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Re: Early retirement

Post by Jim » Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:58 pm

Busted Bricks wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:19 am
dewintondave wrote: Mon May 27, 2019 8:06 am I handed in my notice today, I'll be finishing on the 28th of June :thumbup:
Sharp increase in the world population of ossy locos just around the corner then?
Ossy loco? I thought Dave lives in the land of Kiwi?

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Re: Early retirement

Post by Busted Bricks » Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:07 am

Jim wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:55 pm
But what does GOL mean :scratch:

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Re: Early retirement

Post by Busted Bricks » Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:08 am

Jim wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:58 pm
Ossy loco? I thought Dave lives in the land of Kiwi?

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Think "wagging cylinders" ;)

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Re: Early retirement

Post by Jim » Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:50 am

Busted Bricks wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:07 am
Jim wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:55 pm
But what does GOL mean :scratch:

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Ah :thumbup:

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Re: Early retirement

Post by Jim » Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:51 am

Busted Bricks wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:08 am
Jim wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:58 pm
Ossy loco? I thought Dave lives in the land of Kiwi?

Phil
Think "wagging cylinders" ;)
Ah, I see what you mean now.

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Re: Early retirement

Post by FWLR » Sun Jun 02, 2019 8:26 am

Jim wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:55 pm
FWLR wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:19 am Happy belated Birthday Jim.... :occasion6: :occasion5:

Your will love your GOL time soon... :thumbright:
Thanks Rod :thumbright:
But what does GOL mean :scratch:

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Gentleman Of Leisure..or Good Old Lads... :lol: :lol:

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Re: Early retirement

Post by FWLR » Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:32 am

Of course we can't forget LOL....

Ladies Of Leisure..... :thumbright:

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Re: Early retirement

Post by dewintondave » Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:13 am

Well lads, the day has finally arrived! :king:
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Re: Early retirement

Post by Peter Butler » Fri Jun 28, 2019 9:16 am

Welcome to your new life Dave..... the best time of your life begins now.
The best things in life are free.... so why am I doing this?

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Re: Early retirement

Post by philipy » Fri Jun 28, 2019 10:10 am

Congrats, Dave. Enjoy! :sunny: :D
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Re: Early retirement

Post by tom_tom_go » Fri Jun 28, 2019 10:36 am

Lucky you, enjoy!

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Re: Early retirement

Post by FWLR » Sat Jun 29, 2019 9:33 am

Now the serious work starts Dave...a few beers lazing around sitting in the garden pondering on life and all its problems........ :lol:

Neah, work on the line, more scratch builds, having steam ups, more scratch builds, work on the line, having even more steam ups.... :lol: :lol:

Seriously you will enjoy life more Dave, it seems to go at a more leisurely pace.... :thumbright:

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Re: Early retirement

Post by dewintondave » Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:53 am

I've been busy.

Perhaps I had let things slip when I was working and indulging in my hobbies. We have six taps similar to these in our house, one was completely frozen, the others either dripped or water wept from their glands :shock:
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I could never work out how to get in to them to change the washers, we've had various plumbers in to attend odd ones over the years but it's hard to get one in for small jobs

Here's the frozen one with all the beautifications removed
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Using steam know-how I cleaned them off in citric acid removing years of mineral deposits. The spindle sealing o-rings were all shot on the vertical taps, those plumbers had never replaced them, the spindle froze due to water seeping past the o-rings and the mineral deposits in the water building up and causing interference with the spindle

Here's the parts showing how they are assembled to remind myself in the future. They are silky smooth now. Only two more to do!
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I did an hours work on the trial gas burner for the Quarry Hunslet today though!
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Re: Early retirement

Post by FWLR » Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:47 am

Seems our 16mm Garden railway skill are useful after all Dave... :lol: :lol:

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Re: Early retirement

Post by dewintondave » Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:50 am

FWLR wrote: Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:47 am Seems our 16mm Garden railway skill are useful after all Dave... :lol: :lol:
They sure are Rod :thumbup:

This sunglasses shaped ultrasonic cleaner from eBay is useful for 16mm Garden railway stuff too 8)
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Re: Early retirement

Post by idlemarvel » Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:30 pm

Very good but you've made the schoolboy error of displaying your DIY skills to the home crowd which will lead to more jobs mysteriously appearing on your to-do list from other sources :)
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Re: Early retirement

Post by FWLR » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:31 am

dewintondave wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:50 am
FWLR wrote: Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:47 am Seems our 16mm Garden railway skill are useful after all Dave... :lol: :lol:
They sure are Rod :thumbup:

This sunglasses shaped ultrasonic cleaner from eBay is useful for 16mm Garden railway stuff too 8)

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I love it Dave... :thumbright: The more skills that can be used for DIY from our hobby the better I think...Can save you loads of money hopefully..... :thumbright: :thumbright:

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Re: Early retirement

Post by dewintondave » Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:47 am

FWLR wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:31 am I love it Dave... :thumbright: The more skills that can be used for DIY from our hobby the better I think...Can save you loads of money hopefully..... :thumbright: :thumbright:
I'm really getting some workshop time in now. It was a lovely rainy day :D

I'm working on adding some variable air holes on the firebox door
Best wishes,
Dave

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