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| nitram17 Member Since: 08 Jun 2014 Location: newcastle Posts: 2261  |
Was it a vice and hammer job?
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15th May 2021 4:36pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 
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Yesterday I made a 300 mile round trip to deepest South Wales to collect a pair of point levers that had been sat in somebody's shed for 30-odd years.
 Click image to enlarge They're pretty big, which necessitated removal of the dog guard and load deck. Being made of cast iron, they're also bloomin' heavy! Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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17th May 2021 9:10pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17567 
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Not so long ago I collected a complete 32-lever ex-GWR SB lever frame, in a dismantled state, interlocking and all. I can vouch for the fact that even the lightest parts are heavy.
Where are your levers destined to be used? |
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17th May 2021 9:35pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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A friend of mine has a short 10 inch gauge railway in his garden complete with a signal and one of these is destined to operate it. Our original plan was to split them and have one each but they're such a complete pair (one is a facing point lock and the other is a point lever) that we've decided that they should stay together. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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18th May 2021 10:08am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17567
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Cool, very cool!
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18th May 2021 11:54am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Got some photos of that? Looks an excellent effort |
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18th May 2021 12:01pm |
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| AJC Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1366
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Spent a good hour trying to find out why my passenger side electric window has stopped working so randomly.
Conclusion - broken wire, so tonight's job is to try find that. |
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18th May 2021 12:14pm |
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| Pacha Member Since: 23 Feb 2020 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 772 
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Fitted Ashcroft Puma TDCi high capacity transfer box sump.
Swapped gearbox oil out for Redline MTL GL4. Fitted replacement heated rear window. Beer time!. Rgds. Chris |
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19th May 2021 5:54pm |
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| Terryt Member Since: 28 Jun 2012 Location: Lerryn. Cornwall. Posts: 750
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Click image to enlarge Had a bit of a meeting |
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19th May 2021 6:53pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10859 
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First for me as i drove and parked up on some special ground
Click image to enlarge  Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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19th May 2021 8:39pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3689 
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Very cool indeed Clayton!
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20th May 2021 5:11am |
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| rockster57 Member Since: 15 Nov 2014 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 937 
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Thank you for the compliment. I’m pleased with how it all turned out. This is the folder... Click image to enlarge It’s not exactly a precision instrument, more of a home workshop type fabrication utilising angle iron but it did the job well without any drama. Coped fine with the sizes of 3mm plate I used for the brackets. I would have preferred a longer handle for more leverage but that said, I’ve been planning out an extended workbench project so none of my bench mounted equipment is bolted down at the moment - including the vice in which the folder is clamped. A length of tube over the handle would have helped but you know how it is - as soon as we have a garage clear out, we find a pressing need for something we’ve just thrown out!  |
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20th May 2021 8:07am |
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| Rkcorry Member Since: 23 Jan 2017 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 226 |
Great picture this one , just inside the boundary....  |
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20th May 2021 7:42pm |
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| nitram17 Member Since: 08 Jun 2014 Location: newcastle Posts: 2261 |
you really have a great job fella! |
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20th May 2021 8:14pm |
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