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dobbslc
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I buy Bosch partly for that reason as non of the Yogi's on site use it. Use Makita and you're asking for trouble....
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Long story short, next door lay empty for several months after the decease of our elderly female neighbour. During that time, two fence panels blew down as a result of posts rotted at their bases. The vendors did a jury-rig fix which lasted long enough to sell the house. New neighbours moved in a while back and have been faced with a fair bit of remedial work and improvements internally, and to the external structure of the house, so sorting the fence was a lesser priority. Our fence was part trellis and with brushwood screening below. With two of their panels down, the wind took its toll on the screening along with its age. So I bought some 100 mm x 22 mm treated timber and set to as per the photo. Quite pleased with the finished result but less pleased with the aching leg muscles which were a result of too much kneeling! 
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I fitted the Mrs new vacume cleaner to the wall. And fixed her old one so she has 2 now come on cow girl..
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Risky posting that, you'll have the anti-Dyson brigade after you with with their pitchforks and Henrys.
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I avoid people like this at all costs. They will never change and in my experience only get worse.
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.
I use "Industry Cleaner" from Wurth to give them a wipe down and clean every once in a while. I paid good money for them, I will look after them.
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they are expensive but the v10 is great they do a v11 now but thats well over £600
the mrs used the v8 then went over the same carpet with the v10 and the canister was half full again
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Bloody frightening isn't it.
We'd been using a plug in Dyson for years then got a V10 (I think) and the amount of gak that came out of the carpet was staggering.
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crazy what comes out with a bit more suck!
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There's a joke in there somewhere but I'll be b*ggered if I can find it.
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Repaired my motorbike gearbox today. I lost the ability to select gears on the way to work yesterday. Had to walk the last mile in full gear = not fun. Got it back home today and tore the gearbox out of it - also not fun on a BMW you have to split the whole bike in half.
Anyway, turns out these two parts I guess were resistance welded had come apart., so turning the shaft did not actuate the shift drum.
A quick blast of TIG and they were once again permanently reunited.
Now it's all re-assembled (after de-gunking inside the cases) and ready for putting the gearbox halves back together. I've ordered a new clutch plate which I hope will turn up tomorrow so I can put the bike back together. The clutch isn't actually knackered but I thought I'd fit one now so I don't have to spend all day doing it in 6-8 months time.
All in all, very pleased.
Anyway, turns out these two parts I guess were resistance welded had come apart., so turning the shaft did not actuate the shift drum.
A quick blast of TIG and they were once again permanently reunited.
Now it's all re-assembled (after de-gunking inside the cases) and ready for putting the gearbox halves back together. I've ordered a new clutch plate which I hope will turn up tomorrow so I can put the bike back together. The clutch isn't actually knackered but I thought I'd fit one now so I don't have to spend all day doing it in 6-8 months time.
All in all, very pleased.
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I had to heat the gearbox cases up to split them. Are the engine ones difficult to separate then?
Nah - it's just that the unit construction of the UJM means that to get to anything in the gearbox you have to remove the engine, lift the cylinder head, remove the cylinder block then you can split the cases so you can get to the cogs etc.Thanks
I had to heat the gearbox cases up to split them. Are the engine ones difficult to separate then?
Yours is like an old British bike - gearbox and engine are separate items. Think the BM is bolted on to the engine casing rather like a car, older bikes have a primary chaincase, specially designed to keep the moving parts away from you and provide a steady drip of oil onto the garage floor...
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I had to heat the gearbox cases up to split them. Are the engine ones difficult to separate then?
Yes ! On my FZR you have to strip the lot down to reach the gearbox so it costs a fortune in gaskets etc, unless you do what some of the racers do and leave out the two bolts holding the crankcase halves together under the barrels.
no idea then 
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Aah, lol I see what you mean now. "At least you don't have to split the cases on a boxer to get at the gearbox". I thought you were saying that getting boxer engine cases apart was a mission
Yes some Jap bikes can be a swine. Many Suzukis you can pull the bottom case half off without removing the head. The xs/xj1100 engine has a large sump pan and you can get at least some of the gears out via the sump. One of the biggest advantages of modern inline-4 engines is having the camchain on the end of the crank instead of in the middle. It's still a lot of work though.
Yes some Jap bikes can be a swine. Many Suzukis you can pull the bottom case half off without removing the head. The xs/xj1100 engine has a large sump pan and you can get at least some of the gears out via the sump. One of the biggest advantages of modern inline-4 engines is having the camchain on the end of the crank instead of in the middle. It's still a lot of work though.
