Stuff you have fixed today

[slim_boy_fat]

JMS1972. Before you nail all that boarding down, why not get one of these plastic skulls off of Amazon (£22) to half bury under the boards. In 20 years when the next owners rip up the decking....


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You're a baaad man!

 

[Barking Mat]

Broken hydraulic hard lined pipe on my four post fixed, and new hydraulic flexible pipe...

 

[Moose McAlpine]

What's that a straight diesel six?

Fair play, rather you than me...

Yes, 3-litre M57 engine. It's not bad to change that starter; intake manifold out and it's right under it.

 

[Barking Mat]

Yes, 3-litre M57 engine. It's not bad to change that starter; intake manifold out and it's right under it.

Never worked on a BMW, Don't know anyone with one.

Looks well made, but a PITA.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Never worked on a BMW, Don't know anyone with one.

Looks well made, but a PITA.

I work on everything, BMWs are fine. I hate working on Jap cars.

 

[Barking Mat]

I work on everything, BMWs are fine. I hate working on Jap cars.

I like / love Kubotas, only experience, but much.

 

[MattF]

I'm more impressed that the table is still pristine - something that old you expect to see gouge marks etc. but it looks really good.

Fixed position, so they could only drill through the bed/base in one spot. If you look, there's a hole almost all way through the base.

 

[The Artilleryman]

2 days work instead of a morning, to replace the 2 drive belts on my L5A.

Belts were well stretched and as I was ordering one for my Tom Senior, I decided to get these 2 as well.

So off comes the outer cover and old belts removed, shock horror the are A66 belts (shorter) not the correct A68 belts, partly explains why the motor seems to be too high. The muppet has fitted belts for an L5.

Next the motor won't slide down when the adjusters are unwound and nyloc nuts have been fitted to the coach bolts that slide up and down the adjustment frame. The 2 lower ones are turning the bolt round.
So now I'll have to take the inner cover off to get at the frame. Easy job, 2 gear wheels - one is on an adjustable bracket for meshing, lower gear wheel drives the screw cutting box. Idler comes off OK, the drive gear is a different matter, it's got a 1"arbour spacer between the nut and gear wheel, rather than the 7/8" it should have and a home made key. The gear is tight on the shaft, but gentle leverage with 2 short tyre bars and it's off.

Now I can see the motor and the quickest way is to disconnect the wiring and take the whole lot off, tight space and a small trolley jack and it's off. The photo shows why the coach bolts were turning (the right one is already fixed), it looks as if it's designed to allow the motor to be removed by loosening the nuts and sliding the motor up or down to allow the bolt heads to come out through the cut out saving the hassle of lining up the pullies, the 4 mounting bolts onto the lathe frame slide for and aft.

Re fitted the motor and then left it till this morning, as the covers would need a good clean inside and out. Lathe is the cleanest it's ever been, tools and scrap sorted as well.

Now the motor has decided to die or the contactor needs the thermal cut out checked. Mind you it had done this occasionally anyway, but only at 1000 rpm none of the lower speeds.

 

[Brad93]

Watch this space. I’ve got quite an interesting repair to do on this tomorrow. Bore three holes out to 24mm. Fit proper oilite bushes (acquired at last knockings today), remachine shaft that ate the bearing.

 

[Brad93]

I did braze this casting up today though.

 

[JMS1972]

Replaced the battery in my watch which was an excuse to use the tool I bought with my 6mm watchmakers lathe. The back unscrews. I hadn't noticed the tool has Omega engraved on it! That should have doubled the price

Also fixed the circular saw which gave up the ghost yesterday. Luckily just a loose wire.

 

[Brad93]

Packed and off to the customer. If anyone knows a manufacturer/supplier of branded packing tape let me know, I want to get some for boxing stuff like this.

Interesting little job. Got to buy some emery tape and some more round HSS tool steel for the boring head.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Just disassembled the Bullfinch torches I acquired yesterday. They cleaned up well and all the tapered valve needles looked perfect. Gave one of them to my neighbour who is a roofer.

 

[James1979]

Packed and off to the customer. If anyone knows a manufacturer/supplier of branded packing tape let me know, I want to get some for boxing stuff like this.

Interesting little job. Got to buy some emery tape and some more round HSS tool steel for the boring head.

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I use kite packaging for branded tape

 

[Brad93]

I use kite packaging for branded tape

How many do you have to order?

 

[m_c]

How many do you have to order?

I looked in to custom tape a few months ago, and it can be quite a high minimum order, but overall doesn't work out that much more expensive than buying decent quality tape.

A couple links for places I looked at are -
Custom Printed Tape | Davpack
Printed Tape - Branding & Customisation Available | Quickbox

But there are plenty other suppliers. Just try a search for Custom Printed Tape.

 

[James1979]

How many do you have to order?

One pack. That’s normally 48. But it can be 72 for smaller sized rolls.

 

[qwakers]

low power and overheating... melty brush holder would be why then

a few cheap parts (and a spare spanner because you can never have too many...)

all working again.

i love makita.

 

[MattF]

Every time I see peoples power tools, I realise that I must be really anal in how well I look after mine. I'd be aghast if I let any of mine get like that, & yours is quite tidy compared to some.

 

[qwakers]

its second hand so i was never too precious about it

i like my tools to look rough (ish) so no one wants to nick them.