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BBC TV programme showing Cutlers Not sure whether this will be of interest, or how long it will remain available, but a recent BBC programme visited a Sheffield Cutler's workshop. These artisans now concentrate on making 'hunting' type knives (mainly for the U.S. market), but we do get a brief...

Ebay and/or 'sniping' As 'D-Jones' says (Reply#11), the only thing that Ebay wants to improve is it's own 'bottom line'. It is losing 'market share', and deservedly so!! Most people don't like changes in the websites they use, especially when the changes offer no obvious improvement or...

'Sharp' knives I fully agree, Tolivac, regarding sharp knives being safer. One reason why I keep mine well maintained. Even if one does manage to cut oneself, a fine, clean cut heals almost immediately. :-) All best Dave T

Agitator Vs 'Pulsator' twin tubs My mother only ever bought a Hoover twin-tub once. she soon sold it!! She found that the 'spinning disc' at the back of the tub, and the water currents which it created just twisted clothes into ropes, and then tangled them up, with the result that they seldom...

House/yard work I do all my own maintenance work, but as little as possible. I have arranged my home (and that of my 'Good Lady') to be as 'low maintenance' as possible. The fact that I now work as a Gardener/Handyman means that (like others) I don't want to start doing the same stuff when I...

Gruel (as served in U.K. prisons) ...Was simply 1lb of oatmeal boiled in 1 (imp) gallon of water, with a 'handful' of salt. Prison 'porridge' contained 2lb of oatmeal per gallon. Short term prisoners (up to 10 days) got 24 ounces of bread and a pint of gruel per day (plus water, but you'd be...

Sheffield Cutlery The City of sheffield was (and, to a lesser degree, still is) Britain's 'Steel Town'. It was the biggest centre of Iron and Steel making since the start of the industrial Revolution, and perhaps before. The Cutlers of Sheffield used the best of the local steels to make their...

Spare motor Such a shame it has been damaged in transit!! Since you have obtained this as a spare, and since the bearings are so well lubricated, it seems likely that if/when the motor it is to replace fails it will be the windings which fail (start windings??) so the endplate from that motor...

'Improving our Experience' Sadly, I cannot 'edit' my posts. :-( Yes, I'm sure this is yet another site 'Improving our Experience' by maximising their profits from advertisers and/or using so many 'Java' based 'bells and whistles' that their site takes over a minute to load each page on an...

Yahoo Mail I use Yahoo (when I can't avoid it ;-) ). I've had the same 'intrusive advertising' for a few months. I'm keeping the account ONLY because I've had it for 10 years or so, and so can remember what it's called. I'm getting too old to remember new information..... :( All best Dave T

'Mobile Internet Stick' I regularly use one of these (on a 'pay-as-you-go' tariff) with no real problems. 'Credit' is a little expensive, and does 'expire' after a month or three, but if the cabin is only used occasionally, you only need to buy credit when it is actually being used. Quoted...

NTCs No idea how/where these are fitted to any particular machine, but from experience with a heating boiler some years ago, you can either add another NTC (or resistor) in series (to make the PCB 'think' the water is colder than it is), or insulate the pellet from the water somehow, so that...

I'm not a tea-drinker, but..... I'll keep a lookout in local 'thrift' (as opposed to 'antique') shops.... If I see anything suitable for a reasonable price, I'll get it....... We'll have to sort out shipping after the event....... All best Dave T

Snapped spider If the spider really HAS failed, It should be a 10 minute job for a good MIG welder to repair it. Stainless will weld well, not so for aluminium..... All best Dave T

Ubuntu I only ever tried to use Ubuntu once. No idea which 'build' / 'Distro'. I couldn't make head or tail of it. It seemed to have all the worst features of Windows (like putting anything you download where IT wants to, not where I want it to) without the familiarity to go and find/change...

Plumbing threads The best advice I can offer is to take the filters to a Plumbers' Merchant and ask them to see what they can find in their stock. An old established firm will have YEARS worth of oddments in the back. They usually respond very well to a challenge... ;-) All best Dave T

Update Managed to have a quick look over the weekend. It appears to be (no 'Torx' drivers with me to dismantle the air duct) the 'Dryer' heater element has 'gone to earth'. I'm expecting a bit of a mess in the air duct, so will be sure to have a camera with me when I open it. Watch this...

Door interlock Thanks, Lee!! That's one thing I would probably never have thought to check... Timely, too.... I'm hoping to get back there again later today, 'Megger' in hand. All best Dave T

I've been asked to 'have a look at' a Hotpoint WDL640P washer/dryer, which was reported to 'trip' the Earth protection 'As soon as it started filling'. Unfortunately, it has been removed from service, and stored where there is neither electricity nor water, so a 'working test' will be a little...

Observations from new photographs Here are a few thoughts / observations...... 'Hob Nobs' (reply#32) made (or at least packaged) for the U.S. market. Note the U.S. spelling 'flavor'. Also worrying is the fact that the stuff they are putting on top no longer qualifies as 'chocolate'. I wonder...