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"The Truth"....

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The statistics flow back and forth, sometimes towards fossil fuels, sometimes towards renewables. Luckily for the sake of my kids the trend is going more towards renewable sources.

It's a damn sight easier to be a cynic than open minded.

I think 272 has the highest rating. I've never tried it, but I have used Permabond HM162 with great results. It's more of an adhesive than a Threadlock though.

To me that does look like a loctite job.

No problem, glad to find something on this forum I can help with!

Dodge D5?

This thread is a few years old, replies may not be forthcoming!

Personally I think for that gauge a mechanical pump would be best.

I've used TENS for phantom limb pain and once when one pad was slightly dry it did leave a small burn.

I assisted in converting an old motability car to a rally car a few years ago; it was largely unmodified from stock for the gentlemans disability other than an inline servo in the clutch line. It was a Mk2 escort.

WWSME has a very broad range of interests, steam is just one part of it.

Don't judge every club by the experiences here please people, we are very friendly!

Hi Matt and Welcome. There is a ton of information here, I hope you enjoy getting back up to speed.

No-one is obliged to do public running at our SW of England MES. In fact I think its fought over a bit as we don't really do much public running, less than ten events a year I reckon. It's just a nice quiet place for us to run our locos with our families while chatting with the other members.

WWSME, West Wiltshire Society of Model Engineers. They are laying more track at the moment but no-one is obliged to help, most just assist as part of the give and take that comes with a club.

If you are interested we are based just north of Westbury in Wiltshire. If it's of interest I can ping you some details.

A picture is worth a thousand words. We might recognise it and be able to suggest a source.

Unless you really enjoy clocking things in the chuck try and organise the workflow so you can do as many operations at once without removing it from the chuck.... you'll never get it as true again as it is after you've first machined it....

Edited By Jon Lawes on 23/07/2022 20:43:12

Between my friends and I we have had quite a few chilled castings from Stuart. They have always been happy to replace, but at the moment they are very slow to respond, don't tell you when a casting is delayed (always blaming the foundry) and generally I avoid dealing with them.

Not really cheaper, specific compwash fluids started to be used.

Fair enough, it was gone by the late 90s.

Not that I'm aware off, they have different lubricants and protectives depending on the role. For example I think one called PX24 is used for coating metalwork that is exposed to seawater spray (well, its used for far more than just that, but that is a well known use for it).

I used to have air conditioning (bought by my parents when my ex-wife was pregnant with my son during a very humid hot period) but since installing ceiling fans I've not needed it.

A friend of mine laughed at them, claiming I was living in the 1970s. You stay in your "up-to-date" house mate, I'll stay in my comfortable one.

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