Xmas in the workshop/shed

[john carruthersParticipant @johncarruthers46255]

I shall be sorting/cleaning my wife's uncle's lifetime collection of SnapOn tools which he gifted me today; while I listen to some Bach, Classic FM, and early Pink Floyd/Hoobastank.
I may suspend the morphine and gabapentin in favour of some port and Staffe Hendrik.

Season's greetings to one and all.

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[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I'd like to wish everyone the very best for Christmas and New Year.

Possibly a good time to let folks now that because of the holidays MEW250 won't be on the newsagent shelves until 4 January 2017, subscription copies may arrive a few days later than expected.

(Good news for me is it went to the printers on time so at least I get a break!)

Neil

Edit: Moved to existing Xmas thread!

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 23/12/2016 19:27:22

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Will get into the shop, IF I can overcome the inertia induced by excess food!

Seasonal Greetings to a ll our readers.

Jason B, have sent you a PM.  

AH! Which Jason B?  There is a choice of three.  Perhaps you would PM me  please?e

Howard

 

 

Edited By Howard Lewis on 23/12/2016 18:46:50

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 23/12/2016 18:39:02:

I'd like to wish everyone the very best for Christmas and New Year.

Possibly a good time to let folks now that because of the holidays MEW250 won't be on the newsagent shelves until 4 January 2017, subscription copies may arrive a few days later than expected.

(Good news for me is it went to the printers on time so at least I get a break!)

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MEW 250 arrived in today's post, ready for reading with a few glasses of Port.

I was rather impressed to see the double-spread photo, on pp14-15

… Whatever next ?

… Can we look forward to 'gatefold' pin-ups in future issues ?

MichaelG.

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Best Wishes to all … and dare we even hope for Peace [anywhere] in 2017 ?

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 23/12/2016 20:51:34:

MEW 250 arrived in today's post, ready for reading with a few glasses of Port.

I was rather impressed to see the double-spread photo, on pp14-15

… Whatever next ?

… Can we look forward to 'gatefold' pin-ups in future issues ?

Glad you like it!

When we have photos of sufficient resolution and quality, I hope to feature one or two at larger size, hopefully with minimal impact on the amount of content!

Neil

[Brian OldfordParticipant @brianoldford70365]

Whether or not I get into my workshop to do anything useful before New Year remains to be seen. What I have promised myself to do is to complete some of the several unfinished projects rather than start any new ones. I'm sure I'm only one of many in that situation.

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

I hope to do a few hours today (Xmas eve) and again on Boxing day. A mate who looks after a local football club ground keeping equipment has dropped a repair in for ASAP delivery.

[David Standing 1Participant @davidstanding1]

Posted by Martin Connelly on 23/12/2016 08:51:40:

Following on from their world record success with the Warhorse monowheel **LINK** the UK Monowheel team are making a new wheel named Trojan. So I have started making parts for it and will be getting some work done over the next few weeks.

Martin

That looks a very silly and pointless motorcycle!

Excellent, just the sort of thing I like to see .

[David Standing 1Participant @davidstanding1]

I shall be taking some photos of my 'spare' Boxford, an Industrial 330, ready to pop it in the classifieds .

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Spent a couple of hrs in my cave yesterday on my S10H; trial assembly has it running reasonably well freehand. My MEW # 250 issue arrived 23/12 as well, another few pages to peruse over the hols… with a tot… or three.
Merry Xmas to all readers, may 2017 bring you all you wish for.

George.

[Geoff TheasbyParticipant @geofftheasby]

Monowheel? It can't do 'wheelies' !!!

Geoff

[Martin ConnellyParticipant @martinconnelly55370]

Only wheelies with a monowheel but they worry about 'gerbilling'. Christmas is one day late for our family since my wife is working today (NHS) so I have been making parts, 304 stainless axle bushes to be moulded into some rubber.

Martin

[Angus Anderson 1Participant @angusanderson1]

Following on from the Warhorse monowheel, many years ago I saw on the internet I saw a V8 powered monowheel…. only in the USA!
Boy was it funny, almost unrideable and all that torque.

[MWParticipant @mw27036]

Posted by Martin Connelly on 25/12/2016 16:39:27:

Only wheelies with a monowheel but they worry about 'gerbilling'. Christmas is one day late for our family since my wife is working today (NHS) so I have been making parts, 304 stainless axle bushes to be moulded into some rubber.

Martin

Hi martin, they look great, did you make your own drawing for that? If so, do you mind kindly telling what software you used?

Michael W

[Geoff TheasbyParticipant @geofftheasby]

My Christmas present to all my discerning, tasteful, dedicated readers (f any) was delivered when I rose at midnight after a post-prandial sleep, and joined the ranks of those who work when others are having fun or living it up, or both. 500 words added to my next masterpiece. Theme this year? Nuts, crackers, no sprouts, cake, and Tim Peake's book of photos from ISS.

HNY everyone!

Geoff

[AjohnwParticipant @ajohnw51620]

Posted by JasonB on 22/12/2016 18:36:02:

Last finishing touches to a kitchen I have been doing and then pop into a regular client for a quick dod job, should be done by lunchtime then I'm off for two weeks.

Will no doubt spend a day or three in the workshop working on the R&V and Ruston Hornsby engines and may be tempted to make a start on something else. Also got a package from ARC sitting under the tree.

J

Maybe I should ask you to quote on our kitchen Jason. Works off for me over xmas may start again before the new year. Planning just how to level the floor. Tricky. The bits that are being done are not too bad so far. Still need to sort out can I plaster in one place. Hope I can otherwise I'll get one in.

John

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[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Geoff Theasby on 25/12/2016 13:49:55:

Monowheel? It can't do 'wheelies' !!!

Geoff

Either that or it can't NOT do them

Neil

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Best hope you had plenty of chocolate money under the tree John, some of my kitchens can go over £100K though this one was quite a bit less – Wickes units rather than bespoke by me.

Luckily the Amtico man will have to deal with the floor on this one which is a bit off in the kitchen but the bathroom I also did is not too bad as most of teh floor got dug out to 900mm deep to put in new 110mm soil runs.

J

[Martin ConnellyParticipant @martinconnelly55370]

Michael W, the drawings were done by Kev Scott, the guy who is the world record holder. I don't know what software he uses. I use AutoCad and have discussed CAD practice with him as he has done some drawings with odd sized dimension digits (different size from others on the page). He is an engineer but does not use CAD as part of his work so he is self taught and still learning. I have been explaining the difference between model space and paper space (or layout space) to him. He has done everything in model space and it makes for a messy use of CAD and can lead to mistakes.

Martin

[AjohnwParticipant @ajohnw51620]

Posted by JasonB on 26/12/2016 12:23:27:

Best hope you had plenty of chocolate money under the tree John, some of my kitchens can go over £100K though this one was quite a bit less – Wickes units rather than bespoke by me.

Luckily the Amtico man will have to deal with the floor on this one which is a bit off in the kitchen but the bathroom I also did is not too bad as most of teh floor got dug out to 900mm deep to put in new 110mm soil runs.

J

Must help pay for the fancy Subaru. I'm enjoying the Forester now I'm used to the gearbox and the total lack of turbo lag. Handling – need more twisty road to tell really.

I'm reckoning on around £4k all in including some bought in work but not much. I've done very well on that so far.

The Bosch 360 degree laser level shows I have a bit of a problem with the floor. I suspect it will have to be done in sections and involve something like shuttering otherwise we will have to barbeque in the cold or cook etc in the caravan.

I could make the units – but too much work with the other things needed and questionable price wise really. I also sold my panel saw which would help with that sort of thing.

A moral. Don't go away for a week and leave your son thinking that you will remove a wall at some point especially as it approaches Xmas. One good aspect though – my workshop will finally get sorted out and I can use it again. It's been tricky for rather a long time now. I have another for woodwork.  Also a dry garage now for messy stuff.

John

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Edited By Ajohnw on 26/12/2016 13:54:17

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