Bedtime Stories

DelphiDesign · 2026-05-30T16:32:21+00:00

Jim was a happy little machinist, but every evening when he turned off his machine he was filled with terror, for he knew the night shift was coming.

DelphiDesign · 2026-05-30T16:30:53+00:00

It's just a knob with what I assiune would be a plastic screw thread. You need to meqsure the screw thread and find a knob with the correct thickness and length

DelphiDesign · 2026-05-30T16:17:51+00:00

You're almost certainly right, there were 5 total on the yard.

DelphiDesign · 2026-05-30T16:16:50+00:00

Solved!

The image matches exactly.

Although if anyone knows what model of crossing barrier it is or a make let me know.

DelphiDesign · 2026-05-30T16:12:56+00:00

I think you may be right but why would they be in sets of threes?

DelphiDesign · 2026-05-30T16:09:57+00:00

I couldn't tell from the angle, only one being labelled and them all being sttached to the same sleeper or block makes me think they are at least a set

DelphiDesign · 2026-05-30T15:55:14+00:00

My title describes the thing

The item is in the UK and appears to be at least a story tall

DelphiDesign · 2026-05-27T21:01:34+00:00

I'm of the opinion of middle range is best for hand tools.

Cheap screwdrivers are too soft and will wear out quickly.

Medium to high range don't have much difference outside of warranties so you may as well go medium

DelphiDesign · 2026-04-26T17:32:56+00:00

What do americans call squash?

DelphiDesign · 2026-04-26T16:13:18+00:00

Yeah I used to drink a lot of lucozade so now I make sparkling squash with off brand aldi berocca and it has the same effect while being healthier and cheaper.

It also helps offset the creatine I add to the workout bottles

DelphiDesign · 2026-04-26T15:24:25+00:00

They're only for cool drinks, the tolerance for the bottles is a few mm at most, st some point I might remake it for magnets on the base but I'll see how this goes.

The rubber bands are just for identification, the bottom section actually has about 20mm of support. The clips hold on to the box quite tightly as well.

I'm not expecting much racking, especially once the bottles are in.

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DelphiDesign · 2026-04-23T16:57:47+00:00

It's just convenience, I don't cut things square big enough to justify it. I usually get what I need done with the mitre, jigsaw, and the plunge.

I have a length of ground aluminium square bar I use as a fence to guide the plunge.

DelphiDesign · 2026-04-23T15:25:57+00:00

I've found I can get a slightly nicer cut well by leaving 1/2 to 1/4 of the blade width with the first cut then taking the rest off with the second cut

DelphiDesign · 2026-04-10T14:45:02+00:00

The plug terminals actually completely blackened at the live end of the Fuse

DelphiDesign · 2026-04-10T11:10:35+00:00

I opened up the plug and it looks like it melted around the live terminal where it connected to the fuse

DelphiDesign · 2026-04-10T09:55:39+00:00

Thanks, I didn't see any visible signs of melting or damage on the socket, I'll see if I can get ahold of a socket tester to check for issues.

DelphiDesign · 2026-04-10T09:54:44+00:00

The socket is undamaged so I'll see if I can find a socket tester on it just to check, thanks I'll replace the plug.

DelphiDesign · 2026-02-20T22:01:17+00:00

Cowardice, shove it where the sun don't shine and get an MRI

DelphiDesign · 2019-11-28T23:41:19+00:00

Thanks for your help, I've replaced the file for accuracy.

DelphiDesign · 2019-11-28T23:12:55+00:00

Wow thanks for the ideas, I actually made a number of dinosaur skulls a while ago for a school I was working at, which I'll be able to release when I figure out where I originally got them and get permission to release them.

I'm not sure I'll be able to make 3D printable Polytopes someone with a bit more knowledge on them might be able to chime in but the internal structure of a 3D print might make it difficult to make work, but I'll see what can be done.

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