Member postings for martin perman

Sadly I have to admit that when I enter any toilet I switch the toilet roll around away from the wall before I use it, I've also noticed that you have to drop the toilet lid down to reach the flush button especially on new builds.

Martin P

I recently bought and acquired a couple of angle poise lamps with low watt bulbs fitted, today I bought a pair of 60 watt equivilant LED bulbs, a little dear but the light they give out is excellent particulary as one is used on my lathe, the other is on my bench.

Martin P

Edited By martin perman on 03/01/2020 15:23:14

Derek,

I have had a machine mart version for a least 5/6 years and I make copper fuel tanks for my stationary engines and I use all three tools. Lovely bit of kit.

Martin P

Gentlemen,

Me thinks that somebody had his knuckles wrapped, https://youtu.be/OUzgkAGZ3aI

Martin P

Totally agree, I used to get regular un requested visits from caravan dwelling pick ups until it came to a head when a trilby hatted gent knocked on my front door asking if I wanted to sell the dolly tub he had seen, it was behind my garage at the bottom of my garden, the only access was past the front of my house, we had a six foot wooden fence with double gates and a single gate erected all locked from the inside and my car now sits against the gates at night, the pick ups stopped coming and stuff stopped disapearing.

Martin P

Posted by JasonB on 14/12/2019 17:06:27:

Jim, you engine is coming along nicely. Good things come to those who wait take their time

between making swarf I have had a bit more of a play with the RMC and it is starting to run for longer and stop when I want it too. Sorry for holding the camera in portrait mode though it does suit the upright shape of the engine.

Also did some of the column for the vertical oscillator.

Jason,

A lovely looking and running engine, it has the sound of an engine that could improve with a light load, I hear them often on the rally field, particularly Petter two strokes.

Martin P

Gentlemen,

Arent we looking at a venturi **LINK** which happens to work with liquids and gases.

Martin P

That is what I did do, I still use the axle stands so they are now duel purpose.

Martin P

RMA,

There is one thing that you forgot to point out and that is some of us will never be able to own and drive an eight speed auto sport and have to give our experiences based on what we can afford to drive, me included.

Martin P

I use a flexible lamp clamped to a cupboard above the lathe which floods the area it can be moved around on it flexible mount to improve the lighting.

Martin P

I do a lot of towing and there is nothing worse than an automatic when you are on a muddy slippery field, you need to feel what the car is doing and that cant be done without a clutch otherwise the wheels spin up and make things worse, a manual box everytime for me.

Martin P

I've always wondered why Ford never mad a Ka si

Martin P

A slight aside, I was sent to Martin Baker's site on the Isle of Man to service some machine tools many moons ago, I had never been before and when I walked out of the Airport building I got into a cab and said the Martin Baker Factory please, he drove 50yds and did a 180 deg turn and 50 yds again on the other side of the carriageway stopped and said there you are sir no charge. Silly me.

Martin P

Martin,

As a passenger I wouldn't be to chuffed if I heard a bang and saw a flash from the front of a passenger plane

Martin P

As an aviation enthusiast I've never heard a sonic boom and even though im only 35 miles from Buncefield I never heard that either but I dont have a problem with RAF sonic booms when allowed as its much better than a rogue aircraft any day.

Martin P

john,

A quick search found a cast iron furniture castor capable of 113kg for £19.00 ea

martin p

I must say I'm not surprised parcels etc dont get delivered to properties, I have a part time job delivering medication for a local chemist and its amazing how many door bells that dont work and knockers that have been silenced, I have to knock seven bells out of some doors to get attention, If I slip a note through the door and leave within half an hour I've had a message to go back and I then get my ear bent "BECAUSE THEY WERE IN"

Martin P

Gentlemen,

I received a phone call the other evening from a friends wife, my friend, late 60s/70s, had asked her to ask me to help sell his Stationary engines, I enquired why because during the year we rally together and no mention had been made. His wife told me he had been in the Lister Hospital for the last eleven weeks, they had visited their son and my friend went with their son into the garage where for reasons unknown he fainted, unfortunately he banged the back of his neck on the way down and is now paralised from the neck down and waiting to be transfered to Stoke Manderville Hospital, sadly it seems that he is to remain that way, Life can be a bugger sometimes.

Martin P

Edited By martin perman on 21/11/2019 13:26:47

Sorry Andrew I've been out doing my part time delivery job this afternoon and when I got home I made SWMBO and I a cup of tea and I sat down with it and saw an email and answered the thread, I may not know much but aircraft recognition is as you know an interest of mine.

Martin P

Martin,

Its a Short SC7 Skyvan made by Shorts of Belfast, **LINK** they tend to be used these days as a bus for parachutists.

Martin P