andyscotland Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, Onoff said: Ta. Shows the poker in the pics but says not included in the small print! Doubles the price, with the poker Good catch. This is the one I bought https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nordstrand-Hand-Electric-Concrete-Vibrator/dp/B00KPKT2F4 but yeah is a good bit more expensive (including the poker). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, andyscotland said: Good catch. This is the one I bought https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nordstrand-Hand-Electric-Concrete-Vibrator/dp/B00KPKT2F4 but yeah is a good bit more expensive (including the poker). My misses has got one of those you can borrow Edited August 5, 2019 by pocster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 3 hours ago, pocster said: My misses has got one of those you can borrow Kango? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 3 hours ago, pocster said: My misses has got one of those you can borrow 'Cos you're a tough act to follow! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 My son just has a chuckle whilst we were going through the box with the sliding gate motor, controls, photocells etc. 2010 I bought the kit... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, Onoff said: My son just has a chuckle whilst we were going through the box with the sliding gate motor, controls, photocells etc. 2010 I bought the kit... Hey! No laughing matter - you’re only 9 years late ....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 I'm blaming the rain for the lack of progress... Ideally drill your bricks for any conduits BEFORE you lay them! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) Not saying I'm tired or that I need an eye test but I've just attempted to weld brass to steel! Half asleep I cut it, clamped it and had a confusing few minutes. Gave up, grabbed another bit of scrap angle, (galvanised) welded no problem after dressing the edges. Brass angle came out of Molins in Deptford. Edited September 3, 2019 by Onoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 48 minutes ago, Onoff said: Not saying I'm tired or that I need an eye test but I've just attempted to weld brass to steel! Half asleep I cut it, clamped it and had a confusing few minutes. Gave up, grabbed another bit of scrap angle, (galvanised) welded no problem after dressing the edges. Brass angle came out of Molins in Deptford. Oh how I miss the bathroom thread ..... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 29 minutes ago, pocster said: Oh how I miss the bathroom thread ..... ? Don’t worry, treat this like a sequel .... or prequel as he bought the bits before he started the bathroom ..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 is the bathroom actually totally finished? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 40 minutes ago, CC45 said: is the bathroom actually totally finished? A few minor bits to sort like a mirror, toothbrush charger, bog roll dispenser, shelves in the cupboard...plumb the UFH in...plumb the towel rail in...connect the body dryer permanently...do the WC odour take off... So NO! ? But I've just had a nice rainfall shower with the Bluetooth speakers blaring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oranjeboom Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 58 minutes ago, CC45 said: is the bathroom actually totally finished? What will be completed first - Brexit or the bathroom? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, oranjeboom said: What will be completed first - Brexit or the bathroom? HS2.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, oranjeboom said: What will be completed first - Brexit or the bathroom? Manned mission to Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oranjeboom Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, PeterW said: HS2.... At least @Onoff should win on the lowest cost factor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 7 hours ago, oranjeboom said: At least @Onoff should win on the lowest cost factor! And the most photos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 The lad and I did a few more courses. We are not brickies by a long shot! . Made a faux pas! 7th course high is a few mm higher than it should be. There's an angle iron welded to the box section that the set back brick at course 7 should have sat on directly. I unfortunately put muck on it then the brick. Living with it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 On 03/09/2019 at 18:05, Onoff said: Brass angle came out of Molins in Deptford. Did you used to work for them? I did 3 years at Saunderton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, ProDave said: Did you used to work for them? I did 3 years at Saunderton. No my brother's FiL did, Wally James was his name. I got to clear his shed out a couple of years back (had the shed too tbh ? ). Oddly enough I collected one of my welders earlier from my parents elderly neighbour and was making him laugh telling how I'd tried to arc weld steel to brass. Turns out his BiL worked for Molins too. I'll find out his name. Only places I've ever frequented in Deptford was Garlands and the Rose Of Denmark. Did some work at Rothmans in Aylesbury. Edited September 8, 2019 by Onoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 My 3 years at Saunderton was not the pinnacle of my career, but was the best I could get when I needed to change jobs. Out of one dying industry straight into another. The pension scheme was worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 Reckon I need to claw back 12mm in height Due to a combo of initially the welded angle issue then too thick mortar lines and basically not working to those lines. My fault. Each horizontal black line on the post is 75mm apart. Where the bricks finish at the mo it's 63mm to the next black line! So 12mm in total. Thinking to thin 3 courses by 4mm each using the diamond blade in the evolution saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Don’t do it, if you cut one it will stand out like dogs balls. Why can you not just carry on as you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 Just now, Russell griffiths said: Don’t do it, if you cut one it will stand out like dogs balls. Why can you not just carry on as you are. Top of brick has to finish level with that wooden former on the front. What do you reckon lose it on the joints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Add don’t subtract ..!! You’ve got another 6-7 courses to go, make the beds a bit thicker and you’ll lose the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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