Deliberate mistakes

[BubbleParticipant @bubble]

Hello all

Anyone studied the latest MEW cover picture?

Jim

[BubbleParticipant @bubble]

[Ian HewsonParticipant @ianhewson99641]

No

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Watch is on his wrong wrist?

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Don't tell me, the digital watch is an anachronism?

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 11/05/2016 10:30:22:

… anachronism?

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Is that intended as a horological pun, Neil ?

MichaelG.

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

He may be left handed…in which case the watch is on the correct hand for lefties… most of them, & it will read the correct way… I've just tried it with mine. Some right handers wear their watches this way too… personal preference.

George.

[ASFParticipant @asf]

Bedways ?

[davebParticipant @daveb17630]

I used to wear my watch on right wrist when I worked as Electrician, it was common practice, saved belting the thing with a club hammer. Dave

[Bob StevensonParticipant @bobstevenson13909]

….The "mistake" is that he is wearing a wrist watch at all.

…….If he was a 'real' machinist he would have removed any jewellery before starting the lathe.

[Tim StevensParticipant @timstevens64731]

If you re keen on spotting mistakes try the latest Radio Times where someone is banking on Australia winning the Eurovision song contest.

And even further off-topic, if we exit, will we no longer be able to enter this silly farce? If so, I might change my mind about voting.

PS my postal MEW hasn't arrived yet …

Tim

[MWParticipant @mw27036]

To be fair isn't isn't really very intrusive and it looks similar to a casio and i don't think it's really dangerous considering the size of the machinery and the fact it's a treadle machine, i think it's always appropriate to remember the context, the people who wrote the rules of health and safety always meant for it to be applied only where neccessary. They never expected it to be applied in such a blanket fashion and always mindful of the context.

Michael W

Edited By Michael Walters on 11/05/2016 13:56:08

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

I don't get MEW but is a digital watch a bit out of place with a treadle lathe, probably a pocket watch would be the time piece of choice.

Ian S C

[MetalmuncherParticipant @metalmuncher]

It might be wrong to wear rings and such but its up to each and everyone of us to use our common sense and weigh up the risks. Sadly most people these days haven't got any and relie on others for their safety and then sue if it goes wrong. Just my two pence worth.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Tim Stevens on 11/05/2016 13:48:07:

PS my postal MEW hasn't arrived yet …

Tim

Which issue? 242 is still at the printers, not due out for a week.

Neil

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I'm not convinced the watch was what Jim had in mind, knowing more about the picture than most.

Neil

[RainbowsParticipant @rainbows]

Should have warned me about the treadle lathe. Could have bought one then let its value double on the day MEW comes out. Atleast so I am told that is how I managed to double my money on that Adept lathe a while back.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 11/05/2016 15:45:49:

I'm not convinced the watch was what Jim had in mind, knowing more about the picture than most.

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It's not easy to tell, but … is that Perspex [or similar] that he's turning ?

MichaelG.

[Phil PParticipant @philp]

The lathe is turning in the wrong direction.

Phil

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

Tim,

Eurovision nothing to do with EU, started by the European Broadcasting Union.

<no campaigning, please – either way>

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 11/05/2016 22:11:31

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

It's not moving on mine yet. How long do you have to stare at it for?

Anyone got a clue what the OP is on?

[Ralph HParticipant @ralphh]

1. There are three Mike's on the cover???

2. There is no such thing as the Hanson museum – it is called the Anson museum???

3. Man only appears to have one hand and he has a missing thumb???

4. No one is telling us what lathe it actually is???

5. There is an offending purple/blue plastic handled screwdriver on the chip tray???

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi, maybe the photo wasn't actually taken at a club gala, even though Mike Smith may have demonstrated it at one.

Regards Nick.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

That overly large anvil gives away that its a poor photoshop job as the workshop background photo does not quite fit the scale of Mike on his lathe, also floor between his legs has not been altered to the more yellow "sawdust" look.

J

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

It never occurred to me that this pic was supposed to be an historical display. I thought it was just a pic of some old guy in his workshop, latheing away on his old lathe.

There are anvils that big too. Mostly in 'Merka though.

As for suggestions he should not be wearing a watch while latheing, I have never seen anyone take their watch off to use the lathe. Rings maybe, but never a watch. From experience of catching my watch on various (stationary) bolts etc over the years, the pins give way with very little effort so not likely to pull one's hand into moving machinery.

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