Congratulations from Blighty on the birth of your new Daughter. Hope her and Mum (and you!) are doing well.
All the best
Jon
Congratulations Jan!
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jonclancy
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Congratulations Jan!
Jan,
Congratulations from Blighty on the birth of your new Daughter. Hope her and Mum (and you!) are doing well.
All the best
Jon
Congratulations from Blighty on the birth of your new Daughter. Hope her and Mum (and you!) are doing well.
All the best
Jon
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Westfield 129
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Re: Congratulations Jan!
Cris, Baby Giulia and I THANK YOU!
I have about 4 years to build her first car. Is anyone interested in a 1/3rd scale Lotus 11 body? I was thinking about having the W11 scanned and a mold cut for a fiberglass body. Thinking tube frame, electric.
Meanwhile, I am acquiring drawings for the (baby) Bugatti Type 52. I think that we can build a perfect replica here. The hard part will be the wheels, but I think I have a solution. Monterey 2019 debut?
A Lotus and a Bugatti is a good start for a small collection.
And I am in the market for a small TIG welder.
I have about 4 years to build her first car. Is anyone interested in a 1/3rd scale Lotus 11 body? I was thinking about having the W11 scanned and a mold cut for a fiberglass body. Thinking tube frame, electric.
Meanwhile, I am acquiring drawings for the (baby) Bugatti Type 52. I think that we can build a perfect replica here. The hard part will be the wheels, but I think I have a solution. Monterey 2019 debut?
A Lotus and a Bugatti is a good start for a small collection.
And I am in the market for a small TIG welder.
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erictharg
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Re: Congratulations Jan!
"Small" TIG because you want the baby to use it? I'd give her a couple of years Jan before you let her loose with a welder! Maybe start with a soft hammer? Congratulations and lots of luck. You'll need it!
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Re: Congratulations Jan!
My parents bought me a small tool box when I was 5. I promptly loosened all the door knobs, and everything else that my screwdriver fit.
I wont talk about the saw.. EVER.
I really didn't own any hammers other than the Thor, replaced by a lead mallet, for my Healey and Ferrari (yes, a 250 GT P2, kept for an early 70s summer and sold, recently restored and sold for about $3M) knock offs... Soft hammers came only about three decades ago, as did tools with teeth.For some reason, I was not into hammers. Not that much into saws, either. But I do have a lovely, heavy, large chop saw that comes in handy. Hammers are still lead, dead blow and soft. The Thor is still around. Still looks pretty new.
I suspect that she will be welding... I am thinking about teaching her about SU carburetors first, maybe valve adjustments (there are no ignition points around here to adjust), after she masters shifting the manual transmissions. Oh, and I have to teach her to fly, too.
I need the welder for the Type 42, and I want to weld the shear plates to my early W11's rear suspension arm mounts...
I wont talk about the saw.. EVER.
I really didn't own any hammers other than the Thor, replaced by a lead mallet, for my Healey and Ferrari (yes, a 250 GT P2, kept for an early 70s summer and sold, recently restored and sold for about $3M) knock offs... Soft hammers came only about three decades ago, as did tools with teeth.For some reason, I was not into hammers. Not that much into saws, either. But I do have a lovely, heavy, large chop saw that comes in handy. Hammers are still lead, dead blow and soft. The Thor is still around. Still looks pretty new.
I suspect that she will be welding... I am thinking about teaching her about SU carburetors first, maybe valve adjustments (there are no ignition points around here to adjust), after she masters shifting the manual transmissions. Oh, and I have to teach her to fly, too.
I need the welder for the Type 42, and I want to weld the shear plates to my early W11's rear suspension arm mounts...