Stuff you have fixed today

[Moose McAlpine]

You should be on Gold Rush

More like Axe Men, but with less drama!

 

[4String.]

Made good use of 3 hours being unloaded in Harrow by updating the works lights on the wagon.

2 new led lamps on the back of the cab to replace the existing ineffectual 21w lamp:




And a smaller led either side of the cab for reversing:




And also given the interior a good fetlle to get rid of the glutinous mud that seems to be a staple of most brick manufacturers' yards .

 

[qwakers]

i can get oil in the gearbox now

and as the fill plug is more than £20 and i am cornish, ill not be buying a new one..

dont hate the weld, was upside down in a confined space and raining.... plus i couldn't see what i was doing lol (is that enough excuses?)

 

[slim_boy_fat]

was upside down in a confined space and raining.... plus i couldn't see what i was doing lol (is that enough excuses?)

We'll let you off.

 

[mdr]

I may have fixed a shed roof. Never used the stuff before. The instructions say don't apply it too thick (~1mm). It's so hard to spread I think I ended up nearer "patchy". Instructions also say it needs to dry before it rains. It rained two hours later.

That "no nonsense" brush is in fact a load of nonsense.



Using a plasterers float would have been better!

 

[Agroshield]

It's so hard to spread...

Possibly the cold weather is contributing to that. Leave in airing cupboard overnight. Stand in a bucket of boiling water when using.*

The brush dismembering gets a bit more serious when it is epoxy floor paint with a pot life.

* You will have wet feet and the roofing stuff will not work any better if you read that incorrectly.

 

[Brad93]

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I may have fixed a shed roof. Never used the stuff before. The instructions say don't apply it too thick (~1mm). It's so hard to spread I think I ended up nearer "patchy". Instructions also say it needs to dry before it rains. It rained two hours later.

That "no nonsense" brush is in fact a load of nonsense.

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Using a plasterers float would have been better!

Had that with a B&Q timber brush

 

[8ob]

Today I fixed an old charger that’s waiting for a bit of attention, all the leads were goosed so I bought some butle cable and some motorcycle jump leads from Halfords. All I wanted some decent crocodile clips but couldn't find any, doesn’t seem to be a thing motor factors keep anymore

Probably spent more on it than it’s worth but it’s a handy thing being 12/24v and boost.

 

[Johnnybravo]

That will be why this cnc lathe has always run hot since I got it...

 

[8ob]

I am on a bit of a forcing myself fixing mission, two or three small items a day for the last few weeks

My favourite HD 8mtr long jump leads have needed a make over for a long while, got a bit spendy and bought some decent brass croc clips.

Thought I would try heat shrink instead of tape to keep the leads together.

Hellerman boots

Bolted on the new croc clips.

Not a hope in hell of these grips staying on the clips so I drilled a bleed hole and loaded them with silicone.

Leave to cure and should be good for a few more years.

 

[Mick Annick]

I am on a bit of a forcing myself fixing mission, two or three small items a day for the last few weeks

My favourite HD 8mtr long jump leads have needed a make over for a long while, got a bit spendy and bought some decent brass croc clips.

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Thought I would try heat shrink instead of tape to keep the leads together.

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Hellerman boots



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Bolted on the new croc clips.

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Not a hope in hell of these grips staying on the clips so I drilled a bleed hole and loaded them with silicone.


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Leave to cure and should be good for a few more years.

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Nice clamps, though I can’t remember the last time I needed jump leads; mine were knocked up for me as a present by our workshop guys in 1985 - my daily driver then was an 80” Land Rover - they thought I’d need them

 

[8ob]

Nice clamps, though I can’t remember the last time I needed jump leads; mine were knocked up for me as a present by our workshop guys in 1985 - my daily driver then was an 80” Land Rover - they thought I’d need them

Any of the trucks with a tachometer will take batteries down if left for a few weeks, they are never normally in a position where you can get that close so those long leads are just the job.

Bob

 

[Barking Mat]

I am on a bit of a forcing myself fixing mission, two or three small items a day for the last few weeks

My favourite HD 8mtr long jump leads have needed a make over for a long while, got a bit spendy and bought some decent brass croc clips.

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Thought I would try heat shrink instead of tape to keep the leads together.

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Hellerman boots



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Bolted on the new croc clips.

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Not a hope in hell of these grips staying on the clips so I drilled a bleed hole and loaded them with silicone.


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Leave to cure and should be good for a few more years.

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Like the angle on the crocodile clips, never seen them before.

 

[Agroshield]

...those long leads are just the job.

I've wondered if putting a male-female dinze midpoint of jump leads would allow extension with a welding cable.

 

[mdr]

I may have fixed a shed roof.

Update: Now I've fixed the shed roof! (it was still leaking)...


That's a beautiful permanent repair; just look at the alignment of those bricks.

Job done!

 

[mrsbruce]

My friend asked me to have a look at an sewing machine for him, couldn't tell me what was wrong or anything about it, just assured me it didn't work. As usual I was expecting blown caps, fuses or worn brushes...
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Imagine my suprised when he turned up with an overlocker that wasn't even broken. It took me about an hour to rethread it and it works perfectly.

Still got paid; a box of stepper motors and a coconut Toblerone.

Overlockers are a pain to rethread, even if you know how to do it. There are many overlockers doomed to lie at the back of cupboards because the rethreading of them blew the owners (and their partners) minds out their ears.


Today, I laid a slab on the path in my garden.

Hubby had never got round to finishing the path, and the ground got so hard, all the run off, ran off over the ground, and pooled on my driveway. I dug down to the old path hardcore, added a layer of weed control fabric, a layer of gravel, more fabric, sand, then slab.

Not exactly big news, but something else to add to my cv.

 

[maz0]

Been having an on-going fault with the TD5 Defender lately. Takes ages to start unless you prime the fuel pump first. Before spending the 200 odd quid on a new fuel pump I decided I would take out the old one first and see if there was anything obvious with it.

A previous owner had been here before, handy little fuel pump hatch pre-cut in the tub floor. Also noticed a weird hose attached to the auxiliary port, might be letting air in.



Out with the fuel pump, and spotted all this black snot. Had absolutely no idea such a thing existed, quick google tells me its "diesel bug", what the heck?!

The whole pump was coated in it, in every crevice. The pump entrance at the bottom had a black film of it across the mesh, engines probably been starving for fuel.



More inside, this was half way through cleaning.


All cleaned up and blocked up the auxiliary hole to make sure its not leaking air. I added some jeyes fluid to the diesel tank for the diesel bug, apparently helps kill it..should have probably dumped the tank and put in new fuel, but this is just to see if it works in the morning. Fingers crossed.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Made good use of 3 hours being unloaded in Harrow by updating the works lights on the wagon.

So worth having. I added LED floods to my Sprinter's tow bar recently as the normal reverse lights are useless. Next up i need to swap to 13-pin trailer wiring and put a couple on the side of the trailer as well as the two floods it has on the back.



Made a difference:

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Out with the fuel pump, and spotted all this black snot. Had absolutely no idea such a thing existed, quick google tells me its "diesel bug", what the heck?!

Yes, diesel algae. Only way to get rid of it is to physically clean it out.

It's caused by condensation/moisture when the tank's at a low fuel level for long periods of time. You can get diesel stabiliser to prevent it. I have some stuff from John Deere (bought through Farol) for that. I add it to my jerry can every time i fill it. (I usually empty it into the van and refill every couple months.)

 

[Maker]

A friend messaged me the other day "Can you fix light switches?" Err no but I can tell you what to buy and swap it for you. How do you break a light switch anyway?

The rocker was cracked somehow, her landlord is using Covid as an excuse to not come out and fix anything so she's keeping receipts for everything she has to fix herself, maybe I should put a bill in for my time too? Emergency callout... Won't be cheap.

 

[Barking Mat]

I've wondered if putting a male-female dinze midpoint of jump leads would allow extension with a welding cable.

Ooh, i like that idea