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The Farrier's Axe
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AJB Temple
Sequoia
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Nice presenter. Very natural.
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Interesting indeed 
Woodbloke
Sequoia
Believe it or not, we used to show that process to Yr10/11 pupils with molten aluminium! - Rob
Edit - interesting to see they wore leather boots but no thick leather apron to cover their legs
Edit - interesting to see they wore leather boots but no thick leather apron to cover their legs
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Lurker
Old Oak
Very good. Not seen that one.
As I have mentioned before, the foundry is about a mile from my home.
They now have a excellent tours and the Great Central station is close to the foundry if anyone fancies a day out.
As I have mentioned before, the foundry is about a mile from my home.
They now have a excellent tours and the Great Central station is close to the foundry if anyone fancies a day out.
I think one of the conditions of Taylors getting a grant towards their recent repairs was that they open up to the public a bit more. These videos with Mae are part of that. It's interesting to see over the months how the craftspeople have got more relaxed with having her around.
Always good to see practical people making things.
Always good to see practical people making things.
Steve Maskery
Old Oak
Good watching.
My granddad was a pattern-maker. He had a ruler with four different 2-foot scales on it. I can't remember exactly, but I guess one was true 2', the others being for aluminium, bronze and cast iron.
It was part of the stuff that got stolen, and I found a listing on eBay that exactly matched its description. Far too late, of course.
S
I remember making a (rather twisted) G-clamp in aluminium at school in exactly the same way.
My granddad was a pattern-maker. He had a ruler with four different 2-foot scales on it. I can't remember exactly, but I guess one was true 2', the others being for aluminium, bronze and cast iron.
It was part of the stuff that got stolen, and I found a listing on eBay that exactly matched its description. Far too late, of course.
S
It just so happens that, many years ago, I knew an ex-farrier from The Life Guards. At the time he was working as a farrier in the stables behind Buckingham Palace as well as being in the same TA regiment as me. He was a great help when the TA held a recruiting event in London in the autumn of 1961. For our display stand, it was thought to be a good idea if two troopers dressed up in full dress uniform which was very similar to that of The Life Guards (i.e. without the cuirass, gold braid and thigh length boots). David showed me how to clean the helmet, clean the boots, how to wash and crimp the horsehair plume and how to do the sword drill. We even, subsequently, got to earn a bit of cash turning out for a couple of weddings.
Malc2098
Sequoia
The Household Cavalry's Windsor home was, and maybe still is, Combermere Barracks. In my old job as a biker, I had to escort them from and to the barracks for when they were displaying at Windsor Horse Show and various other times, State visits, Remembrance Day and back in the days when Fred Mulley as Defence Secretary decided to save money by walking them, instead of boxing them, to and from Knightsbridge Barracks for the State Opening of Parliament, and to and from Pirbright for their R&R. (Part of that route included a level crossing. That was hairy once or twice!)
The only time I wasn't allowed to escort them back in the early 70s when I was on a Norton Interpol and they complained its exhaust was too loud.
The only time I wasn't allowed to escort them back in the early 70s when I was on a Norton Interpol and they complained its exhaust was too loud.
Eric the Viking
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Great bikes. Avon & Somerset had six of them I think (Interpol 2s).
Back when I had an R80RT, a work colleague had bought one of the police bikes - a friend in the A&S tipped him off when they were coming up for disposal, also which one to bid on.
John used to do blood and organ runs as a volunteer, which in turn meant he could legitimately have blues and twos fitted (only used when actually doinhpg a run, obviously). The only thing verboten was the illuminating "Police STOP" sign for the back (he had that too, and fitted it for static display at shows).
Anyway, our commutes to work merged about two miles from the site, on the northern Bristol ring road. We'd filter through the dual carriageway stationary traffic, up to the lights, for a clean take off for the last mile or so into work.
But I never, ever kept up with him, and I know he wasn't really trying, either. That said, it did look and sound gorgeous though, and had an even lower CG than the Beemer.
Back when I had an R80RT, a work colleague had bought one of the police bikes - a friend in the A&S tipped him off when they were coming up for disposal, also which one to bid on.
John used to do blood and organ runs as a volunteer, which in turn meant he could legitimately have blues and twos fitted (only used when actually doinhpg a run, obviously). The only thing verboten was the illuminating "Police STOP" sign for the back (he had that too, and fitted it for static display at shows).
Anyway, our commutes to work merged about two miles from the site, on the northern Bristol ring road. We'd filter through the dual carriageway stationary traffic, up to the lights, for a clean take off for the last mile or so into work.
But I never, ever kept up with him, and I know he wasn't really trying, either. That said, it did look and sound gorgeous though, and had an even lower CG than the Beemer.