Stuff you have fixed today

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Oh I forgot to say, they’re all Phillips lights

Best give them to me.
I will make sure he gets some of them back

 

[RichardM]

@KimB are you sure they're not tanning lamps

 

[MattF]

Went to the office for a new notepad and they only had this one left. So I dismantled my old one and threaded it into the new one because I’m bored. annoyingly it’s not long enough. It’ll work!

You have too much spare time.

 

[mtt.tr]

Well not really fixed, but so close

Landy wheel bearing decided to make a noise

Ordered the bearing had an **** getting it in a borrowed car avoiding floods today i hoped to start and complete only in a few hours



Further good news, swivels are definitely being replaced now aswell.

Heres the top pin, on its final shim to boot


Ultrasonic cleaner cleaned the bearings an then repacked them

Really all i managed was the sum total of no repairs and an expensive-ish shopping list to be continued next week

 

[dobbslc]

The joys of owning a Land Rover....

 

[MCKDAVID]

Don’t tell everyone
Oh I forgot to say, they’re all Phillips lights

did phillip not want them back then...... groan, ok I'll get my coat

 

[mtt.tr]

The joys of owning a Land Rover....

Can't complain she is nearly 50 years old, proving more reliable than my vivaro.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Can't complain she is nearly 50 years old, proving more reliable than my vivaro.

Almost any thing.
Including a Ge Wizz.

 

[Ton-up]

The joys of owning a Land Rover....

But probably only cost about a tenner to fix!!

 

[minimutly]

Tonight I connected up the inverter to my (too fast speed - ie 2800rpm) motor on my Myford Ml7. It (the inverter) went bang, but amazingly the motort still ran. One of the little green supply capacitors - I may have one somewhere.
Anyway, the motor ran the lathe beautifully, I even cut some metal with it - probably the first time in 20 years - I must have had it 10.
So the next job is to replace the capacitor, then rewire a grubby, but good 1400'rpm motor to delta, get a pulley and the it's for sale.
One quick question for Myforders - is there any point having a reversing facility?

 

[brightspark]

Tonight I connected up the inverter to my (too fast speed - ie 2800rpm) motor on my Myford Ml7. It (the inverter) went bang, but amazingly the motort still ran. One of the little green supply capacitors - I may have one somewhere.
Anyway, the motor ran the lathe beautifully, I even cut some metal with it - probably the first time in 20 years - I must have had it 10.
So the next job is to replace the capacitor, then rewire a grubby, but good 1400'rpm motor to delta, get a pulley and the it's for sale.
One quick question for Myforders - is there any point having a reversing facility?

it is useful if your thread cutting without having to disengage and re engage the cut but hardly needed

 

[DAPPH]

Kitchen Devil, my Father bought my Mother a set, quite likely for her birthday back in the 80's! I use that one regularly for homemade bread as my Engineering side likes the fine tooth saw edge for precise crust cutting.

That was the reason I never put my knives in the dishwasher when we had one with a cutlery rack thing. Our current one has one of this sort of cutlery tray and that keeps them separate:

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The top tray thing still gives a blunting effect on a coupe of the very thin Sabattiers paring and veg slicing knives .
The filleting knife wasn't affected, the big chef's knife & the carving knife were affected .....the chefs knife worse than the carving knife .
It 's OK now they never go in the dishwasher. living in South Wales we have very soft water the dishwasher tablets soften it more so it's quite acidic ( I think & this is the reason for errosion )
One other thing I think the set of knives is actually made up from blades made in different factories & then sharpened & handled in the final one that packs them for sale .
The filleting knife is easily sharpened with four stroke on the steel the rest are not especially the tiny paring knife which tale at least 8 strokes & even then it's non too sharp .

I've been steel sharpening the kitchen knives since I was about 16 and got the real job full time when I married at 19 yrs old .... I'm 70 yrs old now .


Was out and about shopping a couple of years ago when my wife said she's love to have a decent handled paring knife for slicing stir fry veg etc. We found a range of knives marketed as Sabatier Maison edge keepers .. they get expensive for a full set but she's pleased as punch with the small one she got @ £13 or so . It is seriously good at keeping the edge and never goes near the dishwasher . The handle is a brilliant well thought through ergonomic handle that make the knife a pleasure to use for long periods ....like cross cutting 20 kg of toms in prep for hot water skinning . ( In case you ask we pressure can a lot of our home grown fruits & veg)

 

[DAPPH]

Can't complain she is nearly 50 years old, proving more reliable than my vivaro.

What Model & Mk is it ?
Is it an ex military Landrover ?

 

[cardiffrob]

20 past 1 this morning. Wife wakes me and says that there is water coming through the kitchen ceiling. Ballcock valve in the loft split off at a joint. Fixed it and went back to bed.

This morning it isn't looking very good. Water EVERYWHERE upstairs.

 

[dobbslc]

@cardiffrob

 

[mtt.tr]

Isn't everything more reliable than a Vivaro? how many gearboxes have you changed.

Came with a replacement when i bought it, other than lots of small non stop issues its been really rather good

 

[mtt.tr]

But probably only cost about a tenner to fix!!

Full bearing kit seals the works £11 a side, swivels new pins the works £160 hardly great expense as you say they are the most frugal thing to own

 

[mtt.tr]

Tonight I connected up the inverter to my (too fast speed - ie 2800rpm) motor on my Myford Ml7. It (the inverter) went bang, but amazingly the motort still ran. One of the little green supply capacitors - I may have one somewhere.
Anyway, the motor ran the lathe beautifully, I even cut some metal with it - probably the first time in 20 years - I must have had it 10.
So the next job is to replace the capacitor, then rewire a grubby, but good 1400'rpm motor to delta, get a pulley and the it's for sale.
One quick question for Myforders - is there any point having a reversing facility?

Yes reverse is worth having, just dont have the stop and ramp up too violent, though ive never lost a screw on chuck on my dads myford and i have no clue at 12 what i was doing

Also if your drive will do it set it for sensorless vector control you'll get much greater torque at the low end

 

[mtt.tr]

What Model & Mk is it ?
Is it an ex military Landrover ?

1972 lwb used daily from last year and was prior to my van used daily for about 4 years.

The gap of not driving it ive had 2 ford rangers give up, and a vivaro that wants to give up

 

[slim_boy_fat]

20 past 1 this morning. Wife wakes me and says that there is water coming through the kitchen ceiling. Ballcock valve in the loft split off at a joint. Fixed it and went back to bed.

This morning it isn't looking very good. Water EVERYWHERE upstairs.

Can we assume your insurance will cover the work/materials? Assuming the appropriate trades are allowed to call because of 'the dreaded'....

Still not pleasant though.