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

[nickk]

I have a pile of broken garden/builders implements,inherited and my own,they’re piling up,so these came first,first time I’ve found the correct rivets.

 

[Pete.]

I have a pile of broken garden/builders implements,inherited and my own,they’re piling up,so these came first,first time I’ve found the correct rivets.View attachment 332760

*Insert four candles sketch here*

 

[northwest]

Is that a Robert Thompson mouse? Quite sought after I believe when still attached to his furniture

"The idea for the mouse carvings came about when Thompson had a commission to repair a church and was carving a huge cornice for a screen. ... While they were eating lunch, Thompson decided to carve a mouse onto the screen and that sowed the seed for using it as a trademark for his future wares."

Thompsons Mice are oak. The story is not complete, he didn't just jump up after lunch and carve a mouse, he was talking to his colleague as they were repairing the Cornice his workmate said "if we keep up, at this rate we will be as poor as church mice" referring to the reward for the amount of work involved so Thompson became the Mouseman, but not quite as poor as a church mouse in the end.

 

[dobbslc]

A long to do list . Already made a start on the welding today, thankfully all pretty straightforward flat pieces and the tinworm has only claimed a small area.
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Surely that's ready for scrapping?

 

[Cuthy246]

Surely that's ready for scrapping?

Nah not for a long time yet. Apart from these things it's a solid van. Fires right up even in the cold and after it has been sitting. Most of the list is wear and tear stuff. The rust is 2 10cm patches at the jacking points so they were a high wear area anyway.

 

[Melvyn Best]

Another one. A red one this time that’s three.

The point of this post is that I found them all stuck under lorries. I got thinking after I found this one just now and realised I’ve not found any other brands.

Might say something about them!

This lorry has just run up from Bristol. Where it was bought. Came the long way up via scrabster so if I’m ever in the need for another light I’ll look at these

Lost one like that a few weeks ago, annoying as it was my go to light and I haven’t been able to find an exact replacement . Probably still stuck under a car somewhere

 

[DennisCA]

Some high-tech storage mediums, have to keep up with progress you know.

 

[Seadog]

I had to pay full wack for this, since I've not been able to find one find a cheaper one to complete the spin indexer setup that I got last year (admittedly for nothing ).
I ordered it so that I can cut a gear, and then realised, about 10 minutes later, that I could have used my rotary table with the collet chuck attached, to do the same job.

 

[James1979]

Not today, but paperwork arrived.

I had plenty of learnin’ to do and luckily they took my ships engineering paperwork as prior experience. Extra learning as ships don’t have air brakes or ABS

Those that know will know, but it’s all about 6 weekly inspections and pre mots of HGVs

 

[Olderisbetter]

18 months old Main mersey gas water heater, useful if you have gas or lpg and want hot water.

 

[m_c]

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Not today, but paperwork arrived.

I had plenty of learnin’ to do and luckily they took my ships engineering paperwork as prior experience. Extra learning as ships don’t have air brakes or ABS

Those that know will know, but it’s all about 6 weekly inspections and pre mots of HGVs

I did wonder how the IRTE were justifying their existence these days.
Their course is obviously as good as the cookie cutter rubbish Remit and the IMI are trotting out these days, as not all operators are on 6 weekly inspections.

Did the assessment involve endless multiple choice questions?

In case you're wondering, the standard of training these organisations deliver is one of my personal hates.
They're mostly aimed at box ticking, which involves studying material anybody reasonably competent can pick glaring holes in, some form of in person training, often delivered by someone you wouldn't trust with a mecano set/to change a bulb/understand how anything designed since the ark works*, 30-40 multiple choice questions, then a box ticking practical assessment.

*delete as appropriate.

 

[jonclancy]

 

[James1979]

I did wonder how the IRTE were justifying their existence these days.
Their course is obviously as good as the cookie cutter rubbish Remit and the IMI are trotting out these days, as not all operators are on 6 weekly inspections.

Did the assessment involve endless multiple choice questions?

In case you're wondering, the standard of training these organisations deliver is one of my personal hates.
They're mostly aimed at box ticking, which involves studying material anybody reasonably competent can pick glaring holes in, some form of in person training, often delivered by someone you wouldn't trust with a mecano set/to change a bulb/understand how anything designed since the ark works*, 30-40 multiple choice questions, then a box ticking practical assessment.

*delete as appropriate.

I’ve been on dozens (literally!) of courses over the years for this and that. For the vast majority I would agree with you. They are delivered by someone with little subject knowledge other than what’s on the slides, on behalf of an awarding body which was set up to make money by meddling in something that has existed fine for now.

I was expecting no different this time. The trainer was very good. She’s ex DVSA enforcement, after actually doing the job first, and worked her way up to be a trainer for them. So she knows her stuff from both sides.

There were 4 tests in all. One practical and three written. All multi choice but not the easiest I’ve done. Mainly because the questions were ambiguous.

I’ve been working on the things for years so I have experience. I do not have level whatever’s in HGVs but my sea stuff out ranks that so they accepted that for this one. I got offered a place on the course by a customer. He was doing it with his boy and said we could split it 3 ways not 2 so it worked for us all. You need to be ‘competent’ for everything now and I thought this would go some way to that with my experience and qualifications.

I’m getting more and more truck work as I’m gearing up for my seaman’s medical to not be renewed later this year due to me failing it. I may not but if it’s not this year it’ll be imminent! I can still work on boaty stuff just not as crew. So needed a gap filled.

If rumours are to be believed then the IRTEC paperwork is what’s required to do the 6 weeklies once ‘they’ tighten the rules. ‘They’ possibly have fingers / money in IRTE but that’s me being cynical

 

[Dieselman 63]

This. It’s back. I regretted selling this at the time but needed to get it out of the workshop for space. I had the chance to get it back, so it’s here, again. Love it to be honest, happy to be working on her again.

 

[m_c]

I’ve been on dozens (literally!) of courses over the years for this and that. For the vast majority I would agree with you. They are delivered by someone with little subject knowledge other than what’s on the slides, on behalf of an awarding body which was set up to make money by meddling in something that has existed fine for now.

I was expecting no different this time. The trainer was very good. She’s ex DVSA enforcement, after actually doing the job first, and worked her way up to be a trainer for them. So she knows her stuff from both sides.

There were 4 tests in all. One practical and three written. All multi choice but not the easiest I’ve done. Mainly because the questions were ambiguous.

I’ve been working on the things for years so I have experience. I do not have level whatever’s in HGVs but my sea stuff out ranks that so they accepted that for this one. I got offered a place on the course by a customer. He was doing it with his boy and said we could split it 3 ways not 2 so it worked for us all. You need to be ‘competent’ for everything now and I thought this would go some way to that with my experience and qualifications.

I’m getting more and more truck work as I’m gearing up for my seaman’s medical to not be renewed later this year due to me failing it. I may not but if it’s not this year it’ll be imminent! I can still work on boaty stuff just not as crew. So needed a gap filled.

If rumours are to be believed then the IRTEC paperwork is what’s required to do the 6 weeklies once ‘they’ tighten the rules. ‘They’ possibly have fingers / money in IRTE but that’s me being cynical

I doubt VOSA will change the competent person requirement for legal inspections.
It's upto the Transport Manager to ensure inspections are carried out by a suitable person, so any changes normally start there, but mostly they'll not want to enforce something that'll ultimately cost them money.

Larger operators instead already pay somebody like the FTA/RHA to carry out occasional inspections to ensure the maintenance provider are doing there job.

Ultimately it comes down to liability. Should something happen due to poor maintenance, you've got to be able to stand at a tribunal and/or in court, and justify your decision/actions.

 

[James1979]

Ultimately it comes down to liability. Should something happen due to poor maintenance, you've got to be able to stand at a tribunal and/or in court, and justify your decision/actions.

True

I am lucky as the guys I work for generally don’t query what’s spent as long as it keeps them running and keeps them safe. I did a bit of work once for a guy who was a total bodge merchant - won’t touch his stuff now.

Ultimately if it is on the inspection sheet it comes down to me so I’m quite careful / thorough.

 

[Nick DV]

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Not today, but paperwork arrived.

I had plenty of learnin’ to do and luckily they took my ships engineering paperwork as prior experience. Extra learning as ships don’t have air brakes or ABS

Those that know will know, but it’s all about 6 weekly inspections and pre mots of HGVs

Congratulations

 

[Brad93]

With @Milkybars help we now have a Kerry.

 

[MetalMonkey]

With @Milkybars help we now have a Kerry.

I saw that relisted with better/more pictures and it came with a nice selection of faceplates, a fixed steady and a collet chuck - think you did well with that @Brad93.
I think it might have something interesting going on with the gearing though, the ones that come with it look larger than standard and it has a fabricated end cap over the spindle.

 

[Brad93]

I saw that relisted with better/more pictures and it came with a nice selection of faceplates, a fixed steady and a collet chuck - think you did well with that @Brad93.
I think it might have something interesting going on with the gearing though, the ones that come with it look larger than standard and it has a fabricated end cap over the spindle.

Not had a look yet. Probably converted to metric