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    I have no intention of ever using it , like most of my stuff I just liked the look of it
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    :LOL: yes its a friggin nerd toy 😆 geeze ! I thought Id already owned up to that :LOL::LOL: Its for measuring the radius of the surfaces of lenses from back when such things were hand ground
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    Well yeah :LOL: could be worse , at least I know what it is ..........I have stuff that I dont , 😁 Its a Sphereometer . The centre stud and dial are micrometer adjustable , using this and a mathematical formula that should have landed me on Jupiter you can suss the diameter of big round...
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    Just scored this gem Oh yeah ,the coffee table is another of my crude craft skills ,made from a big plank of Jarrah
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    Good eating size .....😁
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    Aluminum Boat Paint

    I been fixin a wee dinghy I ( stupidly ....I think Gilligan would have passed it up ) bought and I was thinking about some of that stone chip paint used on car sills for the floor. :unsure:
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    How to decarbon a 4 stroke

    Its not wether you should , coz a bit of sea foam or whatev isnt going to hurt at the least , its just debatable wether you need to . Tother hand its relatively cheap and easy and may well have a positive effect . :)
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    How to decarbon a 4 stroke

    Used to be a regular thing , specially on 2 strokes , that one had to de carbon things as the fuels and oils of the old days were not so clean burning .
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    How to decarbon a 4 stroke

    A modern 4 stroke should not need de-carboning ..........unless is burning oil for some reason ( and then de-carboning would be the least of your problems ) or if someone has sugared your tank . If , like me , you just want to love your motor a bit there are other worthwhile things you can...
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    Aluminum Boat Paint

    Ally can be hard to re paint . Its not so much the painting but the prep work needed to get a good durable finish . If that were me Id be havin another look with the idea that its a nice looking used retro dinghy and talk myself into leaving it as is :):). Otherwise its scotchbrite pads (...
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    Nobody fishing?

    46.9lbs,Canterbury hydro canals. Brown Trout
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    I have never seen those for sale here ( doesnt mean they are not ) but they look the biz for kids when there isnt to much distance involved.......be a lot less hooks in ear lobes or poked out eyes than if they're waving a 5 foot rod round :LOL:. I think those kids are lucky to have you around
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    Absolutely , specially if you have had it so long they dont make them any more ( Jensen insect spinner )The one on the left isnt attached to the line , just there to see . The rod and reel are Temu specials and so far Im happy . the reel is a 1000 size ( the paper envelope is A4 for scale )
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    Trail camera issues fixed, now pics from them ...

    They sure can jump . I watched two guys on quads flat out chasing a stag across a paddock as I drove down the road parallel to them, when the quads hit the brakes and give up the chase , twas then I realised the stag had cleared the fence at the end of the paddock without even braking stride.
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    I have some vinyl but am still working on the turn table ( not very hard tho ) . I have an old Garand that my Dad had modified so it would fit into joinery on our new home ( in 1978.....and it was probly 20 years old then ) so I have to figure out a way of mounting it , and that can make or...
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