Stuff you have fixed today

[bricol]

Slightly different, but I had a colleague who was into hill-walking in a big way. He announced one day he'd bought a new canvas wallet in camouflage colours especially for taking with him. It wasn't until I pointed out the potential that he realised his mistake.....

I was always amused by deer hunting camoflage mandated in some US states - bright high vis orange camo pattern . . had to read up on the non-ability of deer to see colour to understand . .. still amused though

 

[Onoff]

Finally sorted the downpipe out, temporarily had it draining into the sink. I was thinking I'd have to get someone to 3d print me a branch at a funky angle, I didn't know they made 92.5 degree elbows. It seems they don't do 92.5 branches.
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No but they do an 82.5deg branch!

 

[DAPPH]

Nothing big in the grand scheme of things but these secateurs go everywhere, they are nothing special but who designs gardening stuff to be camouflaged, every time you drop them they disappear !!
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A bit of yellow heat shrink should help!
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I was going to suggest you dip the handles in the fantastic rubberised insulating/marking paint and cover all the handles in a nonslip bright colour but the heat shrink will do for now

ww.amazon.co.uk/Plasti-Dip-Plastic-Rubber-Paint

 

[DAPPH]

I was always amused by deer hunting camoflage mandated in some US states - bright high vis orange camo pattern . . had to read up on the non-ability of deer to see colour to understand . .. still amused though

When you see some of the cowboy shooters in the US you'll be bloody happy to wear pink red or yellow jackets , they are nearly as bad as the French & Spanish shoot at every thing that moves brigade.

 

[Cobbler]

When you see some of the cowboy shooters in the US you'll be bloody happy to wear pink red or yellow jackets , they are nearly as bad as the French & Spanish shoot at every thing that moves brigade.

A friend, now deceased used to keep bees in France. She got a hi viz bee suit as apparently a bee keeper got shot & the shooters defence was “I thought it was a deer” & that was considered valid!

 

[Other Daniel]

You certainly have to be very mindful, walking around outside, when
the hunters are about.

 

[Onoff]

A friend, now deceased used to keep bees in France. She got a hi viz bee suit as apparently a bee keeper got shot & the shooters defence was “I thought it was a deer” & that was considered valid!

C'est la bee!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Yesterday was a busy day, but found time to restore these nice old tools back to life.
They are part of a digital folder to show MIS how tools can be restored. It contains tips and useful links.

This nice Dovetail back saw was rusty, but the worse was the teeth had been flattened. So the set was all wrong.
The handle had old worm, this will be treated.



So the worm can be treated, the handle had to be removed.




The fixings were threaded, then the screw thread was rivet over. They are a pain to remove.
The worm damaged was treated by 5x 8minutes in a micro wave, then of the shelve liquid treatment.



The teeth were sharpened, then set. I wanted this saw to cut a thin slot. So they are bent to half set.
The blade was cleaned using a wire brush, the handle was cleaned and re-varnished.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This cobblers claw hammer was in a sorry state.



The shaft is so loos I could pull it out, with little effort.
The head was in good condition.



Not sure if this a casting flaw or damaged from use in its long life.

It also left an annoying sharp edge on it.



So I dressed it out and reshaped the head. The claws were dressed. Then tempered.
The finish was bee's wax applied when the head was warm.



That is the original wedge from old shaft. cleaned and reused. To seal the splits and the casting flaw on the claw end a 2 pack glue was used.



Ready to be used.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This was a very nice restoration.


The blade and cap were jammed, but with a few taps I had them out.
The blade is bent, this was causing the jam. A few deft blows on a anvil had the bend removed.



The metal was cleaned using a scouring pad. The blade was re-ground on a wet stone, then sharpened on a oil stone.
The wood was cleaned with meths, then using a cabinet scraper cleaned up.

The finish is just bee's wax, the wood took it well and buffed up.
This old plane is a joy to use, the old steel took an edge very well.

 

[MattF]

When you see some of the cowboy shooters in the US you'll be bloody happy to wear pink red or yellow jackets , they are nearly as bad as the French & Spanish shoot at every thing that moves brigade.

The other option is to just not go over there.

 

[JMS1972]

This was a very nice restoration.

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The blade and cap were jammed, but with a few taps I had them out.
The blade is bent, this was causing the jam. A few deft blows on a anvil had the bend removed.

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The metal was cleaned using a scouring pad. The blade was re-ground on a wet stone, then sharpened on a oil stone.
The wood was cleaned with meths, then using a cabinet scraper cleaned up.

The finish is just bee's wax, the wood took it well and buffed up.
This old plane is a joy to use, the old steel took an edge very well.

Is this one of the ones I passed to you? This is what I was hoping for

Well done lovely job.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Is this one of the ones I passed to you? This is what I was hoping for

Well done lovely job.

Yes it was, the claw and saw are yours as well.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This old style Hand crank Union Pillar drill came my way about 2 weeks ago.



There were some traces of the original paint in places. The drill itself did turn, but was notchy and tight in places.



The big issue with dismantling was the amount of burrs on the parts.

So lots of oil and dressing back had the drill in bits.




The chuck was in good condition, all 3 springs are there, but it was full of old grease.




One big issue was the top adjusting wheel.



You can see the biggest crack, there was 5 in total.



I made a jig to hold it steady and gas brazed it up.



As on other parts on the casting was gold paint/leaf I just re-instated it.

Assembly was carried out today.




Only new parts were new bearings in the running cups between the main shaft and threaded adjuster and a spilt pin.

 

[Guzrik]

Started hanging the optional parts from my new sawing table.

 

[qwakers]

anyone curious to see what a spun main bearing looks like? there was absolutely no need for me to strip the engine this far, although this isn't my first casing split on a bike engine, taking it apart is easy, getting the selector forks back in place when you reassemble mind.....


remember, i diagnosed a spun main just by the lumps of bearing material in the sump...

CONFIRMED

 

[DanZac]

A fine example of the old "working on the floor because the bench is too full of stuff" method of working being displayed by @qwakers there.

No matter how much bench space I build I always seem to gravitate to the floor too. Stops you having to bend down to pick stuff up when you drop it I suppose.

 

[qwakers]

yeah pretty much

 

[Rkweld]

Well I fixed the parts to fix this!
Some monster of a wood chipping unit that eats waste wood for a boiler and making compost, I was told repeatedly white they were waiting for me to do my thing “I’ve got 50 grands worth of gear sat their clogging the yard up! Costing money”
Their was 11 of theses bars that bolt to a pair of chains that move the wood along to the business end, but thru lack of maintenance the chains were stretched and drive teeth looked like struck matches!
Results were the bars catching the floor and trying to flip over bending the lugs and causing one hell of a mess.
Multiple pass welds with a strip of hard facing on the back side where they run on a edge.
Also massive thanks to Brad for trying to sort the tabs for me in a mass rush, really appreciate it!View attachment 306759 View attachment 306762

Very nice, what were they cut with? I, on the rare occasion, gas cut that clean but not that consistantly!

 

[AndersK]

When you see some of the cowboy shooters in the US you'll be bloody happy to wear pink red or yellow jackets , they are nearly as bad as the French & Spanish shoot at every thing that moves brigade.

Don't compete with us in biathlon