Tell us something really trivial about your life (Vol 29)
Discussion
A chap I knew back in the 80's had a Willys Jeep similar to Pushfit's, he had one of the first car phones fitted in it.
I recall the enormous battery pack, it was about twice the size of a normal car battery and the aerial must have been about twelve feet long. Even so, he had to drive about a mile from his house and park on the top of a hill to get any sort of reception. All a bit pointless I suppose but it seemed to keep him happy.
I don't know what became of it, he bought a Range Rover and the Jeep was last seen in several hundred pieces in his garage.
I recall the enormous battery pack, it was about twice the size of a normal car battery and the aerial must have been about twelve feet long. Even so, he had to drive about a mile from his house and park on the top of a hill to get any sort of reception. All a bit pointless I suppose but it seemed to keep him happy.
I don't know what became of it, he bought a Range Rover and the Jeep was last seen in several hundred pieces in his garage.
Strange smell in my Van this morning! This afternoon all became clear, I had bought a brand new can of WD40, Putting things back in my Van last night after a job the can nozzle somehow got pushed by the other stuff in the Van and decided to empty its self!
Bugger, The Vacuum cleaner and other tool boxes looked very shiny
Bugger, The Vacuum cleaner and other tool boxes looked very shiny
fatboy18 said:
Strange smell in my Van this morning! This afternoon all became clear, I had bought a brand new can of WD40, Putting things back in my Van last night after a job the can nozzle somehow got pushed by the other stuff in the Van and decided to empty its self!
Bugger, The Vacuum cleaner and other tool boxes looked very shiny
I’ve done that with spray paint when carrying loads of tools and coffee mugs etc. It goes off and I have no alternative than to carry on and say fBugger, The Vacuum cleaner and other tool boxes looked very shiny
k it! I put up with drying paint down my leg trying to do the ‘that’ll show ‘em’ thing. Seriously red leg for days.
Bobberoo99 said:
let's just look at the evidence shall we?
1) My machine, it has decided that it's had enough of holding it's tools in the machining head and no longer wishes to participate in the making of things, currently in pieces as the tech changes the entire spindle/mechanism!
2) The machine I was on yesterday until around lunchtime when it decided it no longer wanted to retrieve the next tool from the tooling carousel, now fixed and being run by it's correct operator.
3) The machine I was going to be using to make "Balls", decided it didn't want to maintain a grip of the billet it was to machine, now fixed by putting a new chuck on it!
4) The machine I'm currently using, no issues, so far!!
I therefore belive that it is simply a case of me working the machines TOO hard!!
I take your points Bobbers, but aside from machine 4 the only logical conclusion I can draw is either................. Operator error, Ham fists, or possibly both!! 1) My machine, it has decided that it's had enough of holding it's tools in the machining head and no longer wishes to participate in the making of things, currently in pieces as the tech changes the entire spindle/mechanism!
2) The machine I was on yesterday until around lunchtime when it decided it no longer wanted to retrieve the next tool from the tooling carousel, now fixed and being run by it's correct operator.
3) The machine I was going to be using to make "Balls", decided it didn't want to maintain a grip of the billet it was to machine, now fixed by putting a new chuck on it!
4) The machine I'm currently using, no issues, so far!!
I therefore belive that it is simply a case of me working the machines TOO hard!!
Jim AK said:
Bobberoo99 said:
let's just look at the evidence shall we?
1) My machine, it has decided that it's had enough of holding it's tools in the machining head and no longer wishes to participate in the making of things, currently in pieces as the tech changes the entire spindle/mechanism!
2) The machine I was on yesterday until around lunchtime when it decided it no longer wanted to retrieve the next tool from the tooling carousel, now fixed and being run by it's correct operator.
3) The machine I was going to be using to make "Balls", decided it didn't want to maintain a grip of the billet it was to machine, now fixed by putting a new chuck on it!
4) The machine I'm currently using, no issues, so far!!
I therefore belive that it is simply a case of me working the machines TOO hard!!
I take your points Bobbers, but aside from machine 4 the only logical conclusion I can draw is either................. Operator error, Ham fists, or possibly both!! 1) My machine, it has decided that it's had enough of holding it's tools in the machining head and no longer wishes to participate in the making of things, currently in pieces as the tech changes the entire spindle/mechanism!
2) The machine I was on yesterday until around lunchtime when it decided it no longer wanted to retrieve the next tool from the tooling carousel, now fixed and being run by it's correct operator.
3) The machine I was going to be using to make "Balls", decided it didn't want to maintain a grip of the billet it was to machine, now fixed by putting a new chuck on it!
4) The machine I'm currently using, no issues, so far!!
I therefore belive that it is simply a case of me working the machines TOO hard!!
Bobberoo99 said:
On the one hand i see your point, operator error, now to be operator error, surely the operator in question should be able to operate the equipment in the correct manner in the first place, i have never said i can operate it correctly in the first case, more a case of, place billet/casting/bar/material in the chuck/fixture and clamp, close doors, press button and sit back and see what happens!!! Now the ham fist part i wholeheartedly agree with and understand, ham fisted i am a professional at it!!!!
Well I'm glad we've cleared that up Bobbers!!ION I'm now 'Lurking' at City Airport for a flight that is running late.
Was always going to arrive a bit early for it due to coming out from Central London but the f
king thing isn't due for another 2 hours!! 
Bobberoo99 said:
Morning chaps 
just been looking at that pic of the exploding silencer, just how in gods name do you manage to do that!?!?!?
Take one late 80's V8 Range Rover with a dislike for starting, add a driver who over ruled the inhibitor so he could carry on trying to crank it over and a bit of a build up of of fuel vapour in the exhaust. Apparently it went with bit of a bang lol just been looking at that pic of the exploding silencer, just how in gods name do you manage to do that!?!?!? Jim AK said:
Well I'm glad we've cleared that up Bobbers!!
ION I'm now 'Lurking' at City Airport for a flight that is running late.
Was always going to arrive a bit early for it due to coming out from Central London but the fking thing isn't due for another 2 hours!!
To keep yourself amused you could always buy a newspaper, cut two eye holes in it and sit there looking through them pretending you're a spy!!! ION I'm now 'Lurking' at City Airport for a flight that is running late.
Was always going to arrive a bit early for it due to coming out from Central London but the f
king thing isn't due for another 2 hours!! GOG440 said:
Bobberoo99 said:
Morning chaps just been looking at that pic of the exploding silencer, just how in gods name do you manage to do that!?!?!?
Take one late 80's V8 Range Rover with a dislike for starting, add a driver who over ruled the inhibitor so he could carry on trying to crank it over and a bit of a build up of of fuel vapour in the exhaust. Apparently it went with bit of a bang lol just been looking at that pic of the exploding silencer, just how in gods name do you manage to do that!?!?!? 
Jim AK said:
Bobberoo99 said:
To keep yourself amused you could always buy a newspaper, cut two eye holes in it and sit there looking through them pretending you're a spy!!!
Errrm. I would have looked somewhat daft sat in the ESG doing that!I'm happy to admit when I pick my mum up when she flys back from Spain I'm quite often found with a placard with various stupid things written on it, including but not limited to, "It's no good denying it you are my mum!!!!" "I've been here 12 weeks waiting after you said you were popping down the shops!" "Did you manage to hide it in your underwear?" And I once turned up dressed as a monk and walked around blessing people!!!!
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