I always struggled when visiting Brazil from Colombia and never progressed much further than Obrigado. I'd love to see some beekeeping photos.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartynJC (UK)
I always struggled when visiting Brazil from Colombia and never progressed much further than Obrigado. I'd love to see some beekeeping photos.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartynJC (UK)
Blimey, this is a quite a rabbit-hole. Delving into early movies, really enjoyed the George Méliès pieces such as Le Tunnel sous la Manche ou le Cauchemar anglo-français and, of course, Le Voyage dans la Lune.Quote:
Originally Posted by jwg663
https://archive.org/details/TheNight...ubmarineTunnel
https://archive.org/details/ATripToTheMoonGeorgeMelies
When I was a kid, they used to put on a Welsh language programme around lunchtime.Quote:
Originally Posted by alfat33
I used to love watching it for some reason, even though I had no idea what was going on!
Anyone else remember it? Mid 60s to early 70s I guess.
Meanwhile, I've bought a nice old Conshelf 14 regulator set. I've cleaned up the 2nd stage (inside and out) and it all seems to be working well (although obviously I can't test it in water anywhere!), but I've bought a second, tattier 1st stage to try out servicing it, before looking at the good one.
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I remember Pobol y Cwm being on, but that was probably a bit later.
I remember that as well but Google says it started in 1974.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Curta
This brought back some lovely childhood memories for me, might have to try it a bit later if I can get hold of any blawd
https://youtu.be/na96S_rD51k
the benefit of something like Lanksy is that a) the system has a number of grits (the Deluxe has 5 different types) and b) perhaps most important it enables enables you to select the blade edge angle (and stick to it). So for general purpose knives you use 20 degrees.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattH
Next step will be adding a wet stone and strop to the process.
I found this on a classic Porsche forum. Some URLs are well-known here, some are new (I think):
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I know I'm running low on stuff to watch on youtube and the like so I figured I'd share some of my favorite channels and hopefully you guys can chime in with yours.
Dangar Marine - restoration of an steel trawler
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBs...BO3Bi2JmtVk1ZQ
Acorn to Arabella - Building a sailing boat, from scratch!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAi...WB1xCp6uuUo0VA
Its kinda wierd that I like these two since I'm not a boat guy at all but I do enjoy watching people have a go at stuff.
Mike Patey - creative DIY'er on a whole nother level ! Building and modding airplanes!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSv...ThqIrloZjWwNVg
Tyrrels workshop - This man could talk about the properties of cow dung and I would listen with interest. (new channel so not alot of videos yet but soo good)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2p...qbMHSVLtbJBvyw
FlightChops - Diping his toes in everything flight related.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPO...wcFMG9Bxppk4Mw
Project Binky - The undisputed kings of brackets and capture nuts.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHv...B7NyU5tIiEZHBg
Harrys Garage - How about roadtripping your Testarossa to Africa?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIB...WWzTOw6guIMYCg
Alec Steele - Whacking hot steele and making stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/user/alectheblacksmith
The art of craftsmanship - More axes and knives and bows
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQO...oJIAYe-sZmO6ew
The car Wizard - Random facts about everyday cars.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2T...wsRW8ex1zRXH8A
Aaron Cake- Restoration of a Mazda Cosmo, thats what she said...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_R..._cEge-fWOsqGLQ
Trent Palmer - Bushflying a KitFox
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4S...ZMFN5-3UuF-k6w
The Tank Museeum - Dedicated to heavy metal !
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChl...AzoEVsnbOfpcqw
That has inspired us to get creative in the kitchen.Quote:
Originally Posted by alfat33
I think that the program may have been Heddiw, broadcast on BBC One around lunchtime.
Thanks to wotsthecrack for the link to the BBC Genome Project in this thread: https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...=1#post5364833
https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/
We were planning to be at Bletchley Park on Friday 8 May for the VE Day 75 celebrations, but with the public event cancelled we will instead join in online for a digital 'Nation’s Toast' at 3pm, followed by a special recording of a VE Day speech by Sir Winston Churchill.
The Bunting for Bletchley appeal has recently been launched with the intention that the site can be decorated with red, white and blue bunting to create a celebration atmosphere for when they are able to reopen. The idea is to use any available red, white and blue materials to make bunting, such as old items of clothing and offcuts in the spirt of 'Make Do and Mend'. We'll knock a few metres up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyJ7O__70oM
This YT channel will keep you busy for a while: 80+ episodes of restoring a jukebox. On top of that, 70+ videos (and counting) of restoring a 1966 Ford Thunderbird.
https://www.youtube.com/user/joernone/videos
I make and restore model boats and yachts as a hobby so to be honest I'm having a great time, currently working on a model of a 1930s Police launch and after that I have a mid 1800s model to restore of a gaff rigged pond yacht, which will take a few months, which may well be handy in these times.
I went onto an online model supplies shop and they apparently can't cope with demand at the moment so I think a lot of oldies like me are revisiting the model making of their youth.... :-) Only trouble is we can't take them to the lakes !
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^^^ Fantastic, Mike!
Beautiful! Out of curiosity, how many have you lost in rivers and lakes?Quote:
Originally Posted by Artistmike
Nice hobby Mike, looks like loads of fun, (and hard work!). :eagerness: You need a pond in your back garden though. :devilish:
Last summer there was a guy at our local lake who'd built a R/C rowing boat with a Minion at the oars. It worked too, I was impressed.
Very nice, notice the track in your garden! Are you into model trains too?
Those are absolutely superb!Quote:
Originally Posted by Artistmike
I'm lucky in that I haven't, though a friend of mine had to get a team of volunteer divers in to rescue one of his that went down in a flooded Gravel Pit, and that was deep ! ... :smug: they were rewarded with some very decent malt scotch !Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyp
Yes, that's a redundant piece of track-work that I'm going to rebuild but I tend to build my own locos and running stock for the line too, known as the East Appledore Light Railway, which is rather fun too.. :smug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingstepper
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Can somebody please make a station announcement to remind the waiting passengers about social distancing!
Fantastic stuff!Quote:
Originally Posted by Artistmike
Our oldest daughter has decided to do this 30 Day Instagram Challenge, it is a little bit like what magirus is doing here but without leaving the curtilage. It is encouraging her to think about images telling a story and to be creative with the camera. Some of the tasks will need a bit of thought to achieve under current constraints.
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/7b/45/5e/7...d92b55300e.jpg
P.S. I highly recommend the inspiring thread mentioned in the first sentence.
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...-Corona-thread
I'm getting to grips with driving the cloud-based eLearning authoring tool Gomo to create training packages that can be remotely accessed by colleagues working from home across the globe. It's pretty slick and there's a 21-day free trial.
https://www.gomolearning.com
Given the content of this thread so far, I'm not sure this advice is about to reach its ideal audience, but never mind...
Firstly, on your own, read aloud to yourself. It's great fun and makes the time fly. Jane Austen is good for this, because you get to sound very witty and articulate. Also the chapters are quite short.
Secondly, reading plays aloud in a group. Typically there are more roles than readers, so divvying up and then swapping around is necessary. But it's always possible. (Me and a friend once did the entirely of Hamlet, but it needed a lot of planning.)
Online you can find the scripts to popular comedies like Friends. I imagining a big family doing that, feeling rather jealous not to be a part of it....
I saw a goldfinch in the back garden today. Maybe not unusual for some members who are naturists, hang on, naturalists, but I’d never seen one before.
If I hadn’t decided to just go and have a look round the garden I wouldn’t have spotted it and then looked it up in my Collins Bird Guide. It’s quite a spectacular looking bird.
Stripped and painted the garage doors today. Frames tomorrow. Very poor effort in comparison with others.
You know who you are Mike :eagerness:
Wasn’t that warm here [emoji57]Quote:
Originally Posted by Andyg
It was nice here today, and the doors are south facing. Even got 13Kw on the PV.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingstepper
Sorry, was jesting about you painting in the buff!Quote:
Originally Posted by Andyg
Congratulations, they are lovely, brightly coloured birds. They stand out from the crowd of the many brown birds we have here.Quote:
Originally Posted by alfat33
Another way to pass the time of isolation could be to spend a bit of time watching the garden and seeing how many species of bird visit it. If anything it is very relaxing, although I can see that could also be boring to some.
Beautiful aren't they?Quote:
Originally Posted by alfat33
We get Bullfinches (always in pairs) and Greenfinches too.
We also get those bloody green parakeets (always in a gang) with that awful squawking they make. It still amazes me how they have flourished in the wild here over the years.
In between work and school work my son and I have built this over the last two weeks:
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It is the first time it has been built in two years and we have only had to substitute three pieces and we are still missing another but not bad going. Next up is Kylo Ren's tie fighter.
That looks great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Artistmike
Thanks, it's fun, that's for sure... :eagerness: I'm currently working on a new boat, just to keep me from going stir crazy while all this is on....Quote:
Originally Posted by oldoakknives
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That's beautiful work on that boat Mike.
I've seen your railway before. Still looks great.
For a rather mesmerising diversion, spend a moment or three with Theo Jansen's fantabulous wind driven Strandbeests.
Then if you feel inspired, visit his webshop and order a herd of mini Strandbeests to build for yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LewVEF2B_pM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM5pLA-wBKE&feature=emb_title
Finding your current lifestyle a tad too exciting?
Dip into https://www.dullmensclub.com/ to rebalance your chi.
MarvellousQuote:
Originally Posted by jwg663
I took my old inkjet out of the loft and tried to set it up (Epson R300, with 6 shades of pigment grey). It was having none of it. I even took out the print head to clean it. All to no avail. So, I today I received a new inkjet printer I ordered over the weekend, a Canon ip8750. Also some inks from Octoinkjet. I'm waiting on a monitor calibration tool, and an IT8.7/2 calibration target for my scanner (and printer). I'm hoping to get them all singing from the same hymn sheet for the first time ever.
(By the way, the printer is pretty good, even unprofiled.)
Best wishes,
Bob
Have you considered blocking the IP address of the printer on your router for internet access? I once had a HP printer that self-installed a firmware update which subsequently barred the use of non-HP printer cartridges. I've not much experience of Canon, I'll admit...
Cheers. Did it yesterday, right after I assigned it a static IP on the LAN. Just checked the logs, and it hasn't tried to call home yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carlton-Browne
Best wishes,
Bob
Thanks for pointing out this stay at home thread mr curta, if you don’t mind me sharing some of my stay at home projects with you all I’d be delighted to stick around
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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4da4b71fd3.jpgI don’t know if anyone here is a mansell fan but I’ve reproduced his title wining cars as slot cars, Hand painted and applied decals, scalextric cars of course
92 fw14
93 Newman haas Lola
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I'm continuing my Duolingo streak learning Welsh, but the phrases are continuing to be somewhat random at times. My current favourite has been, "Do you like the tiger in the office?"
I'm impressed with the modelling skills on display! I used to build Airfix kits as a kid, but I don't think I have the patience or fine motor skills these days.
That is rather pleasing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave E
The Travelling Lemon is currently with me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Curta
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The Lego ISS has been built and suspended.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f14cd673_b.jpg
Now to attempt a Tensegrity Structure. Thanks to amnesia for the inspiration.
That’s very impressiveQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr Curta
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My wife and I are practising a combination of Kung - fu and boxing.
I'm quite happy at home whereas she is climbing the walls, hence the fight practise.
At least I think it's practise. :uncomfortableness:
:biggrin-new: :beaten:Quote:
Originally Posted by Neil.C
Learn Morse Code
This is an absolutely brilliant website for anybody who wants to learn or brush up on Morse Code. It is designed to be used on a mobile device in conjunction with Gboard - the Google Keyboard, which has an optional Morse Code function. It uses clever graphical mnemonics to aid the recollection of each letter, and after a while it becomes second nature.
https://morse.withgoogle.com/learn/
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Learn more about developer Tanya Finlayson and how Morse is being used to give a voice to those without one, here:
https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/morse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc_QMQ4QHcw&
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVNyhDFTU64&