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by korolev
Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:05 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Whetstones
Replies: 24
Views: 3521

Re: Whetstones

I've posted this before : Waterstones in various grits up to 8000 - very good but takes a while to learn Lansky guided sharpener - gives a good, razor sharp, polished edge. Easy to use. Worksharp electric sharpener - very easy to use but if not careful you can remove too much steel (I rounded the ti...
by korolev
Sat Oct 10, 2020 2:51 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Power tools
Replies: 34
Views: 6412

Re: Power tools

Still a manual tool kind of guy even the yankee pump driver gets used occasionally .I do have big dewalt battery drill 18 v but I still go to a old bosch 9.6 v which will and has run nicely off a car battery even a low 11 v or less crippled with few hundred amps is great to drive them. Yup even dea...
by korolev
Fri Oct 09, 2020 10:16 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Power tools
Replies: 34
Views: 6412

Re: Power tools

I'm moving soon and looking for a cordless SDS. My son has a Bosch for work and it goes through anything but he's moving out so I won't be able to keep borrowing it and have to buy my own. The one he has is about £350 but I'd prefer not to spend more than £200 if I can get away with it. Ended up ge...
by korolev
Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:20 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Gadgets everywhere
Replies: 47
Views: 8049

Re: Gadgets everywhere

Two things: 1. To Bosworth. It's not likely that your appliances will be shut down by a malicious hacker but it could be compromised to become part of a botnet and used in a ddos or ransomware attack. Personally I'm wary of giving any device internet access through the router and regularly port swee...
by korolev
Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:26 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Gadgets everywhere
Replies: 47
Views: 8049

Re: Gadgets everywhere

I like technology. I have been in it all my working life; telephones from dial phones through TACS to GSM/3G/4G/5G network infrastructure. I built a light controller to turn my lounge lamp on at sunset just for the fun of it but, really, it's just as easy to press a button or throw a switch. I'm not...
by korolev
Tue Sep 15, 2020 9:49 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Liverpool Prepper
Replies: 14
Views: 2457

Re: Liverpool Prepper

CAELI Fortis wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:21 am I am Everton 8-)
In that case, well done for beating Spuds :-D
by korolev
Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:05 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Power tools
Replies: 34
Views: 6412

Re: Power tools

I'm moving soon and looking for a cordless SDS. My son has a Bosch for work and it goes through anything but he's moving out so I won't be able to keep borrowing it and have to buy my own.
The one he has is about £350 but I'd prefer not to spend more than £200 if I can get away with it.
by korolev
Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:43 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Liverpool Prepper
Replies: 14
Views: 2457

Re: Liverpool Prepper

Hello. Welcome. Leeds gave you a scare yesterday, didn't they ?
by korolev
Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:53 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Improvised Faraday Cage...?
Replies: 23
Views: 4842

Re: Improvised Faraday Cage...?

In the 80s I got called to a lightning strike on a telephone pole. It had about 20 drop wires off it and every house had the phones fried. Took me and a mate a couple of days to replace all the wiring/phones in all the houses.
by korolev
Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:56 pm
Forum: Radio Communications
Topic: Mobile CB for long range?
Replies: 17
Views: 4634

Re: Mobile CB for long range?

I would obviously like as much range as possible, I plan to have one in a vehicle and one as a home base, even going to the nearest shop here is a good 5 miles away so range is important. The home base is undecided but the vehicle will have a firestick mounted on a bull bar, not ideal I know but I ...