quick fixes, bodges and creations

[Two Tone]

Engineering at its absolute best!

When you’ve finished BBQing and the ice has melted, just pull the handle down & the fire goes out.

Is this great or what?!!

 

[joe soapy]

But they're no good, they're metric

they are multitasking, work with both english and foreign units.
but not showing for sale now

 

[multi power]

they are multitasking, work with both english and foreign units.
but not showing for sale now

Yes I know, I just felt I had to give a smart arse comment , I have one the same, but from aldi

 

[joe soapy]

Yes I know, I just felt I had to give a smart arse comment , I have one the same, but from aldi

Amazingly accurate, i got a spare to put by

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Amazingly accurate, i got a spare to put by

At that price it's almost worth grabbing 2!

 

[Old Boar]

I was shown this the other day and thought I would pass it on. When you use superglue for something, and it takes ages to go off, try this - put the dot of superglue on and then sprinkle a little tiny bit of baking powder on the glue and then stick whatever straight away. It makes the glue go off very fast and is a stronger fix. You can even file it to a shape. Worked for a clock hand here that had broken and needed to be glued to a small washer to work again.

Of course you all may have known this for ages....

 

[exmoor dave]

Heads up Bodgers! Lidl have a special offer on light duty adustable wrenches from tomorrow

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Wonder when they'll do specials on lathes

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Wonder when they'll do specials on lathes

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Do us all a favour and suggest it to them

While you're at it, suggest a full machine shop range and don't forget the tooling

 

[itsalwaysme]

Wonder when they'll do specials on lathes

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Use your bodging skills and turn it into a lathe

 

[exmoor dave]

Use your bodging skills and turn it into a lathe

Don't think I can improve it any further..... it already does a perfect job....... had to "lathe" down the ends of some 30mm bar down to cat 2 link ball size last week

 

[joe soapy]

Use your bodging skills and turn it into a lathe

He would need to join a metal casting forum and watch them turm a few ali wheels into all sorts of machine tools.
Involves lots of fire, scrap , sand and precision bodging, right up exmoors street

 

[Wombat]

Needed a bit more leverage to replace the immersion element

 

[simon-0116]

Needed a bit more leverage to replace the immersion element

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Split tank coming up

 

[Wombat]

Split tank coming up

Fortunately not but it was either coming out or we needed a new tank with a new immersion in as it's our only source of hot water this time of year so it had to be fixed one way or the othwr

 

[Bob c]

Needed a bit more leverage to replace the immersion element

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i like your way of thinking
could of gone 3/4 drive to make sure
but then again ,....bar may not fit bar in the airing cupboard

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Should reduce damage to the lighting cable

 

[Bob c]

well if you need lights ,......you're going on the road
are the brakes wireless then

 

[Kiwi Pete]

well if you need lights ,......you're going on the road
are the brakes wireless then

Brakes? Off to the engineer's thread with that kinda talk
Don't you just select R and open the throttle to slow down?

 

[exmoor dave]

Wanted a trolly for my kayak......

......didn't want to spend money

Axle and wheels came off a off road skate board I found in a ditch some number of years ago = full suspension trolly

The black bits slot in to holes in the kayak......they are surplus angle grinder side handles

 

[clbarclay]

Brakes? Off to the engineer's thread with that kinda talk
Don't you just select R and open the throttle to slow down?

Who said anything about shutting the throttle before selecting R?