Member postings for Michael Gilligan

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Do they know something that I don't about Sea Horses

MichaelG.

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http://www.lifesize-models.co.uk/product.php?id=1849

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 20/11/2018 20:30:14

Well ... The brass device is a 'Watchmakers Turns' and I think the blades are from a plough plane.

Sorry, no postcard to hand

MiichaelG.

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Too slow  ... wasted time looking for that postcard.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 20/11/2018 15:12:37

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See the follow-up post by his alter-ego

MichaelG.

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Yes, 42 negative in the last month looks bad ... but still we see this: **LINK**

https://www.topratedseller.com/ebay/time.ing

MichaelG.

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+1 on all Vic's comments

MichaelG.

Thanks for the Patent reference, Joe

I could't find it

probably because I started from here: **LINK**

http://www.tciauto.com/tc/rattlerr-absorber-6-1-4-chevy-small-blockhtml/

MichaelG.

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Aside from the considerable cost to you, that ^^^ must be rather worrying for other owners.

MichaelG.

Thanks, both

MichaelG.

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Thanks for that, Mick

MichaelG.

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Posted by Michael Gilligan on 18/11/2018 09:54:41:

[ it features on quite a few ebay listings, not just that one ]

and, later:

if you simply search ebay for UKPL you will see what I mean

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 19/11/2018 09:01:00

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NewsFlash for nixie fans: **LINK**

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-46252838

MichaelG.

Now that everyone has had their fun ... I think I have the answer

Although I still don't know exactly what UKPL stands for,

it might be United Kingdom Private Limited [Company]

... I checked the Seller's legal information, and they show a GB VAT number, which I then checked here: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/vatRequest.html

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/vatRequest.html

Sure enough, they have a registered office in Manchester.

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 19/11/2018 00:11:38

Jason has sparked some interest with this little model [sorry for the inevitable pun]

Whilst I wouldn't presume to set the Rules, I think it would make an excellent subject for an 'Efficency Competition' ... maybe something along the lines of 'who can get the most mechanical work out of two AA cells ?'

Any interest ?

MichaelG.

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+1

Very impressive performance.

MichaelG.

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@DMB

Thanks for the thought, but, if you simply search ebay for UKPL you will see what I mean ^^^

MichaelG.

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Sorry if my attempt at clarity failed ... In that previous thread I was actually trying to distinguish between Silver Steel being 'centreless ground' and PGMS being 'precision ground' [i.e. implicitly ... ground between centres]

MichaelG.

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Exactly, Brian

That's why I thought I might ask my friends in the Tea Room

MichaelG.

I have been looking at metal lens-hoods, as a convenient source of threaded tube

This one, for example, has 52mm male, and 58mm female threads:

**LINK**

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Screw-Mount-52mm-Standard-Metal-Lens-Hood-for-Nikon-Black-UKPL/273053252049

So far, so good ... But could someone please decipher 'UKPL'

[ it features on quite a few ebay listings, not just that one ]

AcronymFinder suggests : United Kingdom Paintball League

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MichaelG.

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... as mentioned here: **LINK**

https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=57958