Damn it, what have I done (eBay)

[miniman]

1. Lunch
2. Large Capricciosa
3. Peroni
4. Back to Work
5. Random eBaying
6. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...



My wife has already asked me "what does it do". Well, it goes "phut phut phut". She doesn't understand why that is a good thing. Women

[Justayellowbadge]

You've bought a knackered 1.5hp stationary engine.

[spikeyhead]

Well done that man.

A lick of paint and you'll soon have it in show condition, then you'll spend all next summer sitting in a field on the periphery of steam fairs across the land.

[D14 AYS]

[miniman]

Justayellowbadge said:

You've bought a knackered 1.5hp stationary engine.

Well, duh, it's a project

[Jasandjules]

The best £102 you ever spent.

Or maybe not.

[Balmoral Green]

You bought a stationary engine?

And you've posted about it?

Have you no shame?

See you soon, relegated to the very far back of traction engine or classic car rallies, behind a line of orange tape fixed onto reinforcing bars driven into the ground, with your old MK1 Transit van towing a 1979 Abbey GT 2 berth caravan, sitting in your deckchair whilst your engine goes 'Phut phut phut' making a 60 watt light bulb flicker or pumping dirty water from one tin bath into another.

Sadness rating? 10/10

Edited by Balmoral Green on Friday 12th September 18:05

[dave_s13]

I'm a bit of a geek and even I think that's a bit "weird"....wtf are you gonna do with it!

BTW my wife would fvck me up if I did that!!

[_Batty_]

strap something rubbery onto it and give it to the missus.

say its the latest from ann summers

[miniman]

dave_s13 said:

I'm a bit of a geek and even I think that's a bit "weird"....wtf are you gonna do with it!

Well, probably get it running, paint it, stick it back on eBay for some other sad act to buy! Or, get it running and then annoy the fk out the neighbours. Hehe they thought the knackered Trans Am was antisocial.

[Morningside]

Well done chap.

I even started a thread about them a while back.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/xforums/topic.asp?h=0...

[R4PID]

You sir, are a mentalist.

[miniman]

Actually I blame groomi. It's him that got me searching for stationary engines on eBay.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[MitchT]

Excellent! Get it cranked-up and let's get this global-warming thing kick started.

[space1999]

miniman said:

Justayellowbadge said:

You've bought a knackered 1.5hp stationary engine.

Well, duh, it's a project

So its a project which will sit in the garage until you get around to it!! I know those! Husband has plenty of them!!! Yes typical woman I know!!! Well as long as it keeps you men happy!

[GTO Scott]

Global warming? You'll be wanting this then to speed things up:



Ruston VC-4 - 120hp at 430rpm. If you look to the right of the wooden 'Ruston Engine' sign, you'll see the spare piston the owner keeps.

[miniman]

space1999 said:

So its a project which will sit in the garage until you get around to it!

It would do, but my garage is full of other projects

[Puff Puff]

Balmoral Green said:

You bought a stationary engine?

And you've posted about it?

Have you no shame?

See you soon, relegated to the very far back of traction engine or classic car rallies, behind a line of orange tape fixed onto reinforcing bars driven into the ground, with your old MK1 Transit van towing a 1979 Abbey GT 2 berth caravan, sitting in your deckchair whilst your engine goes 'Phut phut phut' making a 60 watt light bulb flicker or pumping dirty water from one tin bath into another.

Sadness rating? 10/10

Edited by Balmoral Green on Friday 12th September 18:05

Spot on!

I've never understood the attraction of watching water being pointlessly pumped round and round. Not only that, but it seems to be compulsory to dress like Fred Dibnah whilst your wife displays her collection of corkscrews or corn dollies.

[dave_s13]

miniman said:

dave_s13 said:

I'm a bit of a geek and even I think that's a bit "weird"....wtf are you gonna do with it!

Well, probably get it running, paint it, stick it back on eBay for some other sad act to buy! Or, get it running and then annoy the fk out the neighbours. Hehe they thought the knackered Trans Am was antisocial.

Fair enough mate. If you can turn it into a profit then that's cool. Buying another one, to keep, wouldn't be though. IMO.

Each to their own and all that, but not my thing at all.

[absolutely]

You could've at least bought a Merlin engine as a project.