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I saw today that bunnings has core gas swap bottles of oxygen and acetylene. could be pretty handy
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might not have ever had an O2 sensor? the holden engine in my ute never had one as it was nzdm market when leaded fuel was still available, and just runs closed loop i feel like one of my other cars also doesnt have one, nissan or honda
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remove pully. bolt flat bar across 2 (or more if possible) holes
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Random slightly cool stuff you built but not worth its own thread, thread
tortron replied to h4nd's topic in Other Projects
Old Tanner drill press hasnt had a propper on off switch the 6 years i have owned it. Where it is in the new shed is puts the unguarded belts exactly where the wall switch is. swept up some rubbish and picked out the good bits dunno what that bit of shaft was, but theres also an old 8mm socket and what i think is a broken myford handle/shaft 8mm because its a cast iron rotary type on off switch (But if you open it theres just a normal throw bakelite on off, which is funny) little ridge where the hex and body of the switch is, so made the handle fit over that, socket screw goes through the 8mm socket and holds onto one of the flats nice -
Chris' (in)practical daily and every expense spared musso
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Must be a plumber on site to make one out of scrap copper pipe? -
https://lep.co.nz/shop/industrial-plastics-rod-sheet-tube/rods/lurethane-rod/ can get any duro rating you like of this stuff, (again if you wanted to machine it)
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you can also buy blanks of nolothane if you felt like machining one
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pretty sure its just the same as the standard classic rego. My 51 is $70 a year, which is the same as my 81
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Theres no extra fees for taking a vehicle off hold after you buy it. Just pay your months of rego as usual. *if you put your car on hold and then want to put rego on it before the hold is up, its a little different, if before 3 months is up, you pay that 3 months as if it was never on hold
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you are buying the 6k power hammer as well
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are you implying he paint the floor?
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Discuss here about Yoeddynz's little Imp project...
tortron replied to yoeddynz's topic in Project Discussion
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and directly attacks your bones
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converting to wheel studs needs a cert
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Hunterkiwi01s bikes (Raleigh somthing or other)
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Metrosexual -
yeah semi sealed are.the ones that take usually a h4 bulb. look around, can do much better than 300. Butlers has them for about 120 a pair (upwards if you want fancier ones). The ones with a park bulb spot are probably more common than without now days. plus it looks like you can get flat or domed now, for a while there it was hard to get a nice domed one for morries
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rare spares part HLA1008A but why not semisealed?
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These videos are pretty useful I think there's another one in his list that goes into more detail about the factory calibration rig. But if you add a couple of pressure gauges to what you have, you are basically there
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Random slightly cool stuff you built but not worth its own thread, thread
tortron replied to h4nd's topic in Other Projects
im not using water based, but something lile this is probably.ok https://chemshop.co.nz/product/transport-cleaning-solutions/parts-washer-solvent/?srsltid=AfmBOoqOEA3ycC7PU5bI2g34bdSGgDf2L250ZVXHuHEbJfOCFMe7ZPJ5 depends if i can get some locally. But also it has a 45L fluid capacity which is $300 -
Random slightly cool stuff you built but not worth its own thread, thread
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yeah id like to use mineral spirits but im not a millionare to buy like 40L of it -
Also, always chose the professional version, I don't think you can do it on the home version(or maybe it was some additional bullshit)
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Random slightly cool stuff you built but not worth its own thread, thread
tortron replied to h4nd's topic in Other Projects
got a cheap parts washer. wired in replacement switch and it sounds like it works. didnt have the internal work surface shelf, but i do have the door of a dishwasher on the scrap pile might want to take the drain holes out a size or two, butnwill see how it goes. probably fill with diesel -
Chris' (in)practical daily and every expense spared musso
tortron replied to chris r's topic in Other Projects
that was the exact moment the belt exceeded recommended intervals probably it was always like that and now its noticeable as everything else is working? -
Chris' (in)practical daily and every expense spared musso
tortron replied to chris r's topic in Other Projects
nah my honda had a just audible tick with 3 very slightly bent valves. you probably wouldnt hear it over the swiss watch you have there. you could presurise the exhaust or inlet or sump and listen for the hiss. i only confirmed it after a leakdown test and listening at the ports