Today I acquired...........

[mrsbruce]

Today I got a replacement plastic plug for the oil-filling hole on my little Lidl compressor. Dopey here broke the original [don't ask ] and phoned the agents to enquire about buying a replacement, since the compressor was [not long] out of warranty.

If it'd been unobtainable I'd have turned one in the lathe, but a nice young lady by the name of Rachel said she'd check with the suppliers/service agents and phone me back, although it'd possibly take a day or two. As good as her word, she called and said that it was still 'get-able' and that they'd send one out FOC, since it wasn't worth raising an invoice for the amount involved. It arrived today!

So, full marks Lidl for customer service.

I can confirm, they are definately stars, especially compared to the quality of the customer service at other stores.

 

[angellonewolf]

fair amount of 25x25 box from school tables there throwing away good for a small project free apart from 3 cutting disks

 

[Farside]

Today I acquired two cast iron bollards to stop the bar stewards who can't drive from repeatedly knocking down the dry stone wall at the start of our drive. Typically they are delivery drivers who try to take a sharp turn up hill out of our drive way, cant't make it in one and then back into the wall as the clutch is burning.

The bollards are about 1140mm long of which about 450 mm will be in the ground surrounded by a very large lump of concrete and rebar etc. so shouldn't budge much. I'm having the end of the drive tarmacked in a couple of weeks so getting them in now, I've had my eye on them for a while.

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And, true to their origins, it would be a hoot to mount them on a telescopic riser, so they could pop up, train and fire a lumpin' great cannonball at the miscreant's van.

 

[mpats]

Today I got a replacement plastic plug for the oil-filling hole on my little Lidl compressor. Dopey here broke the original [don't ask ] and phoned the agents to enquire about buying a replacement, since the compressor was [not long] out of warranty.

If it'd been unobtainable I'd have turned one in the lathe, but a nice young lady by the name of Rachel said she'd check with the suppliers/service agents and phone me back, although it'd possibly take a day or two. As good as her word, she called and said that it was still 'get-able' and that they'd send one out FOC, since it wasn't worth raising an invoice for the amount involved. It arrived today!

So, full marks Lidl for customer service.

I put my my compressor on the other day, it's a bit of a struggle at the back of the garage, anyway, was drilling some holes with the windy drill and when I finished I noticed I had oil on my hand. Went and looked at the compressor and there was oil on the floor and all over the casing
There is an empty hole on the front where, I assume one would fill it with oil.
Think mine is the workzone one, but it sounds like I have the have problem you had. I have No idea where the cap could be or why it's not there, I suspect the garage fairy has something to do with it!

 

[dobbslc]

Spotted this sharpening stone in City Electrial today at a discount price of £18.50 so thought I'd better pick it up.

Nice and heavy and a decent size to sharpen my dad's old chistles on.

 

[winchman]

Load of Sloes, 3.6 KG one of the lads has just pointed out that they are £15 a KG on Flea bay!!! Dont tell winchboy or he will be doing a night shift in the woods picking them!
That about £50 quids worth!
Just made a batch of sloe gin for Christmas

 

[Ruffian]

Load of Sloes, 3.6 KG one of the lads has just pointed out that they are £15 a KG on Flea bay!!! Dont tell winchboy or he will be doing a night shift in the woods picking them!
That about £50 quids worth!
Just made a batch of sloe gin for Christmas
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One of the nicest sights I've seen in a long time!
Unfortunately sloe gin is a weakness of mine

 

[Water skier 16]

Do you have a good recipe for sloe gin?

Load of Sloes, 3.6 KG one of the lads has just pointed out that they are £15 a KG on Flea bay!!! Dont tell winchboy or he will be doing a night shift in the woods picking them!
That about £50 quids worth!
Just made a batch of sloe gin for Christmas
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[indy4x]

Set of new rear calipers and pads for the D3, pads are Brembo, ECP had a special on so half price, calipers no idea.

Hoping my mpg might go up

 

[Farside]

Spotted this sharpening stone in City Electrial today at a discount price of £18.50 so thought I'd better pick it up.
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Nice and heavy and a decent size to sharpen my dad's old chistles on.

There's no plug on it.

 

[winchman]

Loads on line. Basically its ratio based
I have 1 pint jars as they where cheap! So just worked out the ratios from an online recipe this is what I did
200g sloes ( Freeze the sloes over night to rupture the skin)
100g sugar
about 440ml gin to fill up to 1" below lid.
If its not sweet enough its easy to add sugar later when its ready to drink, you need to make it now then it will be ready for Christmas.
Some of my jars are leaking so I am off to Ikea later as they do a 2l clip top for £3 and they also sell seals £1.50 for 4. Sainsburys have Kilner jars on offer but the nearest one is miles away and I cant just ring up and check stock, I can at Ikea takes 5 seconds on line.
I have done 1 pint using soft dark brown sugar just to see how it comes out.
Also made some Sloe vodka.
When you sieve and filter it keep the sloes and make sloe port, should be nice with Cheese.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

There is an empty hole on the front where, I assume one would fill it with oil.

Stick up a pic, my filler hole is on the top, just above and to the left of the sight glass - like in this Google image

 

[Am333rcr]

Hi

Along with being paid for the job. I got some fire wood horse chestnut. Coke bottle for scale.

 

[MattF]

Another cup.



Only nipped in for some cell batteries.

 

[Ruffian]

Loads on line. Basically its ratio based
I have 1 pint jars as they where cheap! So just worked out the ratios from an online recipe this is what I did
200g sloes ( Freeze the sloes over night to rupture the skin)
100g sugar
about 440ml gin to fill up to 1" below lid.
If its not sweet enough its easy to add sugar later when its ready to drink, you need to make it now then it will be ready for Christmas.
Some of my jars are leaking so I am off to Ikea later as they do a 2l clip top for £3 and they also sell seals £1.50 for 4. Sainsburys have Kilner jars on offer but the nearest one is miles away and I cant just ring up and check stock, I can at Ikea takes 5 seconds on line.
I have done 1 pint using soft dark brown sugar just to see how it comes out.
Also made some Sloe vodka.
When you sieve and filter it keep the sloes and make sloe port, should be nice with Cheese.

If you need any help "quality controlling" I'm more than happy to help,

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Spotted this sharpening stone in City Electrial today at a discount price of £18.50 so thought I'd better pick it up.
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Nice and heavy and a decent size to sharpen my dad's old chistles on.

Belt sander and a cheap wheeled guide for me.
These serve me well out and about. Mines been going for years.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007NHR...t=&hvlocphy=1006506&hvtargid=pla-436474062633

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Another cup.

You're going to land yourself in trouble soon

 

[winchman]

If you need any help "quality controlling" I'm more than happy to help,

Thanks PM of questions on the way Oh hang on a moment you mean sampling it, thats no good I am still depressed at how much the gin cost

 

[Shox Dr]

Today I aquired the job of fixing these....

Errr, Daaave. Would you help Nick look at the 3axle trailer brakes, they dont seem to be working




X6

 

[Ruffian]

Thanks PM of questions on the way Oh hang on a moment you mean sampling it, thats no good I am still depressed at how much the gin cost

Alway aldI lidl or tesco value,
When we used to do 30/35 litres for the winter shoots it worked well.