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

[arther dailey]

Barney McGrew...

cuthbert dibble n grub

 

[bricol]

Interesting, I wonder if it has an in use shelf life, as in use it within shelf life period and the joint has to be re-made after a certain alloted time?
Certainly my stud lock and bearing fit seemed to be fine last time I used them.

All my personal stuff is well past any dates and it does seem to work ie nothing has come undone on its own.

The work application does rely on it actually working for the component to be used - and it failed at very low torque.

Colleagues call with Henkel (loctite. - hope did better then me as I never seem to get far with the UK side of things) veered into the amusing. Apparently "permanent" thread lock isn't actually meant to be permanent.

Weird as we've also have some lock up solid when assembling, never mind in use.

 

[oldbikedavey]

All my personal stuff is well past any dates and it does seem to work ie nothing has come undone on its own.

The work application does rely on it actually working for the component to be used - and it failed at very low torque.

Colleagues call with Henkel (loctite. - hope did better then me as I never seem to get far with the UK side of things) veered into the amusing. Apparently "permanent" thread lock isn't actually meant to be permanent.

Weird as we've also have some lock up solid when assembling, never mind in use.

A copy of 'A Small Shop Notebook' will reveal a page or two of Edwardian thread locking techniques , all of which are fiendishly cunning, and one even involves the use of molten sulphur.....
Gremlins never sleep.....

 

[RichardM]

@bricol I'm not surprised they would not say it is meant to be permanent, you can't put an end date to permanent.
I read somewhere that if it was still liquid it would be Ok, but it too is for personal use.
I wouldn't like to rely on it in a situation where it goes through heat cycles, is in contact with other liquids and can't be monitored, just don't think I'm that trusting of any adhesives.

 

[bricol]

An MOT at 7am on my Lancia

Considering at midday yesterday most of the front wasn't attached, including both front suspensions, driveshafts, etc, even by 7pm last night I still needed to fit the offside front suspension, bonnet, fill it with fluids, etc - landed back on the floor at 9.30, started first turn and drove to top of drive, so I'm quite pleased..

Had the engine/box out (which requires a lot of other stuff to come off to be able to drop the engine/box on the floor, to then lift the car up to foll it out from under). Box is nice and silent again after a failed bearing was replaced.

Not driven it for some months and it felt like being in a glass house - slim roof pillars meaning excellent visibility all round compared to my Dodge or any modern car I've been in recently. Taxed from tomorrow ready for commuting duties - really looking forward to using it again - it just makes me smile

 

[bricol]

@bricol I'm not surprised they would not say it is meant to be permanent, you can't put an end date to permanent.
I read somewhere that if it was still liquid it would be Ok, but it too is for personal use.
I wouldn't like to rely on it in a situation where it goes through heat cycles, is in contact with other liquids and can't be monitored, just don't think I'm that trusting of any adhesives.

It was the sillily low break torque that was suggested - didn't seem temporary, never mind permanent.

My suggestions was to bug ger the threads up on the last bit to be screwed in . . .

 

[Kram]

It was the sillily low break torque that was suggested - didn't seem temporary, never mind permanent.

My suggestions was to bug ger the threads up on the last bit to be screwed in . . .

Do Boeing use Loctite?

 

[dobbslc]

An MOT at 7am on my Lancia

Considering at midday yesterday most of the front wasn't attached, including both front suspensions, driveshafts, etc, even by 7pm last night I still needed to fit the offside front suspension, bonnet, fill it with fluids, etc - landed back on the floor at 9.30, started first turn and drove to top of drive, so I'm quite pleased..

Had the engine/box out (which requires a lot of other stuff to come off to be able to drop the engine/box on the floor, to then lift the car up to foll it out from under). Box is nice and silent again after a failed bearing was replaced.

Not driven it for some months and it felt like being in a glass house - slim roof pillars meaning excellent visibility all round compared to my Dodge or any modern car I've been in recently. Taxed from tomorrow ready for commuting duties - really looking forward to using it again - it just makes me smile

Have you a picture of your car?
I love the fact you use it and have a lot of mileage on it. Way more interesting than some £50K modern Eurobox.

 

[MattF]

A neighbour gave me this today. Going to clean off the surface rust, & I'll give it a try next time I'm splitting some logs.

 

[sparkysy]

^^^^Nice!
I was doing some splitting today in preparation for the coming months!

 

[MattF]

I'm building up my pile little by little too. My pile probably won't last long once winter comes though, so I need to build it up quite a bit, methinks.

 

[roblane65]

You can never have enough

 

[sparkysy]

I have about 2 tonnes left from last year, nearly all needs splitting but it's lovely and dry.
I am lucky, I help manage some woods for a chap who let's me and the others keep any cleared felled wood.
So that takes care of the wood supply, a lot of it is Ash and Hawthorne with some Oak, Birch, Chestnut & Willow.
Had some lovely warmth of that mix!!

 

[Guzrik]

Interesting, I wonder if it has an in use shelf life, as in use it within shelf life period and the joint has to be re-made after a certain alloted time?
Certainly my stud lock and bearing fit seemed to be fine last time I used them.

I feel they changed the recipy, when they started putting expire dates on x years ago.
Had some a few years past date that didn't cure anymore.
Now I will test it before using it in a critical situation.

 

[bricol]

Have you a picture of your car?
I love the fact you use it and have a lot of mileage on it. Way more interesting than some £50K modern Eurobox.

It got used a lot last year - take the rear and passenger seat out and you can get long lengths of stuff in it, fridges, freezers, washing machines, armchairs - ie contents of my mum's house as I cleared it once it had sold. Complete with a loaded trailer tied on the back on the genuine Lancia detachable towbar - unlike most of my more modern cars, all the mounting points were already there - it simply bolted in.

My elderly neighbour knows me well - she asked me if it passed and then if I'd enjoyed driving it as she heard me go and come back before her breakfast.

When it was my daily driver, my trials car tow car, I was paying for fuel when a bloke in a Discovery came over - now I used to "make progress" and some don't like being left behind by a then 20 odd year old car so I was a little wary - but he came to say how much he enjoyed seeing me in it most mornings, using it in all weathers.

It just gives me a good feeling seeing it squatting on the drive, ready to add to the 202,275 miles on the clock In 30 odd years of ownership of an integrale (had this one 20 yrs) in all weathers, I've never got stuck - its failed to proceed twice as snow built up under it, but it reversed out. If we ever had to only own one car, this would be mine. Slow compared to modern stuff, small, creaky, crap economy . . but just Used to commute from Yorkshire to Aachen in Germany for work every couple of weeks in the previous one for a year or so. I see shiny ones, ones with the delivery miles, protection plastic still on the doors and carpet etc and think how much fun, smiles and just joie de vivre they've missed.

It's even been on TV - quite a while ago, Fifth Gear did the Ikley Classic trial on a Ural combination - for their closing bit to camera, someone had parked his tow car in the background

 

[dobbslc]

Thanks for that.

 

[Memmeddu]

I'm building up my pile little by little too. My pile probably won't last long once winter comes though, so I need to build it up quite a bit, methinks.

I have to prepare my equipment too but I don't really use a maul, I use my hatchet and occasionally a wedge and sledge hammer.
We buy firewood already splitted, I occasionally have to make smaller pieces out them just for starting the fire.
What I seriously have to do is prepare my chainsaws just in case a three falls off due to a winter storm.

 

[Memmeddu]

It's even been on TV - quite a while ago, Fifth Gear did the Ikley Classic trial on a Ural combination - for their closing bit to camera, someone had parked his tow car in the background

Not the usual red which is rare quite honestly and those OZ Montecarlo rims are just the perfect choice for this car, even better than the original ones

 

[Memmeddu]

I've made new studs the other day for my engine driven welder.
Well the repair didn't work, and when I've tightened the nut it pulled out the stud from the carb ...
So went on Amazon and as always I've ended up spending money.
So I've bought an M6X1mm V-Coil set, I've seen on the torque test channel they are stronger than the original Helicoil and it was cheaper too.
They come in a box including drill, tap, and the tools to install them.

I've been thinking about getting helicoil sets for the last few months as they can be a life saver as in my situation right now for example.
But now I've got the need for them and had to buy this one.
I was looking to other options too but they didn't have a box to have everything organised and that's seeking for them to get lost

Then I've bought some spares just because you know, studying purpose (I might already have the taps for them and you don't really need special tools for the installation)

Then I've bought a set of set screws just to reach the MQO for free shipping.

 

[E T]

After seeing Mr Pete's enthusiasm on Youtube about the Vevor drill sharpeners I decided to give myself a present.
I must say I like it as well. Very nice grind and drills cut like new.
I have no problem touching up big drills by hand, but this thing will give a near perfect grind even down to 3mm.