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Not throwing anything away!

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OuBallie10/07/2013 17:42:23
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After nearly melting yesterday when the temp in both the carport and workshop went over 30° I decided that was it, no more purgatory!
I went straight into the lounge and hauled the aircon unit that's been sat there since the last heat wave which must have been 10 years ago, and only used once since, into the workshop.
It's a proper portable one, and not the waterfall type that saturates the air with moisture - been there and tried that years ago but soon got rid of it, as breathing became unpleasant.
This unit has a plug in flexible duct of 100mm diameter, to duct the hot air outside, so I needed to find a way to vent said air, and the only easy place to cut a suitable hole was in the garage side door at the rear of the property, but I had to wait for the grill, with gravity slats, I ordered to arrive, which it did this morning.
I soon had that in place, but the aircon ducting was not easy to connect and did not stay in place so a hunt was on to make an adapter of some sort.
eBay only produced a bit of stainless tube, so had another search around the house and came back to the Amarula tin plate tube that the bottle comes in.
I has dismissed it previously as not being suitable, but after some thought this time, decided it could be used so a 2.1/2" long slit at the joint was made, and a piece of the tube 5" long sliced off.
Suitably deburred and it squeezed into the ducting easily with a firm hold, the other end fitting into the vent perfectly, but a bit wobbly so self tappers to the rescue and all is now solid.
That's why I don't throw anything away unless its proper useless junk.
My philosophy has proven itself today - big time.
Geoff - A cool workshop from now on!
Skarven10/07/2013 18:35:05
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Cool is good! Now I wonder how you identify proper useless junk. Every time I try that, the item is needed very soon, often within hours. Kai.

David Littlewood10/07/2013 20:05:15
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Geoff,

I just bung the end of the tube on mine out through the cat flap! Of course, the cats are not too pleased...

David

Hopper11/07/2013 04:14:25
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Posted by David Littlewood on 10/07/2013 20:05:15:

Geoff,

I just bung the end of the tube on mine out through the cat flap! Of course, the cats are not too pleased...

David

It's hell trying to get all the fur and claws and body parts out of the squirrel cage fan too.

modeng200011/07/2013 07:22:14
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I can see that I'll have to get a cat!

OuBallie11/07/2013 08:54:20
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Kai,

Years of experience of what you mentioned.

2010 I fitted doors to the carport extension I did the previous year and needed to fill a gap above the normal sidedoor.

Made a frame out of square steel tube, ends cut at 45° and those 'useless' bits went into an ice cream container I keep for such items.

Come the time to glaze above the up&over door, that I hinged, I needed something/s to but the glass up against, and no guesses what I used

Those 'useless' pieces of 45° square tube ends where screwed into the steel cross beam and the glass rested against them - jobs a good 'un. Nuf sed.

Geoff - Sod's law says it will be cooler from now on. So what's new?

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