Hacks / Bodges

I did that with an old pair of SPD shoes and an old pair of trainers. Surprisingly easy

I think we can close this thread now

This feels like a bit of a hack. I’m kind of semi-fussy about coffee (within reasonably sensible parameters) and getting the water at more or less the right temperature is something that does make a difference. I’ve got a kettle that does it for me at home, but for camping I whacked this little sticker on my mug. Now I can just chuck the water into it and wait till it’s the right temperature rather that guessing. I did consider putting the sticker on the thing I actually boil the water in, but I figured it’s going to get burnt off.

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I think that is the one of the most lateral thoughts I have seen in a while, I love it, good job.

Looks horisontal to me

Pardon my stupidity, how does it work?

Magnets.

It involves a bit of juggling: I boil water in the little pot my stove lives in, then I pour the water in to the mug, wait till the coloured indicator is at 85, then pour it back in to the pot, whack the aero press/pour over cone on my mug and then pour. The main thing is that I have something that can tell me what water temp is when I’m camping.

Edit: did you mean literally how does the thermometer work? Yeah magnets. Or midichlorians.

Where did you get it from?

Google is trying to sell me ones for your forehead.

I’m ashamed to say I got it from amazon.

Milk Frothing Barista Thermometer - Make perfect froth for your Cappuccino and Coffee https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0095VON3U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_mdgeFbX9T68DJ

Updated my saddlebag support from an old pannier mount to an old mudguard stay. Seems to support the bag a bit better, without being so rigid.

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Tidy!

Not sure if this counts as a hack. I use a Hamax child seat on this bike and the mounting point lives on it.

I spotted a dumped Hamax seat in the woods. Binned the broken seat part and kept the frame bit to use as a handy removable rack. It works well.

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Smart. Also, cleaning up after twats who dump broken shit in the woods.

Yeah I got this double worthy feeling: reusing something broken and cleaning up some shit in the woods.

Nice bit of recycling, you've done here!

this is actually great!

What’s a good way of adapting a threaded hole to a different thread pitch?
I have a hole with m8x1.5 threads. I want it to be m8x1.25 for self explanatory reasons...
Do I just drill it up to 9mm and shove in a helicoil? I’ve actually never used those before...

How much load does it need to hold? Could try just running a tap through it.

try just running a tap through it.

Yeah, this. See how it goes. Unless it has to hold but then I don't suppose you'd be considering helicoiling it.

Thanks both. Will try that.
I did some mathing and every 7.5 mm the thread will be fully supported, but I guess there will be some partial contact between these points too.

As it happens, I had a similar thing modeled in Fusion 360 already.
This is M10 x 1.5 threaded 10mm thick plate, with a M10 x 1.25 rod. Your maths checks out.

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Depending on material one of the thread pitches would get destroyed trying to bolt it in.
I would just try the other tap, if not you could always drill a larger hole and helicoil.

Beautiful. Thanks.

Yes. I'll run a tap through it and see how it feels.