Showing posts with label Mending things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mending things. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Strong repairs

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  Ahead of the show, the Garden Rail van needed a wheel fixing back on. The 3D printed parts are a bit brittle, and tiny joint between wheel...
Friday, April 25, 2025

Berlingo bonnet stay clip

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  This is a really important piece of plastic. So important, that when it breaks, it needs to be replaced - a job that is a bit of a pain.  ...
Monday, September 09, 2024

Steam loco repair - with cardboard

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  Sunday - The Merlin Mayflower would raise steam, but struggled to move. We trundled back and forth a bit, but there wasn't any power,...
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

When the bottom falls out of your flight box

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  "Oh dear*", I said when I picked up my box with all the tools and potions required to run a live steam locomotive, and the botto...
Monday, August 28, 2023

Trainer repair

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  I'm quite pleased with this - I fixed something and it's stayed fixed.  The lace loops on a pair of trainers are only leather, and...
Friday, February 17, 2023

Can I repair my conscience?

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  There was a clock on my wall that I've owned for around 30 years. In that time, I've replaced the quartz mechanism once, and the b...
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Monday, August 22, 2022

Van repair

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  Packing up at the National Garden Railway Show went pretty well - except for the Garden Rail van, which took a nose dive from my arms as ...
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Friday, August 05, 2022

Repairing Lord Westwood

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Bought at Ally Pally earlier this year , my Tri-ang R765 "Lord Westwood" was a bargain. Mainly because it didn't work.  This d...
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Monday, April 04, 2022

Cable reel repair

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  This cable reel has been part of my exhibition kit for decades - but no more.  For Ally Pally, electrical gubbins had to be PAT tested. An...
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Friday, February 18, 2022

Making a key for Percy

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Last month I mentioned that a Meccano Percy had joined my collection - but that it was missing the all-important key.  Well, I've done ...
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Friday, February 04, 2022

Mending the Steampunk Whale

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  One of the weirder things I own, and there's quite a lot of competition for that title, is a Steampunk Whale brought back from Cornwal...
Sunday, June 13, 2021

Kintsugi repairs

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  I don't understand antiques. When I watch experts on TV, they stand there biting into china things and announcing that the item has be...
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Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Pedometer repair

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  I've been competing with a friend over the number of steps we take each day. I usually lose, and one reason is that I record mine on a...
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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Peugeot 308 tail light unit/bulbs replacement

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  Even at very low speed, revering your car into the corner of a shipping container is going to result in Peugeot 0: Steel box 1. That, and ...
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Thursday, March 04, 2021

Fixing the front door lock

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I like taking apart mechanical things, especially those with chunky fixings. When the catch on our front door stopped working properly, afte...
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Saturday, December 12, 2020

Saturday Film Club: Toy bus restoration

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  Interesting and impressive restoration of a very rusty toy bus. I couldn't help wondering about the state of the original however - it...
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Monday, October 26, 2020

Watch straps

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I like watches.Wearing one for many years, my wrist feels odd without one. Truth is, my collection of pretty cheap* watches is huge and som...
Friday, October 09, 2020

The most satisfying job of the day

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  A couple of weeks ago, I wasn't having a good day. Every so often, the news really gets me down and I can't concentrate on anyth...
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Thursday, August 06, 2020

Dual-flush cistern bodging

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Is there anything more annoying to not work at home than the toilet cistern? Most bits of house equipment can be worked around, but we all n...
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Sunday, July 19, 2020

Etch brass face mask

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Weeks ago, when I anticipated that the government were going to make face covering mandatory, I asked my mum to make me a couple of cotton o...
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