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Friday 2 December 2022

Removing Laser Printer Drum Lines And Marks Quickly

As I've highlighted in many of the descriptions of my  @fixed1t  youtube videos, most of them came about due to a repair I needed to carry out for myself or from the very long list that my wife keeps just for me ;-) a growing and expanding list. One such item was the fact that her laser printer was now putting messy lines, spots and smudges on her laser prints. After running the clean the drum routine (it hardly ever works) she asked me to fix it. So this is me Removing Laser Printer Drum and removing the Lines And Marks quickly and effciently. Althought this video is about a Brother laser printer the same principle applies to laser printer makes. However, there is never guarentee this will complete work and I accept no responsibility if you decide to copy what I show in this video, but it does work and often buys time to get another roller and or ink cartridge. I hope you like the video, if it helps you or saves you money, please consider using the Superthanks heart link under the video to buy me a coffee or biscuit. Most of all, don't forget to subscribe to the  @fixed1t  channel and share it with others. Malcolm aka #fixed1t

Wednesday 16 November 2022

Surviving Poverty : Can A Meths Candle Cook An Egg Part 4

 

In Surviving Poverty : Can A Tealight Candle Cook An Egg Part 3 I achieved my result a temperature of 80+ centigrade and a hard boiled egg. The time taken was cut by a third by adding insulation to 2 hours 15 mins. In this video Surviving Poverty : Can A Tealight Candle Cook An Egg Part 4 I've substituted the Tealight Candle for a candle sized Methylated Spirit Burner to try and reduce the cooking time to reach 80 degrees centigrade. My modification was really successful as you will see, if you watch all the video. Background The UK economy is in trouble, normal working people are regularly having to work two or three jobs and shifts in order to bring in sufficient money just to live. The energy crisis caused by the energy companies price hiking with no controls other than 'The Market' ie themselves means that working people are desperate to reduce their energy costs, fuel bills and food bills to try to reduce the increasing amount of debt they are having to take on just to survive. So where does that leave those without jobs, or in such poorly paid zero hours jobs where they find themselves with only a few pennies to spare for heating, lighting, food and cooking or the old on miserably low UK pensions and disabled on benefits, the worst in the free world. It leaves them with nothing. So I've decided to set about finding out what I can achieve with the meagrest of items and over this series of videos I will be doing truthful and repeatable experiments and eating, drinking and staying warm with the outcomes. scenario one: So your in a war zone, you need to stay indoors perhaps in a cellar, you have limited water, only a single small candle and a lighter plus a tiny 250ml pan and one egg stolen from a local chicken. If you like the video please subscribe to the channel, and if you know somebody struggling with poverty, let them know about this series, the things I am learning will have greater significance than just the video and may spark them or yourselves into other ideas. 

Malcolm aka @fixed1t

Tuesday 15 November 2022

Surviving Poverty : Can A Tealight Candle Cook An Egg Part 3

In Surviving Poverty : Can A Tealight Candle Cook An Egg Part 2 I achieved my result a temperature of 80+ centigrade and a hard boiled egg. It can be done with patience, you can cook a hard boiled egg, this video shows how. However, it took a very long time to boil the egg a toal of 3 hours 52 mins. In this video Surviving Poverty : Can A Tealight Candle Cook An Egg Part 3 I've made some alterations to the plan in order to try and reduce the cooking time and therefore cut the time the candle is burning. My changes were really successful as you will see, if you watch all the video. Background The UK economy is in trouble, normal working people are regularly having to work two or three jobs and shifts in order to bring in sufficient money just to live. The energy crisis caused by the energy companies price hiking with no controls other than 'The Market' ie themselves means that working people are desperate to reduce their energy costs, fuel bills and food bills to try to reduce the increasing amount of debt they are having to take on just to survive. So where does that leave those without jobs, or in such poorly paid zero hours jobs where they find themselves with only a few pennies to spare for heating, lighting, food and cooking or the old on miserably low UK pensions and disabled on benefits, the worst in the free world. It leaves them with nothing. So I've decided to set about finding out what I can achieve with the meagrest of items and over this series of videos I will be doing truthful and repeatable experiments and eating, drinking and staying warm with the outcomes. scenario one: So your in a war zone, you need to stay indoors perhaps in a cellar, you have limited water, only a single small candle and a lighter plus a tiny 250ml pan and one egg stolen from a local chicken. If you like the video please subscribe to the channel, and if you know somebody struggling with poverty, let them know about this series, the things I am learning will have greater significance than just the video and may spark them or yourselves into other ideas. Malcolm aka  @FIXED1T

Sunday 13 November 2022

Surviving Poverty : Can A Tealight Candle Cook An Egg Part 2

In Surviving Poverty : Can A Tealight Candle Cook An Egg Part 1 I attempted to heat a small 250ml Turkish Milk Pan with a single Tealight candle to 80 degrees centigrade to hard boil an egg. I didn't manage to do it only achieving 72 degrees and a partly cook boiled egg. In this video Surviving Poverty : Can A Tealight Candle Cook An Egg Part 2 I built on the knowledge from the previous experiment and achieved my result a temperature of 80+ centigrade and a hard boiled egg. It can be done with patience, you can cook a hard boiled egg, this video shows how. Background The UK economy is in trouble, normal working people are regularly having to work two or three jobs and shifts in order to bring in sufficient money just to live. The energy crisis caused by the energy companies price hiking with no controls other than 'The Market' ie themselves means that working people are desperate to reduce their energy costs, fuel bills and food bills to try to reduce the increasing amount of debt they are having to take on just to survive. So where does that leave those without jobs, or in such poorly paid zero hours jobs where they find themselves with only a few pennies to spare for heating, lighting, food and cooking or the old on miserably low UK pensions and disabled on benefits, the worst in the free world. It leaves them with nothing. So I've decided to set about finding out what I can achieve with the meagrest of items and over this series of videos I will be doing truthful and repeatable experiments and eating, drinking and staying warm with the outcomes. scenario one: So your in a war zone, you need to stay indoors perhaps in a cellar, you have limited water, only a single small candle and a lighter plus a tiny 250ml pan and one egg stolen from a local chicken. If you like the video please subscribe to the channel, and if you know somebody struggling with poverty, let them know about this series, the things I am learning will have greater significance than just the video and may spark them or yourselves into other ideas. Malcolm aka @fixed1t

Saturday 12 November 2022

Surviving Poverty 1 Preventing Heat Loss Through Tripod Legs

Whilst carrying out my first experiment to cook a boiled egg from cold using just a small Tealight Candle, I realised that a lot of the heat going into the tripod mesh was being lost heating up the metal tripod legs. So I've come up with a single fix for Preventing Heat Loss Through Tripod Legs. In the next experiment we will be testing this theory, but here is how I did it. If you like the video please subscribe to the channel, and if you know somebody struggling with poverty, let them know about this series, the things I am learning will have greater significance than just the video and may spark them or yourselves into other ideas. Malcolm aka @fixed1t

Friday 11 November 2022

Surviving Poverty : Can A Tealight Candle Cook An Egg Part 1



The UK economy is in trouble, normal working people are regularly having to work two or three jobs and shifts in order to bring in sufficient money just to live. The energy crisis caused by the energy companies price hiking with no controls other than 'The Market' ie themselves means that working people are desperate to reduce their energy costs, fuel bills and food bills to try to reduce the increasing amount of debt they are having to take on just to survive. So where does that leave those without jobs, or in such poorly paid zero hours jobs where they find themselves with only a few pennies to spare for heating, lighting, food and cooking or the old on miserably low UK pensions and disabled on benefits, the worst in the free world. It leaves them with nothing. So I've decided to set about finding out what I can achieve with the meagrest of items and over this series of videos I will be doing truthful and repeatable experiments and eating, drinking and staying warm with the outcomes. scenario one: So your in a war zone, you need to stay indoors perhaps in a cellar, you have limited water, only a single small candle and a lighter plus a tiny 250ml pan and one egg stolen from a local chicken. If you like the video please subscribe to the channel, and if you know somebody struggling with little let them know about this the things I am learning will have greater significance than just the video and may spark them or yourselves into other ideas.

Malcolm aka @fixed1t

Wednesday 9 November 2022

Unboxing A Small 250 ml or halt a pint Turkish Copper Bottom Milk Pan

This video is an Unboxing A Small 250 ml or halt a pint Turkish Copper Bottom Milk Pan. Over the coming weeks, months and years, I plan to use it and others in a series experiments. Due to the rise in Fuel Poverty with people not having sufficient income to pay for fuel or energy for cooking, I've decided to look into the minumum that is required to provide cooked food, hot drinks and personal heating. The reason I have gone for this small pan is; its highly conductive copper bottom; its sturdy stainless steel design and its size make it heatable by a low heat sources. My new austerity and survival playlist with be active shortly so make sure you subscribe to @fixed1t for information on all the amazing videos. 

Malcolm aka @fixed1t

 

Monday 7 November 2022

Unboxing A Vintage Valtock Spirit Burner And Blowtorch

 

 Unboxing A Vintage Valtock Spirit Burner And Blowtorch This video is an Unboxing A Vintage Valtock Spirit Burner And Blowtorch usually used with Methylated Spirit. I have purchased this to carry out a number of experiments on how somebody with very little money can provide hot food, hot drinks and body heating with the minimal amount of resources or when the electricity and gas has been switched off or temporarily disconnected. This would provide an excellent small cooker in the event of the electricity and gas being cut off or reduced. It can reach very high temperature despite its size. I Hope you like the video and subscribe to the channel so you can check out my money saving and off grid tips as the videos are produced. Malcolm aka

Sunday 6 November 2022

Unboxing A Small Spirit Burner And Tripod Stand

 

Unboxing A Small Spirit Burner And Tripod Stand This video is an unboxing of a small Chinese Spirit Burner And Tripod usual used with Methylated Spirit. I have purchased this to carry out a number of experiments on how somebody with very little money can provide hot food, hot drinks and body heating with the minimal amount of resources or when the electricity and gas has been switched off or temporarily disconnected. This would provide an excellent small cooker in the event of the electricity and gas being cut off or reduced. I Hope you like the video and subscribe to the channel so you can check out my money saving and off grid tips as the videos are produced. Malcolm aka @fixed1t

Wednesday 2 November 2022

Unboxing A Fix A Zipper Zip Repair Pack - Part 1

My wifes golf back water proof zip is broken so I ordered this Fiz A Zipper repair pack to try and repair the zipper, as they are really expensive to replace. So I'm going to attempt a repair using this pack which I am unboxing in Part 1 of this video series. In part 2 I'll be trying to fix the gold bag zip and several other zippers. If you find the video useful, please subscribe to my  @FIXED1T  channel and if it helps you or saves you money please consider using the Super Thanks Heart below the video to buy me a coffee. Thanks Malcolm aka @fixed1t

Tuesday 1 November 2022

Fixing Broken Halloween and Christmas And Garden Lights

 

Fixing Broken Halloween and Christmas And Garden Lights that have been tangled up and pulled apart roughly. There are lots of fancy led lights on sale for Halloween, Christmas or for garden and other parties. Although relatively cheap as a one off they tend to be purchased in bulk and when they are being put away they tend to be thrown in bags or boxes with or within dying or dead batteries inside. For some spooky sub-atomic reason, however carefully they are collected together they always seem to tangle themselves together in such a way as to make the user lose patience trying to pull them apart. This often involves ripping out one or other of the wires from the powerpack in an attempt to untangle them. Such was the fate of these Halloween LED Bat lights and rather than throw them away, this is how I set about fixing them. If you like the video and find it useful, please subscribe to the channel and consider using the Super Thanks Heart under the video to buy me a coffee. Don't forget to check out my other videos, there is lots more more to be saved and problems to be solved. Malcolm aka @fixed1t

Saturday 29 October 2022

Making Fine Autumn Leaf Mulch Fast

This video shows how I used an Lithium Powered Lawnmower for Making Fine Autumn Leaf Mulch Fast When Autumn or the Fall arrives so does the annoying chore of racking up all the leaves, a lot of people do it then throw them into the recycling bin to be taken away, this is a terrible waste of good nutrients and potential compost. Others may pile them in a huge pile in the garden and wait for them to rot down. The problem is this takes up a lot of space and takes years to break down. It would be much better if you could chop them into small bits and get all the leaves into a few bags. This is exactly what I've done using my Petrol Driven Lawn Mower in this video. If the video is useful or saves you money please consider clicking on the Super Thanks heart below and buying me a coffee or please donate for a shoutout : paypal.me/fixed1t Thanks Malcolm aka @FIXED1T #fixed1tMONEYSAVINGtips #fixed1t

Thursday 6 October 2022

Fixing My Flat High Power Lithium Car Emergency Battery Pack Part 2

Fixing My Flat High Power Lithium Car Emergency Battery Pack - Part 2 In previous video, I showed how I restarted my dead Toyota Auris Hybrid car after Covid 19 lockdown using a portable powerpack. It started my dead car but the next time I went to use the battery it was dead. Putting it on the charger gave an instant green light, but it was totally dead. You must watch Part 1 for Part 2 to fully charge the battery. In - Fixing My Flat High Power Lithium Car Emergency Battery Pack - Part 1 I showed how I could revive the battery to 3 volts. In this video I show how I took the battery and work on it further to fix the power pack. Please remember. Doing anything with Lithium batteries can be dangerous and should only be tackled by a crazy competent person like me. Please ensure you subscribe and if the video helps you then please leave a comment and consider a Super Thanks. Malcolm aka @FIXED1T

Tuesday 4 October 2022

Fixing My Flat High Power Lithium Car Emergency Battery Pack - Part 1

In a previous video I showed how I restarted my dead Toyota Auris Hybrid car after not using it during the Covid 19 lockdown. I purchased this power pack to power my telescope rather than lugging a huge battery and torch around and to be able to charge my phone at the same time. The battery dead indeed start my dead car but I forgot to recharge it in the car as I drove. The next time I went to use the battery with the telescope it was dead. Putting it on the charger gave an instant green light, but it was totally dead. If there are no protective circuits in a power pack, they let the lithium cells discharge to far, and the protection circuits cut in and they die, DEAD never to be recharged by the charger. However, after weeks of research and messing about, I've figured out a way to recharge it. If you bought one of these super power packs and its died and its out of the return time, on the supplier from overseas won't help, here os what I did. You must watch Part 1 for Part 2 to fully charge the battery. Doing anything with Lithium batteries can be dangerous and should only be tackled by a crazy competent person like me. Please ensure you subscribe and if the video helps you then please leave a comment and consider a Super Thanks. Malcolm aka  @FIXED1T 

Monday 29 August 2022

Sticky Creative Blue Headphone Repair Part 3 Completely Fixed

Sticky Creative Blue Headphone Repair - Part 3 Completely Fixed In this video: In this video I completely removed the Sticky rubberised paint on my old Creative Blue Headphones. The result of my repair is absolutely great, although they are no longer rubberised they look and are working great. Please don't forget to subscribe to @FIXED1T and check out my other videos and if the video or any of my other videos helps you or saves you money please consider becoming a fixed1t supporter by clicking on the Super Thanks Heart below the video. Thanks Malcolm aka  @FIXED1T  

Wednesday 10 August 2022

Sticky Creative Blue Headphone Repair - Part 1

 I just pulled out an old but fully working pair of CREATIVE bluetooth headphones to use with my LG TV as I'm becoming Deaf after years of gigging and singing. Sadly the great rubber none slip coating has turned into a disgusting sticky mess and if you have apair of these CREATIVE headphones or one of the many clones I imagine your are doing the same. In this short series I show how carried out a repair and fixed1t and ended up with great working headphones. Please don't forget to subscribe to  @FIXED1T  and check out my other videos and if the video or any of my other videos helps you or saves you money please consider becoming a fixed1t supporter by clicking on the Super Thanks Heart below the video. Thanks Malcolm aka  @FIXED1T 

Sticky Creative Blue Headphone Repair - Part 2

In this video: Sticky Creative Blue Headphone Repair - Part 2 I take a look at using one of the items hanging around in my garage 'Methylated Spirit' to see if it can break down the rubberised paint sticky coating. Please don't forget to subscribe to @FIXED1T and check out my other videos and if the video or any of my other videos helps you or saves you money please consider becoming a fixed1t supporter by clicking on the Super Thanks Heart below the video. Thanks Malcolm aka @FIXED1T ​

Monday 8 August 2022

Removing Dishwasher Stains From Stainless Steel Cutlery

 

My wife recently decide to purchase some so called Eco Friendly dishwasher tablets which worked really well, but on removing the Stainless Steel Cutlery er noticed that it was heavily stained, at a first glance looked like it wasn't clean. So after some investigation here is the fixed1t solution for Removing Dishwasher Marks From Stainless Steel Cutlery. This is particulary needed if you are planning to have friends around to eat, you don't wont them going away saying your cutlery was dirty. I hope you Super Like this video and check out my other amazing videos, please don't forget to subscribe and check out my 480+ other videos. Thanks Malcolm aka @fixed1t

Wednesday 2 February 2022

How To Fix Plastic Box Broken Lids


Most storage plastic doesn't recycle and becomes brittle with time. The usual breaks occur taking the lids on and off and my wife had two which suffered breakages. Rather than throw them out, and them end up in landfill I decided the fixed1t. Here is how I do it. Malcolm aka @fixed1t

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Saturday 29 January 2022

Unboxing Original SHIXE XML L2 Power Torch Part 1


This is Part 1 of the Unboxing of an Original SHIXE XML L2 Power Torch. I've bought a number of these high power torches over the years but my have turned out to be low power cheap Chinese copies. This is an amazing ultrabright Torch but doesn't attempt to claim is 100,000 or more lumens which the cheap copies do. In part 2 I'll be reviewing it. Malcolm aka  @FIXED1T 

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