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Posted by Tony Jeffree on September 14, 2008, 9:58 pm
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On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:56:06 +0100, David Littlewood
>Anyone else in the group with similar problems? Would like to compare
>notes on how it affects workshop use.
Not personal experience, but a university friend of mine had a metal
leg that attached well above the knee - the engineering was a bit
crude, so you could hear him coming about 200 metres away. The main
problem he had was driving conventional manual gearbox cars with only
one serviceable leg - he fixed this by using the choke control as a
manual accelerator to good effect. Not a good solution in modern fuel
injection cars though.
He had a memorable saying - "I don't get my leg over, I take it off!"
I wish you well with the rehabilitation.
Regards,
Tony
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Posted by David Littlewood on September 15, 2008, 9:35 am
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>On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:56:06 +0100, David Littlewood
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>>Anyone else in the group with similar problems? Would like to compare
>>notes on how it affects workshop use.
>
>Not personal experience, but a university friend of mine had a metal
>leg that attached well above the knee - the engineering was a bit
>crude, so you could hear him coming about 200 metres away. The main
>problem he had was driving conventional manual gearbox cars with only
>one serviceable leg - he fixed this by using the choke control as a
>manual accelerator to good effect. Not a good solution in modern fuel
>injection cars though.
>
>He had a memorable saying - "I don't get my leg over, I take it off!"
>
>I wish you well with the rehabilitation.
>
Thanks Tony. I would be illegal if I drove before satisfying the DVLA
I'm safe; this will involve adapting the car to have the accelerator on
the left, and having some training. Fortunately both our cars are
automatics.
David
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David Littlewood
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Posted by Mark Rand on September 15, 2008, 1:20 pm
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:35:42 +0100, David Littlewood
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>Thanks Tony. I would be illegal if I drove before satisfying the DVLA
>I'm safe; this will involve adapting the car to have the accelerator on
>the left, and having some training. Fortunately both our cars are
>automatics.
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>David
It's slightly irritating that the idiots that design cars can't realise that
putting nearly all of the controls on the handlebar is not a better option
than having a bloody great wheel blocking the view :-|
Mark Rand
RTFM
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Posted by Charles Ping on September 14, 2008, 9:20 am
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wrote:
>A friend in Sussex is chucking out a vast amount of bar stock in various
>sizes which I've only just found out about. He's already weighed in over a
>ton of mild steel for a paltry £70 a ton at the scrappies. Drat. I'm trying
>to find out what's left and see if he'll keep it for a bit longer but he
>badly needs that room cleared.
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>Next stuff to go will be a ton or so of 316 stainless bar stock which is
>worth a lot at the scrappies but maybe more to someone on here. Also there's
>some Hasteloy, Inconel, Phosphor Bronze and various other stuff including
>EN24 and EN32 which I'm trying to get him to list out for me.
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>Does any of the above sound useful to anyone? Got a particular bar stock
>need which I can ask him about?
3-4" round bar in any machinable steel
Thanks
Charles
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Posted by Tim L on September 14, 2008, 9:47 am
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wrote:
>A friend in Sussex is chucking out a vast amount of bar stock in various
>sizes which I've only just found out about. He's already weighed in over a
>ton of mild steel for a paltry £70 a ton at the scrappies. Drat. I'm trying
>to find out what's left and see if he'll keep it for a bit longer but he
>badly needs that room cleared.
>
>Next stuff to go will be a ton or so of 316 stainless bar stock which is
>worth a lot at the scrappies but maybe more to someone on here. Also there's
>some Hasteloy, Inconel, Phosphor Bronze and various other stuff including
>EN24 and EN32 which I'm trying to get him to list out for me.
>
>Does any of the above sound useful to anyone? Got a particular bar stock
>need which I can ask him about?
Any bits of EN36?
316 in decent lengths of anything from 1.5" to 2.25" dia?
I'm always scratching round for short bits of round bar in the 3" to
5" dia range, almost anything including cast iron.
I'm in Cheshire so not easy for collection, though.
If anyone near me wants some bits of scrap propellor shafts in
(usually, before wear) 1.5" free cutting stainless, give me a shout.
Tim
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