After some searching from the blog readers side its quite hard to actually sign for emails.. the subscribe to posts (atom) produced what looked like a link to an xml feed which came out as code in google chrome. So to get an email sent to people when you post a blog you need to go to your "dashboard" (click the 'B' in the top left corner). Then (if your using the classic interface) click on the "settings" tab. and then "email and mobile". Scroll down and you'll see a box where you can enter upto 10 email address that will be notified upon you posting a blog.
By the way, don't worry mom this isn't something you'll have to do!
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
The events of Today
Today has seen a few interesting events:
Firstly the cylinder head for the Mondeo went to get skimmed and is now shiny.. on one side atleast. I also combined that with heading to Halfords to pick up the remaining bits, which normally would've cost over £80 but on trade it was just over £40 which is great!
Shortly after returning home Claire spotted a dog wandering past the car without an owner, we waited for a moment but still no-one came. So for what seems like the 10th time I attempted to capture a stray (it was a proper male staffy with all it's bits intacta nd was only young) dog. I changed my tactic this time and first grabbed Patch from the house and brought him on his lead, leaving Rosie in the house (she wasn't sure what she'd done wrong!) and pinching her lead for the stray. By the time we'd caught up with the stray it was in the park and just as I was approaching it another dog ran over to it, they seemed friendly enough at first but the other dog (some small black dog) began to provoke the stray. I managed to grab hold of the stray who seemed a well behaved dog and was defending itself but not attacking. At this point one of the owners of the black dog was coming over just in time for their dog to go mad and start attacking the stray, which still wasn't doing anything back. Since it was getting little out of the stray the black dog turned its attention to Patch which Claire was holding on the lead. Patch began barking enough to scare the dog back to the stray. At this point the female owner became completely hysterical and shouting "No <what ever the black dog was called> No!" she promply burst into tears as if the dog was being ripped to shreds... which was in no way the case, Patch was barking and the stray was trying not to get bitten. I quickly realised the woman would be useless at controlling her dog so I held the strays collar in one hand and then waited for the little bugger to attack again, eventually managing to yank it off the ground by it's full body harness, unfortunately what I didn't see when I pulled it up was that it was currently latched onto the strays ear! I gave the dog a bit of a shake and it let go luckily and the owner was holding at that time aswell. Somewhere in all that the 2nd owner (we're assuming the mother) had attempted to grab the little dog and it had cut her hand open. Then we went our separate ways and the stray didn't seem bothered by the small cut on its ear at all.
Luckily it had a tag with a number which I phoned but after a few times of it going to answer phone I left a message saying we'd taken the dog back home. He was fine coming with me and I let him loose in the garden with Rosie and Patch who he had no trouble with at all. Eventually there was a knock at the door and a young lad came round (without a lead) to collect the dog, before even getting to the door he'd lost the dog up stairs, so it's anyone's guess if it actually made it home or not! Got a phonecall from the mother just after the lad left and she'd said her son was walking it and it ran off, turned up in someone's garden and they apparently chased it away with a spade!!! I know people think they're rough breed but I've never had any trouble with any of the staffy's I've met its all about the owner, and anyone who uses a full body harness and cries at the sight of a dog barking, in my view, should probably own a different animal.. maybe a tortoise or something!
Now you'd think my day of adventures was done by this point.. while that probably is the main event (so far), I had to head into uni for a meeting and lo and behold just as set off on the bike the wind picks up and it begins to rain.. because of waiting for the stray I'm delayed so can't turn back and press on... only to have a large stick or branch fall off a tree and land on my head as I'm going along! It didn't hurt but made a loud bloody bang and gave me a little wobble!
Other than that it's plain sailing. I'm planning on putting some pictures from doing the car on here so you can see how it looks etc. Also I've asked Claire to 'follow' this blog so I can see how it would work from your side of things. On that note she was asked whilst signing up to 'follow' if she wanted to follow it privately or publicly. Did you get the same option?
Firstly the cylinder head for the Mondeo went to get skimmed and is now shiny.. on one side atleast. I also combined that with heading to Halfords to pick up the remaining bits, which normally would've cost over £80 but on trade it was just over £40 which is great!
Shortly after returning home Claire spotted a dog wandering past the car without an owner, we waited for a moment but still no-one came. So for what seems like the 10th time I attempted to capture a stray (it was a proper male staffy with all it's bits intacta nd was only young) dog. I changed my tactic this time and first grabbed Patch from the house and brought him on his lead, leaving Rosie in the house (she wasn't sure what she'd done wrong!) and pinching her lead for the stray. By the time we'd caught up with the stray it was in the park and just as I was approaching it another dog ran over to it, they seemed friendly enough at first but the other dog (some small black dog) began to provoke the stray. I managed to grab hold of the stray who seemed a well behaved dog and was defending itself but not attacking. At this point one of the owners of the black dog was coming over just in time for their dog to go mad and start attacking the stray, which still wasn't doing anything back. Since it was getting little out of the stray the black dog turned its attention to Patch which Claire was holding on the lead. Patch began barking enough to scare the dog back to the stray. At this point the female owner became completely hysterical and shouting "No <what ever the black dog was called> No!" she promply burst into tears as if the dog was being ripped to shreds... which was in no way the case, Patch was barking and the stray was trying not to get bitten. I quickly realised the woman would be useless at controlling her dog so I held the strays collar in one hand and then waited for the little bugger to attack again, eventually managing to yank it off the ground by it's full body harness, unfortunately what I didn't see when I pulled it up was that it was currently latched onto the strays ear! I gave the dog a bit of a shake and it let go luckily and the owner was holding at that time aswell. Somewhere in all that the 2nd owner (we're assuming the mother) had attempted to grab the little dog and it had cut her hand open. Then we went our separate ways and the stray didn't seem bothered by the small cut on its ear at all.
Luckily it had a tag with a number which I phoned but after a few times of it going to answer phone I left a message saying we'd taken the dog back home. He was fine coming with me and I let him loose in the garden with Rosie and Patch who he had no trouble with at all. Eventually there was a knock at the door and a young lad came round (without a lead) to collect the dog, before even getting to the door he'd lost the dog up stairs, so it's anyone's guess if it actually made it home or not! Got a phonecall from the mother just after the lad left and she'd said her son was walking it and it ran off, turned up in someone's garden and they apparently chased it away with a spade!!! I know people think they're rough breed but I've never had any trouble with any of the staffy's I've met its all about the owner, and anyone who uses a full body harness and cries at the sight of a dog barking, in my view, should probably own a different animal.. maybe a tortoise or something!
Now you'd think my day of adventures was done by this point.. while that probably is the main event (so far), I had to head into uni for a meeting and lo and behold just as set off on the bike the wind picks up and it begins to rain.. because of waiting for the stray I'm delayed so can't turn back and press on... only to have a large stick or branch fall off a tree and land on my head as I'm going along! It didn't hurt but made a loud bloody bang and gave me a little wobble!
Other than that it's plain sailing. I'm planning on putting some pictures from doing the car on here so you can see how it looks etc. Also I've asked Claire to 'follow' this blog so I can see how it would work from your side of things. On that note she was asked whilst signing up to 'follow' if she wanted to follow it privately or publicly. Did you get the same option?
Thursday, 8 September 2011
How you can keep up-to-date with this blog
Since I'm also new to this I wasn't able to mention it earlier.. as I hadn't found it yet.
This will all work much better if you do it from home by the way!
If your at home you should be automatically signed in to your googlemail account. (you will need to be signed in to do this.. I think, so find your password)
On the right hand side ===>
you will see it says followers, if you become a follower will be informed when I make new posts.. hopefully by email.
If you're signed in I think you just click something like follow, if not theres a bit that says "Already a member? Sign in" (infact clicking the link here should sign you in) and then you'll be able to follow the blog and receive emails when I post new stuff.. rather than me having to tell you.
This will all work much better if you do it from home by the way!
If your at home you should be automatically signed in to your googlemail account. (you will need to be signed in to do this.. I think, so find your password)
On the right hand side ===>
you will see it says followers, if you become a follower will be informed when I make new posts.. hopefully by email.
If you're signed in I think you just click something like follow, if not theres a bit that says "Already a member? Sign in" (infact clicking the link here should sign you in) and then you'll be able to follow the blog and receive emails when I post new stuff.. rather than me having to tell you.
Bloody impact wrenches!!
So, it's 3:50am when I start writing this and I've spent probably the last few hours looking through hundreds of air compressors, air impact wrenches, corded impact wrenches and eventually ended with me trying to find the one I hired as a comparison.
From what I can tell this is the one I hired (although it does look a bit different): https://www.sitebox.ltd.uk/product/MAK_6905B/makita-6905b-impact-wrench-square-drive-110-volt-only/
The important thing here is the torque value which is 294Nm. Now the cylinder head bolts should not be that tight; meaning this impact wrench should've done the job!!!
Most air impact wrenches (especially those within the price range) have a torque of 310Nm which is hardly any difference!! There are ways of slightly increasing this by over pressuring the line but it will likely not go above 350Nm. I'm starting to become very concerned that I may buy this compressor and wrench and still not be able to remove the bolt!!
It's starting to seem like alot of money to risk, especially because I wouldn't be able to take it back. I'm now considering buying a super long breaker bar instead. for example:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEALEY-AK7302-Breaker-Power-Bar-1-2-Drive-EXTRA-LONG-/180625375799?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item2a0e1c8237#ht_2112wt_905
Cheaper than both of the other options by far, I can apply more torque through that than any of the tools we can afford to buy.. however remember how with manual tools there is the increased risk of shearing and also if I slip with a breaker bar that long I will most certainly round the bolt. Buying a longer bar was infact my first plan but I could only get a bar not even half that size and my normal 1/2" breaker is meant for tyres and has a curved neck (this is what caused me to slip and slightly round the bolt).
The more I think about it the more I am sure that a big breaker bar is the way.. it will either work.. or it'll totally fuck it up. If I find after trying this it doesn't work still and I somehow dont manage to destroy the thread I think I'll go for the cheaper electrical corded impact wrench I mentioned: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-2-Corded-Impact-Wrench-Kit-1000W-230V-Clarke-CEW1000-/400222954478?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item5d2f25a3ee#ht_3350wt_942
So I've kinda gone full circle with the idea now.. It's a shame as I'd really like the compressor etc.. but if I'm not 100% confident it will do the job it's probably better to take a risk with less money on a huge ass breaker bar!!
From what I can tell this is the one I hired (although it does look a bit different): https://www.sitebox.ltd.uk/product/MAK_6905B/makita-6905b-impact-wrench-square-drive-110-volt-only/
The important thing here is the torque value which is 294Nm. Now the cylinder head bolts should not be that tight; meaning this impact wrench should've done the job!!!
Most air impact wrenches (especially those within the price range) have a torque of 310Nm which is hardly any difference!! There are ways of slightly increasing this by over pressuring the line but it will likely not go above 350Nm. I'm starting to become very concerned that I may buy this compressor and wrench and still not be able to remove the bolt!!
It's starting to seem like alot of money to risk, especially because I wouldn't be able to take it back. I'm now considering buying a super long breaker bar instead. for example:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEALEY-AK7302-Breaker-Power-Bar-1-2-Drive-EXTRA-LONG-/180625375799?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item2a0e1c8237#ht_2112wt_905
Cheaper than both of the other options by far, I can apply more torque through that than any of the tools we can afford to buy.. however remember how with manual tools there is the increased risk of shearing and also if I slip with a breaker bar that long I will most certainly round the bolt. Buying a longer bar was infact my first plan but I could only get a bar not even half that size and my normal 1/2" breaker is meant for tyres and has a curved neck (this is what caused me to slip and slightly round the bolt).
The more I think about it the more I am sure that a big breaker bar is the way.. it will either work.. or it'll totally fuck it up. If I find after trying this it doesn't work still and I somehow dont manage to destroy the thread I think I'll go for the cheaper electrical corded impact wrench I mentioned: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-2-Corded-Impact-Wrench-Kit-1000W-230V-Clarke-CEW1000-/400222954478?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item5d2f25a3ee#ht_3350wt_942
So I've kinda gone full circle with the idea now.. It's a shame as I'd really like the compressor etc.. but if I'm not 100% confident it will do the job it's probably better to take a risk with less money on a huge ass breaker bar!!
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
First steps
Mom.. this is a blog.. yes that thing all the young kids go on about... I'd try to explain it but to be honest I don't see the attraction to them. However, I recently found the letter you left me when I first went away to uni. In it you mentioned how you wouldn't hear about the things I get upto I thought I'd have a go at keeping a record for you.. and if you'd like with Granme also.
Since I'm now in 3rd year I doubt there will be any explicit content since the drinking game days are gone (if they were ever even there!).
Presently we're quickly approaching the end of summer, a summer without sun, sea, sand or rest. That said I have had a few days off here and there to mess around and do things like create a blog. Only note worthy thing I've done today so far is wrestle a vet collar onto Rosie to deal with her licking obsession which is now pretty bad and her legs are quite sore. She fought valiantly but eventually I got the collar on.. Cant say she's overly keen on it but hasn't managed to get it off so far. She can eat and drink and sniff the floor still but the stairs are a bit of a challenge!
Anyway, you'll be receiving a phonecall from me shortly about an impact wrench and air compressor... I'm not sure what I'm going to say but I'm sure it will be interesting!
Since I'm now in 3rd year I doubt there will be any explicit content since the drinking game days are gone (if they were ever even there!).
Presently we're quickly approaching the end of summer, a summer without sun, sea, sand or rest. That said I have had a few days off here and there to mess around and do things like create a blog. Only note worthy thing I've done today so far is wrestle a vet collar onto Rosie to deal with her licking obsession which is now pretty bad and her legs are quite sore. She fought valiantly but eventually I got the collar on.. Cant say she's overly keen on it but hasn't managed to get it off so far. She can eat and drink and sniff the floor still but the stairs are a bit of a challenge!
Anyway, you'll be receiving a phonecall from me shortly about an impact wrench and air compressor... I'm not sure what I'm going to say but I'm sure it will be interesting!
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