JeffR

A mate who works on wagons swears by them, as he says they are not the cheapest, but good value and very good quality.

Having lost strength in my left arm, and having a lot of pop rivets to set this spring, my charming wife told me I could have an electric rivet gun. Had an air powered bobbie, but that met with a bad accident (spare nozzle holder actually would have cost more than the tool did). So a quick trip to a local tool shop was in order. They had a few, some at eye watering prices, finally settled on this: Already have batteries so been out playing testing it. slightly struggles with 6.3mm structural stainless (who doesn't), but other than that what a cracking bit of kit. Even came with a real spanner for changing the nozzles (not a pressed tin one).

Ive had better results welding a washer on on then welding a nut to the washer, much larger weld area

Not so well! Now on a 3 month driving ban for a few minor health issues - unstable angina, secondary polycythemia (too many red blood cells produced - GPs suggestion of moving to the Andes or foothills of the Himalayas caused a serious fit of giggles) and out of control blood pressure.... Really buggering up getting the 110 done

In my youth we used to use and expanded stainless mesh type stuff to stop fuel slosh in rally cars, couldn't find any on ebay when I looked recently

Last week sometime (memory is messed up with morphine -been in hospital, again) I ordered 1000 small glass vials (use em for storing insect specimens). Delivered by APC overnight (yeah, well their idea of overnight and my idea of overnight are not even remotely similar) so they arrived a couple of days later in a box that looks like someone reversed over it a few times. Now most sensible folks would realise that if a box full of glass rattles, something is rather amiss....Not APC. Still arguing with the persons of doubtful parentage. Then i ended up in A&E at Carlisle....Useless bit of info - blues and twos trip in ambulance along A69 with curtains open and on morphine is REALLY trippy.

APC is an acronym for "All Parcels Crushed".... don't ask, the swear filter will not be able to cope

Just done this (for the umpteenth time....) used glass adhesive acquired from a mate who fits windscreens). He uses very fine wet and dry to "rough up the glass" in the contact patch.

Having spent days of my life having to use a computer to interrogate the family passats (err kinda acquired another one yesterday....), the relatively simple electrics of my defenders and mini are simply bliss.

A very long time ago (early 80's) I was quite into rallying and built a Mini (1558, 8 port), was sorting out the brakes (new pads n shoes). My father came back from work and announced that there was a puddle under the nearside wheel. Out I trundles, and yes, there was a puddle under the wheel. A quick taste test and I went back inside relieved that it wasn't brake fluid. My father was on his car laughing. Words to the effect of "oh yes, the dog (Brandy , a very bad tempered, self opinionated terrier) had marked the car as his territory. Dog urine tastes somewhat peppery.......Was gargling disinfectant for a week.

I have a slight addiction to 1/4 drive stuff, the dinky Sealey ratchets (also sold under many different badge engineered brands) are very useful, but can be a pain as the reverse lever thingy catches and causes absolute havoc, also bloody difficult to find after temper gets involved and tool flinging occurs.

I like that, but, how many of my internal organs/children/wife will I have to sell just to place a deposit!

Yeah but they're shiny...... I will end up destructive testing them.....perhaps not intentionally, but in my world, everything is a hammer.

So these arrived (wife says they are my birthday present, how does that work, i paid for the buggers.....) made by Liquid Levers. Don't care if they break cos they're shiny. seem to work too T-handle is quite useful. 3/8th drive

tried that, also tried bending a suitable spanner, so off to carlisle for a visit to Halfords and Machine Mart. Cheers folks