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chuckey said:
Yes. I should have said a valve with a future.
And to think I worked in the CRD labs too.
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Yes. I should have said a valve with a future.
And to think I worked in the CRD labs too.
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What, the CRT? I would have said its days were strictly numbered (in terms of the volume domestic market).Lime said:
Everyone wants flat panel TVs these days.
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Sorry, Lime - I completely misunderstood you! You meant the magnetron has a future, and not the CRT!
I get there in the end, but it's painfully slow...
I get there in the end, but it's painfully slow...
Realised I never followed this up even though I took the piccies.
Lifted the half board and gently pushed up the next full length board from underneath, then the one causing the problems. A bit of 'delicate persuasion' with a mallet and crowbar and it came up with minimal damage. There was some spliting over the nail heads where the plastic floor varnish stuck in the nail holes but nothing that won't fill and sand at some point.
Discovered the reason for the cracking in the morning. The joists weren't notched deep enough for the pipes - the tops were polished where they'd rubbed on the bottom of the boards.
I sawed and chiselled the notches out so the pipes were free to move.
Added the silicone baking parchment 'sleeves' for good measure.
Then dropped the boards back no harm done. I lifted them again to fit some pipe insulation and one day I'll get around to fixing them down properly
. As they don't move there's no hurry. Once we have the rest of the house set up I might refinish the floor in here to get rid of the 'fake oak' staining.
Unfortunately I now get woken up by Terry Wogan on the radio alarm but at least it's warm by then.
Thanks for the help, hints and discussion of tube amps.
Lifted the half board and gently pushed up the next full length board from underneath, then the one causing the problems. A bit of 'delicate persuasion' with a mallet and crowbar and it came up with minimal damage. There was some spliting over the nail heads where the plastic floor varnish stuck in the nail holes but nothing that won't fill and sand at some point.
Discovered the reason for the cracking in the morning. The joists weren't notched deep enough for the pipes - the tops were polished where they'd rubbed on the bottom of the boards.
I sawed and chiselled the notches out so the pipes were free to move.
Added the silicone baking parchment 'sleeves' for good measure.
Then dropped the boards back no harm done. I lifted them again to fit some pipe insulation and one day I'll get around to fixing them down properly
. As they don't move there's no hurry. Once we have the rest of the house set up I might refinish the floor in here to get rid of the 'fake oak' staining.Unfortunately I now get woken up by Terry Wogan on the radio alarm but at least it's warm by then.
Thanks for the help, hints and discussion of tube amps.
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You start using words like "unfortunately" in that context, and you'll upset a whole army of TOGS.AMc said: