Here is a list of all the postings Tim Rowe has made in our forums. Click on a thread name to jump to the thread.
Thread: A write off Motorhome repair |
07/10/2022 18:37:53 |
Steviegtr Nice work. I have done a lot of GRP and composite work in the past. The best tip I got for avoiding the itch was to wash or shower with cold water. If you use hot or warm water, you open the pores and the go little fibres go straight in. Tim R |
Thread: Hello from Winnipeg, Canada |
15/08/2021 21:19:15 |
Steven Enough about the engineering stuff. What about the classical guitar? I know there are quite a few musicians on here. A few years ago I got reasonably competent with classical Spanish guitar but because I don't practice enough I have gone back to being rubbish. All the topics on this forum are interesting. Tim
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Thread: Consequences of Machining Cast Iron |
13/08/2021 07:55:22 |
Another option is a yacht chandlery or buy online. They will have rust stain removers for use on GRP boats and the active ingredient is oxalic acid. Very effective. Tim |
Thread: What on Earth would this be used for? |
26/07/2021 16:17:58 |
Martin A wild guess. Maybe a starter for a hot bulb engine. Tim |
Thread: English members who have moved to France. |
19/07/2021 07:23:13 |
To answer Dave Halford. I work and I am self employed (autonomo in Spanish). I have to pay about €330 per month social security. This is a fixed fee regardless of how much you earn and give total access to the public healthcare system which as I said is excellent. After 15 years paying this into the system I will qualify for 50% of the state pension. Not a huge amount but the Spanish pension system is more generous than that of the UK. Tim |
17/07/2021 15:45:15 |
Big question you have to ask yourselves is why? And be honest because living in a different country is hugely different from visiting it for holidays or business. I moved to Mallorca in 2007 and it was my then wife's initiative. I was ambivalent but actually it turned out to be a good career move and I had just turned 50. I learned Spanish quite quickly and I am now fluent. That is the biggest single integrator in your new life. My wife didn't and we struggled a bit with our relationship (31 years),When grandchildren came along she wanted to move back to the UK and did. We divorced and I stayed. This is not uncommon. I am still working and hope to retire in 3 years. I am now very happily integrated into a Spanish family and wouldn't change a thing. When we get the opportunity we love to visit the UK but I no longer think of it as home. I don't think you really become a citizen of a country unless you hold a passport. I could have a Spanish passport but I would have to renounce by British one. I am not ready for that but have got close on a few occasions. My official status is that I am a resident of Spain, taxed and spend in Spain, Spanish healthcare which is excellent and I can vote in local and European elections but not for the national government so a part of me always remains an outsider. Brexit is supposed to be killing freedom of movement but of course it works both ways. Fortunately I can now get a resident card that has a photo so it serves as ID. I can therefore travel around Europe without joining the passport queues. Other aspects of our departure from Europe have not been so easily solved and are proving expensive. Don't get stuck in an expat enclave and keep in touch with friends. Expect a honeymoon period for the first 6 -9 months and then you have to work hard at the change and stick it out. If you do, you will reap the rewards and make a success of it. Tim
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Thread: garden chair, wooden slats broken. |
18/05/2020 13:28:48 |
Hello Clive What is the chair made from? If you don't know or it doesn't matter I would replace the slates with teak. More durable than all the others mentioned and easier to maintain. A cautionary note about Iroko. If left outside to weather it can warp exposing its twisted grain with the real risk of nasty sharp splinters in sensitive body parts. Iroko splinters tend to go septic and the wood itself untreated tends to go a nasty shade of black. Iroko dust is horrible as mentioned above. Not that I have got anything against iroko of course. Tim Rowe |
Thread: Steel boiler storage. |
20/07/2019 11:18:13 |
Posted by Brian Wood on 20/07/2019 11:04:28:
Hello Kevin, You secure it mechanically so that it is in good electrical contact It's called cathodic protection and is very important in the marine world. The electrical connection has to be very low resistance as the driving voltages are very low. Tim |
Thread: water supply |
16/06/2019 09:43:13 |
Posted by Mick Henshall on 16/06/2019 09:13:34:
We are surrounded by lots of water, ships can make fresh water from salt water, big mistake is not investing in de salienation plants , as I understand it as you cannot destroy water there is the same amount now as there has always been, thats my opinion right or wrong 🚾 Mick 🇬🇧 You are right. Big ships (and little ones) make fresh water from the sea using reverse osmosis but it is energy hungry. It is not usual to drink the stuff and is often called "technical water" and is mainly used for sanitary purposes as well as for cooking. We have large scale de-salination plants here in Mallorca but they are only used in high tourist season and in emergencies. |
Thread: Illegal CD copy |
14/06/2019 07:23:54 |
Posted by Fred Karno on 14/06/2019 03:54:33:
Michael, I made a crack at those who, rather than bother to read the legislation, take their information from Wikipedia and James Bond films. You didn't get it, and now you dig an even deeper hole and refer me to a link to a "Cabinet Office document". Once again I have news for you. This "Cabinet Office document" is not legislation, nor does it pretend to be. Those who bother to read just the executive summary recognise it as no more than a policy - in this case, a list of classifications and how they are to be applied. It has no force in law. For the protection of my sanity I have now marked your posts as "To be ignored" but I am sure that will not stop further displays of your inability to learn. Fred I don't know enough about the subject to know whether you are right or wrong but I have a good idea. I do however think your manner of expressing yourself is unnecessarily rude. |
Thread: Tyrosemiophilia |
07/06/2019 17:58:02 |
Those 60 pint glasses must be a bit of a handful!! Tim |
Thread: Basic questions about wax chucks |
30/05/2019 18:31:14 |
Posted by Nigel Watts on 29/05/2019 16:05:03:
These old glues have their advantages. I am more a woodworker than a metalmaker and the old hide glues have great properties with their two stage set - a weak one as they cool quickly and a stronger one as they dry slowly. Modern glues tend either to set rigid immediately allowing no time to adjust or take a long time to set at all, making clamping more difficult. Edited By Nigel Watts on 29/05/2019 16:08:31 That's interesting Nigel. I bought some light burr type veneer to finish a deck on a model yacht. I bought it from a furniture restorer who suggested hide glue and I wasn't quite sure why. She also said contact would be ok but positioning would be tricky and I am would be worried about the glue being flat enough. Water based glues would be out and I would only use epoxy if I had a vacuum bag set-up which I don't. |
Thread: proxxon band saw |
29/04/2019 12:53:01 |
Hello Duncan The belt just slides into the Vernier at 9.5mm but it is probably nominal 10mm which would fit fine as there is a bit of clearance to the flange of the splined drive. Tim |
28/04/2019 09:26:18 |
Hello Duncan The belt is Fair (trade mark) MXL B285 Hope this helps |
Thread: anealing piano wire |
11/04/2019 08:35:13 |
I build a lot of model aircraft and here is my solution: This is a small electric plane but the method scales up.
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Thread: Aluminium Firebox |
15/03/2019 10:25:34 |
Posted by vintage engineer on 14/03/2019 21:48:12:
Molten aluminium and water is highly explosive! So are all molten metals with very few exceptions including Mercury and specialist low melting point alloys like Cerrosafe. |
Thread: Tube Notching |
04/03/2019 18:13:33 |
Andy |
Thread: Kyosho Fairwind |
07/02/2019 17:49:03 |
Follow Jason's link. I am doing a reconstruction of a 50 year old model Galileo. You will find the forum very slow in comparison to this one but nonetheless useful for information. See you over there. |
Thread: Hip replacement - End of live steam? |
04/02/2019 16:13:48 |
Hi Dennis
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Thread: Hello from Bedfordshire... |
20/01/2019 20:57:58 |
Hi Martin |
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