jimdogge 🇬🇧 Basic
Warrant Officer · 733 pts
london, United Kingdom
Member since Jul 2018
Last online 6 months ago
Age 73
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semi retired plumbing and gas heating engineer
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Bending 7/32” tubing
hi mate, have a look around a plumbing or air con suppliers l have a small set of copper pipe benders that will bend pipe from 3/8 id down to 1/8 if all else f…
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FT009 racing boats
Hi Davidm3. Had a rummage through the spares box and replace the RX control box completely and put in a brushed speed controller. Managed to fit in a 1500ma 3s…
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FT009 racing boats
Hi Hermank l agree with RodC if you attend the club meets and go to the main exhibitions you cant help but come home with some thing that for you is a piece of…
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FT009 racing boats
Hi chaps hope all is well. Went to Headcorn the southern model show last week with the Chantry model boat club. What a beautiful couple of days bagged a few ba…
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Glue
AHH the smell of banana oil I've gone back 65 odd years watching my dad and some of his brothers brushing in banana oil around their Mills diesel engines as fu…
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sail making.
Hi chaps refurbing my Robbe Smaradg l needed a new jib sail never tried to make one before but thought l would have a go. Used another smaradg sail as a templa…
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sail making'
Hi chaps, I,m referbing my Robbe smaradg at the moment. Made myself a new set of sails not bad for a first attempt. A couple of questions, is there a reason th…
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Smaragd Restoration
Well done Allen, I,ve rebuilt 2 smaragd,s they are lovely boats to sail. l kept very close to the original materials. but did beef up the sail track' I did try…
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rattle paint cans
hi chaps, thanks for the replies. The brushing it out seems to have worked, its not flat flat but l recon a bit of 400 grit and elbow grease will do the trick.…
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rattle paint cans
Hi chaps, got the right hump, bought three rattle cans from a well known motoring supplies used two and got a really good finish ready for the final coats and …
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