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Me too! I was defeated by a jar of pickled Gherkins, for the first time ever. I ordered a nasty stainless steel jobby with teeth, as a filler to an AliExpress order. As you grip the lid, the teeth crush it tighter.
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ordered a set of rear brake shoes, to go with the 25 year old 'brand new' slave cylinders fir my kit car after contaminating the shoes with a weeping slave
went through the usual painful progress, of not having a registration number the factors need to find the right bit
the donor (sierra) is only 42 years old, why isnt it listed
went through the usual painful progress, of not having a registration number the factors need to find the right bit
the donor (sierra) is only 42 years old, why isnt it listed
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Mrs Robo asked me to loosen the lid on a horse feed supplement, was about 5" diameter, tried an oil filter strap wrench followed by the chain version with no luck so as I had a clean container of about the same size I put a hacksaw through the lid and decanted it.
I needed oil seals for a type 9 box when the Sierra was still current - I'd put it in a Westfield. Arts guy in the Ford garage huffed and puffed as I didn't have a registration, just the numbers from the box. I wa snot impressed.ordered a set of rear brake shoes, to go with the 25 year old 'brand new' slave cylinders fir my kit car after contaminating the shoes with a weeping slave
went through the usual painful progress, of not having a registration number the factors need to find the right bit
the donor (sierra) is only 42 years old, why isnt it listed
Next time I saw him, he was the greeter at the door of B n Q . . .
(Now of course, I would simply pop them out, measure and then buy oil seals from an industrial suppler at a tenth the cost)
Last time I needed slave cylinders and shoes for the Escort van axle in my Dutton trials car, I walked into my local factors and asked if he could get me some . . he turned, up a short step ladder, and came down with a box of Mintex shoes . . . said he had another still up there . . . I bought both
I was going through them regualrly due to oil leaks from the bearing - finally worked out the axle casing was bent and causing the seals to fail in the bearings.Need to be careful what you say otherwise you might have an angry Idris Elba knocking on your door!
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I saved this screenshot sometime ago. Might give you some ideas if you're struggling to grip things.
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I had the same issue in ECP , I only wanted a Loctite interior mirror fitting kit, I had already told the spotty kid the reg number wouldn’t help. The local car accessories place just down the road didn’t need the reg!ordered a set of rear brake shoes, to go with the 25 year old 'brand new' slave cylinders fir my kit car after contaminating the shoes with a weeping slave
went through the usual painful progress, of not having a registration number the factors need to find the right bit
the donor (sierra) is only 42 years old, why isnt it listed
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ordered a set of rear brake shoes, to go with the 25 year old 'brand new' slave cylinders fir my kit car after contaminating the shoes with a weeping slave
went through the usual painful progress, of not having a registration number the factors need to find the right bit
the donor (sierra) is only 42 years old, why isnt it listed
I needed oil seals for a type 9 box when the Sierra was still current - I'd put it in a Westfield. Arts guy in the Ford garage huffed and puffed as I didn't have a registration, just the numbers from the box. I wa snot impressed.
Next time I saw him, he was the greeter at the door of B n Q . . .
(Now of course, I would simply pop them out, measure and then buy oil seals from an industrial suppler at a tenth the cost)
Last time I needed slave cylinders and shoes for the Escort van axle in my Dutton trials car, I walked into my local factors and asked if he could get me some . . he turned, up a short step ladder, and came down with a box of Mintex shoes . . . said he had another still up there . . . I bought both
Had similar recently at a local MINI dealership. I wanted an expansion tank cap from a modern Mini to fit to my classic Mini (anything for old Mini's now tends to be aftermarket and the quality is pretty carp). I explained this to the lada in the parts department but he insisted I gave him the reg number of my Mini. I did, it did him no good.
I did however get the cap from him and at a quite reasonable (I thought) £17 iirc.
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Air hammer and chisel opens any jar
Heathen.
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Engineer.
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A wall chaser on ebay good used. Anyone heard of Sparky brand before? It was well priced and made in EU so thought it was worth a try VS the China screwfix jobbies for over twice the £
No blades with it so I ordered a pair of new diamond wheels from amazon for it. I have some wall chasing to do in my garage's render walls. This will provide a more consistent cut + depth and less dust using a vacuum attachment VS freehand with an angle grinder.
No blades with it so I ordered a pair of new diamond wheels from amazon for it. I have some wall chasing to do in my garage's render walls. This will provide a more consistent cut + depth and less dust using a vacuum attachment VS freehand with an angle grinder.
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Not a wall chaser but I have a (quite old now) sparky 1/2” impact wrench.
Not great torque (compared to modern ones) but it’s well built and the batteries (ni cad) still hold a charge, and it must be knocking on for 20 years old. It was invaluable for my prev job where there were loads of inspection covers etc held on with about 20 M10 bolts. Used it a few months ago knocking up some unistrut frames for a job.
Not great torque (compared to modern ones) but it’s well built and the batteries (ni cad) still hold a charge, and it must be knocking on for 20 years old. It was invaluable for my prev job where there were loads of inspection covers etc held on with about 20 M10 bolts. Used it a few months ago knocking up some unistrut frames for a job.
As an engineer I was involved some time ago (a decade? 15 yrs? time flies) in a project to solve just this problem with jar lids. Designed machinery to help produce a two part lid similar to a canning jar lid. Separates the usual single part lid into two parts - a disc with the sealing compound on, and the screw down ring outer.
Makes opening the jar a lot easier - you are only turning the outer ring, which comes up, allowing the inner "lid" bit to come up vertically - it doesn't have to twist the sealing compound against the jar - meaning it requires a lot less effort to open.
It is of course more expensive than a single part lid, simply due to having more material, and requiring more machinery, time, effort to make, meaning it's only on a few brands products.
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Any time I've used one it's filled the room with a fog of dust.
I've found that brick saws produce a lot less dust....but they're expensive and they won't touch anything hard like engineering bricks for example.
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I think the Sparky brand is decent enough, I remember someone on here bought one.
As for chasing walls and less dust, the two don't really go together!
You'll need to seal the room with plastic sheeting and tape and wear a decent face fit mask.
You will come out sweating swearing and covered in dust
As for chasing walls and less dust, the two don't really go together!
You'll need to seal the room with plastic sheeting and tape and wear a decent face fit mask.
You will come out sweating swearing and covered in dust
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IIRC its an old east german company, popular for export to the russian/eastern bloc - I think they also do white label production for other companies.
Screwfix were actually selling them at one point. Heard mixed reviews on quality. I think they are more at the Erbauer/Einhell/Ferm end of the market.
A wall chaser isn't exactly a precision tool, so I'm sure it will do the job just fine though.
I've never really understood why chasers are so expensive from all the big brands - for what is essentially just an angle grinder with a fancy guard...
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Akin to a breech-lock Canon or Pentacon lens?
