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B&Q recently had a deal (not sure if it's still available) Makita 18volt impact driver and drill kit with soft carry case £150
 
Looking good so far Rob, look forward to seeing how it progresses.
 
runnach said:
There is one here National Museum of Flight I'll check this out, in case this is a wind up ;)

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Depends which Comet they have ;)
The Comet which went into regular service AFTER the crashes due to metal fatigue had the windows with rounded ends to alleviate the problem
And for anyone who was not aware, the Nimrod as used by the RAF until relatively recently was based on the Comet :)

Edit: just had a look and thay have the Comet 4C - non-square windows :)
BTW. What is the museum like? Wondered about going there for ages but never go round to it :(
 
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I gave up today far too hot!

I did manage to put the remaining slats in the bed and glue some framing in place for the lining, but it was unbearable working in the van, so I came home for a cold one!

The bed is about 4'3" wide by 6'2" long;

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As I said before, the fitout gave me an excuse to buy more power tools. This is my latest, it makes life so much easier if I am working away from the unit;

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Looking good Rob. What make is the saw?

I stupidly got rid of all my tools thinking we were going full timing, well we ain't now so I am having to buy all the tools again.
Tools have moved on in leaps and bounds so it ain't so bad but it's costing a packet. Bought a Festool multi last Saturday now I'm after a Milwaukee drill next.
 
Robmac said:
Oh yes Nigel. I had plenty of the hot swarf.

In my face, on my arms, down my shirt.

Character building!
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And watch out if wearing anything manmade (Nylon, polyester, etc). I used a grinder to remove the fixing bolts on some unwin rails, and when I finished, I notice the fleece I was wearing was half-melted down the front !!
 
i bought an old 1/2 '' -1/4'' Milwaukee router at a boot sale a while ago . £10- a real solid , heavy duty bit of kit . favourite tool is the Festool plunge saw , every time i use it , it makes me smile !
 
n brown said:
i bought an old 1/2 '' -1/4'' Milwaukee router at a boot sale a while ago . £10- a real solid , heavy duty bit of kit . favourite tool is the Festool plunge saw , every time i use it , it makes me smile !
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I was given a router but havent the faintest who it works.:scared:looks dangerous to me.
 
Nice one Rob. I like the height of the bed. The mattress will take it above the height of the metal supports. A common fault on many commercially converted vans, having it lower. I used to hit my head on the one in mine on a regular basis. Also gives you an all important extra couple of inches in length. :)

Richard
 
Tbear said:
Nice one Rob. I like the height of the bed. The mattress will take it above the height of the metal supports. A common fault on many commercially converted vans, having it lower. I used to hit my head on the one in mine on a regular basis. Also gives you an all important extra couple of inches in length. :)

Richard
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Thanks Richard.

yes, we are having 2 mattresses. One between the supports, and one on top of that slightly longer to go over the supports, thereby utilising almost the whole width of the van apart from an inch of insulation/ply at each end.

It was one of our main aims to have a reasonable sized bed.
 
myvan has a rectangle cut out in insulation giving me extra inches on the bed either for pillows or feet but if you think about it with a normal pillow you only sleep on half of it as your head isn't that big so use narrow pillow gives you more lenght
 
Robmac said:
Thanks Richard.

yes, we are having 2 mattresses. One between the supports, and one on top of that slightly longer to go over the supports, thereby utilising almost the whole width of the van apart from an inch of insulation/ply at each end.

It was one of our main aims to have a reasonable sized bed.
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You could rebate a single mattress with a electric carving knife, then refit stretchy mattress cover!


...Alec...
 
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