DIY disastersI just can't do power tools. They always fly out of control and end up embedded somewhere they shouldn't. I've no idea how I've still got all the appendages I was born with.
Add to that the fact that nothing ends up square, able to support weight or free of sticking-out sharp bits and you can see why I try to avoid DIY.
Tell us of your own DIY disasters.
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chthonic, Thu 3 Apr 2008, 16:19)
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Car DIYI'm crap at DIY car repair.
No, really.
I bought a car once for £150. Took it for an MOT to see what was wrong with it, and, as predicted, it failed.
I had two choices here. I could buy the parts (for about £90) and drive the car to my mechanic friend, who would do the work for £50.
But no, I'm far too cheap for that. Instead, I bought the parts (one suspension arm, new front discs and pads, and a track rod end ball joint) and drove the car home, to fix myself.
The thing is with me that I underestimate the difficulty of jobs and vastly overestimate my own ability. Discs, pads, and track rod end went on fine. Suspension arm was a different matter.
I got the old one off easily enough. Would the new one go on? No. Turns out that rubber bushes are a lot harder when new. Getting the new one on would seem to require a gymnast with the strength of arnie.
I couldn't get the old one back on either. So, now unable to drive the car, I had to pay for a tow-truck to my mate's garage, who charged me more because I'm an idiot.
(, Fri 4 Apr 2008, 16:15, closed)
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