Recent content by Namakwalander

Also took apart the mini braai to brush off the burnt paint and put somw heat resistant paint. I cleaned with thinners and put NS7. Two coats as per instructions, but only waited three hours instead of the minimum of four. Still baking in the sun and will be assembled again this afternoon and...

Yes, puttering... I have worked on the paraffin heater nearly every day, including yesterday. Still need to reassemble, but as long as it is not assembled, it is like Schrodinger's heater... I also had to figure out why the dishwasher wasn't working. Yes, it was Saturday and she was attending...

I tried that for "fun" the other day with a normal LED bulb, but even after shorting out each LED, I still did not win. So in that case, and maybe many others, it is something like the rectifier or the other chip (think it is current or voltage regulator) that fails. Definitely possible to...

I have noticed that you get two types of electrical cleaner. One is just like alcohol and evaporates to leave a dry surface, the other leaves an oily residue. I used the oily one on my dodgy switch and so far, so good. But I know you will get it sorted.

Ever wondered what is inside of one of these? Not much really... I was hoping that there might be some parts like the stainless steel cable gland that could be removed, but not much that could be saved. So I kept the two screws from the bracket and the glass plate. Opening. Inside it is just...

This thing will make me go grey(er). TOok the tap/regulator out Monday and flushed everything with carb cleaner. Reassembled, lit and started to fine tune it in the garage to let all the dust and carb cleaner burn off. Eventually got a good glow from it and it stopped smoking. But then the...

Well done on the sun roof. I only saw the shortclip of it working last night and the car also looks nice and clean. On the door windows and switches, I recently "fixed" a door window switch by opening the switch and cleaning the contacts. Suspected that it got corroded from not being used...

Ek hoor jou. Ek sukkel gewoonlik net by die huis en soms in die parkeer area by die werk, maar verstaan die risiko van in die verre vreemde sit met probleme. Gister toe ek die wiel terug in die antie se kar sit sê sy ewe aan my "ek het nog nooit iemand gesien wat so organized is nie." Toe sê ek...

Dankie. Sal by 4x4Direct gaan kyk. Te danke aan jou het ek nou n nuwe vrees. Voorheen was ek salig onbewus van die risiko :LOL:

Maybe I must listen to @Kortbroek 's warning and get better handles. Changed a spare for an old tannie yesterday and when more help arrived, I decided to plug the flat wheel while the help finished the job. Just to make sure she doesn't get two flats in one day and becone completely stranded...

I wish I had an exact date of when this light went up, but it was probably October or November 2018. Impressive in my books. Replaced with another that used to be in my garage. Reason for this light is because it gets scary dark on the side of my house. I guess I have been in mining towns...

I also made two of these over the weekend. I feel like a pot of rooibos is a must for winter and it just tastes so much better if it gets some heat on the stove. You can see here it was barely boiling. Just right.

Got out the house slightly earlier than usual on Saturday. So got the bakkie on ramps to have a look underneath. Nothing special, really. Just looking at things and tugging and bumping to make sure that, as far as my knowledge goes, everything is ok. I also had a look at rear brake adjustment...

Finally uploaded the video of Mr Zog's screwdriver handle. The title is an attempt at a joke of something I did in the video. For me it was funny, but I might have been too "close". Have a look and let me know. If you want to...