Hi all im a new member i notice im not able to upload a profile photo or see adverts yet. is this just a post count thing to stop spammers? My name is Tim and my son 9 is Antony he has taken a real liken to Tilley lamps . He can weld and solder pretty well in stick and mig but he likes oxy acetyline too. his school teachers love the fact i teach him at home aswell. we both love fishing,shooting boating etc we live in south east cornwall less then 80ft from the sea ;-) thank you for kind welcome on other threads. Also do alot of charity work with land rover club and drive a tuned Discovery 2 named Frank some pics you may all enjoy ps we built the boat
@tim newcombe G'day Tim, and welcome to CPL It's good to teach fettling skills to Antony whilst he is young and I'm sure he enjoys the time you two spend together. As Jeff said, you need to subscribe to access the Reference Library and add an avatar to your profile.
Welcome Tim, some nice pieces you have there, looks nice where you are,. Any nice bass / tope ? Same here with my kid, disco 2 are quality, hahahaha Frank , as in Frankenstein
Hi Tim and Antony. Welcome to the forum. Having a good hand at gas/electric soldering and welding sure helps in lanterns and stoves restoration and repair work. All these stuffs at the age of 9? Well, wow!...that's really uncommon.
I have been brought up helping dad building kit car and keeping old cars on the road and rebuilding boats I'm so glad I'm a 80s child as there was no Xbox etc, its the reason both my children spend time with me in the shed i let him use all tools under supervision except an angle grinder if i can teach them both to fix things catch things hunt and grow i think there be all right when im 6ft under lol. So many people let schools educate the kids but myself and wife are strong believers education starts at home
We get alot of nice bass but no tope on southcoast here,lots of blues and tuna tho. i was watching tuna jumping from my shed only the other day ! photo of my daughter 12who has just started making jewellry you can see how close the sea is out the door . If your a landy you may have seen Frank in brit car calendars and brookwells over the years, Here he is outside mount Edgecumbe house the place discoveries where launched in 1989
One of the lamps we have both just done, this one belonged to a neighbor who passed away so we striped the poor paint and polished it up
Hi Tim @tim newcombe , welcome on board! Do I spot St Michael's Mount in the far distance on the photo with your boat?
You can see how close to the sea my shed is, 80ft drop 1 mtr from door and yes i do have nightmares finding it all gone lol A few more of the boat you can see all we had was a shitty hull All done in a council carpark too including 10layers of gel coat and the rubbing down
@tim newcombe This is a great introduction post. It's good to see the kids learning skills that will serve them well in the future. The Tilley lantern has cleaned up nicely but the restoration of the boat is excellent. Looks like you have a very nice family.
Yeah its not to bad, Thursday morning we get woken by the navy at 5am tho over the ships tannoys lol "This is your captain talking who wants tea and who wants coffee " i think thats what they say
Welcome @tim newcombe from Queensland Australia. You are bringing your children up learning a lot of life skills, well done. I’m an avid shooter, as is my lady and all of my grownup kids. I see that the lampie bug is about to bite you, resistance is useless, you now have to get more lamps and let them breed. I’m looking forward to seeing your future posts. Cheers Pete
