Some Radiolarian 'chalk' from the Barbados deposits [see my 3D Graphing thread] from which I will, in due course, extract many, many, individual specimens.

On the subject of the very small … here is a snowman: **LINK**

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/meet-the-worlds-smallest-snowman_uk_585ba0dee4b0f24da6e6be37?

MichaelG.

Sadly for me Christmas has been cancelled in our house I've got severe stomach pain and S & D since early yesterday morning, the rest of my family have gone to my Brothers to leave me suffering in silence.

Martin P

The Spirit of Christmas – a wonderful thrill
the Grandkids excited and joyously shrill.
And under the tree
even something for me
Yes, Santa had left me his bill.

Amongst other things a very posh rucsack/camera bag, a 'Wallet Ninja', a book of 'Trumpisms' and a painting by my brother  The greens have been sucked out by the lighting a bit.

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 25/12/2016 16:26:49

Santa has been nice this year… Keats angle plate, external threading tool with 60* tip + 55* tip, – RDG tools… 4 piece set small hole gauges, set of 4 diamond mini stones, 1/2" machine reamer, – Arc Euro…. usual disclaimers.

George.

Edited By mechman48 on 25/12/2016 19:14:05

"What will Christmas be like post-Brexit?"

"No Brussels!"

A Hemingway kits 'Dynamic tool post grinder'. I may even do a build thread on this one

I ordered this a bit late but just had an email today from Kirk to say it will be with be before the end of the week. As always, Kirk goes out of his way with customer service, big plus for Hemingway 

I will be deviating from the suggested construction methods originally used as all of the milling operations were done on a Myford lathe, I will be doing these on My Ajax turret mill

Edited By Graeme W on 25/12/2016 21:18:39

I was never keen on them boiled, but; halved and fried with shallots and pomegranate seeds, with a drop of white wine, pepper and nutmeg, shed a whole different light on greens.

Welcome to the forum Ian, can I suggest you start a new thread on making the top as it may get lost within this one.

Jason

PS Copper is a pig to turn, if you want that sort of colour than look at Bronze.

Lots of callipers! Mitutoyo 150mm Caliper, and a pair of Monoblock Brembo's for the Bike…. well happy….

I never get anything engineering related from Santa, just the usual socks, T shirts and those awful foreign soft centred chocolates.

So this Christmas I treated myself to a new hydraulic bike lift, plus yet another BSA motorcycle to go on top of it.

And a New Years resolution is to try and finaly get that Red Wing engine in the background finished.

A percentage of folks are very sensitive to a chemical produced when sprouts and cabbage are well cooked.

I love raw cabbage or stir-fried cabbage and am happy to eat broccoli raw or cooked, but even the thought of cooked sprouts or boiled cabbage makes me feel queasy. I guess Fizzy and I share the sprout-intolerance

Neil