What Did You Do Today (2016)

Went to an antiques fair today and half buried on an outside stall found a Smiths ATH6 tachometer with both metric and imperial surface speed wheels. The meter and all the parts are in immaculate, as new condition, even down to the protective plastic film still being in place. After a touch of haggling, got it for twenty pounds. Even if I never use it I've had nineteen pounds worth of pleasure just looking at it...

Edited By Gordon Brown 1 on 06/02/2016 17:33:35

Finished in the shop for today so poured a glass and relaxed with t'internet. Stumbleupon.com took me to this chaps website - **LINK** . Richard Bentley is his name. I have not looked at everything but what I have seen looks impressive. How did I miss this one?

Rik

Thank you Rik for that link.......... it makes me think that maybe I should take up knitting ! ☹️

Norman

Interesting link Rik. The 'laptop' in his operating theatre looks like a Tandy model 100 so about 30 years old.

Not exactly today but over the course of the last week or two I have made some parts using the Tormach PCNC Mill that involved the use of a couple of fixtures. I made a video of the process.My confidence in using CNC is growing with use, I have learnt a lot over the last eighteen months or so since I first dabbled in it. I made use of some poor boy soft jaws to make the fixtures and learnt that my machine vice is capable of exerting a lot of force on things too.

Edited By Bob Rodgerson on 06/02/2016 19:05:39

Today, I returned home fron Wyhenshawe Hospital; with a quadrulpe cardiac by-pass ... I was admitted on Sunday afternoon.

After three postponements; the actual process was astonishing for its speed and efficiency, and the surgeons that do this work are indisputably 'gods'.

If anyone is facing similar work, I would be happy to discuss by PM.

MichaelG. [rather glad to be alive]

Michael.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

V8.

Michael.

Welcome to the club ! Take it easy for a few weeks and avoid lifting . I will agree with your sign off statement , as I recall I felt the same and still do.

Nathan.

Michael - Sounds like you have been re-tubed successfully. A full head of steam for you soon ? Till then, go easy.

ATB Rik

Pretty much finished building the new welding cart. Needed something a bit bigger to house both the TIG and MIG sets. Just got to add some storage tubes for the TIG rods and proper cable storage. Room at the back of the trolley for both gas bottles and a handy drawer for all the torch accessories and clamps etc

All made from salvage/scrap from various sources including the wife's old treadmill and Dads redundant computer trolley plus a few other bits scrounged and skip mined.

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Michael G

I have sent you a pm.

Norman

Edited By NJH on 06/02/2016 23:56:48

No wonder the forum was a bit dry last week - You and Neil were missed!

I hope everything settles down soon.

Rod

In my haste to announce survival, I mis-spelled the name Wythenshawe:

They deseve better **LINK**

MichaelG.

Welcome back Michael,

Glad all went well.

Puts my grumblings into perspective.

Neil

Had mine done 14 years ago prior to that I could only manage country walks of about 2 miles and they would take nearly 3 hours. Afterwards back to 6-7 miles in the same time that is when you remember you have the brain of a 21 yr old who thought nothing of humping full kit and a rifle all day, the blood pump of a 40 yr old not getting out of breath any more but the knees and joints of a 65 yr old

Glad to see all went, wishing you a speedy recovery... puts my arthritis to shame.

George.

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Thanks, Neil and others, for your empathy ... it's greatly appreciated.

[note: the perspective on anything depends were you are at the time]

Today has been rather subdued; after the 'Great Escape' yesterday.

MichaelG.

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P.S. Something to contemplate next time you're doing a fiddly little job ... The Artery grafts involve sewing live tissue [circa 1mm tube] into place, with 'invisible' monofilament, using tweezers. ... and, of course it helps if you can get it right first go !!

Yeah but the mechanic does not do the job with the engine running.

Michael,

P.S. Something to contemplate next time you're doing a fiddly little job ... The Artery grafts involve sewing live tissue [circa 1mm tube] into place, with 'invisible' monofilament, using tweezers. ... and, of course it helps if you can get it right first go !!

Best wishes for your continued recovery.
They do say that retired surgeons make good model engineers but beware of Orthopaedics, they are best with hammer and chisel!!!!

Bob D