Today at Work! - Page 2

Flying Torquewrench · 21-09-2021, 18:59

What is a reed strip? I have googled it to no avail.

I take it that you saved the owner a fair bit of cash?

Flying Torquewrench · 21-09-2021, 19:08

Not necessarily today at work but we have been out looking for a new stove. Our current one is an ugly piece of kit that was present when we bought the house. Not only is it very battered it is also incorrectly installed.

The walls are plastered which is considered a combustable material for stove installations. Our stove is installed too close to the wall and the flue is uninsulated and therefore also way to close to the wall. As a result all the plaster behind the stove is cracking.

After looking for a few days we have found a new stove. It shouldn’t be this difficult but most freestanding stoves are wood only and we also burn coal. The job is pencilled in for the end of next month and in the meantime I need to remove the old stove and repair the plaster behind it.

The plan is to install the old stove in the garage so that the winters are a bit more bearable in there. Seems a shame to take it to the scrap yard.

solarman216 · 21-09-2021, 21:09

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Originally Posted by Flying Torquewrench

What is a reed strip? I have googled it to no avail.

I take it that you saved the owner a fair bit of cash?

If you look at the pic the strip is in the centre with a bit broken off, the head should be completely flat and the strip covers two holes, one end of the reed is captive, the face you can see faces the piston, on the down stroke gas is sucked in via the springy reed through the holes it covers, on the up stroke gas is passed through the smaller holes also covered by another reed on the top of the head, they can go by various names reed valve, disk valve (when it is a free floating disk with a light spring behind it) and various others. Google reed valve

Yea saved a lot of stock being ruined, Rick

Flying Torquewrench · 22-09-2021, 09:51

Thank Rick, learned something new. Hadn’t heard of a reed valve before but I can see that they are used for a wide range of applications and even on two stroke piston engines.

lfteixeira · 23-09-2021, 10:06

Well, in the spirit of the topic.

Not today, but working...

Note: My work is not plane related... But it was cool to be "close" with the airplane.

lfteixeira · 23-09-2021, 10:07

This one IS work related.

Someone called telling that the printer doesn't work.

Well, i found the source of the problem!!!

lfteixeira · 23-09-2021, 10:08

One more.

lo_zarro · 23-09-2021, 10:46

quite unexpected, i suppose!

Flying Torquewrench · 23-09-2021, 12:43

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Originally Posted by lfteixeira

Well, in the spirit of the topic.

Not today, but working...

Note: My work is not plane related... But it was cool to be "close" with the airplane.

The airplane is an Airbus A340 and the airport is somewhere in Portugal as the handling equipment is from Portway. Looks to be somewhere on a freight apron as the building on the far right is DHL with what looks like a Netjets hangar to the left of it. It is not Lisbon or Faro so my guess would be Porto?

Not what you expect to find when you get called out to a malfunctioning printer. What sort of snake is it? Poisonous?

lfteixeira · 23-09-2021, 15:09

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Originally Posted by lo_zarro

quite unexpected, i suppose!

Not at all. But it was fun to show around the company...

lfteixeira · 23-09-2021, 15:12

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Originally Posted by Flying Torquewrench

The airplane is an Airbus A340 and the airport is somewhere in Portugal as the handling equipment is from Portway. Looks to be somewhere on a freight apron as the building on the far right is DHL with what looks like a Netjets hangar to the left of it. It is not Lisbon or Faro so my guess would be Porto?

Yes, Porto Airport, cargo "side".
Near DHL and other freighters.
It's a A340? Nice to know...

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Originally Posted by Flying Torquewrench

Not what you expect to find when you get called out to a malfunctioning printer. What sort of snake is it? Poisonous?

I don't know the species, didn't search at the time.
But in Portugal we don't have poisonous snakes... that i now of...

lfteixeira · 23-09-2021, 15:14

I was checking to see if the tyres would fit my Maverick...

But after closer inspection, i don't think it would fit.

Banshee · 23-09-2021, 16:20

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Originally Posted by lfteixeira

I was checking to see if the tyers would fit my Maverick...

But after closer inspection, i don't think it would fit.

Flying Torquewrench · 23-09-2021, 21:14

Airbus A340-300 operated by AirX based in Malta. Thought I recognised the freight side of Porto

The nose wheels are a bit smaller so the body lift required will not be as high.

Flying Torquewrench · 04-10-2021, 13:06

Not really today but yesterday. Flew into Lisbon to pick up some freight. Beautiful day to be flying.

Now 3 weeks off, going to Portugal for a few days of R & R followed by some digger work when I get back.

21-09-2021, 18:59	#16
Flying Torquewrench Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Worcestershire Vehicle: Nissan Patrol Y61 2.8TD Posts: 1,016	What is a reed strip? I have googled it to no avail. I take it that you saved the owner a fair bit of cash?

22-09-2021, 09:51	#19
Flying Torquewrench Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Worcestershire Vehicle: Nissan Patrol Y61 2.8TD Posts: 1,016	Thank Rick, learned something new. Hadn’t heard of a reed valve before but I can see that they are used for a wide range of applications and even on two stroke piston engines.

23-09-2021, 10:46	#23
lo_zarro Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Italy Vehicle: Terrano 2.7 TDi - 2000 Posts: 137	quite unexpected, i suppose!

23-09-2021, 21:14	#29
Flying Torquewrench Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Worcestershire Vehicle: Nissan Patrol Y61 2.8TD Posts: 1,016	Airbus A340-300 operated by AirX based in Malta. Thought I recognised the freight side of Porto The nose wheels are a bit smaller so the body lift required will not be as high.