CurtisRider

Great work Robin, I really need to get cracking on with mine as it's falling apart

Am the only person that still wants a T raptor because of Akrigg? I had one and it got stolen, I'd love another one!

Sketchy b*****d! Likewise with Tom, I am really careful now as I also trimmed my finger with a table saw. Routers can be lairy things so please take care! I tend to use Trend pro by default for my router bits, Wealden are good also. For the job you are doing then you may get away with something cheaper, I've been pleasantly surprised by some of my eBay specials that I have bought for one off jobs that have happened to come in useful later on. 1/4" shanks require light passes, a good rule of thumb (if you still have any) is to not remove any more material than the thickness of the shank on each pass.

Cheers Tom, it was pretty essential for us to have something like this to maximise storage space as this house is fairly compact. I even added IR sensors so lights come on when you open either door, my girlfriend was very excited about that!

Some bi folding doors I made recently for an inbuilt wardrobe, where the rebate is at the joints I just used an MDF offcut as a sort of biscuit, same applies for a solid wood door though Shit photos but you get the idea! This was my first attempt at this sort of thing and it really was very easy to make them (fitting was a slag as the rail kits are terrible!)

Glad you are making a proper router table, the Elu one has such a tiny surface to work on! I would use a bearing guided rebate bit, that way a fence isn't entirely necessary and you can save time. The KW779 is a great little 1/4" router, I had one for years in frequent use and it just would not die (I sold it recently as I realised I had 11 routers an only used 3 of them1), whereas my Trend T3 was and still is a total shit that I can't sell as I just couldn't be so cruel to anybody so it sits in the cupboard of shame. Speed control fault on your 1/2" router is probably an easy fix, for me it's always been the little TRIAC that has died.

I'd love to but it very much depends on whether I am up to speed on field work!

Cheers Ross, I might just sell the SLX ones as they will be worth more due to their condition, I don't massively care how my bike looks these days as otherwise I'll be too precious about it. I've already got a narrow wide on my bike so I'll chuck this one on my girlfriends bike

I'm a bit out of the scene, I bought a cheap bike with the nastiest frame in the world purely for the forks (Revelation 150mm air jobbies) last night and it happened to have some other alright parts on (hope/mavic wheels, shimano cranks/pedals, narrow wide ring, elixir front brake, funn bars and kore stem): It has Saint pedals and SLX cranks , are they better than my seemingly older but perfectly serviceable XT cranks and nanotech pedals? Nothing wrong with my current setup but I may as well fit the best stuff and flog the rest Thanks in advance!

I can't imagine my Inbred frame is too far off your Intense, makes for such a lovely whippy bike!

Yep short stems are worth the struggle uphill, I live in Suffolk now and it's about as flat as places get so it doesn't matter anymore!

I'd also love to but I'm in Suffolk now so posting them up would make it less than financially viable for you as well as me being also far too busy! Making doors is very easy though, you don't need anything overly special tool wise really. Do you own a router? If you don't then you should as they are one of the most important woodworking power tools to own! Ideally a 1/2" router, fixed to a basic table with a piece of 18mm+MDF or ply on top and away you go

Is that raptor paint worth it @Alex Dark?

*Boring question about retrofitting projectors that i've probably asked before but forgotten the answer* What are the legalities of fitting a projector unit? If you had a bash and the other driver claimed your lights were blinding them and caused the incident then would that void your insurance as they aren't E marked? I've got some spare headlights and some projectors ready for my Vivaro+Porsche and even though I intend on making them safe, I don't want to cause myself hassle down the line.

Fantastic, thanks Mike! Yes if you get a moment that would be great as this is just the sort of thing I've been wanting to build for a while now, preferably with a wooden frame as I mainly work with wood these days anyway

Any more details about this @MadManMike? Has he got a build thread at all?

I'm not sure if it's my Mac screen being out but the edited photos mostly seem to make your car seem to have a pinkyness to them, much akin to an old and unloved red Vauxhall. Boost the contrast on the original photos a touch to darken the blacks as they look quite grey, and maybe a little increase in saturation to make the red pop more.

Is that the correct red? Your old paint could certainly do with a good polish which may bring the red back to life as it looks fairly flat

Name and shame Mike

It's amazing how cheap it can be to get your car recovered, worth looking into

@MadManMike I've just searched on eBay but they seem to be as much if not more than a secondhand SB600?

I've been asked to photograph my brothers wedding, I accepted but I'm not feeling massively comfortable about doing it as my last one was 6 years ago and I haven't really picked up a camera enthusiastically since. I sold all my nice Nikon stuff not long after the last wedding and ended up with a Nikon D3100 for not much money a few years ago which I play with on the odd occasion... you can see why I'm not looking forward to it! Anyway there is a good chance I'll be wanting a flash as the place is pretty dark and ideally a TTL one at that as hopefully it'll cover up my lack of practice. I had an SB600 and that was great but it seems i'm looking at £65+ for a secondhand one and they are getting on a bit now as well as being pretty likely to fail once they are well used, ideally i'd spend less as it just won't get used enough after the wedding (I do intend on using it every so often though so I can justify buying one rather than borrowing). I've seen a breed of cheaper Chinese alternatives, has anybody had experience with them? There seems to be many versions which all look the part but i'm unsure whether they will be good enough quality for my needs? Ideally I'd be spending below £50 but I'll spend more if it's really necessary.

I'm after a simple steel bush for a tractor linkage, mild steel is fine for this purpose as it's not under great strain or regular use. Dimensions: ID 26mm OD 36mm Width 35mm A bevelled edge would be useful in order to aid fitment. If anybody is interested in it and can give me a price inc postage that would be great

8 speed is the same width as 9 speed, so you will only be able to shorten for 7 speed

Have any of you ever used Speeduino as an even more budget alternative to Megasquirt? I have only just found out about it, it's an open source Arduino based board which is something I had pondered on playing about with myself, I started using an Arduino to control an air valve in the Porsche but never got any further with it. I'm interested in giving it a go as the Porsche needs some new bits which will exceed the boards cost anyway and it would make a nice little winter project to learn more about engine tuning.