Author Topic: What have you fettled today? (Read 2171912 times)

Paul · « **Reply #13100 on:** 16 July, 2018, 08:33:44 pm »

“It lives. IT LIVES!”

</Frankenstein>

rogerzilla · « **Reply #13101 on:** 16 July, 2018, 08:55:06 pm »

The later Kinetics use a rechargeable battery instead, a special lithium-tantalum-unobtainium one. My 2000 Lorus Kinetic uses a capacitor, however, and is still going strong. Seiko stopped making Lorus Kinetics, probably because the wrong sort of people could afford them.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #13102 on:** 16 July, 2018, 10:55:43 pm »

Stage 1 of the Anglepoise refurbishment. Brightened up the paintwork a tad with tactical Duraglit. Deployed my trusty multimeter to see if anything was shorted to anything else. Swapped the CFL lamp for an LED one, so it boings properly on the springs. Persuaded the grommets back into their holes.

Karla · « **Reply #13103 on:** 17 July, 2018, 05:31:05 am »

Ever since I changed my position to a more rearward saddle, my Ortlieb saddlebag has rubbed my shorts. I've just fitted new tribar extensions to my touring bike so I used an inch of one of the offcuts to space out the seatpost attachment.
Result: no more chafed shorts

T42 · « **Reply #13104 on:** 17 July, 2018, 08:51:33 am »

Quote from: Torslanda on 27 June, 2018, 01:55:29 pm

Werkzeugwiedersehensfreude?

No idea if it's grammatically correct but it looks suitably grand and complex . . .

What I felt after searching for half an hour last night for the little engineer's scriber I had mislaid while wrestling with my bandsaw, and finally finding it this morning, lurking under a miniature grip wrench - made, funnily enough, by the same company, General Tool, NY. I bought both of them at the same time, over 30 years ago in Sunnyvale.

Tempted to add "but that was in another country, and besides, the wrench is dead" only it's still going strong.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #13105 on:** 17 July, 2018, 09:46:41 am »

Quote from: T42 on 17 July, 2018, 08:51:33 am

Quote from: Torslanda on 27 June, 2018, 01:55:29 pm
Werkzeugwiedersehensfreude?

No idea if it's grammatically correct but it looks suitably grand and complex . . .

What I felt after searching for half an hour last night for the little engineer's scriber I had mislaid while wrestling with my bandsaw, and finally finding it this morning, lurking under a miniature grip wrench - made, funnily enough, by the same company, General Tool, NY. I bought both of them at the same time, over 30 years ago in Sunnyvale.

Tempted to add "but that was in another country, and besides, the wrench is dead" only it's still going strong.

I have coffee tangled in my nostril hairs. You utter git

T42 · « **Reply #13106 on:** 17 July, 2018, 10:22:41 am »

rafletcher · « **Reply #13107 on:** 18 July, 2018, 10:04:22 pm »

“Reset” the toner cartridges in my printer to fool the page counter. Result

rogerzilla · « **Reply #13108 on:** 19 July, 2018, 08:59:04 am »

Butchered a LH Shimano brake lever to leave just the body and hood, for fixie use. Sometimes you don't want bullhorns.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #13109 on:** 19 July, 2018, 07:46:58 pm »

And just fitted a Schwalbe Durano Plus Etape 700 x 23 to a Rigida Nova rim. That wasn't easy but I didn't have to resort to things like toestraps.

vorsprung · « **Reply #13110 on:** 21 July, 2018, 03:53:06 pm »

replaced all the chainring bolts that fell out on the Specialized during a recent 600. They now have threadlock on them

swapped the reflecto spd pedals onto the Galaxy

fitted new(er) tyres onto the Galaxy, glad I did one of the inners was perished

put new bar tape on the Specialized, it now has the cow-camo tape on it

rogerzilla · « **Reply #13111 on:** 21 July, 2018, 04:38:31 pm »

Put heatshrink around the unused rear light connections of a B&M IQ-X (now only just over £60 from Rose), fitted a Shinano plug and temporarily put it on the LHT to try it. Ir's intended for the commuter eventually.

LittleWheelsandBig · « **Reply #13112 on:** 21 July, 2018, 05:15:55 pm »

Replaced the crappy plastic chainguards on our Bromptons with colour-matched aluminium ones. Tensioned the chain on my fixed.

Changed the chain on HK's Roberts but had brain fade and cut the chain an inch too short, so two quick links needed in one chain.

ElyDave · « **Reply #13113 on:** 21 July, 2018, 08:06:33 pm »

new poles and fittings onto the double swing seat. soemthing of a PITA as the design had changed and there was a bit of figuring out to do. No, there were no instruction

fuzzy · « **Reply #13114 on:** 23 July, 2018, 11:52:54 am »

Rebuilt a Colnago C50 from scratch after we got the frame back from the carbon repair shop. Included new Colnago Record EPS shifters and bar tape.

Owner needed to get it fixed after he fell 200 feet of a mountain whilst riding it.

Looks proper lush.

Jakob W · « **Reply #13115 on:** 23 July, 2018, 12:11:45 pm »

Fettled the vintage CTC patch and other assorted cloth badges onto the Camper Longflap. Only broke one needle trying to get through the cotton duck...

Torslanda · « **Reply #13116 on:** 23 July, 2018, 03:42:16 pm »

Quote from: fuzzy (retd.) AAGE on 23 July, 2018, 11:52:54 am

Rebuilt a Colnago C50 from scratch after we got the frame back from the carbon repair shop. Included new Colnago Record EPS shifters and bar tape.

Owner needed to get it fixed after he fell 200 feet of a mountain whilst riding it.

Looks proper lush.

Would not like to see the bill.

Actually, who am I kidding? How much?

Tell, Fuzzy, tell . . . !

rogerzilla · « **Reply #13117 on:** 23 July, 2018, 08:02:14 pm »

Fitted a bottle cage to the Kona Kilauea. Advanced stuff.

andrewc · « **Reply #13118 on:** 25 July, 2018, 10:42:01 pm »

Giving the big Thorn Nomad a bit of TLC before my next tour. He had a good cleaning the other day, now chainset, pedals, bottom bracket & EBB shell removed, cleaned lubed & refitted. S&S couplings cleaned & lubed. Brackets fitted for a new pump. Still to do, change the oil in the Rohloff, lube the headset, replace all gear & brake cables. Then I need to get my thimble out & do some Carradice maintenance.

fuzzy · « **Reply #13119 on:** 26 July, 2018, 08:57:27 am »

Quote from: Torslanda on 23 July, 2018, 03:42:16 pm

Quote from: fuzzy (retd.) AAGE on 23 July, 2018, 11:52:54 am
Rebuilt a Colnago C50 from scratch after we got the frame back from the carbon repair shop. Included new Colnago Record EPS shifters and bar tape.

Owner needed to get it fixed after he fell 200 feet of a mountain whilst riding it.

Looks proper lush.

Would not like to see the bill.

Actually, who am I kidding? How much?

Tell, Fuzzy, tell . . . !

The bill for the frame repair was a tad north of £500.

The bill from us, parts and labour was a fraction south of £700.

The Colnago was worth it. I can't get any pictures but the frame looks new. It is the finish with visible carbon weave and the site of the major damage is barely noticeable.

If anyone needs a carbon frame repair, let me know and I'll send their details.

Torslanda · « **Reply #13120 on:** 26 July, 2018, 02:15:56 pm »

Purely anecdotal, a friend (who is also a framebuilder & shop owner) told me of sending a R!**7é carbon frame for repair and being asked if the customer wanted the manufacturing defects sorting out whilst they repaired the crack...

Gattopardo · « **Reply #13121 on:** 26 July, 2018, 07:37:41 pm »

Cleaned the crank ready to go back on to the dawes. Need to clean and regrease the hubs. Then reinstall the bars and new bar tape then ready to go.....ish.

Replaced the brake levers on the brompton to the modern ones, used the old brake cables that have the nipple not the barrel end. Still haven't replaced the brakes calipers from the single side. Will install the new chain tomorrow, ready to take to the DD on saturday.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #13122 on:** 26 July, 2018, 09:54:34 pm »

Fitted some Nitto randonneur bars into a Nitto Young stem.

Gattopardo · « **Reply #13123 on:** 26 July, 2018, 10:19:36 pm »

Forgot that I have a chain sitting in white spirit. The chain was really really dirty, and full of lots of old chain lube on one side. So decided to soak the chain in white spirit and then maybe use candle wax as lube as I was given a slow cooker so decided to try it out. Finally do something with the hundreds of tealights that are kicking around.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #13124 on:** 27 July, 2018, 07:24:17 am »

Tried it years ago. It doesn't work, it just flakes off.