Hehe, I work at a visitor attaction and it seems that our chairman lives by Tripadvisor. I heard a great story today (via our EPOS provider who has a lot of customers in the same sector). Attraction X got a stinking review on Tripadvisor and within minutes they had worked out from the TA profile and the CCTV that the customer was still on site. So, off they went to ask the guy what had annoyed him so much and offer to refund all his lunch and tickets. They still only got a 4/5 review... but the guy was a bit taken aback when they walked up and asked his name!
Handy! Thanks Chris. If I have any spare I'll see if they hold the dog guard brackets in the roof of the P38 :)
I Think I'm going to put vertical supports in each corner of the cupboard, screw them to the wall using plasterboard fittings for some stability but have the weight reach the floor. Then I'll attach the shelves to the verticals. I might put batons all the way round as well. Essentially, I'm a lazy sod and I hate doing things twice!
I'm sure you're right for most cases but I don't have a bench and the floor of the Garage is full. So, really the bench is to let me work outside on an extension cable. The next job after the calibration blocks will be lots of shelves and batons. We've moved into a new build with plenty of cupboards but they've just got bare walls so everything is sitting on the floor!
I see many plasterboard fixings in my future, quite a contrast from drilling into a 3ft stone/rubble wall.
I've bought a stand for it. £55 to save fingers seems like a good idea. I won't be clamping that thing down on the kitchen table :)
'kin ell it's MASSIVE
After all the warnings I'm scared to take it out of the box!!! :)
Clamping sounds good!
Clive, I missed your offer :( Thanks for that, but I guess I'm committed now...
The saw I've bought is more of a Mitre Saw (I had no idea of the difference when I bought it)
DeDigitiser
So I'll be able to cut angles in the future, should I ever need to.
It has a clamp on one side of the blade, I'll see what I can do with a G-Clamp on the other. If I'm really scared I'll see if I can get hold of some U bar with a >30mm channel and clamp that down on top of the rod. It depends on what the actual saw looks like when I get hold of it.
Could the ML tow the Elgrand on a trailer?
Valuable advice! Thanks :)
Yeah, I'll be careful!! Apparently Delrin cuts like wood so I should be OK with the chop saw I bought.
Marty, I got my Delrin from here
https://www.directplastics.co.uk/delrin-rod
If I still have 10 fingers by next weekend I'm sure we could work something out :)
No
Well, possibly if your car was registered after May 2001 (IIRC) but if it was you're in a higher bracket anyway.
So, get a 2000 and it's cheaper Gas or not.
OK. so from the darkside:
Front
High Profile 140mm
Standard profile 100mm
Low Profile 75mm
Access Profile 35mm
Rear
High Profile145mm
Standard Profile105mm
Low Profile 80mm
Access Profile 40mm
Which I make 1050mm of 30mm delrin assuming perfect 0 loss cuts. Call it 1100mm :)
Sounds like I could make my own set for less than Island charge and come out ahead by one chop saw....
no10chris wrote:
I’m sure if you ask around, one of your friends will have a chop saw, if not send rods to me and I’ll cut them
That's a kind offer!
But, if I google Chop Saw I seem for half the price of a set of rods. More tools is better, right? :)
But, this is a bit of a ballache if I have to make a set of calibration blocks before I can change the height sensor. What's the worst that can happen if I just change the sensor?
OK, I see Island 4x4 sell them FOR £130!!!!
Maybe it's time to get a decent saw!
Folks, the Duches started to look a bit pissed! She has moaned about "LH R sensor out of range" three times in a week and when she's parked up she's very high at the rear left and low on the front right.
The EAS goes up and down OK but starting from access height everything is level. By the time you get to normal, there's definitely a lean (measured the lazy way by comparing the bonnet line with lines of bricks on a wall)
Should I just replace the LHR sensor and recalibrate? or are there any other tricks?
Also... I need to get some calibration blocks :( Are they sold anywhere - I don't have any tools up to cutting that much Nylon!
I thought it was time for a new ebay spotting thread :)
Autumn Camp would suit you fine then - you know it's illegal to fix aircon during the summer. :P
Autumn camp sounds good!
I think it's a mutual interest, and both P38 and LPG users are becoming scarcer as DI petrol engines take over.