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staffordjas

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Does the bottom half of the car and road fold under?
Thanks @Lucy Hubby just did it like that , folding it so the bottom half folded forward and it's now a 3D card :)

I was trying to fold it backwards the wrong way ! What a thicko :roll:
 

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Gramaisc

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It doesn't really engrave, it spark-erodes the surface, just changing the texture and is almost like writing with an ink pen.

I may have some examples of what it does here - I'll see if I can find any tomorrow.
This is the only example that I've found here. It's on a pair a chrome-plated miniature pliers.

It was done about 25 years ago.

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Yes, she does know I've got them.
 

littleme

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Mmm, that is probably just about doable, but it would need great skill and a lot of prior practice...

That has the look of something done with a vibratory engraver.

I have one of those, too - but it needs using in short bursts, to avoid overheating - and your hand going numb.
The picture doesnt really do it justice as it's very close up. The carer thought it could be a dremil type thing, but thinks they weren't around in 1967
 

Gramaisc

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The picture doesnt really do it justice as it's very close up. The carer thought it could be a dremil type thing, but thinks they weren't around in 1967
You could have had a rotary engraver back then, but that is a much more difficult thing to control...

A Slovakian friend of mine in Ireland has done some fantastic work on horns, antlers, etc, using an old dentist's drill.
 

Tilly

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You could have had a rotary engraver back then, but that is a much more difficult thing to control...

A Slovakian friend of mine in Ireland has done some fantastic work on horns, antlers, etc, using an old dentist's drill.

Bob MortimerKovac?
 

littleme

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You could have had a rotary engraver back then, but that is a much more difficult thing to control...

A Slovakian friend of mine in Ireland has done some fantastic work on horns, antlers, etc, using an old dentist's drill.
The metal its engraved on, although made in 1967, originated from 1740 and predates stainless steel, it was originally use to make weapons for a Dutch fur trading company to counter attacks from the Indian Tommahawks. Its contains 17oz of Metorill, if that makes any sense (according to the document included with it).
 

Gramaisc

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No idea what Metorill might be - but Metoril is a digestive drug and that sounds likely to be an overdose...
 
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littleme

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Hmmmm, that's how the carer spelt it out to me, must say something else...
I've taken my contacts out, so now I can read, I think it says 17oz of MATERIAL, neither steel or stainless steel....
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The oz weight looks to originally have been 12oz, not 17 though.


Still very interesting and a bit of a mystery, whatever it is
 

Gramaisc

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A Slovakian friend of mine in Ireland has done some fantastic work on horns, antlers, etc, using an old dentist's drill.
Although it's some years since he died after an unfortunate accidental fall, I knew I would come across some examples over time.

Going into town on my weekly shopping expedition this week, I noticed a horn hanging up in a butcher's shop.

The shop is an odd place with very 'strange' opening hours - to be honest, it's run more as a community centre, with times to suit the clientele.

I caught him open today and discovered that he has actually two of Jan's horns and a walking stick.

The pictures are not brilliant, as I was massively steamed up resulting from the bike ride there, but they'll give you the gist.

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I saw photos of the stuff he had back home in the Tatras, whole hunting scenes across reindeer antlers, etc,, but, I never could persuade him that there was real money to be made in the right market. He was happy to give stuff away and swap larger items for things he wanted.

Jan was an odd, but very likable bloke. He lived here for about fifteen years, without ever bothering to learn more than about fifty words. I had a bit of Czech on the go in those days and, after a few pints, we understood each other well enough.

I will always remember a wild boar casserole that he cooked around 4am one day - having shot it himself a few weeks before and brought it back with him.
 

Carole

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Does anyone know anything about food mixers?

My trusty old Kenwood chef has been on the blink for a little while.
It’s been in the family since the 60’s (over 50 years old) and I use it all the time so it doesn’t owe us anything.

Husband keeps telling me to go and buy a new one, but I’m fond of the old thing and I don’t want to spend upwards of £400 if it’s something simple like a loose wire.

So basically here’s a potted history of the problems.
It’s got 7 speed settings and before Christmas it started being temperamental and only wanting to work on the very slowest or the very fastest settings.

Then it started making a burning smell so I knew it was unwise to continue using it, but I love making cakes so much so I recklessly kept going.
I was hoping that @Gramaisc might come round and have a look, but a) we’re in lockdown and b) he’s rather inconveniently buggered off to Ireland.

I digress. Made a cake today and not only did it smell of burning but it actually started smoking so I know it’s time is up (possibly mine if I continue to use it).
The smoke was coming from the black grill part on the photo.

I know that it’s hard to diagnose without seeing it but does anyone have an idea if it’s fixable or is it time for a new one?

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Gramaisc

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They can sometimes do that due to an insulation failure caused by flour dust over the years, but it can also just be 'aging' of the material. The first can usually be fixed, the second is largely terminal.

There can be insulation issues with the capacitor on the motor - if yours still has the original capacitor, it can track between the bare wires - replacement capacitors will have insulated wires, largely solving this fault.

They will regularly turn up at boot sales and in charity shops. That's not ideal at the moment, obviously, but there's eBay and various other 'distant' sources. I would suggest that you give strong consideration to replacing it directly, as you will be programmed to use it after all this time - and you then have a source of spares for the 'new' one.

Do be aware that there are two basic forms - the '700' that you have and the '900' that came after - not all things are compatible in the attachment range. Even the bowl bases are slightly different. Model numbers for power bases and attachments will start with 7 or 9, as appropriate.
 

Gramaisc

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... why this grill pan is not symmetrical?

I decided to clean it today and noticed the offset notch for the first time - there is also a small lump to the left of the handle, but the the long notch is very deliberate.

It's from a 25-year-old Parkinson Cowan "Astoria", although, being jetted for LPG, it is branded as a Calor product.

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There's also the two holes at the far side, but I (originally) put them down to being hangers for the stove enamelling.

1, It's not from the Shed cooker. The cooker in question has an eye-level grill.

2, Yes, I have considered that I may have had a stroke or some sort of seizure.

3, I found an online manual for the cooker that was of no use at all in unravelling the mystery. It may be that it's a common part with other cookers that do have a reason for it..?
 
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