Member postings for Dennis D

Steve

Every time a new mag is published I have to re-enter my subscription number in Pocketmags. Did this morning so I could look at the latest MEW. Haven't checked to see if PM have released an update to the app yet as I can keep going back. As I said only seems to happen on new issues.

Murray

Haven't had an email from PM the last couple of times even though the email box is ticked

Remind me of when I was in the TA 40+ years ago, I had been sent to Aldershot to collect a Landrover and Wombat A/Tank gun from workshops. The Wombat was towed with the Venturi and breech facing the rear. I pulled up at some traffic lights and a driver from behind came up and said did I realise the gun was loaded. Dropped the breech down and found someone had left a practice round in. They were full size made of wood but with Brass tip and charge case at rear and that is what he could see through the Venturi, think he was worried I would hit a pothole and set it off.

Darwin awards for those of you who haven't come across them before.

**LINK**

Hello Neil , yes you can pass it on. I also sent a copy to the museum and they are adding the information to their records.

In ME4573 Roger Blackhouse wrote about a visit to Hulls Streetlife museum. He mentioned that Hull transport engineers built a model displyed at the British Empire Exhibition. My wifes grandfather Samual Garton is one of the men in the photo he is wearing the apron standing at the rear of the model.

Edited By Dennis D on 25/11/2017 15:03:58

Hi Otley

Both Chester and Warco are shown as being at the Midlands show at the end of the coming week. It might be worth dropping them both an email to see if they are bringing either of the machines you are interested in so you can compare them on the same day.

Checked out Ali bits and whatever you want whether sheet or square bar you only get the option to order by dia. not that they have any anyway.

How about an electric lawn raker . You could hire one to see if its any good before splashing the readys. My problem is a bit bigger. Walnuts. You step on on of them even with shoes on and you feel it. Damn squirrels keep hiding them around the garden and I've got several shoots that need digging out and one that was hidden in a shrub thats now reached about 4 ft.

I saw a demo at the Midlands show by Helen from Western Steam and Keith from CupAlloys making a small boiler. The boiler was heated first using a propane torch before Helen finished things off using a Oxy turbo kit.

I think there was a video on CupAlloys site

There is a build thread by pgk pgk on this forum **LINK**

There is another build on MEM but it suffers from the FB picture loss but a link was supplied for Firefox users on the same forum  **LINK**

Edited By Dennis D on 03/09/2017 12:26:46

Edited By Dennis D on 03/09/2017 12:30:45

Saw some yesterday at the Guildford show , think it was on the Home and Workshop Machinery stand. Might be worth giving them a call Monday . They usually have a full page add at the back of MEW

Here's a use for those old engines you have at the bottom of the garden

**LINK**

One method I read about and have tried was to cut off a length longer than needed. Clamp one end in the bench vice and clamp the other end in a pair of mole grips at right angles to the tube and then give them a whack with a hammer.I did this without annealing so the tube wasn't stretched

Maybe give a zoo with a reptile house a call and see if you can pick the brains of the keepers, after all they are the experts. They might even have an in house building team who should be able to give you construction tips

Have a look at this **LINK**

its for a ball end but looks like it could be modified to make the radius on the handle.

You say you dont have a mill but if you have a drill press you might be able to drill a tapered hole or hold the taper bit in the chuck/collet on the lathe and clamp the workpiece to the toolpost.

Edited By Dennis D on 26/01/2017 18:06:02

My 9 yr old oven packed up Boxing day. A internet search using the make and model number bought up a number of suppliers of the element together with instructions on youtube of how to replace. £25 inc postage and it was ready for Sunday roast

I think Naughtyboy has been scared off but with only 24 delivery days left ( I have left out Saturday as I havn't seen a postie on the day for ages) he still needs to get the pressie in time to get the best dad award.

Amazon have cheap ones its just knowing if the company is UK based

Correction its J12 exit not 11

Just back from a day at the show but for anyone going over the next few days using M40 J11 follow the Model Exhibition signs and not your SatNav.

There is a section of the Fosse Way closed inbound hence the diversion you can go back via the Fosse Way they are doing some work at a bridge and its single lane one way.

In the origional article he made a smaller version for the rear spokes on the Minnie