Monthly Archives: September 2018

Swimming, 10th September 2018

Posted on September 25, 2018 by james

Back to the USRPT sessions then. And sadly not good news. Keeping hitting the 51s target was very hard and by rep 18 I’d had three failures 🙁 Another attempt tomorrow… USRPT distance this year: 53,450m Total distance this year: … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 7th September 2018

Posted on September 7, 2018 by james

A novel experience for me today. I had to visit the dentist this morning and the pool is on the way home, so it seemed silly not to take advantage of the opportunity. The anaesthetic used by the dentist was … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 6th September 2018

Posted on September 7, 2018 by james

Another day of tumble turn practice. Not really feeling up to USRPT yet. USRPT distance this year: 52,700m Total distance this year: 132,950m

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Swimming, 5th September 2018

Posted on September 5, 2018 by james

Back to the pool for my first session in a week 🙁 Work has interfered with my swimming somewhat, but so have Better. They don’t do paper pool timetables any more; we’re told to use the website for the centre. … Continue reading →

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Very little helps

Posted on September 4, 2018 by james

Recently we have received a number of 10p/litre off fuel discount vouchers with our Tesco shopping delivery. My wife attempted to use one when she was in Taunton today, only to be told that the petrol stations at Tesco in … Continue reading →

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Seven years of solar PV

Posted on September 3, 2018 by james

Seven years ago I blogged about us having a 3.64kW solar PV system installed on our roof. I thought it was about time I went through the figures to see how it has performed from the figures I submit each … Continue reading →

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3d printing project for this weekend

Posted on September 2, 2018 by james

My 3D printer kit came with a PSU, power connector socket and power switch, but there’s nowhere on the frame to attach them even if I wanted to and nothing else is provided to stop you getting a “tingly finger … Continue reading →

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DeWalt D28710 first impressions

Posted on September 2, 2018 by james

Having just posted that I cut up a pile of steel tube today I realised that I’ve not said anything about the saw itself. It’s a DeWalt D28710 that I purchased specifically for my observatory project though it will see … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #14

Posted on September 2, 2018 by james

The steel for my rolling roof finally arrived this week: sixteen three metre lengths of 25mm square section tube with a 2.5mm wall. The wait has allowed me to change the roof design several times 😀 This morning I wrote … Continue reading →

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A new mount clutch lever

Posted on September 2, 2018 by james

On my EQ3-2 mount I wanted to mess around with the shape of the DEC clutch lever a little to give more clearance for hardware on the mount. I don’t want to damage the supplied (metal) lever however, so I … Continue reading →

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