Adrian Saunders Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 21 minutes ago, RogerH said: About five years ago I had a need to spray some 2K paint. Everybody warned me how bad it was and that I had to use an air fed mash otherwise I would die. I didn;t have an air fed mask. But I did have a Turbo Inflator for the camping airbeds, garden hose and a plastic bag. The plastic bag went over my head The hose was strapped around my neck and pointing upwards. The Turbo inflator was pushed into the far end of the pipe down the garden on the lawn. This was powered by a Car battery. The effect was quiet impressive. The bag inflated and stayed clear with the vigorous breeze passing by I never did take a picture. And I didn;t die from either toxic substances, Suffocation from the bag or strangulation for the pipe attachment around my neck What next................... Roger 😳👍😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 hour ago, RogerH said: About five years ago I had a need to spray some 2K paint. Everybody warned me how bad it was and that I had to use an air fed mash otherwise I would die. I didn;t have an air fed mask. But I did have a Turbo Inflator for the camping airbeds, garden hose and a plastic bag. The plastic bag went over my head The hose was strapped around my neck and pointing upwards. The Turbo inflator was pushed into the far end of the pipe down the garden on the lawn. This was powered by a Car battery. The effect was quiet impressive. The bag inflated and stayed clear with the vigorous breeze passing by I never did take a picture. And I didn;t die from either toxic substances, Suffocation from the bag or strangulation for the pipe attachment around my neck What next................... Roger I followed 'Er Indoors into one of those small boutiquey-type nik-nak shops yesterday; you know the sort, Christmas ornaments with an impressive price tag. They had face masks by the door in some kind of soft material for £25 each... the box said: "These do not generate O2. Not to be used in any toxic gas environment." Thank goodness they spelt that out, but for that price I'd expect a complete haz-mat suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Bit OTT? loads of other ideas on U tube. Regards Paul P1030892.MP4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnD Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 I lke it Pauyl, but you have cunningly cut the video at each end, while the Machine is still in motion, so blurred in the still. So how does it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Very well, using an electric drill to spin a disc which has an arm with a slot cut in it attached to the edge. Can is moved up and down also its base is moved side to side. Brought about through tripping and hurting wrist, don't seem to heal like I used to. Regards Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Here's a simple but surprisingly often useful mod.. for reaching into places like this. . . ^ the fastening (on this occasion a 5/16" Whitworth nut) is a couple of inches in from the edge of the electrical box on my old Sunbeam m/c, and the regulator is far too close for my fingers to get in there. I used to use masking tape or Blu-tack to hold the nut into an open-ended spanner, but these pliers are very much quicker and convenient, and because they are very slim - there's better visibility around them. Many such situations occur where a skinny long nose pliers can reach into where fingers cannot - but the angle between the open jaws of the pliers are wrong to get a secure grip on a nut, so out with the grinder ... ^ they now grip reliably. And yes they do work across and assortment of different size of nut ..and washers too. I did this early in the year and, like many other tools, these pliers hang on a peg-board ready and convenient for use. Quick n' handy, they've proved invaluable on so many occasions that I'd now be back to fumbling around without them. Pete. p.s. to avoid confusion.. I use these pliers to position the nut so the bolt's thread can be started ..but I do use a spanner to do it up. ..and yes, a pinch of Blu-tack may still used when a washer needs to be held in place over the nut. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Like it. I might buy a cheap pair and do the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Buy a really cheap pair, try to pick up a nut, and they'll do the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 9 hours ago, Chris A said: Like it. I might buy a cheap pair and do the same Decent quality old n' scruffy second-hand tools are often better than new but cheap imports made of monkey metal. In my own case - I had worked in the US, and so I bought tools there. When i came back I then had duplicates. And then when my mum died, I inherited tools that had been my dads. He was an electrical technician in the RAF for 25 years and so he had an assortment in shapes and sizes, and at least one (long-nose pliers) made in some sort of high-grade brass. Of course they are all of professional grade. If I lived another lifetime I'd still not wear them out but I guess they'll be destined for the bin when I die .. so I'll leave a provision in my will that all my tools are to go to TWAM (tools with a mission < here > ) or a similar charity which ships used but good tools and equipment out to developing countries so that local people can earn a livelihood. I earnestly ask all you old-timers do the same.! Perhaps TWAM might be a charitable initiative picked up by and publicised by the combined Triumph clubs ? ( Triumphs with a mission ?? ) Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 Anyone live near Salisbury? I used to visit Pennyfarthing Tools every time I was in that area; wonderful selection of old spanners, screwdrivers etc. Really solid old stuff that has lasted me for years. Is the shop still there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahebron Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Not a tool for a Triumph but after making some spacers to mount side screens on a Lagonda Rapier I thought best make a simple tool to aid fitting them. The internal door trim is 5mm thick so the spacers are 5mm from the flat surface to the top of the hat. The spacers will be fixed to the door inner and corresponding holes made in the trim panel. To ensure the spacers are mounted accurately I threaded them so they screw into the nut already in the door and the hole in the middle of the spacer is 9.7mm so the mounting bolts have a bit a space to align. Hope that makes sense. Turning the spacers 8 in total took the best part of a day with constant readjustment of the tools on the lathe. Rim is 1mm thick top hat is 5mm deep and 14.6mm dia with 9.7mm hole. Hardest part was cutting them off which I did with a hacksaw and the lathe spinning, naughty but easier than putting it in the vice and manually cutting. Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Nice job. Are they to brace the metalwork or prevent crushing when the bolts are tightened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahebron Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: Nice job. Are they to brace the metalwork or prevent crushing when the bolts are tightened? Prevent the door trim panels from being crushed and so the side curtains will always be at the same position. The door trim panels being soft will allow differences in where the SCs sit depending on how tight the fasteners are, this removes that vagary. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Made these two from odd bits for a recent job, surprised the chuck thread is UNF. Regards Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Ok, Paul, what does it do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, JohnD said: Ok, Paul, what does it do? Same question here. Unless it's the thingy that undoes the whatsits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 home made stud puller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Wrong photo? Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 The chuck is used with a drill press to centre drill a round bar, the press rotates the bar the chuck holds the drill bit. The other is a jig to form a piece of 3mm piano wire for a Vitesse handbrake release. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 It's a spring winder? Nice one. Video in action? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 Don't seem to be as strong as used to be and aching wrists after a fall, thought a spanner extender would be a good idea untill I saw the price. Already had the steel and an hour later ended up with these, the smaller one can also be used with a torque wrench for those hard to reach items. Regards Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 These have been a "life saver" in awkward places for 30 years or more. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTV8 Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 4 hours ago, PeteH said: These have been a "life saver" in awkward places for 30 years or more. Pete I have the same, and a pair of straights - they are very useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Saunders Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 4 hours ago, PeteH said: These have been a "life saver" in awkward places for 30 years or more. Pete Trick the (grand) kids! Use them when playing Operation. Never fails. Ha haaaaaaagh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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