Lilac
Super Member
~If it feels good...do it...~
Joined:November 2009
Posts: 3,348
Location:
Likes: 2
Recent Posts
Last Online Oct 14, 2015 11:16:59 GMT
|
Post by Lilac on Apr 29, 2011 19:52:47 GMT
Thought i would put this in here where it might help someone else... I somehow managed to crossthread my Don today (in Minidon mode) it would turn a bit one way and the other, but only a cm or so...i tried working some vaseline into the threads that were visible, then work it back & forth - no go.. tried rubber gloves for grip...nope tried putting it down and swearing to myself while i fixed the dogs dinner....nope, didn't work either... i then put it in the freezer for 10 mins, then tried again....still stuck then, the brainwave......i soaked a cloth in really hot water, wrung it out and wrapped it around the top half, thinking if the other half was still cold, it might have contracted just a bit, and if the other half was to expand just a smidgen.. it worked!!!!!! the threads are now cleaned and smeared with vaseline, so hopefully it wont happen again...  |
|
shamreez
Super Member
Joined:March 2011
Posts: 557
Location:
Likes: 24
Recent Posts
Last Online Jan 29, 2016 12:59:56 GMT
|
Post by shamreez on Apr 29, 2011 20:15:44 GMT
Nice work..
And a nice pointer if I get my mod stuck
|
|
Lilac
Super Member
~If it feels good...do it...~
Joined:November 2009
Posts: 3,348
Location:
Likes: 2
Recent Posts
Last Online Oct 14, 2015 11:16:59 GMT
|
Post by Lilac on Apr 29, 2011 20:30:01 GMT
thanks Sham i was amazed it worked, actually...had visions of having to send it back to Tim to sort  |
|
Lee
Super Member
Update status? Wut?
Joined:April 2011
Posts: 1,212 
Location:
Likes: 43
Recent Posts
Last Online Apr 13, 2016 12:10:34 GMT
|
Post by Lee on Apr 29, 2011 21:52:33 GMT
The appliance of science! Nice work Lilac!
|
|
Lilac
Super Member
~If it feels good...do it...~
Joined:November 2009
Posts: 3,348
Location:
Likes: 2
Recent Posts
Last Online Oct 14, 2015 11:16:59 GMT
|
Post by Lilac on Apr 29, 2011 21:58:52 GMT
Shucks...musta been a fluke, Lee |
|
|
|
Post by mrlimbo on Apr 29, 2011 22:06:17 GMT
Nice one Lilac , and a good tip  |
|
Lilac
Super Member
~If it feels good...do it...~
Joined:November 2009
Posts: 3,348
Location:
Likes: 2
Recent Posts
Last Online Oct 14, 2015 11:16:59 GMT
|
Post by Lilac on Apr 29, 2011 22:10:35 GMT
I'm wondering how Sean managed to get Lynda's GGTS unstuck, MrL
maybe he'll pop on and tell us..
|
|
Pinhead
Mod Maker
Vaping like a train!
Joined:December 2010
Posts: 796
Location:
Likes: 34
Recent Posts
Last Online Nov 1, 2015 16:29:37 GMT
|
Post by Pinhead on Apr 30, 2011 6:30:56 GMT
The easy answer to that was brute force and ignorance! We wrapped the GG in a few layers of electrical tape to protect it from damage and then (here's the clever bit) we wrapped the crossed threaded cap with sandpaper (grit side onto the tape). This gives plenty of grip so we then simply applied some brute force and twisted it off by hand. Hot and cold would have been our next option... Sean |
|
Lilac
Super Member
~If it feels good...do it...~
Joined:November 2009
Posts: 3,348
Location:
Likes: 2
Recent Posts
Last Online Oct 14, 2015 11:16:59 GMT
|
Post by Lilac on Apr 30, 2011 10:45:21 GMT
Nice, Sean...not having any men around at that time tho, brute force wasn't an option, and 'Lady force' wasn't enough another option for any of us with a well stuck mod, thanks  |
|
|
|
Post by roachieuk (aka eciggery2011) on Apr 30, 2011 11:50:03 GMT
Thats a good tip lilac if it was me i would of lost me patients and tried ramming a knife down the side lol.
|
|
