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paulalig
 Post subject: Re: Make do and Mend
PostPosted: 01 Jun 2011 22:24 
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:o Doing his national service in Egypt - I think! Knowing him it was nicked from the Brighton Corpy Transport Depot. Half the stuff in my inherited tool collection has obviously come from there or has the arrow on it from his REME TA days!
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Arrow, ARROW???? That's a 'Crows Foot' don't you know :!: lOl lOl

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pash wrote:
Sadly, for me, every silver lining has a cloud, and on opening up the throttle, the nice white cable guide was 90% worn through and fell apart when re-assembling.... :cry:
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As I just came across an article in one of my PC magazines (http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Ideen-ma ... 69277.html): did you try one of those "3D-printing" companies?

Might perhaps be an option for small plastic parts (starter/horn buttons), although I have no idea how stable their parts are.

A few links:

http://www.sculpteo.com
http://www.shapeways.com (got top ratings in the aforementioned article)
http://www.fabberhouse.de

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 Post subject: Re: Make do and Mend
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That's the stuff. Green tin about 3" across and 3/4" deep. Where was your Dad in 1958? ;) lOl lOl



In 1958 my dad was working as a tinsmith!

Still got his old tinning iron in his shed -pre electric model lOl

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 Post subject: Re: Make do and Mend
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Nick, that last photo is the reason I'm too scared to take mine apart. lOl


Found a source...

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 Post subject: Re: Make do and Mend
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Just upgrade to later M2 controls-they're a gazillion times smoother 8-) (yes, gazillion is a word :!: ) lOl lOl

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pash wrote:
mojomick wrote:
Nick, that last photo is the reason I'm too scared to take mine apart. lOl


Found a source...

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Well tell us!

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 Post subject: Re: Make do and Mend
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Simples... I emailed Domino (the original equipment manufacturer) and asked for two (one for the Grenade and one for Son of Grenade).

Reading Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo, Stieg Larsson and Peter Robinson equips you with skills for life...

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pash wrote:
Reading Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo, Stieg Larsson and Peter Robinson equips you with skills for life...
You read too :worthy: . When?

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Nice write up Nick
just did same with car (old pug 106 diesel ) throttle cable snapped pattern replacement just short of 40 quid :o local push bike shop a pair of cables 4 quid :yup: so got a spare :D
at time just need to think outside the box rather than be a sheep and follow the crowd

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jiltedjohn
 Post subject: Re: Make do and Mend
PostPosted: 14 Aug 2013 20:47 
My work pug's done 150,000 on the same clutch cable, think they're about sixty or seventy quidish for a new one. keep thinking I ought to get a spare
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Hey Nick ,can you show us the link or contact info for these throttle parts?

:yup:

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 Post subject: Re: Make do and Mend
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Here:

http://www.venhill.co.uk/Cables_-_Compo ... Components

And on BeGay (I'd have to check the sizes again - but you get the idea):

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nipple-Barrel ... 1e6b04ff9a

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Thanks
A link to that white plastic cable guide thingy would be welcome to ;)

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Ask for some here....

http://www.domino-group.com/it/contacts/contacts.aspx

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