Today I acquired...........

[snoozer]

went cheap and got a bluetooth reader for a tenner.. Its an 04 diesel Corsa van. Nice little van, but needs an MOT so hoping it will tell me what it thinks is wrong with it rather than having to physically find a fault. (If there is one...) htthttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283711438998 and a Samsung phone

Meant to ask have you got Torque Lite or Pro ?
Your listing in the Link mentions the Full Version of Torque...

 

[Chillitt]

Meant to ask have you got Torque Lite or Pro ?

Torque lite. whatever the cheap or free option, thats where I start..

 

[snoozer]

Torque Pro is £2.95 so worth a shot me thinks

 

[Rannsachair]

I have spent today opening all the parcels I bought while either on strong painkillers or just post spinal surgery in hospital:

Separate thread on all the boat trailer parts. https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/alaska-500-rebuild.104643/#post-1650694

Decided to upgrade the poor quality oiler I use on my Myford to:

they were recommended on a Myford site and I could not see myself paying for the £80 Myford want for a Wanner. Will let folk know how I get on with it.

So I am lying in a hospital bed on pain killers with no feeling in my right leg and hardly any movement in my left leg, so started thinking how will I make it easier to manage to drive my Landy: latterly gear selection not as good as it used to be.

So a bit of research on my phone and I decide a new gearbox turret will remove selector wear and a quickshift kit will make gear selection easier: https://www.onlinegearboxparts.com/product/defender-lt77-slickshift/

A slightly smaller moto lita steering wheel would help and perhaps a LOF lighter clutch spring: https://lofclutches.com/shop/clutches/pedal-assist-products/l-o-f-powerspring-pedal-assister-kit/

So a few wee bits to fit:

The quickshift kit looks nicely made:

And last but not least, I was after a whitworth split die set for some tooling I am making for my Matchless:

Made by SW Card of Mansfield, Massachusetts, think it is of an age, but quality tool set.

 

[Chillitt]

Torque Pro is £2.95 so worth a shot me thinks

Ok thats found a code of U2108 which is apparently the ABS module not communicating properly.. Got somewhere to stat looking now, Thanks.. And yes that probably was worth 2.95.

 

[Mikes]

Actually yesterday but only got around to unloading it this afternoon. Single phase Nederman welding extract fan with 3 straight lengths of duct, each 1m long, one 90 degree bend and even managed to get the push button starter for it. Will need to get an inlet adaptor but a good start.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

So a bit of research on my phone and I decide a new gearbox turret will remove selector wear and a quickshift kit will make gear selection easier: https://www.onlinegearboxparts.com/product/defender-lt77-slickshift/

A slightly smaller moto lita steering wheel would help and perhaps a LOF lighter clutch spring: https://lofclutches.com/shop/clutches/pedal-assist-products/l-o-f-powerspring-pedal-assister-kit/

So a few wee bits to fit:

Just take it easy now you're home - maybe consider getting someone to do them under supervision. The last thing you want to do is burst stitches or something.

 

[Rannsachair]

Just take it easy now you're home - maybe consider getting someone to do them under supervision. The last thing you want to do is burst stitches or something.

I get my staples out on Monday and will take advice of Physio, do not want to set myself back, realistically I am unlikely to be up to driving for a few months yet. Having the muscles cut back from just below the shoulder blades to access the spine, means even stripping the meat of a chicken yesterday I was in a fair degree of pain.

 

[DAPPH]

Take it easy on yourself with your recuperation , it's coming winter and you may not be as active as you wish , too much arm chair time /inactivity . Come spring this may have a sobering impact on you .
The last spinal op I had was a decompression at T11,12 & L1 . I'm still having difficulties with it 4 yrs later . Same with the total knee jobby after 3 years from having it
After the first spinal problem op 25 yrs ago it took me nearly 8 months to use my left leg on the clutch , the pudding stick use was problematic , driving a manual was so difficult & painful I had to have to have an automatic vehicle , I've had one for the last 18 years .

Have come to realise that the total left knee replacement , total shoulder rebuild & two spinal ops will never ever return me to the bullet proof 26 yr old I used to be , plus I now almost 70 yrs old .

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I get my staples out on Monday and will take advice of Physio, do not want to set myself back, realistically I am unlikely to be up to driving for a few months yet. Having the muscles cut back from just below the shoulder blades to access the spine, means even stripping the meat of a chicken yesterday I was in a fair degree of pain.

I realise we're all lecturing you and treating you like you're stupid, when we know nothing could be further from the truth - but it's because we care.

 

[Rannsachair]

I realise we're all lecturing you and treating you like you're stupid, when we know nothing could be further from the truth - but it's because we care.

My wife and medical staff tell me the same

They told me I have a very positive mental attitude which is great for recovery but danger is I try to do too much which will risk recovery.

All the physio exercises are being done to the letter. Hopefully from seeing my consultant next Friday I will get the full details of what is next, I have not been through Radium treatment before, so that will be a new one for me as it is scheduled to start in 3 weeks.

 

[julianthegypsy]

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A set of clay modelling tools.
£21 from the bay.
Not the best quality, but there doesn't seem to be a middle ground: its either cheap'n'nasty or

"How much!!!!"

These will get me started until i know the actual tools I need.

The cheap and nasty sets are just as good I've found. The main thing is to have a shedload of different ones, you'll find you quickly find a few favourites but you'd never know without trying all of them. In a normal year I teach basic pottery once a year and have piles of cheap ebay tools. The ball end ones are great for smoothing in the inside seams of slab bowls incidentally.

 

[Rannsachair]

Take it easy on yourself with your recuperation , it's coming winter and you may not be as active as you wish , too much arm chair time /inactivity . Come spring this may have a sobering impact on you .
The last spinal op I had was a decompression at T11,12 & L1 . I'm still having difficulties with it 4 yrs later . Same with the total knee jobby after 3 years from having it
After the first spinal problem op 25 yrs ago it took me nearly 8 months to use my left leg on the clutch , the pudding stick use was problematic , driving a manual was so difficult & painful I had to have to have an automatic vehicle , I've had one for the last 18 years .

Have come to realise that the total left knee replacement , total shoulder rebuild & two spinal ops will never ever return me to the bullet proof 26 yr old I used to be , plus I now almost 70 yrs old .

I just read my release notes last night, had to google what they meant: I have have had T6-T7 Laminectomy and debulking of tumour: looks like 6 to 8 week recovery ignoring the cancer follow up treatment. i had my right knee rebuilt in 91 following catching it on a car roof after they pulled out in front of my motorcycle on a 60 mph country road. Lucky I am only 55

 

[RWD3M]

Look what I found in the bottom of one of my oil cans:

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Duckhams oil! Haven't seen (or smelled) that in more than 30 years. I'd like to get a full can of it so I can use it as workshop air freshener

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/e...oil/halfords-classic-oil-20w50-5l-537977.html

I'm pretty sure this is the same stuff. I use it myself in my Mini and GT6.

 

[Kayos]

Nothing

First car boot of the year, 99% rubbish, 1% interesting but over priced

A friend asked me to look out for some fishing stuff, was all ebay China rubbish at full shop prices

Lunch was nice though, pulled pork and stuffing

 

[bigegg]

Not recently - maybe 3 years ago - i bought a *lot* of off cuts of "signmaking" plastic for £100
I bought 100 pieces, 4m long x about 250mm wide and its c.1.5mm thick.
I clad a 10ftx10ft shed with it, and the rest has been sat in my garden ever since.

I found a sticker on a piece of it today.

It's *KYDEX* - as used to make knife + gun holsters.

At first glance at the ebay prices (20 quid for 5x a4 pieces) - there's about 5 grand's worth.

And thats before i declad the shed.

 

[RichardM]

Nothing

First car boot of the year, 99% rubbish, 1% interesting but over priced

A friend asked me to look out for some fishing stuff, was all ebay China rubbish at full shop prices

Lunch was nice though, pulled pork and stuffing

Sounds like my one last week, fortunately had a nice little ride out on the bike there so all was not wasted

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Today [well last night] I got news that my Brother has had another big stroke and is in a stroke unit in St John's Hospital, Livingstone. Fearing the worst this time round - but I've been wrong before.

Sorry, to dampen the mood....

 

[bigegg]

Today [well last night] I got news that my Brother has had another big stroke and is in a stroke unit in St John's Hospital, Livingstone. Fearing the worst this time round - but I've been wrong before.

Sorry, to dampen the mood....

 

[Rannsachair]

Today [well last night] I got news that my Brother has had another big stroke and is in a stroke unit in St John's Hospital, Livingstone. Fearing the worst this time round - but I've been wrong before.

Sorry, to dampen the mood....

Really sorry to hear that John, it has not been a good day: I lost a friend to pancreatic cancer today ( though she lasted 6 years more than she was given as a life expectancy) and my dad phoned 2 hours ago to say he had just had his best friends wife on to say he passed away today.

Everything crossed your brother pulls through.