Time to call it a day.

[bigegg]

I'd cite your quote - but I wouldn't want anyone to think that I think your work is crap - cos I don't.



Should I stop digging now?

 

[KemppiFrog]

Just when I thought I was the only idiot.. Weld it up, realise it is all wrong, cut it up, answer the phone, then weld it all up exactly the same as the first time. Gaze into space, have a break, drink some tea, then repeat. Sometimes quite often...

 

[norlander]

I did one today. Was given a sort of drinks tray to repair. Made from four steel rings with 2mm plate underneath, welded together at the base, a central piece of 12mm square up the middle, with a twist and a hole with a ring for a handle, then four rings higher up the shaft. One of the bottom rings had broken off. No surprise, the welds had zero penetration. Quick blast put it back in place, then gave it a good yank to be sure, at which point the column and three other bits fell off, for the same reason. Oh b*****! At least my welds were solid. Grind off the remains of the others and weld it back together. Except I welded it the wrong way round. Its now perfectly solid, but three of the cup holders point the wrong way and its now really solid. Curse, grind, curse grind, pull it all apart, grind, think (important, that bit) arrange it all again properly, clamp it to the table so I can't get it wrong again, blast with mig, quick tidy with flapdisk and five minute job has only taken half an hour. Result!

that one rings bells with me-pmsl- been there meself.Welcome to the cockup club-think there is a Tshirt idea there-Jody has got Knock It Out tshirts- we could have Cock It Up! T shirts. Have to be printed Pock it Cup of course-don't want to lower standards.

 

[anto]

I was finishing my timber worktop by countersinking for the bolts that I was fixing it to the metal frame with.
Ended up countersinking them on the wrong side ie upside down, as I had marked the bottom of the worktop to drill it using the frame as my guide.
Forgot to flip it over to countersink them. Thankfully I hadn't taken much meat off when I realised my mistake and I was able to reuse the same timber.

 

[daleyd]

I hate when you spend hours doing something, stand back with smug satisfaction when it's finished and then the sinking feeling as you realise its back to front or it needs to be taken apart again as you've cocked it up

 

[Robotstar5]

Had one a couple of days ago when repairing the CV joint on the quad. Found I'd left off the joint guard, but to fit it I had to take out the ball joint clamp bolt, to remove the bolt the suspension needs lifting so the damper had to come off and I'd just finished fitting all new split pins
What's the betting I'll do the same on the other side?

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Driving home the other day I saw someone had spray painted "Free Gaza" on a bridge, I thought that's a shame as I hadn't realised that Paul Gascoigne, alcoholic footballer, had been locked up?
It dawned on me later when I flicked the news on. What, it was a long day!

 

[KemppiFrog]

Driving home the other day I saw someone had spray painted "Free Gaza" on a bridge, I thought that's a shame as I hadn't realised that Paul Gascoigne, alcoholic footballer, had been locked up?
It dawned on me later when I flicked the news on. What, it was a long day!

So it was you they were quoting in the newspaper