Stuff you have fixed today

[Barking Mat]

The tumble dryer , packed up.

Having semi dismantled it and reassembled it turned out the trip switch on the distribution board had died.

Ho, hum.

 

[roofman]

The plastic clamps on one of my roof pressure washing telescopic poles broke, had to make something more hardy. So using decent band clamps i knocked up a few knurled knobs and kinda broached a bolt into them with my 15T press and loctite. This pole can extend out to 39ft so is a very useful addition to the arsenal.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Cambelt and service on a mate's T6

 

[Roger440]

Well, today i tried to fix my Miluwakee caulking gun. With the emphasis on tried.

And failed.

Only goes backwards. So you pull the trigger, and normally it drives the plunger foward, and when you release the knob, it retracts slightly.

It now just does the retraction. But nothing else.

Plulled it all to pieces. Theres a microswitch that inhibits forward drive when it runs out of travel. Operating that doesnt fix it, but does change it such that it goes backwards when you press the switch, rather than when you release.

Its all controlled by a little electronic board. Im stumped.

Any thoughts, or anyone on here good with this stuff. The "official" repairers wont give you a clue, just send it in and we will tell you cost.

Only done about 20 hours work but out of warranty now,

 

[Barking Mat]

Engine change finished, good four days work from start to finish.

This bit was fun, engine attached to forks, not breaking windows or bending balconies.

 

[lchris21]

... following on from stuff I broke ( or the missus broke )
Stuff I fixed ....the dead washing machine. New parts arrived yesterday, drum support, new seals and bearings. Another one saved from the recycling yard and one less to be loaded into the container in the far East
Run a few cycles and all water tight. Towel test on the weekend when the missus gets hold of it

LG Washing machine repair - timelapse

 

[zx9]

Well, today i tried to fix my Miluwakee caulking gun. With the emphasis on tried.

And failed.

Only goes backwards. So you pull the trigger, and normally it drives the plunger foward, and when you release the knob, it retracts slightly.

It now just does the retraction. But nothing else.

Plulled it all to pieces. Theres a microswitch that inhibits forward drive when it runs out of travel. Operating that doesnt fix it, but does change it such that it goes backwards when you press the switch, rather than when you release.

Its all controlled by a little electronic board. Im stumped.

Any thoughts, or anyone on here good with this stuff. The "official" repairers wont give you a clue, just send it in and we will tell you cost.

Only done about 20 hours work but out of warranty now,

There is bloke on Youtube that does a lot of Milwaukee repairs but I don't know if he has done a caulking gun.

https://www.youtube.com/@BuyitFixit

 

[redlig]

Thanks to suggestions here ref. cable to use when replacing rotten angle grinder etc cables I spent a nice warm afternoon in my indoor workshop / spare bedroom replacing some . Luckily I remembered that my dad showed me how 70 years ago . ( unsubtle joke)

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Thanks to suggestions here ref. cable to use when replacing rotten angle grinder etc cables I spent a nice warm afternoon in my indoor workshop / spare bedroom replacing some . Luckily I remembered that my dad showed me how 70 years ago . ( unsubtle joke)

if you had said I could of given you miles of the cable.

 

[redlig]

if you had said I could of given you miles of the cable.

To hang myself?

 

[Gregb23]

Thanks to suggestions here ref. cable to use when replacing rotten angle grinder etc cables I spent a nice warm afternoon in my indoor workshop / spare bedroom replacing some . Luckily I remembered that my dad showed me how 70 years ago . ( unsubtle joke)

H07RN-F?

 

[redlig]

H07RN-F?

As far as I could tell yes . Bloody brilliant stuff wish I had known about it years ago. Thanks to all that suggested it!!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

To hang myself?

Not at all, I have hemp rope for that.

 

[Blobber]

Engine change finished, good four days work from start to finish.

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This bit was fun, engine attached to forks, not breaking windows or bending balconies.

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Doubt you would be able to do that over here the fluorescent brigade with the clipboards would have 40 fits!

 

[Blue Chips]

The chuck on my old Craftsman drill press was getting worn out, so I just installed a new 1/32"-to-5/8" chuck. The old chuck had a threaded collar above it on the spindle that was designed for removing the chuck by rotating it with a pin spanner wrench to push it off of the MT2 taper. The old collar was too wide for the new chuck, so I turned it down on the lathe. Problem solved. I wish it was that easy to solve my current computer setup issues (!*^%$#ing so-called 'tech support' ).

Before:

After:

 

[Jan-DIY]

Finally got these one back to life.
It was badly repaired by someone else who destroyed power section which caused several additional damage.
Unfortunately they used very rare Mosfets which are hard to find.
Anyway.
Now it’s working again.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This tidy rail lantern was mine the other day.
All original.
The wick was even stamped LNER.

Bit of an over fill.

A quick test burn.

After a good wash and the application of gun black.
Here it is drying out.

Cleaned up.

 

[W.olly]

Snapped the tool post a bit back and as it's a pain to use now I made a new top for it. Yes could of bought one for not much and modifiy it bit this cost nothing.

Just milled the remaining cast off the top and made a new one.

First real usefull project in my machining life.

Next to make the tool grinder

 

[JOEPRO]

Finally got these one back to life.
It was badly repaired by someone else who destroyed power section which caused several additional damage.
Unfortunately they used very rare Mosfets which are hard to find.
Anyway.
Now it’s working again.

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Very cool a German made machine.

Is it 3 phase?

Have you got any pics of the innards just curious as I seen one similar for cheap locally which had let the magic smoke out. I am tempted to take it home and see if I can put the smoke back into it.

 

[Onoff]

There I was enjoying pint number whatever when the landlady sidled up to me and said her and her daughter were in need of my services out back

Turns out the drain hose on their Beko washing machine had split in half, right where it enters the machine.

Made a call to No.1 son who came and took me back home. Came back with the plumbing and leccy bags and took the back off the machine. Rerouted the hose and made a join externally using a cut down 20mm PVC conduit coupler and amalgamating tape. Job's a temporary good 'un.

Looked online and there's two hoses for this machine, one with a straight and the other a right angled connector. Depending on the pump I guess. Got to go back and check before ordering.