Engmaxx
(Michael)
Broken throttle arm plastic bracket on my old Johnson. Wouldn't justify $55 for a NOS replacement. I made it instead. Works like the original and I can make it again if needed. Enjoy the fabrication porn or not!
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Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
GREAT Job! I like how you machined it in millturn mode.
I often wonder how much stuff gets thrown away for the lack of a simple repair like this. I probably don't want to know. I had to machine a new tilt lock knob for my little 4.5hp evinrude years ago. Part NLA, but I found one hiding in a block of aluminum.
I often wonder how much stuff gets thrown away for the lack of a simple repair like this. I probably don't want to know. I had to machine a new tilt lock knob for my little 4.5hp evinrude years ago. Part NLA, but I found one hiding in a block of aluminum.
TorontoBuilder
Ultra Member
I bet there are 50,000 breville espresso makers tossed out every quarter when their plastic parts crack and fail
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Forum Pony Express Driver
Local mechanic foreman said he blew an injector tip while in Italy on a boat racing team. (yeah yeah just believe the story, it’s far fetched but this is what I was told) Trashed two valves and a piston. They found a piston but no valves. They had manuals with parts diagrams and blueprints and the machine shops over there made the valves
I want to say it was a Detroit 8-71 but that part I could be wrong on
Anyway the gist is, countries on other continents have the ability to fix stuff, by making parts, where we rely on buying the replacement part, usually
Engmaxx
(Michael)
Thanks for the kudos. It is satisfying to put both fingers up to the system and say challenge accepted. Why waste my money if I can make it. It wouldn't be worth doing for someone else unless they had the exact same part or they think its worth it because they don't want to scrap a machine for one item. Hey I was going to live with the zip-tie fix but I like to do things right whenever possible. I'm happy.
Two big thumbs up for the fix it vs throw it away culture! I do so enjoy having tools and wherewithal to do fixes like that.
(Comments on beancounters deleted, LOL!)
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