Jonty

https://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/206029-homebrewing/page-8 Davie, hopefully the link above will take you to some pictures in Zapps home brewing thread in the food and drink section. I don't want to hijack this thread but it's a 100 litre real ale (all grain) setup I built a few years ago. I moved house a couple of years back and it's been in storage so I'm keen to get the new man cave built so I can start brewing again. The shed will be lined an insulated at one end for a smal office then the rest will be brewery and general retreat from domestic bliss.

Good stuff OF, I'm waiting on delivery on a 10ft x 24ft workshop that will hold my 100litre brewery. It's great to see how other projects are coming along too.

If you go down the IP (Internet protocol) camera route (Ethernet cabled/wireless) rather than the coax based cctv cameras it's relatively straightforward to set up an email alert on motion detection for not that much money. With a little more time and effort you can even use facial recognition so that it doesn't email you every time the wife or kids nip out to take a dump on the lawn so you can be sure to catch next doors dog at it

Activeviii, I work in comms cabling and do a fair bit of cctv. Shotgun cables with 2 x matching cables are usually manufactured for systems where you'd have 2 x devices next to each other. As this usually isn't the case with cctv I'm not sure you'd be able to get your hands on some very easily, I've not seen it before, but that said I've not specifically looked for it either. There will be loads of shotgun coax/power cables so just watch out you don't buy that by mistake. If it's for neatness of installation have you considered some cable socking/rigid conduit/flexible conduit down the back of the house?

Yes they do, I've sent a rifle and mod via them. Phil is a very helpful chap, always great to do business with him.

Fortunately for my 'customers' I have plenty of reinforcements far more experienced and suitable than me. I'm glad you took the jest in the way it was intended mate

Thanks for the feedback chaps. Steve B , I think you've convinced me that the T50 is the one I need. Thanks again

Hi dougy, we have all that covered, the thermal spotter is attached to an S92 helicopter I just need a decent small torch for a quick nip out from home to find the odd lost soul.

Hi folks, I'm after a little advice if possible, I need a small, relatively high powered torch for out to 250m and I'd like to know if a T50 torch will fit the bill. I'm a member of a mountain rescue team and due to my location, get quite a few shouts on a Saturday night to sweep up lost walkers on a nearby hill. As I'm using my own personal kit for this I'm looking for something as light and compact as possible without breaking the bank. I'm currently using my crelant lamping torch but it's quite big and I really need something dedicated to my grab bag. I have a green T20 for lamping and am impressed with it but have no experience of the T50s so I'd prefer to hear from any of you who use them before I spend on one. Also, if you know of a decent alternative, I'd be happy to hear too. Thanks

Doc, sounds like you cooked it in thick smoke from too much wood, I know exactly what you mean re indigestion. As already said by others, just a small piece of soaked wood will do. Low and slow temps of 225 -250f aren't safe with chicken, you want to hot smoke at a temp similar to what you would roast it in the oven. Once meat hits 60 degrees Celsius it won't absorb any more smoke so if you're cooking a chicken to 75 degrees celcius you'll probably get an idea of how little wood you'd actually need. A dip in a weak brine flavoured with stock and herbs etc will keep the bird moist, and the brine will enable the meat to absorb the smoke better. You want the smoke in the meat rather than a heavy residue on the outside, which is what I suspect happened with your previous attempt. A meat thermometer is always a useful tool with barbecue, or meat cooking in general, you can cook yo the known internal temperature rather than guessing at xx minutes per pound etc... I hope your next attempt is more successful - good luck!

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Thanks for the heads up mate, I will take a look at that, I've already had to replace some bearings in the thing, flimsy piece of kit in my opinion. Thanks again for the heads up.

They are light in weight and lightweight in action. In an average house I don't think you can manage with just one of these. They are great for a quick run around but in my opinion no good as a main house Hoover. When our dyson died after 10 years, wife bought a gtech, two weeks later we had a Henry as well, should have just got another dyson in my opinion. After 9 months I had to buy and fit some replacement wheels and bearings and another 6 months on it is currently not sucking and is making a strange noise. I'd never buy another one

This is still for sale...bump

Bruno, you're obviously well versed in your own son/daughters diabetic condition and that's great, if my kid had a similar condition then I would do exactly the same. That said, you can't knock a square peg into a round hole, not every form of diabetes is the same, the dog stops her being a pin cushion because her sugars vary on a completely arbitrary scale and do not follow the usual rules of diabetes, hence her being plumbed into a monitor for three years. then he body reacts to the insulin. I'm neither a doctor nor a medical emergency dog trainer, just a passing observer who has seen someone's life transformed by a dog whose 'pedigree/worth' you questioned. If you want more info, Google hirtas disease.

Most gun dog commands are the same, yet all our dogs don't act in unison at a shoot. From what I understand of my friends dog, it was trained specifically to her and would be no use to another diabetic. To the point that when my friend's condition alters or treatment changes, the dog goes back to be "recalibrated'" I appreciate that a tester will give an accurate result very quickly - I use them at work, but in this particular case, the girl in question would be a pin cushion if she had to test herself to monitor her sugars, before getting the dog she literally was hooked to a machine via a central line 24/7 and spent 3 years living in hospital. If she had been my daughter I reckon I would have sold both my kidneys to get her out.

That's because the dog wasn't trained to monitor your son Bruno. I have a friend with a diabetes detection dog which has changed her life. Due to the complexity of her diabetes, Prior to getting the dog she actually lived in hospital for three years hooked up to a machine that was constantly sampling herr levels and feeding insulin as required. Now she lives a relatively normal life at home with an amazing dog that indicates when her levels go out of the 'safe' limits. The dog, holly, will also bring her her medical kit if neccessary and also go and find a family member if my friend goes into a coma, They certainly aren't a load of Pollocks mate, they derinately are life changing and worth every penny in my eyes.

As per the title really, I've had the rod from new, it's a few years old but it has only had 1 hours use on the river. The river I fish lends itself to a shorter rod. The rod is mint condition and has a hard cordura tube. £100 posted UK mainland cheers jonty

Now sold

Cheers Paul

I did err on the side of caution. Pleasure to do a deal with you mate, by the way, it takes CR17345 batteries - sorry I couldn't post them to you too.

This is the higher spec extended range model with the watec camera. I have owned this from new when they came out some 2-3 years back but it has genuinely only been on a rifle a couple of times as I just can't seem to get on with NV and prefer the lamp. I had to make 1 small repair to the bush holding the fixing bolt in place as it needed epoxying back in place as it was a bit loose - I did a tidy enough job of it though, hopefully you can see that in the picture. I'm looking for £320 posted UK mainland please. If you have any queries, please feel free to PM me.

Sold to chipper , pleasure dealing with you sir.

Sold

This is the long range version of the arrow (sold originally for £900 as opposed to the £400 short range). It is in good condition with only a couple of light marks, the logo sticker has lifted/bubbled slightly just above the white serial no label but this is minor cosmetics. The brass bush holding one of the fixing screws did come out slightly but I have epoxied this back in with quite a neat repair. The unit has honestly only been on a scope a couple of times, I just prefer the lamp and cant get to grips with the NV thing. Please ask if you have any questions. £450 collected or plus £10 royal mail tracked please