Do-it-yourself trimmer bobbin repair

In detail: do-it-yourself trimmer bobbin repair from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

The anther protection cap was peeled off from the body of the clamping nut and the anther itself fell out. The guide slots are clogged with grass and earth. Soaking and turning the bobbin by hand does not help ...

In the shops of the city there is no such small and necessary spare part. There is a carrying head assembly AutoCut C 5-2 for 900 rubles. The price is outrageous…

I really wanted to save money.

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— Let's think, the brain of the designer! What are the options? I asked myself this morning.

The first repair project is to solder a new nylon or plastic extension cap.

He took a strip of sheet metal, clamped it in a yew and heated it with the flame of a gas burner. Then he attached both sides at the same time both the part of the head of the lawn mower and a thick plastic washer. After 2 seconds, squeezed them together and let them cool. Not soldered ... Some kind of cunning American plastic turned out to be. It is not combined with our polyethylene, polystyrene, polycarbonate.

He retreated to his previous positions and again carefully studied the pressure mechanism. Found a gap sufficient for the second repair project.

From an old wind instrument, I cut off a piece of brass tube 25 mm long with an internal diameter of 27 mm. With the help of emery and a file, I cleaned the ends.

Then, with light blows of a hammer, he pressed the tube onto the plastic housing of the pressure mechanism bushing.

From a birch stick, I cut a cork 10 mm long with an outer diameter of 27 mm. and also pressed it into a brass tube from above, all the way into the sleeve.

To fix the structure, I punched the tube in a circle around the plastic with a sharp core and pressed the edge against a wooden cork with a hammer.

Video (click to play).

To hold the native anther in the bobbin, it was necessary to clamp it in the lathe chuck and use a cutter to cut a groove under the retaining ring 1 mm deep and 2 mm wide.

I bent the retaining ring itself on a piece of a water pipe from a bicycle spoke and bit off the excess in place.

After simple repair work, I installed the head on the lawn mower, put on the boot, tucked in the fishing line and went out into the garden for testing. Everything is working! Properly! I clicked on the updated ledge - the fishing line lengthened. After mowing, the anther remained in place. Slotted surfaces are not clogged with grass and earth.

A successful solution was re-implemented over the next hour on a second worn wear head. Now I have a spare!

If you look carefully at the attached drawings, you can guess to carve a combined “tube plus plug” prosthesis from a bronze blank.

Or even with a protective boot cap. Then the groove with the retaining ring is not needed.

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In the shops of the town there is no such small and suitable spare part. There is a carrying head assembly AutoCut C 5-2 for 900 rubles. The cost is outrageous…

I really wanted to save money.

— Let's think, the brain of the designer! What are the options? I asked myself this morning.

The first repair project is to solder a new extension cap made of nylon or plastic.

He took a strip of sheet metal, clamped it in a yew and heated it with the flame of a gas burner.Then he attached from 2 sides at once both the detail of the head of the lawn mower and a thick plastic washer. After 2 seconds, squeezed them together and let them cool. Not soldered ... Some cunning South American plastic turned out to be. It does not mix with our polyethylene, polystyrene, polycarbonate.

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