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COLVERT · 5th January 2017, 19:40

Making up gadgets must be an OLD geezers thing.

I do the same.

We both come from an age of DIY ers on old cars where you did all sorts of things to get them running or improve on the tools of the day.

I remember that a friends father used to put burning paper under his car engine to start it up.---

It was around 1950 though. Lol.

PS. I did a 5 year apprenticeship as a Tool Maker which helped when it came to messing around with bits of metal though. With several months training on all of the machines in the tool room.

5th January 2017, 19:40	#5
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	Making up gadgets must be an OLD geezers thing. I do the same. We both come from an age of DIY ers on old cars where you did all sorts of things to get them running or improve on the tools of the day. I remember that a friends father used to put burning paper under his car engine to start it up.--- It was around 1950 though. Lol. PS. I did a 5 year apprenticeship as a Tool Maker which helped when it came to messing around with bits of metal though. With several months training on all of the machines in the tool room. Last edited by COLVERT; 5th January 2017 at 19:44..