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PeterL
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 16/09/2024 : 14:02:55
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This article about nuts and bolts might be of interest to a wider audience... is in today's Guardian..
And I have a pianola and now no hope of restoring it. Anyone interested get in touch and I can tell you more.
And on the MG front, out in the tourer yesterday, such a buzz!
Pianola free to good home, by the way. Sadly I no longer have space or time...
Cheers
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
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PeterL
United Kingdom
1748 Posts |
Posted - 16/09/2024 : 15:14:07
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Senility! I even proof-read it and didn't notice I hadn't added the link! So thank you!
I can fully believe it took that long for standardisation to be adopted... I mean, look at how many nut sizes and standards there are. Surely enough for a large book. A mere article only scratches the surface.
And what a kristallnacht it would have made if it had still been there during the war.
I am always hooked by anything about the crystal Palace.
ow, what about this pianola?
Cheers
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6305 Posts |
Posted - 16/09/2024 : 15:34:49
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Peter,
The article claims that they’ve only just discovered, after 173 years, that standardised nuts and bolts were used. That’s what I find hard to believe - that they’ve only just discovered this. That sounds implausible to me.
Simon J
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LewPalmer
USA
3283 Posts |
Posted - 16/09/2024 : 15:51:09
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The good thing about standards is that there are so many of them. <grin>
Lew Palmer
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coracle
United Kingdom
2074 Posts |
Posted - 16/09/2024 : 16:29:13
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| Whilst on the controversial thread subject; is there a standard for Birmingham screwdrivers? |
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Westbury
United Kingdom
2133 Posts |
Posted - 16/09/2024 : 17:05:43
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Hello, Peter.
I have an original postcard which illustrates Crystal Palace. The sender has written an eye witness account of the fire overleaf. It is strange that by all accounts that very little was done to combat the fire early on despite there being a fire service station on site.
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Mike Hughes
USA
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Posted - 16/09/2024 : 19:02:21
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One suspects some complacency at work. Who would have thought a building primarily composed of iron and glass could catch fire, much less be consumed so swiftly and completely?
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Eric Taylor
France
162 Posts |
Posted - 16/09/2024 : 19:11:25
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6305 Posts |
Posted - 16/09/2024 : 19:11:52
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Wouldn’t be without it 
Simon J
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Westbury
United Kingdom
2133 Posts |
Posted - 16/09/2024 : 19:12:59
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Hear! hear!
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PeterL
United Kingdom
1748 Posts |
Posted - 16/09/2024 : 23:06:23
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Come on Chaps, who wants a pianola in their garage?
Fantastic project, I've got the paper rolls too... |
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