The Night Mail

[woodenhead]

5 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

I have to say there is something slightly sad about a gricer who is not good with numbers......

To be fair, he spent a portion of his life being tossed out of helicopters and aircraft, I'll bet there have been one or two bumps to the head.

[Florence Locomotive Works]

Morning all,

 

 

Whilst I was at the orthodontist having my braces removed it was discovered by the doctor that I did I fact have what he described as a hole in my tooth. He then proceeded to fill it with a highly acidic compound that smelled like flux...

 

Anyways it was hardened with the UV gun, and then fell out last night, I think. Either that or a have somehow chipped a tooth.

 

However, moving away from such things some modeling really ought to get done today. What that entails I’m not sure, it will either be installing a new platform on my layout, or doing some retouching work on the George the Fifth. 
 

I also filmed this video of the Sodastream to see how it compares to the old one.

 

https://youtube.com/shorts/bZK-9SWwhSs?feature=share

 

Douglas

Edited June 8, 2021 by Florence Locomotive Works

[Happy Hippo]

When I stripped down the washing machine I recovered quite a bit of spring wire which was immediately earmarked for some outstanding jobs.

 

I had just finished making one for a pair of kitchen tongs and had partially fitted in place when it did what good springs do best:

 

It sprung... Into a far corner of the garage! It is now well hidden by piles of 'stuff', and will emerge once more in a few years time, or to add insult to injury will miraculously appear very soon after I have finished making another.

 

The roof fitters have some large sheets of some very high quality plywood which I am coveting at present.  Ditto sheets of Kingspan insulation foam.

 

I suspect Nyda might complain if the new roof suddenly sprouts a couple of large skylights!

[simontaylor484]

Silly question Dave how difficult would it be to etch the parts you need yourself?. I dont know if it would be worth the setup cost or not but its always an option.

[jamie92208]

1 hour ago, simontaylor484 said:

Silly question Dave how difficult would it be to etch the parts you need yourself?. I dont know if it would be worth the setup cost or not but its always an option.

PPD are good for small quantity etching.

 

Jamie

[simontaylor484]

That's half the problem isn't it finding someone to do a small batch of anything without it being too expensive with set up costs. I remember my Dad trying to get someone to print Darrington church parish magazine when the person who did it before passed away. Luckily another parishioner stepped into the breach and does it at home on their computer. 

[Dave Hunt]

4 hours ago, simontaylor484 said:

Silly question Dave how difficult would it be to etch the parts you need yourself?. I dont know if it would be worth the setup cost or not but its always an option.

 

Thanks for the input, Simon, but as you suggest, the setup costs would really make it very expensive. In order to produce the fine detail that the pros achieve takes quite an investment in equipment and time. For the number of plates I use I have concluded that it is more cost effective to go to a professional provider but I always try to supply my own artwork as having it done for you is possibly the most expensive part of the process. 

 

Dave 

[New Haven Neil]

8 hours ago, Happy Hippo said:

Her work is excellent, but I don't think Jill would approve of Dave taking out a mortgage to pay for the plates.

 

I have to agree - I have that particular T shirt.  Before I discovered Narrow Planet (actually I think before they started) she did some for me, she's God-mother to a friend so that's how I got put on to her, but...eeek, the cost.

[Florence Locomotive Works]

test post to see if I am indeed blocked from rwmweb.co.uk

 

edit, it appears not.

Edited June 9, 2021 by Florence Locomotive Works

[skipepsi]

13 minutes ago, Florence Locomotive Works said:

test post to see if I am indeed blocked from rwmwbe.co.uk

rwmwbe.co.uk might be a clue?

[Florence Locomotive Works]

16 minutes ago, skipepsi said:

rwmwbe.co.uk might be a clue?

Just fixed it Mick 

Edited June 9, 2021 by Florence Locomotive Works

[polybear]

5 hours ago, Florence Locomotive Works said:

edit, it appears not.

 

Must try harder.....

[jamie92208]

What sonetimes happens is that you accidentally  hit the ignore topic button, then have to find in settings how to manage your ignored topics. I've done it a few times with fat finger syndrome but you still get notifications or you can sear h for the topic.

 

Jamie

[Stubby47]

6 hours ago, Florence Locomotive Works said:

test post to see if I am indeed blocked from rwmweb.co.uk

 

edit, it appears not.

 

I didn't realise videos of soda streams were so contentious. 

[Dave Hunt]

Have you ever seen the damage you can do with a Sodastream that isn't closed properly? Ask me how I know this..... 

 

Must go, off to see Dad soon after doing a Covid test.

 

Dave

[Happy Hippo]

1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said:

Have you ever seen the damage you can do with a Sodastream that isn't closed properly? Ask me how I know this..... 

 

Must go, off to see Dad soon after doing a Covid test.

 

Dave

Pray tell, we're all ears!

 

Could you please give your Dad my best wishes.

[coastalview]

Well yesterday at Attingham was quiet compared to the week before. No Sopwith Camels trying to land in front of the the mansion, or school kids. 

 

However we seem to have a date for reopening the ground floor of the mansion, which will be the 7th August subject to good luck and a following wind.

 

One of the many hidden issues of COVID-19 has been a substantial reduction in the number of volunteers we have for reopening. Virtually all of us are retired and many of those in their 80's have decided to call it a day. A shortage of volunteers is I think going to cause problems for many organisations in the coming years.

[Happy Hippo]

1 hour ago, coastalview said:

However we seem to have a date for reopening the ground floor of the mansion, which will be the 7th August subject to good luck and a following wind.

Following wind?

 

My specialist skill!

[Dave Hunt]

Regards from HH to Hunt senior duly passed on and received with thanks.

 

The perils of a Sodastream that didn't have the top securely fixed were graphically illustrated many years ago by yours truly when we were preparing for a crew room party and I was busy manufacturing the fizzy drinks (not champers unfortunately). All went well until I was distracted and when I pressed the on button a great fountain of liquid shot out and covered an amazing area of walls, ceiling, carpet and furniture. Sadly the event was quite obviously caused by me and I wasn't able to say that a big boy did it and ran away. The cleaning up operation was, of course, entirely my responsibility without help from my so-called colleagues.

 

Sodastreamsp have obviously changed since the events outlined above, judging by the picture Douglas posted, so there may well be some sort of failsafe interlock built in nowadays.

 

But still be careful out there.

 

Dave

[New Haven Neil]

Just had a delivery of two more of Mr H's LMS Locomotive Profiles, from the superbly helpful Simon Castens at Titfield - next day delivery.  And I'm not even an LMS modeller. 

 

They're just so interesting and complete, in fact are more detailed and  informative than some of the 'real' engineering text books I have from my oily past.  No oral and written exams at the end of the year on these ones though!  You're a star, Dave, together with your fellow authors.

 

[Northmoor]

4 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

Regards from HH to Hunt senior duly passed on and received with thanks.

 

The perils of a Sodastream that didn't have the top securely fixed were graphically illustrated many years ago by yours truly when we were preparing for a crew room party and I was busy manufacturing the fizzy drinks (not champers unfortunately). All went well until I was distracted and when I pressed the on button a great fountain of liquid shot out and covered an amazing area of walls, ceiling, carpet and furniture. Sadly the event was quite obviously caused by me and I wasn't able to say that a big boy did it and ran away. The cleaning up operation was, of course, entirely my responsibility without help from my so-called colleagues.

 

Sodastreamsp have obviously changed since the events outlined above, judging by the picture Douglas posted, so there may well be some sort of failsafe interlock built in nowadays.

 

But still be careful out there.

 

Dave

I had a not dissimilar experience many years ago on one of Her Majesty's destroyers, when collecting oil samples.  The PO was tapping off some refrigerant oil out of the compressor when it sheared off in his hand and he got a face-full of oil, complete with its orange leak detection dye.  Standing right behind him he sheltered me from the worst and I'd turned away in a split second, but was still pretty orange down one side.  He looked like the Tango Man, orange from head to foot, I was quite concerned that he was OK.  He was but did call the Naval Medicine Poisons Unit  just in case to check he hadn't ingested anything nasty.

[polybear]

1 hour ago, Northmoor said:

I had a not dissimilar experience many years ago on one of Her Majesty's destroyers, when collecting oil samples.  The PO was tapping off some refrigerant oil out of the compressor when it sheared off in his hand and he got a face-full of oil, complete with its orange leak detection dye.  Standing right behind him he sheltered me from the worst and I'd turned away in a split second, but was still pretty orange down one side.  He looked like the Tango Man, orange from head to foot, I was quite concerned that he was OK.  He was but did call the Naval Medicine Poisons Unit  just in case to check he hadn't ingested anything nasty.

 

Bear came within seconds (literally) of getting hydraulic oil at high pressure (something like 3000psi) straight into my mush from something like 30" away.  I had an inkling that all was not well, despite my buddy saying "don't worry, don't worry - that's alright...".  When Ray said don't worry, the smart thing to do was worry....

Made a mess I can tell you, as it unloaded the entire contents of the hydraulic accumulator in a fine mist about 6ft diameter.

[New Haven Neil]

Mmm, similar experience but with 120c hot heavy fuel oil, on a Doxford opposed piston ship engine that had a 10,000 psi common rail fuel system - fitting blew out of the end of an accumulator bottle, oh what a mess.....and only some of it was over me.  had better days.

[PhilJ W]

Just as well there was nothing hot for the oil to spill onto.

https://www.facebook.com/BWrecruitment/videos/362519655590053

The driver was unhurt.

[simontaylor484]

Luckily on this occasion I wasn't stood too close on this occasion I was in the yard at Bison In Iver we had a couple of trucks with hiabs mounted on them like brick trucks. One of the joints burst on the hydraulic system spraying fluid like a fountain all over.