tailstock.

It was just to check the tailstock alignment. I did the other test and it is good enough for an 80 year old lathe and the sort of things I do

 

[Norsk]

I drilled out the two broken bolts on my Unimog Gearbox.

Alot easier than pulling the gearbox out.

One bolt I drilled dead on and I think a 10mm tap run up it will clean it up enough. The other I drilled a bit ****** so I will take it up to 12mm in order to true it up.

Should I tap it at 12mm or helicoil it? Bolts need done up to 160nm so not all the torque in the world.

 

[AVI_8]

I drilled out the two broken bolts on my Unimog Gearbox.

Alot easier than pulling the gearbox out.

One bolt I drilled dead on and I think a 10mm tap run up it will clean it up enough. The other I drilled a bit ****** so I will take it up to 12mm in order to true it up.

Should I tap it at 12mm or helicoil it? Bolts need done up to 160nm so not all the torque in the world.

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Not trying to teach my granny how to suck eggs, but be sure to get all of that swarf out which has got into the oil seal.

 

[Norsk]

Fixed my rifle shooting high , by drifting on a taller front sight.

Praaaper jaabb.

 

[creepy]

Squeezing harder ended up with a ping and bust cheepo gun, thankfully in the very last fixing. They are hard work to use anyway so went the redneck fix with some M8 studding, will drive with ratchet or old cordless drill, I have some M16 studs to fix at the weekend so hope it works. It has got to be stronger than the original and should be a lot easier on the hands.

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Fixed my new to me Black and Decker Workmate, much better nick than my old one and came with loads of the orange clamp dogs. But all 4 of the leg clips were broken, so I get a new set from amazon for 10 quid ish and fit them this morning.

Old pale blue clips

New Black clips with new axles

All 4 done and clipping in and out nicely

 

[qwakers]

from extremely scabby...

to primed.

just topcoat, refit tyre and then do the other 5.

 

[MattF]

Fixed my new to me Black and Decker Workmate, much better nick than my old one and came with loads of the orange clamp dogs. But all 4 of the leg clips were broken, so I get a new set from amazon for 10 quid ish and fit them this morning.

Old pale blue clips

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New Black clips with new axles

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All 4 done and clipping in and out nicely

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You got a link for those leg clips?

 

[Nick DV]

You got a link for those leg clips?

All sorts here Matt https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/40243693...and=BLACK+DECKER&_trksid=p2047675.c101224.m-1

 

[awemawson]

Storm Eunice did quite a bit of damage here on the farm but thankfully no loss of life or limb.

One thing we lost was the 'Cap' off the top of one of our street lamps that light the farm yard- Quite large sheet metal affair that has totally vanished - no sign of it anywhere.

The result was that rain gets in and we were having constant RCD trips on the mains. First though was to put a plastic feed sack over it but it would be unsightly and probably come off in the next bit of wind.

Now my solution seeing as beer solves all problems - an inverted pint beer glass - light shines through and rain is shed away from the bayonet connector

First picture - the missing cap but beered lamp

Second picture - what it should have.

 

[qwakers]

from extremely scabby...

to primed.

just topcoat, refit tyre and then do the other 5.

 

[dan.taylor.1]

You got a link for those leg clips?

Spartacus Workmate Leg Latch... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B072C5VYRH?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

[qwakers]

Fin.

5 more to do.

 

[sako243]

Cut off the old scaffold clamp that was used for a jockey wheel and bolted on a new one.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Nice weight set.
Tired and in need of some attention.

The hinges are tight, the handle was falling off.

The box was sanded back and the dings removed with steam.
Hotel kettle.

Then a few coats of french polish and wax.

Old stock hinges, new glue and the assembles.

 

[My Old Landy]

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Nice weight set.
Tired and in need of some attention.


The hinges are tight, the handle was falling off.




The box was sanded back and the dings removed with steam.
Hotel kettle.

Then a few coats of french polish and wax.



Old stock hinges, new glue and the assembles.

I worked on Stocklake from 1998 to 2011, that company had long gone by then!!