doubleboost
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6 speed ford gear box casing
shoulda used gorilla glueConsider it stuck,Good job John, Talking about"sticking" My son in law asked me to repair one of those Notched tapered wedges things used to split logs etc, About an inch had snapped off the pointy end, (Here is the funny bit, he had tried to glue it back on with araldite) surprise, surprise it hadn't worked.
A small pin came out of the starter motor & thought it was a "Trepan" cutterHow did it break in the first place? Looks like it was cut around from the inside? Clutch or dmf?
They will find out tomorrow It welded very well for a automotive castingWell done....Id have said it would collapse if you got heat anywhere near it......does it still fit?
Ive seen cast iron ones done but the few times Ive known anyone try the die cast alloy ones have collapsed....They will find out tomorrow It welded very well for a automotive casting
how much is a new one....Id base it on that....perhaps 50 or 60%.....hopefully that makes it worthwhile for all involvedJust out of curiosity what price would you put on this repair
45 min prep 15 min welding
Just out of curiosity what price would you put on this repair
45 min prep 15 min welding
Consider it stuck,Good job John, Talking about"sticking" My son in law asked me to repair one of those Notched tapered wedges things used to split logs etc, About an inch had snapped off the pointy end, (Here is the funny bit, he had tried to glue it back on with araldite) surprise, surprise it hadn't worked.
Country is stuffed if that's the std being knocked out presentlyI think I can better that.
My nan's electric roller garage door broke, there's basically an hexagonal (or octagonal) roller at the top. The door bits attach by way of an injection moulded bracket which has two hinges in between to allow it to contour around the roller. This bracket broke and my cousin and (now husband) both of whom have first class degrees in mechanical engineering from one of the top universities in the country decided the way to fix it was Gorilla Glue along the horizontal crack where the plastic had snapped (i.e. supporting the full weight of the door). Suffice to say that didn't work and when they left it was probably in a worse state. When I showed up a few weeks later I managed to effect a better repair using a Leatherman, bits of a ratchet strap, a few bolts and a borrowed drill.
Just out of curiosity what price would you put on this repair
45 min prep 15 min welding
Don't get me wrong - they're not stupid. Just not practical... I think there's a significant difference between intelligence, practicalness and common sense. Unfortunately the latter two have pretty much gone out of the window. This is coming from someone who got a degree from the same university but it was in Electronics. Although I still maintain I learnt most of my stuff off my own back from tinkering with things like Land Rovers, programming and outdoorsy stuff. I've used very little of my degree on a day-to-day basis but it has come in useful once in a while.Country is stuffed if that's the std being knocked out presently
Horses for courses mate..i know very capable workers who need telling what to do even though they know how to do it. We need the educated nerds for this pointing fingers task or nothing would get doneDon't get me wrong - they're not stupid. Just not practical... I think there's a significant difference between intelligence, practicalness and common sense. Unfortunately the latter two have pretty much gone out of the window. This is coming from someone who got a degree from the same university but it was in Electronics. Although I still maintain I learnt most of my stuff off my own back from tinkering with things like Land Rovers, programming and outdoorsy stuff. I've used very little of my degree on a day-to-day basis but it has come in useful once in a while.