Today I acquired...........

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

The marble tiles I'm installing are also a bit of a PITA, with sharp edges (no bevel) and somewhat varying thicknesses. I bought a set of tile leveling clips, which are helping me get the surface flat despite the thickness variations. I'm also using some tile spacers in combination with the leveling clips. There are also some slight variations in tile dimensions, so I have been trimming, mixing, and matching tiles to get the grout joints to line up. I think it will turn out nicely, however, although it will probably be a couple of weeks before I can finish the shower, since I've been diverted to getting the new upstairs baseboard heaters installed, as winter has finally arrived here. Here's a photo of the work in progress:

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I know that struggle. Thankfully the quartz I'm laying today are cut to size and are bang on. Also no sign of any bowing.

Gonna be piling the extras on to this invoice. I've used 10 bags of adhisive. (half) and only done half the hall let alone the utility and cloakroom.

Why. **** poor prep by other contractors. became apparent yesterday when the fracture matting was going down.
No notched trowel today. Thick bed. 4 trowel lines through the grout and clean off the spacer lines and vibrate the bugger down.


The tool was a life saver today. No way would o have got them down as well without it.
KKTECT Tile Vibration Tool 10-150... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09F3GR4QC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

[Robotstar5]

A couple of NOS gasket sets for my stationary engines. You can get new sets for some of the more popular engines, but the chances of them fitting seems very hit & miss

 

[MattF]

seems very hit & miss

Is that a crap pun/joke?

 

[Farside]

A couple of NOS gasket sets for my stationary engines. You can get new sets for some of the more popular engines, but the chances of them fitting seems very hit & miss

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Ye gods, I recall going into engine recon stockists and floor to ceiling would be gasket sets of every type and size.
Several times I'd throw them a question about a weird piston and they'd have one - more importantly, whenever I thought about boring something out they'd tell me what would fit.

 

[Robotstar5]

Is that a crap pun/joke?

I did think about that as I was typing it

 

[Shox Dr]

700kgs of hardwood, 16" lumps

 

[Maker]

My friend bought a new coffee grinder, which stopped working after a week and was replaced under warranty, but they didn't ask for the old one back...

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How simple do we think it'll be to fix? My money is on very.

It's possible I spoke too soon. I've got no idea how to fix it.


It was an absolute sod to dismantle, and inside everything looks fine. No loose wires, no blown fuses, no burnt components. The motor is 240vdc, fed with the rectified output from a triac. On the back side of the board there's a microcontroller which presumably just runs a timer (The knob sets the run time up to 30 seconds to approximately control how much coffee is ground).

 

[Brad93]

It's possible I spoke too soon. I've got no idea how to fix it.
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It was an absolute sod to dismantle, and inside everything looks fine. No loose wires, no blown fuses, no burnt components. The motor is 240vdc, fed with the rectified output from a triac. On the back side of the board there's a microcontroller which presumably just runs a timer (The knob sets the run time up to 30 seconds to approximately control how much coffee is ground).

have you powered the motor directly

 

[lchris21]

R1200R Classic picked up today:
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more details on: https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum...e-ducati-am-i-mad.120619/page-13#post-2172473

you need more bikes in there...

 

[Maker]

have you powered the motor directly

I have now (Post in the Stuff you've made today thread), the motor works fine, it must be the control board that's dead. There's a couple of relays I'll desolder and test, but I think I'm just gonna make a new controller and get rid of the useless timer.

 

[dobbslc]

You can grind for as long as you want then.

 

[Turbo]

Local auction this week was full of Xmas tat but scattered among the 1400 lots I picked up a few gems.

3 ton quick lift jack, warranty return sticker on the box. Built it up & the only problem was the bolt to stop the handle falling out was missing! So I now have a new jack for £67!

Scotchpad abrasive mops mounted on 1/8" shafts, bag full for £2.50.

Set of Bosch cobalt drills, 8mm broken, rest unused. £2.50.

Makita LXT mini grass/hedge trimmer, as new, just missing the cam drive (£6), bought for £12.

Bargain of the day, a 300mm Starrett combination square, as new, £2.50!
It was wrapped up in a plastic bag but I spotted the Starrett name on it, fortunately nobody else did!

It's going into my special tools drawer along with my 12" square so that it doesn't get normal daily abuse.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Got paid out from my old work so I decided to buy something for my new job. Second hand but you’d barely know. So nice.

 

[magnet]

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What a cracker. What breed is he/she?

 

[Brad93]

Got paid out from my old work so I decided to buy something for my new job. Second hand but you’d barely know. So nice.

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problem with those sort of sets is they are too nice to use!

 

[Hood]

You can grind for as long as you want then.

He can't because his girlfriend is a tiler and prefers the mechanical method

 

[Rannsachair]

Ye gods, I recall going into engine recon stockists and floor to ceiling would be gasket sets of every type and size.
Several times I'd throw them a question about a weird piston and they'd have one - more importantly, whenever I thought about boring something out they'd tell me what would fit.

sounds like FW Thornton

 

[Rannsachair]

A couple of NOS gasket sets for my stationary engines. You can get new sets for some of the more popular engines, but the chances of them fitting seems very hit & miss

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I am the same with old motorcycle gasket sets, always pick them up if cheap.

 

[northwest]

I feel your pain. Tiling, skirtings, flooring you name it. my knees and feet are shot.

I am certain my back problems are a result of laying hardwood strip flooring. I laid a LOT, for a couple of years. Back in the day the floor nailer was positioned on the strip and you hit it with a heavy mallet, I was usually on piecework too so ignored all the pain and got on with it. The arrogance of youth eh!

 

[Dieselman 63]

problem with those sort of sets is they are too nice to use!

Ceramic gauge blocks - what a treat!