The Elephant has left the room

[crueby]

Now that workbench, in the last photo, sure looks like it is a fun place to hang out!

[Dave Otto]

I like that last photo too.
Nice engine shop Jo! 

Dave

[fumopuc]

Now that workbench, in the last photo, sure looks like it is a fun place to hang out!

That fun workbench in the middle has a similar size like my entire shop. Could be a reason to be jealous.

[Jo]

Visitors are always welcome: I have spare Jaffa Cakes just in case and if you are lucky you might be allowed to fondle the odd casting but you probably won't get away without meeting Surus he is showing a lot of interest in everything I do and anyone who visits

I believe a bit more swarf therapy will be needed today to help the recovery process

Jo

[scc]

So pleased for you Jo.  Take it easy for a while...       Best Wishes           Terry

[kvom]

Did they let you bring Surus home with you?  Would make an interesting display for visitors.   

[Jo]

Thanks Terry  ,

There are pictures of Surus earlier in the thread, part of him had to go for the genius testing and no one would want to see that 

Visitors will have to make do with the remainder that was allowed to come home with me  .

Jo

[Jo]

Someone has been teaching Surus how to juggle Champagne corks

In the meantime four cranks have been roughed out. Nothing exciting to be worth a picture    just facing the ends, putting in the centres and the centre for the crankpin, and taking off the vast majority of the unwanted material. This last bit takes time but is ideal swarf therapy when you are not allowed to twist your tummy.

Jo

[b.lindsey]

Looks like Surus may have been sampling a bit of the Champagne as well Jo    Glad you are finding a few things that you can do without breaking the doctors orders

Bill

[Jasonb]

I've just had something delivered that I'm sure Sirus would like to fondle and maybe you too though it's not castings. Just after that the Rasta DPD driver dropped of a 1000mm length of silver steel, wonder what I can do with that

[Jo]

I've just had something delivered that I'm sure Sirus would like to fondle and maybe you too though it's not castings. Just after that the Rasta DPD driver dropped of a 1000mm length of silver steel, wonder what I can do with that

I have a couple of metre lengths of Silver Steel under the bench with those castings  And the plan is to cut our racks, once I am allowed to lift things again but some of us are having to pace our selves

So far Surus has not been out to the workshop to check out the extended casting collection. I am sure if he got out there I would have to rename him Swarf-rus if he decided to make friends with my boys and did what most Elephants do and roll around in what I suspect he will consider the closest thing in the workshop to a mud hole  .

Jo

[Alan Haisley]

Jo,
I am so happy for you. I haven't been following much for the last month and a half. My wife had a successful double bypass and my time has been spent being her live-in nurse. She's doing well but needs to keep from overreaching or dealing with too much mass - much like you. Interesting thing about large wounds - they heal by their own clock, not by our wishes.
Don't pop a stitch doing your happy dance. None of this  or this  for a while.
Alan

[Jo]

Don't pop a stitch doing your happy dance. None of this  or this  for a while.
Alan

Thanks Alan,

The strange thing is the Consultant and the Surgeon said I am allowed to do plenty of  (the opposite of what my Doctor told me but they are the experts  ) but due to a complication I needed to start taking Antibiotics  so I should cut back on the Dairy 

Dairy ..... Dairy  ... that means milk (Teas and coffees  )...... and Cheese  I wonder about chocolate


I've just run out of material to rough out crankshafts from so I might have to find something else easy to do in the workshop

Jo

[crueby]

Don't pop a stitch doing your happy dance. None of this  or this  for a while.
Alan

Dairy ..... Dairy  ... that means milk (Teas and coffees  )...... and Cheese  I wonder about chocolate

No milk chocolate, just good dark chocolate!

[Bluechip]

Alas, Jaffa Cakes contain buttermilk ....     

Just checked the box ...

Dave