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Edited By Oldiron on 20/12/2021 21:53:07

R8 is usually considered superior to 3Mt. If you have a lathe it may pay to go with the same taper you have on it so items like collett holder etc are interchangable. I am sure there are several posts in the forum somewhere on the subject.

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I use it in the garden for the Wisteria to climb on as well as roses etc. I also used some to hold the slats on my fence which the local yobs used to have fun pulling off on the way home from the pub. ( happy it is now shut down and all is quiet again )

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Ryobi have told me that my excellent vgc VC23 cleaner is no longer supported and no filters are available. Only 8 years old and due for the scrap heap ( I dont think so Ryobi ) After much searching and trying of other manufacturers filters I at last found one that fits. The Rowenta Bully Collecto RU100 Has a cartridge that is of the correct dimensions and fits perfectly. The only draw back is that it only has a hole at one end so the original retainer disc no longer holds it in place. No problem though as the fit is so good that the vacuum suction does the job quite well. I may explore the options of cutting the other hole or devising another fixing method sometime. I have tried it for a few weeks now and the Rowenta filter works a treat. I have ordered 6 of them for my stock.

I hope this helps others who may have a cleaner of this type and others that may be the same but badged differently.

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A phone will do what you tell it. Just disable any prog's and app actions you dont want. I use my phone "rightly or wrongly" without any passwords, voice/face recogniton or fingerprint security. I just use strong passwords on any apps that need one. Never get any prompts for things I have turned off. I find the Bixby routines are perfect for some jobs. You have to write a routine as it cannot do stuff of its own accord. I also disable the Samsung account facility.

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I have Virgin VOIP phone also. It will work in a powercut untill the battery runs flat.

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Buying a phone is like buying a new lathe/mill etc. Get the best you can afford. I always bought used or older/lower spec phones for many years. All I needed was phone/text and odd photo. I always had 2 phones work/private. I had a 3 network dongle as a hotspot for my laptop internet when on holiday in the caravan.. All worked ok to a certain level. Then came the need for constant checking of email etc. So I progressed up to a 3g Motorola which worked very well. Next along came 4g and all its benefits and the downside of needing a faster chip & more ram. By this time I was using more & more apps on the phone as well. Well, lo & behold some apps decided they no longer wanted to work on my excellent but now getting on a bit Motorola. I have never had a "deal" contract and always bought my phones outright and used pay as you go services. So looking around I decided that I would go with a Samsung Galaxy A5 dual sim. This was an excellent phone for a couple of years and still is great as a backup phone I leave in the caravan "in case". Earlier this year I upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy A71 in all its glory. I managed to find the rare version with 128gb storage & 8gb of ram and dual sim as I have 2 phone numbers ( business & private ). But the features such as the fantastic camera/video camera and the ability to connect to the internet seemingly anywhere make it a great piece of kit. It has good security and runs all the modern apps such as banking, NHS etc etc. It was expensive (for me) £325 but I think it compares very well to the i-phone my wife has in all respects which she paid over £800 for. I will not go into the Apple/Android argument. As far as I can see any of the Samsung A series phones are good value and have good camera's. Geting one that has Bixby routines ie:- which allow the phone to run without location turned on until an app such as maps needs it does save a lot of battery along with many other routines. I can go 7-8 days without a recharge. Another thing to remember is that 3g will soon be dropped by several service providers. Good luck in your search for a phone.

BTW I do have an Lenovo Android Go 7" tablet as a DRO monitor on my smaller mill and it is painfully slow to boot up.

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Edited By Oldiron on 13/12/2021 11:01:04

I also follow mrpete on Youtube. He is quite a character. He does rant on a bit.

One thing that annoys me about him is that he never puts stuff down he has to throw it.

And as far as I can see most stuff he buys he classes as rubbish. I would love some of the items he trashes.

Seems like he cannot be bothered with anything most times. LOL Typical ornery old man. Bit like me I suppose.

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It is amazing how most companies, charities & government etc etc assume that everyone has unlimited resources to throw at technology. Government put up websites that many cannot navigate but are still expected to renew driving licences, road tax, passports etc via them. Many of us pensioners probably have the resources to buy these expensive items but are slowly loosing the faculties to use them.

I used the NHS website to order my prescriptions for the first time this week but can find no way to check if the order actually went through. So by this time next week I could be at the infernal doctors surgery trying to pusuade an 18 year old that I actually will die if I do not get the meds I need.

I hope that is not a picture of you after all the experiments Nigel.

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I bought what is probably a very similar item a year ago. The body has started to get sticky already. Yuk.

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Only when unmixed.

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I agree 100%. Nearly fell off of my chair when I saw the rag.

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Very nice little engines. Now would that "be interested" as in for sale ?

Most ppl here would be very interested in more details of the engines.

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You will never squeeze out ALL the glue. Not tried epoxy but I have used superglue in the past to hold small parts.

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To find out if your pc will run W11, download from Microsoft the Windows Healthcheck file and run it. Also open W10 menu and select "run" type tpm.msi and click enter that will tell you if TPM is enabled or available to be turned on in the BIOS of your pc.

I am running W11 on an unsupported pc without any problems. Every program I have on the pc is running fine. I am also getting all updates from MS.

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My wife sometimes takes out flyers for one of her groups. She always uses a wooden spoon ( wrap flyer over end of spoon) to poke them through the letter box. The spoon does show signs of doggy abuse.

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Bountyboy check your messages. (inbox at top of page)

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Congrats on the new machinery. With any luck and a few beer tokens you may be able to get the delivery driver to back up your drive and drop it as close to the workshop as popssible.

Good luck.

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At a local (to me) car boot I saw 4 pieces of 1/2" HSS all about 2.5" long. I asked the vendor for the price and was shocked when he quoted me £10 each or the 4 for £35. When I told him a 4" length new was only about £7 he became quite abusive. In just walked away.

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See your messages Bill

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