Hi Rory, if you send me your email address (private message me on Instagram @adam_the_bloke) I'll dig out the drawing and send it to you.

Sorry the audio's not brilliant, I was just using the microphone built into my phone. If you watch through it though you should be able to see what needs to be done and the sound gets a little louder.

just used the CC (closed captions) feature.

Thank you for your feedback. You can probably find another video here on KZfaq with clearer images. Ikea do use two different types of braked castors so if your wheels look a little different then it may be you have the other type which can be locked off in a different way.

Thank you for offering an alternative perspective on this feature, I appreciate you sharing it with us.

You're welcome, glad it was helpful!

You're welcome Pauline, I'm glad it was helpful.

Hi Clare, I'm more than happy to share the dimensions with you, I may even be able to dig out the CAD file from which they were laser cut. However I could potentially do one better. When I got them made there was a minimum order quantity & I'm pretty sure it was way in excess of what I needed. Given we're not too far away, I can have a look in my garage, let you know how many I have & perhaps you'd be interested in buying them? I'd only be looking to get back what I paid for them, which I'd need to look up 'cause I can't remember!

Oh that would be wonderful to get me going - as you can understand this is a long term project and not everything can be done at once and before this winter I would like to get some priority areas with guttering up where others can wait - thank you for taking the time - Clare

@@brucklay Hi Clare, I'm not sure how to private message on KZfaq, perhaps you can private message me on Instagram (adam_the_bloke) and I'd be happy to share details of what I've got and costs? Thanks Adam

Hi - I've done that

How ironic isn't! A safety device that is equally bad for parents and their childs!

No I don't, but hopefully the video gives you the information necessary to replace it yourself. The straighteners are broken as they are so you have nothing to lose by trying! 😊

@@weekendswithadamthebloke3768 can I put a normal plug on the end that I could try. And thanks x

Not easily Lorna because of the plug on the circuit board inside the end of the straighteners, and if you did do it then (not that I am an expert in the use of straighteners!) but I think you'd find that because it no longer rotates, your new lead would fail quite quickly. I love to fix things and if I can do so without spending money then ask the better, but when I could buy a complete new lead for only £10 I felt it just wasn't worth trying to do anything else.

Thanks for the feedback. The wooden board approach is more widely used but unfortunately whoever did the roofing on my house didn't leave enough overhang on the bottom row of slates for me to have that option. Best of luck with your own project.

You're welcome, glad it was useful.

Is that good or bad? A lot cheaper than the dealership I think.

Peter, I'm glad you found the video useful. Just depending on where the brackets landed, some homes were in the mortar while others were into the stone (I think some of my stone is also granite 'cause it's chuffing hard!). Initially I was using my normal hammer drill & masonry bit but it was hard going, taking around 20 minutes a hole. A bit of research & I bought an SDS drill and bits & that went into the hardest stone in seconds, about 10 seconds a hole. I bought a Titon SDS from Screwfix, it's fairly low cost (around £70) but has one of the highest impacts around at 8J and it's worth it's weight in gold, one of those tools I wish I'd bought years ago. It has the added benefit of having a clutch so can be used with core bits too. Best of luck & let me know how you get on.

@@weekendswithadamthebloke3768 Thank you so much for your reply Adam much appreciated; I'll see what I can do!!

Don't tell me, I have the perfect face for radio! Focus on the content Peter! 😉

@@weekendswithadamthebloke3768 But in case you have not noticed, this is video ☺️

@@Petrolhead66 There's another design they do with a round hole in the bottom. I believe you can screw an M6 machine screw into it to push the wheels up off the brakes.

@@weekendswithadamthebloke3768 yeh saw that vid also

Thank you. Let me know how you get on. I did find another leak down by the EGR valve so I have a couple of places to investigate 😁

This one was just done quickly on my phone. The sound varies greatly depending on which camera I'm using and how close to it I am. I need to start using the DLSR with mic.

Sorry Peter, I have a couple filmed but not yet edited and I'm filming others. As you rightly observe, I've not even had time to shave! 🤣

There's always more than one solution to a problem. 10mm stainless steel material is a lot more expensive than 6mm and I wanted the fixings and the brackets to be as discrete as possible, it also means drilling larger holes into the stonework, more chemical resin etc. hence why I chose what I did. I did make the hole clearances a little tight in the brackets & if I was doing it again I would open them up a little, but there's always more than one way to solve a problem & I'm not suggesting mine was the right way, it's just the way I chose to do it when I had no previous experience to draw upon. Let me know how you get on with large holes & bolts.

You're welcome, hope you were able to fix your problem.

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Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated.

Thank you Peter 😁

Thank you. Hope your own job goes well 👍

Thanks for the feedback Hugh. Yes a wooden block for drilling is a good idea - continuous development! 🤣

You're welcome, glad you found it useful.

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I appreciate the feedback, glad you found it useful 👍

Hi Vincent, this time around I went straight to Audi & paid for the OEM springs.

Hi Matt, thanks for the feedback. No, is the answer to your question, I wouldn't risk it. From memory there are locator features between the rubber and the plastic and between the plastic and the chassis which make sure everything stays in place. The consequences of your spring coming out of place are far greater than the cost (& delay) of getting a new part.

@@weekendswithadamthebloke3768 hi Adam, trouble is I’ve scoured the internet and they don’t seem to exist! I’ll have to take a chance.

@@matthinde6290 As much as it pains me Matt, I just go to the dealer for that sort of thing as it's unlikely you'll get an aftermarket item.

Did changing the cable help? my ghd MAX has also got the same problem

I'd be interested to know too! Do you have access to a multimeter because you could test the cable before needing to buy a new one? That way you would know for certain before spending any money. It's worth the effort because you could save yourself the cost of a new set of straighteners.

Also wear hand and eye protection

And then longer you can leave the WD40 to soak the more effective it is

Thank you Duncan, hope it was helpful.

Thanks Peter, cutting wood is perhaps not what is really intended for but we use the tools available to us! The job could have been done with a hand router but it wouldn't have been so easy as I think it would've required a fixture of some sort to be made up

@@weekendswithadamthebloke3768 a hand router is on my wish list

@@Petrolhead66 What type do you have in mind? I have the larger two-handed type used for worktop jointing etc. & I can mount it under my workbench to use as a router table. However I see people using a one handed router which I guess is for smaller trimming jobs.

@@weekendswithadamthebloke3768 as I don't have room for a router table I am looking at the Makita cordless as I already have makita 18v batteries plus it gets good reviews. Main use will be making holes in MDF and forming edges etc

Indeed, a sneak appearance from my glamorous other half! 😁

Glad it was of use to you Alastair. Always good to apply the same principles to alternative applications.

Hi, I don't know where you are but I would just search online for "GHD straighteners cable" and you will find lots of places which sell the replacement cables. Just make sure you get the right one for your model of straighteners.

Thanks for the feedback, appreciated.

Hi Mario, with the digital Scalextric you need to pair the controller to the car so the system knows which controller is to operate which car. Clear the track of cars and put the car you want to program onto the track beside the power base. Pause for a couple of seconds then press and hold the button on top of the power base corresponding with the controller you want to pair it with. The light corresponding to the controller will flash a couple of times. Once it stops flashing you can release the button and the car is programmed. Repeat for the second car with the other controller. I hope that helps and you have hours of fun with your son!

@@weekendswithadamthebloke3768 thanks for the response! tried it the lights on the cars light up but still no movement, could it be that im using analog cars and not the digital versions?

@@mariobergnini8897 Yes, it's easy to tell the difference. A digital car has a small optical sensor behind the brushes and a small circuit board inside the car which an analogue car does not have. You can buy a kit to convert an analogue car to digital. It's a small circuit board with the sensor and is quite simple to install but you do need to be able to solder. I don't know where you are but in the UK they cost around £15 for over kit to do one car.

@@weekendswithadamthebloke3768 you are a life saver!!! Cheers from the USA!!

@Mario Bergnini You're welcome. Glad I was of some help & thank you for the feedback, it's great to be able to offer some assistance to others, and amazing to think that we can do that from opposite sides of the Atlantic! Have fun with your son, my grandkids love our Scalextric 😁

We'll it's here for when you get back 🙂

You're welcome, I hope you found it useful

Yes, thank you. It works! But I used Ballistol to clean the contacts. After I watched your video I cleaned all of my 10 controllers... 😅 Greetings from Germany! ✌️

Thanks Flash, I think for that hill we might need some better brakes!