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Put my toy away this afternoon, had lots of fun driving it.
Just have to fix woodruff key for next time.
 

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I am just a tad "miffed".
I made all the parts to allow the drum hub backplates to "float" and kept them safe & sound with each set kept together on an M12 bolt and nut.
I started putting all the parts onto the frame and rear axle assembly and at the last minute when inserting the final half-shaft it occurred to me that some lube on the shaft (never a bad idea to lube one's shaft) would be a good idea.

Much to my horror, as I reached to replace the spray lube applicator the axle's angle dipped below horizontal and all the parts slid off and floor-wards.

One of which has not been recovered and may never be found. It spoilt my day.

Anyway, here it all is with just a bit of junk inserted instead of the custom part.
 
Stone56 said:
That stuff should be banned a evil seen is a evil known before you no you have no rafter feet left 😭😭
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Too true. I hate the plastic stuff. But it was installed before I acquired the right to look after Wimblowdriver Towers. I will most likely rip it all off, re-timber and paint to my 10-year spec. Only problem is finding timber of good enough quality these days. They don't make it like what they used to. In my opinion properly cared for timber will last for hundreds of years. (There's plenty of it in old churches and cathedrals etc). But it can't be cared for if its stuck behind plastic which probably hasn't been properly sealed from the weather. In my case, the fitters missed a capping off the end of a run because the access was difficult. And weather / rot has got in. Additional - I hear on the grape vine that Kev has come into a couple of ship loads of timber, :p
 
Me internet was switched over to fibre today. Removed the copper cable from castle to telegraph pole int street un replaced wiv twin fibre cable. Normally one small box oot side housing the fibre joint and a small fibre to ethernet box in yer castle. Eye din't like the idea of the cable running down me wall low where someone could cut it. So he put the cable frew me old copper cable hole further up, and both small boxes inside. Eye is appy wiv that. Have downloaded 20gig from wuk to test it. Eye previously moved the bt socket upstairs. He were a bit surprised wiv that. Eye is a tinkering hippo.
 
Hippo said:
About 3 hours of slow rain has just stopped. Lots of burds tweeting oot there. There be a gentle cool breeze like yer get int morning when the plants and burds are waking up. Tis nice to sit there watching and hearing naychair going about its business.
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It hasn't rained up here, it is hot and sticky. We could do with a storm to clear the air somewhat!
 
Wimblowdriver said:
Too true. I hate the plastic stuff. But it was installed before I acquired the right to look after Wimblowdriver Towers. I will most likely rip it all off, re-timber and paint to my 10-year spec. Only problem is finding timber of good enough quality these days. They don't make it like what they used to. In my opinion properly cared for timber will last for hundreds of years. (There's plenty of it in old churches and cathedrals etc). But it can't be cared for if its stuck behind plastic which probably hasn't been properly sealed from the weather. In my case, the fitters missed a capping off the end of a run because the access was difficult. And weather / rot has got in. Additional - I hear on the grape vine that Kev has come into a couple of ship loads of timber, :p
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I always used best redwood a quarter cut but now you only get white wood with loads of knots if you can get old wood an machine it would be a better job😣😣
 
Hippo said:
Me internet was switched over to fibre today. Removed the copper cable from castle to telegraph pole int street un replaced wiv twin fibre cable. Normally one small box oot side housing the fibre joint and a small fibre to ethernet box in yer castle. Eye din't like the idea of the cable running down me wall low where someone could cut it. So he put the cable frew me old copper cable hole further up, and both small boxes inside. Eye is appy wiv that. Have downloaded 20gig from wuk to test it. Eye previously moved the bt socket upstairs. He were a bit surprised wiv that. Eye is a tinkering hippo.
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You is lucky.
They were about to change over Mum & Dad to digital and broadband (no idea if it’s fibre to the house)
But somebody has messed up badly they pulled the plug on the copper and didn’t book the guy to connect the fibre:mad:.
My SIL was on the phone to them and was promised 4-5 days, all this after Dad had told them not to touch or do it as Mum was in hospital, and didn’t want to risk losing the landline. But oh know they thought better and went ahead, so he was left with no phone (his mobile skills are minimal).

I got on to them on Friday (2hrs on the phone) “Oh don’t worry sir it will be on by the 16th” from my response he figured that wasn’t good enough. The next line was “he will get compensation £9.xx a day” well you can imagine what I said. Although I kept it clean but assertive. Finally got them to send a mobile internet access box free of charge which did arrive sat so they now at least have internet. Hopefully my ranting has the fix date to tomorrow.

So all I can say is they don’t give peeps enough info and what could go wrong. They don’t allow for old folks that are not tied to there mobile.

The last person I spoke with kept saying “it was a parrell connection “ well it obviously wasn’t. They couldn’t even backtrack to keep the copper connection so safe to say this is not a happy house with Buzzby right now.

Rant over:)

J
 
Stone56 said:
I always used best redwood a quarter cut but now you only get white wood with loads of knots if you can get old wood an machine it would be a better job😣😣
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I can get redwood here, but the quality is average at best. I've got odd bits of timber recovered from alterations, which still cuts well, and is still as fresh as the day it was cut from the trees more than 60 years ago. And a lot denser than that currently available. Has that heady pine fresh smell when cut.
 
marjon said:
You is lucky.
They were about to change over Mum & Dad to digital and broadband (no idea if it’s fibre to the house)
But somebody has messed up badly they pulled the plug on the copper and didn’t book the guy to connect the fibre:mad:.
My SIL was on the phone to them and was promised 4-5 days, all this after Dad had told them not to touch or do it as Mum was in hospital, and didn’t want to risk losing the landline. But oh know they thought better and went ahead, so he was left with no phone (his mobile skills are minimal).

I got on to them on Friday (2hrs on the phone) “Oh don’t worry sir it will be on by the 16th” from my response he figured that wasn’t good enough. The next line was “he will get compensation £9.xx a day” well you can imagine what I said. Although I kept it clean but assertive. Finally got them to send a mobile internet access box free of charge which did arrive sat so they now at least have internet. Hopefully my ranting has the fix date to tomorrow.

So all I can say is they don’t give peeps enough info and what could go wrong. They don’t allow for old folks that are not tied to there mobile.

The last person I spoke with kept saying “it was a parrell connection “ well it obviously wasn’t. They couldn’t even backtrack to keep the copper connection so safe to say this is not a happy house with Buzzby right now.

Rant over:)

J
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I'm wiv plusnet. When picking it i had to state if there were any vulnerable peeps in me castle. Only edgar and he dun't count. The laser and receive diode in the new box they fitted needs leccy power. Hence yer lose internet when there is a power cut. Yer can pick the option of a UPS if theres someone who may need to call 999 if power is oft.

When using copper internet and fone they still work in a power cut as BT power it themselfs wiv batteries.

Part of yer problem is down to the person doing the wurk. They should have assessed if they could complete the job or not. They won't have replacement copper cable with them.
 
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