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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Afternoon cuppa and IT support have both been done.
Clear blue sky now could be another chilly start to the day tomorrow.
Clear blue sky now could be another chilly start to the day tomorrow.
Wardrobe clothes rail fell down. The plastic rail holder at one end had broken to one side allowing the oval rail to fall out. Remedy was quickly found in the neater shed of a plastic assembly joint screwed in place alongside the broken side of the holder.
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Gwylan
Guru
- Location
- All at sea⛵
Welding continues.
Done a half decent job fixing a bit of the cake cooling rack.
Now I want a bit of training, technique and quality.
Done a half decent job fixing a bit of the cake cooling rack.
Now I want a bit of training, technique and quality.
Gwylan
Guru
- Location
- All at sea⛵
The gas men are back, new holes in the pock marked road.
And we have 3 way traffic lights!
And we have 3 way traffic lights!
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Evening.
My eye is getting better slowly. I have had a couple of naps this afternoon to catch up on what I lost in the night.
My eye is slowly losing it's redness and becoming less swollen which is allowing my eyelid to open more.I think this has been brought on by hay fever.
My eye is getting better slowly. I have had a couple of naps this afternoon to catch up on what I lost in the night.
My eye is slowly losing it's redness and becoming less swollen which is allowing my eyelid to open more.I think this has been brought on by hay fever.
I had attempt number 3,546,754 to try and make the back brake work on my 1951 Rudge roadster.
The front brake has always been pretty good (in the dry) but the back brake wasn't achieving much. I know rod brakes have a bad reputation, but it should still be functional.
I could see a lot of play on the pivot point at the bottom bracket. The holes had elongated with wear over the years giving a lot of unhelpful movement. A while ago, I had a got a big bag of assorted rod brake bits and pieces but on closer inspection, they're all a slightly different design.
So today's brainwave was to solder two washers of the right size on the outside. I didn't really have the correct flux for this job, but managed anyway. Not as neat as I'd like, but seems strong enough and has now survived a 30 mile ride. The brake feels much more positive now, but the brake blocks seem to have got contaminated with oil. The brakes are much better all the same. I'll try some new blocks.
The front brake has always been pretty good (in the dry) but the back brake wasn't achieving much. I know rod brakes have a bad reputation, but it should still be functional.
I could see a lot of play on the pivot point at the bottom bracket. The holes had elongated with wear over the years giving a lot of unhelpful movement. A while ago, I had a got a big bag of assorted rod brake bits and pieces but on closer inspection, they're all a slightly different design.
So today's brainwave was to solder two washers of the right size on the outside. I didn't really have the correct flux for this job, but managed anyway. Not as neat as I'd like, but seems strong enough and has now survived a 30 mile ride. The brake feels much more positive now, but the brake blocks seem to have got contaminated with oil. The brakes are much better all the same. I'll try some new blocks.