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Komatsu
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it was basically a video of this model that someone had made showing “ Floating compression“...basically the bit of string in the middle is keeping everything held up.
it was basically a video of this model that someone had made showing “ Floating compression“...basically the bit of string in the middle is keeping everything held up.
JD450A
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craig
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Any one else cringe when they drilled the holes for the string with their finger on the other side of the wood from the drill bit?
Quattromike
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Yep I watched and when he was doing that I winced a bit
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Steve
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Is that not the way you are supposed to do it then?
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
been a bit of a scrappy/bitty couple of days .... dropped this down over the trellis Thursday,
and got a touch up coat where I'd not been able to get at it before ...
amazing what you can reach with the old fabricator's friend
....... 'fore spending time massacring the grass yet again .... growing like ferk ATM ... amazing quantity off it, in the collector !!
Pam has spent some time emptying a couple of spud boxes she wanted to use for composting grass cuttings, a while ago ... which's not been a huge success ... would've moved 'em closer to where it was getting relocated to ... 'cept the bottoms had long since disintegrated and lifting 'em was out o' the Q. .... she considered it good exercise
re-organised the wood shed's kindling contents Thurday evening to make room for the basket's contents, the following day .. which gave me a bad night ... working with me arms above me head is never a good idea which i frequently ignore/conveniently forget ... paid for it 'bout 3 a.m. though and that was the end of my night's kip ...
big ol' moon, still well up, at dawn
once the tramadol cocktail had worn off a bit, this went down to the wood shed ..
and i stuffed it
reckon I might just get a smaller crate-full in and that'll be it
picked this back out ..
having left the old girl sat waiting for it
and returned it to its 'home'
yesterday was a stunning day, here - 20C - and that bloody green stuff needed another hooking, later in the day ... same collector- full again off it ... growing like crazy !!
ran the genny up first though and lopped up a few 'bottles' that i couldn't do anything with ... other than turning 'em into some more flower pots for Pam and a bit of 'tube stock'
few miscellaneous bits, to create with ....
and they'll end up summat along these lines
had to change the blade for a new one, as the first cut ran out badly ..... still deciding how to rectify that issue ...
have a few ideas
usually put a solid disc for the base, on previous ones, but now't to hand ... so'll have to improvise on these
for them who's not seen the inside of an extrusion spun cylinder ......
and yes that's 8+mm thick .... made from one solid billet of steel ...... an impressive procedure ... bound to be on youtube somewhere
last night's massacre
aaaaaaaaand ...
scored a brand new QH valve earlier on today on fleabay .... 40 quid bargain ........ and yes I have a use/plans for it
and got a touch up coat where I'd not been able to get at it before ...
amazing what you can reach with the old fabricator's friend
....... 'fore spending time massacring the grass yet again .... growing like ferk ATM ... amazing quantity off it, in the collector !!
Pam has spent some time emptying a couple of spud boxes she wanted to use for composting grass cuttings, a while ago ... which's not been a huge success ... would've moved 'em closer to where it was getting relocated to ... 'cept the bottoms had long since disintegrated and lifting 'em was out o' the Q. .... she considered it good exercise
re-organised the wood shed's kindling contents Thurday evening to make room for the basket's contents, the following day .. which gave me a bad night ... working with me arms above me head is never a good idea
which i frequently ignore/conveniently forget ... paid for it 'bout 3 a.m. though and that was the end of my night's kip ...big ol' moon, still well up, at dawn
once the tramadol cocktail had worn off a bit, this went down to the wood shed ..
and i stuffed it
reckon I might just get a smaller crate-full in and that'll be it
picked this back out ..
having left the old girl sat waiting for it
and returned it to its 'home'
yesterday was a stunning day, here - 20C - and that bloody green stuff needed another hooking, later in the day ... same collector- full again off it ... growing like crazy !!
ran the genny up first though and lopped up a few 'bottles' that i couldn't do anything with ... other than turning 'em into some more flower pots for Pam and a bit of 'tube stock'
few miscellaneous bits, to create with ....
and they'll end up summat along these lines
had to change the blade for a new one, as the first cut ran out badly ..... still deciding how to rectify that issue ...
have a few ideas
usually put a solid disc for the base, on previous ones, but now't to hand ... so'll have to improvise on these
for them who's not seen the inside of an extrusion spun cylinder ......
and yes that's 8+mm thick .... made from one solid billet of steel ...... an impressive procedure ... bound to be on youtube somewhere
last night's massacre
aaaaaaaaand ...
scored a brand new QH valve earlier on today on fleabay .... 40 quid bargain ........ and yes I have a use/plans for it
diggerjones
Well-known member
As you know we do work for air products. We sometimes use old cylinders for posts. The test place is at stoke. AP have 1000s of old cylinders needing homes.
I cut the tops off these 2
I cut the tops off these 2
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
make lovely bells Dylan .... want a hell of a rack for a full octave though, with all the flats and sharps as well
tuning them could take a while AP bottle tops are a better shape than 'the other's' tops for plant pots
diggerjones
Well-known member
I saved them because they looked like they would be of some use to someone.
Me mates had them for garage door stops
Me mates had them for garage door stops
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
almost got this finished last night ....
but the cold and light beat me ... just got to drop the tops of the rams out to get at the inside bits and job done
looks better for some attention
the whining noise got too much this afters .... and these got did
remember these ?
16 last time .... only six this time
also dealt with the 'run out' cut ..
5" thin disc works wonders and nicely controllable ...... amazing what a loss of 'set' on a blade, will do to a cut
was only going to get that lil' plasma out to cut 4 circles!!! and got caught in the act
hell it's been cold out of the sun, here again today ... forecast to be the same all week ... cold but dry
but the cold and light beat me ... just got to drop the tops of the rams out to get at the inside bits and job done
looks better for some attention
the whining noise got too much this afters .... and these got did
remember these ?
16 last time .... only six this time
also dealt with the 'run out' cut ..
5" thin disc works wonders and nicely controllable ...... amazing what a loss of 'set' on a blade, will do to a cut
was only going to get that lil' plasma out to cut 4 circles
!!! and got caught in the act hell it's been cold out of the sun, here again today ... forecast to be the same all week ... cold but dry
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
we got a treat today ..... for an hour anyway ...
Clara and Vicki came to lunch ..... sort of
usually just drop the shopping, quick natter and ................ gone ! ... for a 4+ year old she is very understanding of the need to distance, fair play to her. So that made our day, seeing her for an hour. We so used to take this simple stuff for granted
Pam has been mithering me to run a sili bead down the edge of the utility pitch roof, to stop the water dripping off it when it rains and blows, so sili found, ladder up and crack on.... I'm only up about 6 rungs initially and she just stood and watched ... usually insists on holding/footing the ladders if I'm up one, but said "you could jump from there" and left me to it
moved up the pitch a bit with the ladders and didn't realise that now I was up a bit further the ladder guardian had assumed position .......... until I trod on her hand, coming down thought to myself, "WTF am I standing" on, then heard the wailing noise, as I turned to look ...... luckily for her my boot soles are quite soft and I got off pretty quick ....... pointing out that it was a silly place to hold a ladder, on the rungs, didn't go down too well ... she won't do it again, in a hurry !!
then it was my turn to do summat stupid .. been a day for hands ... having thought I'd emptied the sili tube, I'd stowed the ladders and was about to sling said tube when I realised the plunger cap was a good 2" from the top ???
took the nozzle off and was having a poke at it with my favourite fine screwdriver .. gave it a tap, with my hand, expecting it to move, instead it came out the side of the tube ......
right where my ****ing hand was holding the tube let's say it hurt ... a lot ... was very lucky it didn't completely exit me hand
out the side ... but must've been bloody close ... what you see poking out the tube, buried itself in my palm ..
Dunno which was worse ... pushing the damned thing in there .. or pulling it back out
suffice to say it's bloody sore tonight and swelling quietly ....... what a p*i*k, thought I ..... should've seen that one coming
Haven't done anything that dull in quite a while
Clara and Vicki came to lunch ..... sort of
usually just drop the shopping, quick natter and ................ gone ! ... for a 4+ year old she is very understanding of the need to distance, fair play to her
. So that made our day, seeing her for an hour. We so used to take this simple stuff for granted Pam has been mithering me to run a sili bead down the edge of the utility pitch roof, to stop the water dripping off it when it rains and blows, so sili found, ladder up and crack on.... I'm only up about 6 rungs initially and she just stood and watched ... usually insists on holding/footing the ladders if I'm up one, but said "you could jump from there" and left me to it
moved up the pitch a bit with the ladders and didn't realise that now I was up a bit further the ladder guardian had assumed position .......... until I trod on her hand, coming down
thought to myself, "WTF am I standing" on, then heard the wailing noise, as I turned to look ...... luckily for her my boot soles are quite soft and I got off pretty quick ....... pointing out that it was a silly place to hold a ladder, on the rungs, didn't go down too well ... she won't do it again, in a hurry !!then it was my turn to do summat stupid .. been a day for hands ... having thought I'd emptied the sili tube, I'd stowed the ladders and was about to sling said tube when I realised the plunger cap was a good 2" from the top ???
took the nozzle off and was having a poke at it with my favourite fine screwdriver .. gave it a tap, with my hand, expecting it to move, instead it came out the side of the tube ......
right where my ****ing hand was holding the tube
let's say it hurt ... a lot ... was very lucky it didn't completely exit me handout the side ... but must've been bloody close ... what you see poking out the tube, buried itself in my palm ..
Dunno which was worse ... pushing the damned thing in there .. or pulling it back out
suffice to say it's bloody sore tonight and swelling quietly ....... what a p*i*k, thought I ..... should've seen that one coming
Haven't done anything that dull in quite a while
K
Komatsu
Well-known member
Sounds a bit like karma to mewe got a treat today ..... for an hour anyway ...
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Clara and Vicki came to lunch ..... sort of
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usually just drop the shopping, quick natter and ................ gone ! ... for a 4+ year old she is very understanding of the need to distance, fair play to her
Pam has been mithering me to run a sili bead down the edge of the utility pitch roof, to stop the water dripping off it when it rains and blows, so sili found, ladder up and crack on.... I'm only up about 6 rungs initially and she just stood and watched ... usually insists on holding/footing the ladders if I'm up one, but said "you could jump from there" and left me to it
moved up the pitch a bit with the ladders and didn't realise that now I was up a bit further the ladder guardian had assumed position .......... until I trod on her hand, coming down
then it was my turn to do summat stupid .. been a day for hands ... having thought I'd emptied the sili tube, I'd stowed the ladders and was about to sling said tube when I realised the plunger cap was a good 2" from the top ???
took the nozzle off and was having a poke at it with my favourite fine screwdriver .. gave it a tap, with my hand, expecting it to move, instead it came out the side of the tube ......
View attachment 14956
right where my ****ing hand was holding the tube
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out the side ... but must've been bloody close ... what you see poking out the tube, buried itself in my palm ..
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Dunno which was worse ... pushing the damned thing in there .. or pulling it back out
suffice to say it's bloody sore tonight and swelling quietly ....... what a p*i*k, thought I ..... should've seen that one coming
Haven't done anything that dull in quite a while
craig
Well-known member
On the plus side, the silicon may stop the bleeding
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
so WTF have I done to deserve turning me hand into a bloody kebab ??Sounds a bit like karma to me
craig
Well-known member
Pam with the voodoo doll after standing on her hand.so WTF have I done to deserve turning me hand into a bloody kebab ??
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
was my thoughts tooOn the plus side, the silicon may stop the bleeding
...if I let an injury bleed, it'll bleed like hell (part of me gaucher's apparently) .....
if I can stop it with pressure immediately it's usually fine .... this got a LOT of pressure ..... IMMEDIATELY!!
didn't fancy the prospect of a trip to A&E ... not quite knowing the extent, 'til I'd washed it off and had a better gander !!
Pam said I should've left it stuck in there so she could've pulled it out
... make a change from her sticking sharp objects in me arm I suppose
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
tinydigger
making machines look small since 1980
JD450A
Feral as Fk 🐾
Na, Foam Filled. Blow up one would deflate with a screwdriver.blow up one?????
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
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