My Odd's and Sod's

[Chris570]

I've realised that a fair chunk of what I do doesnt fit with the Activa or the XM so here we go

Boredom, selection of of spare parts and a warm workshop versus the cold outdoors results in


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[CitroJim]

Excellent stuff Chris

It'll work a lot better when it has pipes and a gauge

I must say a sphere tester is the most useful thing to have. As valuable as a diagnostic tool as a Lexia. I'd not be without mine...

[Chris570]

It all fits on an A4 sheet of paper as well, so not too big i'm gonna get the pipes made up tomorrow and with any luck by the end of the week i'll have all the bits

[Chris570]

Pipes ordered

[KP]

Good work, nice to see a standard of always using a Total LHM bottle working through for all the sphere testing kits

[Chris570]

I was tempted to use a nescafe jar

[CitroJim]

Good work, nice to see a standard of always using a Total LHM bottle working through for all the sphere testing kits

Mine has a Bendix LHM TIN reservoir. None of this cheap old Total plastic bottle rubbish for me

Chris did describe my method of mounting the tin using a GREEN cable tie around a bracket as a bit 'Pikey' though so I must improve that

How are you going to mount yours Chris? A screw through the bottom of the bottle?

[Chris570]

i dont think i'll need to work too hard to secure it as you'll see in the near future

[KP]

Are you going to route the pipe in a coil around it?? The kupra nickel one I mean!!

[Chris570]

that would also be pikey....

[KP]

Not pikey, artistic

[DickieG]

Pah you're both Tart's since when is a sphere tester meant to look like a Pablo Picasso masterpiece? I'll have to take a photo of mine to remind you both of what a proper sphere tester looks like

[Chris570]

This is more a point of principle, normally a Jim creation looks like a work of art and mine looks like a pile of poo. This is mainly to wind up Jim, not that this is something I would normally do you understand....

[lexi]

Are these things any good for checking my Gaggia ?

[Chris570]

Following a bit more work and a visit to Jim from some brazing we now have a working sphere tester