Stuff you have fixed today

[Barking Mat]

I was given a couple of bird-feeder stands last year. I came to assemble today...

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Typical.

I had an old piece of gas barrel, so cut a sleeve from it and dressed the joint.

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Rammed it together and put some metal glue on.

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Not the prettiest of jobs, but it's not going into a competition, after all

I was thinking Mr Blobby.

 

[Seadog]

Ooh, that hurts

 

[Hitch]

Over in Pembrokeshire for a couple of weeks doing some snagging as one of our big projects gets wrapped up.

Up on top of of some 200k litre milk storage silos sorting some handrails and platforms while it wasn't pouring down this morning.

 

[Barking Mat]

Ooh, that hurts

You get extra points, just for having done some welding.

 

[Farside]

You get extra points, just for having done some welding.

Welding? Wozzat?

 

[Barking Mat]

Welding? Wozzat?

Yeah, nearly unheard of.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This Petrol Lighter found its way to me.

It was in poor repair.

The old flint was jammed, good and proper in the flint tube.

In the end I had to drill it out. It was held in a make do and mend jig.

A New flint, fresh fuel and a polish. We have a working lighter.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This Mini zippo was mine for £0.50P

But it was broken.

The hinge pin was gone, the flint wheel was wonky.

A new old stock axil pin was used.

New hinge pin was made, by liberating a bit of brass wire.

 

[bourbon]

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This Mini zippo was mine for £0.50P


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But it was broken.

The hinge pin was gone, the flint wheel was wonky.

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A new old stock axil pin was used.



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New hinge pin was made, by liberating a bit of brass wire.

will you be polishing it up. or leaving the patina?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

will you be polishing it up. or leaving the patina?

Leaving it as it is.
There is a name and a 3 digit number scratched into it. Polishing will remove that bit of history.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Sorting through, cataloguing the items I recently received, this white box was found.

So when opened it.

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Again, not a zippo.

Also it was caked in some wax like gunk.

Striped down and left to soak in Meths.

Dried out, new wick, new flint and the flint wheel was bent into the correct location, for it to work.

The wadding was rotton, so it got new stuff.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

The light meter was in good condition, but in need of attention.

The needle is not on the stop, as it is fitted with the blanking cap.

Clean the lenses, with Meths, until it s squeaky clean.
Then adjust the screws(in side the case, in this one) until it reads zero with no light entering it.

There is a few more steps, each light meter is different, so follow the manufactures instructions.

Clean the case with a soft cloth and wax.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This Italian 35mm was mine.
But I did not do a good enough check on it.

The shutter was not working, as ws the focus ring.

The focus ring was seized in old grease.

Ispol Alcohol had it being to soften up. The blob was the grease being removed.

Leave it over night in Meths and the rest will come out.
Rinse well in De ionized water, the soak in Meths to remove the water.
Dry and clean.

If this could talk.
4 hours of cleaning, adjusting and finding that dam screw what went "PING"
Had the shutter working.

All cleaned on the outside.

The insides were given a good blow out with a can of clean air.

Rebuilt, it has a film in it. I will see how it takes pictures.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This "Oil Lamp" bimbled my way the other week(Month)

It was meant to be a decorative item.

But a rummage in the bin of Oil lamp bits, found a suitable wick gear assembly.
a new wick was added.

New fuel and a good clean flame.

Why not, it was a fun to make it working.

 

[Dozzer]

Took most of yesterday, the Lathe got put back together and was taken for a quick spin, tiny bit of vibration as its not bolted to the floor, checked for level and its not bad, may bolt down but its going to the big workshop when the gets built so my just leave as is.

Then a bit of welding was done, i know welding on a welding forum was 2 small filler plates on the woodburner front grill
Its made from 5mm steel, but goes in a 10.55mm gap and rattles and leans forward, been meaning to fix it since buying and refurbishing it 2 years ago, add 3mm steel plates in and then added a weld ridge to keep it sung when it slots in.. now fits as sung as a bug in a rug.

 

[roblane65]

welding on a welding forum how very dare you .......

 

[Windy Miller]

Just a quick repair job on the handle of my ancient Hayter mower. It’s been welded up a few times in the past, but it was too thin and rusty this time, so a couple of bits of 25 x 3 angle bolted further up where there was less rust.
Forgot to get any pics during the repair, but this is the finished job. Just needs a lick of paint to tidy it up.
Even had a some welding involved too!

I bought this old thing about 25 years ago from a mate who fished it out of a skip with a broken handle.

Definitely £20 well spent I think!

 

[GRW]

..... the rear shock on my old (new to me) 2006 Fiesta Diesel van.
I knew the RHS rear shock was on the way out as soon as I test drove it - but the van was cheap so no worries there.
However - it started knocking on Friday so I had to fix it.
It's supposed to be (& is) a straightforward job..... unless one of the 2 upper securing bolts shears off .
Instead of drilling it out, I removed the interior trim & cut a hole in the top skin to reveal the exposed threads - and was able to stick some vice grips on it and get it to wind out.
A bit brutal perhaps, but the trim covers the hole, it's not affecting the structural integrity.... and it was a lot less faff lol.

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

By the way, the guys slightly damaged the auger feeder hopper with a forklift. I couldn’t close the edges of the crack; there was a lot of deformation (waves, bumps). From the outside, I welded the hole with MIG synergy + pure argon. The seam turned out in the style of "alligator's back" (literally "plaster" to support the new seam). I was able to throw wires to plug the hole. Next, I protected this seam by blowing in argon. And continued from the inside with TIG welding. It's pretty ugly, but I hope the box doesn't burst because the vibrating hammer is constantly hitting it.

 

[awemawson]

@winchman kindly sold me some large bearing separators which arrived today. As advertised they were a bit rusty so a couple of hours on the wire wheel and they are looking a lot more presentable. The sharp edge on one will need a bit of dressing or squashing on the hydraulic press, but these are going to be splendid for my JCB 3CX hub bearings and seals.

As advertised:

First bit of cleaning:

With JCB bearing outer race:

All done: