Stuff you have fixed today

[awemawson]

Not today, but over the last few days:

The recent sharp frosts took their toll on my foundry equipment. The cooling for the induction furnace 'body' and the drive electronics is water protected by a heavy dose of glycol to prevent freezing, but that water is cooled via a plate heat exchanger from water from a deep borehole which of course cannot have any antifreeze.

Although some of he internal pipework had electrical anti-frost trace heating tape but obviously not enough. The flexible umbilical pipe taking pumped borehole water froze solid taking with it it's ball valve which burst. So I've been considerably extending the frost trace cables and adding insulation jackets.

Hopefully all now finished and I can return to casting!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

For t6he first time, in what feels like a age, we haver had a small MIS session at my house.
Much coffee, much fun. Much banter. We had a Crab and a Boot neck turn up.

The work has been done in stages, as and when they could arrive, but today was a good sesson.

As I got them.
Rusty, top two not original and the lead was missing.


Now, are two new members have had a lot of things go wonky, they are new to all of this and very much in need of a guiding hand.

So, hot citric acid. Open flames and the host of other H&S. Today was OTT. But needed to build them up.

Fresh from the pan. Now drying off after a fresh water wash.

Boot Neck was told the hose pipe is not a toy. The only issue we had with non warrented fun.

The one weight, spot the hole, was the one in need of 2.5 oz of lead.

Simple to do. lead shot, a flat punch and a hammer had it up to it's stated weight.

BLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A steady hand, a powder poof and gold leaf.

Spot the one weight, that is not truly original?

Waxed and stacked.

When they metal is warm we applied Lavender Bee's wax. It melts and seals the metal. A good buff up and they are good to go.

Suitable brass weights to complete the set.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Again, we are introducing new members to what can be done.

Please bare in mind, our two new members are not passed on our MIS trainging for power tools.

Does a kettl count as a power tool, if it is in a workshop?
Beer debate soon.


A set of Ignition spaners, 32thou feel guage and a small screwdrive set.

Thats how I got them.

A introduction to hammers and how a big hammer can give a light blow, better than a small hammer giving a heavy thrack.

They were cleaned by:

6oz of fine sand.
10ox of light oil.
Placed in a plastic tub and given a bloody good shake. Takes time, but works.

Warming them up.

Then into Apple wood bee's wax. A harder wax, but a lower melting point.
Again showing what can be done, building their ability up.

We went through 1 jar of coffee today.

Finished.
Yes there is some rust, but the result was a lot more. They know they can re visit this again.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This nice thing was wrecked by MIS members who thought they knew what they were doing.

I had to hunt a new wick gear for it.

This was my, step back and let the Small shed members get on, with out being in their way.

I had to strip out the old gears and spindled.
Remove 6" of wrong size wick.

Rebuild and set up.

The base some how had bent, I think it may of been me.
Oh well.

Cookie time


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A work in progress.
It took 4 hands, a hammer and care nurse to stop laughing to bend it back. This is in the paint stage.

The wick adjuster is brass, I liked the aged look on it.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This was done, with my help, by a Small MIS member, who has had a rough time the last few weeks. He does not need a care nurse, he needs time to sort himself out, a kind ear and a place he can make mistakes, with out any back lash.
It was nice to see the two mew members being very supportive, giving advice, asking if the advice was good and just getting along.

The 3 care staff we had were impressed, they are old hands at the small MIS at my place. 2 even have their phones eet up to connect to my WI Fi.

A lot wrong.
Fuel tank does nut fit.
Wick is jammed.
Rust.
A dent in the side, not well shown.


Plus, lead. Yes a pain. It is safe, but we had to follow some H&S rules.
All we did was document the lead, were it was and our actions.

Lead sealing the joints, lead solder and a lead tamper seal.
Th3e lead test showed teh solder was very high in lead contents.
So all lead was sealed with a clear sealer.

Yes a pain, for such small amounts. OTT yes, but the rules are there for a reason.
Obay the small rules and the big rules will follow.
Stop giggling at the back there Mr. @Parm.

Not sure if this was the washing stage or the sealing stage. Either way the stuff we get free from a Stained glass make, local to us.

Rattle can paints.

A good leason was learned today.
Not all cans are the same.

New old stock wick and the brass cleaned.

Wicks will rot over time, do not use force to remove them. Ease them out, take time and you will not bugger the holder.

Test burn, this alows the height to be set, ther wick trimmed and the working parts can get lubbicated by the fuel oil.

The top handle is brass. But were it jopines the lantern would not polish up.

Glass cleaned wityh newspaper, a trick I knew. But our Boot neck was pleased to tell and show.

 

[James1979]

For t6he first time, in what feels like a age, we haver had a small MIS session at my house.
Much coffee, much fun. Much banter. We had a Crab and a Boot neck turn up.

The work has been done in stages, as and when they could arrive, but today was a good sesson.

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As I got them.
Rusty, top two not original and the lead was missing.


Now, are two new members have had a lot of things go wonky, they are new to all of this and very much in need of a guiding hand.


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So, hot citric acid. Open flames and the host of other H&S. Today was OTT. But needed to build them up.


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Fresh from the pan. Now drying off after a fresh water wash.

Boot Neck was told the hose pipe is not a toy. The only issue we had with non warrented fun.


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The one weight, spot the hole, was the one in need of 2.5 oz of lead.

Simple to do. lead shot, a flat punch and a hammer had it up to it's stated weight.


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BLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A steady hand, a powder poof and gold leaf.

Spot the one weight, that is not truly original?


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Waxed and stacked.

When they metal is warm we applied Lavender Bee's wax. It melts and seals the metal. A good buff up and they are good to go.


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Suitable brass weights to complete the set.

So you’re telling us you were in the company of a bootie all afternoon and no one shouted “naked bar”??

Don’t believe you

 

[JOEPRO]

I fixed my garage lighting today. The 2 way switching was never right and an external security lamp never worked either. I ended up pretty much rewiring both switches and now it is working correctly for the first time ever! (Had to pull in additional 3 core cables)

For the external lamp I replaced it with a new sealed Bell LED sensor light and its also working now so no more falling over in the dark trying to find the side door!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

So you’re telling us you were in the company of a bootie all afternoon and no one shouted “naked bar”??

Don’t believe you

The Crab did not go for extended lunch break.
Nor was there any mine sweeping

 

[Cheesie]

Speed boat fuel tank repair/patch I put another 5 patches the same on, looks like where there's been some reaction to what it's been resting on, marine grade sheet is not cheap

 

[James1979]

The Crab did not go for extended lunch break.
Nor was there any mine sweeping

That is good to know.

Usually marines are not very good at remaining clothed in social settings….

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

That is good to know.

Usually marines are not very good at remaining clothed in social settings….

I know, that is why it was NATO standard brews and no booze.

 

[Porkypine]

Not much fixing invoved other than a wipe over, freeing up the stuck wick adjuster and firing it up with a bit of red diesel
It's a Lucas (prince of darkness) lamp aparrently, presumably before he discovered electrickery..

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This was saved from the recycling yard scrap bin, by asking the person dumping it. To dump it in my car.

The reason the light looks like it is bent, it is because it is bent.

paint striper did not make a dent on the paint.

By this time I had got the lanter straight.

Caustic soda paste brought this marking up.

It spent 48 hours in caustic soda.

In paint, still warm from the drying out.

Trying to find original fuel tanks is very hard. When they do turn up, they are eyewatering in the walllet.

Modern units are easy to find. But they can vary in how good they are.

This one is a modern tank, but old school wick holder.

 

[Arc Tourist]

I finished up refurbishing a Sevo Vice, and made up a temporary brass handle for locking the jaws.

 

[Brad93]

Speed boat fuel tank repair/patch I put another 5 patches the same on, looks like where there's been some reaction to what it's been resting on, marine grade sheet is not cheap

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localised corrosion like that usually suggests either chemical or galvanic attack.

 

[cheb]

Unbent one of the plastic boxen I found yesterday. I ned to unbend it a bit more to allow for spring back

 

[northwest]

Came home today to find the missus had treat herself to a new Power washer, the battery powered one I bought her for Christmas has started something. So this is her idea of a "toolkit":



I was not amused.

 

[DanZac]

This weekend I have been mostly, fitting a bathroom suite for my sister. Which raises the question of what sort of lunatic fits a P shaped bath in a really small room and puts the taps on the side you get into it. Every time you got in the bath you smacked your toes or shins on the taps.

From this stupidity.

To this.

Not the best job, but the best I could manage in 2 days and good enough to get them through a couple of years until the kids are a bit older and they can afford a proper job.

And now I'm going to bed because I'm knackered!

 

[northwest]

I fell out with my sister over a bathroom, I re-plumbed the whole house and I was accused (by BIL) of using unnecessarily expensive fittings and pipe. I wasn't charging for my time, nearly two weeks! (they are both solicitors, if that gives you a clue). Grohe taps and copper pipe, plastic is cheaper apparently and there are cheaper taps.

 

[Erie Fred]

I fell out with my sister over a bathroom, I re-plumbed the whole house and I was accused (by BIL) of using unnecessarily expensive fittings and pipe. I wasn't charging for my time, nearly two weeks! (they are both solicitors, if that gives you a clue). Grohe taps and copper pipe, plastic is cheaper apparently and there are cheaper taps.

No good deed goes unpunished.
BTDT have the scars.