I never knew, never looked, never been asked . . . sent bits to, bought bits from, all over the world.Just for a laugh I had a look on the site. There were 8,931 listings for used LR parts and only one seller on the front page had the details required
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A leather sofa, had them for over 14 years now I think. But the leather was getting faded. I had some aniline dyes though I used to tint shellac with, meant for leather though. So I mixed some black & burgundy and applied to the sofas. Also did some sanding beforehand to roughen it up.
On the left one can see before refinishing
Still got the big sofa left, but a huge improvement.
On the left one can see before refinishing
Still got the big sofa left, but a huge improvement.
front disc brake conversion on a classic mini today ,,, in a shed [ actually three sheds joined together ]with 5 or 6 lifeboats , watsons and liverpools a rother and few others ,, a moody , a double diagonal built 40 ft river cruiser ans a few other punts ,,, Ill take my phone next time Im there for a few pics . an austin a40 , a rover p6 and a gti in the other corner of the shed too ,,, theres another shed as well , but I cant actuaally remember whats in it at the moment ,,
I got around to replacing all the pivot and bottom bracket bearings on my MTB.
(OK, it's not wunderbar engineering cleverness - but I fixed something
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I did finish making an angle-iron framed, Galv sheet clad bin store over Xmas as well, so now my bin bags don't clutter up the utility room any more.
(OK, it's not wunderbar engineering cleverness - but I fixed something
).I did finish making an angle-iron framed, Galv sheet clad bin store over Xmas as well, so now my bin bags don't clutter up the utility room any more.
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Bit of fun yesterday.
This vice was a good price. A bit of rist. But it had a stiff point, about half way on its travel.
Getting it to fits was easy, but finding the issue was not.
When a true edge was placed on the nain body, the RHS side had a high spot. So as the jaw moved, the retaining plate was getting trapped.
A bit of draw filling had it flat again.
The screw thread needed re-forming, as in it's life the stiff point had led to damage.
Shame my work is not easily spotted.
All set for work.
The paint is still a bit soft, but it will harden.
This vice was a good price. A bit of rist. But it had a stiff point, about half way on its travel.
Getting it to fits was easy, but finding the issue was not.
When a true edge was placed on the nain body, the RHS side had a high spot. So as the jaw moved, the retaining plate was getting trapped.
A bit of draw filling had it flat again.
The screw thread needed re-forming, as in it's life the stiff point had led to damage.
Shame my work is not easily spotted.
All set for work.
The paint is still a bit soft, but it will harden.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Came home to this the other week.
It was seized at this point.
The application of a bit of heat, had the rust turned into blac oxide and the vice free.
In bits, a few days in citric acid.
The dryied with a blow torch.
A few coats of paint.
Getting it back together was easy.
I wil get some wood for the jaws in the next few days.
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This saw was in a sorry state.
Rust, split handle,bent frame and striped threads.
The rust was removed withwire wool and citric acid.
The handle was hot glued and clamped. The screws were binned and the parts bin raided.
Frame was sealed with hot wax. The handle was sealed with oil and abuffing up.
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Got this bit of history the other day.
Ex WS sliding bevel.
It is stamped RN and 1942. There is more, but it looks like it was striked out at some point.
Meths, a cabinet scraper and wire wool is used to remove years of dirt and grime.
The brass pivet fixings is an odd size. So it will remain untill I get to Yeovil and buy a new brass fixing.
About 5% of the dirt from the slot. I made a scraper to fit into the slot.
Finished with warm oil and wax.
This di not need much work.
The rust was stabilized and a soft wax applied to the tin.
The Ractchett was striped and lubicated.
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Well only a few jobs done yesterday, with meetings, helping, avoiding the press peaple.
But a few jobs were completed.
This little bit of fun was stiff to slide. When I got it home, the thumb button fell off.
Button re-fixed. I cheated. I used a clear 2 pack glue. The rest was polished up with 0000 grdae wire wool.
The stiffness was the slide being bent and a build up of dirt in the runners.
A simple tool was made to clean them out. The bend was removed by clammping it to some oak and dressing the bend out with a rubber mallet.
All done.
It joins the rest.
A bit of time was seeing how much work this little engine needs.
It fires up, it runs.
New seals on the saftey valve, or a new one.
The boiler is caked with lime scale.
The repaired steam pipe needs a bit more care, but it is steam tight.
When in full steam the base plate can be seen to flex. The crack is going to need a carefull repair.
This may be junked.
Every seam leaks, so draws extra air and you get incontrollable flames, as can be seen.
But a few jobs were completed.
This little bit of fun was stiff to slide. When I got it home, the thumb button fell off.
Button re-fixed. I cheated. I used a clear 2 pack glue. The rest was polished up with 0000 grdae wire wool.
The stiffness was the slide being bent and a build up of dirt in the runners.
A simple tool was made to clean them out. The bend was removed by clammping it to some oak and dressing the bend out with a rubber mallet.
All done.
It joins the rest.
A bit of time was seeing how much work this little engine needs.
It fires up, it runs.
New seals on the saftey valve, or a new one.
The boiler is caked with lime scale.
The repaired steam pipe needs a bit more care, but it is steam tight.
When in full steam the base plate can be seen to flex. The crack is going to need a carefull repair.
This may be junked.
Every seam leaks, so draws extra air and you get incontrollable flames, as can be seen.
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Irritating seatbelt warning on my A3. Starts randomly chiming away saying its not plugged in for a few seconds every now and then. Does it load more when the wife drives.
Dug out my copy of VCDS and cable and turned the chime off.
A simple change of a 4 to a 0 in the intrument coding.
Dug out my copy of VCDS and cable and turned the chime off.
A simple change of a 4 to a 0 in the intrument coding.
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I have no idea actually. With 350 horsepower on tap I doubt I could tell the difference myself.
They are both dual plane so either will ben streetable
Bob
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I’ve put the one it came with back on, may try to flog the other one off.They are both dual plane so either will ben streetable
Bob
Last night I had a couple of beers and slipped out into the workshop to mock up the basic layout for the trike. Just need a few feet of tube, some wheels, front forks, and she’s a runner.
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I’ve put the one it came with back on, may try to flog the other one off.
Last night I had a couple of beers and slipped out into the workshop to mock up the basic layout for the trike. Just need a few feet of tube, some wheels, front forks, and she’s a runner.
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Almost there.
Just a bit of finishing off.
She's a good 'un.
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You bloody mentalistI’ve put the one it came with back on, may try to flog the other one off.
Last night I had a couple of beers and slipped out into the workshop to mock up the basic layout for the trike. Just need a few feet of tube, some wheels, front forks, and she’s a runner.
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Had a mad five minutes on chainsaws, ms880 fried a piston cutting big sticks so it was new barrel , piston and bar/chain as a good measure.
All ready for Mondays battles
Dont think I have enough years left in me to sort out the rest of the dead ones, may have to get a bit selective.
All ready for Mondays battles
Dont think I have enough years left in me to sort out the rest of the dead ones, may have to get a bit selective.
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Yesterday was a bit of workout getting the Argo up to the deer that my father had shot on the hill. Wasn't helped by the fact a brake bound and suddenly veered to the left beaching itself on the rock I was specifically trying to avoid 
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Anyway decided to have a look at the brakes - who'd have thought they work better with some brake fluid in the master cylinders... Result of a short half mile test drive and was much much better - to the point I'd consider taking a passenger that wasn't dead in the back.
.Anyway decided to have a look at the brakes - who'd have thought they work better with some brake fluid in the master cylinders... Result of a short half mile test drive and was much much better - to the point I'd consider taking a passenger that wasn't dead in the back.
Getting this fitted has taken the best part of 10 years. It's been on the wall a year. Yesterday I decided (that means the same as persuaded btw), that it would be a good day to isolate one leg of the central heating system to connect it up. And it was, except that I had one joint that didn't wet (round the back of the pipe of course), so had to drain down again. Good thing Intook the opportunity to fit the 8mm isolating valves...
View from the (slightly warmer) seat.
View from the (slightly warmer) seat.
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Yesterday was a bit of workout getting the Argo up to the deer that my father had shot on the hill. Wasn't helped by the fact a brake bound and suddenly veered to the left beaching itself on the rock I was specifically trying to avoid
Anyway decided to have a look at the brakes - who'd have thought they work better with some brake fluid in the master cylinders... Result of a short half mile test drive and was much much better - to the point I'd consider taking a passenger that wasn't dead in the back.
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Anyone else humming La La Laa La La La Laa La La Laa La La La Laa?
