- Thread starter God mode restorations
- Start date
Seadog
Save the planet. It's the only one with rum!
- Messages
- 12,975
- Location
- NE London - UK
Not exactly made, but repaired and improved. The rather worn end plate from a Jabsco bilge pump.
A bit of a sketchy set up in the three jaw.
Finished with a HSS tool.
The new impeller came with a O-ring rather than the original's paper gasket.
After working out the ring dimensions it a groove was cut using a piece of HSS that was ground and in one of my drawers.
It fits
The DRO really was useful for this final operation.
A bit of a sketchy set up in the three jaw.
Finished with a HSS tool.
The new impeller came with a O-ring rather than the original's paper gasket.
After working out the ring dimensions it a groove was cut using a piece of HSS that was ground and in one of my drawers.
It fits
The DRO really was useful for this final operation.
Onoff
In the land of the unfinished project I am King!
- Messages
- 13,013
- Location
- Sevenoaks, UK
Possibly!
To gauge your size she'll need a picture of your hand photographed next to a 5p coin...
Make sure it's a new 5p coin unless you have a child they'd suit too!
Blue Chips
Forum Supporter
- Messages
- 730
- Location
- Maine, USA
I decided to do the wiring in our new garage myself. I obtained an electrical permit from the town office and ordered a pile of supplies. I just finished the rough-in wiring, which the town’s code enforcement officer inspected yesterday. He’ll return for the final inspection after I finish installing all of the devices, which could take a while, since I'm not going to install the LED ceiling strip lights until after I’ve installed the plywood on the ceiling.
Here is the subpanel that I installed in the garage, which is fed from a 100A breaker in the 200A main panel in the house. I installed eight circuits, including one 50A 240V circuit, one 30A 240V circuit, and six 20A 120V circuits. The 240V breakers are GFCI, and the 120V breakers are all combination AFCI/GFCI (I'm not sure, but I think your equivalent would be AFDD-RCBO). I also installed an additional ground (earth) rod for the subpanel. Due to our cold winters (and unheated garage), I installed ‘hydraulic-magnetic’ breakers for all eight circuits, which are said to be more accurate than thermal-magnetic breakers over a wide temperature range. I didn’t opt for ‘smart’ breakers, since I didn’t see much need for them in the garage, and I already have more than enough ‘smart’ appliance apps to deal with on my iPhone.
Here is the subpanel that I installed in the garage, which is fed from a 100A breaker in the 200A main panel in the house. I installed eight circuits, including one 50A 240V circuit, one 30A 240V circuit, and six 20A 120V circuits. The 240V breakers are GFCI, and the 120V breakers are all combination AFCI/GFCI (I'm not sure, but I think your equivalent would be AFDD-RCBO). I also installed an additional ground (earth) rod for the subpanel. Due to our cold winters (and unheated garage), I installed ‘hydraulic-magnetic’ breakers for all eight circuits, which are said to be more accurate than thermal-magnetic breakers over a wide temperature range. I didn’t opt for ‘smart’ breakers, since I didn’t see much need for them in the garage, and I already have more than enough ‘smart’ appliance apps to deal with on my iPhone.
- Messages
- 23,505
- Location
- Birmingham
It's interesting to see other countries wiring standards "in action", it's a very neat job
What's the reason for the 240V breaker on it's own top left when there appears to be space for it top right.
Blue Chips
Forum Supporter
- Messages
- 730
- Location
- Maine, USA
The top right two slots have a plastic post that can be used to secure (for safety reasons) a back-fed breaker in the panel.
I thought I'd reserve that location in case I ever do anything with another power source near the garage, such as solar.
Kubota tractor with a partly disintegrated exhaust manifold to silencer coupling,cast original but customer couldn’t source,fabricated with a ready made 90degree bend,a ready made flange with the correct hole spacings from my packing tray! All it required was opening out to 35 mm,then some stubs of 42 chs,and a length of 41 mm exhaust tube,I even found a gasket that was close enough,requiring a tiny trim. Never before have I had 2 golden finds on one small job.
Mark 2
Forum Supporter
- Messages
- 1,300
- Location
- London UK
I expect they wool be very chuffed.Tis erected, sheeps will be chuffed
Well once ive put the roof sheets on they wilI .
When are you putting the red light over the door?Tis erected, sheeps will be chuffed
Well once ive put the roof sheets on they will
View attachment 494474
A makeshift bead breaker to change the valve on SWMBO's CR-V. I normally break beads in the vice but it doesn't have the throat to get round the tall tyres.
I bought one of the laser 'tyre on' valve changing kits to try tackle this but the cone's only really suited to steel wheels, not alloys where the valve seat's recessed. The unistrut breaker worked a treat though and doing it myself, I got the opportunity to clean up the scabby bits in the valve stem bore. No more weekly air top ups!
I bought one of the laser 'tyre on' valve changing kits to try tackle this but the cone's only really suited to steel wheels, not alloys where the valve seat's recessed. The unistrut breaker worked a treat though and doing it myself, I got the opportunity to clean up the scabby bits in the valve stem bore. No more weekly air top ups!
Dr.Al
Forum Supporter
- Messages
- 2,574
- Location
- Gloucestershire, UK
This was a fairly quick and simple turning job I did following a request from my other half. It's a darning mushroom, used for holding fabric taut while darning holes.
The wood is sweet chestnut; it was made out of a (cut up) single piece of wood but turned in two halves, with the head being oriented in the way you would turn a bowl and the shaft being turned as a spindle. I'd planned to glue the two halves together, but I managed to turn the spigot on the shaft to be a very good fit in the head (it went in with a bit of hand persuasion most of the way, leaving about a 1 mm gap which was closed up with a light mallet tap). I haven't applied any finish as I didn't want to risk anything transferring to the clothes my other half will use it on and I didn't think it really needed it.
