Nothing In Particular

[Tony Moore]

Yes, I think when I went to school you had to be 16 to use Oxy/Acetylene so until then we all had to use those brazing booths. Was the most fun part of the metalwork class.

Well, until we got to arc welding of course!

[pre65]

I loved metalwork at school.

I got an O level GCE in the subject, but I can't remember what the test piece was, I think brazing was involved.

My first job, at Marconi, involved workshop training, for which I an eternally grateful. T'was there I increased my basic skills and added gas (oxy/acetylene) welding, turning and milling to the list.

I have not tried TIG (yet) but I think I would adapt easily as I can gas weld. MIG I would also like to try but I suspect mastering that would take me longer.

[jack]

I loved metalwork at school.

I got an O level GCE in the subject, but I can't remember what the test piece was, I think brazing was involved.

My first job, at Marconi, involved workshop training, for which I an eternally grateful. T'was there I increased my basic skills and added gas (oxy/acetylene) welding, turning and milling to the list.

I have not tried TIG (yet) but I think I would adapt easily as I can gas weld. MIG I would also like to try but I suspect mastering that would take me longer.

MIG is fairly straightforward; TIG is more complex and tricky to get right.

[pre65]

MIG is fairly straightforward; TIG is more complex and tricky to get right.

Our skill levels are (probably) different, so I might not agree with you, or I might.

[Ant]

Oh brilliant. Record cleaning machine motor has just blown. Properly blown.

Why me

Bloody well had enough lately

[jack]

Oh brilliant. Record cleaning machine motor has just blown. Properly blown.

Why me

Bloody well had enough lately

Replaceable?

[Paul Barker]

I loved metalwork at school.

I got an O level GCE in the subject, but I can't remember what the test piece was, I think brazing was involved.

My first job, at Marconi, involved workshop training, for which I an eternally grateful. T'was there I increased my basic skills and added gas (oxy/acetylene) welding, turning and milling to the list.

I have not tried TIG (yet) but I think I would adapt easily as I can gas weld. MIG I would also like to try but I suspect mastering that would take me longer.

When I was in my twenty I gas welded the bottom corner where all panels meet at one point, with oxy acetylene. I was working on the floor on my back so I didnt spot a Roman Candle leaping high into the sky fed by the bitumous pads on the inside of the panels. I put it all out with all the powder in a car powder extinguisher. (Close shave) could still drive the car.

[Ant]

Oh brilliant. Record cleaning machine motor has just blown. Properly blown.

Why me

Bloody well had enough lately

Replaceable?

Unknown, but it smells very burnt-out. and i have no space to pull it apart.
Been living in box city since before christmas. Already had one completion date for moving, Three weeks ago. but due to a completely inept conveyancer for the new build at the top of the chain, us and everyone else are stuck. 23 outstanding items. We are told there are now 7 left to do. Everyone had agreed the date, they got the contracts to exchange, and apparently knew nothing of this.. abolute farce. I am unimpressed.
They do not appear to give 2 shits either, and have studiously ignored everything other than phone calls from ours and everyone elses conveyancers and estate agents
There are quite a few annoyed buyers, solicitors and estate agents.

[Mike H]

According to my security camera it looked foggy outside.
Actually look outside (using actual eyes), no it isn't.
Went out and cleaned camera lens (spit on finger and handkerchief).
Wow everything is much clearer now.

[jack]

This year I are mostly doing bioacoustics...

Just got a box full of new WildlifeAcoustics field recorders.

I'm involved, mainly on the technical side, in a number of wildlife projects in the area.

The main project is the reintroduction and support of Turtle Doves, a project for which we've been given a grant to purchase 7 of the above recorders, plus the associated paraphernalia including analysis s/w (Kaleidoscope Pro) but we'll also be using the BTO Acoustic Pipeline.

Quite cute things really. I also have some AudioMoths for my own projects, plus the BirdNET monitoring system and some other AI projects on the go around using some ESP32s/RPi micros to visually and acoustically identify Yellow Legged Hornets.

On my desk ATM: A Digilent BASYS3 FPGA/VHDL dev board, an ESP32-based generic controller with relay board in a DIN rail box for the greenhouse, several tiny MPPT controllers, Li-ion batteries and small solar panels as I try to work out how to power this stuff in the field, an AudioMoth and a WildlifeAcoustics Song Meter 2, two RPi 5Bs, a couple of bat detectors and some TI MSP430 Launchpads. And a trailcam.

[Mike H]