Mr Fro

1 hour ago, fullscreenaging said:

If you fix the big roll holder high enough you can dye your hair so you look your best before you hang yourself. 

You've met my wife then!

Check out my haul of shite:

in case you not sure what you're seeing, it's some hair dye, a skipping rope and a bog roll holder.

12 minutes ago, MikeHorton said:

Is that a Bridgeport on the right? I have some fond memories of my toolmaking days 

Yeah, I lucked out and got one with X & Y powerfeed.

I fancy something a bit beefier though. Space might become a bit of an issue though!

@husoi - do you really need to fix the thread if you're getting loads more engagement? It looks like you're going to have 3 x the amount of thread in there once you're done.

19 minutes ago, husoi said:

It cross my mind to do that.

 

So many downsides to it that I gave up.

Mainly because I don't have the machinery to do it.

 

Having said that is nothing more than a SS rod with threads at both ends and 1 bend... 

 

DAMN YOU!!! Now you made me think about making it...  

 

Could even improve the deign greatly by extending below the bottom and have 2 nuts to hold it in place  

You mean this kind of stuff? 

What's the diameter of the arm? 14 mm ish? You'd probably need a press or a good bit of heat to get the bend right.

Just out of interest - have you unscrewed the mirror end and had a look at the thread on that?

Another (possibly stupid) idea would be to chop off all but 5 - 10 mm of the thread of the arm, weld on a stub to make it maybe 10 - 20 mm longer than it was to start with and then thread it.

It's a sod that it's got a bend in it as it would be difficult to fixture & machine.

The more I think about it, the more I think remanufacturing the arm would be the best option.

I think we're talking at cross purposes a bit! I thought you meant a tapered thread rather than a parallel thread:

I understand what you mean now though!

I see what you mean about the collar. Have you seen the Sealey version? They're straight so you wouldn't have to worry about a seat.

It would be unusual to have a metric tapered thread- are you sure they're not parallel? 

I've used the lumiweld type rods with varying success - with aluminium stock they're fine but castings I've found that often the casting melts to a blob before the rod starts to melt.

You can get the Wurth type inserts for a couple of quid each. All you'd need then is the appropriate drill bit & tap.

Also, can you reduce the thread depth on the locking nut to give you more engagement on the mirror thread? 5 mm is naff all on an M10!

14 hours ago, onesea said:

I gave a list:

Air filter for trophy,

Exhausts for trophy,

Autopilot,

Stove Top fan for boat,

Lawn Mower,

New Forestay,

Exhaust Elbow,

Switch Panel,

 

A few others I cannot think of, all parts numbers etc supplied.

The way We look at it is a Christmas list is not so much a wish list, just a warning of what I am going to spend money on in the near future….

 

She hinted at a few things, I bought the cheapest Wellington boots for walking dogs.  I cannot get them wrong can I?

The rest she will buy herself, how does a bloke buy shoes for work or a new dress or curtains,  I tried buying things like this before i get it wrong…

 

I got asked to paint the hall and given a colour sample. apparently the sample was green not yellow/ orange, how was I to know?

 

Try it one day choose her  from her existing collection they will be wrong for some inexplicable reason…

 

True dat.

Wife wanted some new boots this year. "I'm not falling for that one again!" says I and handed her my credit card telling her to buy whatever she wanted.

A few days later 3 pairs of boots turned up which she tried on, mulled over and decided she didn't like and it was still my fault!

You just can't win some times!

2 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

I usually just use an 18 inch breaker bar with the socket and turn it by hand until it's firm. 

A firm 18 incher eh?

Last year the wife said she wanted an IPhone so I got her an iPhone.

I told her I wanted a blow job... I'm still waiting...

When the wife and I moved in together we debated renting out one of our old houses but decided it would be too much arseache with things getting broken or damaged and whingy tenants.

I do have a property in a swanky seaside town in Kent. We could be doing very nicely out of it but the tenant hasn't paid me a penny, even after I fitted her a ritzy new kitchen!

... She is my mum though.

Check out the spannery additions my 2 year old daughter made to our Christmas tree!

Fair doos, she did bust a couple of conventional decorations but I think I'm going to nurture her interest in tools.

My nominee today is the lorry driver who drove at 20 mph for a few miles in a single lane 50 zone of the A14.

After it opened up to two lanes he sped up, presumably decided it wasn't the lane for him and pulled out in to lane two, hitting a car and spinning it in to the crash barrier.

Luckily I was a few cars back so missed the debris field and the car driver was unhurt.

I find mine a bit clunky at low to medium revs while pootling around but nice and slick up the rev range when giving it some beans.

Mine is a homebrew system though but it works on the same principle.

Me.

I left the car door open last night.

Not just a little bit open but full on get-the-baby-out-of-the-back open.

There was frost on the inside of the windows this morning. Just lucky it didn't rain!

Back in the 80s a guy in Herne Bay used a live WW2 shell to poke his badminton trials back up his arse.

The only person in my family I knew that served was my great uncle "Dinger". I only ever saw him every few years when I visited my great nan in Brecon in the 80s/90s.

I was only a little kid so didn't get any stories but I do remember he usually had an incredible sun tan.

1 hour ago, goat said:

Yeah, a friend over there uses car tyres. Not for me though.

I guess it works if all you ever do is potter up & down straight roads.

8 hours ago, Bender said:

It's communications, can you say, yes yes I see and shout when required? 

Hmm, I see.

Although "yes, yes, etc" and shouting are withing my skill set, I recently up-skilled to "f*ck off I'm not interested" with an advanced module of "why are you bothering me with this shit?"

I believe this makes me the standout candidate for all and any high ranking position while attracting at least double the normal salary.

12 hours ago, husoi said:

Good morning brave riders 

 

Any one in Glasgow area looking for a new job opportunity?

 

The company I work for is looking for a communications manager.

 

If interested send me a pm and I'll forward the job description.

 

 

How much and would I have to do any work?

8 hours ago, Pbassred said:

Saturday; failed my IAM check ride again. Decided to give up.  Too many things that I fundamentally diagree with that are gospel.  I can't find an advantage to passing. 

You're not the only one!

You could do it hydraulically or, if you're only really using it when stationary, you could rig a cable to the original lever up to a thumb lever on a handlebar.

The cable option would be considerably easier and cheaper.

Is your floor flat and smooth or does it have that ripply finish?

The smaller turbo engines are generally more highly strung than ye-olde bigger displacement units.

From what I've read, a lot of failures come down to poor maintenance rather than inherent faults in the design. 10+ years ago it didn't really matter if you went well over the service milage but with turbos you really have to stick to the book to avoid gumming them up.

I've rebuilt a fair few turbos over the years and it's easy to see which ones come from poorly maintained motors as they're chock full of gak from where the oil was well past it's best.

1 hour ago, PaulCa said:

Disclaimer:  Wine.

Ooh, get you mr lah-de-dah.

It's a pint of Stella in my house or you can get your nancy corpse out of my gaff.