Stuff you have fixed today

[Barking Mat]

Well seeing we don't have a "Stuff I installed today" thread.

My mates 4 range fuse box for the house, he prepared the wall, I ordered the bits, about €600 of box and rcd's and mcb's.

Not finished, he finished work at 13.30 so I phoned local eatery to find out if 14.00 was too late to eat, they begrudgingly agreed, (Chez Manic, @Seadog ). It was awesome went home chilled out, too stuffed.

 

[Barking Mat]

Well seeing we don't have a "Stuff I installed today" thread.

My mates 4 range fuse box for the house, he prepared the wall, I ordered the bits, about €600 of box and rcd's and mcb's.

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Not finished, he finished work at 13.30 so I phoned local eatery to find out if 14.00 was too late to eat, they begrudgingly agreed, (Chez Manic, @Seadog ). It was awesome went home chilled out, too stuffed.

Genuinely awaiting the comment 'spaghetti'.

 

[oldbikedavey]

Replaced the rear wheel sprocket on the Beeza today, and found out that the rear brake shoe linings had got very distinctly iffy.
New ones are on order, and will be fitted with great determination and relative rapidity...

 

[Slowcoach]

Genuinely awaiting the comment 'spaghetti'.

‘Spaghetti’, happy to help.
Looks ok to me

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Genuinely awaiting the comment 'spaghetti'.

No, not from here.
But you left your tools behind.

 

[dobbslc]

Well seeing we don't have a "Stuff I installed today" thread.

My mates 4 range fuse box for the house, he prepared the wall, I ordered the bits, about €600 of box and rcd's and mcb's.

View attachment 452443
View attachment 452444

Not finished, he finished work at 13.30 so I phoned local eatery to find out if 14.00 was too late to eat, they begrudgingly agreed, (Chez Manic, @Seadog ). It was awesome went home chilled out, too stuffed.

Erm is it upside down?

 

[Maker]

Erm is it upside down?

His snips would fall off if it were the other way up.

 

[ajlelectronics]

Memories of doing mine according to NF and it was very time consuming. Not helped by the concrete ceilings in the property of course. I didn't incorporate all of the options either.
That is an impressive job Matt.

This...

To this...

 

[Blobber]

Getting there with the Haybob, tine holders are a bit worn and a few bent, no idea how you bend 16mm bar tossing hay about!

Built the wear up with weld and a quick tidy up, a bit more finesse when ive found it tomorrow and they will go again! 10 more to do

 

[qwakers]

the lorry developed a water leak in the roof of the toilet. most disconcerting. I had to smash the ply that made up the ceiling skin (I glued plastic to it then glued it to the battens, so it was not coming down in once piece) then pull all the insulation out to dry it off. then go hunting for the crack (I assumed) it turns out I missed when drilling a hole a while back and never sealed it...

however whilst I was waiting for a delivery this morning I decided to do some groundwork out front of my house. I mixed up a load of concrete (by hand, that is hard work!) and laid the slabs I took up 3 years ago back down. breaking one in the process but I really don't care. the slabs in question are the top 4 by the door. they where taken up due to a load of ants deciding to nest in the sand they where laid on. this was annoying due to the ants deciding that my hallway made a good place to live also. changing sand for concrete to base the slabs on solve that issue nicely.

found the leak...

putting the ceiling back up involved screwing a new bit of ply to the battens

then gluing the plastic up, and finishing the edges with some plastic 25mm angle.

I forgot pics though. sorry.

a little bit left to do, then for the first time ever the bog will actually be done. it has suffered for the last couple of years of 'good enough to use, but not quite done' syndrome... so never got actually finished. not letting that happen this time...

 

[Blobber]

The Haybob wheels were a mess, perished tubes with one really rusty and deeply pitted, chucked them in the citric acid for a day and welded the rim where it was holed

Nice heavy coat of epoxy primer to give the inner tube half a chance

and a splash of colour, aubergine mica for the rims and carnelian red for the equally rusted hub caps is what we had in stock! never going to win any beauty prizes but will do the job
new tubes and sealed C3 bearings and were good to go, once I've made some bearing spacers for the odd wheel...

 

[My Old Landy]

The Haybob wheels were a mess, perished tubes with one really rusty and deeply pitted, chucked them in the citric acid for a day and welded the rim where it was holed
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Nice heavy coat of epoxy primer to give the inner tube half a chance
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and a splash of colour, aubergine mica for the rims and carnelian red for the equally rusted hub caps is what we had in stock! never going to win any beauty prizes but will do the job
new tubes and sealed C3 bearings and were good to go, once I've made some bearing spacers for the odd wheel...
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Nice job my friend

 

[Blobber]

Nice job my friend

Thanks, it's all a bit sows ear=silk purse bish bosh stuff but it doesn't warrant £££ spending
Tomorrow there may be some lathe action for the bearing spacers and the way the month is going there may be more injuries

 

[My Old Landy]

Thanks, it's all a bit sows ear=silk purse bish bosh stuff but it doesn't warrant £££ spending
Tomorrow there may be some lathe action for the bearing spacers and the way the month is going there may be more injuries

I hope the lathe doesn't bite you, it can hurt!

 

[qwakers]

the lorry developed a water leak in the roof of the toilet. most disconcerting. I had to smash the ply that made up the ceiling skin (I glued plastic to it then glued it to the battens, so it was not coming down in once piece) then pull all the insulation out to dry it off. then go hunting for the crack (I assumed) it turns out I missed when drilling a hole a while back and never sealed it...

however whilst I was waiting for a delivery this morning I decided to do some groundwork out front of my house. I mixed up a load of concrete (by hand, that is hard work!) and laid the slabs I took up 3 years ago back down. breaking one in the process but I really don't care. the slabs in question are the top 4 by the door. they where taken up due to a load of ants deciding to nest in the sand they where laid on. this was annoying due to the ants deciding that my hallway made a good place to live also. changing sand for concrete to base the slabs on solve that issue nicely.

found the leak...

putting the ceiling back up involved screwing a new bit of ply to the battens

then gluing the plastic up, and finishing the edges with some plastic 25mm angle.

I forgot pics though. sorry.

a little bit left to do, then for the first time ever the bog will actually be done. it has suffered for the last couple of years of 'good enough to use, but not quite done' syndrome... so never got actually finished. not letting that happen this time...

nearly done, just a bit of cleanup and silicone beading. and a bit of trunking for the hose to the shower.

 

[Blobber]

Still on the Haybob, tine holders for the right hand side, oh they aren't worn much

A bit of weldy action and good grind back gets them somewhere near, they only pivot about 90 degrees so as I still cant find the box of finesse that'll do!

 

[Tigman]

Asked to repair this big tap spout, it sticks out the wall and water cascades out the slot on the rounded edge , had to weld 1/2" socket over the hole !

I used my Jazzy 10 cup with a big stick out , about 16mm , with 25cfh of gas , got into the tight space no problem , plenty of gas coverage

 

[Keithmac]

Had the joys of changing the DPF Vapouriser tonight after work (well it's ready to go in at least when it arrives).

Checked it with the Mitivac first as only real way to get it out is to destroy it, or drop the subframe/ steering rack (not again thanks!).

For a part that really has a service life they put it in a stupid place, as bad as working on the bikes!.

Luckily fine pitch ratchet saved the day as there was no room at all.

I think my final days will be laid under a bloomin car..

 

[roofman]

Half way fixed...old pump off and driving to Sheffield tomorrow to pick a new Bosch unit up for my picker, find a day this weekend to refit.

 

[dobbslc]

Good luck with it. Bloody diesels