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10 November 2017 at 23:08 #326569
Roderick Jenkins
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@roderickjenkins93242
I think they are rather elegant and a nice bit of recycling (perhaps up-cycling would be a trendier word). They are also a useful size .

Rod
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10 November 2017 at 23:16 #326570
Nicholas Farr
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@nicholasfarr14254
Hi Rod, thanks for the positive comments.

Regards Nick.
12 November 2017 at 13:36 #326806
David Standing 1
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@davidstanding1
C'mon then Neil, put us out of our misery!

Judging the results should be easy, you just go for the 'least crap' entry!

(So Dave is out of the running straight away! )

Edited By David Standing 1 on 12/11/2017 13:37:31
12 November 2017 at 15:42 #326825
JasonB
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@jasonb
Neil has not even asked his fellow judge for his opinion yet, probably too busy playing with that new drone
12 November 2017 at 17:12 #326837
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
I consider judging to be 'work' so it can wait until Monday

Neil
12 November 2017 at 17:38 #326839
David Standing 1
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@davidstanding1
Posted by Neil Wyatt on 12/11/2017 17:12:44:

I consider judging to be 'work' so it can wait until Monday

Neil

Then you might as well have extended the deadline until midnight tonight, and Michael G could then have entered – you would almost have doubled the number of entries!
12 November 2017 at 17:54 #326840
JasonB
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Neil was no doubt thinking of his fellow judge who has proper work on Monday so has had to make his decision this weekend.
12 November 2017 at 17:58 #326842
David Standing 1
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@davidstanding1
Posted by JasonB on 12/11/2017 17:54:51:

Neil was no doubt thinking of his fellow judge who has proper work on Monday so has had to make his decision this weekend.

No doubt Neil will be 'droning' on about it
12 November 2017 at 18:29 #326853
Geoff Theasby
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@geofftheasby
"I consider judging to be 'work' so it can wait until Monday "

Lucky you! Some of us work all hours. Weekends, late nights, early mornings, Bank Holidays…

Geoff
12 November 2017 at 18:45 #326859
David Standing 1
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@davidstanding1
Posted by Geoff Theasby on 12/11/2017 18:29:34:

"I consider judging to be 'work' so it can wait until Monday "

Lucky you! Some of us work all hours. Weekends, late nights, early mornings, Bank Holidays…

Geoff

Well, if it is a 'working hours' competition, I don't work at all any longer.

Not sure if that makes me the winner, or puts me last.

I can live with either
14 November 2017 at 21:29 #327215
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
And the winner is… the person chosen by Jason and me!

In an act of gratuitous cruelty I'm going to sit on the result until a week friday, so it can appear simultaneously here and in MEW.

No amateurish Bake-Off style judging slips here!

Neil
14 November 2017 at 21:36 #327219
David Standing 1
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@davidstanding1
I was just thinking 'Neil still hasn't announced the winner'

Lucky Bake-Off isn't powered by the candles entered, they'd never get anything baked!

And a further thought on those lines, I just realised maybe Dave was trying to design a gas free fan oven with his effort!
24 November 2017 at 14:34 #328877
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
And the Winner is … Rod Jenkins!

We thought that his candlesticks showed the greatest level of machining skill,and aesthetic beauty

Detailed coverage in MEW 262.

Rod has already received his workshop multimeter from Chester, which no doubt gave the game away to him…

Thanks to all and I hope you enjoyed the exercise.

Next time I'll allow more time for entries, perhaps make the rules even simpler, and maybe a ban on virtual entries (but that said we could do a design challenge!)

Neil
24 November 2017 at 15:45 #328895
Nicholas Farr
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@nicholasfarr14254
Hi, well done Rod. I agree with the judges decision, they are very good.

Hi Neil, yes I did enjoy the exercise, it was something different to think about and make from used parts of industry.

Regards Nick.

Edited By Nicholas Farr on 24/11/2017 15:49:01
24 November 2017 at 16:11 #328901
Roderick Jenkins
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@roderickjenkins93242
I had an enjoyable day making the candlesticks so many thanks to Neil for the challenge and to Chester for the prize – it will be very useful.

Rod
24 November 2017 at 17:34 #328932
David Standing 1
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@davidstanding1
Well!

I am for one bitterly disappointed, it is clearly a judging fix, I had Dave (Silly Old Duffer's) Flambeaulox creation down as clear winner .

Joking aside, well done Rod
24 November 2017 at 17:58 #328938
Geoff Theasby
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@geofftheasby
Well done, Rod! A worthy winner!

Geoff
24 November 2017 at 17:59 #328939
Neil Wyatt
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Posted by David Standing 1 on 24/11/2017 17:34:48:

Well!

I am for one bitterly disappointed, it is clearly a judging fix, I had Dave (Silly Old Duffer's) Flambeaulox creation down as clear winner .

Sadly we felt that the pie-dish rotor didn't quite demonstrate the same level of craftsmanship as the rest of the design.

The solution to Dave's problem will be well known to anyone who had a flame effect electric fire back in the day… a little raised bearing for the pin-point. But we don't want to be accused of favouritism by helping one entrant.

Neil
24 November 2017 at 18:24 #328944
JasonB
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Posted by Neil Wyatt on 24/11/2017 17:59:44:

But we don't want to be accused of favouritism by helping one entrant.

Neil

That and the fact he ate ALL the pies
24 November 2017 at 18:27 #328946
SillyOldDuffer
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@sillyoldduffer
I was mildly confident given the low number of entries until I saw Rod's entry and the photos showing how he made it. I thought his entry was excellent in style and I was impressed by Rod's construction technique.

Congratulations Rod.

Cheers,

Dave

Edited By SillyOldDuffer on 24/11/2017 18:28:54
24 November 2017 at 18:46 #328951
DrDave
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@drdave
Well done, Rod. A worthy winner.

Dave
24 November 2017 at 22:28 #329013
David Standing 1
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@davidstanding1
Posted by Neil Wyatt on 24/11/2017 17:59:44:

Posted by David Standing 1 on 24/11/2017 17:34:48:

Well!

I am for one bitterly disappointed, it is clearly a judging fix, I had Dave (Silly Old Duffer's) Flambeaulox creation down as clear winner .

Sadly we felt that the pie-dish rotor didn't quite demonstrate the same level of craftsmanship as the rest of the design.

The solution to Dave's problem will be well known to anyone who had a flame effect electric fire back in the day… a little raised bearing for the pin-point. But we don't want to be accused of favouritism by helping one entrant.

Neil

Don't worry about favouritism Neil, I had already told Dave that back on page 3
24 November 2017 at 23:46 #329023
Michael Briggs
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@michaelbriggs82422
Christmas challenge awarded In November ? Next year bring it forward to July.
25 November 2017 at 07:29 #329038
JasonB
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@jasonb
But the result is in the December issue !
25 November 2017 at 09:13 #329046
SillyOldDuffer
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@sillyoldduffer
Posted by David Standing 1 on 24/11/2017 22:28:28:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 24/11/2017 17:59:44:

Posted by David Standing 1 on 24/11/2017 17:34:48:

Well!

I am for one bitterly disappointed, it is clearly a judging fix, I had Dave (Silly Old Duffer's) Flambeaulox creation down as clear winner .

Sadly we felt that the pie-dish rotor didn't quite demonstrate the same level of craftsmanship as the rest of the design.

The solution to Dave's problem will be well known to anyone who had a flame effect electric fire back in the day… a little raised bearing for the pin-point. But we don't want to be accused of favouritism by helping one entrant.

Neil

Don't worry about favouritism Neil, I had already told Dave that back on page 3

And I read it and applied that good advice! The main cause of the fun-fan-fiasco was me not having any suitable Aluminium sheet in the house and/or not making best use of what I had.

Ordinary kitchen foil is too thin to make a working fan; mince pie dish Aluminium is stiff enough but is unattractively crunched in manufacture. A section of disposable roasting tray would be ideal and l should have jumped in my car and bought one. I also have an uncomfortable feeling that a working fan is do-able with the 20g Aluminium sheet I had in stock given careful attention to detail. Should have tried harder!

I enjoyed the competition and expected more entries. Perhaps many were caught by the early closing date? I hope my outrageous tongue-in-cheek approach to Neil's serious competition didn't put anybody off. Virtual entries, spoof advertising, a Rosebud Grate in a candle-stick? Not me – a big boy did it and ran away.

Dave

Edited By SillyOldDuffer on 25/11/2017 09:14:22
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