Mend it and make do
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biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
So far about 100 bikes have been put back into use
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
See, that's 100 bikes that don't have to be manufacturered anew. If the planet could, it would give you a big hug.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
[QUOTE 5348714, member: 9609"]I kept it going for as long as I could, but did have to give up in the end
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That is retrievable. You could use a piece of Chamois leather cut to the same shape and glue it to the underneath with contact adhesive.
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That is retrievable. You could use a piece of Chamois leather cut to the same shape and glue it to the underneath with contact adhesive.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
That must be a very short book... is there anything in between guttering and guitars?I think there's a thread somewhere on CC for everything I've managed to mend over the last ten years. Thanks guys!
edit... plus there's this invaluable resource on my book shelf:
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It's beautifully illustrated and has everything from guttering to guitars.
- Location
- London
One of my bikes has been running for years with a mudguard partly made of silver duct tape. Can"t see any reason to replace it anytime soon.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
- Location
- London
Been vaguely thinking of getting a glue gun for a while. Can you or anyone else recommend one? I assume that they are pretty simple things but is there anything to look out for? Are all the gluesticks pretty much standard or are there particular gun brands which are best for continued availability of sticks?
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
My bike jacket had a hole in the sleeve, so I cut one of the button tabs off and glued it on the hole. It's now the most watertight part of the jacket.
My parents tenant discarded a Hoover because it didn't work. I unclogged all the long blonde hair, lubed everything up and now have a free hoover that's a real good sucker.
My parents tenant discarded a Hoover because it didn't work. I unclogged all the long blonde hair, lubed everything up and now have a free hoover that's a real good sucker.
- Location
- London
If by chance you have some magura hs11s (rim brakes) you can have a set from me for spares. After leaks front and back (after years of faultless service i stress) I have gone back to cables on all my bikes.
By the by, am looking forward to someone's carbon frame bodge.
- Location
- London
[QUOTE 5348714, member: 9609"]I kept it going for as long as I could, but did have to give up in the end
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Wouldn't that sort of fix be counterproductive, wreck your pants? Any sort of fault near the front of a saddle, i must admit to binning them (after extracting any screws - you can never have enough odd screws/bolts).
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Wouldn't that sort of fix be counterproductive, wreck your pants? Any sort of fault near the front of a saddle, i must admit to binning them (after extracting any screws - you can never have enough odd screws/bolts).
- Location
- London
Thanks for the reply. Am reassured. I feared you may have embarked on a pants repair which then necessitated a bodge on your undercarriage.
Oldfentiger
Veteran
- Location
- Pendle, Lancs
I find myself at a loose end for half an hour, so here's a tale for you.
The year was 1973 and I had started a foundry diploma course at Bolton Institute of Technology.
Travelling from Whittlesey, Cambs to my digs in Little Hulton, Lancs was an 8 hour trek if I caught all my connections.
What I needed was a car, so I bought a 1953 Austin Somerset from a workmate. Nicely hand painted cream. Cost me 8 quid.
I made it as far as Chesterfield before it spluttered to a halt, halfway up a hill. it was Sunday evening and already dark, so I asked in a nearby pub if I could leave the car in the pub car park until the following Wednesday. We got Wednesday afternoons off for some reason.
I was pretty certain that the head gasket had failed due to the prodigious amounts of steam emanating from the exhaust.
I then thumbed lifts the rest of the way to my digs.
I was gobsmacked to find a new head gasket in stock at a car parts and accessory shop in Walkden.
So, Wednesday lunchtime found me Chesterfield bound on the train with a carrier bag containing new head gasket, a few spanners, Red Hermetite and a hammer.
Out of courtesy to the kind pub landlord I thought it best not to take the piss by working on the car in his car park, so I limped the vehicle to the nearest layby.
Off with the head and DISASTER! The head gasket had indeed failed, but there was a small channel burnt on the top of the cylinder block, between two cylinders.
I hadn't bought a return train ticket, so I really needed to get the car mobile.
I cut a small sliver out of the old head gasket and glued it in the channel with Red Hermetite. Fitted the new gasket over the top, and bolted it all back together.
I cadged some water from a nearby house and topped the radiator up. Started the engine. Result! Engine running sweetly.
I ran the car for the whole of the 6 month term at college without any further problems, including going home once a month.
I was then due to work back at my job for the next 6 months, and the engine was showing signs of actually getting worn out.
I had noticed an old Austin Devon on it's side in a field close to where I lived. A quick check revealed an engine present. Knocked on a few doors to find the owner. Did a deal involving parting with 5 quid for the engine and box, if I removed it myself.
This was duly accomplished with the aid of a mate, a few spanners, a hammer and some rope.
We then fitted the Devon engine into the Somerset. The Somerset was column gear change whereas the Devon was floor change, so a hole was cut in the floor to accommodate the gear lever.
After removing various bird nesting materials from the carburetter the engine started quite easily.
Ran the car for another 12 months, then sold it for 5 quid.
I wish I had that car now.
The year was 1973 and I had started a foundry diploma course at Bolton Institute of Technology.
Travelling from Whittlesey, Cambs to my digs in Little Hulton, Lancs was an 8 hour trek if I caught all my connections.
What I needed was a car, so I bought a 1953 Austin Somerset from a workmate. Nicely hand painted cream. Cost me 8 quid.
I made it as far as Chesterfield before it spluttered to a halt, halfway up a hill. it was Sunday evening and already dark, so I asked in a nearby pub if I could leave the car in the pub car park until the following Wednesday. We got Wednesday afternoons off for some reason.
I was pretty certain that the head gasket had failed due to the prodigious amounts of steam emanating from the exhaust.
I then thumbed lifts the rest of the way to my digs.
I was gobsmacked to find a new head gasket in stock at a car parts and accessory shop in Walkden.
So, Wednesday lunchtime found me Chesterfield bound on the train with a carrier bag containing new head gasket, a few spanners, Red Hermetite and a hammer.
Out of courtesy to the kind pub landlord I thought it best not to take the piss by working on the car in his car park, so I limped the vehicle to the nearest layby.
Off with the head and DISASTER! The head gasket had indeed failed, but there was a small channel burnt on the top of the cylinder block, between two cylinders.
I hadn't bought a return train ticket, so I really needed to get the car mobile.
I cut a small sliver out of the old head gasket and glued it in the channel with Red Hermetite. Fitted the new gasket over the top, and bolted it all back together.
I cadged some water from a nearby house and topped the radiator up. Started the engine. Result! Engine running sweetly.
I ran the car for the whole of the 6 month term at college without any further problems, including going home once a month.
I was then due to work back at my job for the next 6 months, and the engine was showing signs of actually getting worn out.
I had noticed an old Austin Devon on it's side in a field close to where I lived. A quick check revealed an engine present. Knocked on a few doors to find the owner. Did a deal involving parting with 5 quid for the engine and box, if I removed it myself.
This was duly accomplished with the aid of a mate, a few spanners, a hammer and some rope.
We then fitted the Devon engine into the Somerset. The Somerset was column gear change whereas the Devon was floor change, so a hole was cut in the floor to accommodate the gear lever.
After removing various bird nesting materials from the carburetter the engine started quite easily.
Ran the car for another 12 months, then sold it for 5 quid.
I wish I had that car now.
I've been replacing electric toothbrush batteries for about 10 years now. A soldering iron is all you need.
https://toothbrushbattery.com/guides/braun-oral-b-professional-care-1000-battery-replacement/
https://toothbrushbattery.com/guides/braun-oral-b-professional-care-1000-battery-replacement/
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
[QUOTE 5348882, member: 9609"]you're right there, and that was another fix,
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I have been on a Brooks for the last 5000 but the holes re appeared, so may be it wasn't the saddle.
I'm getting concerned about the Brooks though - it still looks new and that don't fit my style
my entire existence could appear in this thread[/QUOTE]
Have you got one leg significantly longer than the other?
I had similar problems a few times, always on the side of my longer leg. (I subconsciously sat slightly to the shorter leg side of the saddle so that leg didn't have quite so far to reach down to the pedal.)
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I have been on a Brooks for the last 5000 but the holes re appeared, so may be it wasn't the saddle.
I'm getting concerned about the Brooks though - it still looks new and that don't fit my style
my entire existence could appear in this thread[/QUOTE]
Have you got one leg significantly longer than the other?
I had similar problems a few times, always on the side of my longer leg. (I subconsciously sat slightly to the shorter leg side of the saddle so that leg didn't have quite so far to reach down to the pedal.)
