keepdiggin 9,559 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 Just now, Leatherface said: All training will be provided. I’m ok pal thanks though lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,559 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 34 minutes ago, Leatherface said: At a railway station? What makes you come to that conclusion? I'm a successful business owner with a Tesla and 40 acres mate, pfffttt. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leatherface 173 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 3 minutes ago, keepdiggin said: Cringe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leatherface 173 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 Your boss has the same model as me mate, bet you're over the moon with him letting you sit in it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,264 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 1 hour ago, tillylamp said: funny you saying that mate, i get the same feeling looking back, i think when you step away and see how the area you come from has changed and the way you are living now it really opens your eyes....making that break to move away has done us the power of good, i wouldn't want to be anywhere else than here right now bud.... I feel nostalgia for Sunderland Tilly,but having a base on the outskirts of London and Ottawa I think I have the best of both worlds,but probably going to end up a snow bird. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chaff 3,590 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 1 hour ago, tillylamp said: thanks for that bud....i made my own wrap machine and drying machine from a rotisserie motor, saved myself $200 bucks....i only do it as and when i need to really.... Looked a bit pro Be nice to see the finished job with the epoxy mate. That bit always goes wrong for me it just keeps moving with gravity. Lol Is that why you have the rotisserie motor to keep it turning while drying? A 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,830 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 13 minutes ago, Chaff said: Looked a bit pro Be nice to see the finished job with the epoxy mate. That bit always goes wrong for me it just keeps moving with gravity. Lol Is that why you have the rotisserie motor to keep it turning while drying? A thanks bud, i'm no pro though....lol yes, that's why your epoxy is running, if you don't have a drying machine you would have to sit there for half an hour to keep turning it then every 10 mins after that until it's set enough to be left....with the rod in the drying machine you can do a light coat to let the tread soak the epoxy then after 10-15 mins or when tacky (not dry) add the top coat to give it that high build, or there are some who put there high build on in one hit, after that keep an eye on it because it can still sink into your thread, if that does happen you can take a lighter and with just a quick flick under the epoxy (which will darken your thread colour, you can use a colour preserver) you can loosen it again to runny then move it round over the thread to level it out again, then let your dryer do the rest, it self levels it's self out after that bud.....here's my homemade one nothing fancy but it works just as good... 6 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 45,149 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 5 minutes ago, tillylamp said: thanks bud, i'm no pro though....lol yes, that's why your epoxy is running, if you don't have a drying machine you would have to sit there for half an hour to keep turning it then every 10 mins after that until it's set enough to be left....with the rod in the drying machine you can do a light coat to let the tread soak the epoxy then after 10-15 mins or when tacky (not dry) add the top coat to give it that high build, or there are some who put there high build on in one hit, after that keep an eye on it because it can still sink into your thread, if that does happen you can take a lighter and with just a quick flick under the epoxy (which will darken your thread colour, you can use a colour preserver) you can loosen it again to runny then move it round over the thread to level it out again, then let your dryer do the rest, it self levels it's self out after that bud.....here's my homemade one nothing fancy but it works just as good... Quality that 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,830 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 1 hour ago, mackem said: I feel nostalgia for Sunderland Tilly,but having a base on the outskirts of London and Ottawa I think I have the best of both worlds,but probably going to end up a snow bird. i know what you mean bud, England will always be my home, you have done well for yourself bud... having a few bases is your reward now, but for me it's the freedom i can have without anyone telling me i can't do that....lol...fishing, hunting, motorbikes, side by sides, building etc. etc.... a while ago i was offered a big brand new 3-4 bed house, developed basement with games room, cinema room, with deer hunting cabin, open land and woods, brand new big workshop 2 story high, a small house, on 200 acres for $500,000 (£290,000), it's probably gone up a bit now, but that's how much i could have bought that for...bargain....you wouldn't get that in England..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,264 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 18 minutes ago, tillylamp said: i know what you mean bud, England will always be my home, you have done well for yourself bud... having a few bases is your reward now, but for me it's the freedom i can have without anyone telling me i can't do that....lol...fishing, hunting, motorbikes, side by sides, building etc. etc.... a while ago i was offered a big brand new 3-4 bed house, developed basement with games room, cinema room, with deer hunting cabin, open land and woods, brand new big workshop 2 story high, a small house, on 200 acres for $500,000 (£290,000), it's probably gone up a bit now, but that's how much i could have bought that for...bargain....you wouldn't get that in England..... Yes mate,seen some absolute bargains in Canada,though the prices around Toronto,Ottawa and Vancouver are high by comparison,we were lucky to buy off-plan when it was still a field,plus the O-train coming out to us has bumped the value right up,Ottawa is a really green city compared to London,I was in Tooting today and it’s crowded as f**k,something you could never say about Ottawa,but there again population density for Canada is 4.4 people per Km Sq with UK at 278 people per Km Sq,we are a bit squeezed in the UK. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,830 Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 7 hours ago, Daniel cain said: Quality that thanks...appreciate that bud.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 15,409 Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Type one in and the lads are here piling, 5 meters down for a 6 foot wall, no idea why, so I’m leaving them too it and off on a 5 hour drive to Reading for a family wedding, think I’d rather stay and put this Yorkshire stone down 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 45,149 Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 What the f**k is going there stav? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leatherface 173 Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Fcuk the office today, A1 and home! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 45,149 Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Got to seal a few bits off a ladder.then off to repair some chest of drawers,fix up a tv bracket,re attache a radiator valve,fit 2 x velux window blinds...last job is emptying some guttering...then tomorrow drive 2 hrs to move a f***ing great big marquee about 35 m,so my boss can get married week after next...told me hrs work,payed a full shift....will have some of that I think... Then Im off fishing last but one weekend,before rivers close for the off season.. Some blue sky up there.... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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