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Started by 55starchief, January 18, 2006, 12:51:08 PM

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Roadkill

Quoting: 55starchief
i have nothing that i can collect an 8ft sheet in


My company van ? - Dependant on day . . .

Quoting: philoldsmobile
what do you think, 1 or 1.2?


1.2

And Lusty, remember - there's a jet wash in the BP just outside Billing.

If I know PhilO that BBQ will be gleaming before entering the aquadrome !!!


55starchief

Problem solved, Philo has done a deal with his boss 2 sheets for £20 so we are all ok. Way to go philo

Roadkill


art b

whaaaa heeeeey- good old piglet0  bloke,
This forum needs, ''YOU'' posting,Not just reading ! :moon:

55starchief

So who will be over on saturday?

Me and Philo any more

Roadkill

Not sure, yet.

We must get Chris' duster shifted this weekend . . . .

So could end up down the barn eventually . .

55starchief

Quoting: Roadkill
We must get Chris' duster shifted this weekend . . . .





art b

i should be on the piste all weekend in scotland!
This forum needs, ''YOU'' posting,Not just reading ! :moon:

philoldsmobile

ok, here is a breakdown of what i'm bringing on saturday..

2 x 1250 x 2500 sheets of 18g (1.2mm) steel
4 strips of 30mm wide 2mm steel (for the edges of the lid
2x exhaust pipes with flanges welded on
about 6 small offcuts of mild steel (2mm) for arches
about 3 or 4 slighly larger offcuts of stinless for the same purpous
about 3 meters of stainless 2mm folded 90*  for loining panels
6 meters of 40x40x5 angle iron
5 5.7mm dormer gold tipped drills
500 5.5mm 6mm head zinc plated rivets.

anything else?

philoldsmobile

deano - any change of bringing a few tecs over? it would make sense to tec it in the corners before drilling and pop riveting....

greame - i'll bring my lazy tongs too... cant have too many lazy tongs!

its definaley 24"  high, isn't it? i'm gonna cut the sheet in half lengthways..

55starchief

Quoting: philoldsmobile
its definaley 24" high, isn't it? i'm gonna cut the sheet in half lengthways..


Yes mate 24"

philoldsmobile

cool.

if you can measure the length, i can cut it to size on sat, saving us a load of work...

if ou can give me the dimentions of the other panels, i can cut those too, leaving us to just rivet them on saturday..

55starchief

Quoting: philoldsmobile
if you can measure the length, i can cut it to size on sat, saving us a load of work...

if ou can give me the dimentions of the other panels, i can cut those too, leaving us to just rivet them on saturday..


You working sat morning?

philoldsmobile

6 - 10, but there will be people there untill 11, so i can cut the sheet after clocking off..

55starchief

ok well i will try and get all the dimensions to you sat morning

philoldsmobile

i wont be aywhere near a PC on sat, and working from a text message leaves a lot of room for error, any chance of posting them up here by friday night?

F Body

Quoting: 55starchief
So who will be over on saturday?


Don't know yet ?

Don't surpose you have a postcode for the farm ?

55starchief

Quoting: philoldsmobile
i wont be aywhere near a PC on sat, and working from a text message leaves a lot of room for error, any chance of posting them up here by friday night?


Im not gonna get a chance to get to the barn mate. Was gonna send a text for each panel. Remember i have a full qwert keyboard no predictive shite text so it will be right

philoldsmobile

oh ok, thats no problem then..

just text em over mate..

55starchief

Quoting: F Body
Don't know yet ?

Don't surpose you have a postcode for the farm ?


NN13 6DY

its a straight road mate with houses either side. The farm is at the top on the right hand side. The track to the farm is the same one to the barn

philoldsmobile

if you do come down, bring tthe waaaaaaaaambulance, coz it will handle the terrain better than the GMC!


55starchief

Quoting: philoldsmobile
if you do come down, bring tthe waaaaaaaaambulance, coz it will handle the terrain better than the GMC!


lol yeah good point, although if the old dear sees that going down she might panic mate

F Body

Quoting: 55starchief
NN13 6DY

Jeeze it's in Banbury !

56.2 miles , any chance of a mileage allowance

55starchief

Quoting: F Body
Jeeze it's in Banbury !


its 2 miles outside brackley and 9 miles from banbury mate