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[buzzy bee]

Hi

I was speaking to a scap man on Friday, I know forbiden as it is, but I was buying steel for the pickup! A friendly scap yard too! I mentioned about a tub of door hinges I have, one I can't lift, he said bring them allong, steel is well over £100 a ton at the moment. Great, a bit of cash, or swap for some steel plate or bar maybe.

Anyway, wanted an angle bracket to day so decided to try my new welder out, weld a hinge up, to save me having to close the garage and go and get some brakets. I thought this welder isn't much cop, tried another one, same! I thought Great!!

Anyway I thought maybe the hinges needed cleaning up, so out came the grinder, and what do you know they were brass, and when I dug in witht he grinder, they were still brass. Wonder what brass is worth?

I just presumed they were steel, after them being ina drum, with other steel, so they were all rust coloured, anyway I might sort them out! So it wasn't the welder, which turned out to be great when I found some steel!

Cheers

Dave

[buzzy bee]

That Ruddy Ford!

I put yet another Reg on her tonight, and I think this one will work, it isn't registring as charging, but my 6V battery is still reading 11V. I went out in the dark light on and it had dropped a Volt or two. Anyway driving up the main road realised I had only put the dip lights on as I haven't driven the truck in the dark for months!

I must have turned the knob the wrong way, so turned it the other way, cathing the key as I went and turned the ignition off! Of course then the fuel vapourised and I was stuck for a while, in pitch black, cars wizzing past, and look behind me and the house who I pulled up infront of, opened his curtain and continued to watch me, didn't offer me a torch or any help, just watched what I was up to.

Anyway, after a while she went!

Will have to have another play later in the week perhaps!

Cheers

Dave

[buzzy bee]

Hi

Well, I have been up to kitting out the new shed:-



Also a nice funny old film worth looking at:-

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fztf8ar-e7w&feature=related

Cheers

Dave

[pigtin]

Thanks Buzzy.

That film is incredible, I watched all five episodes of it... must find out what happened to them.

Don.
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[buzzy bee]

Hi

The Alchin engine on the saw is in Ireland, that is the only part of the films I know about.

Cheers and glad you like them too!

Dave

[Rick]

eck the shed is looking very tidy - when do I get the guided tour???

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[doug]

Its a small world Buzzy. The moon and the sledgehammer film was made by my mates sister in laws partner(think I have that right!). He gave me a copy of it just the other week.

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[buzzy bee]

[clascar]

I have just spent an hour or so reading all 23 pages of this thread. All I can say buzzy bee you are some man. I never had that energy or enthusiam when I was young. Long may it continue.
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[buzzy bee]

Hi

Cheers!

I was looking only yesterday how long this thread has got. It is a kind of diary of what I do! I like going back and finding what I have long forgotten.

Cheers again

Dave