My Sharp R-3G54(B)T Microwave Oven, having survived careful but frequent use over THIRTY YEARS, finally passed away a couple of days ago. It was well built in Thailand in 1993…I’ve repaired a few minor problems over recent years, but this time it was terminal, although it didn’t need to be. WARNING: The voltages inside a […]
How to repair an IKEA 3.5v 600mA Power S...
Some time ago I bought a clip-on lamp to use on my workbench. It was a bright white LED lamp that created no noticeable RF interference and it had a bendy, segmented neck, so I could angle the light where I needed it. It was ideal, although now and again it would dim a little […]
New Lift Top Lid for Addis 50L Bin
I don’t like throwing things away, just because parts of them are broken. I don’t tend to replace things ‘just because they look a bit dated’ either. Suffice to say, I still have all my bathroom suites, kitchen units and all but one of my windows…from 1991. Once I stopped working I also stopped needing […]
Victa Mustang GTS V40
Back in the mid 1980s I bought a brand new Victa Mustang GTS lawn mower from David Coulson’s shop in Prudhoe, Northumberland. It had the new, at the time, Vortex V40 engine. Really easy to start and use. I still have it, but at the end of 2020 disaster struck…I started it one day, it […]
Hozelock Polyspray 3 O-Ring
I really don’t like throwing things away that can easily be repaired…especially when they are well made. Sadly, many of the manufacturers make it difficult and costly to get spares. I have an old Hozelock Polyspray 3 garden sprayer for weedkiller and the like. It works well and it’s easy to carry around. The rubber […]
Ideal Standard Michelangelo Towel Rail
I’ve added this post in the hope that it might help some vintage bathroom owners 🙂 If you, like me, have a perfectly good but vintage Ideal Standard Michelangelo Bathroom Suite, chances are the small plastic ‘bushes’ on the towel rails have failed by now. They still work…but the rail is loose and rattles. I […]