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Blobber
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Its amazing how much genuine stuff you can still get from Suzuki, even for models back to the 80s
MysterG
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Would you care to guess how much that genuine little fitting cost?
Blobber
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£30 ??
MysterG
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£43 off Ebay, most places wanted over £60
Luckily it was the low pressure return which sprung a leak, the high pressure hose is about £250
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If you need anything else give me a shout I know someone at Suzuki so I get good prices, can take a while to get the stuff if its not in the UK though£43 off Ebay, most places wanted over £60
Luckily it was the low pressure return which sprung a leak, the high pressure hose is about £250
What was the part number Ill get a price out of interest
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in one day i've gone from the previous pic to...yup, defiantly gonna take a while. i was telling dad about my disposal issues and he said well i have a load of low spots in the bottom field that fill up with water...
well i can help with that
best part of a ton behind the quad was interesting
after lunch...
and final level.
helped greatly by the tip taking the view that its garden waste so no limits on how much i can bring (6 trips with both car and trailer full...) and me pressganging a much fitter than me friend to come give me a hand...
after the tip closed at 4 i also took a full trailer and car to dads yard to finish filling the hole in.
so thats 7 full loads in one day. not bad going. about a load a hour.
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Jelly_Sheffield
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Startrite Bandit for a local charity.
The motor shaft (which is custom and not at all replaceable) had both worn and snapped due to a bearing failure.
Welded up the shaft, turned it true again, built it up with bronze, machined the features back to original spec, pressed the rotor back on, and reassembled.
I didn't get to test it, but I reckon there's a non-zero chance the windings are toast, and it will land back with me to modify it to fit a conventional flange-mount motor.
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All 3 were de-rusted with a cup wire brush on a grinder.
The tips were dressed and brought back to shape.
Heated to a red heat and dipped into iced salty water. Cleaned up and tempered to a dark blue.
Bit of paint.
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This dirty, dusty Pifco lantern was complete. I hoped it just needed a clean.
The bulbs were tested by removing them and putting them across a good battery.
The top bulb is a flashing type, so a good battery is needed.
Being cleaned up, yes I caught the flash as well.
All done.
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Well the day was busy, so why not do more.
When I got it, it didn't work.
Oh look a new bulb was fitted and................
Ok, The old one was very tight to remove, but a bit of applied force and it was free.
BBQ rattle can paint, as it had rust killing elements.
Fixing the earth point.
Just passed the PAT.
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This Coleman Petrol fueled Iron came my way.
It had all the accessories as well.
3 Dead air pumps.
Reading the original instructions gave me hope that it was worth a risk to fire it up.
Please use the correct fuel, modern petrol is not good for you or the iron. Coleman do the fuel.
Just about visible is the blue flames on the heater element, the generator as they call it.
Nice and warm.
Does it work?
Yes it does, did a nice job on work shirts, will I use it?
No.
Jelly_Sheffield
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The "replacement" drill I bought when mine went kaput turned up yesterday evening..
Immaculate condition, but unfortunately it had been stored for so long that the chuck had seized shut.
I had several spare genuine Makita UNF ½-20 chucks, but it resisted being soaked in penetrating oil overnight, and all other more violent attempts to open it (including a 3ft scaffold pole on a footprint wrench, which just back drove the treble planetary gearbox), making it impossible to get the chuck off conventionally, sooooooo...
Angle grinder time!
Chopped through the chuck just above the mounting point, then was a simple job to get an impact driver at the retaining screw, and set an impact wrench with a torx bit loose on the remains of the chuck body.
No harm done, just wanted a quick wipe down before reassembly.
I should have a new gearbox for my old one next week and will fit that with the OEM keyless chuck.
But I'm curious to see how the keyed chuck works out... I have wanted a keyed chuck cordless for aaaages, but nobody sells one.
Does the drill press work OK when the machine it's supported on is on spin?
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Tumble drier, so it's just a bit warmer round your legs...Does the drill press work OK when the machine it's supported on is on spin?
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Repaired? Well I modified this tool. It's supposed to slot into the cams for the cam shafts but the engine mount bracket got in the way. I didn't want to remove the engine mount bracket after having removed so much already, was getting annoying...
So I welded on some flat bar while holding the parts in a vice.
Then some new holes
Remove the old bits which get in the way of the bracket.
Verify that they still are in line with each other. They lined up exactly like this on both sides before any modifications were made.
And check if it now fits, and it does without having to disassemble yet another part.
Though in fairness removing the engine mount would have been faster most likely.
So I welded on some flat bar while holding the parts in a vice.
Then some new holes
Remove the old bits which get in the way of the bracket.
Verify that they still are in line with each other. They lined up exactly like this on both sides before any modifications were made.
And check if it now fits, and it does without having to disassemble yet another part.
Though in fairness removing the engine mount would have been faster most likely.
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just started grading it out. no more material should need to be removed, just moved about.in one day i've gone from the previous pic to...
after lunch...
and final level.
helped greatly by the tip taking the view that its garden waste so no limits on how much i can bring (6 trips with both car and trailer full...) and me pressganging a much fitter than me friend to come give me a hand...
after the tip closed at 4 i also took a full trailer and car to dads yard to finish filling the hole in.
so thats 7 full loads in one day. not bad going. about a load a hour.
its pretty nearly there now, just have to get the grade right, compact it with the wacker plate, pour the retaining wall, put ground fabric down, sharp sand then block paving. once done ill pour a concrete wedge along the front and job jobbed.
