Ah yes Guy Fawkes night. I'd forgotten about that, as it doesn't exist here. Twas my favourite night of the year when I was a nipper. Could get penny bangers and throw em around. And yes, I survived, though a lot of kids ended up in hospital, that I remember.

Unless for an occasion like Nov 5th, New Years Eve, Chinese New Year, Diwali etc
it's generally accepted fireworks are prohibited between 11pm and 7am.
Most folk go along with this but there's always someone who doesn't give a   about anyone else. Round here Bonfire night starts and finishes 3 weeks either side of the actual night

It is November 6th at Papyrus Junction, and all is quiet. Very quiet.

Last night being the 5th, our local Bonfire Society had their fireworks display. It is always a big affair and well attended, though not on the scale of neighbouring Lewes, but we don't mind that and at least they still hold it on the 5th. It does mean, though, that we have to spend the evening calming and reassuring our dogs, but again, we don't mind that - it's usually all over in a couple of hours. Except at quarter to one this morning some idiot started letting off fireworks, we assume in Haywards Heath somewhere. It was enough to wake the dogs up and turn them back into quivering wrecks. One went and hid in the bathroom and the other clambered on to our bed, which is something she never does, and it took us ages to calm them down again. None of us got much sleep and today the dogs are firmly glued to their beds and look as if they don't care whether they get a walk or not. I don't either...

      

Cheers,

Chris

Quote from: Bealman on Yesterday at 01:50:24 PMI thought I heard mention of the 26th at the end of some of the background chatter

Lord only knows, Chap. Our secretary blathering to someone

I thought I heard mention of the 26th at the end of some of the background chatter

Quote from: Bealman on Yesterday at 09:53:07 AMWhat's happening on the 26th?

I don't have a scooby doo what you mean, George @Bealman

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Cheers

Paul

I see adverts for those small modellers' / watchmakers' post drills come up on Facebook etc. from time to time.  I feel they could be useful for precision drilling but not sure about their robustness for milling.

I remember playing with a Unimat lathe back in the 70s and always wanted one, but would I really make a lot of use of it? 

I have a half-decent pillar drill in my garage which gets used a lot for larger woodworking and metalworking.  I suppose I could get a compound table for it, but again how often would I use it?

I'm with @Steven B  - I just strip down the block and go at it with a Dremel and files

Nice to see the Royal Scot and Jubilee Mick.


Super videos!

Yep, got em all. Lovely trains, the lot. Even the SR one 

What's happening on the 26th?