Things not to take apart

[legrandefromage]

I'm a bit of a nerd when it comes to taking apart 'stuff' - as a kid I used to repair fendishly complex video recorders and tape decks. Made quite alot of money out of it too. Practiced by dismantling tapedecks from car boot sales.

Used to repair car radios as well - people were always getting cassettes stuck. CD players were easy to 'cos the fag fumes clouded the mechs over stopping them from working. More cheeky income.

 

[w00dy]

If taking "stuff" apart constitutes being a nerd then fetch my think lens specs and pocket protector :mrgreen:

 

[gibbleking]

nearly got booted out of west germany in 75 for taking something apart that i shouldnt have... 1 pair of pliers and a high voltage steel armoured cable plus some infra red eye sensors later.......bang ...halt englander.......prolific patter of feet plus 1 very fast house meister later ...chuck in a quick visit to the guard room with the worst naafi tea in the world....mix into the wounds by getting ya dad(a wo1 at the time)to come and get you and then finally when you think the days events cant get worse ....ya mum.......stopped taking things apart after that ...just learned to put things back together after that..

 

[w00dy]

That story sounds like a 3 pinter - at least

 

[gibbleking]

my mother went mad...was not a good day in any way shape or form.......

 

[jimihendrix]

Those early Marzocchi forks, what are they called XC50's ?, the ones with the plain tapered legs and no adjusters, stripped a set of those BITD, ended up in a million bits, knew they were never going back together, threw the whole lot in the bin , in contrast the Z1 Bombers are very easy to strip and rebuild.

 

[FairfaxPat]

The Fisher RS-1 full susser from the early 90's had a Campagnolo Tandem rear hub. We opened up one of them ONCE. Needless to say, finding, collecting and replacing ALL the tiny bearings that spewed out onto the floor took forever.

 

[longun]

my xr2,still not finished it :roll:

 

[jimihendrix]

You should never try to dismantle an Atomic bomb, at least not until you've listened to the U2 album

 

[w00dy]

You should never try to dismantle an Atomic bomb, at least not until you've listened to the U2 album

If I was made to listen to a U2 album I'd happily try to dismantle an Atomic bomb, with a ball peen hammer