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redlig
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Very nice but I feel they will soon show wear through the anodising and then look scruffy.
Hood
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We will see how it works out. Worst comes to the worst I can strip the anodising then just do again, maybe clear, we will see.
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redlig
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It's strange you should say that. 60 years ago a guy at work gave me a piece of card and on it was printed " Your presence has brightened an already dull day" Never did work out what he meant.I bet a room brightens up when you walk into it.
. Made some fresh naan this morning too. 
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Today. Got the handles tacked up and in to position. Think I am happy . Will press on .
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Today I made two of these (each slightly different from one another):
Inside that box is all this:
More info: https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/my-latest-project.119708/
Inside that box is all this:
More info: https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/my-latest-project.119708/
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Well, today was Brownie Points extreme day, I am good for the rest of the year. I am also flat on my back unable to get up. @roofman suggested this three years ago and I owe him. I owe him a kick up the harris, it has nearly killed me. First off, I had no intentions of doing this when I got up this morning. I thought "I will put that bit of flashing up on the edge" and just got carried away. Was a perfect day for it though, Bright with a bit of a chill. Couldn't have wished for better weather really, I suppose it was that more than anything that made me just go for it. Started at ten and flat out until about four thirty, but full blast up and down, back and forth.
The start of it all:
What you doing Dad? Huh? Huh?
It cuts really lovely, she didn't say a word when I rolled it out on the kitchen floor to cut the strips:
Then the flashing at the top, I took Brian's advice and got up there with the leaf blower to blow the dust out of the chase in the stonework, filled it full of" Lead Mate" and beat the flashing in securing it with the correct clips:
It looks absolutely stunning:
I have gone over it carefully with White Spirit and cleaned any Tar or sealer off, I have also carefully straightened out any creases, Edge flashing to make and install on Monday, maybe. I hear you now, what about the flashing at the bottom of the windows, well it is double flashed underneath and well and truly sealed, nothing is getting under it and in ten years when it might consider leaking it will not be my problem.
The start of it all:
What you doing Dad? Huh? Huh?
It cuts really lovely, she didn't say a word when I rolled it out on the kitchen floor to cut the strips:
Then the flashing at the top, I took Brian's advice and got up there with the leaf blower to blow the dust out of the chase in the stonework, filled it full of" Lead Mate" and beat the flashing in securing it with the correct clips:
It looks absolutely stunning:
I have gone over it carefully with White Spirit and cleaned any Tar or sealer off, I have also carefully straightened out any creases, Edge flashing to make and install on Monday, maybe. I hear you now, what about the flashing at the bottom of the windows, well it is double flashed underneath and well and truly sealed, nothing is getting under it and in ten years when it might consider leaking it will not be my problem.
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After wanting one for about 15 years i finally got around to making a hub holder for loosening/tightening hub nuts with the wheels off.
(Thanks to my old job for kindly "donating" the 10mm wheel spacer needed to make it.)
(Thanks to my old job for kindly "donating" the 10mm wheel spacer needed to make it.)
roofman
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Looks stunning Graham
will look even better in a couple of years when it takes the "old copper look"
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That looks great, is it just copper or some special roofing material?
roofman
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Copper foiled backed torch on...very expensive. We used to lay that with hot pour bitumen before torch on felts were around, used wall paper paste on the end of laps to stop spillover of bitumen then just cut and peel it off the paste where it never stuck, this kept the jobs clean. They done Aluminum backed too which you just could not look at in the sun with its reflective property's,had to wear sun glasses
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Those look absolutely ace
you're going to have to make the brake lever the same style to match
Hood
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There have been thoughts along those linesyou're going to have to make the brake lever the same style to match
