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£250 for cushions - that'll increase my investment in my Portafold by 500% - oh dear

Ian (last of the Big Spenders or Tight Old Git (according to the Management!))

Hi Bigbird, I wouldn't worry about drilling holes some 1/2mm larger (that's 1/50 of an inch) - the fibreglass is good and thick (about 1/4" from what I could see) and it won't even notice the slightly larger hole (1/2mm will only clear the dust out of the old hole!). When the Portafolds were produce...

The mudane Portatugs have some distinct advantages - you can hear the radio and your debit/credit card doesn't weeze and splutter as you approach each petrol station

I'm glad there is someone else out there who tows theirs with an 'ordinary' (although rather nice) car! - I, briefly, felt a little inferior when I spotted Sunbeam Tigers and Model 'A' rods being used as Portatugs

Hi Bigbird, Quite an improvement! Mine still looks like a shed inside...... and outside......... - don't you just hate people who actually get on with things? I know I shouldn't ask and I am sure that I am going to reget it, but here goes..... What are those big pink knobs for? Ian (the prevaricator)

Hi Bigbird, I'm sure you could just renew the hinge pins (if you have access to some workshop equipment and the right diamenter rod) and I think I recall someone in one of the other threads (Steve maybe) mentioning that they did do that. Replacement hinges are available at only some £3.50 or so each...

Hi Matt, Sorry for the delay - been away to Dublin for a little R&R, a lot of cider and to see the 'Eagles'.... I wouldn't bother with 4mm rivets as all the old fixings I found on mine were 4.5mm or 5 mm; and 5mm ones have a nice big head which fills out the countersunk hole in the drilled-out hinge...

Steve,

Large minded? who? me? In view of my recent efforts I think a little dense would be more appropriate; and anyway, buying one of these buddy things brings the whole sanity question to the fore

Ian

Matt, I think that puts you in a similar position to me in that my one attempt at putting this damn Portafold up was something of a failure because 70% of the hinges were/are broken :x - previous owners have a lot to answer for! I'm waiting for a calm evening to have another go (and the lack of bree...

Hi Matt, The hinges are the dog's dangly-bits - they look to be indentical to the originals :) However, do not use 4mm countersunk rivets (which is the size of t'oles in the 'Longhorn' hinges) cos they are too small for the holes in the panels :oops: Second time round I used 5mm x 12mm(ish) and dril...