juular 1664 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Finger rubbing! That's a new one to me, I'll have to give that a shot. Normally I stick duct tape over the hole and use a sharp knife around the indentation. You can then stick that bit onto clean steel and cut round it. Good luck with gluing metal on. You'll get addicted. Fabergé Greggs 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Talbot 6092 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 4 hours ago, Fabergé Greggs said: It was later discovered to have a blown wire feed motor circuit. In short- its Totally fucking fucked mate, big time. Damn. That's a real shame. I was somewhat hoping it was less fucked than that. Fabergé Greggs 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fabergé Greggs 5207 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Just now, Talbot said: Damn. That's a real shame. I was somewhat hoping it was less fucked than that. It was well worth the chance! Really mad that it’ll live on with new innards too. Link to post Share on other sites
Fabergé Greggs 5207 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 With the Beluga roffled I had vital project funds to buy welding gas, mask, wire etc to make some project progress. Whilst umming- and ahhing on the finer points of wire thicknesses and gas mixes something far more exciting than sundries swept in and grabbed my attention, so naturally I did it a buy. Its: Modern yet ancient An evolutionary dead end Has an MOT measured in hours Has been crashed Has a bit of a squidgy vibe Was bought unseen, natch. I've actually tried a new one of these which completely failed to ignite my excitement, so god knows why an old cheap one would. Anyway, due to the Covids I'm deeply ashamed to say that I won't be collecting but it will be delivered. At lunch time, no less. scdan4, puddlethumper, BeEP and 7 others 10 Link to post Share on other sites
Fabergé Greggs 5207 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Oh, the courier just phoned. It'll be 6pm. scdan4 and LightBulbFun 2 Link to post Share on other sites
HMC 17550 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 How many wheels does it have? Link to post Share on other sites
Fabergé Greggs 5207 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 37 minutes ago, HMC said: How many wheels does it have? Hey! That's cheating! Link to post Share on other sites
Fabergé Greggs 5207 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Okay so I've only seen it in the dark, but it seems bloody ace! A run around the block reveals that everything is as it should be. I'll stick it in for a test and see what happens. Oh, question: should the speedo illuminate for a motorcycle test? Dave_Q, LightBulbFun, crad and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Mudster 119 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Speedo illumination isn't testable Fabergé Greggs 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hairnet 11592 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 iraqi supergun is going in the bin yes? balloon tyres on ice argh Fabergé Greggs 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fabergé Greggs 5207 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 1 minute ago, hairnet said: iraqi supergun is going in the bin yes? balloon tyres on ice argh It's cold enough here for the roads to be a little bit "twinkly", but I was surprised that traction was low enough to have a couple of snaky moments upon leaving junctions. Drift yo! Link to post Share on other sites
Fabergé Greggs 5207 Posted Friday at 11:20 AM Author Share Posted Friday at 11:20 AM Did precisely nothing to the Vanvan other than rag it around a bit, and yet the ministry man says: privatewire, Mudster, Jenson Velcro and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Fabergé Greggs 5207 Posted Monday at 09:28 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:28 AM Driving home from the shops last night, the Saab started to hesitate under load. Upon arriving home, there was steam coming from under the bonnet.. hmm. I cut the engine and discovered that coolant had been spraying everywhere- I’m 90% sure it’s coming from the heater pipe. It took about a litre to get it back up to max. I hope that the reason it was hesitating (and now won’t start) is that it doesn’t like the wet, and it was soaking everywhere! I thought that the new rotor and arm had sorted that, but we shall see. Battery currently on charge. Fingers crossed for nothing serious. Vantman 1 Link to post Share on other sites
purplebargeken 14969 Posted Monday at 09:37 AM Share Posted Monday at 09:37 AM Digits crossed. Link to post Share on other sites
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