Londinium Blog

here is the most common question i get asked when customers unbox their new machines i thought i had posted a blog entry on this in the dim and distant past but i must have done a poor job of…

Push the toggle to the locked open position in any direction and apply some lube to the exposed ball joint Then move the toggle around and around and back & forth the ensure the lube is worked over the entire…

this image shows what way-too-much lube on the driver looks like clean all the working surfaces fully with an effective solvent that does not leave an oily residue, leave to evapourate, relube the o-rings with just a sheen of lube…

Take care if the machine is on, or has recently been on, as it may be hot enough to burn your finger inside the valve body if you stick a finger in to fish out the spring

again, self explanatory – provided only to give re-assurance

remove with your fingertips the hardened steel bush so it doesnt fall out – it will come out very easily

self explanatory

Take a 26mm set spanner Check that the spanner has a clean, smooth inside face before placing it anywhere near the toggle valve If the spanner is not smooth on the inside face you will mark the chrome if you…

as some who isnt incapable of cooking a half decent lemon tarte, let me say that after having tried Marks & Spencer’s offering for supper last night it simply isnt worth the time of making this dessert yourself im not…

clean. thanks to the Cafelat 58mm group brush. wish i’d bought it before i started the job. the white splodges are the droplets of cleaning product under flash light conditions – the group still needs to be rinsed off before…