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Shop Class Period 5 Week 3
Tim bounded into the shop today with a smile on his face and a nod to CyberHeidi. "Today, I thought we'd step it up a bit and do something more than just a faucet. I thought we'd also throw in a garbage disposal into the mix to get a better feel for how plumbing works, because if your plumbing doesn't work your life is very uncomfortable. Heh heh heh." Crickets are heard loud and clear. He set the Danger Shop remote on his sink mockup. "And I'd like to announce who I'm choosing for the Teacher's Assistant position, to assist me with projects and setting up. Naomi is the first choice, if she'll have it, for actually filling out the paperwork. There's always room for Bo as well."
"So for today, we've got a leaky faucet. Now, there's a number of ways to fix it, from replacing the rubber gasket or O-ring to replacing the whole faucet. First, shut off the water to the faucet," he said, showing the knobs under the sink mockup. "Then, there's a set screw on the handle here," he said, pointing to a spot on his kitchen sink faucet with a small screwdriver, leaning on the counter near the remote. "Loosen that, and the O-Ring will be right under there. Just be careful to put everything back the way it wa--"
He was interrupted by a geyser of water shooting out of the top of the faucet. He scrambled underneath the sink mockup trying to turn the knobs off....and the knobs came off. Actually, that whole part of the pipe came out of the mockup, as there was nothing connected to the pipes in the first place. There was a good deal of water spraying around before he managed to shut it off with the remoteso if you think you got splashed? You did. He wiped his face off on his tie and flung the water off his hands, trying to continue. Handwave instructions
"Just goes to show that sometimes things just don't hold water," he said with a bit of a laugh. "The tools you're gonna need to replace the faucet and the disposal is a large monkey wrench, so don't monkey around with it," he said, making grunting noises as he held one up. "There's one of these at each station, part of the Binford line of hand tools. Mine," he said, hefting it, "comes with a power assist to tighten the jaw, so you don't get a hand cramp just getting it to work. And I've upgraded it for more power to break free even rusty pipes. You just put it on the pipe," he said, putting the shiny Binford 6100 Powered Plumber's Wrench on the pipe and pressing the button, "and it just tightens--uh oh..." he said in the grunty voice...as the pipe was smooshed like a beer can.
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"So for today, we've got a leaky faucet. Now, there's a number of ways to fix it, from replacing the rubber gasket or O-ring to replacing the whole faucet. First, shut off the water to the faucet," he said, showing the knobs under the sink mockup. "Then, there's a set screw on the handle here," he said, pointing to a spot on his kitchen sink faucet with a small screwdriver, leaning on the counter near the remote. "Loosen that, and the O-Ring will be right under there. Just be careful to put everything back the way it wa--"
He was interrupted by a geyser of water shooting out of the top of the faucet. He scrambled underneath the sink mockup trying to turn the knobs off....and the knobs came off. Actually, that whole part of the pipe came out of the mockup, as there was nothing connected to the pipes in the first place. There was a good deal of water spraying around before he managed to shut it off with the remote
"Just goes to show that sometimes things just don't hold water," he said with a bit of a laugh. "The tools you're gonna need to replace the faucet and the disposal is a large monkey wrench, so don't monkey around with it," he said, making grunting noises as he held one up. "There's one of these at each station, part of the Binford line of hand tools. Mine," he said, hefting it, "comes with a power assist to tighten the jaw, so you don't get a hand cramp just getting it to work. And I've upgraded it for more power to break free even rusty pipes. You just put it on the pipe," he said, putting the shiny Binford 6100 Powered Plumber's Wrench on the pipe and pressing the button, "and it just tightens--uh oh..." he said in the grunty voice...as the pipe was smooshed like a beer can.
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handwavilyfigured out what was wrong and fixed the problem without getting wet above the wrists. Well done, Peter.Re: Leaky Faucet