I bought this little blower for $10. The diaphragm appears to be cooked, but I hope to get it going at some point. (I’m not in a hurry) Homelite Leaf Blower HBBL26VN (26cc) Homelite Blower I found this note online – which suggests I should be able to get it running Genuine RUIXING Carburetor for … Read more
Traveled up to Pomona to see this Husqvarna LTH 1742, it wasn’t working so I took a chance on it, the chap I was buying it from was decent and honest and I felt fairly safe, he was not sure why it had stopped and thought it was the battery. I brought it home and … Read more
Today I finally got the bike back together 🙂 Managed to put the new oil seals in the front shocks 🙂 Asked an intern a work to knock me out a “seal driver” on the 3D printer (solid print) with the dimensions taken from the seal, minus a little bit, so that it would fit … Read more
I built this “Trailer Box Roof Cover Cap” because I needed to transport 6 people and their music equipment from the Sunshine Coast to Sydney and back again. It was a bit of a mission, but I got it all done in time. First things first, I serviced the trailer, which included fitting angle iron … Read more
I noticed that the intake air hose between the Air Filter Box and the Carburettor had been repaired with tape, so I repaired the crack/tear in the rubber with by replacing the tape with ‘Gorilla Tape’, which lasted a few years. More recently I bought a new hose from Mazda Spares, and pleasantly surprised that … Read more
Yesterday … I took a decision … to buy a motorcycle … an old one, to commute to work on. I desperately need an alternative to the Jeep, as its going to be out of action for a while this summer. And we do not have the space in our driveway to store a third … Read more
Here here we go again, after a trip to Sydney in the pouring rain our Mazda MPV started to miss fire. This has happened previously, and so I knew where to start solving the problem. Even so I pulled over at a Service Station three quarters of the way to Sydney, NSW and sprayed WD40 … Read more
I quite enjoy my van, however I have not really had an opportunity to take it on the open road, for a couple of reasons. Firstly it’s winter, and camping and touring during winter is not as much fun as Spring Summer and Autumn Secondly my van battery won’t hold a charge, which has left … Read more
I’m Seriously considering learning to weld, and why not I say! It would be very useful around the home, and I will be able use my new skill to design and make metal bases for my cabins. These days you can easily source very affordable mig welders, and a good quality welding mask. Just check … Read more
The cabin is almost complete.  I began building early 2020 (early covid), and here we are in July 2022. I have compiled journal of my progress beginning with the base (this post), moving on to the framing, and the bracing. This is an update of progress so far. Let’s say it’s very liveable but not yet complete. … Read more