What Did You Do Today (2016)

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Danny M2Z on 20/07/2016 10:43:25:

Too much info, but here a few references for educational purposes:**LINK**

The article is fine in itself, but the website reminds me of 'Fortean Times'…

Neil

[Clive HartlandParticipant @clivehartland94829]

Easier to say, 'I dont want one, thank you'.

Clive

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by duncan webster on 20/07/2016 14:02:55:

The big brother of that remote control digger is widely used in decommissioning nuclear plant.

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Thanks, Duncan

It was the "spin-off" [commoditisation] that really impressed me.

Nuclear decommissioning is not cost-driven, so we can expect clever stuff; but I was very impressed to see baby brother being used in the street.

MichaelG.

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 20/07/2016 16:36:00:

Posted by duncan webster on 20/07/2016 14:02:55:

Nuclear decommissioning is not cost-driven, so we can expect clever stuff; but I was very impressed to see baby brother being used in the street.

MichaelG.

Having worked in the Nuclear Industry for many years let me assure you it most certainly is cost driven. The only difference is that 'do nothing' isn't often an option. We always looked for the most cost effective way of achieving the desired result. However some types of radioactivity are relatively short lived so deferment sometimes is the sensible option. This obviously incurs an ongoing cost of keeping the facility safe, so it is a case of horses for courses. As an instance, some Magnox reactors had steel pressure vessels. Neutron bombardment has converted some of the iron to radioactive cobalt, so cutting them up would require expensive remote techniques. These vessels are inside concrete shielding which is very thick, and so the steel isn't going anywhere. Every 5.3 years the activity decreases by factor 2, so after 60 years it has reduced by 2 raised to the power (60/5.3), which is 2674. Deferment is obviously sensible, as by then conventional demolition will be possible.

Edited By duncan webster on 20/07/2016 17:27:16

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Sorry, Duncan … I'm not in the mood for word-games.

MichaelG.

[Clive HartlandParticipant @clivehartland94829]

Just been going through the spares that are available on the net for the Mountfield Mower. I can get a brand new carb. for £24 p/p. so it is hardly worth messing with at that price. If it goes wrong again anytime I will buy a new one. Most of the bits I used are on there so that's where I will look in future as finding parking and walking nearly a mile to get to the supplier down here is trash.

Clive

Edited By Clive Hartland on 20/07/2016 18:22:59

[Frances IoMParticipant @francesiom58905]

found a small and apparently unopened tin of probably original formulation Hammerite lurking at back of a cupboard (prob some 30 years old) – started to prise open when lid shot into the air and landed some feet away – the contents were still just about semi-liquid but still showing a bright metallic lustre – can the contents be resurrected by any thinner as the light metallic blue is quite attractive?

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Frances,

So far as I am aware; the only product that will 'thin' original Hammerite is original Hammerite Thinners.

Look in all the cupboards !!

MichaelG.

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Edit: I think the original formula contained mainly Xylene [which may be available]

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 20/07/2016 20:45:10

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

Xylene available on Amaz***

[MWParticipant @mw27036]

Why not just say the word?

Michael W

[Frances IoMParticipant @francesiom58905]

Michael + Kwil – many thanks – no thinner tho – found in a bag of small pots of childsafe acrylic paints (now definitely useless) from time when I made some toys from offcuts of softwood – can’t think why I would have bought the Hammerite as only ‘did’ wood then

[JAParticipant @ja]

I think the thinners for the touching-up paint sold by Myfords was Xylene based,

JA

[Anonymous]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 20/07/2016 11:52:16:

The drill was 'robotic' and he was controlling it with an oversized handset [same style as RC models]

It's quite possible the robot is intended to avoid operator 'whitefinger', a form of Raynaud's disease caused by exposure to excessive levels of vibration from power tools.

Andrew

[Anonymous]

You can get xylene thinners from Toolstation if you have a local one.

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Posted by Michael Walters on 20/07/2016 21:34:30:

Why not just say the word?

I'm also puzzled by this and constant references to a "well known auction site" instead of ebay. Why?

Rod

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Andrew Johnston on 20/07/2016 22:41:51:

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 20/07/2016 11:52:16:

The drill was 'robotic' and he was controlling it with an oversized handset [same style as RC models]

It's quite possible the robot is intended to avoid operator 'whitefinger', a form of Raynaud's disease caused by exposure to excessive levels of vibration from power tools.

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Thanks, Andrew … Yes, that's what I assumed.

I just found it rather pleasing, and decided to 'share the moment'.

MichaelG.

[Sam Longley 1Participant @samlongley1]

Posted by Roderick Jenkins on 20/07/2016 23:09:33:

Posted by Michael Walters on 20/07/2016 21:34:30:

Why not just say the word?

I'm also puzzled by this and constant references to a "well known auction site" instead of ebay. Why?

Rod

I think that if you say the right word the genie will give you 3 wishes !!

But you have to be quite old to have read the story of Ali Baba or who ever it was who released to stopper off the bottle & let the genie out. But as we all know- the trick is getting it back in

Edited By Sam Longley 1 on 21/07/2016 07:23:52

Edited By Sam Longley 1 on 21/07/2016 07:25:49

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

One of the other reasons the small hen peckers (its not drilling) are used with a remote is that they are often used for demolition work where having the operator that close to the work would put them in danger. I'm sure we have all seen pictured of the larger hen peckers that fall fall through floors or have walls fall on them, With a remote you can crane it onto the top of a building an work it from a safe distance.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 21/07/2016 06:27:10:

I just found it rather pleasing, and decided to 'share the moment'.

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Sorry, Jason … I don't really care if it's properly called 'hen pecking'

It looked and acted like what we used to call a pneumatic road-drill; so that was good enough for me.

MichaelG.

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Edit: Wikipedia … that fount of all modern knowledge seems to favour Jackhammer

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackhammer

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 21/07/2016 07:48:02

[Sam Longley 1Participant @samlongley1]

Posted by JasonB on 21/07/2016 07:29:34:

One of the other reasons the small hen peckers (its not drilling) are used with a remote is that they are often used for demolition work where having the operator that close to the work would put them in danger. I'm sure we have all seen pictured of the larger hen peckers that fall fall through floors or have walls fall on them, With a remote you can crane it onto the top of a building an work it from a safe distance.

If you have ever been stuck on the end of a compressed air breaker for a few hours you would appreciate that tool. I had quite a few & even with the silence skirts the noise was horrible. The vibration on your arms is a killer.

I recall when I was a young lad of about 10, my father's ganger squared up to break some concrete — he had a glass eye. I was nearly sick, when suddenly the breaker kicked, his eye popped out & fell on the ground. He cursed picked it up, wiped it on a dirty rag & put it back & carried on as if nothing had happened.

Edited By Sam Longley 1 on 21/07/2016 07:57:27

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

MichaleI thought you would have liked to know what its refered to as you seem to regularly do the same correcting other peoples minor mistakes, grammar and spelling

Wiki would favour Jackhammer as that is a more  american term for a breaker.

J

Edited By JasonB on 21/07/2016 07:49:54

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

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[MichaelRParticipant @michaelr]

We called them Windy Picks

[Dave MartinParticipant @davemartin29320]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 19/07/2016 13:39:49:

Posted by Andrew Johnston on 19/07/2016 13:34:21:

That's because it's nowt to do with product safety………………

Andrew

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Sorry, Andrew … I don't understand

Safety recall on 190,000 power supplies

… Presumably you know something about this that I don't.

MichaelG.

Michael – I think Andrew was referring to the way that some suppliers are pushing to install smart meters on the grounds of safety.

Dave

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Thanks, Dave

In retrospect; what I first posted is probably irrelevant to the ensuing discussion.

MichaelG.

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