selectedgrub
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If you get that, nip over to the Welder's Arms and buy yourself a pint
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Aye, Dad was a capstan setter on permanent nights back then - perspex of various alternating colours, but the shaft was c. 3/8" beautifully turned and polished [that didn't last, of course] steel - nothing but the best for them!
Nice - I like the overall shape. Your design? Is it going to be boarded on the outside [hope so], and what arrangement(s) are there to keep undesirables out?
That growth retardant stuff is expensive iirc - we couldn't afford when I was g/keeping anyway.
That pass cost £7.50 a hectare for the growth regulator, I think theres only really one product cleared for use on grass though, that'll mean they can charge accordingly.
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Aye, we looked into it when I was on the course [I had me + a part-timer 3 days a week to do it all [apart from the hundreds of greenkeeping experts too
] just 9 holes though....
We looked into it with a view to to reducing maintenance cutting a bit but it was cost prohibitive.
I can't recall the product name though. 
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Got myself at least 10 days of left-hand life apprenticeship and holiday because I can't even eat properly without my right hand
I was using the grinder and I got a workpiece shrapnel in my finger (Don't ask me how because I'm still seeking a rational answer to this question)
Anyway 5cm superficial cut but in a stupid spot ,I can't close the thumb because the cut would reopen
So I have some time to learn to do things using my left hand
I was using the grinder and I got a workpiece shrapnel in my finger (Don't ask me how because I'm still seeking a rational answer to this question)
Anyway 5cm superficial cut but in a stupid spot ,I can't close the thumb because the cut would reopen
So I have some time to learn to do things using my left hand
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It went to Aberdour.
Another little lockdown job, made my ladder red.
Before anyone says it, yes I know it's frowned upon to paint wooden ladders but it's lashed to the wall vertically in the garage for me to get into the garage roof space, not lashed to a 200 footer and it never did Mr. Dibnah any harm painting his ladders
Before anyone says it, yes I know it's frowned upon to paint wooden ladders but it's lashed to the wall vertically in the garage for me to get into the garage roof space, not lashed to a 200 footer and it never did Mr. Dibnah any harm painting his ladders
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Another little lockdown job, made my ladder red.
Before anyone says it, yes I know it's frowned upon to paint wooden ladders but it's lashed to the wall vertically in the garage for me to get into the garage roof space, not lashed to a 200 footer and it never did Mr. Dibnah any harm painting his ladders
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You can kill or seriously injure yourself falling from ridiculously low heights.
I think because it's generally the back of the head which impacts first, the victim not having had time to attempt a cat style landing. 
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now that is as we jocks say "braw".
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Today I packed away box 1 of the Quorn parts and had a look in box2 . Looks to be quite a few adjustable-angle parts but not needing much attention at first examination. That's for another day, soon maybe as we've showers or rain forecast.
I fitted a 6" disc to the linisher - 0ne of a set of three diamond coated ones I got off t'interweb, 240 grit, 600 grit and 3,000 grit. I fitted the 240 one and this is the result. currently held in place with strong double-sided tape which seems adequate for the time being.
I tilted the table to a nominal 45 degrees and the result is impressive at first look - I wonder what sort of finish the 3,000 one will give. Difficult to photo but you ge the idea I hope.
Off to pack stuff away, that's enough for today & lack of sleep is beginning to catch up.
I fitted a 6" disc to the linisher - 0ne of a set of three diamond coated ones I got off t'interweb, 240 grit, 600 grit and 3,000 grit. I fitted the 240 one and this is the result. currently held in place with strong double-sided tape which seems adequate for the time being.
I tilted the table to a nominal 45 degrees and the result is impressive at first look - I wonder what sort of finish the 3,000 one will give. Difficult to photo but you ge the idea I hope.
Off to pack stuff away, that's enough for today & lack of sleep is beginning to catch up.
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realy rather nice piece of work my good man, top draw stuff, chin chin...
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I recently got a couple of sheets of 2 mm steel in the same order as some bits of aluminium for TIG practice.
Today I cleared my workbench and fitted a sheet of steel to make welding a bit easier when working on bigger stuff.
Until I took everything off the workbench, I hadn't realised quite how dirty the workbench had got:
Ick.
Muc-off motorbike cleaner, then Flash kitchen spray, then acetone got it a bit better:
A piece of steel, 1250 × 625 × 2 mm covers most of the working area of the bench:
That slightly odd looking big hole in the middle near the front is for a home-made countersunk M10 screw that goes all the way through the bench and has a lump of brass screwed on the bottom as a place for the welder earth clamp to sit.
Had to plasma cut a couple of extra bits to fill in the gap at the back in a couple of places where it was needed:
and then the grinder and the drawer unit could go back into place:
The rest of the tidying up and putting stuff back can be a job for tomorrow.
Now is time for one of the last two bottles of cider I have left from my trip to Brittany in September:
I came back with about 30 or 40 bottles of this stuff (and a smaller number of more expensive ones) and have been working my way through it on sunny days. These are my last two unfortunately. It seems much harder to get not-too-fizzy and not-too-strong-alcohol dry cider in Blighty than it was in Brittany. Most of the stuff the local shops sell is about 8% which is WAY too much for me these days.
Today I cleared my workbench and fitted a sheet of steel to make welding a bit easier when working on bigger stuff.
Until I took everything off the workbench, I hadn't realised quite how dirty the workbench had got:
Ick.
Muc-off motorbike cleaner, then Flash kitchen spray, then acetone got it a bit better:
A piece of steel, 1250 × 625 × 2 mm covers most of the working area of the bench:
That slightly odd looking big hole in the middle near the front is for a home-made countersunk M10 screw that goes all the way through the bench and has a lump of brass screwed on the bottom as a place for the welder earth clamp to sit.
Had to plasma cut a couple of extra bits to fill in the gap at the back in a couple of places where it was needed:
and then the grinder and the drawer unit could go back into place:
The rest of the tidying up and putting stuff back can be a job for tomorrow.
Now is time for one of the last two bottles of cider I have left from my trip to Brittany in September:
I came back with about 30 or 40 bottles of this stuff (and a smaller number of more expensive ones) and have been working my way through it on sunny days. These are my last two unfortunately. It seems much harder to get not-too-fizzy and not-too-strong-alcohol dry cider in Blighty than it was in Brittany. Most of the stuff the local shops sell is about 8% which is WAY too much for me these days.
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I been busy.
Watching my laser cutter make some more pieces
Watching my laser cutter make some more pieces
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Well, today's efforts included filing and polishing the small die from my metalcraft bender, still had the cut lines from the plasma (or whatever they use) which was leaving marks when I was forming rings. About half and hour with some files and some wet and dry. It's not mild steel though, much harder, hence the half hour!
Then made this press plate semi circle round and polished it out.
So I could drill it and make it into another die for the bender.
And finally, made this. I had planned to use copper wire, but it was proving difficult so went with stainless. Not happy with how I've finished it, and extra 10mm would have given me another hole and I could have made a much neater end, but hey ho. I'm happy with how it's turned out.
Oh, and the reason for making the press plate into another die for the bender, the small one has a narrower throat than it's inner diameter. It's been proving tricky for some of the stuff I've been trying to do.
Then made this press plate semi circle round and polished it out.
So I could drill it and make it into another die for the bender.
And finally, made this. I had planned to use copper wire, but it was proving difficult so went with stainless. Not happy with how I've finished it, and extra 10mm would have given me another hole and I could have made a much neater end, but hey ho. I'm happy with how it's turned out.
Oh, and the reason for making the press plate into another die for the bender, the small one has a narrower throat than it's inner diameter. It's been proving tricky for some of the stuff I've been trying to do.
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I lost use of a hand years ago after a small surgery and it was a real pain, was my left and I'm right handed so not even as bad as you've got it. Does make you think a little bit though.
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Put a new floor down in the bungalow kitchen.
Only had it sat in the garage for 6 months.
Only had it sat in the garage for 6 months.
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Sorry to hear about your hand.
In my case isn't something permanent , probably ten days because a minor angle grinder injury
Honestly I can't and wouldn't like to understand what you felt like , I'm very sorry about what happened to you.
I can't even imagine how tough it could been .
Hopefully in the next future someone will find a way to solve your issue
