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  1. chrisdt

    Electric vehicles

    Probably not good to think about the past too much but I was watching the "Smart Motorway" Highways England "Education ad on TV and I wondered how that rather portly gentleman managed to remove himself from the passenger door, let alone jump over the barrier. I went to one of the last vintage...
  2. chrisdt

    Electric vehicles

    Simple replacement solutions????? Come on....... Over £100 to replace an Audi A1 headlamp bulb. Have to take the front of the car apart to do it. If thats progress then my c.... a kipper !
  3. chrisdt

    Electric vehicles

    Get a bike and fill the scrapyards up with these enormous over complicated pieces of rubbish. Come on lets help the scrappies make a good living. I was putting a set of points in a neighbours Morris Minor a few days ago. (For those under the age of 60 a set of points are contacts driven by a cam...
  4. chrisdt

    which way for the blade?

    I still have some motor vehicle technology books from the fifties which covers "Tools And How To Use" .All say P U S H is the way to go
  5. chrisdt

    which way for the blade?

    My metalwork teacher told me to find some elbow grease......I'm still looking ;)
  6. chrisdt

    Losing adjustment on my Excalibur 21

    Thanks to you both for your replies. I have the Manual thanks and have set up as advised but after a couple of hours of work the grubscrew backs of from the blade and it loses tension So as AES says Loctite might be the way to go.
  7. chrisdt

    Electric vehicles

    No, not everyone is as inconsiderate as to park on the pavement but seems to be in ever increasing numbers. Not so bad if the pavements are wide but they tend to be narrow here in the Lakes so if its a choice of squeezing through a gap and marking someones "Pride and joy" or going into the road...
  8. chrisdt

    Electric vehicles

    I love them all..Especially when the tin boxes are parked on the pavement and my daughter squeezes through with her baby buggy and makes a pretty wavy line all down the side
  9. chrisdt

    Losing adjustment on my Excalibur 21

    On the bottom blade clamp the left hand grub screw regularly gets loose so I have to wind it in to get any purchase on the blade. Anyone any recommendations please? Is it quite common? Perhaps Loctite or similar. Also I have noticed that the blade is now slightly to one side of the table hole...
  10. chrisdt

    What is going on on eBay??

    At least with Ebay you know exactly what your paying and if its not as described you can issue a request to return it and get your money back. Auction houses in general are crooks pushing the price up (by taking bids off the wall) and making it very difficult if not impossible to return...
  11. chrisdt

    Electric vehicles

    Yes I know you can...with a tow dolly...Loaded on the All lane running hard shoulder if the overhead signs and phones are working which by Highways Englands own admission have not been in some areas. Yes we have a pot hole hot line here in Cumbria and they might eventually come out and repair...
  12. chrisdt

    Electric vehicles

    All this talk about electric vehicles and advancement in technology when the roads in the UK are a bloody disgrace. Potholes as big as footballs. "Smart Motorways" that were designed by utter morons full of broken down electric cars (which you cant tow) and scrap yards full of dud batteries.
  13. chrisdt

    I don't think they would believe it nowadays?

    In 1943 I used to walk home from primary school which was about a mile. A government directive was issued to say that if the Air raid sirens sounded whilst we were walking home we should run to the nearest house knock on the door and stay in the house until the All Clear was sounded. These days...
  14. chrisdt

    I don't think they would believe it nowadays?

    Cash will always be King....Especially for the self employed !!!!;)
  15. chrisdt

    I don't think they would believe it nowadays?

    When I was a lad if a man dressed as female he would be arrested. Now I understand the law says you can dress how you like. After the dreadful murder of Sarah and the tension it has caused how can that be right? So a man could enter a ladies toilet without causing any suspicion. Some laws need...
  16. chrisdt

    I don't think they would believe it nowadays?

    I remember the clout round the ear I used to get from the teachers. I tell my grandson, he laughs but doesnt believe me.
  17. chrisdt

    Excalibur blade clamps

    Could anyone please tell me if the so called upgraded Pegas blade clamps for the Excalibur saw available from Axminster at around £90 (when they have them in stock) are worth the money or would I be better spending the cash on stock, blades, etc. Thanks
  18. chrisdt

    Excalibur 21 TS not working ?

    I have an Excalibur EX21 which is black and gold Anniversary Edition(John Player Special colours) Had a similar problem. Best advice I can give is to give the machine a complete strip down. Remove the motor, side panels, check the bearings. They are only tiny but do a lot of work Check the...
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