Mundane News

[Threevok]

I seem to remember trying to fix everything on the bike with one of these as a kid.. View attachment 407239

I got a shed full of those too

 

[Threevok]

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A 1.4 kg piston crown.
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This was the damaged one in a set of 6, looks like a ring broke or the engine 'ingested' summat.

For a moment, I thought that was an ashtray I have in the house (not that I smoke anymore) that was given to me by a very dear and sadly missed friend

Made from a piston crown of an aircraft engine, with an RAF insignia and RAF Heany 1952 written on it.

 

[Maverick Goose]

here, it's been a fabby day though the wind is a wee bit chilly.

Fettled the mower this morning and put the battery on the charger. Have done a bunch of weeding this arvo (need to see where I plan on mowing so's I don't run over any of the strawberry plants) and I've got a bread on the go. In a little while, I'm going to immerse myself in cup and cone bearings. I've found an old flat spanner that will do as a temporary cone spanner until I can get some proper ones.

At least I don't need to cook tonight as I have chicken casserole, veggies and rice left over from yesterday. And there might be a chocolate mousse for afters.

I read that last bit as chocolate mouse...cool for cats!

 

[Illaveago]

My packing is done for the weekend. Just need to give my boots a coating of Sports Wax and sort out Jack's bag..

Don't mix them up will you !

 

[Maverick Goose]

It's cloudy in Glesca but the sun is trying to come out.

 

[Reynard]

Spent the morning trying to figure out why the mower won't start. Narrowed it down to two possibles. Either the charger is fooked or the battery is.

Am hoping it's the former rather than the latter. May need to pop into Screwfix later...

 

[classic33]

Yeah, but standing on a bridge over the M1 you were never likely to see many.

Wrong side o'County!

 

[classic33]

FTFY

Junction 29, cover both.

 

[potsy]

New grass trimmer has arrived, summer is coming tomorrow.

I am running out of excuses not to do the gardening

 

[Hill Wimp]

Back from the opticians after my annual contact lens check up (plus usual 2 yearly eye exam)

Seems I would benefit from varifocals in my glasses, does this mean I'm now an old fart like hill wimp and reg?

Yay welcome to the varifocal club. I have recently had new glasses too.

 

[raleighnut]

Junction 29, cover both.

I was thinking this one actually,

 

[classic33]

I was thinking this one actually,

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Last pedestrian bridge before Lancashire, "No Hope Bridge"?

 

[potsy]

Yay welcome to the varifocal club. I have recently had new glasses too.

I haven't bought them yet, need to arrange the mortgage first

 

[Reynard]

Could do, this is what the whole one looked like,

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Oh man, that's a serious piece of kit!

Mine is from a rootes group 1725 power plant.

 

[Reynard]

For a moment, I thought that was an ashtray I have in the house (not that I smoke anymore) that was given to me by a very dear and sadly missed friend

Made from a piston crown of an aircraft engine, with an RAF insignia and RAF Heany 1952 written on it.

Neat. IIRC, when they were prepping the Vulcan to fly to bomb the runway at Stanley, one of the pertinent parts was in fact stashed in the officers' mess moonlighting as an ashtray.