Hmmm, now I see where I went wrong - I thought scratching around outside with a bloody-minded Portafold, in the rain and the wind, was the accepted Portafold initiation right
Jan - I presume that's 'Viktor-the-Volvo' - the trike makes my Rover seem a bit tame
Ian
The 15th International Portafold & Ansfold Gathering) (i.e. 2024)
Our annual gathering will be returning to the Newbury Retrofestival.
So put the dates 9th, 10th & 11th of August 2024 in your diary now and get those dates booked off work early.
Show Address: Newbury Showground, Priors Court, Hermitage, Thatcham, West Berkshire, RG18 9QZ
Don't book direct with the show organisers it will cost you more money, just contact me (07771544419) to get your pitch saved.
Our annual gathering will be returning to the Newbury Retrofestival.
So put the dates 9th, 10th & 11th of August 2024 in your diary now and get those dates booked off work early.
Show Address: Newbury Showground, Priors Court, Hermitage, Thatcham, West Berkshire, RG18 9QZ
Don't book direct with the show organisers it will cost you more money, just contact me (07771544419) to get your pitch saved.
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- Thu, 30 Jul 2009, 4:22 pm
- Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
- Topic: Hinges - body sides.
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- Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
- Topic: Hinges - body sides.
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- Wed, 15 Jul 2009, 12:09 pm
- Forum: Modifications & Upgrades
- Topic: Storage base
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Hi Steve - I do not see why not because the highly-stressed hulls of racing yachts were made using quite low-tech PU (polyurethane) foam until relatively recently - try Googling: 'Core materials for sandwich panels' for some really anoraky stuff. :roll: The advantage of the low-tech foam sandwich se...
- Tue, 14 Jul 2009, 12:25 pm
- Forum: Modifications & Upgrades
- Topic: Storage base
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How about foam-sandwich construction? I appreciate that it still involves resin and mat to finish it off, but you could shape the pieces of foam to suit, stick them together (with a glue gun I think) before glassing it to finish. I have to be honest and say that I have not actually used the stuff, b...
- Tue, 14 Jul 2009, 12:12 pm
- Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
- Topic: Quilting
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- Tue, 14 Jul 2009, 12:10 pm
- Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
- Topic: Kitchen Unit / Table
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The shelf/kitchen unit/bed was missing from mine, as well. Would I be right in thinking that this unit also acts as a back-rest to the lower cushions when not in place as a kitchen area/bed? If so, how does it work? How does it stay in place? I presume it is 2' wide and the length is sufficient to a...
- Tue, 14 Jul 2009, 12:00 pm
- Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
- Topic: Quilting
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If the pressure washing doesn't work (which, if I'm honest, I don't expect it to :( ) I suppose I could continue the theme(!) and paint it in a better colour. I did toy with the idea of ripping the quilting out and replacing it with an insulation sceme I saw in the Haynes manual on building a motorc...
- Mon, 13 Jul 2009, 11:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New member - top 5 checks?
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- Sat, 11 Jul 2009, 10:50 am
- Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
- Topic: Gold quilting
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- Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
- Topic: Quilting
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