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Tangledfeet
Knurling is my Nemesis.
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You, sad, b***ard. Sorry. Just had to say it.
It's the simple things in life, Matt!
Shox Dr
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Oops, didnt see that. I was referring to the gap at the top?
sako243
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If by gap you mean the 8" universal column at 30kg/m then I guess yes there's big gap there
It'll be covered up somehow. If you're level with the roof it's not actually that exposed but because it's set back a bit it's obvious from below.
My dad used to design and build vacuum packers - an early memory (bear with me - it links rubber bands and vacuum packets) is aged something like 5 or 6, playing with rubber bands under a desk of someone in Tidworth army supply base, while my dad serviced one of his machines . . . somehow I can't see that being allowed nowadaysEarlier in the week I couldn't contain my excitement when I discovered that there's a proper size chart for elastic bands... and today some, in a specific size, arrived from eBay.
Not only did they arrive but my excitement was compounded when I opened the envelope to find that they were VACUUM PACKED!
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@Shox Dr, @RichardM - is this clearer?
It was bigger initially. We cocked up slightly when measuring / drawing up the steelwork, a neighbour does steel shed fabrication / erection but we drew up the beams on my computer to get the angles right. Drew datums on the floor, took careful measurements and then drew them in Inventor to let it work out the angles to send to the steel suppliers.
Only we forgot to account for the fact we were dropping the whole thing down 9" below the floor...
I was busy the day they lifted the bits into place but when I came back I thought hang-on we were meant to be sitting tight to the roof line (difficult because it wasn't straight). Then at 3am thinking about it I realised what had happened. Luckily with a bit of ingenuity on my side we chucked some acrows under the edges to stabilise it, an 8x2 in the middle and two 4x2s down the edges bracing the verticals. Another acrow and bottle jack under it in the middle and we could jack it up so the bottom bolt holes of the pointy bit could line up with the top holes of the uprights. The neighbour then welded up some gussets which got bolted on top of the uprights to pick up the other bolt holes even though they weren't really necessary.
It was bigger initially. We cocked up slightly when measuring / drawing up the steelwork, a neighbour does steel shed fabrication / erection but we drew up the beams on my computer to get the angles right. Drew datums on the floor, took careful measurements and then drew them in Inventor to let it work out the angles to send to the steel suppliers.
Only we forgot to account for the fact we were dropping the whole thing down 9" below the floor...
I was busy the day they lifted the bits into place but when I came back I thought hang-on we were meant to be sitting tight to the roof line (difficult because it wasn't straight). Then at 3am thinking about it I realised what had happened. Luckily with a bit of ingenuity on my side we chucked some acrows under the edges to stabilise it, an 8x2 in the middle and two 4x2s down the edges bracing the verticals. Another acrow and bottle jack under it in the middle and we could jack it up so the bottom bolt holes of the pointy bit could line up with the top holes of the uprights. The neighbour then welded up some gussets which got bolted on top of the uprights to pick up the other bolt holes even though they weren't really necessary.
Tangledfeet
Knurling is my Nemesis.
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My dad used to design and build vacuum packers - an early memory (bear with me - it links rubber bands and vacuum packets) is aged something like 5 or 6, playing with rubber bands under a desk of someone in Tidworth army supply base, while my dad serviced one of his machines . . . somehow I can't see that being allowed nowadays
My day is now even more complete now you've shared that childhood memory; serendipity at her finest!
(I'm actually being utterly serious; as we get older and parents pass away, one most recently in my case, all that remains are happy memories.)
Barking Mat
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1/3 of an Irish Cob, a horse.
Not sure which third, haven't got it yet, but it's all in process.
Not sure which third, haven't got it yet, but it's all in process.
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Lower cholesterol than beef
Barking Mat
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Stop it, yes I'm in France, but it's not for eating, yet.Lower cholesterol than beef
Tangledfeet
Knurling is my Nemesis.
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Maybe you'll get the hind third and you'll be able to participate in yet another aspect of French culture..?
And then you can eat it.
Barking Mat
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Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
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Barking Mat
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Depends what you're after.Hopefully your ⅓ isn't the *rse & tackle.
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My Ryobi recip saw broke today and I'm guessing everyone's 1st thought is that Ryobi are rubbish
Sorry to disappointed, its about 12 years old and while it's not used regularly it has had lots of use including cutting up the body and chassis of 2x Fronteras and a Disco, house renovation and extension, garage build etc and it has always delivered
It still works, it's just the release mechanism for the blade has ceased to function so needing a replacement quickly I bought another
Local B&Q had them in stock and reasonable price, I did look at getting a Bosch 18V jobbie but at 3 times the price I'll stick with Ryobi for this and use my badaptor to run it off my Bosch batteries
Sorry to disappointed, its about 12 years old and while it's not used regularly it has had lots of use including cutting up the body and chassis of 2x Fronteras and a Disco, house renovation and extension, garage build etc and it has always delivered
It still works, it's just the release mechanism for the blade has ceased to function so needing a replacement quickly I bought another
Local B&Q had them in stock and reasonable price, I did look at getting a Bosch 18V jobbie but at 3 times the price I'll stick with Ryobi for this and use my badaptor to run it off my Bosch batteries
Barking Mat
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Well if it's done 12 years, is it worth fixing ?
I hate binning stuff.
Love trying* to fix things.
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Shox Dr
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Depstech HD Borescope with 16.5ft cable.
5mp camera. with a deep FOV 3-40cm. Connected straight up to my Ipad pro.
Not given it a full workout yet, so far very impressed
5mp camera. with a deep FOV 3-40cm. Connected straight up to my Ipad pro.
Not given it a full workout yet, so far very impressed
