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chromedome

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Quick Hints & Tips!
« on: November 11, 2006, 04:33:18 pm »
Did there not used to be a "hints and tips" section on the forum ?

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Useful hints and tips.
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2013, 12:00:37 pm »
Drilling out hulls for propshafts is made easier by either reversing the rotation of the drill OR try using a stepped drill.................... superb bit of kit.
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-PC-Set-Titanium-Nitride-Coating-Step-Drill-Bits-Uni-Step-Drill-Bit-Tool-New-/230909496122?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item35c3474b3a
 
 
Why not use an old electric toothbrush ( after the wife has finished with it !) as a fine detail sanding machine ?
take the bristles off the old head and affix emery/sanding paper of your choice and turn it on.get into all those awkward places.
 
Mods please move this if you can find the right place to put it .
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Quick Hints & Tips!
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2013, 12:44:32 pm »

This is as good a place as any...

( There are specific sections under:  Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips  

.... but post here and we'll move them to the appropriate location as & when required.   :-))
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Re: Quick Hints & Tips!
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2013, 01:23:34 pm »
Those multigrade emery boards that come with you girlfriend/wife/daughter's false nails are very good for detail sanding
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Re: Quick Hints & Tips!
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2013, 01:49:46 pm »
 
Mix small amounts of epoxy on post-it notes.
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Re: Quick Hints & Tips!
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2013, 02:04:15 pm »
Quote from: Martin (Admin) on January 10, 2013, 01:49:46 pm

Mix small amounts of epoxy on post-it notes.


OR in the contact lense carriers.
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Re: Quick Hints & Tips!
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2013, 02:44:41 pm »
Quote from: rob on January 10, 2013, 02:04:15 pm

OR in the contact lense carriers.


Or the tops of plastic milk bottles.   Also good for mixing small amounts of paint in.
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Re: Quick Hints & Tips!
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2013, 03:14:55 pm »
Stick a dab of enamel paint into an epoxy mix to colour it. Ideal for coloured lenses in nav lights etc.
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Re: Quick Hints & Tips!
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2013, 03:38:42 pm »
Hoard, throw nothing away for twenty years, fill the shed.
Then when friends and family come round they can help themselves.
Then your wife tells you that it took them an hour to find the stuff and if you cleared it all into a skip it wouldn't take people so long to find things  %%

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Re: Quick Hints & Tips!
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2013, 06:20:47 pm »
Quote from: Norseman on January 10, 2013, 03:38:42 pm
Hoard, throw nothing away for twenty years, fill the shed.
Then when friends and family come round they can help themselves.
Then your wife tells you that it took them an hour to find the stuff and if you cleared it all into a skip it wouldn't take people so long to find things  %%

Dave
but then it wouldnt be there to find either...
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