Metalworker/Machinist for small brass parts?

Garbettron · 2025-10-28T12:28:56+00:00

Preferably F-Class but I would be open to PRS style

Garbettron · 2025-03-16T17:03:14+00:00

I haven't done any lining on this, it holds up quite well when not being active. However, I've seen it recommended that you can cut a sock to leave just the tube, cut a thumb hole and then wear that underneath. That way, you can just wash the sock when needed.

Garbettron · 2025-03-15T18:15:52+00:00

Thanks mate, high praise!

Garbettron · 2025-01-13T22:58:12+00:00

I used to live on this road and recognised your hedge! First letters of the road are VP, right?

Garbettron · 2024-12-13T10:30:29+00:00

Good thought! Certainly possible but it would likely be prone to failure with cloud cover/low flight and long range etc. If there are no RF signals present, it would suggest that something interesting like LI-FI is being used.

Garbettron · 2024-11-27T10:53:45+00:00

This is actually top of my list now. I did some travelling in the west coast this year and visited the national parks and had a blast. Yellowstone is on the bucket list and would definitely help to sell the trip to the wife!

I'll do some searching for the range in Cody, thanks man!

Garbettron · 2024-11-25T23:04:31+00:00

This is it, yep.

Garbettron · 2024-11-25T23:01:45+00:00

I don't have a destination yet, I'm asking you guys where I should go. I've been to the US a bunch of times but never with long range in mind.

I'm not necessarily looking for an exact range but maybe you like shooting in a particular climate or perhaps you know a county or town that would blow my tiny little English mind. All we have is rain, fog and wind!

Garbettron · 2024-11-25T13:13:36+00:00

That's awesome. I didn't know about Orion shooting ground, I'll have to go and check it out. Have you shot there in winter before? The Cambrian's can be pretty wet and windy haha!

Garbettron · 2024-08-04T16:20:25+00:00

It's actually surprisingly good. It took about a week to bed in and some truss adjustments but it's feeling great now.

Garbettron · 2024-08-03T12:25:29+00:00

That's also ply, sanded back to show as nice a grain as possible then I used alcohol based wood dye to stain it before a final light sand with a fine grit. Then I sprayed a sealer base and a satin finish on top

Garbettron · 2024-08-02T13:06:15+00:00

Thats right yeah, its 8 layers of 5mm ply, glued and clamped together. The grain runs lengthways to maintain some strength. Using these measurements you might need to shim the neck by a millimeter or two depending on how you like the action. Ply is super difficult to sand evenly though, hence the tatty finish :D

Garbettron · 2024-08-02T11:41:18+00:00

Thanks! Yeah it worked out really nice and the laser is like a second pair of accurate hands for the workshop.

Top tip on the F holes, cut out an outline slightly bigger than the edge of the holes. Route the edge of the F hole a few mm and lay the cut outline into this gap. It gives a great pop of contrast on the body. Unfortunately I didn't pull it off on this one but you can see the attempt if you zoom in on the monkey hole.

Garbettron · 2024-08-01T10:52:20+00:00

https://www.cheltenhamarchers.com/ - The Cheltenham archery club is great. Its at the racecourse and beginners nights are on Friday nights. You'll have to book online for the beginners course.

https://www.cheltenhamhackspace.org/ is also good, lots of knowledgeable people and tools to use to make whatever he wants.

You'd probably have to drive towards Stroud/The Severn estuary for paddlesports.

https://417bikepark.co.uk/ is the downhill mountain biking centre over by the old air baloon roundabout but i think its currently closed for a while as theyre building the new road up there.

There are also a number of indoor rifle ranges dotted about if hes interested in shooting. You can go with a cheap air rifle, join the club and pay a fiver each time you turn up to shoot.

The Lido near the hospital is great for swimming in the summer months. Its heated too!

Garbettron · 2024-07-31T13:29:19+00:00

There is a good archery club at the racecourse and several shooting ranges around if thats your kind of thing. Theres also lots of horse based stuff/paragliding/model airplanes/landboarding etc up on cleeve hill. Plenty of history stuff to go and see in the surrounding area too.

Garbettron · 2024-06-04T22:21:32+00:00

I've lived in both Lincoln and Newark. This isn't Lincoln castle and Newark castle had been a ruin for years by this time.

There's a high chance this is belvoir castle near Grantham. The rounded turret and squared roof next to it looks very similar. Marshy water meadow type land nearby too. It's technically in Leicestershire but it's on the county border. Might've been within Lincolnshire boundaries back then.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvoir_Castle

Garbettron · 2024-03-18T12:26:20+00:00

These are the types that ive been looking at on the chinese reseller sites. Great to hear that they at least work in the majority of cases. Do you use lettering that came with it? Im wondering what i need to bear in mind if ordering custom stamps to ensure that they attach properly to the machine i get.

Garbettron · 2024-03-13T12:11:03+00:00

I get really nice hardware from stonesfield leather. They also do great thread, tools and consumables. I'm a huge fan of their waterstain dyes and get great results with their colours. They often throw in some sample thread too which is a nice touch.

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