Simple home DIY repairs

[Mkl22]

On 7/18/2025 at 7:39 PM, Volvobrick said:

Didn't soon pian add a (rechargeable) motor and turn it into electric one? 
 

cheaper just to buy the whole set. Put electric drive on old plastics is asking for it. Likely after all the work to convert the first few extend and retract the plastic parts all chwee. 

[Volvobrick]

On 7/18/2025 at 7:46 PM, Ct3833 said:

Haha , mai lah, pull string ok..the awning is remote motorized though.  New trend is zip blind, i am not prepared to upgrade .....yet.

Local motorised zip price very expensive.... I bought from TB price is like 20% or 25%. 

[Volvobrick]

On 7/18/2025 at 8:35 PM, Mkl22 said:

cheaper just to buy the whole set. Put electric drive on old plastics is asking for it. Likely after all the work to convert the first few extend and retract the plastic parts all chwee. 

Yeah forgot that. About 100 to 200 only. 

[Ct3833]

On 7/18/2025 at 8:47 PM, Volvobrick said:

Local motorised zip price very expensive.... I bought from TB price is like 20% or 25%. 

kam siah, im know who is the shi fu now. next time must consult you when time to replace mine.

[Ct3833]

On 7/18/2025 at 8:19 PM, Kb27 said:

Put some oil or grease ?

took out the assembly, untangle to beats rope , spray magical WD40, then put it back 🤣

[Volvobrick]

On 7/18/2025 at 9:12 PM, Ct3833 said:

kam siah, im know who is the shi fu now. next time must consult you when time to replace mine.

Include motorised curtains too.... 

[Lala81]

Bought multiple 5gm tubes of those bathroom type white adhesive for toilet fixtures. But dunno why the hell have this kind of head. Cannot puncture or twist open one. Used scissors to cut off the head eventually. 

Am I missing something? 

 

Edited July 20 by Lala81

[Kb27]

On 7/20/2025 at 5:25 PM, Lala81 said:

Bought multiple 5gm tubes of those bathroom type white adhesive for toilet fixtures. But dunno why the hell have this kind of head. Cannot puncture or twist open one. Used scissors to cut off the head eventually. 

Am I missing something? 

 

Did you see a matching pattern on the cap ? Perhaps it should be fixed on this and twist off.

[Ysc3]

my solution for my closed folding toilet door in the MBR which always opens and closes whenever i open the bedroom door.

when you are in the bedroom with A/C on and there's no one in the toilet, you'll just push the toilet door close but can't lock. then when you open the bedroom door, the air pressure will change and the toilet door will slide open. with this door pusher, the folding toilet door will stay in position.

[Ct3833]

On 7/20/2025 at 5:25 PM, Lala81 said:

Bought multiple 5gm tubes of those bathroom type white adhesive for toilet fixtures. But dunno why the hell have this kind of head. Cannot puncture or twist open one. Used scissors to cut off the head eventually. 

Am I missing something? 

 

If i am not wrong, rhe  cap should have a cavity of the same shape，fit the shape of the cap on top of the tube,   twist hard, the top of the tube should come off .

[Lala81]

On 7/20/2025 at 7:32 PM, Kb27 said:

Did you see a matching pattern on the cap ? Perhaps it should be fixed on this and twist off.

Yes but not possible lah. The cap so small. Haha I think even if you have super strong grip strength also difficult. Could have tried with pliers but I didn't have them at my workplace. 

Edited July 20 by Lala81

[Ysc3]

 

[Mkl22]

@Gnahp you have something like this? 
https://sg.shp.ee/ATDcbvK

[Gnahp]

@Mkl22 

you think I open five gold shop (hardware store) meh...

I don't have but I can see it is useful in some awkward situations 😅 

[Gnahp]

looted this 80 tooth 1/4 ratchet last week

next to my old 30 tooth 3/8 ratchet 

[Mkl22]

On 7/26/2025 at 2:47 PM, Gnahp said:

@Mkl22 

you think I open five gold shop (hardware store) meh...

I don't have but I can see it is useful in some awkward situations 😅 

All these odd tools interest you. Whether you will really use or not. You’ll just buy. You mentioned in the past that you buy many sets of ratchets or lock pliers just to standby. 🤣

Edited yesterday at 07:19 AM by Mkl22

[Gnahp]

@Mkl22 

last night I realised my online shopping carts has $4k+ of tools standing by, got to check out some items to bring down the figure 😆

one thing effective for me to stop buying, at least for a while is to think of my wife and kids dump it all like junk when I died suddenly 

sure roll over in the grave one 

[Ysc3]

@Gnahp yours look solid and very pro .... i just bought mine on shopee for abt $3. used it to fix my digital lock on my gate. best part i can use the bits from my other tools.