RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 6, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2023 32 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Don't forget the specialist level profanity.... especially when you’ve waited 10 hrs for a print only to find an error 2 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2023 4 hours ago, MrWolf said: Don't forget the specialist level profanity.... And when all else fails, read the instructions. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted June 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2023 9 hours ago, chuffinghell said: especially when you’ve waited 10 hrs for a print only to find an error If it makes you feel better, I had a 13 hour one do that to me on Monday Gary 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted June 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2023 14 hours ago, chuffinghell said: especially when you’ve waited 10 hrs for a print only to find an error The modern china clay wagon I printed last weekend was a 36 hour print, which ended up with two supports too close to the detail they were supporting breaking one part on removal. Strangely enough i repaired it rather than printing again. Very frustrating when you get a failure after a long print! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2023 11 hours ago, Rowsley17D said: And when all else fails, read the instructions. You don't get any 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted June 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2023 11 hours ago, Rowsley17D said: And when all else fails, read the instructions. Sorry, you lost me... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2023 2 hours ago, sjrixon said: Sorry, you lost me... The male of the species is stereotyped by trying to get something to work or go together without reading the instructions first. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post chuffinghell Posted June 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2023 (edited) Had a delivery today from Scale Model Scenery I’ve had to trim a smidge of each end otherwise the board would have been flush with the window and door opening but otherwise it’s a nice little detail Edited June 7, 2023 by chuffinghell 19 1 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pete Haitch Posted June 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 8, 2023 A full tool board? No one has half inched the half-inch Whitworth spanner - the second most needed tool after a big 'ammer in one place I worked - every fitter had at least a couple in their tool bag but there never any in the workshop. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponthir28 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Shadow boards seem like a good idea. But tools always got borrowed and never returned. Well where I worked. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pete Haitch Posted June 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Ponthir28 said: Shadow boards seem like a good idea. But tools always got borrowed and never returned. Well where I worked. Last place I worked it was always 14mm spanners that disappeared - The MD's view was that if this was the worst of any carelessness or pilfering, then buying half a dozen spanners every now and again was worth it to keep the very skilled and honest engineers (whose personal toolkits could be worth thousands) happy. Drop your wallet and it would be returned intact - a 14mm spanner would disappear for ever. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 8, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2023 At Warren Fred the Fitter has OCD and is very particular about putting tools back in the correct place and has a strict policy of not borrowing his tools, as Alan the Apprentice soon found out (now Alan at ASDA) 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Hmm 1930's a bit too early for ASDA. He might be better trying for the vacancy for the boiler man at Sainsbury's or the handy man at Marks & Spencer's as they'd started up turn of the century. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted June 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Pete Haitch said: Last place I worked it was always 14mm spanners that disappeared - The MD's view was that if this was the worst of any carelessness or pilfering, then buying half a dozen spanners every now and again was worth it to keep the very skilled and honest engineers (whose personal toolkits could be worth thousands) happy. Drop your wallet and it would be returned intact - a 14mm spanner would disappear for ever. That's because 14mm is almost exactly 5/8ths and will work for both imperial and metric bolts. Regards Lez. 2 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Sorry, (He said, straightening his oil stained anorak...) It's close to 9/16"AF and a cheap 14mm socket can be bashed onto a rounded off 5/16" Whitworth. 16mm is close to 5/8" and 18mm, (Which Vauxhall / Opel favoured for steering and suspension.) is a near perfect fit on 3/8" Whit. I used to know someone who claimed to be able to work on classic bikes but had no WW/BSF spanners as "metric was close enough". I realised that I had no competition there... 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted June 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Sorry, (He said, straightening his oil stained anorak...) It's close to 9/16"AF and a cheap 14mm socket can be bashed onto a rounded off 5/16" Whitworth. 16mm is close to 5/8" and 18mm, (Which Vauxhall / Opel favoured for steering and suspension.) is a near perfect fit on 3/8" Whit. I used to know someone who claimed to be able to work on classic bikes but had no WW/BSF spanners as "metric was close enough". I realised that I had no competition there... Similarly 13mm and 1/2"AF are pretty close, in a pinch... 13mm seems to be a very common size on a lot of the cars I've worked on. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schooner Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Pete Haitch said: 14mm spanners Yes! Well 13mm round this neck of the woods but a definite preference shown. And 5mm Hex-heads. I assumed it was just one of those things, like the Laundry Sock Monster... (and took to keeping 4mm and 5mm Allens in my belt kit) Edited June 8, 2023 by Schooner New post below was meant to be an edit of this one, sorry for the extra clutter! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 8, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) At work I use an adjustable draughtsman’s spanner! it works on metric or imperial bolts 🤪 Can also double as a hammer for light applications and a paper weight, a very versatile tool! Edited June 8, 2023 by chuffinghell 1 1 1 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schooner Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 15 minutes ago, MrWolf said: ...but had no WW/BSF spanners as "metric was close enough". *shudder* 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Schooner said: *shudder* Exactly. I do have some metric tools (Metric is actually a British invention that pre-dates machine made imperial bolts.) as I've owned assorted German and French vehicles. They're now mostly used to remove spurious nuts and bolts from allegedly "restored" British motorcycles. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Considering the US officially adopted metric in 1976 or so, working on American cars from that timeframe is fun. My '85 Chevy truck had three different sizes on the bleeders, two metric and one SAE. In re the shed, looking very good. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I noticed that when helping a friend dismantle a Z28 Camaro to drop the running gear into a '33 Ford roadster. It was a bit of a head scratcher having been used to 40s and 50s Buicks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted June 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2023 5 hours ago, chuffinghell said: At work I use an adjustable draughtsman’s spanner! it works on metric or imperial bolts 🤪 Can also double as a hammer for light applications and a paper weight, a very versatile tool! If we hadn't have cremated him my dear old dad would be spinning in his grave right now. Regards Lez. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, lezz01 said: If we hadn't have cremated him my dear old dad would be spinning in his grave right now. Regards Lez. Likewise, mine didn't like people using adjustable spanners either. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 8, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Likewise, mine didn't like people using adjustable spanners either. As an engineer adjustable spanners do have their uses I have one of these at home.... ....a locking adjustable, its actually very good 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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