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Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table

PhilA Posted hell of a lot Byte Wizard Posts: 5,283	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table PhilA @phila
	Apr 10, 2020 17:50:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So, like all of everybody else we're stuck inside. I can go out to the garage and work on the car but ultimately I can't really go out and drive it. So, eBay is in overdrive. I've already bought some small project pieces that I can work on indoors. I bought this carb as a spare for the Pontiac. A few evenings later it's all cleaned up. That wasn't enough, so eBay again- I've been on the hunt for one of these particular machines for ages, one popped up for sale, made an offer and the seller accepted. It was totally jammed up solid- the carriage had become loose and the guide got all snarled up in the positioning gear. Some egregious use of a hammer later and it's freed up enough that it does some typewriter style things again. I'm about to try repair the broken carriage belt and see if I can get the Magic Margins to work. What small tabletop projects have y'all got on the go?
	Last Edit: Apr 10, 2020 17:55:07 GMT by PhilA 1951 Pontiac Chieftain 1966 Plymouth Fury

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comfortablynumb Posted a lot Posts: 3,068	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table comfortablynumb @comfortablynumb
	Apr 10, 2020 17:57:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	110v drill overhaul? Shameless repost from readers other mods


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PhilA Posted hell of a lot Byte Wizard Posts: 5,283	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table PhilA @phila
	Apr 11, 2020 2:52:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Still needs work, but by jove it's working. Phil
	1951 Pontiac Chieftain 1966 Plymouth Fury

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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table grizz @grizz
	Apr 11, 2020 6:30:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	What a brilliant thread idea. I do not need to do that right now, but suspect many people like MR TIKI would do just that right now, either lacking in garage or workshop space or where current measures stops them from getting to a workshop. Thought a ‘Copy and Paste” From February 2016 Could be in order. OK Amigos.......... Let's see some confessions. Went to bed at 01.30 after various chats with friends in Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma as well as my wife's daughter in California. At 06.15 there was a furry thing walking all over me, purring and demanding breakfast. So the lesson really is, unless you have no animals, don't go to sleep so late. With me awake, I sorted the three cats out, they all have different breakfasts WTF..? And a tower of dry food for their grazing through the day. Cuppa tea in hand I checked out the various sites and also Summit Racing's website....... Get me drift yet? Tea done, I went down to the garage in my slippers and a dressing gown (well, it's chilly, so I needed the woolly slippers) But only after setting the oven at 200'C I removed all the masking and plugging from threads, then with gloves on, brought the heads up to the house one at a time. I hear some of you already clearing your throats and shuffling uncomfortably in your chairs. Some, probably the brave and stupid, which is where I fit in....... Knows what next. I managed to just get both heads balanced in the preheated oven with the door completely shut to heat cure the VHT paint for an hour. And in they went. After about 30 minutes it started to smell like a race track in the lounge where I was reading..... So I went into the kitchen to find a light haze of smoke. Easy fix...... Open all the outer doors and windows to the kitchen and rear of the house, isolate from the rest of the house. After the hour, I turned off the heat and opened the oven door for the heads to cool down so I can take them back to the garage later. The place still smelled, but I will leave it all open for a while. Hopefully my next plate of Fish and oven chips does not taste like high mileage multi grade. And of course there will be a Yankee Candle burning in the kitchen most of today.........
	Last Edit: Apr 11, 2020 6:40:35 GMT by grizz 1966 Chevy C10 V8 REDNECK EXPRESS. (Restoration now) GRIZZ-POD Build Thread grizzmakes.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-birth-of-grizzmakes.html IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE. .

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comfortablynumb Posted a lot Posts: 3,068	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table comfortablynumb @comfortablynumb
	Apr 13, 2020 15:05:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Range Rover Classic master cylinder rebuild count? Cold outside today, well colder than yesterday Gave me a chance to use my cylinder honing tool that I’ve had for about a year still in its pack Its surprising how much fluid is still in a cylinder when you think you’ve drained it Still it polished up the tabletop ok, and swombo hasn’t noticed.....,yet 😇


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60six Posted a lot (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ Posts: 1,679	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table 60six @60six
	Apr 13, 2020 15:59:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Finally decided to face my non-automotive nemesis of a few years ago - The JBE-Mk3 record player! Was given this in exchange for fixing a computer and it needed the tone-arm rewiring - A tricky job considering the width and strength of the wires involved and it was a lot more difficult than I thought. Inside the tone-arm was balsa wood which was a challenge to remove but I persisted - Bought a new cartridge and needle, plugged it into the amplifier it came with and nearly blew the speakers out with BUZZZZZZZZZ - curse word. Must of done something wrong with the tone-arm and decided to just forget about this for a while, until now. Thankfully, the lead between the record player and the amp had shorted, creating the buzz. My wiring was fine! Now just need to replace the power switch on the players control box and it will be running sweet! Amplifier is a LEAK Stereo 30 which had a slight buzz during use - Will see if there is anything I can do about that. Was about to dive into the Blaupunkt radio but valves are a mystery to me so will blast the dust out with a compressor and send it to an expert. The grundig however works fine after some electrical contact cleaner in the volume control.
	Some 9000's, a 900, an RX8 & a beetle

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rattlecan Posted a lot Posts: 3,274	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table rattlecan @rattlecan
	Apr 13, 2020 16:46:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Love a retro record player. I’ve got a HMV & an AMI jukebox in my 70’s room


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gtviva Posted a lot Posts: 1,698	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table gtviva @gtviva
	Apr 13, 2020 17:15:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Love the old audio stuff, those old radio grams where all the stuffs built into its own cabinet sounded great at the time!


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Rich Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 6,323 Club RR Member Number: 160	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table Rich @foxmcintyre Club Retro Rides Member 160
	Apr 13, 2020 18:33:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Some lovely old hifi goodness going on in here! I've been building a 1/18 scale (working!) wrecker body for my ZIL 157 (JJRC Q69) (clicky) And making up another speedo clock to order.
	Last Edit: Apr 13, 2020 18:35:06 GMT by Rich Kota RC Trucks Past: XJ 121 E28 LRD1 XG30 BX MGB T25

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strikey Posted hell of a lot Posts: 5,031	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table strikey @strikey
	Apr 13, 2020 19:47:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 13, 2020 16:46:19 GMT rattlecan said: Love a retro record player. I’ve got a HMV & an AMI jukebox in my 70’s room Blimey....that took me back 40+ years...we had one of those radiograms! Lovely.
	'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile! firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.

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rattlecan Posted a lot Posts: 3,274	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table rattlecan @rattlecan
	Apr 13, 2020 20:00:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 13, 2020 19:47:32 GMT strikey said: Apr 13, 2020 16:46:19 GMT rattlecan said: Love a retro record player. I’ve got a HMV & an AMI jukebox in my 70’s room Blimey....that took me back 40+ years...we had one of those radiograms! Lovely. Yeh it sounds great, it lives here


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rattlecan Posted a lot Posts: 3,274	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table rattlecan @rattlecan
	Apr 13, 2020 20:01:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top



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adam73bgt Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 4,987 Club RR Member Number: 58 Member is Online	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table adam73bgt @adam73bgt Club Retro Rides Member 58
	Apr 13, 2020 20:55:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'm currently working on this which is a compressor for a set of Maserati air horns that I've had sitting about for years now, finally getting round to making them work!
	1973 MG BGT - First car, Long Term Project 2003 Chrysler Crossfire - "Daily Driver" 1979 Kawasaki KZ400 - Bike Resto Project 2001 Nissan Almera - Daily Driver

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rblote Posted a lot Posts: 2,074	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table rblote @rblote
	Apr 14, 2020 7:49:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Great idea. I had to take a step back first. I just bought a kitchen table....Next is to find a nice little project


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outrage Europe Posts: 250	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table outrage @outrage
	Apr 14, 2020 9:27:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 10, 2020 17:50:01 GMT PhilA said: should be a smith-corona then?


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shagracer Posted a lot Posts: 1,585	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table shagracer @shagracer
	Apr 16, 2020 10:45:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	We had to take our table apart and store, got a dead cheap office desk, as wife thinks this working from home, is going to be for a while
	Last Edit: Apr 16, 2020 10:47:43 GMT by shagracer Please don't throw litter, take it home.

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PhilA Posted hell of a lot Byte Wizard Posts: 5,283	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table PhilA @phila
	Apr 16, 2020 13:10:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 14, 2020 9:27:19 GMT outrage said: Apr 10, 2020 17:50:01 GMT PhilA said: should be a smith-corona then? Close, it's one of the big names; Royal. After work yesterday I took this, which had succumbed to the kids' "Hey listen how loud it goes!", and turned it into this Loudspeaker repair is remarkably difficult, even for an assumedly simple thing like replacing the foam suspension. Re above, I have the same Blaupunkt chassis with the piano keys in a sideboard radio that's sadly a bit far gone, however it was one of the first uses of printed circuit boards and does contain some rather silly voltages inside that'll give you a nasty wallop if you aren't careful. They do sound good when running right though, even if it's very German and strange in design electronically... Phil
	1951 Pontiac Chieftain 1966 Plymouth Fury

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georgeb Posted hell of a lot Posts: 7,864	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table georgeb @georgeb
	Apr 17, 2020 4:11:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Two jobs that would have been ideal for lockdown. 1) Brake modulator rebuild on the breakfast bar... 2) Air suspension valve block rebuild on the dining table And yes, I made sure Madam was out on both occasions!
	Last Edit: Apr 17, 2020 4:14:39 GMT by georgeb 1995 Range Rover P38 4.6 HSE Letter from Manila

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comfortablynumb Posted a lot Posts: 3,068	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table comfortablynumb @comfortablynumb
	Apr 17, 2020 5:45:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	^^^ I’m glad to see that you have the most important tool when fixing a landy georgeb, as shown in the first picture 😀


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strikey Posted hell of a lot Posts: 5,031	Stuck Inside: The Things That Fit On The Kitchen Table strikey @strikey
	Apr 17, 2020 8:48:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Brave brave souls... i would have my balls in my pockets if i brought anything car related into the house let alone put something on the table!!
	'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile! firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.

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