Stuff you have fixed today

[Blobber]

Fortunately the blurry photo masks my shocking tig welding.

Thanks for educating me @Moose McAlpine .

You are most welcome to my club, I dont call myself Blobber for nothing!

 

[Brad93]

That could end up looking like a chute we frequently repaired down at a local quarry. Virtually every member of the team went out and patched it when it wore through so it ended up looking like one of those Aztec pyramids laid on its side as each patch was smaller than the last. The quarry firm was too tight to replace the chute.

The chutes just need lining in either ceramic or linatex. Depending on the abrasion/impact.

Ceramic tile lining does welders out of a job, if done properly it can outlast any metallic wear plate or hardfaced tube.

Do it on occasion. Also the tubes which are hardfaced internally on a bore welder.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I think I've gas issues, had gas issues for a while

Too much information! That hopper fix looks OK, you deserve a drink - have one on me.

 

[MCKDAVID]

well its @Hood fault , last night finally got time to bolt it all back together, and test ran, equals an almost fully working motorbike.... Aprilia 650 Pegaso starts and runs, everything works, had it out for a wee run this morning, that's the cobwebs gone then, bike and me..... ...
when I say almost fully working, it is working, starts, runs, idles and pulls well, but needs adjustment, these bikes are really prone to lean running and getting the exhaust header to the point of cherry red running at idle... (no not kidding !!) a well known problem. When I built the carbs up again, I set them up rich to avoid that, but obviously not quite enough, still running the pipe really hot, so need to tweek the mixture to richen it up a bit..., which is a major ballache to get access to but should be possible without taking it all off again, will need to make up a special tool to get into it though......

a classic case of style / look taking away from practicality, to get the carbs off, you basically have to take the bike apart, and drop the rear end down... brilliant design.... getting quite quick at it now though sadly...

 

[Blue Chips]

Small repair job: The gas on my TIG welder stopped flowing the other day. The welder is still under warranty, so I emailed Everlast support and got a courteous response within minutes that contained their recommended troubleshooting procedure, which was exactly the same as what I would have done. I emailed them back with the troubleshooting results along with a couple of requested photos, and they mailed a replacement gas solenoid valve to me the following day at no charge. I just got around to installing the new valve today. The welder is now back in operation again.

It was an easy fix......"slick as snot on a glass door knob," as an old boss of mine used to say.

Here is the old valve (top) and the new valve with the old fitting installed on it.

 

[RichardM]

@MCKDAVID
The headers used to glow red on my T150 Trident when idling a long time stationary (waiting to board the IOM ferry). If they are single skin pipes and the plug is right I wouldn't worry about it too much.

 

[RichardM]

Giving the Centecs motor a clean out I found the leads were a little past their best with the insulation starting to crumble.


So after some inquiries which @brightspark and @Agroshield kindly replied to, I remembered I had some fibreglass braided high temp wire so may as well replace them while I am at it. Joints soldered (they were initially welded) and heatshrink applied over which I put some firbeglass braid. A few coloured tags so I know which is which!


All bound up with ribbon, best fly line backing and a coat of Rimmel nail varnish



Bearings re-greased and all ready to put the end cover back on - except I forgot to put the bearing circlip on and had to take it off again.



Now to make the electric control box and mounting for the emergency stop switch.

 

[dobbslc]

I got this old compressor a few months back and finally had a go at fixing the leaks.

It leaked on the outlet of the tank and after a bit of heat I got the union out and found this

If anyone knows where I can get a new one let my know.
In the end to get it working I just fitted a PCL tail and a quick release fitting,

The pressure gauge was unreadable so I cleaned it with a bit of T Cut and it came out ok,
Before,


After,

All working

 

[MCKDAVID]

@MCKDAVID
The headers used to glow red on my T150 Trident when idling a long time stationary (waiting to board the IOM ferry). If they are single skin pipes and the plug is right I wouldn't worry about it too much.

If there wasn't so much plastic in the proximity I probably wouldn't get to excited about it either, but you can see it's been melted quite a bit... They're renowned for it apparently..

 

[Tigman]

I fixed this leaking pipe today

 

[Barking Mat]

I fixed this leaking pipe todayView attachment 301687View attachment 301687View attachment 301688

Dread to think what was leaking out of it.

 

[Tigman]

Begins with an s and ends in t !

That's actually waste water from a compressor plantroom , they didn't glue the strap on boss to the soil pipe hence the detritus running down the outside ! Been leaking for a while

 

[Barking Mat]

Begins with an s and ends in t !

That's actually waste water from a compressor plantroom , they didn't glue the strap on boss to the soil pipe hence the detritus running down the outside ! Been leaking for a while

Nice.........

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Begins with an s and ends in t !

Ah yes - salt. I can tell by the rusty colour.

 

[MCKDAVID]

I got this old compressor a few months back and finally had a go at fixing the leaks.
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It leaked on the outlet of the tank and after a bit of heat I got the union out and found this
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If anyone knows where I can get a new one let my know.
In the end to get it working I just fitted a PCL tail and a quick release fitting,
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The pressure gauge was unreadable so I cleaned it with a bit of T Cut and it came out ok,
Before,
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After,
View attachment 301674
All working

don't know where you'd get a specific one, but you would most likely be able to pick up a standard pipe nipple with the right thread sizes easily enough, if you have the room to get it in?

something like this, any plumbing wholesaler would have them in stock, not identical, but it's the threads that dictate the fitting, might give you some options, if you can't get the specific fitting.

 

[Feet 'n Inches]

The chutes just need lining in either ceramic or linatex. Depending on the abrasion/impact.

Ceramic tile lining does welders out of a job, if done properly it can outlast any metallic wear plate or hardfaced tube.

Do it on occasion. Also the tubes which are hardfaced internally on a bore welder.

Bear in mind I'm talking 30+ years back Most of the quarries down my way, then, didn't have that kind of money so for them, repair or lining with old belt rubber was the usual fix. Where we could we'd try to improve on the internal design without compromising material flow but that often only gave a short lease of life.

I'd also say that design was at fault. All too often the chute's design didn't feature a dead pocket or something similar, where the material being conveyed would act as a liner. We had a good team of draughtsman with the right kind of knowledge so the plant we built and installed usually lasted longer than some of the pre-installed stuff I'd come across and, along with my mates, have to repair.

 

[Craig-SM]

A leaking valve cover on the Shogun. Nothing exciting but the job was made much quicker using a Milwaukee M12 ratchet. First time I’ve used and it’s great. Cleaning up the dirty oily engine not so great.

 

[8ob]

Today I fixed the dishwasher because the motors hatitself. New one turned up on a clickncollect service next day

Fubared after it ate some glass that somehow got past the filter

Then made myself ill by letting a mate loose in the workshop so he could make a total balls up of repairing a couple of digger buckets. Complete waste of gas and mig wire

 

[James1979]

Today I fixed the dishwasher because the motors hatitself. New one turned up on a clickncollect service next day

Fubared after it ate some glass that somehow got past the filter

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Then made myself ill by letting a mate loose in the workshop so he could make a total balls up of repairing a couple of digger buckets. Complete waste of gas and mig wire

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Kin hell. Not your buckets I hope?!

has he put a new Hardox bit on the front?

 

[Blue Chips]

Today I fixed the dishwasher because the motors hatitself. New one turned up on a clickncollect service next day

Fubared after it ate some glass that somehow got past the filter

Had something similar happen some years ago. I think a little chunk of debris fell into the dishwasher sump while I had the filter screen pulled out for a few minutes for its monthly cleaning. Can't remember what the debris was...might have been a rivet from some salad tongs or something like that.