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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: crazycraig on May 22, 2011, 08:40 AM

Title: Snapped alloy post !
Post by: crazycraig on May 22, 2011, 08:40 AM

In my fcuking frame !!!!

Tried costa and the only thing that melted was my fingers and lungs  :(

any ideas ?

Title: Re: Snapped alloy post !
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on May 22, 2011, 08:43 AM

give it to someone who knows what there doing, you just go wait at greggs till its done

Title: Re: Snapped alloy post !
Post by: crazycraig on May 22, 2011, 08:46 AM

you wont be getting a PM then  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Snapped alloy post !
Post by: southern andy on May 22, 2011, 08:55 AM

Sawzall drilled mine out of my Rickman but then he did have the mother of drills  :4_17_5: :4_17_5:



(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_1715.jpg)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_1716.jpg)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_1717.jpg)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_1718.jpg)

Title: Re: Snapped alloy post !
Post by: crazycraig on May 22, 2011, 08:59 AM

Cheers Andy !

I sent him a pm about 4am this morning . He aint replied yet  :LolLolLolLol: so i thought i would air my misfortune  :D

Title: Re: Snapped alloy post !
Post by: bobafett on May 22, 2011, 09:43 PM

Quote from: CRAZYPAVING on May 22, 2011, 08:40 AM

Tried costa

Steve couldn't sort it then ?  :-\

Soz Craig  :LolLolLolLol:

Where have you been hiding ? Long time no see  ???

:daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Snapped alloy post !
Post by: animal on May 22, 2011, 10:09 PM

Never fails 4 me . fill the seatpost tube with boilng water then add the caustic  ;) But b carefull as it will b volatile  :LolLolLolLol: Leave 4 a day the swill out with boiling water . Refill and repeat till gone  :daumenhoch: takes bollox 2 use boiling water on caustic but it works  :daumenhoch: I'm mad so it helps a little  :2funny: garage is under the bathroom  :LolLolLolLol: was well in the good books when i did it  ::) Misses was a bit upset by the smell etc   :idiot2:

ask dordy his on his GT was hammered 2 the bottom and I got the lot out  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Snapped alloy post !
Post by: crazycraig on May 23, 2011, 01:41 PM

Im still here bobba !

I used cold water not hot !!!! Missed atrick there ........... My fingertips are still bleeding and septic  :crazy2:

Title: Re: Snapped alloy post !
Post by: MartyC on May 23, 2011, 01:53 PM

Quote from: CRAZYPAVING on May 23, 2011, 01:41 PM

Im still here bobba !

 ........... My fingertips are still bleeding and septic  :crazy2:

We need pics  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Snapped alloy post !
Post by: crazycraig on May 23, 2011, 01:56 PM

Had to cut my nails last night to try and stop the bleeding  >:D

Will try and get some pix

Title: Re: Snapped alloy post !
Post by: animal on May 25, 2011, 09:09 PM

R u fingers healed yet ? Any luck getting the post out ?