Stuff you have fixed today

[dobbslc]

I got this old compressor a few months back and finally had a go at fixing the leaks.

It leaked on the outlet of the tank and after a bit of heat I got the union out and found this

If anyone knows where I can get a new one let my know.
In the end to get it working I just fitted a PCL tail and a quick release fitting,

The pressure gauge was unreadable so I cleaned it with a bit of T Cut and it came out ok,
Before,


After,

All working

 

[MCKDAVID]

@MCKDAVID
The headers used to glow red on my T150 Trident when idling a long time stationary (waiting to board the IOM ferry). If they are single skin pipes and the plug is right I wouldn't worry about it too much.

If there wasn't so much plastic in the proximity I probably wouldn't get to excited about it either, but you can see it's been melted quite a bit... They're renowned for it apparently..

 

[Tigman]

I fixed this leaking pipe today

 

[Barking Mat]

I fixed this leaking pipe todayView attachment 301687View attachment 301687View attachment 301688

Dread to think what was leaking out of it.

 

[Tigman]

Begins with an s and ends in t !

That's actually waste water from a compressor plantroom , they didn't glue the strap on boss to the soil pipe hence the detritus running down the outside ! Been leaking for a while

 

[Barking Mat]

Begins with an s and ends in t !

That's actually waste water from a compressor plantroom , they didn't glue the strap on boss to the soil pipe hence the detritus running down the outside ! Been leaking for a while

Nice.........

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Begins with an s and ends in t !

Ah yes - salt. I can tell by the rusty colour.

 

[MCKDAVID]

I got this old compressor a few months back and finally had a go at fixing the leaks.
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It leaked on the outlet of the tank and after a bit of heat I got the union out and found this
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If anyone knows where I can get a new one let my know.
In the end to get it working I just fitted a PCL tail and a quick release fitting,
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The pressure gauge was unreadable so I cleaned it with a bit of T Cut and it came out ok,
Before,
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After,
View attachment 301674
All working

don't know where you'd get a specific one, but you would most likely be able to pick up a standard pipe nipple with the right thread sizes easily enough, if you have the room to get it in?

something like this, any plumbing wholesaler would have them in stock, not identical, but it's the threads that dictate the fitting, might give you some options, if you can't get the specific fitting.

 

[Feet 'n Inches]

The chutes just need lining in either ceramic or linatex. Depending on the abrasion/impact.

Ceramic tile lining does welders out of a job, if done properly it can outlast any metallic wear plate or hardfaced tube.

Do it on occasion. Also the tubes which are hardfaced internally on a bore welder.

Bear in mind I'm talking 30+ years back Most of the quarries down my way, then, didn't have that kind of money so for them, repair or lining with old belt rubber was the usual fix. Where we could we'd try to improve on the internal design without compromising material flow but that often only gave a short lease of life.

I'd also say that design was at fault. All too often the chute's design didn't feature a dead pocket or something similar, where the material being conveyed would act as a liner. We had a good team of draughtsman with the right kind of knowledge so the plant we built and installed usually lasted longer than some of the pre-installed stuff I'd come across and, along with my mates, have to repair.

 

[Craig-SM]

A leaking valve cover on the Shogun. Nothing exciting but the job was made much quicker using a Milwaukee M12 ratchet. First time I’ve used and it’s great. Cleaning up the dirty oily engine not so great.

 

[8ob]

Today I fixed the dishwasher because the motors hatitself. New one turned up on a clickncollect service next day

Fubared after it ate some glass that somehow got past the filter

Then made myself ill by letting a mate loose in the workshop so he could make a total balls up of repairing a couple of digger buckets. Complete waste of gas and mig wire

 

[James1979]

Today I fixed the dishwasher because the motors hatitself. New one turned up on a clickncollect service next day

Fubared after it ate some glass that somehow got past the filter

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Then made myself ill by letting a mate loose in the workshop so he could make a total balls up of repairing a couple of digger buckets. Complete waste of gas and mig wire

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Kin hell. Not your buckets I hope?!

has he put a new Hardox bit on the front?

 

[Blue Chips]

Today I fixed the dishwasher because the motors hatitself. New one turned up on a clickncollect service next day

Fubared after it ate some glass that somehow got past the filter

Had something similar happen some years ago. I think a little chunk of debris fell into the dishwasher sump while I had the filter screen pulled out for a few minutes for its monthly cleaning. Can't remember what the debris was...might have been a rivet from some salad tongs or something like that.

 

[MattF]

Sod's law at its finest.

 

[Blue Chips]

Sod's law at its finest.

Or "Murphy's Law," as we might say on the western side of the pond.

 

[8ob]

Kin hell. Not your buckets I hope?!

has he put a new Hardox bit on the front?

Yes its hardox but he tried to weld it together with a 200 amp single phase mig on a genny that was stalling, made a mess of that so brought them over to blast over the top with my Esab. Most folk would have stopped after a few seconds but he kept going so he had to go over the whole lot again

Bob

 

[James1979]

Yes its hardox but he tried to weld it together with a 200 amp single phase mig on a genny that was stalling, made a mess of that so brought them over to blast over the top with my Esab. Most folk would have stopped after a few seconds but he kept going so he had to go over the whole lot again

Bob

We use what we have i suppose but even so I think I’d have given up! Or at least used the 200a machine to tack it then used yours to do it properly.

Got there in the end I guess

 

[Craig-SM]

I forget an earlier repair job from this week.

Hinges disintegrated in the heat and odd shape toilet means I’ve had to order a new one so until it arrives it’s fixed.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

They do say you can fix anything with duct tape.....

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

They do say you can fix anything with duct tape.....

But not stupid.