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Jul 30, 2022 20:41:32 GMT
Post by karatestu on Jul 30, 2022 20:41:32 GMT
Leave it bare aluminum and live with it. Least effort and harm to the planet.
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Jul 30, 2022 21:36:21 GMT
Post by petea on Jul 30, 2022 21:36:21 GMT
Looks great. Did they get hot then? Extremely. The heatsinks do appear to be helping though. I'll stick a thermocouple on them at some point (with and without the heatsink) to see what impact they are having. |
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Jul 30, 2022 21:38:17 GMT
Post by MartinT on Jul 30, 2022 21:38:17 GMT
If you use a 10Gbps optical SFP in the EtherREGEN's cage, it runs VERY HOT! I'm glad I've got the heatsink on it.
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Jul 30, 2022 22:00:22 GMT
Post by petea on Jul 30, 2022 22:00:22 GMT
I'll be staying with ethernet as the A side of the unit is connected to the Fidata server. This already provides a decoupled connection and so the main role of the EtherREGEN is probably the re-clocking.
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Post by speedysteve on Jul 31, 2022 12:42:06 GMT
Leave it bare aluminum and live with it. Least effort and harm to the planet. If the idiot manufacturers did that from the beginning instead of powdercoat, life would indeed be easy. As it was they looked cack. Now they look nice. |
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Jul 31, 2022 15:01:19 GMT
Post by MikeMusic on Jul 31, 2022 15:01:19 GMT
Get your retaliation in first
Clear the gutters now, at least check them
I had 2 inner corners jammed with moss and flakes of roof tile
A few leaves and water will pile into the house
Have T shirt
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Post by speedysteve on Aug 1, 2022 17:38:28 GMT
Here's the result of the wirebrushed in-situ / Dinitrol treated lantern.  |
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Aug 1, 2022 18:48:31 GMT
Post by MikeMusic on Aug 1, 2022 18:48:31 GMT
Far too good Steve !  |
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Post by speedysteve on Aug 1, 2022 19:12:07 GMT
Far too good Steve ! Hehe. I'm amazed how well the thick black underseal covers the white aluminium oxide. Sort of soaks in and covers it. It drys with little tack but it never goes hard and brittle to flake off.. |
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Aug 1, 2022 19:30:38 GMT
Post by MikeMusic on Aug 1, 2022 19:30:38 GMT
Far too good Steve ! Hehe. I'm amazed how well the thick black underseal covers the white aluminium oxide. Sort of soaks in and covers it. It drys with little tack but it never goes hard and brittle to flake off.. Never occurred to me ally could be saved |
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Post by speedysteve on Aug 1, 2022 19:43:40 GMT
Hehe. I'm amazed how well the thick black underseal covers the white aluminium oxide. Sort of soaks in and covers it. It drys with little tack but it never goes hard and brittle to flake off.. Never occurred to me ally could be saved As long as it's black 🤠 |
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Aug 1, 2022 19:48:34 GMT
Post by MikeMusic on Aug 1, 2022 19:48:34 GMT
Never occurred to me ally could be saved As long as it's black 🤠 Perfect ! |
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Post by petea on Aug 1, 2022 21:05:43 GMT
Yeah, I bet those lamps sound gorgeous!  |
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Aug 2, 2022 10:56:10 GMT
Post by MikeMusic on Aug 2, 2022 10:56:10 GMT
I can hear their perfection from here ! |
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Post by speedysteve on Aug 2, 2022 12:19:56 GMT
The flat wall mount lanterns take the black well too.. Don't sound quite as good though🙂  |
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Aug 2, 2022 15:24:03 GMT
Post by petea on Aug 2, 2022 15:24:03 GMT
That's because of the silver reflector I expect! |
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Post by speedysteve on Aug 2, 2022 20:36:00 GMT
That's because of the silver reflector I expect! Course!🤦 |
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Aug 19, 2022 15:56:59 GMT
Post by MikeMusic on Aug 19, 2022 15:56:59 GMT
Secateurs
Anyone have a favourite or recommendation
I've borrowed various ones the boss has, knackered a couple and hate the rest.
I know they are for cutting thin items not often abused !
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Post by petea on Aug 19, 2022 21:18:17 GMT
Yes, Felco. Ina is still using the pair she bought when she started a gardening apprenticeship 40 years ago. They get the occasional light sharpen and lubrication, and still have their original springs. When clean, they certainly do not look their age and work perfectly despite several years of professional use in a tree nursery and pretty heavy use as an enthusiastic gardener.
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Post by karatestu on Aug 20, 2022 7:06:19 GMT
I agree, can't beat felco. There are a number of different models including one where one of the handles rotates to stop your fingers getting sore. It is however quite possible to wear them out. The red plastic has come off one of my handles, the spring broke and I have sharpened them many times.
Still the best money can buy. Get yourself a holster as well which clips on your belt or top of your trousers. Sharpening tools properly is a skill in itself (one that is disappearing as fast as you can say ipad).
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