Member postings for Cornish Jack

Dick H - Many thanks for such a swift and useful reply.- that seems to ring a memory bell too .

Bill

G'day all

Long time since last visit - very little workshop activity... the usual back, knees and similar problems !

A few years ago, I bought a Lidl's modellers jigsaw model PMST 100 A1. Quite a useful item for for light work. However, the blades are model specific and, from memory, unobtainable. Memory (not the most reliable talent !) suggests that one of the forum members at the time suggested a workaround to adapt other blades.

Can anyone shed any light, please ?

TIA

Bill

Thank you Stuart - the one I have is obviously similar in intended function. My concern at the moment is whether it is working properly - i.e. should the mode/function/regime indicators on the fascia be active or just decorative ?

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Bill

Thank you, Hopper. I should have mentioned that I have 'moved on' a little - the Tiguan is sorted - new battery ! and i'm now trying to charge a Berlingo. It only does very low mileage and needs an occasional boost. The battery is the original (2014) lead-acid suitable for stop/start diesels.

The charger is as below ...

When operated, the top screen shows various values, the circle of leds sequence continuously, missing out the last one and the LiFePO4 charge mode indicator remains illuminated. None of the function selectors, (including the central 'mode' point) have any effect.

The 'destructions', in common with many nowadays, are useless !

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Bill

Nigel - thank you, I used my deeply ingrained technical skill to select a model from the hordes available i.e. the one with 'flashy lights' and pretty colours !!

It duly arrived and plugged in. The 'flashy lights' bit generated a sequence of leds illuminating in a part circle, the little screen at the top indicating voltages etc and the lower mode annunciators indicating LiFePO4 !!! In the centre of the circle of leds is a small circular area marked 'mode' Pressing this or, indeed, pressing any of the surface 'indicators' produces nothing. The accompanying 'destruction' booklet seems to indicate that these 'functions' should be selectable ... but they aren't !

I stopped the process and 'messaged' the seller suggesting that all was not well. His reply, this morning, reads

"our charger can match the charging mode intelligently, please don't worry"

My aged logic says that seeming selection indicators which select nothing, apparent function selectors which do nothing and battery type indicator indicating the wrong battery type are signs of malfunction. Seller, apparently thinks not ... any thoughts, please ?

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Bill

Thank you Nigel - I've just ordered a 10 amp unit with (apparently) selectable charge functions to deal with varying charge states - would this be a 'smart' charger, or is that something quite different ?

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Bill

John H - Thank you for that ... I noted (and complied with) the restriction but hadn't realised why it was necessary !

old mart - Good point - I vaguely looked into it a year or so back but confused myself with 'float chargers' and which was best for two low mileage, intermittent use cars ... so gave up ! Time to look again, methinks

Thank you all - and, yes, it is 'long in the tooth !!!

However, having, eventually, looked in the right place, I found a set of jump leads ... great joy! ... until they proved to be too short and couldn't manoeuvre close enough

So off to Wilko, new 6 metre jobs and Hey Presto, satisfactory noises. New battery on order (mega-pricey it seems)

Fingers crossed and thank you all again

Bill

G;day all - Tiguan battery flat and first attempt at charging ('standard' fixed rate charger ) showed no improvement. (Direct connection to Pos and Neg terminals (NOT via power socket)) Any owners with relevant experience and/or advice, please ?

TIA

Bill

Hmmm - re Beng's kits instruction sheet translation. - unless they have recently changed, the printed sheets for their ;Sophie' are quite dreadful. Sentence construction and terminology are just gobbledygook ! No problem for a proper engineer, who wouldn't need them, but left me completely stumped.

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Bill

Not today, but over the last 4 days, worked on the bits below, plus sweat, blood and expletives deleted !!

which left me with this ...

and more elbow grease and the silicone variety ... ended up with this

An unusual design and manufacturer. the shaped work holders rotate individually and accurately match for height - 4 total approx 1/4" thick. Very substantial (heavy) and good for mill or drill.

Anyone else come across this type ?

rgds

Bill;

The Royal Air Force (British version) has never flown 'planes' ... those have always been the province of the woodworking trade group.

Aircraft, or aeroplanes have developed over the years to the extent that the control function inputs are very much on a par with computer control. Indeed, the trend has become for management to encourage the minimum input from the 'pilot' and leave it to the autopilot and FMC ... the downside to this is explored in " the Children of the Magenta" - the upside (from the beancounters) is a reduction in costs.

Personally, having worked with a selection ranging from the original Link trainer, through a variety of VC10, BAC 111, Boeing 37, 47, 77 and Airbus 340, while the response can imitate the 'real thing', they are training devices - not replicas.

I offer my best wishes to anyone attempting to 'make a case' to the beancounters against their intentions.

rgds

Bill

Bazyle - thank you for the response.

Not sure that all link suggestions should carry a synopsis to avoid wasting member's valuable time - personally, I assess these sorts if things quite quickly and go elsewhere if interest fails ... different folks, different strokes, I suppose.

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Bill

Just come across this Youtube clip. If you can ignore the presenter, the content is worth watching.

**LINK**

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Bill

I have both (lathe and mill) and a 'job lot' of accesories. They are decreasingly used, so could be available. The problem, if such it is, is that they are 'cash on collection' ONLY! The lathe is the 14mm x 1.5 version. To avoid any misunderstanding, I have not yet made up my mind to put them up for sale, and, if photos are requested, they will be limited in scope.

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Bill

Recently saw (on Youtube) a clip explaining that these locks can be easily by-passed, since they don't lock the mechanism, just interpose a 'stopper' on the handle. It is possible to insert a thin strip to depress the 'tongue'.Apologies for rubbish explanation, but a Google search for 'window locks' or similar should unearth the clip.

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Bill

Many thanks, Howard and Clive.

Looks like it's going to be a 'home-brew' adaptor - 10-12.

Clive, you are so right about the removal - I don't know what adhesive they use, but, my word, it's very effective !

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Bill

I have a few bits of Parkside pneumatic tools and a compressor with a flexible tubular outlet. The outlet male thread fits some of the items but not the particular vone I want to use. I need a male-to-male threaded metal fitting to use as an adaptor, but I don't know what the threads are. Can anybody advise please -a nd, if possible where to obtainn same.

TIA

rgds

Bill

Been a 'member' of this club for many years. Ady's mention of the support belt is a good move - usuallty listed as 'nailer's belts'. Just gone back to wearing mine full-time.

Unfortunately Nature and a local 'sandscaping scheme' have left us with a need to move constant inundations of drifting sand - heavy, wet, particularly and dry. I can load a bucket using a long handle 'snow shovel, but lifting the bucket to wall height to dump it, is beyond me. So ...

and

... not completely finished, but, it does work and has been proof-tested to 28kgs, which is enough for my needs.

'Proper', competent engineers would undoubtedly make a much better job of it, but I have to work within my limited 'skill' set. The principle has been around a long time - Google "lifting sack barrow" for several variations and power sources. The 'Barrow' was a 'cheapie' £25 job and seems to be standard.

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Bill