What did you do Today 2018

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

Posted by Mike on 07/02/2018 10:06:20:

I have to confess I have never been fussy about burning or shredding papers with my name and address on them. I'm in the phone book and on the electoral roll. As a journalist, I can tell you that you can't really hide from someone who is determined to find out your personal details.

Well thats OK as far as it goes but if you posses 2 utility bills with someones name and address on them you don't just have the information you also have documents that go someway in identifying you as that person. From this website I know you are Mike which is shared information if I had your electricity bill I have partial proof of identity that I could be you. Link that with some kind of photo identity with my photo and your name and I'm on the way to passing myself off as you.

I'm not sure I get too worked up about identity theft particularly as I have something of a low electronic footprint but it as well to be aware of how these things work.

regards Martin

[MikeParticipant @mike89748]

I realise that, Martin, but in our household we don't have any utility bills because electricity, gas, phone and rates are all paid on line. I am sure you will point out that this is equally dangerous in terms of identity theft, but in a rural community such as ours it seems to be the only way forward. But yes, everyone should take care.

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

You might be "on your way" to passing yourself off but I suspect it would be a pretty short journey. You need to prove both your ID and your address independently. The utility bill just verifies the address.

You need to produce an original, official proof of ID such as a passport or photo ID, original benefit form, shotgun license etc. If you start throwing those out in the rubbish willy nilly then fair enough, perhaps you need to be helped to lose some of your assets. If you want to use a facsimile of your ID such as a photocopy of an official ID, it needs to be verified by an identifiable and approved official. So for financial transactions such as opening bank accounts or transferring assets, a bank manager, registered accountant or solicitor etc is necessary. In those examples, the FCA can check these individuals actually exist and are approved to verify documents.

If you are thinking of a career in fraud, don't give up the day job, as they say! But yes, if they are determined enough they will find a way….

Murray

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Mike on 07/02/2018 10:06:20:

The papers had been stored in a rather damp garage for six years, as required by the charity regulator here in Scotland.

At least the Charity Commission for England and Wales allow you to store papers in a dry place.

Neil

[MikeParticipant @mike89748]

Thanks, Neil – by the time I realised what I'd written it was too late to do an edit.

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

OK, chaps I'm not flapping my hands about in panic mearly observing that there is a difference between the data on an electricity bill and the physical bill itself which is why some people choose to shred.

regards Martin

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

In my experience, the recipient of the magazines in plastic bags in which they are delivered, can be made hard to identify by taking the address panel and s t r e t c h i n g it as far as possible.

The material lives up to it's description, and is remarkably plastic and stretchable. This distorts and fades the text, pretty badly.

The whole lot then goes for landfill.

"Window" envelopes go for recycling after the window has been pulled off, or cut off. (The strength of the adhesive seems to vary from envelope supplier to supplier)

Howard

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

I try to cut the wrappers neatly along one end so they stay as bags. They are quite strong as plastic bas go and make up for the reduction in the supply from the supermarket. Just had a check and I can't see a marking on them to show what they are made of. Not good. But they seem to be LDPE so you should store them up, lots and lots, and use them to make machinable wax rather than contaminate biodegradable paper.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

They make good dog–poop bags, being stouter than ordinary supermarket bags and not having any breathing holes so you don't have to 'double bag'.

Neil

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

[SamsarandaParticipant @samsaranda]

Muzzer, I don’t think “identifiable and approved officials” are checked that often, as a Councilor in past years I was frequently called upon by individuals to counter sign Passport Applications. I was never aware of any checks being carried out to ascertain my validity as a qualified person entitled to sign said documents. In the light of how serious a document is then a Passport comes a fair way up the list of importance I would have thought. I think it is surprisingly easy nowadays to forge someone’s identity if you are determined.

Dave W

[JimmieSParticipant @jimmies]

Had a quick look at today’s Screwfix offer and saw that the ‘Screwfix Trade Apprentice of the Year’ comp now on. Great idea? While perhaps understanding the reason no practical skills are to be examined, with it is being based on professionalism, business interest, knowledge of their chosen industry, goals and ambitions, enthusiasm, determination and innovation can it serve any real purpose. Or is it yet another example that as long as you know the theory it does not matter if you can’t put it into practice.

**LINK**

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

Idly klicked through on the Multimetals ad at the top of the page. Never done so before but there's always a first time.

And a last time too – the only aluminium they show is sheet, the only mild steel they show is round stock but when you look closer they say they have NONE of the sizes listed, the only stainless is 430 sheet, they have NO plastic, they claim copper square and flat but you guessed it – no stock of ANY of the sizes listed. Couldn't be bothered to look at the brass. Tried clearing the cache etc but the content seems to be current.

Seems a novel enough way to run a business and I suppose there's no law against it but there was me thinking they were offering metals for sale..

Murray

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

I see what you mean, Murray !

Hopefully the site is 'a work in progress'

MichaelG.

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https://www.themultimetalsshop.co.uk/product/cheap-stainless-steel-wire-rope-cable-cheaest-around-1-5mm-to-8mm/

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 09/02/2018 10:18:09

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

Ordered a box of earplugs (anti snoring) from Amazon and noticed they are supplied by Langley Steelworks Ltd. !

That what I call industrial diversification.

regards Martin

[Nigel Brown 7Participant @nigelbrown7]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 09/02/2018 10:17:38:

I see what you mean, Murray !

Hopefully the site is 'a work in progress'

MichaelG.

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**LINK**

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 09/02/2018 10:18:09

Almost as comprehensible as some Chinese 'translations' ?

[SamsarandaParticipant @samsaranda]

Muzzer,

I tried their website a couple of months ago and found the same total lack of stock, I think it hard to believe that it is still a work in progress! Am at a loss to understand what the purpose of the website is, it’s definitely not there to sell anything.

Dave W

[brickyParticipant @bricky]

I had made a mistake with my choice of aluminium for a cylinder with an aluminium piston. As advised by others on the forum I have taken their advice and bought a stainless steel tube to form a liner.Today I bored for a press fit and after trueing up the outside of the tube I loctited the cylinder after heating it then cooling the liner in the fridge,I used my large joiners vice and it went in no trouble .I have now got to set up again in the four jaw and bore to size.I am well pleased all thanks to this helpful forum.

Frank

[HacksawParticipant @hacksaw]

I started the upgrades to a little x1 millI have , that were featured a couple of months ago in MEW . In stainless steel no less! I turned the stop bushes , found a drill that matched the diameter of the bar ,and bored them..but couldn't remember for the life of me how to cross drill accurately for the locking screws , so I came home and did a search on this very forum….

I'll probably forget how to again by Monday .

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

Posted by Samsaranda on 09/02/2018 19:04:23:

Muzzer,

I tried their website a couple of months ago and found the same total lack of stock, I think it hard to believe that it is still a work in progress! Am at a loss to understand what the purpose of the website is, it’s definitely not there to sell anything.

Dave W

Hopefully Neil / MTM are actually getting paid for the ads. If so, we shouldn't complain if they are subsidising this forum. I wonder if they are actually paying their bills….

[Philip RoweParticipant @philiprowe13116]

Was turning some copper discs for boiler end plates earlier and was suffering the usual problem of tearing of finish associated with "gummy" type metals. Just as an experiment I tried some Rocol turning lubricant and what a difference, no graunching noises or tearing just a very acceptable finish. I have obviously been badly advised in the past where I was taught that brass, copper, bronze must always be machined dry. Just for interest the plates were 50mm diameter (for a 16mm tram engine) and I was using a hss tool, turning at around 450 – 500 rpm.

Phil

[“Bill Hancox”Participant @billhancox]

Posted by Philip Rowe on 11/02/2018 16:53:15:

. I have obviously been badly advised in the past where I was taught that brass, copper, bronze must always be machined dry. Just for interest the plates were 50mm diameter (for a 16mm tram engine) and I was using a hss tool, turning at around 450 – 500 rpm.

Phil

Phil

Nice to hear that it all worked out for you. You were very poorly advised for turning copper. My old Atlas manual recommends either lard or paraffin for turning copper. The manual also advises on the best speed and depth of cut for copper.as well as using the stepped method for parting off. I never have tried lard for fear that if the metal heated up the lard would begin to smell like a pork chop frying…. mmmmm.

Cheers

Bill

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

Lard> yes it can be good. I used to work a "Keller" copy mill the cutting oil used on it was a mix of lard oil and paraffin. I can still smell it now 50 years on.

[john carruthersParticipant @johncarruthers46255]

Sunday I unpacked the lathe and a few tools to do one last 'just job' before we move.
A mate bought a camera for his scope, the guys in the states got the adapter wrong so it wouldn't fit.
Bored out the adapter to 3.5"
Now packing tools away again.

[RobboParticipant @robbo]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 07/02/2018 19:36:00:

They make good dog–poop bags, being stouter than ordinary supermarket bags and not having any breathing holes so you don't have to 'double bag'.

Neil

But the magazine only comes once a month – the dog can't wait that long

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