ditchman Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 just felt in "the pottering about mode"............Tightchoke will be out of his pram and Harnser will not be impressed cause im not doing his knife..............just needed a break...mowed the grass did the shopping................yeahhhh .....bit of free time.... so got the very old HW77 out (with a very heavy german mod on it)...fired it off a couple of times and worked a bit more oil into the wood what i stripped and fettled last year.... then i did a bit of work on the recon cylinder head im using for the rebuild...and didnt know when to stop ...polished the rocker cover and made some heater pipes out of copper and polished them as well.....and when they are done i will laquer them................talk about OCD... anyway there you are..........migtht get back on track soon ditch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Busy man , the work looks very rewarding , keep it up you will get there . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 As long as you're happy Mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Another job every sunday morning, get the Brasso out and polish the heater pipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 37 minutes ago, la bala said: Another job every sunday morning, get the Brasso out and polish the heater pipes. they will be laquered.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 42 minutes ago, ditchman said: they will be laquered.............. So will you polishing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 32 minutes ago, johnphilip said: So will you polishing them yup...last thing to do to the pipes and the rockerbox............final mirror polish ....totally degrease ..4 thin coats of laquer............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 you cannot beat a bit of pottering ditchman , i'm the same , a bit of reloading , fiddle about with the pigeon gear, get my clayshells ready for the next shoot , have a mooch in the shed . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 1 hour ago, kenholland said: you cannot beat a bit of pottering ditchman , i'm the same , a bit of reloading , fiddle about with the pigeon gear, get my clayshells ready for the next shoot , have a mooch in the shed . excactly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Is this a 'proper' Land Rover ditchy or one of these late night drive by hot rods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Is this a 'proper' Land Rover ditchy or one of these late night drive by hot rods? i wont excactly be burnin' my tyres out, down yarmouth seafront on a saturday night................not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 would love to see the faces of the others present though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 45 minutes ago, Walker570 said: would love to see the faces of the others present though look more inkeeping at Strumpshaw steam festival... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Have to say the "patent Ditchman stock darkening" is looking very good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 56 minutes ago, Mr.C said: Have to say the "patent Ditchman stock darkening" is looking very good too. yeah....not bad for a bit of old beech....took a long while and guts to find a way to "entice" beech to stain and take colour......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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