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20th Jan 2017, 10:48 am | #41 |
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Re: Reassembling Dansette (TV prog)
I liked the little hook thing he used to reconnect the counterbalance spring, Much better than fingers and a small screwdriver.
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20th Jan 2017, 11:32 am | #42 |
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Re: Reassembling Dansette (TV prog)
Yes, I have one. It's a dental plaque cleaner. Can buy these for £1.99.
Nothing wrong with a 1963 Defiant record player, it probably sounded better than the Bermuda!
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20th Jan 2017, 12:44 pm | #43 |
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20th Jan 2017, 12:58 pm | #44 |
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Re: Reassembling Dansette (TV prog)
I have two spring hooks, and very useful for jobs like that they are, too. Firms such as CPC, RS, and maybe Rapid, Maplin and others, stock them
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20th Jan 2017, 8:55 pm | #45 |
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Re: Reassembling Dansette (TV prog)
Some spring hooks tools have a traditional hook at one end & an L shaped wire at the other (helps with pushing springs into place).
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20th Jan 2017, 9:42 pm | #46 |
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Re: Reassembling Dansette (TV prog)
Also very useful for getting belts into awkward spaces.
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20th Jan 2017, 9:51 pm | #47 |
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Re: Reassembling Dansette (TV prog)
RS sell (sold?) a set of 5 different spring hooks (2 sizes of conventional hook, an L-shaped one, a reverse hook and a forked thing for torsion springs) that screw into a supplied handle. Also included are 2 extension bars. I have the set in my tookit and it has been very useful over the years.
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20th Jan 2017, 11:18 pm | #48 |
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Re: Reassembling Dansette (TV prog)
Dentist's tools are probably one of the most useful things in my kit. They are particularly useful for cleaning between the tracks on veroboard if you are into home construction. You have to watch for small bits flying off the board though as they are quite springy and can eject them at quite a speed. Maplin do a comprehensive kit of soldering aid tools.
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19th May 2019, 1:15 pm | #49 |
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Re: BBC TV: The Repair Shop
Sorry if it's already been mentioned, but James May does an excellent programme in which a chosen item (usually vintage) is completely dismantled, and then he re-assembles it completely from scratch.
A whole interrupted hour of gentle, fascinating viewing! It's TV at it's best, in my opinion. Not 100% sure, but I think it could be called The Reassembler, or something similar.
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Re: BBC TV: The Repair Shop
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19th May 2019, 2:12 pm | #51 |
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Re: The Reassembler
It is, but Lancs Lad's post has probably been moved here from another thread, to avoid two similar threads running in parallel.
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19th May 2019, 6:46 pm | #52 |
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Re: The Reassembler (TV programme)
Indeed, it was in the repair shop thread. I've reopened this thread if anyone wants to contribute.
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