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Originally I thought it could be a hydraulic fluid pump and then decided against it, but then suggested it was a h.p. oil pump. I've no idea. I must pay more attention to what you refurbish!

I've got poor connectivity to websites outside China, e.g. Outlook/Hotmail is useless at the moment. It always happens when there is a big government assembly in Beijing. Somehow they restrict normal access, I presume to conserve the bandwidth for their own purposes, or to censor information. Funnil...

It doesn't ring any bells with me! Looks to have a groove with a seal inside it. Is it some sort of automatic oiler, chain driven as Big Kev said?

Stanley wrote: ↑06 Mar 2021, 08:40 Ah...... I think you know what it is. Are you listening China? Is this ringing any bells with you?
Ken, I need to know what the 'thingy' is!

I'm listening but still have no idea. Do I get a point for thingy?

Bells as used in sprinkler systems?

A type of clutch drive? Guessing in the dark!

Big Kev wrote: ↑05 Mar 2021, 18:29 3% on £1k is a lot better than the 0.01% on the rest of their savings options.

Wait until you get negative interest rates like they have in some parts of the eurozone! Although I suppose it is the same as paying bank fees for the safe custody of your money.

Self-centring lathe thingie-mi-bob?

Teaching English in China? On his 70th birthday, a man was given a gift certificate from his wife. The certificate was for a consultation with an Indian medicine man living on a nearby reservation who was rumoured to have a simple cure for erectile dysfunction. The husband went to the reservation a...

High pressure oil pump for bearings on a steam engine?

Tizer wrote: ↑04 Mar 2021, 10:57

chinatyke wrote: ↑03 Mar 2021, 14:34

Stanley wrote: ↑03 Mar 2021, 14:12 Just filled my census return in. As usual religion is Jedi.

How many options are there for gender?

How many would you like?

2 only.

It looks familiar but I haven't a clue what it is!

Stanley wrote: ↑03 Mar 2021, 14:12 Just filled my census return in. As usual religion is Jedi.

How many options are there for gender?

Stanley wrote: ↑03 Mar 2021, 03:59 Sorry, no right answer yet but I get the idea Peter is teasing me....

Like Victoria's secret? Amoral? No!

Cathy wrote: ↑28 Feb 2021, 10:41 It just doesn’t stop. It’s high-time the relevant scientists and manufacturers came up with something we can use , without it eventually harming our planet and creatures.

Paper bags made from properly managed forests?

Stanley wrote: ↑01 Mar 2021, 13:01 What's a CAF gasket?

It was the material of construction of the gasket: compressed asbestos fibre. Widely used on steam and chemical lines. I was just indicating that there was a space to insert a screwdriver!

.. and had a CAF gasket in them!

Stanley wrote: ↑01 Mar 2021, 04:44 ... for splitting joints in flanged pipes mainly but any mechanical joint. ...

I use a flat-blade screwdriver for that!

Is it a wedge? Used for splitting courses of brickworks? Would a steeplejack use it?

Col had a telephone consultation with the oncologist yesterday and the chemo has been very effective, shrinking the tumour to about 7mm and destroying any cancer in the surrounding lymph nodes. The operation will go ahead as planned, just waiting for a date now. Great news, Colin and Wendy. I've be...

Who is running the World? Biden,Putin and Xi were arguing on who is in charge of the world? USA, Russia, or China ? Without any conclusion, they turned to Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, and asked him "Who is in charge of the world?" Modi replied "Well! All I know is: 1. Google/Alphabet CE...

China is trying to compete with the US $ (dollar) hegemonic power by raising its own bit currency "mimibit" or something like that. No paper or cash changing hands for months now. They are actually well in advance of the rest of the world. No wonder Trump wanted to demonise them. The only Chinese e...

Stanley wrote: ↑23 Feb 2021, 12:27 HSBC... I shall worry when they tell me my local branch is in Hong Kong!

I used to have an account at the main HSBC bank in Hong Kong. The manager denied they were part of China. That was in 2006.

It was glassed steel or iron like the old vitreous enamelled baths. I suppose you could have it any colour but blue is also widely used in the chemical and food processing industries. It does get damaged and spark testing was the way contact points were found. Someone went inside the vessel holding ...

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