What have you fixed lately?

[heero_yuy]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

pair of wired earphones. Cable was broken. Bought a new 3.5mm jack on Amazon (along with a soldering iron & flux)
It's not pretty but they work again now.
First time soldering

Well done. The key to successful soldering is to have everything really clean.
As an electronics engineer I was virtually born with a soldering iron in my hand.

To repair the rock I also needed the other essential tool: The solder sucker

[Dude111]

I last fixed my ROLLING STONES cassette

HOT ROCKS - 64-71

I got a 2nd one because the pad came loose from the pedistal inside the cassette and I didnt really wanna open it so I found another one at salvation army... Thats one pad was off but easily guable........


I putit back on and it sounded like crap... That must have been a newer copy.. It was on CHORME tape..

I then fixed my original HOT ROCKS cassette and im glad I did!!! (I threw the other one out)

[Taf]

The missus was the first to try the new over-the-bath shower yesterday afternoon. I was cooking directly below when drips appeared on the back burner, then on my head, then further back, coming out of the light fitting. Her weight had split the wall-to-bath seal.

I spent hours removing the quadrant tiling, removing all the old silicone, then sealing the gap. It has gone-off now, so I just have to put on a second layer before refitting the quadrants. The whole house smells of vinegar.

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by Taf

The missus was the first to try the new over-the-bath shower yesterday afternoon. I was cooking directly below when drips appeared on the back burner, then on my head, then further back, coming out of the light fitting. Her weight had split the wall-to-bath seal.

I spent hours removing the quadrant tiling, removing all the old silicone, then sealing the gap. It has gone-off now, so I just have to put on a second layer before refitting the quadrants. The whole house smells of vinegar.

And then get the missus to test it again....

[Taf]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

And then get the missus to test it again....

I've just added a second reinforcing layer of silicon sealant just in case.

[Dude111]

That should do it

[GrimUpNorth]

Originally Posted by Taf

I've just added a second reinforcing layer of silicon sealant just in case.

Did you fill the bath before you put the new sealant on?

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth

Did you fill the bath before you put the new sealant on?

You mean carefully persuade the missus to get in first.

[GrimUpNorth]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

You mean carefully persuade the missus to get in first.

Good point, I normally fill it with cold water and leave it overnight while the sealant cures, but I could change it to Mrs G and cold water overnight as she's deffo got a density>1* so the extra weight would help

* Just need to add I love her however she is!!

[Taf]

Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth

Did you fill the bath before you put the new sealant on?

Of course, and I cleaned and removed all the remnants of the previous silicon.

No leaks after our chunky son had a shower earlier.

The next job will be to refit the decorative quadrant edging.

[GrimUpNorth]

Originally Posted by Taf

Of course, and I cleaned and removed all the remnants of the previous silicon.

No leaks after our chunky son had a shower earlier.

The next job will be to refit the decorative quadrant edging.

Good, I'd have been surprised if you made such a rookie mistake.

[Dude111]

Good afternoon dues how are ya??

I Just fixed one of my cassettes I got recently...Its VAN MORRISAON - VEEDON FLEECE and it wasnt playing well...... I opened the case and it was one of those ones where THEY DIDNT PUT ROLLERS IN!!

What kinda idiot ever thought not putting rollers in would produce good results??

I have seen a cassette as new as 1981 that didnt have rollers in it.. It is confusing why they didnt think that might not be a good idea???

I put the van morrison tape into another shell that DOES have rollers.... (I didnt wanna lose this copy as it was done from an analogue source,has no dolby and sounds goregous)

[SnoopZ]

Can anyone recommend a super cheap soldering iron and heat gun station(included in one) for less than £50 because my plan is to replace some PS5 dualsense controller potentiometers with the TMR no drift ones, I've got the soldering skills but my kit is knackered?

Edit
I'll probably end up getting something even cheaper from AliExpress as I won't use it for anything else and hope it lasts long enough for several stick repairs.

Fixed two Fridge Magnets, broken by my Ganddaughter, the glue on some of them doesnt age well.

[Taf]

The OSB doors on a cupboard I built in the garden 8 years ago finally turned into Weetabix. So I made new ones with OSB3, sealed with exterior PVA glue mixed with a bit of water-based paint.