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Re: Your latest acquisition

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Steve M wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:09 pm Being an ardent tinkerer in the workshop and being well known for getting glue and paint on my clothes, I decided to invest in an apron.
Arrived from Amazon today and although it was described as waxed canvas, it actually turned out to be full leather which was my preferred material. And only £17 so I'm quite pleased with that. :D
Does it look like this?

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Re: Your latest acquisition

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I expected better from you Barry and I bet Brian is livid that you beat him to it. :D
That’s what I look like under the apron.
"Not very stable, but incredibly versatile." ;)
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Should we form an "orderly" queue to help you wipe the paint and glue off? :lol:
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Re: Your latest acquisition

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Can’t wait for the Zoom meeting :shock:
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Walkingthedog wrote: Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:46 pm Can’t wait for the Zoom meeting :shock:
If PP has his camera working this time, he can show off his red sequined thong. :o
"Not very stable, but incredibly versatile." ;)
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:o :lol:
Sorry I'm late but I couldn't get my flip-flops to work :roll:
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Think I might be washing my hair so won’t be able to make the meeting . :o
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Just arrived, excellent simple piece of kit, was going to do a homemade one but went for this.
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Got a few of these, ready to make point motors out of them. Fed up with dodgy solenoids..
The screwed rod is about 55 mm long to give you a sense of scale.
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As said elsewhere- keep us posted on the progress of your project. R-
Young at heart. Slightly older in other parts.
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