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

[Onoff]

Sat 100 copper core and double-shielded cable is perfectly fine for reception and even Tx up to 400W if you work it out a bit.
Major advantage to that is it's dirt cheap, since it's made by the millions of feet every week, so you can afford to run it a fair distance by not paying the Ham Tax on 50ohm stuff.
Sat100 cable is as low loss as RG213 for less than half the price.
Avoid the steel-cored, copperplated, alloy shielded rubbish, as that's the most common sat cable.

I tried the scanner last night with just a long wire out of the window and soldered to a BNC plug pin. Scanned from around 68 MHz to >800 MHz and picked up just two garbled transmissions.

I think that manual you linked is for the same scanner but from a different region. Mine doesn't have the 30-50 MHz band for a start.

It's got I think 4m, Airband, 2m, 70cm and not much else apart from something up around the 8/900 MHz mark. No SSB. I recall when I first got it for Dad we could pick up some cordless telephone and mobile calls.

I'll likely just put this to one side for now as plenty of other things to do.

 

[James1979]

I recall being told I didn't need to attend a hands on, practical abrasive wheels refresher course and that they weren't booking it.

Apparently is could all be done online, on Human Focus!

There are some right ***** in management positions.

I think (?) that you don’t need to attend a hands on anything. All the employer has to do is demonstrate competency (yours) and show you were trained.

That’s how In house courses came about. And the dreaded “Pyramid learning”.

That’s what I’ve been told in the couple of PAYE jobs I’ve had anyway. Heard the same from employed lads also.

 

[James1979]

Near enough. We've still got both posters at work.
The Abrasives wheel training is justified, as they are dangerous things if treated wrong.

IMI I have very little time for.
All they're interested in is box ticking and extracting money, as any course I've done with them (and the apprentice 'training' I was asked to look at) through their approved providers, the content has been very poor, and assessments mediocre.
If you want motor vehicle industry training, you really have to do manufacturer training, as although they're mostly still doing courses to IMI standard, they actually teach you about the systems, not just how to pass a multiple choice exam.

I can understand that. I found the IMI course to be quite good but that’s the only one I’ve done endorsed by them.

I do get it though. I have an ongoing issue with the Tilly scheme for agri trailers.

Manufacturer training is the best and I would love to get on some of it. Especially the diagnostic stuff but unless you’re at a dealer you’ve no chance.

 

[Onoff]

I think (?) that you don’t need to attend a hands on anything. All the employer has to do is demonstrate competency (yours) and show you were trained.

That’s how In house courses came about. And the dreaded “Pyramid learning”.

That’s what I’ve been told in the couple of PAYE jobs I’ve had anyway. Heard the same from employed lads also.

Ah yes, zoom in on the video clip of what to look for in a damaged disc. Similarly you can really get the feel of a 12" petrol saw online

Got to love the bosses expectation that you impart knowledge to other people via trickle down learning when they lack the basics in other areas.

 

[James1979]

Ah yes, zoom in on the video clip of what to look for in a damaged disc. Similarly you can really get the feel of a 12" petrol saw online

Got to love the bosses expectation that you impart knowledge to other people via trickle down learning when they lack the basics in other areas.

Some people are good at training people. Some people are good engineers (or whatever). Few are both.

The idea that you can send some cantankerous old timer on a course about how to do a job then have him come back and impart all that knowledge on everyone else is laughable.

I got asked to go on a course at one outfit I was at short term with that in mind. I refused. I said who’d be liable if I delivered the wrong information? As I said, I was there short term

 

[slim_boy_fat]

....but the man upstairs behind the desk pushing the big pen doesn't care.

Could that be because he'll be the one who has to stand in the dock if something goes pear-shaped?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Could that be because he'll be the one who has to stand in the dock if something goes pear-shaped?

I knew one Company Transport manager who did end up in the dock explaining to the court why he did not check the contents of a company policy on checking or how to check the brake son your company car.

The engineer checked his rear break pads, mainly the inner one. It could not bee sean through the holes. So he jacked teh car up. He received no training on how do do this. It fell of the jack and he was injured.
This is the same manager who advised us to use our fingers to check teh disck for wear. One engineered, burnt his finger.

The court was not impress any one when it was disclosed he did not drive.

 

[Pete.]

Having a policy where anyone should be checking the mechanicals on a company vehicle is stupid. Tyres, washers, bulbs yes, brakes pads and discs no. That's what routine maintenance and dashboard warning lights are for.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Having a policy where anyone should be checking the mechanicals on a company vehicle is stupid. Tyres, washers, bulbs yes, brakes pads and discs no. That's what routine maintenance and dashboard warning lights are for.

I know, but that company had no clue on maintenance of the transport. They ignored manufacture advise many times.

 

[dobbslc]

Could that be because he'll be the one who has to stand in the dock if something goes pear-shaped?

And stand in the dock they should!
If it's some half arsed idea they come up with that results in all the lights going out in a basement and someone gets hurt.

This morning I'm on a site that has just reopened after being shut for a month after someone fell 8 meters and somehow lived!
I won't go too into the details as @Parm or some on his fellow HSE peeps will be involved here. There were a string of Fxxx up's by various people but apparently one of the management spotted the fault, sent an email about it that was ignored and then didn't chase it up.
Pure luck that woman and others didn't die that day.
We had been standing exactly where they had previously
Same job, I nearly fell down some of those poxy HAKI stairs this morning as they have been installed with all the treads way off level, that's ok but take your glove off to scratch you nose and the red card comes out instantly! Useless bunch of box tickers!
Not having a dig at you Slim

 

[Memmeddu]

Propane Injector and injector cap for my Harris 49 cutting attachment

Already asked for oxygen and LPG regulators

I'm going to update the related threads and open another one.
I should update the axe thread too

 

[James1979]

Some expanding foam. At the point of sale it was in tins.

When I got home it was thus…..

Looking on the bright side I was actually really fortunate because I never say yes to a bag! Only said yes today because I needed to clean cab out.

 

[Bullet2012]

Some expanding foam. At the point of sale it was in tins.

When I got home it was thus…..

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Looking on the bright side I was actually really fortunate because I never say yes to a bag! Only said yes today because I needed to clean cab out.

That was lucky, well lucky you got a bag.

 

[Robotstar5]

Some expanding foam. At the point of sale it was in tins.

When I got home it was thus…..

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Looking on the bright side I was actually really fortunate because I never say yes to a bag! Only said yes today because I needed to clean cab out.

I was installing a foam pouring robot to make seat cushions, we were doing test shots for the mix into bin liners, we did one shot and the guy grabbed the bag and ran for it, I asked the engineer what was going on, he said a bin liner is good for a 4 second shot, that was a 6 second shot and if you go outside you'll probably find him in the middle of a cushion

 

[Onoff]

I was installing a foam pouring robot to make seat cushions, we were doing test shots for the mix into bin liners, we did one shot and the guy grabbed the bag and ran for it, I asked the engineer what was going on, he said a bin liner is good for a 4 second shot, that was a 6 second shot and if you go outside you'll probably find him in the middle of a cushion

Mate got fitted for his HGV seat something like that. They sat him on a frame with a plastic bag on it and injected foam. It was moulded to his shape.

 

[Robotstar5]

Mate got fitted for his HGV seat something like that. They sat him on a frame with a plastic bag on it and injected foam. It was moulded to his shape.

This was an interesting job, the robot carried 2 nozzles to shoot different densities of foam for the base and the thigh supports.

 

[James1979]

That was lucky, well lucky you got a bag.

Actually they were in the sale bin at £1 each so it was a double win. Be ****** off if they were full price and burst

 

[MetalMonkey]

Been after some more storage for drills and cutters.
Don't know if it is a Bisley or a copy but it came up at a fair price and local - I recall a time when you couldn't give them a way, but there seems to be a boyant second hand market for them now.

 

[ukracer]

Been after some more storage for drills and cutters.
Don't know if it is a Bisley or a copy but it came up at a fair price and local - I recall a time when you couldn't give them a way, but there seems to be a boyant second hand market for them now.

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Boyant? They go for silly money round here.....

 

[Rannsachair]

A delivery from India today:

I only had 6 T2 tool holders that came with my Indian made (looks like Soba) made Dickson T2 copy, it seems quite well made. They have had no more holders in stock in the last 4 months so decided to take a punt on an Indian made set.

The good news - they are hardened, ground and fit my toopost fine.

The bad news, I got stung with a £39.08 duty and handling charge via Fedex. It was an ebay buy with no mention of this in the advert and the duty makes them dearer than I could have got from a UK based importer from India. I have emailed them querying this before I give feedback.

I now have 10 tool holders, so at least it will save frequently swapping tools in holders.