finally got myself a hoist

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:13 pm

Build it myself out of a hospital bed, nearly finished now:

I think the cheapest/simplest way to build a stable hoist.........

Charles

kwackman12 · Post by **kwackman12** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:37 pm

Looks good Charles, couldn't help noticing the set of traffic lights in the background, do you use these to practice your standing starts?

andy b · Post by **andy b** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:39 pm

Love your kr1s charles,Shes a beauty, wish i would have kept mine. I had a red one just like yours, it was a minter and i sold it...dam!

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:46 pm

Good job charles that'll make life easier.

Howie · Post by **Howie** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:30 pm

That does look the part Charles, but I have to ask as well (Kwakman12) what are the traffic lights for? And where did you get them?

I know you don't drink now but are they from a drunken rampage from your youth? Is there a town in Holland still wondering where the traffic light went?

I'm off out to get myself a speed camera for my workshop

Howie

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:32 pm

Howie wrote:That does look the part Charles, but I have to ask as well (Kwakman12) what are the traffic lights for? And where did you get them?

They were meant to go on when our ducks ( these ones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Runner_Duck ) pass by my workshop. At least that's what my kids wanted them to do. I fitted them but still haven't got round to getting them to function in the desired way.

We (that is my wife) got them as here in town some old lights were exchanged for new ones. She just asked if she could have some and came home with 6 of them........

Charles

garye345 · Post by **garye345** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:10 am

Charles wrote:
Howie wrote:That does look the part Charles, but I have to ask as well (Kwakman12) what are the traffic lights for? And where did you get them?
She just asked if she could have some and came home with 6 of them........
Charles

Class!

Brian Waters · Post by **Brian Waters** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:13 pm

Nice bit of ingenuity there Charles looks like a handy bench.

I love those runner ducks their cool , they had one at my girlfreinds livery yard a white one called Frankie , sadly a fox ate him !

kwackman12 · Post by **kwackman12** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:41 pm

Brian Waters wrote: I love those runner ducks their cool , they had one at my girlfreinds livery yard a white one called Frankie , sadly a fox ate him !

Dont run very fast then

andy b · Post by **andy b** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:49 pm

Yes we had some white indian runners in the early 70's there great but there a bugger to catch

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:26 pm

kwackman12 wrote: Dont run very fast then

they do run rather fast, I can say out of my own experience

We have those ducks sincs 8 years, and I get the chance to chase every now and then. They breed every year so we have had an average of 10 ducklings every year.

Foxes really seem to like them: every year we sell most of our ducklings, and often to the same buyers as theirs had been eaten by foxes. Foxes are thus great for business

Charles