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by korolev
Tue Jul 14, 2026 6:54 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Vintage Singer 201k sewing machine rebuild/rewire
Replies: 15
Views: 351

Re: Vintage Singer 201k sewing machine rebuild/rewire

I repair a lot of stuff, always have.
I would advise taking pictures every step of the way, including screws/bolts/springs etc and, if something isn't moving, check for hidden screws/clips.
by korolev
Mon Jul 13, 2026 12:20 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: Black Start and Natioanl Risk Register
Replies: 6
Views: 217

Re: Black Start and Natioanl Risk Register

That happened in Spain in 2025. Good explanation here : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Iberian_Peninsula_blackout. Solar needs a "reference signal" that they it sync to in order to put the right frequency out. A spinning magnet will produce this because you know exactly what frequency ...
by korolev
Sun Jul 12, 2026 11:00 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Any other lasses on here?
Replies: 12
Views: 343

Re: Any other lasses on here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRnyfVgQbXk

(dunno why the YT link doesn't post the video in line, I clicked the [youtube] button.
by korolev
Fri Jul 10, 2026 8:39 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Portable A/Cs
Replies: 12
Views: 321

Re: Portable A/Cs

How do you acclimatise to it when you get 2 or 3 weeks a year of heatwave and the rest of the time it's raining ?
by korolev
Mon Jun 08, 2026 11:27 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Newbie solar power questions
Replies: 10
Views: 17116

Re: Newbie solar power questions

We just had a power outage in my neighbourhood, and half the people who had solar were in the dark with the rest of us. Only a couple of people had a battery installed. That'll be the anti island system working if you have a battery and inverter and more importantly a mechanical change over switch ...
by korolev
Sat May 30, 2026 8:40 am
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: European Entry System (EES)
Replies: 10
Views: 11925

Re: European Entry System (EES)

Have a good one ! Hopefully they have shut them down for these busy periods ..permanently would do Dover had to do it the other day didn't they .. Well it was busy going through but pretty seamless, no fingerprints or photographs like you have even transiting through the States. I think it took aro...
by korolev
Mon May 25, 2026 10:18 am
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: European Entry System (EES)
Replies: 10
Views: 11925

Re: European Entry System (EES)

Going back we left 140 people behind and they're responsible for their own payments going back .hotels and flights as they're classed as no show passengers ( even though they were in queues for 3 hours plus ) takes a hour and half to unload their suitcases even though by then they're through but th...
by korolev
Thu May 21, 2026 12:00 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: European Entry System (EES)
Replies: 10
Views: 11925

Re: European Entry System (EES)

Going back we left 140 people behind and they're responsible for their own payments going back .hotels and flights as they're classed as no show passengers ( even though they were in queues for 3 hours plus ) takes a hour and half to unload their suitcases even though by then they're through but th...
by korolev
Thu May 21, 2026 8:14 am
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: European Entry System (EES)
Replies: 10
Views: 11925

European Entry System (EES)

Thought I'd share my experience of the new EES system that's gone live. Went to Naples last week, after the aircraft landed we were some of the first off the transfer bus and into the tent with the machines. Machines didn't work for either of us so we were sent to see a man in a booth. He did our fi...
by korolev
Tue Feb 17, 2026 1:00 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Fixed blade knife
Replies: 11
Views: 38459

Re: Fixed blade knife

Another vote for Mora. I have loads of knives but only about a dozen are fixed blades. For the price Mora can't be beaten (buy two in case you lose one and you'll have change out of a score). I bought mrs K one for the garden and she used the bejeesus out of it and left it outside over the winter; a...