The 'look at what I did today' thread

Post by **simonc** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 12:23 am

More of a midnight snack, Hans.

Post by **Donald** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:15 pm

Beautiful colour scheme

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 11:54 pm

Boeing cockpits still look like they were made in the 70's... And the interior cabin fit/finish is just as bad... Not a patch on Airbus in either respect, IMO

As for gas Donald... Used to work at a place that used absolutely jobby-loads of nitrogen and helium, oxygen (as well as CO2, Chlorine and Silicone Tetra-Chloride). The gas compound and transport network was epic

with artics of the stuff coming and going frequently. All gone now

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:05 am

wurlycorner wrote:Boeing cockpits still look like they were made in the 70's... And the interior cabin fit/finish is just as bad...

Hand made.

Two 727-200s we worked on in the late 70s were brand new and had successive serial numbers. We had to make up some looms to run most of the length of the fuselage. We measured up the first one, then made the two looms. When it was time to fit them, there was nearly 2ft difference needed in the length. Luckily, we'd got to the longer plane first.

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:26 pm

The day before yesterday, we finally lit the Parkray. Our central heating pump refused to work. The timer switch was clicking but not rotating.

Yesterday, I bypassed the switch and put power straight to the pump. It still failed to function.

Today, the immersion heater packed in as well.

Roll on summer ...

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:19 pm

Sailor wrote:Roll on summer ...

What pump do you have?

I have a used one of these I keep meaning to stick on ebay...

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 3:50 pm

Excellent.

That looks like a slightly more modern version of the one I have, which is a type UPS 15-50x18, Model No. U438.
I thought the x18 was supposed to mean that the width over the bosses is 180mm, but ours measures 130mm.
I think what you have would fit.

How much do you want for it?

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 5:40 pm

That was a generic photo I pulled off the internet tbh, but will get a photo of the real thing in half an hour or so.
Fiver plus postage fine.
Let me take pics in a bit...

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:17 pm

sailor

Been in the shed for about 4 years, was working fine when I removed it (only removed because I installed a condensing boiler)

Cable thrown in for free!

One of the collars on one of the gate valves has fractured unfortunately, but you will have two of those anyway...

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:34 pm

Thanks wurlycorner

I may have the same problem with the valve attachment: the assembly hasn't been looked at for over 20 years.
The pump's under the floorboards and the previous owner of the house build a cupboard over it, so I've had to cut away some quite substantial timbers in an awkward corner just to get at the bleed screw. In the end, I remade every connection that is remotely concerned with the circuit and faffed around with the motor spindle until it ran freely.

The pump's now working and I'm going to leave well alone. The timer is still shagged, but that's easily bypassed.