24-12-2013, 04:32 PM
Hi,
Oh dear Lawrence I hope I didn't depress you too much with my tale of woe but on the positive side I think I could possibly make the violin? Have you been down the wood yet Lawrence to check for storm damage?
Two fingers is my lot Gary when it comes to typing but I have a pair of laser fingers so am pretty quick; what takes up a lot of time is checking spelling because no way do I miss-key this amount and the spelling checker is no great shakes either. I'm certainly up against it but I don't think through choice although I do my best to complete projects whatever is thrown at me.
Retaining old tiles whilst installing a new kitchen Gary; I can understand your reasoning and it makes sense to save work if possible but rather than use a multi-tool to strip tiles why not bring in the big toy in the shape of an SDS with wide chisel installed; yes it will rattle your home but the tiles will throw in the towel just at the sight of an SDS like my big Titan. Kitchens and bathrooms are always a nightmare to work in because constant access is required; joking apart Gary good luck with your home refurbishment; whichever way you go it will hurt your pocket. Yes springtime is just around the corner and although the weather is currently deeply depressing I actually enjoy just this time of the year when everything is rock bottom; the only way is up so I'm being positive and I love springtime when everything including myself bursts into life with lots of fresh energy to tap into.
Thanks Gary for adding the links which I will have a look at shortly; stainless steel windows was tongue in cheek but regarding stainless steel it depends on the specification; just look at the stainless fastenings sold by Screwfix; two grades are sold. Aluminium might be OK but I would wonder what was happening on the inside of the extrusions regarding moisture being trapped setting up corrosion?
Whilst visiting David recently Bron and I were very impressed indeed by David's brand new German double glazing this being top quality and David has kindly let us have the suppliers details; if we do decide to go plastic I'm sure we would use the same company as David; not only are the units spot on but the installation went perfectly and we could not tell the new units had only just been installed; I'm still undecided but it's generating interest and all the time I'm gathering different views on the subject.
Thanks for the Proclaimers video Joe and also thanks for your Donovan video Lawrence; if I wasn't already depressed what a reminder from Donovan; "work for 50 years". It's getting a lot worse because now people are having to work longer than 50 years in fact it would save paying pensions at all if we were terminated at our last day of work?
Nice one Refugee; yes I see what you mean and given the high wind if I was uphill from it I wouldn't even need to wear a respirator or hood whilst blasting. Blasting with soda isn't bad because the soda washes to nothing unlike the hard blasting media which lasts forever?
Generally our neighbours are good so I'm sensitive in that I don't wish to offend and try my best to treat our neighbours the way we would like to be treated ourselves. It's dried up considerably but the high wind remains otherwise I would have been trying out my brand new toy?
It's a very cold wind today but I'm quite cheerful; yes it happens about twice a year? After posting this morning I wandered into the garage armed with a mug of tea; put on the Christmas carol CD then set about assembling the soda blaster. I pulled the air/water separator out of the box and this appears straightforward to install. Next I assembled the blaster which was easy taking about 15 minutes and not requiring instructions; the big bore hose was tight but by placing the blaster on the floor I got a good grip and forced it on tightening the clamp.
I was correct in that these blasters are not manufactured in Oxenhope at all but are imported then possibly the guy I bought from modifies the blaster adding new gun etc? Out of interest I'll browse the web to see if similar sand blasters are available; I'm pretty sure I saw one at Rufforth a couple of months ago and think it only cost around £80 being brand new; this being a sand blaster only; at the time I only glanced at it? This also applies to the air/water separator; I'm sure these are dirt cheap at Rufforth but for the £20 I paid it still wasn't expensive. The hard media bags are identified so possibly browsing the web the medium could possible be bought cheaper especially by the pallet as Big Al mentioned previously.
The plus side though for me is that I've got a fully working well sorted soda blaster with blasting medium and separator for not a great deal of money so I'm happy with the purchase but the proof of the pudding is the blasting? The pictures below show what I got for the £230 and all brand new with only a few minutes assembly needed.
Out of interest many years ago I paid about a tenner (£10) for one of those grit blasters looking very much like a quart paint spray gun for use with a compressor; after five minutes it was scrapped as absolutely useless; compressor working flat out and no effect at all on the rust I was trying to remove; a fool and his money?
I managed to wash the car and put it away for Christmas but I felt frozen in the wind then our immediate neighbour (Carole) asked us round for a drink (tea) and a natter which we accepted. Whilst their Carole asked Bron if she had ever used a "bead loom"; no but Colin will have a look at it for you; now I know how a bead loom works and also found there is lots of information on the subject on YouTube so Carole has a new toy to play with over Christmas. If everything was so easy to sort out life would be boring; much better to suffer?
Put a ring round today's date because Col is happy and in good spirits.
I think Christmas is near so time knock off.
Kind regards, Col.
Oh dear Lawrence I hope I didn't depress you too much with my tale of woe but on the positive side I think I could possibly make the violin? Have you been down the wood yet Lawrence to check for storm damage?
Two fingers is my lot Gary when it comes to typing but I have a pair of laser fingers so am pretty quick; what takes up a lot of time is checking spelling because no way do I miss-key this amount and the spelling checker is no great shakes either. I'm certainly up against it but I don't think through choice although I do my best to complete projects whatever is thrown at me.
Retaining old tiles whilst installing a new kitchen Gary; I can understand your reasoning and it makes sense to save work if possible but rather than use a multi-tool to strip tiles why not bring in the big toy in the shape of an SDS with wide chisel installed; yes it will rattle your home but the tiles will throw in the towel just at the sight of an SDS like my big Titan. Kitchens and bathrooms are always a nightmare to work in because constant access is required; joking apart Gary good luck with your home refurbishment; whichever way you go it will hurt your pocket. Yes springtime is just around the corner and although the weather is currently deeply depressing I actually enjoy just this time of the year when everything is rock bottom; the only way is up so I'm being positive and I love springtime when everything including myself bursts into life with lots of fresh energy to tap into.
Thanks Gary for adding the links which I will have a look at shortly; stainless steel windows was tongue in cheek but regarding stainless steel it depends on the specification; just look at the stainless fastenings sold by Screwfix; two grades are sold. Aluminium might be OK but I would wonder what was happening on the inside of the extrusions regarding moisture being trapped setting up corrosion?
Whilst visiting David recently Bron and I were very impressed indeed by David's brand new German double glazing this being top quality and David has kindly let us have the suppliers details; if we do decide to go plastic I'm sure we would use the same company as David; not only are the units spot on but the installation went perfectly and we could not tell the new units had only just been installed; I'm still undecided but it's generating interest and all the time I'm gathering different views on the subject.
Thanks for the Proclaimers video Joe and also thanks for your Donovan video Lawrence; if I wasn't already depressed what a reminder from Donovan; "work for 50 years". It's getting a lot worse because now people are having to work longer than 50 years in fact it would save paying pensions at all if we were terminated at our last day of work?
Nice one Refugee; yes I see what you mean and given the high wind if I was uphill from it I wouldn't even need to wear a respirator or hood whilst blasting. Blasting with soda isn't bad because the soda washes to nothing unlike the hard blasting media which lasts forever?
Generally our neighbours are good so I'm sensitive in that I don't wish to offend and try my best to treat our neighbours the way we would like to be treated ourselves. It's dried up considerably but the high wind remains otherwise I would have been trying out my brand new toy?
It's a very cold wind today but I'm quite cheerful; yes it happens about twice a year? After posting this morning I wandered into the garage armed with a mug of tea; put on the Christmas carol CD then set about assembling the soda blaster. I pulled the air/water separator out of the box and this appears straightforward to install. Next I assembled the blaster which was easy taking about 15 minutes and not requiring instructions; the big bore hose was tight but by placing the blaster on the floor I got a good grip and forced it on tightening the clamp.
I was correct in that these blasters are not manufactured in Oxenhope at all but are imported then possibly the guy I bought from modifies the blaster adding new gun etc? Out of interest I'll browse the web to see if similar sand blasters are available; I'm pretty sure I saw one at Rufforth a couple of months ago and think it only cost around £80 being brand new; this being a sand blaster only; at the time I only glanced at it? This also applies to the air/water separator; I'm sure these are dirt cheap at Rufforth but for the £20 I paid it still wasn't expensive. The hard media bags are identified so possibly browsing the web the medium could possible be bought cheaper especially by the pallet as Big Al mentioned previously.
The plus side though for me is that I've got a fully working well sorted soda blaster with blasting medium and separator for not a great deal of money so I'm happy with the purchase but the proof of the pudding is the blasting? The pictures below show what I got for the £230 and all brand new with only a few minutes assembly needed.
Out of interest many years ago I paid about a tenner (£10) for one of those grit blasters looking very much like a quart paint spray gun for use with a compressor; after five minutes it was scrapped as absolutely useless; compressor working flat out and no effect at all on the rust I was trying to remove; a fool and his money?
I managed to wash the car and put it away for Christmas but I felt frozen in the wind then our immediate neighbour (Carole) asked us round for a drink (tea) and a natter which we accepted. Whilst their Carole asked Bron if she had ever used a "bead loom"; no but Colin will have a look at it for you; now I know how a bead loom works and also found there is lots of information on the subject on YouTube so Carole has a new toy to play with over Christmas. If everything was so easy to sort out life would be boring; much better to suffer?
Put a ring round today's date because Col is happy and in good spirits.
I think Christmas is near so time knock off.
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
