Thursday, January 29, 2015

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Bandsaw 30 - Creaking noises???

While using the beast today noticed a strange creaking noise emanating from down below underneath the cutting table? Stopped the saw and removed the lower blade guard box to have a look and noticed that the front bearing was separating itself from it's wooden flange which has cracked/split on one side.But wait...the front bearing can't move forward because it's secured with a hose clamp on the 25mm bearing shaft? Had a look around the back of the wheel and no hose clamp to secure the rear bearing - my bad. So...except for the front bearing everything else (wheel and rear bearing flange) has been slowly working it's way along the shaft to the rear exposing the front bearing - good thing I stopped to investigate!

The bearing should be flush with the flange - which has split!

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Horse rugs - four to clean

You can see how it cleans up, we have a sloping driveway so I work from top to bottom.

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Chester - browsing catalogues

Chester says: Just browsing through the latest Bunnings catalogue, I usually flick through to the garden plants section and eat those pages – yum.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Cocoon CCTV Security System – camera problems

UPDATE 19/01/15 – Just got back from Winplus in Boronia with a new camera, straight back up the ladder to install and working OK. Tonight I will check night mode operation!

Camera No 4 (Backyard) is dead – RIP

This is the second camera to die so off again to Winplus in Boronia to exchange for a new one. Weather improved this afternoon so decided to install the camera which I had running on test overnight next to the DVR.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Update on faulty garden water pump

With reference to:

Water tank pump has sprung a leak!

Got a call today from the Stihl Shop informing me that there are no spare parts available to repair the pump (what a surprise Smile) and to trip back over there to collect the required paperwork so we can get a full refund from ALDI.

I was expecting this outcome that’s why I went off to ALDI last Wednesday and bought the same water pump while they were on sale as it’s likely they won’t come around again for at least 6 months.

So…for the original purchase price of $99.99 we start again with a new pump and 12 month warranty period – happy with that.

Another new toy for kitties.