A Pleasant Christmas

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22 December 2012 at 04:06 #106923
Springbok
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@springbok
Hi everyone have a great Christmas break and a happy new year in the workshop, I have almost finished giving the house a complete makeover and at 70s should have known better (but well after over 30 years it needed it) BUT JOY she who must be obeyed has said that I can spend as much time as I like in my workshop when finished so can complete my Springbok B1 and have it running on the track next year. Also everyone of this forum who came to the Thornbury exhibition and introduced themselves thank you it is lovely to put faces to names. Hope that I will be encouraging young people again how to use a lathe.

Bob Thomson.
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22 December 2012 at 04:06 #6487
Springbok
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@springbok
And a Happy New Year in the Workshop
22 December 2012 at 06:09 #106925
Thor 🇳🇴
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@thor
Thanks Bob, same to you

Thor
22 December 2012 at 06:59 #106927
modeng2000
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@modeng2000
It was good to see you at Thornbury, hope to do the same next year.

Best wishes to you and yours for the coming festive occasion and good luck with your B1.

John
22 December 2012 at 08:08 #106928
John Stevenson 1
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@johnstevenson1
Bah, Humbug…………
22 December 2012 at 08:58 #106929
Springbok
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@springbok
Ah well John there is always one. One of my younger grandsons (19) came round yesterday and helped me to finish the lounge said he wanted to do it for us for our Christmas.
Open the window and shout "What day is it"!!!
Bob
22 December 2012 at 09:49 #106931
HomeUse
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@homeuse
Seasons greetings to all, and may you spend many a happy hour "Swarf" making

Greeting to all
22 December 2012 at 13:10 #106942
modeng2000
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@modeng2000
Posted by John Stevenson on 22/12/2012 08:08:47:

Bah, Humbug…………

One thing I have learnt from reading forums such as this is that –

'There's nowt so queer as folk'

Happy Christmas

John
22 December 2012 at 13:49 #106946
KWIL
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@kwil
Keep at it Bob, nice to meet at Bristol,

Season's Greetings to all.
22 December 2012 at 13:54 #106947
Siddley
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@siddley
Feliz Navidad a todos

I'm spending Christmas on my own, my wife is visiting her family in the UK. Still, I have four cats and a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog to keep me company…
22 December 2012 at 14:47 #106951
HomeUse
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@homeuse
Hi modeng2000 – An old saying from around this area

"All volks be darft bar thee an me and thee bist darfter than me."

Hi Siddley – You will have plenty of time to spend "doing what you want to do." – have a good Xmas
22 December 2012 at 14:54 #106953
John Coates
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@johncoates48577
A merry Xmas to all and thanks for the past three years since I joined which have been illuminating

Thanks for answering my dumb questions

Hope Xmas is fun for all and you're looking forward to 2013

At the moment I have a 16" BMS rod on the lathe making a drawbar for a collet chuck

2013 will see modifications to all three of my motorbikes and a few weekends away in the saddle enjoying the scenery

John
22 December 2012 at 16:09 #106962
GaryM
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@garym
Siddley, you're never alone when you're a member of this forum.

Thanks to everyone for their encouraging comments through my first year of model engineering. Hoping to get in the workshop after Christmas Day to make a start on the S50.

Gary
22 December 2012 at 16:16 #106964
Siddley
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@siddley
Posted by Gary Marland on 22/12/2012 16:09:37:

Siddley, you're never alone when you're a member of this forum.

The missis is leaving her laptop here and it's got a built in webcam – maybe I could do a live Christmas 'webcast from the workshop' so people can watch me getting my finger caught in the belt sander and drilling holes in the wrong place

Just kidding
22 December 2012 at 17:11 #106972
Alan Jackson
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@alanjackson47790
Happy Christmas to all of you, hope you have a nice warm workshop to enjoy it in.

Alan
22 December 2012 at 17:16 #106974
dcosta
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@dcosta
Hello all,

I wish you have a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Dias Costa
22 December 2012 at 17:59 #106975
Rob keeves
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@robkeeves73950
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all, hope santa brings everyone lots of goodies .

Rob Keeves.
22 December 2012 at 18:41 #106980
Boiler Bri
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@boilerbri
Best wishes to eveyone, without whom this fantastic forum would not be possible.

Brian
22 December 2012 at 18:49 #106982
chris j
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@chrisj
I don't celebrate christmas myself but wish everyone on here a great time and have a better year next year.
22 December 2012 at 19:01 #106984
NJH
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@njh
Hi Bob

You say "BUT JOY she who must be obeyed has said that I can spend as much time as I like in my workshop" – now is this because, after 30 years you have finally finished all the chores and she wants you out of the way?! ( I'm sure it isn't).

Anyway I spend (too) much of my time with photography so perhaps this, courtesy of photoshop and my wife's patchwork hobby, is appropriate. The title is:-

SEASONS GREETINGS TO ALL

Edited By NJH on 22/12/2012 19:04:19
22 December 2012 at 20:15 #106987
Sub Mandrel
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@submandrel
Hope the B1 doesn't take 30 years to finish…

Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd da i pawb!

Neil
22 December 2012 at 21:14 #107000
Springbok
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@springbok
Neil then I will be well over a hundred. NJH that is an amazing bit of work
Bob
22 December 2012 at 21:54 #107004
Kevin F
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@kevinf
Posted by Stub Mandrel on 22/12/2012 20:15:11:

Hope the B1 doesn't take 30 years to finish…

Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd da i pawb!

Neil

Diolch yn fawr Neil, Merry Christmas everyone ,after 2 whole days in the house we'll savour our time in the workshop
22 December 2012 at 22:36 #107010
Bazyle
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@bazyle
Maybe Santa's deputy (aka Sprinbok) will bring someone a lathe for Christmas.
23 December 2012 at 07:24 #107024
Springbok
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@springbok
Thankyou Bazyle for the pic of the grey haired old git demonstrating, had over 100 young people useing the lath over the three days, helping to make basic spinning tops, If I have captured a fraction of them Into either engineering or model makeing I will be delighted. It was very interesting to note that the girls were much more interested than the boys. I look forward (If permitted) to doing similar next year.
Greetings to all and a fun year in the workshop

Bob Thomson.
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