What "man jobs" have you done today?

{SAS}TB · 28 Jan 2023 at 09:59

Bought myself a saw horse to help with the processing of the twigs on the drive

Had a rummage through them and found a doner stump to transfer the Kindling Cracker to

Found myself a decent chopping log and whipped out the x27

Which given the size and moisture content of the logs was quickly swapped out for the maul .....

After two rounds I'm defo going to have to rethink the temporary storage solution

:O

aVdub · 28 Jan 2023 at 10:14

{SAS}TB said:
Bought myself a saw horse to help with the processing of the twigs on the drive

After two rounds I'm defo going to have to rethink the temporary storage solution

:O

Reminds me

{SAS}TB · 28 Jan 2023 at 10:15

Ha ha yes!

PermaChanged · 28 Jan 2023 at 13:59

Given there's 13a fuse in the extension lead, and the plug I replace this one with, this is safe to repair - right?

andy_mk3 · 28 Jan 2023 at 14:04

New plug on the device. Chuck the extension, or at the very least blank that socket off. Poor contact in there has caused high resistance and the heat.

Mysterae_ · 28 Jan 2023 at 14:11

andy_mk3 said:
New plug on the device. Chuck the extension, or at the very least blank that socket off. Poor contact in there has caused high resistance and the heat.

And or they were using it to power something of high load and didn't unspool all the cable.

andy_mk3 · 28 Jan 2023 at 14:13

Mysterae_ said:
And or they were using it to power something of high load and didn't unspool all the cable.

That wouldn't melt the plug, that's purely from high resistance

LuckyBenski · 28 Jan 2023 at 14:32

PermaChanged said:
Given there's 13a fuse in the extension lead, and the plug I replace this one with, this is safe to repair - right?

Pull that pin out ASAP! :eek:

I'd also blank out that socket, are you sure the appliance wasn't misbehaving? Presuming a heater that was left on so there cold?

andy_mk3 · 28 Jan 2023 at 14:35

On further thoughts, for the sake of what a basic 10M extension costs, just replace it. No point in messing around.

{SAS}TB · 28 Jan 2023 at 14:35

andy_mk3 said:
On further thoughts, for the sake of what a basic 10M extension costs, just replace it. No point in messing around.

Good idea

Mysterae_ · 28 Jan 2023 at 14:38

andy_mk3 said:
That wouldn't melt the plug, that's purely from high resistance

Not on it's own but it would compound it. If the load is significant the coil will heat up increasing it's resistance. See resistivity. The insulation of the coiled wire usually gives up way before the plug though!

PermaChanged · 28 Jan 2023 at 15:32

It was a 10m extension, fully uncoiled so capable of the full 13a rating. As soon as we smelt something was up it was turned off and unplugged at the wall side, pin has been pulled out of the extension too.

Taking the plug apart it's clear to see why there was huge resistance and overload at that point.....

Just look how little of the cable was attached to the pin :eek:

dlockers · 28 Jan 2023 at 18:16

Chaps,

I need to paint the lower half of the WC. A bit of it is pure plaster. There is a slight lip between paint and plaster.

What's the best primer/solution to the lip?

Also I have some dado that you can't do the coping saw trick on as the pattern doesn't line up. I guess I just do 45 degree cuts?

zuludawn · 28 Jan 2023 at 18:52

Have not posted for while, but busy with several properties.

This our business premises which needed new fire boarding in cellar, lots of new fire new fire doors with frames and extending a disability bathroom to wetroom and reinforced drop ceiling to take H-Track hoist.

zuludawn · 28 Jan 2023 at 19:00

About 26 to go

most doors down stairs where 7ft lol, dam them Victorians', building was built in 1850 and has been around 12 business since.

Shaz]sigh[ · 28 Jan 2023 at 22:51

dLockers said:
Chaps,

I need to paint the lower half of the WC. A bit of it is pure plaster. There is a slight lip between paint and plaster.

What's the best primer/solution to the lip?

Also I have some dado that you can't do the coping saw trick on as the pattern doesn't line up. I guess I just do 45 degree cuts?

Fix the lip if uneven. If it’s just a small patch then just chuck a coat on whilst cutting in and then when you roll twice it will probably disappear. If it’s large then mist it (50/50 water with cheap emulsion first)

For belt and braces magic sauce, Zinsser Gardz but doesn’t feel like you’d need it.

Shaz]sigh[ · 29 Jan 2023 at 08:17

Shaz]sigh[ said:
Fix the lip if uneven. If it’s just a small patch then just chuck a coat on whilst cutting in and then when you roll twice it will probably disappear. If it’s large then mist it (50/50 water with cheap emulsion first)

For belt and braces magic sauce, Zinsser Gardz but doesn’t feel like you’d need it.

Forgot to mention, if texturally very different, either lots of sanding, lining paper if you could try a longer pile roller

PermaChanged · 29 Jan 2023 at 10:00

Changed the plug and stuck the watt meter on, pulling around 2,200 constant, hasn't peaked any higher than 2,300 - the plug was definitely the issue!

b0rn2sk8 · 29 Jan 2023 at 10:36

Now fix that other plug :eek:

I wouldn’t put all the emphasis on the plug. Given where it melted, it will have been a combination of the plug and the socket not making good contact. Given the state of the extension lead, both could well have been worn. Putting in a fresh plug may be fine temporarily but I wouldn’t rule out the fault reappearing in time.

dlockers · 29 Jan 2023 at 11:16

PermaChanged said:
Changed the plug and stuck the watt meter on, pulling around 2,200 constant, hasn't peaked any higher than 2,300 - the plug was definitely the issue!

Cop out - you have matching plugs there which means you wired the atrocity to the left. Therefore I wager you wired the death trap fire plug to :cry: