I would just like to say

DanClarke said:

..that I was feeling like a bit of a tw@ and suffering post-purchase dissonance as I thought that perhaps my new MIG machine was a very poor choice because the online hands-on review on YouTube showed it only used as a flux-cored wire MIG and with a second-rate TIG capability.
But, after digging deeper I find that it is in fact a gas-MIG (enabled to use shielding gas and plain wire) and my fears were unfounded. Phew!
So, it can do Gas-Mig, flux-cored-wired MIG and also Aluminium, lift start TIG ( ) and Stick welding. So not the cr@p purchase I was fearing.

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Sounds all singing and dancing.
Like the Black and White minstrels.
(Or any other sweet you like)
Seriously I am well jealous, especially if you can weld ally with it. I'm supposed to be able to do that with mine but I haven't tried it. Is dead handy with kit cars.

Still bloody searching!

Stanleysteamer said:

oooh I do like to tease!!!
I'll have to go digging cos my pics are disorganised as feck.
See ya!

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I bought a mk1 escort from a chap in Kent & he had a project sportster very cool looking motor.
iirc it was silver.

@kevstar
rubbish pic, but cannot find the one where her car was the centrefold in the Speedster Owners Club calendar.

@kevstar found it.


And relax..........

Stanleysteamer said:

@kevstar found it.


And relax..........

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Belter.... very cool luv it

kevstar said:

Belter.... very cool luv it

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It is seriously a very good looking motor, even the engine bay isn't too shabby. But the wheels are now rusty, the paintwork needs attention, partly from where some prick-bitch ran into the back of it and it is still wrong despite two peeps trying to sort it, and a few bubbles in the top coat. and the clutch on the auto-shift don't work, and it screams at low revs, and it needs me to tune it again as the so -called pro tuner, who we never even asked to get involved, did so when it was at Andy's place supposedly having the clutch changed!
But Andy knows all this and isn't put off by it. If his girlfriend buys it he'll put an ornery box in it and it'll be much better in the long run.
Lovely cream leather interior and maroon mohair hood too.
Wifey fell in love with them and eventually took out a bank loan to buy it off Chesil, they had built it, not the owner, so it was put together propa.
But when it broke down on her in Frogland she fell right out of love with it!!
Goes well too, tuned 1800 engine.
I quite like driving it, when it is going right. Will do 80 all day on Frog autoroutes.
She wants to sell it and buy a Jaaaaaaag! and she says she doesn't like big cars?
FFS!
We'll see!

DanClarke said:

..that I was feeling like a bit of a tw@ and suffering post-purchase dissonance as I thought that perhaps my new MIG machine was a very poor choice because the online hands-on review on YouTube showed it only used as a flux-cored wire MIG and with a second-rate TIG capability.
But, after digging deeper I find that it is in fact a gas-MIG (enabled to use shielding gas and plain wire) and my fears were unfounded. Phew!
So, it can do Gas-Mig, flux-cored-wired MIG and also Aluminium, lift start TIG ( ) and Stick welding. So not the cr@p purchase I was fearing.

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Not all reviewers are knowledgeable in the product they're using. Watching someone show yer how to fault find yer car with a multimeter is a good eggsample. Sometimes they're opinion is wrong anorl.

Had two text messages oft argos ter day. One ter say collectin me freeza. Tuvva ter say they is deliverin me freeza.

Feck me!
Chesil Speedsters are still in business, and even making electric feckers!
https://chesil.co.uk/

Hippo said:

Had two text messages oft argos ter day. One ter say collectin me freeza. Tuvva ter say they is deliverin me freeza.

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Good news!!

The end of an eventfull day! (got that ruddy cassette out, thanks to peeps on LZ!)
Sleep well all LZers!

Mornin all.
Looks chilly out
Have a good day all

DanClarke said:

..that I was feeling like a bit of a tw@ and suffering post-purchase dissonance as I thought that perhaps my new MIG machine was a very poor choice because the online hands-on review on YouTube showed it only used as a flux-cored wire MIG and with a second-rate TIG capability.
But, after digging deeper I find that it is in fact a gas-MIG (enabled to use shielding gas and plain wire) and my fears were unfounded. Phew!
So, it can do Gas-Mig, flux-cored-wired MIG and also Aluminium, lift start TIG ( ) and Stick welding. So not the cr@p purchase I was fearing.

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My Blackline 200 does gas/gasless/stick. No TIG but will burn 3.2 rods and weld 10mm plate very well. I will get a dedicated TIG machine one day lol

Morning all.

Morning.
Hope all is well in everyone’s world

Mornin all im late nice n dry here atm catch up later wiv me likys.

Njoy yer day.

Drizzle, misty with that 'orrible yellow light bathing the whole place. I have no idea what the temperature is like and I'm not inclined to go and find out. I shouldn't complain really as it is already half way through November and we haven't done too badly - it could have been snowing in some years.
Had a last minute thought last night - I hadn't put the black rubbish out so, armed with a torch, I had to go and do that.
Have a good day folks.

Morning All
Another lovely day, cool & bright.
Roadworks closing my street (again).
Chiro's at 13:30 today instead of tomorrow, because...
Beers in the city tomorrow with old IBM colleagues from 40+ years ago.
Have a lovely day.

Todays the day