The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Jelly_Sheffield
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My partner's MX5.
Not starting whilst I was away last week.
She didn't think it was the battery even though it's 10 years old and was reading 12.7V on a multimeter, because when she grabbed my truck and the jump cables, it still wouldn't start and just slow cranked...
But it seemed to have spark, and power to the fuel pump from her initial investigation, so we agreed to take a look together once I was home, thinking it might be ECU related or a relay.
After about five minutes initial poking around, I got my Jelly-senses started tingling, and I popped the multimeter that lives in her boot on the jump cables from under my passenger seat...
No continuity in the +ve jump cable...
Borrowed a NOCO jump pack from next door and the MX5 fired up first time, fitted a new battery and it's happy as ever.
I have been told to get better jump cables, and she's considering getting a little NOCO pack for her boot.
Not starting whilst I was away last week.
She didn't think it was the battery even though it's 10 years old and was reading 12.7V on a multimeter, because when she grabbed my truck and the jump cables, it still wouldn't start and just slow cranked...
But it seemed to have spark, and power to the fuel pump from her initial investigation, so we agreed to take a look together once I was home, thinking it might be ECU related or a relay.
After about five minutes initial poking around, I got my Jelly-senses started tingling, and I popped the multimeter that lives in her boot on the jump cables from under my passenger seat...
No continuity in the +ve jump cable...
Borrowed a NOCO jump pack from next door and the MX5 fired up first time, fitted a new battery and it's happy as ever.
I have been told to get better jump cables, and she's considering getting a little NOCO pack for her boot.
Pigeon_Droppings2
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Changed the belt on the machine...then the crimp failed!
Too late for shops so I put a jubilee on it. I was surprised how weak the original crimp was...very thin Ali.
The original did work fine...reckon I snagged it pulling the machine out.
Too late for shops so I put a jubilee on it. I was surprised how weak the original crimp was...very thin Ali.
The original did work fine...reckon I snagged it pulling the machine out.
Onoff
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My wooden handled post hole digger. One end just snapped a while back where it bolts though the shovel bit .
One quick bit of CAD and an accurate, 3D printed, cross-drilling jig later:
Overkill you say?
Having the handles at slightly different heights seems to work better as you can't bang your knuckles together now.
One quick bit of CAD and an accurate, 3D printed, cross-drilling jig later:
Overkill you say?
Having the handles at slightly different heights seems to work better as you can't bang your knuckles together now.
Surely there was already a metal cross drilling jig available?My wooden handled post hole digger. One end just snapped a while back where it bolts though the shovel bit .
One quick bit of CAD and an accurate, 3D printed, cross-drilling jig later:
Overkill you say?
Having the handles at slightly different heights seems to work better as you can't bang your knuckles together now.
Onoff
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Surely there was already a metal cross drilling jig available?
Only one side.
Nice!
What is it?
All the better for making post holes on sloping ground, thenMy wooden handled post hole digger. One end just snapped a while back where it bolts though the shovel bit .
One quick bit of CAD and an accurate, 3D printed, cross-drilling jig later:
Overkill you say?
Having the handles at slightly different heights seems to work better as you can't bang your knuckles together now.
Onoff
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Woke up this morning to the (sliding) leccy gates wide open???
Noticed one photocell had no red LED on. Spent 3 hours in the garage looking for the spare pair to no avail. Did at least find some floor.
Half a thought the spare ones might be in the house...they were!
Took the non lit one out to find it was just a wire broken off
Fixed, pub.
Noticed one photocell had no red LED on. Spent 3 hours in the garage looking for the spare pair to no avail. Did at least find some floor.
Half a thought the spare ones might be in the house...they were!
Took the non lit one out to find it was just a wire broken off
Fixed, pub.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Not fixed, as it is badly worn and thus is dangerous.
New parts are available, but with a very long lead time and a very big bill.
But it was fun meeting up with a friend, playing with his new version of this.
Getting it apart to see what was worn was interesting.
The internals have worn, due to bent parts, when in use it can explode into a fire ball.
Even through this looks wrong, it is correct. But this is a worn part, gas will and did blow by the upper jet.
The lower handle allows you to swivel the lead bowl as the molten lead is applied.
The serial number.
New parts are available, but with a very long lead time and a very big bill.
But it was fun meeting up with a friend, playing with his new version of this.
Getting it apart to see what was worn was interesting.
The internals have worn, due to bent parts, when in use it can explode into a fire ball.
Even through this looks wrong, it is correct. But this is a worn part, gas will and did blow by the upper jet.
The lower handle allows you to swivel the lead bowl as the molten lead is applied.
The serial number.
Onoff
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What is it, a lead loading gun?
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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It is for melting and spraying lead for lead filler on old car bodies.
arther dailey
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was it spendy ? genuine ?
arther dailey
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one fubar half inch extention now though , glad I am not the only one to do this
sako243
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It was fubar before it became a smacker bar. The "plug" end snapped off a few years ago being abused on an impact. It's made a pretty damn good punch though.
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The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Not fixed today, but a few days before The silly day.
This was putting the abuse off MIS tools right.
Old, but good, great to charge the batteries down the allotments, but. This how it was returned.
No plug, one lead missing and the red croc clip has got hot.
A replacement plug, a PAT and 2 new croc clips. But the box of Heat shrink has grown legs.
Two Post hole Spades.
Lent out after the first storm, this is how they were retuned.
All the old postcrete, mud and what looks like plaster was removed. The edges re-shaped. The the metal is warmed and a coat of wax and oil isapplied.
Their only heavy duty hole poker.
We had to reshape the end, this damaged the paint, so.......
The Heavy duty scraper came back like this.
This was putting the abuse off MIS tools right.
Old, but good, great to charge the batteries down the allotments, but. This how it was returned.
No plug, one lead missing and the red croc clip has got hot.
A replacement plug, a PAT and 2 new croc clips. But the box of Heat shrink has grown legs.
Two Post hole Spades.
Lent out after the first storm, this is how they were retuned.
All the old postcrete, mud and what looks like plaster was removed. The edges re-shaped. The the metal is warmed and a coat of wax and oil isapplied.
Their only heavy duty hole poker.
We had to reshape the end, this damaged the paint, so.......
The Heavy duty scraper came back like this.
sako243
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It was running previously then sat idle for a couple of years and consequently got a little stiff shall we say. I got it turning over back in September but didn't have a decent battery to hand. Lift pump had also packed up so wired in an electric lift pump I had spare (hence the glove over the old pump).
Bit of easy start just now and she fired up, a few minutes to run and then she's starting on the button now.
Time to sort out the proper tank and a roof for it.
Bit of easy start just now and she fired up, a few minutes to run and then she's starting on the button now.
Time to sort out the proper tank and a roof for it.
