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Sailing is popular with schools but the average age of sailors is rising annually. Every 10 years the average age is 10 years higher. Pigeon fanciers, bowlers, ... You name it, it is becoming the hobby of the older.

My father, a handy man: "Fools and children should never see things half done." Surprising that some don't get it? Or not?

Bedford brick works on a Sunday night. I spent a year in Bletchley and every Sinday night was the same. Why? Cleaning or emptying the kilns?

Small s. Does that make a difference to the rats?

Alberta is rat free: https://www.alberta.ca/history-of-rat-control-in-alberta.aspx Edinburgh needs to take similar control! All this individual rat control is useless - they are just along the street and will come back. A very well known restaurateur told me that that was just what Edinburgh...

Isn't there a Canadian state which got rid of them? This individual approach sounds ineffective.

Don't think so - it is just a channel. A friend has a loan of it just now.

So did I and we did have them. Mechanical ones first then we could buy digital ones ourselves. Still had to know how to use a slide rule.

I wfh with 300 baud and an acoustic coupler early 1980s. Research Machines 380z. Cost a fortune.

Spark erosion is a possibility. Model engineers sometimes build them for diy. Post on one of their sites.

I was interested in this thread (the relative lack of power from a small river) but have just been reading a book on the Swedish iron industry (on the Engelsberg Ironworks from 1975): "Far into the 18th century, simple open-cast mines sufficed. But when, towards its close, water powered pumps...

Well, I bought one. Couldn't get it to adjust. Was stuck. Sent it back. I think I will look for a smallish bench grinder after all.

Auto darkening helmet near essential. Welding can destroy your eyes without one.

They have had plenty of global PR now.

I spend about 5 months a year onboard. HSS drill bits take a bit of a hammering when used on SS. I will get that drill sharpener and see how it goes.

I sold an early 1980s computer. Took payment and held onto it for several months until it was collected.

VAT was 15%. It affects the lowest income group most at its current rate. Also a high rate encourages cash usage to avoid the 20%. We tax income and expenditure but not wealth. Why not?

And now young people can't own and will vote Labour. Tory members are old and dying off.

I can sharpen drills by hand on a grinder but no space for such luxury on a cruising boat. Are there any decent smallish devices which would work with hss bits up to 10 or 12mm? Philip

OP here. Joints now leak free. Thanks. Philip