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Templogin said:
Incense cones x60
Ryobi cordless angle grinder
Cutting discs x10
Engineer's squares - 2" and 4"
Carpenters pencil and spare leads
Goggles
Visor
Ear plugs and case

The other half asked what the grinding disc was for. I told her that it was for grinding. Grinding what was her next question. So I told her that you might want to flatten a weld after knocking the slag off. So it's like sanding then, she realised. Every day is a school day in my company, not BIG school though.
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What you welding?
 
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Templogin said:
Incense cones x60
Ryobi cordless angle grinder
Cutting discs x10
Engineer's squares - 2" and 4"
Carpenters pencil and spare leads
Goggles
Visor
Ear plugs and case

The other half asked what the grinding disc was for. I told her that it was for grinding. Grinding what was her next question. So I told her that you might want to flatten a weld after knocking the slag off. So it's like sanding then, she realised. Every day is a school day in my company, not BIG school though.



My meds from the GP every four weeks are usually in the biggest bag of all. People have called me a hypochondriac, which I tell the GP, and then I ask which I can stop taking. The answer is always the same "you must not stop taking any of them". I am not totally sure that the answer has not got more to do with risk aversion though!
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I've never actually used a grinding disc, just cutting discs and flap wheels. Am I missing out?
 
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An inkbird thingy that is actually a posh fan for the Aldi Kamado so it stays at intended temperature
Report after first use: it appears that while it indeed helps getting the egg at your desired temperature faster, it doesn’t really cut off as it should. I have no doubt it is down to the idiot who set up the parameters (me) si needs more work.
The pizzas were both a success and a disappointment.
Success because they were well cooked and very tasty, very enjoyable.
Disappointment because an egg is no substitute for a proper pizza oven. The main issue is the lack of flame coming from above and giving this pleasant slightly burnt taste.
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Beachlover said:
Marmot Precip Eco jacket.
I wanted a lightweight waterproof for the summer when my paramo stuff is too hot and too heavy to cart around just in case and one that’s not going to break the bank like some other makes. :)
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Oh, a report on that one if you don't mind, Kev; when you've given it a go in the slightly warmer months.

Just took the eldest one shopping on the way back from the hill. He does need a new lightweight waterproof of the kind that will pack down well. I think I tried the Precip years ago and got clammy in the shop! Bugger really, as I remember thinking it was a good jacket. Eldest needed new climbing shoes and opted (of course) for the most expensive technical ones on the shelf. To be fair he climbs in a really educated way now, as he demonstrated on the wall in the shop when trying them out. We went halves on them in the end.

Toyed with some Hyperlite packs. The entire range seemed to be there. But, I did make a big mistake in the shop and try on an Arcteryx Thorium down jacket. Difficult to forget that kind of luxury once encountered. I had a nice red Atom LT jacket arrive the other day, which I am entirely happy with for under a shell. But, that Thorium was snuggly warm.
 
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Templogin said:
Dunno. I have never used an angle grinder before. If you are taking ages to do something with a file then a grinding disc seems like the way forward, although it won't be as finessed.
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40 grit sandpaper suddenly becomes a lot more effective at 10,000 rpm, a flap wheel will remove metal like you wouldn't believe. They're malleable though, so I'm told a grinding disc will more accurately remove the likes of a weld bead without cutting into the parent metal either side. I've never had bother though, maybe it matters on the really thin stuff, or if you want a supreme finish?
 
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Not quite in the post but I got given a 27mm socket to use for the Land Rover wheel nuts. I asked a friend's daughter (who is a mechanic) on the best place to get a new socket in Aberdeen. She had a spare one she let me have. She also made a comment that I must have awfully big nuts...!

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New mini curling tongs.....I cut my hair, it's gone from being waist length to just above my shoulders. It's driving me nuts, I can't tie it back, and the hairdresser left it a neat bob, but my hair waves and curls in the damp, so I'm trying to make it deliberate. Sort of :shame:
I thought I was getting too old to have long hair, but I'm going to grow it out again I think, maybe not waist length, but long enough to pin up out of my way.
 
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Templogin said:
Lovely MaC. Almost perfect - HERE



It is and I love it. I have been thinking about a Fallkniven F1 for a long time, but they seem to get snapped up quickly so I thought that I would try the Scout.
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I like everything about it apart from the crowbar look to the thickness of the blade. Sadly, instead of just acknowledging that and moving on, it got me thinking about what I most often use a fixed blade for and I realised it’s not for batoning fallen trees or levering open car doors, but cutting and slicing cordage, foodstuff and of course the endless parade of Amazon boxes that threaten to overwhelm me on a daily basis. This epiphany had me looking at the Lionsteel range beginning with the M4 and after umpteen hours on YouTube reviews of Lionsteel models, eventually noticing on the little B35.

Apparently it’s going to fall through my letterbox between 1130 and 1530 today.

FFS I thought I was over this nonsense! :shame:
 
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Beachlover said:
I like everything about it apart from the crowbar look to the thickness of the blade. Sadly, instead of just acknowledging that and moving on, it got me thinking about what I most often use a fixed blade for and I realised it’s not for batoning fallen trees or levering open car doors, but cutting and slicing cordage, foodstuff and of course the endless parade of Amazon boxes that threaten to overwhelm me on a daily basis. This epiphany had me looking at the Lionsteel range beginning with the M4 and after umpteen hours on YouTube reviews of Lionsteel models, eventually noticing on the little B35.

Apparently it’s going to fall through my letterbox between 1130 and 1530 today.

FFS I thought I was over this nonsense! :shame:
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You know what has proved to be the most useful tool of all for opening everything, cutting cordage in the garden, etc. ?

The tiniest wee Spyderco. The ones that's not much more than an inch long.
The bug....which I know I bought for a fiver, because I bought multiples of it so everyone has one on their keyring.

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Spyderco Bug

Spyderco Bug - the UK's best selling -tiny- folding pocket knife!
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