Great service from Terry (well his son Chris actually) today, moving my next project down from the Lakes to Cheshire.
They were great, reliable, communicative, and unfazed by a bit of weather. Highly recommended.

Thank you!
I've bought3mm and 4mm cable which would be best? - please don't say 5mm..

Quick question on setting up the direct steering on my hydro.
How many turns around the drum should the wire cable have?
There are just 2 big channels on the drum and 3 holes. I am assuming I just slot the cable through the middle hole then wind in alternate directions in each channel?

A quick Christmas update photo - it's being used for present storage again this year- but would make a fast sleigh now it's got a 22Hp Speeditwin mounted!

Well, I managed 10 coats before I lost the will and luckily the weather cooled making the whole process much more tricky- providing the excuse to stop. Over the winter I'll attach the engine and get it fired up ready for a planned Ivy Lake spring test when I hope to tap into the experience and skill...

Thanks for that (depressing!) advice. I'll soldier on but if I go beyond 15 coats I may have a little cry.
Had to go back to bare wood as it had been painted at some point. I always feel these lovely old hardwoods deserve to look their best.
Thank goodness I have one of these wonders.

Progress, but it's very slow and very much like Groundhog day. Varnish, sand, vacuum, varnish, sand vacuum -repeat! And for some reason this time I decided not to seal the wood with epoxy which means it seems to be taking a long time to fill the grain. On Woodwych I got a smooth finish after 3 epoxy...

I used Toplac too. Its quite easy to get a good finish and the colours seem classic.

Yep- very slow for me too. Something wrong somewhere.
Also seem to be fewer posts happening..

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