What Did You Do Today (2016)

[frank brownParticipant @frankbrown22225]

Yes Siree!, We bought that there eiffel-bridge of some guys led by a fella called Oz. Sure did have a problem understanding him. Was he from welsh land?

Frank

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Excuse me ! ours is not a decaying legacy, it has just had a £2 million refurb' had a new glass sided gondola modification, a glass sided lift to the top for all to view Teesside & the surrounding countryside, it is fully functional, in daily use, gets maintained in good order every year & is one of the North East's unmissable landmarks… my avatar is one view of it… no comparison!

& no where near as ugly as the one in Nick's pics.Come up here & have a look see for yourself.

George… Smoggielander!

Edited By mechman48 on 21/02/2016 16:05:49

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

P.s. We sent Oz & the gang back to the Indian reservation to bring it back !

George.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

NewsFlash

Just received ebay 'offers' including these O-Rings at what looks like a very reasonable price.

MichaelG.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Funnily enough, when I first saw the pics I immediately thought 'Newport'.

[Roger Provins 2Participant @rogerprovins2]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 21/02/2016 16:12:56:

NewsFlash

Just received ebay 'offers' including these O-Rings at what looks like a very reasonable price.

MichaelG.

I have a box of those, they're very good and he also does four other different boxed selections.

Rog

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Lidl are selling selection boxes metric or imperial at the moment. About twice as many in the box.

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

They were also selling a set of 24" and 36" crowbars for £10 last week. A bit rough and ready but they aren't for watch making…

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 22/02/2016 08:06:37:

Lidl are selling selection boxes metric or imperial at the moment. About twice as many in the box.

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Thus, I suppose, confirming the reasonable-ness of the price.

MichaelG.

[Richard MarksParticipant @richardmarks80868]

I have about 6 different boxes of O rings all different some metric some imperial some odd sized ones but still didn't have the size I needed to fix the bathroom shower, I would say that your better off buying the ones you need at the time rather than accumulating more stuff you may never use.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 22/02/2016 08:33:07:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 22/02/2016 08:06:37:

Lidl are selling selection boxes metric or imperial at the moment. About twice as many in the box.

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Thus, I suppose, confirming the reasonable-ness of the price.

MichaelG.

They work out about the same per ring, but some folks may find Lidl more convenient.

[NJHParticipant @njh]

Maybe Neil – but about a 45min drive from here in the backwoods!

Norman

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Shaking my head at the chutzpah of an Ebay seller.

Ordered a book on Saturday, marked as despatched on Monday, down as deliver by Thursday to Monday (yesterday) – fair enough.

As only coming from a few tens of miles away, on Friday I went back and checked the delivery date, and thought I'd look at the feedback.

Mostly positive feedback, but one or two negative and some very cryptic neutral ones.

What was odd – about a quarter(!) of the positive feedback I read was people saying how good the seller had been at sorting out non-delivery of the goods.

What was even odder was an email later that day asking if I had received the goods AND offering a replacement – before they were due to arrive.

A few more emails over the weekend and one yesterday telling me a replacement had been posted.

Now the really interesting part is they use UKMAIL – their small packet is Royal Mail for the 'last mile' and advertised as taking several days. They also track until it reaches Royal Mail, but the seller did not respond top my query about a tracking number.

I smell something fishy, but as nearly everyone gets their goods in the end I'm not sure what is going on. Are they stockpiling orders then sending out once a fortnight?

It's obvious they are hopeless at posting the goods out on time, but why not be honest about the extended delivery time?

Neil

[Rik ShawParticipant @rikshaw]

Books again – I was browsing the book shelves this afternoon in our local Emmaus charity outlet and with great delight found these two.

I've had a brief look through the 1903 volume and it has some super plans/drawings/projects. I very happy at my layout of £3.40

Rik

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Rik Shaw on 23/02/2016 16:30:17:

I've had a brief look through the 1903 volume and it has some super plans/drawings/projects. I very happy at my layout of £3.40

Rik

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Well done, Rik

All for less than current price of a single back-issue

MichaelG.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Just spoke briefly on the 'phone to a chap who restores bubble cars Three so far including a BMW and a Messerschmidt.

Neil

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 24/02/2016 09:57:12:

Just spoke briefly on the 'phone to a chap who restores bubble cars Three so far including a BMW and a Messerschmidt.

Neil

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An article [especially one featuring the Messerschmidt] would be welcomed

MichaelG.

[JESParticipant @jes]

Saw a Messerschmidt at Cadwell Park many years ago, about it's launch time , many red faces as the driver managed to overturn it on it's demo run round the circuit.

JES

[frank brownParticipant @frankbrown22225]

Seen the price of a "Tiger"?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1959-Messerschmitt-FMR-TG500-Tiger-88DTO-/151979237883?hash=item2362ab21fb:g:JHMAAOSwG-1WutYX

Frank

[DodParticipant @dod]

All this and more to put marks on a sheet of paper.

now anybody have ideas to how to best utilise the best bits.

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

Had a BIG tidy up in the workshop today and completed the engine build on my pre war bike. Then started to make a new carburettor slide for it.

[Mike LightfootParticipant @mikelightfoot72419]

Hi all I am going public today I have ordered a set of drawings for a super simplex so now you all know I'll just have to build it!

It may be a while before I start as I am still sorting my workshop after inheriting dads stuff I have to get it all set up and wired in but still not too testing and a good couple of weeks should see it done and a start made

[OuBallieParticipant @ouballie]

Busy sorting out the videos I took showing what need doing to remove the Apron from my BH600G lathe.

Unfortunately a head cold has made my thinking process mushy to say the least, meaning it's taking 100times longer than expected.

Geoff – exactly how I feel!

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Mike Lightfoot on 25/02/2016 20:46:58:

Hi all I am going public today I have ordered a set of drawings for a super simplex so now you all know I'll just have to build it!

It may be a while before I start as I am still sorting my workshop after inheriting dads stuff I have to get it all set up and wired in but still not too testing and a good couple of weeks should see it done and a start made

Don't rush, I think about 20 years is the average build time

Neil

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Enquired about taking my part finished Burrell-Boydell to the start of season day at the Burrell Museum on March 27th.

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