Another visitor from Down Under

[V8Druid]

I can stop if you like? .......
I thought you guys would find a very different cultural approach to an industry you know, rather interesting. ..........

he's only winding you up .... don't you dare ... keep it coming, even if the price of hoses out there is compared to ours
those 45,s 're a tad iffy, but at that price (and all the others you've been putting up), I'd be taking the chance .... should be OK once clinched, I'd have thought

 

[Quattromike]

I'm not sure, when you crimp the ferule on it compresses the insert a little, if the wall thickness of the insert is not uniform i can only assume it will compress more on the thin wall side and not at all on the heavy side. It depends on how much you rely on the fitting to hold fast. If it's not a critical part then crack on.

 

[Gecko]

those 45,s 're a tad iffy, but at that price (and all the others you've been putting up), I'd be taking the chance .... should be OK once clinched, I'd have thought

With the hoses, my thinking is many of those on the machine are original (25 years now), so a new "iffy" hose is probably better than that!

 

[Gecko]

if the wall thickness of the insert is not uniform i can only assume it will compress more on the thin wall side and not at all on the heavy side.

good point. The wall at it's thinnest is 1.2mm, so I'm confident that won't be a problem. I'm thinking it may be indicative of the general quality
I haven't had one fail yet, but two of the old ones have - I figure the odds are with me on this one.

 

[Gecko]

This Hitachi is used almost daily - you can't say they are not getting their monies worth

 

[Gecko]

You know that feeling when you reach out to grab a piece of steel you put down not long ago - then you decide it's not that urgent.


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Finally identified this snake.
It's not some common 'ground dwelling' snake.
It's not some ordinary 'tree' snake.
If you want to impress people, you need the 'Ornate Flying Snake'.
(never seen one fly, but it sounds very cool)

Chrysopelea ornata - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Gecko]

Suspect those of you who appreciate this sort of stuff won't need a viagra for a week after this

Not my footage, but I've been past / shopped at many places in the first half. The places with the lathes, presses etc I am yet to find.

 

[Gecko]

 

[Gecko]

The O-ring shop

 

[CPS]

I had a pile like that once too

 

[Monkeybusiness]

I had a pile like that once too

How can you tell from that pic? Is it the way they are sitting with their legs apart?

 

[Gecko]

It's a ..... a ....... thing

 

[Gecko]

Site delivery

Who needs tie downs?

 

[CPS]

It's a ..... a ....... thing


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I like it

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

It's a ..... a ....... thing


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Poor slew bearing, or is it fixed?

 

[Gecko]

Poor slew bearing, or is it fixed?

I only heard it when it was leaving the job, so I didn't see it working.
Only going by the fact it's got four stabilisers I'd guess the slew does (did) work.

 

[Jimbo69]

It's a ..... a ....... thing


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I thought it was one of @Mogman’s creations there

 

[Gecko]

I guess the bathroom will have to wait

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Construction has just started after 13 months.
The guys unloading the steel waved their hand in a gesture that was unmistakably "drive down the footpath, I'm not moving"

 

[Lancs Lad]

Construction has just started after 13 months.
The guys unloading the steel waved their hand in a gesture that was unmistakably "drive down the footpath, I'm not moving"

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Universal sign language

 

[Gecko]

Gas bottles continue to amuse

If you look carfully, you'll notice it's only one-wheel-drive. I wasn't quick enough to duck under to see how it was done (chain misaligned by 20deg probably!)