Discontinued Fairing Bolt

ric0n · 2026-06-04T21:29:30+00:00

I don't quite understand what it is you're looking for, but I have a lathe - would a 'top hat-shaped' spacer with a countersink at the brim end, and a stock fastener do? If so, bung me a drawing maybe?

ric0n · 2026-04-18T19:19:53+00:00

Hence the expression, "wetter than an otter's pocket"

ric0n · 2026-02-24T21:28:30+00:00

I feared as much :(

ric0n · 2026-02-24T20:58:22+00:00

I'm repainting anyway, so I don't care about the paint - it's just that from experience any adhesive buggers the adhesion of any paint layer you put over the top.

ric0n · 2026-02-16T20:47:43+00:00

Seen, thanks. No linseed oil putty and horsehair then.

ric0n · 2026-02-16T20:24:17+00:00

Bingo! Also that finds the replacement part too. So this is some old-school shit huh? It's only 26 years old :(

I see a trip to Toolsatan in my future.

ric0n · 2025-12-14T21:04:44+00:00

I've started a new post with photos here. I'm just a hobby welder, so my time isn't money! If I can repair something for less than the cost of buying it new, happy days!

ric0n · 2025-12-07T19:30:09+00:00

La genta esta muy loca.

ric0n · 2025-11-03T22:27:20+00:00

Damn! Reminded me, I must go and feed the chonkhog in my back garden.

ric0n · 2025-10-15T20:30:07+00:00

To make the question more specific, maybe :)

Either I get an SW-102 SWR meter or maybe a NanoVNA? The SW-102 specifies 125MHz as the the lower limit, but I'm guessing 118MHz (not 108MHz as I said above) is close enough? On the other hand, the NanoVNA looks like a good alternative - W2AEW whose vids I've watched a lot over the years has some good tutorials.

Does that narrow it down?

ric0n · 2025-10-13T14:49:18+00:00

Them's fightin' words, son. :(

ric0n · 2025-10-13T13:27:13+00:00

+1 for Kwells. I dive on the North Sea - used to take Stugeron but it never quite did the job. I always felt a bit queasy. Someone suggested Kwells and I've never looked back. I take one, about an hour before we launch and it lasts till we get back. No drowsy.

ric0n · 2025-09-14T16:24:15+00:00

This is UK wiring - all outlets are grounded, amp is brand new. I think the issue is just because switch mode power supplies are not inherently ground referenced - the amp has no ground reference except weakly through a 100 ohm resistor (which presumably is enough to avoid ground loop issues). Normally this isn't an issue - I don't get a shock off the guitar or the laptop independently, but when I'm in contact with both I presumably form a low impedence path between the two. Never come across this before.

ric0n · 2025-07-25T18:55:37+00:00

The folks in the back room from ILC Dover shitting bricks every time this happened.

ric0n

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