22-02-2014, 03:58 PM
Hi,
When I retired in 2000 Colin; Bron and I immediately paid our mortgage off and next immediate job was to sack the building society rip off insurance company so since then no insurance cover on our home other than insurance cover on our central heating boiler through British Gas which has paid for itself.
Thanks Big Al, yes if I drop this drip tray it won't bounce and it sure would hurt if it landed on my foot. Whenever I need help everyone quickly disappears off the planet so I always plan my projects working on my own; this lathe is very similar to yours in the bed to tray/stand bolting arrangement. It is arranged in such a way that the legs remain bolted to the tray allowing the bed to be removed separately; I just took a deep breath to lift the bed clear of the tray but I'm glad I didn't need to carry the bed any distance.
I've just returned from the top of the world having had a trip out to Oxenhope to buy more blasting media. To buy a bag (25kg) of hard blasting media costs £17 but to have a bag delivered costs another £9. I bought three bags and the trip possibly cost about a gallon of petrol so a good saving; I also asked if a tee junction could be supplied as I keep tapping the original junction with a spanner to clear it so thought I'd better collect a spare; I was kindly given this for free. I should have enough blasting media to last a while? It's still blustery and very cold so I'm not playing out this afternoon but I might brave a session tomorrow?
Kind regards, Col.
When I retired in 2000 Colin; Bron and I immediately paid our mortgage off and next immediate job was to sack the building society rip off insurance company so since then no insurance cover on our home other than insurance cover on our central heating boiler through British Gas which has paid for itself.
Thanks Big Al, yes if I drop this drip tray it won't bounce and it sure would hurt if it landed on my foot. Whenever I need help everyone quickly disappears off the planet so I always plan my projects working on my own; this lathe is very similar to yours in the bed to tray/stand bolting arrangement. It is arranged in such a way that the legs remain bolted to the tray allowing the bed to be removed separately; I just took a deep breath to lift the bed clear of the tray but I'm glad I didn't need to carry the bed any distance.
I've just returned from the top of the world having had a trip out to Oxenhope to buy more blasting media. To buy a bag (25kg) of hard blasting media costs £17 but to have a bag delivered costs another £9. I bought three bags and the trip possibly cost about a gallon of petrol so a good saving; I also asked if a tee junction could be supplied as I keep tapping the original junction with a spanner to clear it so thought I'd better collect a spare; I was kindly given this for free. I should have enough blasting media to last a while? It's still blustery and very cold so I'm not playing out this afternoon but I might brave a session tomorrow?
Kind regards, Col.
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