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Post by gwrfan on Dec 11, 2005 18:10:09 GMT
C'mon Guys, 'Tis the Season of Goodwill towards All Men, and all that, so what do YOU really want for Christmas? What hints have you dropped to your better half, and what will you perhaps buy for yourself, or even for wifey, that you can make good use of, hehe. We all know what the-viffer wants (careful now!), but what do YOU want for Christmas? Geoff, in God's Wonderful Region  |
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Post by spurley on Dec 11, 2005 19:55:20 GMT
I'm hoping for a tailstock die holder, several heavy hints to Siobhán, my better half. I've been watching RDG's prices on ebay gradually increase over the last few months and wish I'd bought when they were £19.95 they have now crept up to £29.50! Postage is nearly £6 too!!!
Alternatively, I suppose, I should really have a go at making the one I downloaded the drawings for, I think it was from Chris Heapy's site before it's unfortunate demise.
Incidently, does anyone know what happened to him? I sorely miss the adverts there.
Cheers
Brian, Sussex refugee in Norn' Iron!!!
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Post by 3405jimmy on Dec 11, 2005 20:55:49 GMT
Two weeks of back to back days in the workshop so I can see some progress.
Jim
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Post by Tel on Dec 11, 2005 23:12:04 GMT
I'll second that Jim - I barely see the inside of my workshop lately
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Post by Tel on Dec 11, 2005 23:18:13 GMT
oops, posted it twice some'ow
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Post by SteveW on Dec 11, 2005 23:21:15 GMT
Guys,
My number two daughter is giving me the "what do you want for Christmas" grief but she's zeroed in on what shape/type of piece of metal I want.
Actually I've found that far from relying on one's loved ones for something useful you've just got to go buy it yourself.
My treat this year was a cheap 800x80 reflector telescope from QVC. Yep! QVC and I blame the fact on there being nothing worth watching late one night.
Anyway, it's brilliant. I spent the other night freezing my nuts off cruising the mountains on the moon and it's amazing how fast the moon is overtaking us at up around times 120 magnification.
Being able to point it better is now on the list of to-do's and I've got all the kit I need to make it thanks to previous self indulgent Christmans presents.
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Post by gwrfan on Dec 11, 2005 23:29:22 GMT
Steve,
Can you use the telescope for counting rivits on locos, especially GW ones? Haha. ;D
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Post by SteveW on Dec 11, 2005 23:36:34 GMT
GWRFan,
If you can hold the thing up and keep it VERY steady I'll see if I can spot anything missing from up here in Cheltenham.
However, you may need to wait until I've sorted pointing the thing properly first.
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Post by jackrae on Dec 12, 2005 7:18:22 GMT
SteveW
Re telescope pointer
I know you said you're going to make one, but I've recently bought a red dot aimer for my 'scope and it's brill. Bought it from telescopehouse.co.uk
jack
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Post by the_viffer on Dec 12, 2005 10:03:53 GMT
C'mon Guys, We all know what the-viffer wants (careful now!), but what do YOU want for Christmas? Geoff, in God's Wonderful Region Was that what the_viffer wants or what the_viffer needs? |
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Post by gwrfan on Dec 12, 2005 11:23:51 GMT
Was that what the_viffer wants or what the_viffer needs? What you want or what you need, I bet it's the same. You'll end up with sox and hankies like the rest of us, haha. ;D GW |
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Post by the_viffer on Dec 12, 2005 11:42:09 GMT
Was that what the_viffer wants or what the_viffer needs? You'll end up with sox and hankies like the rest of us, haha. ;D GW Well that certainly ticks many of the what I need boxes (who said a roughing up would be good as an alternative?) and the what I'm going to get boxes but what I want? No actually it is magnificently deficient in almost all areas for that. I think the Politically Correct Lawn Ornament inside the 'puter doesn't let me say what I really want! |
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Post by gwrfan on Dec 12, 2005 12:11:02 GMT
You can tell me t-v, no one else will know, hahaha. I 'bought' myself some metal and other bits n' bobs, but the cat got out of the bag when the company 'phoned home to ask a question re my order. My other 'alf answered the 'phone, hahaha! I'll now have to buy her something nicer than perhaps I was going to. No wonder locos are referred to as 'she', they all need so much attention and cash spending on them, hahaha. Sorry if this isn't PC!  |
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Post by ChrisCrosskey on Dec 12, 2005 13:57:36 GMT
Hmm... What I want is Alyson Hannigan and a big pot of honey, what I want for the workshop is some S-type collets or a self-darkening welding helm, what I need is an unknown, what I'll get is probably socks...
chrisc
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Post by the_viffer on Dec 12, 2005 14:11:36 GMT
Hmm... What I want is Alyson Hannigan and a big pot of honey, what I'll get is probably socks... chrisc Sheesh. I feel old. I had to look up who she was on Google. She may be pretty but is she patient? |
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Post by SteveW on Dec 12, 2005 20:07:10 GMT
Jack, SteveW Re telescope pointer jack My scope came with one and I must say I'd be stuffed without it. My problem was it needed aligning in daylight with a 1/4 mile+ clear view. Of course it was both dark and has been foggy of late. Equatorial mount and and a pitch adjustment loads better than it's got is the only way forward. Fine azimuth, although simple/crude works a treat. Where my scope was just under 90 quid inc P&P there was another on QVC a couple of days later at around 35 quid but it didn't have any verynear adjustments. As such this cheaper scope would have been worse than useless. |
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