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I love those too, must get a bag
They normally only have them at Christmas. I was very disappointed they didn't have any last year.
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You know when you glance at something, and read it totally wrong?
I could have sworn that said “Maybe I’m used to high heeled boots”!
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The fact I'm Italian made possible that
seriously that's one of the many occasions when I think in Italian and literally translate to English.Not knowing exactly how you say it, so my head works like if it sounds good in Italian might work in English too
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It worked perfectly in English! It was simply me not reading it properly!The fact I'm Italian made possible that
Not knowing exactly how you say it, so my head works like if it sounds good in Italian might work in English too
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Italy has one of the highest percentages of lactose intolerance in Europe.Unfortunately I can't eat anything from Lidl
Lactose intolerance sucks
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The wire “Puller” is just that, but also called a “Fish Tape”, “Electrician's Wire Snake”, or “Conduit Snake”. You can use snake or tape.
I say 'Snake', tape in my mind says sticky stuff.
I say 'Snake', tape in my mind says sticky stuff.
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Seriously? I didn't know that.
There's still a lot of ignorance thought, there are tons of examples of me arguing with people who don't understand this thing and put milk and derivatives in something I'm supposed to eat.
Happened few times to open up a pizza ordered to have no mozzarella and see the put it and worst... They removed after.
Or they put it as decorations, or they just can't understand that you have to read recipients on everything to avoid a week lasting diarrhea and skin allergic reaction
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Ive got an Italian lad working for me for the last 9 years,he,s 32 and now more like my son. From Mantava in the north, he still has the crew laughing the way he translates and now talks half Italian and half scouseThe fact I'm Italian made possible that
Not knowing exactly how you say it, so my head works like if it sounds good in Italian might work in English too
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Time served sparky here, I've always known it as Fish Tape, in the 70's it was a spring steel tape, then there was the round type that looked like bowden cable, later on we started using nylon in tape then round form.
One of my first jobs as an apprentice was to bend a piece of conduit into 3/4 of a circle then feed the tape into it to keep it tidy and untangled
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I love Marzipan, but look at the calories
I love Marzipan, but look at the calories
Yes they do raise the blood sugars quite a bit!
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I think they just need sharpening, they didn't melt or got scored
I've seen drills become liquid or bent
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A container of this:
Mannol iso32 hydraulic oil.
FANFARO 2101 Hydro ISO 32 Longlife Mineral Hydraulic Oil | eBay UK
Product properties: - It contains antiwear, anti-oxidising, anticorrosion and antifoaming additives. It prevents leakages thus reducing buying costs. Specifications ISO Viscosity Grade 32 DIN 51524-2 (HLP) ISO 11158 (HM).
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Mannol iso32 hydraulic oil.
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I put mannol oil in all the motors , it's cheaper than beer ! (And better for the engine !)A container of this:
FANFARO 2101 Hydro ISO 32 Longlife Mineral Hydraulic Oil | eBay UK
Product properties: - It contains antiwear, anti-oxidising, anticorrosion and antifoaming additives. It prevents leakages thus reducing buying costs. Specifications ISO Viscosity Grade 32 DIN 51524-2 (HLP) ISO 11158 (HM).ebay.us
Mannol iso32 hydraulic oil.
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A ball vise (I'm sure MattF will have something witty to say...)
AKA an engraving vice, it's a £100 Chinese clone of one made by GRS at ten times the price! The vise itself is pretty nice, about ten kilos, spins and slides nicely but also locks up very well. The accessory kit on the other hand is terrible, for a start, the two big bits don't even fit in the storage tray! All the holes are bored oversize (Presumably to account for the heavy electro-nickel plating), and a lot of the pins are wonky, leading to very poor clamping. The plastic expanding mandrels ring are good, and probably more useful than the clamping dogs anyway.
I think if I take the Stefan Gotteswinter approach that Chinese tools are really just kits of castings to be finished yourself, I can do a bit of drilling and reaming and get a very usable vise out of it.
I did also dismantle it to see how it spins. No big thrust bearing but I suppose that's not really necessary. Just a pair of 6202 bearings on a 15mm shaft. There's an aluminium spacer between them which the lock screw bears against, and a gap in the outer spacer for said lock screw to pass through.
AKA an engraving vice, it's a £100 Chinese clone of one made by GRS at ten times the price! The vise itself is pretty nice, about ten kilos, spins and slides nicely but also locks up very well. The accessory kit on the other hand is terrible, for a start, the two big bits don't even fit in the storage tray! All the holes are bored oversize (Presumably to account for the heavy electro-nickel plating), and a lot of the pins are wonky, leading to very poor clamping. The plastic expanding mandrels ring are good, and probably more useful than the clamping dogs anyway.
I think if I take the Stefan Gotteswinter approach that Chinese tools are really just kits of castings to be finished yourself, I can do a bit of drilling and reaming and get a very usable vise out of it.
I did also dismantle it to see how it spins. No big thrust bearing but I suppose that's not really necessary. Just a pair of 6202 bearings on a 15mm shaft. There's an aluminium spacer between them which the lock screw bears against, and a gap in the outer spacer for said lock screw to pass through.
