In the bin and looking lonely.

[bricol]

Just have to get creative with sealed in stuff - make new mounts, supports, or joining pieces to reassemble stuff you had to cut apart.

Not always possible of course.

 

[Beanwood]

This is not a problem, but you have to tinker.

Great Youtube link thanks (I just watched the pictures!) - exactly describes the issue - but how does it get glued back together in a way that won't fall apart mid wash, when dealing with an out of balance load . I suppose as @bricol says - get creative with new mounting bolts or similar, allied with an appropriate glue. Anyone happen to know what that glue might be?

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

Great Youtube link thanks (I just watched the pictures!) - exactly describes the issue - but how does it get glued back together in a way that won't fall apart mid wash, when dealing with an out of balance load . I suppose as @bricol says - get creative with new mounting bolts or similar, allied with an appropriate glue. Anyone happen to know what that glue might be?

In the announcement to the video, the second part is mentioned. There are many of these videos. I remember three methods: a soldering iron (welding with a hairdryer), silicone sealant + screws and a combination of these methods.

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

Sealant

Repair

 

[Blobber]

My 'broken' stuff doesn't go in the bin unless it's in it's component parts!

You threw the components away! they might have been handy for something!

 

[bricol]

You threw the components away! they might have been handy for something!

At least scrap value . . .

Anything metallic gets bust up into separate metals, added to the relevant pile/container and once or twice a year, gets weighed in on the way past.

 

[pedrobedro]

I just fitted a new battery in my Clarke Jump Start, got a 22ah to replace the 12 year old 17ah and it's all ready for action again. Battery was £44.95 on eBay, new jump start is £106 now.

 

[redlig]

Ohh, some good stuff in that tin.

Only if you have the mindset to see it's use. Most people cannot see past the word 'broken' and see it as an excuse to buy new as opposed to an excuse to have a go at beating the system.

 

[redlig]

I'm going to have to tip our 8 year old washer dryer for the sake of a couple of £10 bearings not being replaceable. The pesky drum housing doesn't split into two - it's a sealed unit. Very irritating - cue £300+ for a replacement.

On the subject of fasteners though, I've had tins full for years, and never seem to find the ones I need. I'm now starting to (gulp!) throw them away.

You just KNOW what is going to happen tomorrow ! Brave beyond reason.

 

[Onoff]

I can't understand these people who pick up every random screw, nut and bolt they come across and have done so for the best part of 40 years...

This was just a random tray I filled up tidying the bottoms of tool bags, the car door pockets etc. Found 4 M5x20 st/st cap head screws in there yesterday for the lad's printer feet.

The idea is it will get sorted into sizes...one day, along with all the others!

 

[Maker]

I mentioned needing to get my shoes repaired the other day, the response from my trainer wearing mates was "Just buy new ones".

 

[Robotstar5]

I just fitted a new battery in my Clarke Jump Start, got a 22ah to replace the 12 year old 17ah and it's all ready for action again. Battery was £44.95 on eBay, new jump start is £106 now.

I never rated my Clarke Jumpstart, when the battery died I stripped it of any useful bits and binned the rest.

 

[Morris]

My old washing machine was repaired many times, I even machined the bearings out of the "sealed for life, you'll have to buy a new one sir" motor and then made new bearing housings to suit.
I finally gave up when the main drum support structure fractured.
Nothing leaves here without an attempt at repair being made.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I've only had to repair my old w/machine twice in 32 years - fitted a new pump and repaired the door hinge by drilling out holes and fitting new, bigger pop rivets.

It owes me nowt.

 

[Bullet2012]

I've only had to repair my old w/machine twice in 32 years - fitted a new pump and repaired the door hinge by drilling out holes and fitting new, bigger pop rivets.

It owes me nowt.

How did you get her to stay still during all this ?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

How did you get her to stay still during all this ?

She didn't....gone before then.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

I have a good collection of small self tappers, small screws, nuts, fixings, standoffs, some with specially large, or small, heads, etc all rescued from defunct electric items over the years

Geez...so I'm not the only one who does this I see!

 

[pedrobedro]

I never rated my Clarke Jumpstart, when the battery died I stripped it of any useful bits and binned the rest.

We've used ours as a camping battery for about the last 12 years and as a jump battery plus it powers a 12 volt soldering iron and air pump (it's not got the built in one) when needed. I can't think of anything that would have done it better for the price I paid for it then and was surprised how much they are now.

 

[MattF]

Have we had a photo of it yet?

 

[Dev]

Geez...so I'm not the only one who does this I see!

I’ve a biscuit tin with a hole-saw cut hole in the lid, like a letter box, that ‘odd screws‘ go in. You never know when you might need em. Has been really useful* to have.







*Once or twice in the last 10 years.