I would just like to say

kevstar said:

Evening all had a 1/2 day, as I went for for a MRI scan, mrs said I was in for ages but fink I kinda floated away somewhere.

Got to the hospital & used the wrong key to lock the van, as id not long changed the ignition barrel so that key only locks the van, it wont unlock it & the other key was in the dookit AHHHGGGGG FFS Van locked just about to go into for the scan.
It clicked that I had a key in the work so one of the lads brought it up which was a superb or id be getting trains n busses home
then have to drive back to Glasgow to collect it.

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A favour well done buy him a beer

Stone56 said:

bit early

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S'all right if they's indoors or a conservatory bit ...

Propman said:

Good morning,

I trust all are well.

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back at work then

Dippypud said:

S'all right if they's indoors or a conservatory bit ...

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Still get leggy and suffer a check with big temperature fluctuations

started the chipping yesterday should get it done in 3 days hopefully all good mulching though well worth the effort

Stanleysteamer said:

It was a piston ring land cleaner, I used it in the wrong direction. Wonder who ever does this now?

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If you mean a glaze buster, three spring loaded honing stones which you whizz up and down the cylinder bores, yes I have one. Only ever used it once or twice, on old brit bike injuns.

kevstar said:

Cadburys also make tools

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I had an extension bar made by Cathedral City..
I has bin buying the Halfords Expert kit when i need anyfing, lifetime warranty.

Dippypud said:

Should NEVER grease wheel nuts, it means the torque loading is not measured correctly ...

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Up early Dips, back to wuk?

Stone56 said:

back at work then

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I've been in the office for a couple of weeks now.
So, yes. I'm back at work.

Stone56 said:

bit early

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They is on me kitchen window sill so will be warm.

O'fishal announcement:
Eye fink it be right and propper to take this opertunity to advise eye has been editing me photo's eye put on this ere website. The word HippoPhoto has been edited in. Eye has also edited me photo's to hide ma beloved hippo's registration plate. Eye has done the same to me youtube video's.

Morning All.
A very wet soggy trip to get the paper.
Shopping day
Have a good one if you can.

Mornin
Wet today, Mr Magpie getting earlier these days
Might do some welding today and steering adjustment on me project.
Forecast rain all day here
Stay dry all

Turktowner said:

Up early Dips, back to wuk?

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Nah, just to Dads for his tabs, as he has to have then 30-60min before food or caffeinated drinks ...

Hippo said:

O'fishal announcement:
Eye fink it be right and propper to take this opertunity to advise eye has been editing me photo's eye put on this ere website. The word HippoPhoto has been edited in. Eye has also edited me photo's to hide ma beloved hippo's registration plate. Eye has done the same to me youtube video's.

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An putted the doors back ont..

Dippypud said:

Should NEVER grease wheel nuts, it means the torque loading is not measured correctly ...

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This did cross my mind, as I agree it beggars the torque setting completely, but if you read it again I said that I greased the nuts and the wheels where the surfaces touched.
I agree I was maybe a bit ambiguous but I was very careful to not put any grease on the threads either male or female and I wiped the rest of the nuts clean afterwords to ensure none could get on the threads. There was evidence of corrosion where the outer faces of the flat wheel surfaces had been in contact with the flat metal washer that is part of the nut assembly.
However after I checked the rears and saw that they were OK I decided that I would take the front off again and degrease them. It was just that it was getting dark and I was cream crackered. It's raining today so I'll do it when I can.
And if the threads were greased then the torque I applied would be too high, as the friction between the two metals would be lower therefore they would in fact be overtorqued. As we know, they have been overtorqued by a long way for a long time now.

Wimblowdriver said:

If you mean a glaze buster, three spring loaded honing stones which you whizz up and down the cylinder bores, yes I have one. Only ever used it once or twice, on old brit bike injuns.

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Nope nothing like a honing tool.
More like this.

It cleans the place where you take a piston ring out from, I believe they are called "lands"?
I also borrowed my mates cylinder honing tool and if I'd needed it he had a special tool for taking off the lip that occurs at the top of worn cylinders to stop you busting a new ring. Mind if i needed that I'd have had a rebore done. He also had a clever electric tool that you put a valve in and it recut the back face at whatever angle you mwanted so you could have nice multi-angled ones. Well, they all are to an extent but you know what I mean. He wouldn't have let me use that but he would have done them for me if I needed.

Raining today.
W managed to not get up on time so big flap on as she has to go get a blood test done at the orspickle where parking is a nightmare and you have to queue to get in, then she wants to go to her sewing club/lesson place, then somewhere else (I forget) then Tesco for summat(s).
All this on the flipping knee that she has been told to put on light duties.
She is a heck of a stubborn woman!
I could go to Tescos for her FFS!
And she doesn't HAVE to go to sewing, though I can see why she wants to.
Anyway, she can't eat after lunchtime cos of the CT scan tomoz.
We are both heart sick of hospicles and doctors surgeries etc over this past year.
So I'll finish me breakfast tea, then go to the tyre place for tracking. At least they won't have to take the wheels off to do that!
I'm secretly hoping that I measured it up so well that it won't need doing, but that is wishful thinking! At least they'll be able to adjust it easily.
Have a good day folks!

Stone56 said:

A favour well done buy him a beer

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He smokes baccy so I'll get him a pouch

More grinding n welding today, bloody bust gas pipe inside the torch found another euro torch but its not water cooled
so need to remember n stop to let it cool or I will fry it.