22-02-2014, 12:13 PM
Hi,
Thanks Big Al. Yes it wouldn't be a disaster but possibly my pocket would suffer greatly because I doubt very much having two belts professionally joined would be cheap so to have a belt joined then have to cut it would bring tears to my eyes?
I intended to have a session in the garage this morning this time getting the counter-shaft assembly ready for re-painting. I'm pretty sure my blaster is about out of blasting media so I was going to revert back to using the angle grinder which I don't like using.
I tried contacting Millar's twice by phone but kept getting the voice-mail message so I washed the car instead. I've now contacted Millar's and await a call this afternoon allowing me to visit to buy and collect more blasting media.
It's pointless owning the expensive blaster and not using it so once I have the blasting media to hand I'll try to pick a decent day (?) to do the blasting again on our driveway. The metal tray is big and heavy and I didn't fancy trying to clean this by hand. The blaster really does an excellent job getting into every crevice; it just puts me off using it because the few times I have used it the weather has been terrible; I felt perished this morning whilst washing the car with cold gusts of wind coming up the valley.
I was told a very good joke this morning by a passing neighbour called Michael. A few years ago Michael had just insured his car again and the insurance company asked if he would be interested in insuring his home with them at decent rates? Michael agreed to receive an estimate and when he thought all was OK and was going to go ahead he was suddenly informed that this insurance company didn't want to know because Michael's house is within 250 yards of a flood plain? What a huge joke this is because it's like living on a mountain here; the flood plain is down in the valley bottom. I just love insurance companies (NOT).
If I could work in comfort then I'm sure I would enjoy blasting but so far each time I've done any blasting I've really suffered with cold weather and being buffeted by strong wind; another downside is that after blasting I always need a bath as the blasting media gets everywhere. It's very satisfying though to see gleaming metal appear ready to receive paint.
I've just been researching flat belt splicing. Going back many years (1920's) flat leather belts were mostly joined by "Scarfing" the belt ends would be tapered then glued using hot hide glue; now this is good news because I use hot hide glue so am set up to give this belt jointing method a try it costing me nothing other than a bit of time?
Metal Alligator clips would possibly drive me mad with their constant clicking over the pulleys; only two joints would be needed but five pulleys are involved so the clicking would be continuous?
Kind regards, Col.
Thanks Big Al. Yes it wouldn't be a disaster but possibly my pocket would suffer greatly because I doubt very much having two belts professionally joined would be cheap so to have a belt joined then have to cut it would bring tears to my eyes?
I intended to have a session in the garage this morning this time getting the counter-shaft assembly ready for re-painting. I'm pretty sure my blaster is about out of blasting media so I was going to revert back to using the angle grinder which I don't like using.
I tried contacting Millar's twice by phone but kept getting the voice-mail message so I washed the car instead. I've now contacted Millar's and await a call this afternoon allowing me to visit to buy and collect more blasting media.
It's pointless owning the expensive blaster and not using it so once I have the blasting media to hand I'll try to pick a decent day (?) to do the blasting again on our driveway. The metal tray is big and heavy and I didn't fancy trying to clean this by hand. The blaster really does an excellent job getting into every crevice; it just puts me off using it because the few times I have used it the weather has been terrible; I felt perished this morning whilst washing the car with cold gusts of wind coming up the valley.
I was told a very good joke this morning by a passing neighbour called Michael. A few years ago Michael had just insured his car again and the insurance company asked if he would be interested in insuring his home with them at decent rates? Michael agreed to receive an estimate and when he thought all was OK and was going to go ahead he was suddenly informed that this insurance company didn't want to know because Michael's house is within 250 yards of a flood plain? What a huge joke this is because it's like living on a mountain here; the flood plain is down in the valley bottom. I just love insurance companies (NOT).
If I could work in comfort then I'm sure I would enjoy blasting but so far each time I've done any blasting I've really suffered with cold weather and being buffeted by strong wind; another downside is that after blasting I always need a bath as the blasting media gets everywhere. It's very satisfying though to see gleaming metal appear ready to receive paint.
I've just been researching flat belt splicing. Going back many years (1920's) flat leather belts were mostly joined by "Scarfing" the belt ends would be tapered then glued using hot hide glue; now this is good news because I use hot hide glue so am set up to give this belt jointing method a try it costing me nothing other than a bit of time?
Metal Alligator clips would possibly drive me mad with their constant clicking over the pulleys; only two joints would be needed but five pulleys are involved so the clicking would be continuous?
Kind regards, Col.
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