Grundig Double Rifle
I'm finally making the new mainspring for my Grundig.I have bent it, made the locating pin by filing away steel, forged & filed the hook/fingers. I now need to make the lug on the other end,...
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Where i am it's 20 Celsius at 10 pm. Sitting here in shorts with windows and doors open.not that i am rubbing it in.
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It's about the same here Jock, but with a '-' line in front of the 20. That wee line makes a difference.
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Jock, my friend, just thinking of your description warms the cockles of me'art (where are those cockles anyway?).
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Watching the ashes cricket on TV I thought it was raining down under or was that only where the match was taking place. Jim
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I see the second test of The Ashes was being played in Adelaide (my old home town), so a summer shower wouldn't be unheard of. In fact, looking at the current weather map there's quite a bit of rain...
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It never rains but it pours down here fella's.it has done more harm than good in places, certainly the land of extremes.hey PB you and possibly Ian would be the only ones watching the cricket over...
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I took a class in project management a few years ago. Didn't learn much about project managing, since the instructor spent the whole time talking about cricket, baseball statistics (something called...
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Without looking it up which two countries played the first international cricket match? Pinky
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England and Oz is my understanding although it became popular on the island of Corfu during the Napoleonic Wars when Corfu was under British occupation and is, so I understand, still played there by...
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Whilst we're on the subject of sport, & just to wonder a little further from the original course of this thread, but why do the French play Rugby? It seems like all the other countries were Rugby...
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PommyB Japan has an official rugby football union and I do not recollect Britain possessing them! http://www.rugbyjapan.com...com_content&task=section Pinky
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Hi Pinky.without looking it up i think the first touring team was an Aussie Aboriginal side, not sure who won the seriesbut i know the koories gave a good show.i reckon we will get yelled at by a mod...
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Ah Jock the mods will go back in time and find it was this rocker that pushed this one of the rails so I suppose I had better get in quick to put you out of your misery or it might not be here to...
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Pinky wrote:Sorry thats the best I can do to try and swing it back the only Grundig I have is a pair of portable speakers!!!!!!! .Who'd have thunk it, Yanks and Canucks not only playing...
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Here in Alberta, there were quite a few cricket teams before WW1, but after the war, there wasn't enough of the British lads returned to keep it going. You see cricket bats and such in museums now!
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"Japan has an official rugby football union and I do not recollect Britain possessing them!" Well, who would have thunk! Briefly looking at their site, I also see Korea & the Arabian Gulf also...
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Never been a fan of ball sports , always wanted to go fast, but if it's large round lead balls I think I can still take those Bales off at 100 yds and the wickets too if I shoot a tad low. cheers Ian.
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Pinky there must be a few old pitchforks on that island of yours they make fine springs I made one for an old Stevens and drew it back in the lead pot and another for an antique pistol , they are...
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I followed the advice & tempered the spring at 650° F - 340° in the real stuff (what are farenheits anyway?)Installed spring in lock, but it has taken quite a set. I will try using it, but maybe...
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Normally lit room, bright cherry red heat to quench. I keep the red-hot spring-to-be only a couple of inches above the quenching oil while heating and get it into the oil very fast, so it does not...
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