Druidic Dabblings and General Twaddle !!

[V8Druid]

big old moon the other night ..

hauled this lot down to the woodshed Thursday .. almost full to the door - no idea what happened to the pic - grubby finger on the lens 'praps ?

as said above .. this arrived yesterday

set up for 20v out of my 20/40v batteries

one of the few I could find with pre-placed mounting holes
sought out a suitable bit of nylon - just the right size in the off cuts box and worked out 'how'

handle off one of the flat packed filing cab.s the oak tree killed was a perfect fit in the hand -- handy sized rocker switch and a 48W 4 x 4 LED lamp

's BRIGHT!! -- lights the length of the drive to the far gate - be no hiding from this -- my calc.s reckon on 100 min.s from a full charge with a 20v, 4AH battery, double for a 40v 4AH, pulling 20v - cheapest, brightest torch I've had

big job this morning

Clara's skates'd seized up on 3 wheels - bearings locked solid ... had an idea I had some 'lurking' and sure enough same as skate boards ... had a set of wheels and bearings given to me by a customer years ago - wanted me to look at creating a tubular mono rail in his gardy for the kids like a solid zip line ... sussed a runner design, priced it and he bought a zip line cable instead ....... never asked for the wheels and bearings back and was sure i still had 'em - somewhere ?

well lubed up, changed and re-fitted to skate - wickedly slick
brake blocks might get a bit more use than they currently experience
now to find some more, as the other foot mat have a job keeping up

ebay here I come

 

[Lancs Lad]

big old moon the other night ..
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hauled this lot down to the woodshed Thursday .. almost full to the door - no idea what happened to the pic - grubby finger on the lens 'praps ?
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as said above .. this arrived yesterday
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set up for 20v out of my 20/40v batteries
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one of the few I could find with pre-placed mounting holes
sought out a suitable bit of nylon - just the right size in the off cuts box and worked out 'how' View attachment 85990handle off one of the flat packed filing cab.s the oak tree killed was a perfect fit in the hand -- handy sized rocker switch and a 48W 4 x 4 LED lamp View attachment 85991View attachment 85992
's BRIGHT!! -- lights the length of the drive to the far gate - be no hiding from this -- my calc.s reckon on 100 min.s from a full charge with a 20v, 4AH battery, double for a 40v 4AH, pulling 20v - cheapest, brightest torch I've had

big job this morning
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Clara's skates'd seized up on 3 wheels - bearings locked solid ... had an idea I had some 'lurking' and sure enough same as skate boards ... had a set of wheels and bearings given to me by a customer years ago - wanted me to look at creating a tubular mono rail in his gardy for the kids like a solid zip line ... sussed a runner design, priced it and he bought a zip line cable instead ....... never asked for the wheels and bearings back and was sure i still had 'em - somewhere ?
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well lubed up, changed and re-fitted to skate - wickedly slick
brake blocks might get a bit more use than they currently experience
now to find some more, as the other foot mat have a job keeping up
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ebay here I come

ABECs that takes me back a bit were the best bearing for blades

 

[Routy56]

having googled it :-
" Ferrex power tool batteries use a proprietary Aldi-specific slide-style pattern (branded under Activ Energy and U-LED systems) rather than an open industry-standard pattern like Makita LXT or Bosch "

only alternative is to buy a.n.other brand and an adaptor to attach the Ferrex with as AFAIK Ferrex do not do a 1/2" drive impact in cordless, only corded which has recently appeared in the 'middle aisle' , so it's a case of finding summat suitable which uses Mak/Dewalt/etc. batteries .. and not being tight, but for the use it'll get I really can't justify (to myself) forking out for one of the above
@Routy56 what was that impact you put up a few weeks ago you'd had from somewhere ??

just bought myself a battery connector to give me 20v out of my 20v & 20/40v,s to make a good torch with ... watch this space
my one decent torch has died recently - (beyond fixing I think)

That was a "Justfit" brand of

Brushless Cordless Impact Wrench Set 1/2" Driver Ratchet Rattle Gun 2 Batteries on eBay at only £43.99 just over a year ago ​

The seller is no longer trading.
BUT, it has given me a year of excellent work in my workshop

 

[Jimoz]

Of all the stuff you binned off and decided to keep some old skateboard bearings

 

[V8Druid]

Of all the stuff you binned off and decided to keep some old new kateboard bearings

in a box full of other bearings Jim ... but know what you mean

 

[V8Druid]

That was a "Justfit" brand of

Brushless Cordless Impact Wrench Set 1/2" Driver Ratchet Rattle Gun 2 Batteries on eBay at only £43.99 just over a year ago ​

The seller is no longer trading.
BUT, it has given me a year of excellent work in my workshop

got a pic or a link to where it is in your thread Dave?
sounds good enough for my usage

 

[V8Druid]

busy afternoon ..... hopefully the last cut (but I doubt it some how)

there's six stuffed barrow loads in those two heaps

including a lot of these damned things .. all over the lawn

then whipped the deck off for a good clean ...

wasn't as bad as usual... gave it all a good clean, sharpened the blades and plenty of oil to put it away

looking a bit rough/missing a few bits, in places

then back under the carrier and away - battery off and on charge for the night, as it was getting dark -- nice sky tonight but damned chilly once the sun went down

 

[V8Druid]

got the garden/patio furniture stowed for the winter earlier in the week ....

bloody pheasants've given the new polytunnel cover a bollocking - little bar stewards sit on it pecking holes in it and the far end has been the worst where it sits on the frame ... gaffer tape'll see it through the winter, but it's gonna need replacing next spring - AGAIN !! ... first one lasted 5 years

you might recall the Golf went off for MOT a while back ... passed on everything, 'cept the driver's foot well / sill area's ripe as never known a Golf fail on rot
I've welded my last car so been casting about looking for summat new(er) for the boss and researching what's popular / reliable etc.
Kia Picanto came up as one of the best small motors out there for VFM/reliability/hanging in there long term.
looked at several in various price ranges and decided to go for broke and buy one to see us out ('praps) and buy a 'top of the range' jobbie which're a bit thinner on the ground - basically sod it - have what she wants

Eventually found a GT line in Hereford, which'd spent most of its life on a professionally fitted, powered A frame, behind a gert camper - 13k on the clock and showroom... new boots all round and absolutely all the extras/toys -- knocked 'em down 600 quid and had to wait to collect it whilst it went to Kia for a recall that'd not been picked up on, 'til now - fuel line mod, apparently ... done and sorted and went to collect yesterday

Followed a Carrera 4 all the way, stuck behind a 45mph merchant ... Mr Porsche must've been on 10 points, 'cos he just would not go .. multiple opportunities and just sat there ... well PO-ed as he wasn't leaving me enough room to get by him and 'slot in' and just didn't have enough viz to clear the pair of 'em, although the Sportage'll go when required

anyway, the boss is like a dog with three tails

that's not marks on the door - reflections/light - take the plates off it and you'd not tell it from out the showroom --
would be interesting to know just how many miles it's done under its own steam/not being hauled along by the camper - not many I suspect

 

[Jimoz]

Nice motor. Will it still be warranties or doesn't it pass to new owner?
Dog with 3 tails that's an interesting variation on the norm
Did you knock them down before you went to view it? We had this discussion the other week somewhere

 

[Smiffy]

got the garden/patio furniture stowed for the winter earlier in the week ....
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bloody pheasants've given the new polytunnel cover a bollocking - little bar stewards sit on it pecking holes in it and the far end has been the worst where it sits on the frame ... gaffer tape'll see it through the winter, but it's gonna need replacing next spring - AGAIN !! ... first one lasted 5 years

you might recall the Golf went off for MOT a while back ... passed on everything, 'cept the driver's foot well / sill area's ripe as never known a Golf fail on rot
I've welded my last car so been casting about looking for summat new(er) for the boss and researching what's popular / reliable etc.
Kia Picanto came up as one of the best small motors out there for VFM/reliability/hanging in there long term.
looked at several in various price ranges and decided to go for broke and buy one to see us out ('praps) and buy a 'top of the range' jobbie which're a bit thinner on the ground - basically sod it - have what she wants

Eventually found a GT line in Hereford, which'd spent most of its life on a professionally fitted, powered A frame, behind a gert camper - 13k on the clock and showroom... new boots all round and absolutely all the extras/toys -- knocked 'em down 600 quid and had to wait to collect it whilst it went to Kia for a recall that'd not been picked up on, 'til now - fuel line mod, apparently ... done and sorted and went to collect yesterday

Followed a Carrera 4 all the way, stuck behind a 45mph merchant ... Mr Porsche must've been on 10 points, 'cos he just would not go .. multiple opportunities and just sat there ... well PO-ed as he wasn't leaving me enough room to get by him and 'slot in' and just didn't have enough viz to clear the pair of 'em, although the Sportage'll go when required

anyway, the boss is like a dog with three tails
View attachment 86133View attachment 86134
that's not marks on the door - reflections/light - take the plates off it and you'd not tell it from out the showroom --
would be interesting to know just how many miles it's done under its own steam/not being hauled along by the camper - not many I suspect

Only thing to check is when I was in NZ and they often towed the utes on a frames is it did front steering joints and suspension bushes in short order. But all easily rectified components

 

[hiluxman]

Golf's rot well.

Rot is still a big thing in new and old motors....

Ps...I like keeping the old ones going

 

[Lancs Lad]

got the garden/patio furniture stowed for the winter earlier in the week ....
View attachment 86135
bloody pheasants've given the new polytunnel cover a bollocking - little bar stewards sit on it pecking holes in it and the far end has been the worst where it sits on the frame ... gaffer tape'll see it through the winter, but it's gonna need replacing next spring - AGAIN !! ... first one lasted 5 years

you might recall the Golf went off for MOT a while back ... passed on everything, 'cept the driver's foot well / sill area's ripe as never known a Golf fail on rot
I've welded my last car so been casting about looking for summat new(er) for the boss and researching what's popular / reliable etc.
Kia Picanto came up as one of the best small motors out there for VFM/reliability/hanging in there long term.
looked at several in various price ranges and decided to go for broke and buy one to see us out ('praps) and buy a 'top of the range' jobbie which're a bit thinner on the ground - basically sod it - have what she wants

Eventually found a GT line in Hereford, which'd spent most of its life on a professionally fitted, powered A frame, behind a gert camper - 13k on the clock and showroom... new boots all round and absolutely all the extras/toys -- knocked 'em down 600 quid and had to wait to collect it whilst it went to Kia for a recall that'd not been picked up on, 'til now - fuel line mod, apparently ... done and sorted and went to collect yesterday

Followed a Carrera 4 all the way, stuck behind a 45mph merchant ... Mr Porsche must've been on 10 points, 'cos he just would not go .. multiple opportunities and just sat there ... well PO-ed as he wasn't leaving me enough room to get by him and 'slot in' and just didn't have enough viz to clear the pair of 'em, although the Sportage'll go when required

anyway, the boss is like a dog with three tails
View attachment 86133View attachment 86134
that's not marks on the door - reflections/light - take the plates off it and you'd not tell it from out the showroom --
would be interesting to know just how many miles it's done under its own steam/not being hauled along by the camper - not many I suspect

Deffo got the Kia bug
Never seen a piccanto GTI

 

[V8Druid]

Nice motor. Will it still be warranties or doesn't it pass to new owner?
Dog with 3 tails that's an interesting variation on the norm
Did you knock them down before you went to view it? We had this discussion the other week somewhere

yeh service record up to date and warranty passes down the line.
told 'em I had an identical one I wanted to look at in Gloucester with 6k on the clock I was gonna look at, 500 quid cheaper - so we negotiated a bit more off to save the trip and TBH I can't see as that'd've been any better, condition wise as this is an absolute minter .. plus the 13k on this may well have been mostly towed. Pads / discs / calipers are like new

Only thing to check is when I was in NZ and they often towed the utes on a frames is it did front steering joints and suspension bushes in short order. But all easily rectified components

this had a big multiplug (now removed) under the bonnet, powering lights, etc. and the leccy power steering on tow, so hopefully component wear would/should be minimised

 

[V8Druid]

Deffo got the Kia bug
Never seen a piccanto GTI

triple 998cc - 99 nags ... 's a quick little motor ... and no wet belt

TBF they make a decent motor ... only complaint I have of the Sportage is first/reverse is too high, especially towing ... I still enjoy driving it and it will GO when you want it to and Pam's not winge-ing from the co-pilots chair

 

[V8Druid]

Golf's rot well.

Rot is still a big thing in new and old motors....

Ps...I like keeping the old ones going

have had quite a few friends run 'em and don't think any of them have ever succumbed badly to rot ... not looked at this yet, but as said - I've welded my last car .... and I used to like keeping the old stuff mobile too
have had it 11 years and only done 36k in it in that time ... on 106k ATM so just run in 1.9 D drives and runs well - well shod - new calipers, discs and pads on the arse, unmarked interior - anyone fancy some welding

 

[Rob65]

have had quite a few friends run 'em and don't think any of them have ever succumbed badly to rot ... not looked at this yet, but as said - I've welded my last car .... and I used to like keeping the old stuff mobile too
have had it 11 years and only done 36k in it in that time ... on 106k ATM so just run in 1.9 D drives and runs well - well shod - new calipers, discs and pads on the arse, unmarked interior - anyone fancy some welding

My brother is on the lookout for something like this. Could you PM what sort of cash you are looking for it?

Is the mot actually expired or has it got a bit left, just thinking about logistics of moving it? I’ve just finished a load of work at Port Talbot and won’t likely be back down that way until after Christmas now.

 

[pettsy]

Regardless of brand, new cars just aren’t built as well. Mk5 golf’s were bad for rust on front wings iirc. Late 90’s onwards VAG aren’t a patch on 80-90s cars. One of my mk2 golf gtis has 200k+ miles and is solid underneath!

 

[sfrs4]

My brother is on the lookout for something like this. Could you PM what sort of cash you are looking for it?

Is the mot actually expired or has it got a bit left, just thinking about logistics of moving it? I’ve just finished a load of work at Port Talbot and won’t likely be back down that way until after Christmas now.

It depends on whether the car failed on a major or dangerous, and then more so if your insurance company deems it to have failed and voids your insurance is the bigger question.

 

[V8Druid]

I'm reliably informed this morning, that all my woes started on this day 20 years ago

took Pam out on our first (blind) date ..... an' she didn't draw breath all evening !! .... some might say a 'wiser' man'd taken that as a sign of things to come
I blame Kevin Philips, her work colleague, and mutual friend, whom she tasked with the 'project' of finding her a suitable fella to accompany her to the BWW crimbo bash in '99, as she was fed up of going on her own, after her divorce some time before!!
I had ABSOLUTELY no idea who she was, or what she was like ... other than Kev's assurances she was "alright " ... lyin' bar steward

I really have no idea WTF the last twenty years have vanished to but we've made a pretty decent team, along the way .... two strong willed, very independent people, may not have been the best of combinations at times, but between us, there ain't much we can't cope with or handle.

Can't imagine what she went through in 2010, having not long moved here, when I got whisked into hospital, middle of the night, on a blues and two,s ride, body shutting down, with a distinctly serious possibility of not coming back !!!

she coped, nursed me back from, what was at the time, the edge of an abyss and has taken on the weekly responsibility for keeping me alive and 'healthy', ever since.

Women uh ...... WTF'd we be without 'em

tripped over this a few weeks ago looking for summat else and today I blew Pam's mind with this ......
she'd forgotten, although she usually reminds me -- every year

God knows where the last 7 years have gone, let alone the 20 prior to that