Ages ago I thought of adding a hints and tips page but have never gotten around to it. My proposal is that you ask your questions and I’ll use the answers to build a page of useful FAQs or hints and tips. It could be questions about fibres or about techniques or perhaps what went wrong. So, who wants to start the ball rolling?
Tags: hints and tips
What’s the best way to remove the oil filter from a 1978 Ford Cortina MkII?
Go to a mechanic. I never said I knew all the answers! Give a girl a chance and ask something felt related at least.
Well, according to my Hubster – removing anything oily from a car of any vintage requires an awful amount of grumbling and lying down on the job then complaining when oil lands on your face and oh yes, don’t forget to change out of your nice clothes AFTER you have started doing the dirty deed and leave oily hand prints more or less everywhere – there, think I have covered all the essentials……!
Oh sorry. What’s the maximum temperature at which I can use carbon felt in an oxidising atmosphere?
I could be wrong but I suspect Carbon Felt is processed to a minimum temperature of 1400°C. Graphite Felt is preferred because of its negligible gas evolution when heated to 3,000°C.
This is too funny! How about these: More roving just arrived in the mail. Where in the world will I put it when the tubs are already full? Or here’s another: I have 5 pounds of camel roving that even though cleaned and carded, still contains a bit of VM. Any project ideas for such a large quantity?
My suggestion for the Ford Cortina is to DRAIN all of the oil, put the car up on a pole, and use it for an advertising sign at a body shop.
Elizabeth
Once you’ve drained the oil from the cortina it’d make a handy storage space for all that excess roving. In my experience you don’t have sufficient roving until your tubs, wardrobes, mattress, cushions, under the bed, garage and cats are full of it.
Kate – in an oxidising atmosphere though, I’d expect the operating temperature to be lower?
Elizabeth – wouldn’t a Cortina on a pole clash somewhat with all the soaps and shampoos at Body Shop?
Q: What’s the best way of dealing with all the silly answers to a posting like this?
A: Clone the post to create a sensible version, then change the field comment_post_ID within wp_comments to point to the new post via phpMyAdmin (that’s for the sensible comment), not forgetting to amend the comment_count field for both posts within wp_posts. Alternatively, get your husband to do it.
“tea meet keyboard”… well nearly
Thank you for the giggle.
3. Kate, you certainly have that right… works with bikers too lol
Rhi
Admin – a body shop, not The Body Shop! Not sure about the rest of the English speaking world, but in the American speaking world a body shop is where you get your car repainted and dents repaired.
Love the idea of storing the roving in the car.
OK, if you didn’t like the last two questions, then here’s another. What do you use to stiffen felt for vessels? Both starch and glue will yellow, won’t they?
misunderstanding your comment on the body shop was funnier though! You see the kind of humour I have to live with from Hubby (admin), never a dull moment here. Went for a fencing lesson on Thursday evening, you can imagine the wise cracks can’t you.
Stiffening felt – you’re right, starch and glue can yellow with age. I’ve answered this on the non-humorous post so feel free to continue with the alternative questions here.
nearly choked on my coffee – too funny by far!
All time favourite joke, following the fencing lesson, recorded here for posterity. This followed about half an hour of comments about nails, posts, hammers etc.
A: There was a lot of standing around at the fencing.
H: Yes……waiting for the concrete to dry, probably.