We walked up to Golden Cap today, it is quite impressive, even on a grey and slightly misty day. Apparently it’s 191 m above sea level.
Ben did kindly print out the speedo case: I think that I’ve worked out how it is going to connect the cable to the gearbox, but the middle gear doesn’t allow enough backlash, so I have ordered two more gears, which are slightly smaller by 2 teeth and 4 teeth, these won’t arrive here till Jan 20th, so I must practice patience.
Abigail asked for an electric car quite some time ago, so this Christmas we thought we’d make that one happen. I bought an old mobility scooter and set about seeing how it could be modified into something she could use around the garden. I bought an 2.4 x 1.2 meter sheet of 12 mm thick hardwood ply to make the body from. I used timber I had salvaged from our old bed and an old sofa mainly for the structure. I modified the seat, and dropped the handle bars down to suit her height. She chose this colour in B&Q and we got it mixed for her. It was all a bit of fun really both for me and her getting it. She’s learning fast how to reverse and maneuver it. All in all it was less than £200 to build, but took 15 to 20 nights of a couple […]
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