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Coffee?I feel very privileged to have retained my trim figure and youthful good looks. This was me on a dive boat some years back:
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This looks like something i need in my life! Where are these connectors from?
Amazing carpentry btw
brewdexta
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Search for magnetic USB charging cable and you should get plenty of hits. Some are power only, some can take data too. I just wanted charging.
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Andy
In which case, have a spot of pure unadulterated silliness on me
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Taken a bit of time.
But this was a mix of "At home" and in "The Van" type job.
Git this a few weeks ago. It worked, but the hose and nozzle had long gone.
The initial clean up was in the work shop. But the brass "Just been machined polished look" and it was not the finish I was after.
So It was taken to work and when I had the chance I used Brasso on it.
A new handle was turned down from my box of odd n sods. Here it is soaking in Linseed oil.
This is a near to as old as the pump as I can find.
The hose flutes needed to be trimmed back on the lathe to make them fit the new hose.
Assembled, new hose, ne Butterfly hose clips and a new washer on the inside.
The paint was brush applied, at work, then hung in the back of the van to dry. 4 coats in total.
It was meant to be a "1 coat rust preventing" paint. But it was so thin it took that amount of coats to get a near decent finish.
This is a fuel and oil proof one a I intend to use the pump to be able to spray de-greasing liquids etc.
But this was a mix of "At home" and in "The Van" type job.
Git this a few weeks ago. It worked, but the hose and nozzle had long gone.
The initial clean up was in the work shop. But the brass "Just been machined polished look" and it was not the finish I was after.
So It was taken to work and when I had the chance I used Brasso on it.
A new handle was turned down from my box of odd n sods. Here it is soaking in Linseed oil.
This is a near to as old as the pump as I can find.
The hose flutes needed to be trimmed back on the lathe to make them fit the new hose.
Assembled, new hose, ne Butterfly hose clips and a new washer on the inside.
The paint was brush applied, at work, then hung in the back of the van to dry. 4 coats in total.
It was meant to be a "1 coat rust preventing" paint. But it was so thin it took that amount of coats to get a near decent finish.
This is a fuel and oil proof one a I intend to use the pump to be able to spray de-greasing liquids etc.
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Does it still have that round gauze filter in the bottom of the pick-up tube?
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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It does, indeed.
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More window repairs today.
Why can't people maintain there windows.
Why can't people maintain there windows.
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Couple of questions if I may:
How did you cut out the old sill? And I assume that is a two part plastic filler, a bit like body filler but more flexible ? I ask because I am getting fed up replacing the body filler in my front window sill every three or four years. The water gets in the join between the front sill, the return sill down the side of the bay and the latter sill on the front porch.
The porch pre dates us owning the house so must be well over thirty years old and the house is early 1930 so it is probably time for some serious attention.
eLuSiVeMiTe
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Cut off with a multi tool.
Slow and thankless task.
New cill was then glued and screwed into place with a small rebate all around for resin.
The resin is repaircare dryflex. About 46 quid each pair of tubes (2part system)
Also requires a 2 part stabilizer before using the resin. Acts as a hardener and a key for the resin to bond.
1hr resin is suitable for small repairs and small joins. Doesn't take stain.
The 3-4-8-16 hour resins will all take stain too.
Can be drilled carved screwed.
Expensive but it's the only thing I will use for repairs like that.
Car body type filler is ok short term then fails and the water gets behind it causing even worse damage.
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zx9
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Thank you, multi tool will be very slow I can see that. The repair system is interesting, as you say the polyester filler is only good for a couple of years despite putting over existing timber treated with wood hardener. It can wait until next summer, I only re did it last year.
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Well worth the money.i always try and make sure all the water traps have resin on the flat and vert. Stops it rotting there again.
Took me about 30 mins to chop the cills off.
2x500mm 1x2000mm. And 1 5ah battery.
I could probably have used the electric planer but wouldn't have been any quicker and would still have had to trim against the wall with the multi. Not to mention the mess.
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