marlinspike
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Cool. I'm seriously considering the transition to slip on Skechers.
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pedrobedro
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There's a cranked arm as well.
These vacuum sealed jars can be problematic if your hands aren't strong.. a cheap solution is pour hot water on a dishcloth etc. let the majority run off then pop the hot cloth on top of the jar/bottle lid /cap the heat starts to reduce the vacuum and expands the metal /plastic lid as the lid heats up , usually makes undoing a super tight jar lid etc, become very easy .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.
Warning don't try this on an ice cold bottle or jar that has been chilling in the fridge as it's likely to shatter the glass in to your hand
I made a screw top with seal swimming pool conditioner tub into a water bath for my the double bladed wall cutter / chaser a simple tub with an in going down to below a water line and the vacuum ( wet 7 dry set up for wet ) sucking out the top of the tub lid . sealed i the kitchen waste pipes with " Sticks like ) added several metres of ribbed smooth bore pond filter pipe so I could do cuts within 7 metres of the tub , using a 20 yr old Hoover Aquavac . In side the tub inht elid I pushed a rolled up green Scotch Brite pad and secured it with a cable to to help condense any air born spray from the bubbles in the water .
Sold it at a car boot a few month later to a sparky who realised what it was and worth for £45 . Think it cost me less than £15 to make
There was very little dust in the air . I had to keep an eye on the water lever and the amount of brick dust in the tub . Seem to recall five changes of water & tub emptying doing this three double bed bungalow with 24 double power point to the roof void and 9 vertical lighting runs also to the roof void .
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I can still tie bows in my trainers, just.
And I recently ordered little extenders for all my zips: jeans, boots, bike jacket etc so I can close them now.
pedrobedro
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We picked one of those up last year, brilliant tool when you need it, sometimes the mayo jar is just a bit too tight.
marlinspike
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I might get one just to get the cap off my Hydrate 80 bottle. If you forget to wipe the inside clean it sets rock hard.
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I clamp the lid in the vice, nip it up in a couple of positions & you hear it creak, then it comes off ok
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^ I've started tightening it "fairly tight" while I'm applying the stuff, then after doing the second coat (after 30 minutes) I open and close the lid tightly, which seems to do the trick. But the slip-jaw pliers are always on hand.
I asked them once about why the lid is such a large diameter because it makes it pretty difficult to decant a small amount and I always end up throwing some out. The response was basically that if it had a smaller diameter lid and you let the stuff set in the thread, it would be even more difficult to undo.
I asked them once about why the lid is such a large diameter because it makes it pretty difficult to decant a small amount and I always end up throwing some out. The response was basically that if it had a smaller diameter lid and you let the stuff set in the thread, it would be even more difficult to undo.
marlinspike
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Was in IKEA yesterday and they had their version for £2. Works well on peanut butter jars, not tried the Hydrate 80 yet.
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Another chainsaw. £91.60 shipped.Its a clone of the Echo 2511, which I have already. This cheapy will get abused for groundy work, and hedge butchery which often has metal wire and things best avoided with a good chain.
25cc JonCutter G2511 Gasoline Chainsaw Power Head With 12inch Saw Chain and Guide Bar from China manufacturer - Farmertec
25cc JonCutter G2511 Gasoline Chainsaw Power Head With 12inch Saw Chain and Guide Bar offered by China manufacturer Farmertec. Buy 25cc JonCutter G2511 Gasoline Chainsaw Power Head With 12inch Saw Chain and Guide Bar directly with low price and high quality.
The reviews say its not an exact copy, the exhaust is better and much easier to modify should one want to modify a genuine one. Many parts compatable except the crank/clutch have different threads, need swapping as a pair.
Kram
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Also a Meteor piston and cylinder kit for the G372XP clone, hopefully I ordered the correct one!
Got my dad to watch it on his ebay to get a 6 quid discount, £123 total.
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Some parallels.
100x4mm 9pairs(18pcs) Precision Hardened Parallel set
a.aliexpress.com
May come in handy when I get the shaper finished.
100x4mm 9pairs(18pcs) Precision Hardened Parallel set
100x4mm 9pairs(18pcs) Precision Hardened Parallel set, Steel Block set for clamping vise CNC milling machine lathe - AliExpress 1420
Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com
a.aliexpress.com
May come in handy when I get the shaper finished.
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An update on old sparky there.
It's been a looonnngggg time since I used a mains powered brushed tool. But it seems OK. I tracked a sand cement wall in my garage. Henry the hoover attached to it and near zero dust which I was pleasantly surprised at.
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I bought some of these last year. Fairly good with a good grip at the tip and a solid shaft to the strike plate on the butt for those rusted up screw heads.
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Have you got a link to those please?
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I got them on Amazon...just search "wera 900"...Screwfix also sell them too...£68 on Amazon.
I got fed up of using the cheap rubbish screwdrivers that I own in abundance!
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Cheers for that, used to have a full decent set of hammer through but got ruined by d heads twatting them so hard when all you really need is to hit and shift or hit again without mullering the screw head, they wear out for sure but there is a right way to use them. Be buying those
