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« Reply #345 on: August 09, 2022, 02:50:27 PM »
I think youre probably right mate, I still have my Dad's which he always had as long as I can remember, that has no paint on it either and just rust red.

Apart from the wood, they never seem to die so the? Think yoiure a MASSIVE tart for thinking of powder coating it but if you do it I'll have to do mine and I cant afford it at the moment after buying those shells and it sounds a fab idea! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #346 on: August 09, 2022, 05:53:28 PM »
I've never claimed NOT to be a massive tart  ;D ;D ;D

Halfway done and already made a few mistakes. Saw the back edge of the stationary board was level with the mounts, as my wood is slightly wider I just centralised the holes, bloody winding handles wouldn't turn then as they hit the wood. Remove all over again and having to redrill the holes is annoying.

Try getting the winding mechanism out, had to grind 2 of the washers off as the split pins in the handle wouldn't come out and when one did it still wouldn't come off the bar. Bloody nightmare this is turning out to be.
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« Reply #347 on: August 09, 2022, 05:56:46 PM »
I wonder if there’s a forum where you can get advice on restoring 50-year-old Black & Decker Workmates.

I have two.

One was my dads and one mine which he bought me in the late 70s.

I bought my son one when he bought his first house


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« Reply #348 on: August 09, 2022, 11:29:56 PM »
The project is stopped. Black and Decker in their wisdom decided to secure the work top to the metal underneath by just drilling a hole in the wood and using an 8mm bolt/screw fully threaded and forcing the bolt to, in essence thread itself into the wood. I experimented with hole sizes on a spare piece of wood. 6mm was too small, couldn't get the bolt started, 7mm was too big so settled for 6.5mm. 3 bolts went in ok but one just span and TBH the other 3 didn't feel that tight. So I decided to countersink the wood and fit some 8mm nuts in there instead. I thought I had the correct length bolts but found them 5mm too short. I have hundreds of bolts lying around but could I find 8 x 8x45mm ones. Nope. So onto ebay and found some in stainless. In a few days they'll arrive and I can finally finish this. The wood is done, holes for the pegs are drilled and the bolt holes are done. Just need the bolts now and I can get round to finishing this.

If you ever try this Steve, good luck getting the handles off the threaded bar. Nothing I did made any difference.
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« Reply #349 on: August 10, 2022, 12:10:27 AM »
Rattle cans it is then! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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« Reply #350 on: August 15, 2022, 06:30:43 PM »
Tried cleaning the frame of the workmate so I could paint it but the rust was so bad and some paint was peeling in big sheets and some paint just refused to come off that eventually I decided sod it, I'll just get it powder coated and let someone else do all the work. So dropped it off today, £90 to do the metal parts of the frame, I suppose it's a fair bit of metal but he reckons costs have gone through the roof since the Government stopped him using red diesel in his compressor, now he has to use white diesel and we know how expensive that is these days.

Alloy frame braces are almost done, looking very nice as well. Got some new feet for it as well. Starting to feel like Triggers broom. Need some new rubber boots for the fold out legs next.
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« Reply #351 on: August 16, 2022, 09:37:53 AM »
Loving the update Ken, Are we going to get  an invite to the grand reveal?
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« Reply #352 on: August 16, 2022, 01:43:12 PM »
I may do a thread on it's restoration. I hate doing those as I never take pics of them before, I just can't be bothered. It's only when the parts start looking really nice I think "I wish I'd taken some pics".

New rubber feet ordered. Powder coater said it would be cheaper to buy a new one, I said, you can't buy a new one and if you can they ain't half as good as the old ones. Good for another 50 years i reckon, you might see me on Antiques Roadshow with it  ;D ;D
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« Reply #353 on: August 16, 2022, 03:17:13 PM »
Now then, Id pay to see you #@%$ the expert, reeling off part numbers. I reckon you'll have a work of art when done mate. You never know, there might be a  'hipster revival in 'Workmates' similar to when  Raleigh Choppers started to cost the earth as they became super cool!
Might be worth a fortune and be classed as wall art Ken;D ;D
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« Reply #354 on: August 16, 2022, 03:25:21 PM »
Sod off you two, i can remember selling them new

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« Reply #355 on: August 16, 2022, 06:17:37 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D Spit of tea ;D ;D ;D

Is that inbetween lighting the gas lamps on the street Bryan? ;)
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« Reply #356 on: August 16, 2022, 11:25:33 PM »
Nope inbetween moping the quarry tile shop floor and adding up the 6 foot long paper till roll in me head on the wooden box that went "ting"when you opened the drawer

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« Reply #357 on: August 16, 2022, 11:53:12 PM »
You had a ting! you were lucky ;D ;)
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« Reply #358 on: August 16, 2022, 11:57:22 PM »
So, done it again!
Forgot to take photos on dissasembly! Could any of you lovely chaps and chappesses'ss's tell me the assembly order of the enclosed please? Thought I had it but cant get it right and get the bugger to turn once the screws are in the body. Any help greatfully absorbed.
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« Reply #359 on: August 16, 2022, 11:57:33 PM »



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1977 CB550F (current money pit!!)
2002 VFR800 VTEC (The Beloved)
1977 CB400F (the last money pit!)
1998 Ducati 748\853 conversion(sold :()
1980 ish CB750KZ in a billion bits (need to get rid, anybody want one?))

 

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