JerryRtilt
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A very cut throat industry to be in i imagine.I like Hermes/Evri ... always been a good service on deliveries and collections
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Tintan28
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That was the exact response I was hankering after!!have a look when you can ... I've one to make for mine and wouldn't be a huge feat to knock out a few more if needed
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
will wait to hear from you .. but look sooner rather than later pleaseThat was the exact response I was hankering after!!
...... kids all weekend so sod all will get done this weekend ....... and it's supposed to leather it down too
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
well been threatening all afternoon/evening ...will wait to hear from you .. but look sooner rather than later please
had about 5 minutes of big random splodges about 7pm and other than that it passed us by
absolutely nadgered ..
three hourish long sessions with Clara 'playing' kiddy tennis' on the lawn, through the afternoon ...
I get it back to her, she sends it back in any direction - I don't do running any more - normally
along with keeping Harper amused and all of Clara's other 'demands' it's been a full on day in all.
been a busy week as usual with them ..
went into town yesterday afternoon to get extra supplies to cater for their tastes and called into Listers in town to see what they had in the way of 1/4 fittings for the check valve juggle ...
absolutely bloody useless ..
remember now why I just don't use them, aside from ridiculous prices, they've never got what I want.
went to look at a house in town with Vicki and Chris, Thursday afternoon and drop the kids with them. ..
nice location, shame the house had been neglected and way over optimistic asking for the state of it ..
went for a second viewing with them this morning to a.n.other - much better and gave me the time to slip out to Raglan afterwards, having rung them first thing to see what they had in stock - 90% of what I wanted and should enable me to get said check where I want it to end up ...
when I get the chance to play with it ....
rest'll be in in the week and can pick 'em up when I go get some hose tails made up.
kids have both been manic this evening ... Harper would not go down, 'til half eight gone
and you'd swear Clara was on speed ..Granny started 'owl hunting' as an evening entertainment for the kids, when ever they're here to stay ...
which is fine when it gets dark early.
Of course' Clara wanted to go 'owl hunting' this evening too ...
was gone half ten by the time we'd trolled up the drive, gotten bombarded by bats, didn't hear a murmur out of any owls and found a big toad sat in the middle of the black top ..
picked it up for her to see (and touch) hoping to allay her aversion to 'em and damned if the little sod didn't pee all over my hand ...
She thought it was hysterical ...
never had a toad do that before and handled loads of 'em here ..
they're everywhere at certain times of the year, from thumbnail size to full handfuls. This un was a big lad and we were pretty close to a tap up at the horse barn, fortunately
Lancs Lad
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Kids on speedwell been threatening all afternoon/evening ...
had about 5 minutes of big random splodges about 7pm and other than that it passed us by
absolutely nadgered ..
three hourish long sessions with Clara 'playing' kiddy tennis' on the lawn, through the afternoon ...
I get it back to her, she sends it back in any direction - I don't do running any more - normally
along with keeping Harper amused and all of Clara's other 'demands' it's been a full on day in all.
been a busy week as usual with them ..
went into town yesterday afternoon to get extra supplies to cater for their tastes and called into Listers in town to see what they had in the way of 1/4 fittings for the check valve juggle ...
absolutely bloody useless ..
remember now why I just don't use them, aside from ridiculous prices, they've never got what I want.
went to look at a house in town with Vicki and Chris, Thursday afternoon and drop the kids with them. ..
nice location, shame the house had been neglected and way over optimistic asking for the state of it ..
went for a second viewing with them this morning to a.n.other - much better and gave me the time to slip out to Raglan afterwards, having rung them first thing to see what they had in stock - 90% of what I wanted and should enable me to get said check where I want it to end up ...
when I get the chance to play with it ....
rest'll be in in the week and can pick 'em up when I go get some hose tails made up.
kids have both been manic this evening ... Harper would not go down, 'til half eight gone
Granny started 'owl hunting' as an evening entertainment for the kids, when ever they're here to stay ...
which is fine when it gets dark early.
Of course' Clara wanted to go 'owl hunting' this evening too ...
was gone half ten by the time we'd trolled up the drive, gotten bombarded by bats, didn't hear a murmur out of any owls and found a big toad sat in the middle of the black top ..
picked it up for her to see (and touch) hoping to allay her aversion to 'em and damned if the little sod didn't pee all over my hand ...
She thought it was hysterical ...
never had a toad do that before and handled loads of 'em here ..
they're everywhere at certain times of the year, from thumbnail size to full handfuls. This un was a big lad and we were pretty close to a tap up at the horse barn, fortunately
that's just normal...used to have a saying like a squirrel on acid ...
modelman093
Active member
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
" Definitely , my very good Evri man tells me that the company is trying to impose a 7p payment per item reduction to their drivers . "
our Evri bloke is excellent too and usually has his head up his a*e*, trying to get around it all ... they're taking the p*ss
our Evri bloke is excellent too and usually has his head up his a*e*, trying to get around it all ... they're taking the p*ss
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
pretty well sums it up ....... I was pushing Harper up and down the drive, in her pushchair at 02.30 this morning, in the pitch black-no moon, in a vain attempt to get her to sleep ... slept from 20.30-ish 'til 01.30 ... then she was ready for the next round ... the pushchair usually works fine - not last night ... we're both on screen saver today, after a 05.30 start from them bothKids on speed
... little un's spark out - in her pushchair and I've worn Clara out with yet more tennis, for nigh on two hours .. thank God we'll be giving 'em back later
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diggerjones
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Yeah we only had 1 and the sleep deprivation was the worstpretty well sums it up ....... I was pushing Harper up and down the drive, in her pushchair at 02.30 this morning, in the pitch black-no moon, in a vain attempt to get her to sleep ... slept from 20.30-ish 'til 01.30 ... then she was ready for the next round ... the pushchair usually works fine - not last night ... we're both on screen saver today, after a 05.30 start from them both
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
nothing like sleep deprivation to **** you up .... only saving grace with the little un last night was, she wasn't screaming - perfectly quiet, apart from her " Grand dad ..GRANDAD! " ..she was just ready to go again
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
" butter wouldn't melt ........"
little un's asleep - again ...... Pam certainly was for a couple of hours after they left about four
I went and had a.n.other crack at the Haner plumbing ..juggled these in, in situ .......
wasn't easy - bloody tight
then realised I had a problem
so........
grinder out ...
....and trim the offending lump
re-juggled the assembly whilst it was an easy proposition on the bench
and stuck it all back together after tea had been consumed..
's all pretty tight in there, but mission accomplished ... replaced one of those M/M adapters with a banjo and a compact 90 clears over the top of the banjo nicely to keep it all nice and tidy .. can just get yer hands in there to get 'em on and dogged ...
will get it back on Lil' Jake tomorrow after me hamster juice session, in the morning, to suss some tail lengths, ready for a.n.other visit to Raglan to get 'em made up
aaaand whilst I had it to bits .... marked out a keep plate, ready to create a new one .. @Tintan28
- again ...... Pam certainly was for a couple of hours after they left about fourI went and had a.n.other crack at the Haner plumbing ..juggled these in, in situ .......
wasn't easy - bloody tight
then realised I had a problem
so........
grinder out ...
....and trim the offending lump
re-juggled the assembly whilst it was an easy proposition on the bench
and stuck it all back together after tea had been consumed..
's all pretty tight in there, but mission accomplished ... replaced one of those M/M adapters with a banjo and a compact 90 clears over the top of the banjo nicely to keep it all nice and tidy .. can just get yer hands in there to get 'em on and dogged ...
will get it back on Lil' Jake tomorrow after me hamster juice session, in the morning, to suss some tail lengths, ready for a.n.other visit to Raglan to get 'em made up
aaaand whilst I had it to bits .... marked out a keep plate, ready to create a new one .. @Tintan28
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Tintan28
Well-known member
Cheers @V8Druid but mine are all present & correct so it’d appear I kept the best one! In fairness it was the best outcome for all parties as I’d have unlikely noticed & you have the expertise to diagnose & overcome whilst enabling you to show off your skills once again on this platform!" butter wouldn't melt ........"
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I went and had a.n.other crack at the Haner plumbing ..juggled these in, in situ .......
wasn't easy - bloody tight
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then realised I had a problem
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so........
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grinder out ...
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....and trim the offending lump
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re-juggled the assembly whilst it was an easy proposition on the bench
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and stuck it all back together after tea had been consumed..
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's all pretty tight in there, but mission accomplished ... replaced one of those M/M adapters with a banjo and a compact 90 clears over the top of the banjo nicely to keep it all nice and tidy .. can just get yer hands in there to get 'em on and dogged ...
will get it back on Lil' Jake tomorrow after me hamster juice session, in the morning, to suss some tail lengths, ready for a.n.other visit to Raglan to get 'em made up
aaaand whilst I had it to bits .... marked out a keep plate, ready to create a new one .. @Tintan28
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
well that's good ... one off required then ....Cheers @V8Druid but mine are all present & correct so it’d appear I kept the best one! In fairness it was the best outcome for all parties as I’d have unlikely noticed & you have the expertise to diagnose & overcome whilst enabling you toshow offyour skills once again on this platform!
I'd prefer show case or demonstrate
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
morning to meself this morning .. no kids, no Pam-out walking and lunching with one of her mates
chucked the Haner back on Lil' Jake and sussed some pipe lengths, stuck a trailer on the Kia and headed for Raglan.
Why trailer you ask ?
new burning bin required .. old one has had its last fire the other night and as they offered me three drums was rude to say no. ... and the one's got about 4" of cherry in the bottom
then it was time to wrestle some pipes onto the Haner .... could've done with Clara sized hands to get the banjo-ed hose onto the check valve port ... must've taken me a good twenty minutes to suss getting it in the right position to get it started with only finger tips to turn the bolt ... the compact 90 on the other hose was a lot easier.
got there in the end and hung it back onto Lil' Jake for an all position suss to make sure I'd not cocked up with the lengths.
90 right
90 left
little bit of a play about, see how well the check valve held
need to get the grinder to a few 'protuberances'
edges close ok , but those bits need to come off to get the edges gripping properly
now't that a 5" won't sort
had a bit of a play about with some templates after tea, for a few additions ..
will fine tune these once I've had the 5" to those excess bits ... but they're damned near what they need to be
.. no kids, no Pam-out walking and lunching with one of her mates chucked the Haner back on Lil' Jake and sussed some pipe lengths, stuck a trailer on the Kia and headed for Raglan.
Why trailer you ask ?
new burning bin required .. old one has had its last fire the other night and as they offered me three drums was rude to say no.
... and the one's got about 4" of cherry in the bottom then it was time to wrestle some pipes onto the Haner .... could've done with Clara sized hands to get the banjo-ed hose onto the check valve port ... must've taken me a good twenty minutes to suss getting it in the right position to get it started with only finger tips to turn the bolt ... the compact 90 on the other hose was a lot easier.
got there in the end and hung it back onto Lil' Jake for an all position suss to make sure I'd not cocked up with the lengths.
90 right
90 left
little bit of a play about, see how well the check valve held
need to get the grinder to a few 'protuberances'
edges close ok , but those bits need to come off to get the edges gripping properly
now't that a 5" won't sort
had a bit of a play about with some templates after tea, for a few additions ..
will fine tune these once I've had the 5" to those excess bits ... but they're damned near what they need to be
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I had also intended to go view and hopefully pick up a Happy birthday to me jobbie,...... stuck a trailer on the Kia and.....
Why trailer you ask ?
that I've been trying to arrange to get to see (locally) for nigh on two weeks.Had finally gotten the guy to commit to a time/morning to see it and a time he'd be there ... was just about to leave and he rang to say - sorry, he'd just had a call and he was going to have to cancel
never seen one quite like this before and it ain't dear ...
being Ajax, it'll be solid and it's supposed to be a #3 MT too
needs a solid bench to bolt down to - which I have two of
and a 3ph supply - one off-check .... or a.n.other VFD hoping to get a confirmation for a tomorrow job, later -- or better still - Saturday morning -- Pam's having her hair done Saturday
so might even get it in under the radar .. 'til she eventually spots summat new bolted to a bench " Nah, that's always been there - you just haven't noticed it before "
Quattromike
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Quite a handy looking bit of kit to have on the bench.
I've picked up my own little drill machine for the home workshop. Have you heard of q&s?
I've picked up my own little drill machine for the home workshop. Have you heard of q&s?
Quattromike
Well member-known
It's a really small radial arm drill, I just need to see if I can stick a 240v motor on the top of it.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Qualters & Smith make good gear Mike ... best known for donkey saws ... nice looking little table radial ..... ever heard of Arboga ... there's a lovely one on FB MP ATM ... if I had a shed (yeh I know) - I'd be very tempted .. looks like a #5 MT ... have had quite a few Arboga drills over the years....quality gear from Sweden IIRC
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
might be cheaper to buy a VFD ..... will also give you infinitely variable speed control too
is it power rise & fall to the column too? would need two if that's the case ... or spend on a full inverter set up
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