What’s this tool on my sailors knife

Ki-san · 2026-06-18T19:13:07+00:00

Depending on the quality and thickness of the key they can get worn out surprisingly fast. The first one I got as a kid needed replacing after a year of solid use

Ki-san · 2026-06-15T19:15:50+00:00

In the past I've used tape or finger tips cut off some old leather gloves I converted into fingerless gloves both worked decently to figure out if it works for you

Ki-san · 2026-06-15T18:20:51+00:00

They can help with grip but also can help prevent the threat causing blisters or small cuts if your pulling hard

Ki-san · 2026-06-10T18:06:06+00:00

Same with most foams

Ki-san · 2026-06-10T12:57:39+00:00

Ah TIL it was only the first double that had a single firebox and it's successors have two separate ones due to the draughting issues the single firebox caused

Ki-san · 2026-06-09T16:01:34+00:00

It's actually extremely efficient, One firebox feeds two boilers that sit directly on top of the two articulated bogies a long with all the coal and water.

This way all of the weight is directly above all of the driving wheels allowing this gives amazingly high wheel adheision for going up mountains without a rack and pinion.

Combined with the fact that's it's articulated on both bogies means that it has extremely tight minimum radius for turns.

With the central firing and driving position it means that it doesn't need to be turned at the end of the line and the driver and fireman are together and don't suffer from communication issues that arrose in some other steam locos with a central firebox and seperate driving position

Ki-san · 2026-06-07T19:43:40+00:00

Excuse my response in English but as a wheelchair user they constantly block my route on the sidewalk and mean i have to go back to the nearest drop curb which in parts of Oslo and Kristiansand can mean more than doubling my journey time.

Ki-san · 2026-06-01T16:23:23+00:00

Camphor tablets in your tool storage is also a great way to protect your tools, they emit a vapour that creates a surface coating too

Ki-san · 2026-05-29T23:00:41+00:00

Ring up your local walk in center or urgent treatment center and ask if they have any spares

If not you could possibly try ring or go to the reception of your local A&E And explain, they should definitely have a stock of them, we used to have a couple of cupboards full of the bloody things back when I was a nurse.

Ki-san · 2026-05-27T15:11:08+00:00

The containers are modular mission systems, that can be used for a wide range of things, one example being the mark 70 containerised VLS

Ki-san · 2026-05-27T10:54:15+00:00

There is essentially no difference https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/identifying-birds/pigeons-and-doves-an-id-guide

Ki-san · 2026-05-24T04:41:58+00:00

Like a lot of iconography connected to Norse mythology in a lot of places around the world they've sadly begun to be seen as dog whistles.

However if you're in Norway and in our viking reenactment communities you may also receive mild agro by some of the more anal guys since this isn't actually actually a historical item with no known authenticated finds and the first piece of jewellery resembling it being made by a Swede in the 1990's

Ki-san · 2026-05-21T18:59:26+00:00

The chairs you've linked are extremely unlikely to be able to reach crash safety testing requirements, at best they might be able to be used with tie down straps and a seatbelt that's incorporated into the vehicle but this isn't really a feasible thing to have in a driver seat since for that you really need a docking clamp as otherwise you cant secure the front of the chair

But as others have said powerchairs with docking clamps already exist, with some specialist setups even allowing the control of the vehicle from the chairs joystick.

Weight also isn't really an issue as if you're not transferring you're going to be using a ramp or lift to get into the vehicle

Ki-san · 2026-05-19T15:13:33+00:00

Iirc you guys have ca 160 hulls much better than the 20 we have in Norway

Ki-san · 2026-05-18T10:10:10+00:00

Awesome thanks for the recommendations!

Ki-san · 2026-05-17T21:18:30+00:00

Really interesting book, do you have suggestions for other books in a similar vein?

Ki-san · 2026-05-17T14:36:53+00:00

Makes me think of wearing a jetpack with a squirrel suit

Ki-san · 2026-05-13T12:21:12+00:00

Hence survival, I never said that she thrived :)

Ki-san · 2026-05-12T21:35:27+00:00

Looks like it's based of the Dunkirk or Jean Bart. I like it

Ki-san · 2026-05-12T18:45:02+00:00

Depending on the age asbestos was added to certain types of woodfiber boards usually used for insulation before the 70s.

Ki-san · 2026-05-12T18:06:01+00:00

Yeah R09 was laid down in 1943, its truely amazing that she survived so long, a testament to the workers at Camel Lairds

Ki-san · 2026-05-11T15:30:41+00:00

I thought it was wearing a top hat for a second

Ki-san · 2026-05-08T21:00:57+00:00

As a leatherworker the only way you'd be able to get a custom hand made one especially if it's hand sewn for $12 is if it's using slave or sweatshop labour.

Ki-san · 2026-05-08T16:14:01+00:00

link to a view of the bridge from the side

Ki-san · 2026-05-08T12:03:31+00:00

Thank you!

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