Mundane News

[slowmotion]

A tiddley little 'vac-pump' like that is never going to produce a 'hard' vacuum, summat like this will be required,

That's not going to help @Hill Wimp's slumbers!

 

[PeteXXX]

There's a hole in my exhaust, dear Liza dear Liza, there's a hole in my exhaust, dear Liza, a hole...
With what shall I plug it?

 

[raleighnut]

There's a hole in my exhaust, dear Liza dear Liza, there's a hole in my exhaust, dear Liza, a hole...
With what shall I plug it?

I always found a spud to work well, a nice big 'King Edward' rammed a foot up with a broom handle generally does the trick.

 

[Gravity Aided]

There's a hole in my exhaust, dear Liza dear Liza, there's a hole in my exhaust, dear Liza, a hole...
With what shall I plug it?

A bit of sheet steel and a stick welder?

 

[slowmotion]

A 0.3 by 2.1m workpiece feeling a bit of atmospheric pressure this afternoon. Pure vacuum porn!

 

[raleighnut]

A bit of sheet steel and a stick welder?

Too obvious, the spud is all but invisible and really sorts out those 'noisy' tailpipes.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I went to our church book sale, got a Joseph Conrad reader, a book on weather lore, and Graham Greene's Our Man in Havana.

 

[raleighnut]

A 0.3 by 2.1m workpiece feeling a bit of atmospheric pressure this afternoon. Pure vacuum porn!
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Not as much 'fun' as one of these though,

 

[classic33]

There's a hole in my exhaust, dear Liza dear Liza, there's a hole in my exhaust, dear Liza, a hole...
With what shall I plug it?

Pop rivet!

 

[slowmotion]

Not as much 'fun' as one of these though,

What on earth is that? Whatever it is, I hope it doesn't disrupt @Hill Wimp's sleep.

 

[raleighnut]

What on earth is that? Whatever it is, I hope it doesn't disrupt @Hill Wimp's sleep.

You've never had a play with a veneer press like that, too much glue and it squirts it everywhere.

 

[slowmotion]

You've never had a play with a veneer press like that, too much glue and it squirts it everywhere.

What size of workpiece can that thing take? Yes, yes. I want one.....but I just don't have the space.

BTW, I seem to be straying from The Mundane

 

[raleighnut]

What size of workpiece can that thing take? Yes, yes. I want one.....but I just don't have the space.

BTW, I seem to be straying from The Mundane

8x4 is pretty standard but one place I worked had a 10x6 with 'heated platterns' that would cure glue (PVA or Cascamite) in 4 minutes, mind you they also had veneer 'stitchers'(so I didn't have to 'joint them). I'd send anything I needed veneering/laminating down to em then it was up to me to 'size' it and fix any 'lippings' on. A bit boring but it paid our Mortgage off.

 

[slowmotion]

8x4 is pretty standard but one place I worked had a 10x6 with 'heated platterns' that would cure glue (PVA or Cascamite) in 4 minutes, mind you they also had veneer 'stitchers'(so I didn't have to 'joint them). I'd send anything I needed veneering/laminating down to em then it was up to me to 'size' it and fix any 'lippings' on. A bit boring but it paid our Mortgage off.

I don't think I'm going to sleep tonight@raleighnut....

 

[Gravity Aided]

Don't let @Hill Wimp find out about this.