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Scotch is a term used by non-scots to describe scottish things.
It should be a scots block, like a scots pine or a scots bonnet.

What it's got to do with Scotland I dinnae ken, whoever named it obviously wasn't scottish, the climate's too damp to use them up here.
Ok in a dry climate I guess... if you must.... or if you're stuck at the side of the road without your crimp tool.

Can you just not fire it up?

Loving this thread. Rooting for you.

bigbadbob76 wrote:Scotch is a term used by non-scots to describe scottish things.

I'll just leave this here

mrhutch wrote:Can you just not fire it up?

Loving this thread. Rooting for you.

Thanks MrHutch. I'm itching to start it, maybe tonight.
we'll see what the postie brings.

"Scotch" whisky is labelled for the export market Paul.

bigbadbob76 wrote: "Scotch" whisky is labelled for the export market Paul.

Yeh yeh show me a bottle of Scots whiskey then?

More chance of finding some Scotch Mist........ though Bob would just call it mist.

I've been waiting to deliver that one

itchyfeet wrote:Yeh yeh show me a bottle of Scots whiskey then?

You put up a picture of three of them already. it's not labelled as such cos we're too tight to change the label for the local market.

nope, in that context we call it a Yorkshireman's wallet.
The stuff that drifts around the hills is haar or smirr.

bigbadbob76 wrote: nope, in that context we call it a Yorkshireman's wallet.

Someone I used to work with defined a Yorkshireman as being quite similar to a Scotsman, just with all the generosity squeezed out............ he was Scottish, I took it as a compliment.

I didn't think that the Scotch Mist term would be understood much north or south of this line of latitude

I'm too tight to own a wallet I just use a small bulldog clip, I suspect have Scottish ancestors judging by my name

itchyfeet wrote:I just use a small bulldog clip.

Is that to keep all the BW receipts together?

937carrera wrote:a Scotsman with all the generosity squeezed out.

Funnily enough, a Yorkshireman told me that one too.

Anyway... back to the van... I've got a plastic bleed rail coming in the post but just as an experiment I've got the bits to make a copper one.
i'll put it in a separate thread but it's basically 8mm copper pipe with solder elbows and T pieces and a 8mm-15mm reducer.
I'll use silver solder and see how well it survives before recommending it to anyone else.
Each stub will have an olive on the end to help the hose clamps.

The suspense is killing me! Fire it up! We want smoke and fireballs and CARNAGE!

Give the lad a break, he's getting eaten to death by midges ... mind you I have heard G13 is a good repellent, time to splash some on.

bigbadbob76 wrote:

itchyfeet wrote:I just use a small bulldog clip.

Is that to keep all the BW receipts together?

937carrera wrote:a Scotsman with all the generosity squeezed out.

Funnily enough, a Yorkshireman told me that one too.

Anyway... back to the van... I've got a plastic bleed rail coming in the post but just as an experiment I've got the bits to make a copper one.
i'll put it in a separate thread but it's basically 8mm copper pipe with solder elbows and T pieces and a 8mm-15mm reducer.
I'll use silver solder and see how well it survives before recommending it to anyone else.
Each stub will have an olive on the end to help the hose clamps.

Don't panic , silver solder not needed, just good old plumbers, that's what i have used on the buggy engine water pipes inc olives , for joint security. microbore Ch is probably the best way forward for those with a problem with the original bleed rail

937carrera wrote:Give the lad a break, he's getting eaten to death by midges ... mind you I have heard G13 is a good repellent, time to splash some on.

The clouds of smoke will keep the midges away

Thay're out tonight. I tried a dab of G13 behind my ears. We'll see what the mrs thinks.
Stainless water pipe didn't show today so no smoke and flames yet Roger. I Just tidied up the wiring and plumbing and made my ring bleed..... erm I mean bleed ring.... bleed rail... you know what I mean. Thanks for the tip about plumbers solder being ok, cos my connections were pre-soldered. I just added some silver solder for luck.








If it leaks or rots at least i know i've got a plastic one coming.