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Hi All Myles met with Nora Owen at a government breakfast about 2 weeks ago, he discussed the Fry Model with her and she told him design consultants had been employed and a design was in the mix. What design stage they are at was unclear, I checked the Fingal Co Co planning register- no planning application to build the extension has been made! I check this on a weekly basis, because we can voice our opinions & observations in the planning application stage of the project, which this seems to be the only avenue of influence open to us at the moment! Eoin

OK so The truck left the depo this evening with a delivery of;- 2 no. Loo's for the timber yard. 6 no. Barrels of forklift fuel. 4 no. Barrels of oil. Should see you in Greystones at 10.30 in the morning!! Eoin

Hi Controller Yes Wrennie is correct- the only CV one can change on the Select is the loco number. Shunting mode = is controlled by a function button on your select, which one can depend on the type of chip that's installed- check the instructions for the chip! or just try from function 3 up wards.... Bending the pins is not major as long it's not missing, if the chip plugs into the socket you can bet its connected. Do the Wrennie meet if you can- he'll fix or break it if he can!! Eoin

Looking good CM Though we must do something with the timber wagon uprights- less of and a bit of white paint, I think Love the logs, did you model them yourself?..... Eoin

Hi Here is an idea based off the flicker photo from above;- Not sure about the closing idea, but it would seem logical to close the vent on the outside so water cant get in? Eoin

Hi David I know what you mean- while cutting some plastic recently, doing the stupid thing of pulling the knife towards me- I said 'what are you doing!' then promptly stabbed myself in the leg!! Parkside Spares, Instructions & Consumables;- JM this is for you;- http://www.kompernass.com/index.php?route=common/home Eoin

Hi I'm sure you have done this- have you set it to run and leave run for a while, if the CV's for the motor have been set for slow take-off she needs time to get up to speed! Eoin

Hi Lovely layouts, them all, great to see the photos Eoin

Next Show;-

Hi All Here are a few still captures from video I took yesterday just as the doors opened. This will give you that have not dropped in once a month to look, talk, buy, sell, take tea n coffee, and even a biscuit, - a look see at what happens..... Come along to the next one if you can Eoin

Hi Just a note on a previous post about the Lidl grinding wheel for the hand held unit;- Though the Lidl ones may be soft, but one wants the wheel to disintegrate (hopefully at a slow rate), this is how the wheel works- as chips break off it leaves a continual sharp surface on the wheel to do its job Eoin

Dave Sorry to hear that, it would have been wonderful item to have in the workshop Eoin

Hi I gave the bench grinder its first wherrrrrr this morning, processing a batch of screws for a DART set chassis;- At 1/4 regulator open it works an absolute treat, nice and quiet and far better than the Dremil screaming in my ear and blowing cold air in the face! The grinding table support needs a little up-stand for to rotate the pliers on and the job will be perfect. I then turned to the brass wire brush to clean up a bit of the flyingscot soldered brass back chassis, again at low speed, it cleaned up beautifully with little effort. Though a softer wire brush would be better. Very happy with this addition to the workshop and my ears really appreciate it..... Eoin Safety Tip Using Brush Wheels;- There is no guard on this wheel so be extra careful, and a good idea is to put something soft about 300mm behind the machine- just in case the wheel takes the work piece out of the hand the soft object will retain it and hopefully minimise damage. Never put your fingers inside an object being worked on always hold it on flat surfaces and not on protruding edges. Bring the work piece up to the wheel under the centre line of the wheel. Read the safety instructions that came with the machine.

Broithe That's a nice size, plenty of room in n around that Sometime in the future I would like to acquire one in this size range..... Eoin

Hi Kirley Lovely, I like the section at the shed Eoin

JM You mentioned a C3, I have a Clarke version, I upgraded it over the years to the same spec as an ArcEuro C3- its a deadly machine and love using it BUT;- if you can afford it go for something bigger, everything is very tight (close together) on these little machines, all the stuff gets in the way of your hands and using small drill bits is a nightmare as the saddle gets in the way of the tailstock! Go bigger, if I was doing it again I would.... Eoin

G oooohh! like sherbert, do you remember the stuff that came in the tube with a liquorish straw.... Eoin

Hi JM The mini bench grinder is for light work only- grinding screw lengths, cleaning up light sheet materials from metal kits and bar stock that one could not put near a proper bench grinder, plus my proper bench grinder takes up the whole bench.... Eoin

Hi David The Proxxon drills come in different flavours, it depends on which one you have and they are only light-work machines same with the Dremel. If you require something with umph one needs a high speed spindle drill but they come at a premium in the range of €400.00 up to €2,000.00.... I've just purchased a StepperCraft A3 CNC Machine Kit with HSS drill and other attachments- not telling how much it cost, but cant wait for the courier to come calling... Eoin

In Lidl today Nice set of small power tools for the workshop;- €24.99 for the belt sander €24.99 for the bench grinder and polisher €19.99 for the jigsaw The thing about big tools is when you bolt them down to the bench there is no bench left, these tools are ideal and could be left in position for handy use! Eoin

Hi DC Cellulose is a fantastic paint for all materials its why most car body shops used to use it- its probably the best and its cheep On the other hand its deadly to humans if it gets into the lungs- it sticks the little woolie bits together and suffocation comes on. This is why you don't see back lane car body shops any more- insurance companies and employers wont take the risk and to up-grade to the water system is to expensive for the back lane guys- what's the cost of a car oven!! Eoin

Lads! I feel another cartoon coming on.... Better refrain! Eoin