The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Pork , stuffing, roast potatoes and gravy tody

Chicken butties for me.
What to put with the chicken. ?
Beetroot ? Tomatoes ? Pickled onions ?
I really don't know.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

We have just been to vote

My wife suggested that we walk - which was a surprise.
She managed it OK - furthest she has actually managed to walk for years!!

and she just suggested it herself!

REALLY pleased that she even wanted to try - I was expecting to leave her there and come back to get the car!

Anyway - more importantly - no dogs seen at Polling Station

 

[EltonFrog]

I’ve been to the pie shop in Reading. Had a lamb and mint pie with cauliflower cheese on the side. Now I feel a full.

 

[numbnuts]

 

[Dirk]

Went out earlier via the petrol station, to get 5ltrs of fresh juice for the Bantam. Dropped in to Watchet town on the way back in order to vote.
I've cleared an area at the top of my workshop and put up a new sturdy bench to stand my lathe on.
Finished the Bantam and fired it up. Had a little spin up and down the road and everything mechanical seems to be working OK.
Just got the front brake and the lighting to sort out now.

 

[screenman]

No dinner yet, the hotel were delighted in my choice of cake and they even let me have two pieces, off to the gym shortly to burn it off.

 

[Paulus]

Just had Smoked Haddock and melting cheese fish cakes, home made chips, peas and tomatoes.

 

[Exlaser2]

Just pulled the trigger on a metalworking lathe; should be delivered next week.

A full sized industrial one ?

 

[Exlaser2]

It is 20 years since I have done any work on a lathe.

It’s similar for me , I havnt used one since a couple of years after I finished my apprenticeship.
The scary thing is that must mean it’s 40 years ago. 😀

 

[Paulus]

A full sized industrial one ?

I did think that, or maybe a smaller bench sized version.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Another visit to my friend to help out with a bit of DIY, saw three of the tortoises in their mini greenhouse. The smaller ones are " normal " size, the larger one is about 18" long .

 

[Dirk]

A full sized industrial one ?

My workshop's big........but not that big!
I don't need anything like that anyway.
Most of the stuff I would make is small bushes, journals etc and it will only get occasional use, so a small lathe does the job.
I opted for one of the Chinese mini lathes - it'll do anything I need.

 

[welsh dragon]

My workshop's big........but not that big!
I don't need anything like that anyway.
Most of the stuff I would make is small bushes, journals etc and it will only get occasional use, so a small lathe does the job.
I opted for one of the Chinese mini lathes - it'll do anything I need.

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My husband has a Unimat 3. Cracking little lathes and quite the collector's item nowadays.

 

[Exlaser2]

My workshop's big........but not that big!
I don't need anything like that anyway.
Most of the stuff I would make is small bushes, journals etc and it will only get occasional use, so a small lathe does the job.
I opted for one of the Chinese mini lathes - it'll do anything I need.

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Looks like a good bit of kit.

The funny thing is, just looking at the picture is making me remember the smell of the cooling oil . 😀 I can remember coming home from work and having a shower and still smelling of the stuff. 😀
It could of been worse, my best friend at the time was working as a fishmonger. 😂😂

 

[screenman]

Sausage sandwich was had for dinner, I did not fancy cooking at past 9 o'clock at night, it has been a long day and I will be climbing the wooden stairs to bed soon, bungalow next year maybe.