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

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A nice cheque for £356. 47 p.
For a series of scrap runs. Two more runs to do, job for the morning.

Cash converter Store. Salisbury.

Odd as it is new, but opened, from B&M.
Will do the MIS a turn.


For me.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

8 of theses nice drinks.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Saved from being chucked in a skip, I had a car load of stuff this was just one of many nice items I saved

 

[selectedgrub]

 

[MattF]

8 of theses nice drinks.


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Nice beer, is that. My tipple of choice.

 

[Memmeddu]

Got a
Würth EWS14-125E (Metabo WEV14-125 Quick)
Safety clutch, variable speed, constant speed
And a
Würth EWS14-125 INOX (FLEX LE14-7-125 INOX)
Kickback Stop, variable speed, constant speed, high torque low speed gearing.
Both needing repairs 60 euro in total
Pictures on tomorrow because today I'll be seriously busy.

As promised
They'll be restoration projects for the channel

Planning on getting others to refurbish them and try to sell them for a profit

 

[Mick Annick]

What is it?

 

[Memmeddu]

What is it?

Lawnmower?

 

[Onoff]

My brother just gave me this:

 

[Robotstar5]

A mini version of Mrs Robo's horse for a Christmas present, measures about 6" long

Not a bad copy of the real thing

 

[Blobber]

Something for the ladies!

 

[Kram]

New battery for mums car. Sods law, all of the websites that tell you it is compatable, that I need an 054 size, there is no mention of the securing lip which is absent

Any ideas welcome, how to se urenit or should I return for an alternative.

Its a Kia Picanto. I didnt get a photo of battery tray but its like this, with the securing bolt being tight against the wing and hard to access, while other side is wide open and easy. Designed to be a pain.

 

[voipio]

Look at the bottom of the new battery, to see if there are any locating holes for hold down lips. The lips of the old battery may be removable, and might fit the new battery.

 

[JOEPRO]

Look at the bottom of the new battery, to see if there are any locating holes for a hold down lip. The lips of the old battery may be removable, and might fit the new battery.

The lips are moulded part of the battery shell. So another one can't be fitted unfortunately.

New battery for mums car. Sods law, all of the websites that tell you it is compatable, that I need an 054 size, there is no mention of the securing lip which is absent

Any ideas welcome, how to se urenit or should I return for an alternative.
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Its a Kia Picanto. I didnt get a photo of battery tray but its like this, with the securing bolt being tight against the wing and hard to access, while other side is wide open and easy. Designed to be a pain.
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I think your only option there is either return it or attach your own strap to hold down the battery.

Eg, a small 25mm black ratchet strap from amazon with either end secured to the existing plastic battery tray with self tappers and large washers.

 

[voipio]

The lips are moulded part of the battery shell. So another one can't be fitted unfortunately

I've been able to swap the securing lips over in the past. Might be wrong though. I changed a car battery over a few days ago, and the old one has removable adapters over the existing lips, which somehow seems familiar.

 

[Kram]

Im not sure insurance would like that.

My thoughts are to cut a strip to go on the clamp side and that will wedge battery in place, but could use another strip bonded on the left side.

 

[JOEPRO]

Im not sure insurance would like that

Super overthinking it FFS

It will matter for an MOT inspection as they will check the battery is secure. A strap is what some cars use from the factory. It's not unusual and does a good job. Certainly a better job than trying to glue anything narrow down low on that battery.

Either replace the battery or strap it is my vote. If your worried about insurance for whatever bizarre reason then exchange the battery and be done with it.

 

[Dr.Al]

A newfound respect for people who build control cabinets and manage to do the wiring neatly. I'm just building a little test frame so I can play with a fancy PID controller and even that has felt like a massive challenge not to end up in a complete mess.

 

[daleyd]

A newfound respect for people who build control cabinets and manage to do the wiring neatly. I'm just building a little test frame so I can play with a fancy PID controller and even that has felt like a massive challenge not to end up in a complete mess.

It’s an art isn’t it! I tend to do mainly modifications to panels rather than building them but I’m always in awe of the work that the people we use to build our panels do.

I did some retrofits of panels for an oil rig a few years back which ended up looking pretty decent, mainly thanks to the guy who I was working with being an absolute perfectionist! Left to my own devices things wouldn’t have ended up anywhere near as neat

Ps If you don’t have any trunking is a must - it makes running wires neat and hides a multitude of sins. Also the din rail terminals are good for distributing power around the panel.

 

[Dr.Al]

It’s an art isn’t it! I tend to do mainly modifications to panels rather than building them but I’m always in awe of the work that the people we use to build our panels do.

I did some retrofits of panels for an oil rig a few years back which ended up looking pretty decent, mainly thanks to the guy who I was working with being an absolute perfectionist! Left to my own devices things wouldn’t have ended up anywhere near as neat

Ps If you don’t have any trunking is a must - it makes running wires neat and hides a multitude of sins. Also the din rail terminals are good for distributing power around the panel.

I haven't got any trunking, but it does sound like a useful thing to have.

What didn't help the build I've been doing today was trying to make it compact (so I can take it away with me to Lyme Regis & play with the controller). If I didn't have some sort of terminals (I used the wago ones) it would have been an absolute nightmare.

I'll post some photos of the monstrosity I've been making at some point...