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  1. wiley coyote

    4 pin curly cord (SD, GP) wanted

    I've got one if you're still interested. wiley
  2. wiley coyote

    Steel toed boots

    Some of the boots I've bought had steel eyelets in them. I got around this by gripping the backs of the eyelets with a small set of vice grips, then drilled them out from the front. I've never had a lace rip through the hole that was left. So, I reckon the steel eyelets are just for cosmetic...
  3. wiley coyote

    G.P.Z. 19" coil and shaft. Very clean. Works great. Now $900 plus postage from Victoria.

    Price drop. $900, plus postage. Coil and shaft. Very clean. Works great
  4. wiley coyote

    Eating Carp and other "delicacies"

    Yes. Lovely stuff. Take the large shitbag of a cow. cut a slit in it, and fill it with water. Roll your sleeve up and put your arm into the slit, past your elbow. Pull the shitbag inside out, to release the now watery contents, trying not to get any on your rubber apron and gumboots. Scrub, and...
  5. wiley coyote

    Having a go at fixing stuff...

    Is it possible to fix the screen on a Bushnell Backtrack GPS. Mine was in my back pocket when I hopped in my car and sat on it. I took it to the mobile phone repairer at the shopping centre, and he said. "It can't be fixed, buy a new one." There's waypoints on it of nuggets I've found in the...
  6. wiley coyote

    What are YOU doing right NOW

    Hi Diginit. I know what you mean about hot rooves. Been doing a lot of that myself lately. My two slices of wet bread, feel more like burnt toast now!!
  7. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    Hi. LONEWOLF. I got up on the roof to check those holes you mentioned. Although they look unfilled, they have been filled with some black gunk. tar maybe. Did you get any feedback on those T@ J walker sheets. wiley.
  8. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    HI LONEWOLF. Not on all the time. Just since It started leaking about 3 months ago. I t stopped It from leaking, so It went onto my long list of non urgent jobs! I traced the water stains a bit further up from the leak, but couldn't find the cause of the leak. Maybe heavy winds were blowing the...
  9. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    Me neither! The most obvious problem there is, the gable corros don't line up with the lower sheets. The house is not square, as it was built by miners. So nothing fits precisely. If you try to align one sheet, it throws others off line and makes it even worse. I've got a feeling someone's mixed...
  10. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    Here's some photos of the roof. The gable's about 45 degrees, and the flatter roof is about 22 degrees. Guesstimate! The black coreflute is covering where the leak is in the roof, and the circle with leak in it, is where it's dripping from the ceiling onto the table. So, It's got to be coming...
  11. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    HHHH
  12. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    Here's a sample of the screws I'm trying to take out. Some came out using a screwdriver with a good edge on it. If they had paint in the slot, that didn't work. Tried a hacksaw, but the handle and the other end would not let the blade get near the slot to clean it out. If they were a bit loose I...
  13. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    LONEWOLF. There's no turn ups under the ridge caps. I'll try and bend them up. How do you bend them up or down 40mm without splitting the edge. I've tried that before on another area, but, they just split, so I just put a dab of silicone underneath to stop the water running under the sheet and...
  14. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    WOW! There's a lot of good info there Bogger. Thanks for that. wiley.
  15. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    LONEWOLF. That sounds interesting! Yes, you can post them on your group. Bogger. Those 3 crowns must mean this product has had royal approval. This could get interesting! At least we know they're not counterfeit.!!As far as I can work out, the house was built in about 1880. But that doesn't mean...
  16. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    I wouldn't move the sheets 20mm either. 20mm up, the bottom will not overhang the gutter = leaks into the eaves. 20mm down would leave a gap under the ridge capping = possible leaks if the wind is blowing that way. The self tapper and pot rivet already have silicone on them.
  17. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    Trying to find the source of a leak etc. I'll give those pincers a try.
  18. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    I can't cut off the tops of the screws, as some suggest, as I need to use the same corro and the same screw holes. If I cut the heads off it will leave the shafts of the screws in the beams. Same applies when pulling the screws out. The damaged holes left will be to large for the modern hex...
  19. wiley coyote

    Torn meniscus

    Tore mine pushing dirt into a big detector hole with the inside of my foot. It left me limping for about 6 months. Very painful. Walking down a slope or down steps was the worst. It took about 2 years to come good, but every now and then, it reminds me to pull the dirt back into the hole with my...
  20. wiley coyote

    Removing old roofing screws.

    It's not asbestos. It's plain old run of the mill CORRUGATED IRON! I know the difference between the two, and would not buy a house with an asbestos roof, as I know the ramifications of that.
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