Ha ha !, you got me there. I thought, surely he doesn't think it was fixable on a Sud
You have to keep the spirits high during this bad time.
Some witty clips floating about at the moment.
Pump now has the lid loose, but it will rise no further than this which is very annoying.
This brass bolt is simply very very tight and not sure where to get a new one if I ruin it. Also this task is meant to pass the time not turn into a trip to casualty or great annoyance.
I think the cup at the top held grease or similar at one time and stopped the steel rod from rusting and swelling.
You can fill it with penetrating oil and it stays there in the sun for hours.
I use a product called In-Force, it's a foam spray that slowly turns to liquid - not sure how environmently friendly it is but has worked for me so far.
Interesting results, brake fluid I would fully imagine being a good lubricant as it has great viscosity, surprised it was thin enough to penetrate though.
I know if doing brake pipes wearing latex gloves is pointless as everything gets too slippery, so could be something in it..
KevJTD wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:25 pm
Interesting results, brake fluid I would fully imagine being a good lubricant as it has great viscosity, surprised it was thin enough to penetrate though.
I know if doing brake pipes wearing latex gloves is pointless as everything gets too slippery, so could be something in it..
Yes, out of all the results the brake fluid was most interesting and the poor performance of WD40 has reaffirmed what
Rain stopped and had all the right ingredients. English hardwood charcoal as it burns so much hotter, then pine cones which the Romans used for smelting on top and it got so hot when I poured oil around the brass nut it just ran down the threads as if sucked in. That then unscrewed and all kinds of rubbish and rust came out.
Had my son helping as he is a burns nurse so stopped me being stupid as he has seen every variant of stupid and as he says `only been on the ward for 2 yrs !' Did manage a small finger burn, but hid it well. ha
Then the bar moved and if I can buy some bolts i can start rebuilding. So pleased not to have broken anything and glad i kept calm and just worked at it.
Kegsti66 wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 10:30 pm
Great stuff, good old fashioned, tried and tested methods. A great result.
Good use of an old washing machine drum as well.
Yes I was impressed that the washing machine drum did not melt. I have seen whats left when large charcoal kilns melt
(when the air supply gets out of control) and they are some serious steel, so it did very well. It does not look hot,
but it was impressive.
Yes it feels a time team, historic, agricultural engineering, and yet something i have never looked at before so another trade.
Filled the pipe going down into the well and it took 4 gallons of water to the top and then held it so it means the clack valve in the bottom is working well. Hurrah.
It also means you may well have to pump a lot before you get any water out of the spout
