Projects At Home During Lockdown

[sidecar bob]

Spent the last couple of days polishing the alloy on the Katana.
Started by taking the wheel out & guard off to do the forks,I sanded some of the really bad bits with 600 & WD40 followed by a rotary mop & purple metal polish, in the same old B&D two speed drill I used to polish it all with 32 years ago.
I moved on to the clutch cover & ignition cover.
Took the chain case off & did that on the bench, followed by the alternator cover.

[Bonez]

Spent the last couple of days polishing the alloy on the Katana.
Started by taking the wheel out & guard off to do the forks,I sanded some of the really bad bits with 600 & WD40 followed by a rotary mop & purple metal polish, in the same old B&D two speed drill I used to polish it all with 32 years ago.
I moved on to the clutch cover & ignition cover.
Took the chain case off & did that on the bench, followed by the alternator cover.

Good effort. Getting rid of the clear laquer and corrosion under it is a pain. But once that is done you are home n hosed.

[sidecar bob]

Good effort. Getting rid of the clear laquer and corrosion under it is a pain. But once that is done you are home n hosed.

The clear lacquer has been gone for 32 years
It's more shiny than it appears, I put a bit of wd40 on it after I got done.
Wife's birthday today, so bubbles & nibbles time.
Were just staying home & not having anyone around for it.

[Bonez]

Yummy. Happy born day Mrs Sidecar Bob.

Just been playing around with a 12v battery, wire n stuff to see what works and what doesn't. The old car horn took a bit to get sorted. But we got there with CRC5.56 ,adjustment, bashing on the bomb crate and swearing. Swearing is an essentual part of getting things going again...

[HenryDorsetCase]

Between wifey and me we have a wide range off sanding impliments from two industrial belt sanders to a portable mouse sander, Also lots of sanding belts and sand paper(Nolan/3M). I normally just use her cast offs as there is usually plenty of life laft in them for what I want to do.. Even reuse broken p0wer file and belt sander belts which have come apart or only part worn.

I have kind of got where I want to be but I have started a list for when I can go shopping again.

edit - thinking about buying an air sander and a spray gun -.....

[Bonez]

I have kind of got where I want to be but I have started a list for when I can go shopping again.

edit - thinking about buying an air sander and a spray gun -.....

They'll come in handy. Wifey and I have an understanding. If we buy sommit for each other make sure it is a tool of some sort-hand, electric or air driven. She wants a pnumatic nail gun. Mentioned the other day something about making a ply 7' by 2.5' by 2' box and placing it in the garden. Not quite sure what that is about

[Ian Staples]

The pedal car has gone as far as I can so I thought I would get back on the road bike project alloy tank. I had a few ripples on one side of the top the other week that showed up in certain light and I thought should I have a go at getting it better or risk cocking it up altogether. and much to my surprise I did get them out . Tonight I did some on the other side and also made an improvement. I think now I will leave well alone and not push my luck. Now for the tricky bit of making a bottom for it . Ian

[F5 Dave]

That is I impressive.

[Bonez]

Im amaginary riding takes it toll on riding kit.Especially the gear lever on the XF on boots. Just did a repair on my favorate riding boots. Pretty staight foward- fill the crack with silicone sealant, make a suitable sized patch out of some old rubber strip laying around. Aply somed sxilicone sealant to the rear of the patch and apply patch to area to be repaired and leave to set. 5 minutes max to do.

[russd7]

They'll come in handy. Wifey and I have an understanding. If we buy sommit for each other make sure it is a tool of some sort-hand, electric or air driven. She wants a pnumatic nail gun. Mentioned the other day something about making a ply 7' by 2.5' by 2' box and placing it in the garden. Not quite sure what that is about

tell her to make it out of 12mm MDF, cheaper than ply if she picks up some packing sheets somewhere, and then she can use posi screws to hold it together, but if she needs a nailgun she is better off picking up one that will take staples as well

[russd7]

Im amaginary riding takes it toll on riding kit.Especially the gear lever on the XF on boots. Just did a repair on my favorate riding boots. Pretty staight foward- fill the crack with silicone sealant, make a suitable sized patch out of some old rubber strip laying around. Aply somed sxilicone sealant to the rear of the patch and apply patch to area to be repaired and leave to set. 5 minutes max to do.

years agowhen i used to use two wheelers all the time on the farm i used to put a tube repair patch on all my new gumboots where the gear lever would wear, gumboots were expensive kit for an underpaid farm worker, more than a weeks wages back then.

[Bonez]

years agowhen i used to use two wheelers all the time on the farm i used to put a tube repair patch on all my new gumboots where the gear lever would wear, gumboots were expensive kit for an underpaid farm worker, more than a weeks wages back then.

I can imagine. For the life of me I don't understand why folk rant and rave about Red bands. They are fucken horrible and flippy floppy compared to Troopers. Good for sticking the bad legs of sheep in I guess

[FJRider]

... Mentioned the other day something about making a ply 7' by 2.5' by 2' box and placing it in the garden. Not quite sure what that is about

That's a good way ecological way of disposing of a biological waste ... thats just taking up space.

Tell her her it'll be a good spot to plant the next seasons spuds.

[FJRider]

years agowhen i used to use two wheelers all the time on the farm i used to put a tube repair patch on all my new gumboots where the gear lever would wear, gumboots were expensive kit for an underpaid farm worker, more than a weeks wages back then.

I just glued a piece of soft rubber hose onto the gear shift knob. Easier on the boot/foot with the larger surface area contact point ... and wore out before the boot did. And worked well regardless what footwear you used.

[Autech]

I just glued a piece of soft rubber hose onto the gear shift knob. Easier on the boot/foot with the larger surface area contact point ... and wore out before the boot did. And worked well regardless what footwear you used.

Heh, you said knob