WHATS YOUR WEATHER LIKE 2020

Hi,

Heavy snow showers this morning heavy rain showers this afternoon and continuing. This morning the snow put me off wandering down to the workshop but rain I live with thanks to my personal black cloud Blackie so I've enjoyed a session in the workshop this afternoon.

I looked at the poor weld I had made on the petrol tank and thought anything I do to it can't make it worse. Nipping the tank in the big engineering vice I went at the weld with a special coarse tooth file for aluminium this file doesn't clog up.

Having gone round the weld reducing its height to flush with the tank surface it was looking a lot better and by now I was warming up. This was my first ever TIG weld on something with a curve so now for my second attempt. More welding and filing and what a difference; it cheered me up no end; the rain was running down the workshop doors but at least it was on the outside. :rasp:

Kind regards, Colin.


Initial filing of poor weld to bring it down flush. Sorry for poor picture quality but it's dark and gloomy.


After welding and filing; a bit more fettling and it will actually be a good weld; this is only my second attempt at TIG welding something curved.



A poor close up of the teeth of the special file I used.

My hobbies are many and widely varied; I restored vintage valve radios for ten years making lots of forum friends; I no longer restore these radios but discuss repairs at length via email and my friend Gary is currently restoring a Philip's with a complicated motorized tuning which is interesting.

Keeping busy keeps me young and active.

 

The picture says it all. 2C/36F

 

We had lunch with friends sitting outdoors in 18c but in sweaters and jeans.

 

18C would be perfect for me Victoria.

 

Thanks yes it went well, made 2 birthday cards, didn't do much else apart from walking the boys.

 

Good morning all clear sky and light wind temp 3 to 8c
Precipitation 8%
Sunrise 7.54
Sunset 16.49

 

4c dry clear sky

 

Beautiful morning here and the sun is suppose to stay with us all day. Just done 2 machine loads of washing and am off to hang it all out to dry. High of 10C.

 

Sunny intervals more cloud than yesterday temp 7c feels like 5c.

 

Hi,

8C high today and sunshine; feels much colder in the breeze but better than the snow yesterday; 13C forecast for Friday; I hope our plants and trees don't self combust.

Our central heating engineer has just departed arriving here at 10 o'clock this morning for a boiler service. He found a very slight pressure drop on gas when tested so most of the time was spent finding the cause; it was a compression stop end on an unused gas pipe blowing bubbles; I asked to have this removed and a solder fitting replace it; pressure now perfect just for the sake of a few quid; the leak was well within tolerance but any leak is unacceptable to me. Original quote £45 with extra time and work bumped up to £65 so I gave him £70 and Bron gave him a box of chocolates; well worth it for peace of mind and safety. He did a brilliant job.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

Rain for most of the day and the wind is now starting to pick up. 2C/36F

 

Went down to get post. Also to try and unlock wheelchair/scooter house. Lock....knackered. Council have booked a job for 11 Feb. Great. Thankfully I no longer use the mobility scooter. Never mind eh?

 

Good morning all light cloud and light wind temp 7 to 11c
Precipitation 8%
Sunrise 7.53
Sunset 16.50
Cloudy all day