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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: squirrelciv on June 28, 2009, 02:54:34 PM
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Been playing in the shed ready to hit the ground running on Abigail. What do you reckon??
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e177/squirrelciv/shed4.jpg)
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e177/squirrelciv/shed3.jpg)
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e177/squirrelciv/shed2.jpg)
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e177/squirrelciv/shed1.jpg)
Loads of space now, just hope I can find everything. Oh and it's all RobG's fault! after popping down to his shed the other week I was (a) jealous and (b) embarrassed :-[ (the cow horn bars are great matey and very much appreciated. Thankyouverymuch ;D)
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Glad to be of service Pat .The shed looks fine , however can't help noticing that in the top picture , the middle red box is slightly further out than the others .Also , the workmate doesn't look straight , left hand down a bit ,I think .
Other than that , a good effort . ;)
Rob .
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Sorry, will try harder next time :-\ Did you spot the gas cylinder in picture number 3? That's going to be my wood burning stove for the winter ;D
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Nice shed!
Looks like you have more room in that than I have in my entire flat... :'(
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Sorry, will try harder next time :-\ Did you spot the gas cylinder in picture number 3? That's going to be my wood burning stove for the winter ;D
Pat , it's a gas cylinder , there's no wood in it , just gas .Whoever sold it to you as a stove was fibbing ;)
Rob
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Foolish boy, did you not notice the gaping hole cut out the front?? Just need to sort out the flu pipe. GC got any scrap 4" flanges??
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Foolish boy, did you not notice the gaping hole cut out the front?? Just need to sort out the flu pipe. GC got any scrap 4" flanges??
Is that a new strain of Swine Flu ???????
And he said "Flanges" OOooooohhh!!!!!
Jethro
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Ah ! I see . Won't work without a clesby flange piece adaptor . Left hand thread on this model .
Rob .
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Yup but is has had the Forbush modification and thus will also need the Parkinson frag sprocket before the clesby flange piece adaptor else the Johnson mounse strap will foul the Pathinhaugh bobbleflet.
R
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The forbush modification requires a considerable amount of grinding to take place around the rim .Not entirely satisfying should the incorrect lubrication be administered .
As an alternative , the bush could be given a good reaming and an interference fit substituted .
Rog ?
Rob .
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Hang on! Hang on! I've been grinding away at that rim all night using copious amounts of goose fat for lubrication and I'm more than satisfied thank you very much! The forbush modification is now in place along with the clesby flange piece adaptor without a sight nor sound of parkinson frag sprocket. Though to be fair there was considerable wear evident on the johnson mounge strap :'(
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Obviously you've considered one of the many fine felching devices available on the market?
GC
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Obviously you've considered one of the many fine felching devices available on the market?
GC
....and a very pleasant (if not tiring!) day was spent trying them out too :P
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Obviously you were using an abrasive felching device . Historically less effort was required using a smooth equivalent .The traditional Johnson mounge strap in leather ,has now been superceded by a modern {vegan friendly }equivalent.
Putting my health and safety head on , Pat I hope you were wearing a carbon fibre cod piece and leather face mask,as the Johnson mounge strap is notorious for it's ability to flex .You don't want to end up like Major Digby Prewett {1875-1921} Scots Guards {retd} , motally wounded at his Weybridge family seat whilst demonstrating the application of said apparatus to his young chamber maid , Mary .
You have been warned ;)
Rob
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I heed your warning and thank you for it. Upto now I have put my life (and that of any possible future little squirrels) in the (as I thought) safe and sturdy grip of my old reliable Harchester Trussock. I shall think again in future.
Matron pass the goose fat, I'm going in!
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Pat. STOP!!!! Look to the tin - are you using Pilkinworths Patent Goose Fat or just common or garden goose fat, OR (heaven forbid) French la graisse d'oie?
Grinding your rim with ordinary grease before offering up the Clesby Falnge Piece Adapter for full insertion may cause a build up of secondary entangled quarks, which can result in a total malfunction of the Parkinson frag spocket. Pilkinworths has added flembluid and heat modified quaternary cheese pips to avoid this.
I only ask as I would hope the lil Squirrels continue being red and not fade to grey at the thought of their father explaining to Matron why his Johnson mounse strap and Pathinhaugh bobbleflet are entangled with his smooth feltching device.
R
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Obviously you've considered one of the many fine felching devices available on the market?
GC
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I've just googled Felching :o. Now I can't get the image out of my mind you Dirty Boy Go to matron and have your mouth washed out with Soap, carbolic preferably ;)
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Oh, the innocent! :-X
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I've always found a liberal coating of Mountfords Mild Felching Jelly around the rim ,prior to any form of insertion ,greatly assists any interference fit. It also reduces swelling around the joint ,which should it be required, aids removal .
Be mindful, Pat,the forbush modification was banned in a number of public schools between the wars due to the high casualty rate amongst house masters .
Rob .
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I understand that Halfords do a fine reproduction of the Fothrington gerbil and small rodent extraction tool, either in stainless steel or white leather should you find that the trottle pin slips and the rim is excessively feltched. A Dremel style tool can also be useful.
R
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Time Gentlemen, PLEASE.............
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ARMAGEDDON!!!!!
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Time Gentlemen, PLEASE.............
At the third stroke it will be 9:35 precisely...
Add your own inappropriate comment at this point.
R
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...Add your own inappropriate comment at this point.
R
Erm ok...
Halibut is a type of flatfish from the family of the right-eye flounders (Pleuronectidae). This name is derived from haly (holy) and butt (flat fish), alleged to be called so from being commonly eaten on holy-days.
Inappropriate enough ???
;)
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Does a halibut need fletchwrangling?
Hummm, so haly - holy, butt - flatfish, so does that mean that yanks think they all have flatfish to sit on? And surely sitting on a flatfish would do it no good at all.
Gives a meaning to Baby Spice's name mind ;D
Are all right-eye flounders, right-eyed or do some fall the other way?
And Smudge - are the fins and masks in Lidl worth the money or not - was thinking if they are still there getting some for No1 son to play about with, but not if they are the usual utter pooh I end up getting from Lidl.
R
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Not used them myself but just checked the local dive forum (where they were mentioned a lot, diver like bargains, it's a reaction to the cost of "genuine" scuba kit :o)
Masks are generally thought of as good and a bairgain, just in case they've changed, you're looking for tempered glass and a flexible silicone skirt/strap for comfort and sealing. Really you should try them on and find one that fits but I imagine the lad would get by snorkelling if it's close and chap enough! (though do try if you can, if he folds the strap round the front of the mask out of the way and holds it (the mask) against his face in the normal wearing position, then gently breathing in through his nose should seal the mask against his face and allow him to remove the hand without the mask falling)
Fins seem variable, one et reported to have split after a giant stride entry, nothing heard otherwise.
If they're cheap enough then shouldn't be a worry for playing about with, and you can always pick up some cheap second hand sea fins(more scope for growing feet!) later if he likes it and they break.
A few BSAC clubs have snorkelling sections btw, if they get really into it...!
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Oh, the innocent! :-X
I've led a sheltered life I'll have you know you know :P
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Thanks for that. He spends more time underwater than above at the mo.
R
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Oh, the innocent! :-X
I've led a sheltered life I'll have you know you know :P
Aye!!!! and the wasps said "Believe it if you like"! ;D