Washing Machine Repair
Monday last week the washing machine door handle stopped working and we could not get the wet clothes from the machine. The handle was a bit floppy so I suspected something had broken. My wife googled and found and handy video with ideas for opening it.
We tried the first two techniques but had to resort to taking the top of and wiggling the catch from the inside. Next up I took the door off and quickly discovered that the issue was that the plastic handle had broken. We watched another video to see how to replace it and it seemed straight forward.
We ordered a new part on Monday and it turned up on Friday.
One of the top tips from the video was to take a photo of the thing you are repairing before you take it apart. This is a great repair tip and if you’ve got a complex repair, many photos are a good idea.
In my
Note that this is not a sponsored post but we were happy with the supplier featured in these videos. There are other suppliers for the same part.
Posted in: Repairs
Machined aluminium shower repair
Our shower door has 4 sets of rollers that hold the sliding door. The top two have screws that you adjust to make the door level. When the door shuts, a magnetic catch seals the side of the door but
Casting Article
This week I discovered that another of my articles had been published. Model Engineer’s Workshop had published my piece of sand casting using 3D printed patterns and aluminium, for some reason the article does not appear in the table of
Posted in: Techniques
Tags: 3d Printing, casting, Routing, woodwork
Woodwork, metalwork and a lucky find
Some good news this week, my latest article has been published in HackSpace #12. I teamed up with The Kuriologist to make an interactive candy bowl in the style of a Monkey Skull. Also, 4 of my projects made it into “Book
Posted in: Techniques
Tags: Routing, tapping
Black History Month – Top Inventors
When people are asked to name inventors they will likely think of Watt, Edison or more recently Dyson or Jobs. But this is just one part of our history. It’s important to realise that there are Inventors who may have
Posted in: Inventors
Tags: Black History
Thumbscrews, knurls and threads
This weekend I was designing some parts using Fusion360. I had a couple of challenges but learnt a lot along the way. The part I wanted to model was a thumbscrew which I’m going to be using in a future
Upcycled Chairs
This week’s project comes from Rebecca. The kitchen chairs were looking a bit tired and shabby after 11 years of use. These Stefan chairs from Ikea are simple wooden affairs with a detachable cushion but they had various stains from
Surprise Maker Parcel
Andy unboxes a #SurpriseMakerParcel from Alfred Chow – Maker of things. There’s an interesting selection of items in the box, some really old ones and some useful electronics.
Posted in: Inspiration
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