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[buzz22]

Put our 44m Bronto Ladder Platform and some of our crew through their paces on a gorgeous autumn day.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Okay, my only contribution to this was tidying the bike up, but still...

The coffee table was being carried into the "Pickup" bay as I left so it's already been sold...

 

[keithmac]

Got a 1998 R1 in today, been stood 10 years, same owner from brand new.

Clutch was seized together but apart from that it's in really good shape (doing a full service, all fluids changed and really it needs new tyres due to it's age).

Best bit is we sold it and more than likely I PDI'd it from brand new, a bit of history coming back, nice to see he's looked after it.

 

[Noodle Legs]

A spot of High Voltage cable jointing today….

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Interviews via Teams. Sat in a diner with a friendly waitress refilling the coffee.

 

[TheDoctor]

Jess, who went home today. She's a 9 year old Springer / Border Collie cross.
Definitely on the "Dogs I'd like to keep" list.

 

[palinurus]

Measuring the composition of some tin-based alloys (in the original form of solder pastes)

First I melt the solder, pour off the flux and then tip the molten metal into a little round mould to give a little slug like this.

Then- to make it nice and flat and expose a fresh surface- I machine it with a lathe (it's a soft alloy so very easy to machine and the swarf doesn't give you splinters!)

Then I pop the sample face down on the spark stand of this atomic emission spectrometer (spark AES) and give it a whack with the electrode (it goes bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)- some magic happens and it displays the composition of the alloy (selected elements I'm interested in, anyway- silver, lead, bismuth, nickel, antimony, copper- several others)

Meant to have been a 15 minute job but the bismuth composition was low so a recalibration, preparation of new samples, re-testing of a known-good sample followed- took up a lot of time. Still not resolved so will pick it up again next week.

 

[keithmac]

Been mulling over buying an automotive oscilloscope for a while now (and learning how to use one properly!).

Finally bit the bullet with a Snap-on Verus Pro D10.

Was wanting a 4 channel to log cam / crank / injector and coil triggers for a start off.

Might take a while to learn but ultimately it will save time and prove 100% which component/ part is faulty which is the main aim.

Apparently these are a good robust scope and can handle 6 million samples a second (can't get my head around that personally!).

 

[keithmac]

Something a bit different, one off Royal Enfield build, been stood a few years and getting it back in the road.

Carb clean, fresh petrol, new inner tubes and a bit of wiring and it runs like a champ!.

Ignore the battery cable tied on, just for powering the ignition!.

 

[keithmac]

Had a nice ride out on the Enfield this morning, can't beat right hand gear lever and one up four down!.

1980 BMW Bobber finished (head gasket, pushrod tube seals). Lovely to work on, beats bloomin fuel injection diagnostic and wiring faults..

 

[Spokesmann]

Not work as such but re-wheeling my 1981 Suzuki TS with freshly tyred wheels...

 

[TheDoctor]

Skyla having a last walk with me before I dropped her off at home.
She's a Bichon Frise cross, and a very cute little dog.

 

[keithmac]

Teaching my boy the ropes today, he helped me do a valve clearance service this morning.

Still really enjoying helping out at the shop which is nice!.

 

[keithmac]

You don't get much for £1500 nowadays..

 

[keithmac]

Ducati Scrambler engine removal this afternoon, a not very nice job made a lot better having my boy helping!.

You never know a few years down the line we could set up shop together (only after he's decided what career path he wants to do down mind..).