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Offline royhall

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Winter Project
« on: January 17, 2016, 11:00:36 AM »
I keep seeing people looking for a new winter project. Well I've just been out to the garage intending to fit some new coils on the 350 and "Sod that for a game of soldiers" its bl***y freezing. I'm now looking for the next summer project. ;D
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Offline JamesH

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Re: Winter Project
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2016, 11:02:23 AM »
Ha ha. I know that feeling well.

Offline Sgt.Pinback

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Re: Winter Project
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2016, 11:31:04 AM »
Ask me...
Too cold for winter project. Sitting there and waiting. Wifey is starting moarning. Want's the Beamer into the garage.
« Last Edit: January 17, 2016, 11:37:27 AM by Sgt.Pinback »
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Re: Winter Project
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2016, 12:18:26 PM »
Yes, I've seen lots of ads for 'ideal winter project'  I think making a big fallen tree (not many of those in Orkney) fit our wood burner by chopping wood might be my idea of such a project.  I wonder if the ads marked 'unfinished project' are caused by the first ads.  That said, I am doing a few jobs in the Workshop and have just successfully stopped a myriad small air leaks on my compressor as I got fed up with it starting up so often and even turned over the disc valves for another 40 years abuse - should see me out!
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Re: Winter Project
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2016, 12:21:30 PM »
I run one of those things in the shop

http://www.ebay.at/itm/Heizlufter-9-kW-Bauheizer-Industrie-Heizgerat-Elektroheizer-Heizung-9000-W-/121474557440?hash=item1c4872a600:g:xzcAAOSwSHZWb~7h

keeping it to reasonable 15~18°C but probably still go unconscious when the electrical bill hits...  ;)

Would like to have a split-type heat-pump a/c there, but no space the outdoor unit (yet)...
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Re: Winter Project
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2016, 01:43:43 PM »
Brass monkey's out this morning, i went up the cafe where we all meet on bikes and i was the only one out on a bike , they all turned up in cars because there was an inch of snow,

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Re: Winter Project
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2016, 02:20:04 PM »
up in Edinburgh. kin feezin here. Just spotted a Doring K book in Waterstones for 25 quid cost me a fiver in Liverpool last year... good book has  nice pics of classic Hondas  in it inc. VJF 107H and UUT 1st UK bike. .both 750s

STOP press just bought a book on classic scooters was 20 quid reduced to £3.50. ...bl***dy cold is addling my brain :-)
« Last Edit: January 17, 2016, 03:02:52 PM by AshimotoK0 »
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Offline Mike on a bike

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Re: Winter Project
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2016, 06:59:59 PM »
Infrared heaters are my savior. I have 3 off them in my workshop and one in my garage. Instant heat when you want it, no wasted hot air going through the roof.
I'm not a complete idiot.....some parts are still missing.

 

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