Thread: The Royal Wave *OT*

I know how you feel I am struggling to get any lathe time and I have people waiting for more pens one must be patient at these moments

You will get back on the lathe soon so don't have that sale just yet.

Good to see you are still in the land of the "Living" hehe,although I think winter in your neck of the woods would definately keep you out of the shed (Ice-Box) lol, Hang in there mate ,all will come good in time cheers ~ John

Russell
good to hear you're still alive and kicking
can't imagine winter where you are - there was ice on my windscreen this morning - never seen it before where I live in Sydney - don't get frosts

Good to see you are still with us Russell It's hard to fit everything you want to do into a routine sometimes. Hopefully you will be able to fit a few more posts in on the forum in future

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Russell
good to hear you're still alive and kicking
can't imagine winter where you are - there was ice on my windscreen this morning - never seen it before where I live in Sydney - don't get frosts

Eh, don't talk to me about the weather. We had a heavy frost Monday morning which seems to have busted the pipes on our hot water solar panel. I noticed when it sounded like the tap was running..... in the downpipe

To cut a long story short, No company warranty (despite the fact it's supposed to be rated for sub-zero temperatures and less than 3 years old) or local repairers, insurance won't cover it, no local plumber wants to touch it, $1500 for a new panel is best guess, but it may do the same thing next frost, or $5,000 for a completely new system which is supposedly better in cold weather.

But, at least there was no water damage, and we can still use the system on regular power. Just means our $120 a quarter power bill will now rise significantly.

Russell.

I hear ya Russell. A newborn baby means that the lathe gets neglected a little, so I've got to make the most of the little time i get.

It's taught me that I can make a quality bowl in half the time I used to, so it's not all bad news

Good to hear from you Russell wondering where you had got too. I hope you get back into it soon and I don't want to see any kit up for sale.

With the solar there should have been a blow out disc fitted. Make syre when you get the new one that it is fitted. That way the disc blows but all else stays OK. Much simpler repair.