la bala Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 3 hours ago, ditchman said: just soo bone cold...metal is to cold to handle in the shed.....cant do anything until thenew belts arrive...so i know the placement of the raiser.. so you will all have to hang about for a bit....sorry ... Tea and rollups it is then boi 3 hours ago, TriBsa said: Seem to be some metric fasteners being used on this project. Have you started "batting for the other side" Ditchman? A fine old Imperial Linisher deserves better. You tell im Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 16 hours ago, TriBsa said: Seem to be some metric fasteners being used on this project. Have you started "batting for the other side" Ditchman? A fine old Imperial Linisher deserves better. Ah, but when you are on a pension, you use what fits, and what you can scrounge. You should see the number of thread types on my bike - I ain't proud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriBsa Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, amateur said: Ah, but when you are on a pension, you use what fits, and what you can scrounge. You should see the number of thread types on my bike - I ain't proud I do "Celebrate Diversity" when it comes to threads. UNF, UNC, Whitworth, BSC, BA, etc. Just don't use those european ones if I can avoid it.Just doesn't seem right on British iron and machinery. Edited February 27, 2018 by TriBsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, TriBsa said: I do "Celebrate Diversity" when it comes to threads. UNF, UNC, Whitworth, BSC, BA, etc. Just don't use those european ones if I can avoid it. You forgot BSF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriBsa Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 14 minutes ago, amateur said: You forgot BSF That and BSP were covered by the etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 48 minutes ago, amateur said: Ah, but when you are on a pension, you use what fits, and what you can scrounge. You should see the number of thread types on my bike - I ain't proud im sad to say..........that i have drilled out a couple of threads and re-tapped with metric...........there....ive said it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Belts (new) arrived this morning by a courier wearing shorts..... fitted to machine and run it...............runs millimetre perfict and i left it with touching it for 15mins...........so my next job is to centrilise the belt and the pulleys (as much as i can.....)......as the linisher when it was milled off is on the "her" and about 6mm off square.....so when i have it running in a good position i will mark out that area using a centre punch ...drill the raiser bed holes and see if it all works...then i can get on with the cutting table............. pics will explain it all better when i get a round tuit............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriBsa Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, ditchman said: im sad to say..........that i have drilled out a couple of threads and re-tapped with metric...........there....ive said it now You better flagellate yourself with a big King **** spanner to appease the gods then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 45 minutes ago, ditchman said: im sad to say..........that i have drilled out a couple of threads and re-tapped with metric...........there....ive said it now No shame in that - if it works, JFDI. 38 minutes ago, TriBsa said: You better flagellate yourself with a big King **** spanner to appease the gods then. Dear heavens! Was your workshop designed by EL James? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 I am just waiting for the next complaint about a cold workshop or waiting on parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 22 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: I am just waiting for the next complaint about a cold workshop or waiting on parts! parts arrived yesterday....foot of snow this morning..........dont care tho'....got a full bunker of coal pleanty of milk and tea bags....give shed a miss today........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 But people are relying on you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: But people are relying on you! Yes very true, now i am going have to go outside in the freezing cold and split some logs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, johnphilip said: Yes very true, now i am going have to go outside in the freezing cold and split some logs Prior Planning Prevents **** Poor Performance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 no shed today..........im phoning around making a shopping list to go up to the shop for them people who cant get out...as i have the only landrover here......so im busy staying alive today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Good man, that's the way civilised people behave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 2 hours ago, ditchman said: parts arrived yesterday....foot of snow this morning..........dont care tho'....got a full bunker of coal pleanty of milk and tea bags....give shed a miss today........ So much for yesterday’s quote....’ hysteria from Siberia’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, JDog said: So much for yesterday’s quote....’ hysteria from Siberia’. what about all them winters me and you remember...including the 62-63 winter......ive just got back and didtributed milk papers bread etc..........and on the way there and back ...i despair of the people today who have been molleycoddled...........all the cars were driving at 5mph........people havnt a clue...............what happens when it gets really bad like wot us older siler surfers remember............. the is the main drag into cantley...during the beet season (today)...there should be 843 lorry movements/day........................ROADS EMPTY Edited February 28, 2018 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 I think most of England and a fair bit of Scotland could produce pictures just like those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic1281 Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 55 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: I think most of England and a fair bit of Scotland could produce pictures just like those. Not here we can’t. No sign of any really bad weather, it’s a bit nippy at the -1 Mark, and currently a slight flurry of snow in the wind. But non on the ground. Not even white over with frost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 You are very lucky, I'm sure things may change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) I see the local authority have been out and about in your area ditchy.....NOT!!! We have a sprinkling and even my wife who hates the stuff made it to the local village this morning in her little Skoda to pick the paper up.I remember '47 when the milk wagon could not get through for a week and my grandfather set the churns deep in the snow which was well above my head in our yard and it was collected in perfect condition, then again in the mid 50s, then again as you said '63, then again '91 when we set off on the Saturday morning to the shoot in Hereford(90 miles) and would have got there had the M42/M5 not been blocked by vehicles. I was driving a Volvo 740 Estate, rear wheel drive only at the time. Turned around and called at a friends in Redditch and then drove home, squeezing past a whole 'car park' of cars and lorries where the NEC had put out on the radio that they would open halls for people to take refuge. Drove all the way back and was finally stopped by a 6ft drift across the lane, 1/2 mile from my home. Walked in with two gun cases and two dogs plus wife to find all electric power had been cut off. Lit the big log burner and cooked a full three course meal on top of it. Invited villagers over the next six days to a hot meal. A crew from Cornwall came up and restored the power as all the double poles had gone down for about a mile. Edited February 28, 2018 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Brilliant, I used to drive an old Ford Fiesta and took great fun in getting as far as the Landrovers used to get before giving up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) This is in our wood and the lane leading to the village. Almost just a haw frost. It is bitter cold in the wind though worse tomorrow, wind that is 40-45mph in the Midlands ...18-20mph South Lincs. Localised snow showers. Went to the chip shop at 5.30pm tonight and coming back it was clear, then a white out for 400yrds then clear again. Edited February 28, 2018 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 looks like summer compared to norfolk.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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