Grebel

Alister's collection of silver platters is growing nicely....

Not as far as I know. Wouldn't mind seeing it if there is...

Beware the depths of that rabbit hole Myles.....

And apparently it was at a press launch as well......[emoji33]

And that is how you make your name gat...

I remember a guy at school that somehow converted his 50 to an 80/85cc or fitted an 80/85cc into an RZ (I think.... It was a long time ago...). I just remember it was fast.... I rode my mates son's KX65 a few years ago..... Hory Shet that thing was fast! It tried too throw me off twice. I said How do these kids ride these things? He reckoned that lack of traction was a big part!

Well done to him G!

Thanks for the reminder... My trial ended a while ago and I needed to sort out the subscription . Sorted now

Gives new meaning to the term "Barn Find"..... At least you got what you needed though

That came out nice Gandalf Must have hours in those ally polished poles. Edit: I wouldn't put anything on the aluminium coating wise i.e. clear-coat etc. It will more than likely mess with the crisp reflection you are getting now. Maybe just a light polish/wax for now and then every couple of weeks to prevent the oxidization?

Thanks Ed. My wife told me to stop mucking about now and get started on her shoe cupboard....

Lol! No orders unfortunately. Was just curious to see what the laminated Birch ply would look like. I had to make my own tamper as I couldn't find the right diameter for my machine when I was looking. (My cheap-ass Delonghi has an odd size basket 52mm) Smallest I could find at the time was a 53mm which wouldn't fit.

I did my first brew over December. Plan was to have it ready to drink at New Year's. Everything went according to plan during the preparation. I put it into the bathroom to do it's thing. Unfortunately we experienced a heat wave here in Durban over December and the temp in the bucket went up to 28deg... Now THAT was a fruity flavoured beer!!!! Since then, I use an adjustable cooling tower thermostat (-30 to +30 degrees) wired into a 15A plug that I plug an old fridge in the garage into. Temp is set at 18deg and that seems to be the sweet spot. Just finishing a Coopers Dark Ale batch and have my eyes set on a partial mash Irish red ale next....

You could "build" a kit for a lot less of you are that way inclined. Also check out Beer Bros for an online option. You need a 25lt plastic bucket (With a tap is handy but not necessary), a hydrometer to measure specific gravity, some sanitiser (Bleach will also work), an airlock (You can build one with some fishtank tubing and a plastic bottle) and a stick on thermometer to keep an eye on the brewing temperature. A bottling syphon is useful when bottling as is a sanitising bucket but again not absolutely necessary. I found it more satisfying "building" my own kit rather than buying it.

After the little turning project for my hand grinder, I couldn't stop myself.... Had a few spare hours, an old tamper that a mate made me, some birch ply off-cuts and a piece of brass. Laminated the birch ply and shaped the handle in the lathe. Finished it off with 600 water paper and three coats of clear lacquer. Modified the existing 316 Stainless steel "industrial" tamper by turning down the knurled handle to 13mm dia by 30 long and tapped the end M6. The head was polished with 600 grit water paper. The brass screw was turned out of an old reclaimed brass bolt I found. Shank was machined to 6mm with an M6 tread cut onto the end and the head ended up at 16mm. Cut the slot with a Dremel and used a needle file to get it looking presentable and then buffed it. All assembled and I was quite chuffed with the result. (Might try and find a nice piece of timber and redo the handle at a later stage. This was more about using stuff that was lying around) I am really enjoying the woodworking and up cycling at the moment.

Mine lasted less than a week.....

No definitely not creosote. I use some fairly thick stuff on my garden shed every year and thought it was Waxol (Lady at TC Cabins said it was Waxol) It leaves a waxy/oily layer on that prevents weathering and rot (and insect damage apparently) I was obviously misinformed.

Mate of mine does high end kitchens and they use Sketch up to do the designs. I always though that Sketchup was a kids programme.... (Ignorant I know) Boy was I wrong!! I've never played with it but might be tempted to give it a go soon after seeing what these okes were able to do with kitchen and cabinetry design!

Just to be clear.... Waxol is that gloopy brown stuff that you paint onto your Gemini hut once a year to make it last longer...? Won't that mess up your clothes if you put it on a chair?

I suppose so. Just add a bit of warm amd fuzzy without the CGI. Not a bad movie at all for a Saturday evening's entertainment.

Watched "Criminal" last night. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Good cast as well [emoji106]

You on your own there bud....

There are always exceptions to the rules...

IMO there is nothing more disappointing than re-watching a TV series that you remember fondly from your youth. Edit: Or the modern day remake for that matter...

You are not alone