On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:27:15 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote

The two sets of three little decorative tiles that trim the corners of
the custom-built cooker hood made me twitch - sixty bluddy squids for
six tiles! OTOH, I got the whacking great stainless steel splashback
behind the cooker made for me by a local sheet metal workers, cost 40
quid rather than the 150 that Smeg wanted for an inferior one that
wouldn't have fitted properly...................


Smeg... :-)

Head.......

Yup, there's no way I'd have the big '50s style fridge with SMEG in
two-inch high letters across the front!
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

"Eiron" wrote in message
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Triffid wrote:
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

Aaaah, Spinal Tap. The original amplifier that turned up to '11'! :-)


And you can't beat a properly exploded drummer!

I'm sure Keith won't mistake feet for inches in his speaker cabinet plans.



Bugger...

I wish you had posted that earlier - I have just sent a cheque off for the
scaffolding....!!

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:27:15 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote

The two sets of three little decorative tiles that trim the corners of
the custom-built cooker hood made me twitch - sixty bluddy squids for
six tiles! OTOH, I got the whacking great stainless steel splashback
behind the cooker made for me by a local sheet metal workers, cost 40
quid rather than the 150 that Smeg wanted for an inferior one that
wouldn't have fitted properly...................


Smeg... :-)

Head.......

Yup, there's no way I'd have the big '50s style fridge with SMEG in
two-inch high letters across the front!



Swim chose Zanussi stuff for some reason (appearance as much as anything I
think) but it was an eye-opener to see how many of these 'names' are all
from the one conglomerate - Electrolux initially, Zanussi ultimately..!!

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:39:57 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Tim Martin wrote:
(Now, I wonder who will query the direction of the cut...?? :-)

I got one of those electric tile cutters when I did the kitchen.

I'd never used on, but they are amazing gadgets - for those who've not
used one, you can easily make 45-degree mitre cuts, to join tiles on
window-ledge and wall!

Yup - and cut a few mm sliver off a tile and have both bits still intact.
One of the best DIY tools ever.

Heartily agree - diamonds are forever! :-)

--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:49:46 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:27:15 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote

The two sets of three little decorative tiles that trim the corners of
the custom-built cooker hood made me twitch - sixty bluddy squids for
six tiles! OTOH, I got the whacking great stainless steel splashback
behind the cooker made for me by a local sheet metal workers, cost 40
quid rather than the 150 that Smeg wanted for an inferior one that
wouldn't have fitted properly...................


Smeg... :-)

Head.......

Yup, there's no way I'd have the big '50s style fridge with SMEG in
two-inch high letters across the front!

Swim chose Zanussi stuff for some reason (appearance as much as anything I
think) but it was an eye-opener to see how many of these 'names' are all
from the one conglomerate - Electrolux initially, Zanussi ultimately..!!

Smeg and Zanussi are both I believe from Northern Italy, so you
wouldn't be suprised if there's some 'platform sharing' under the
skin................
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:39:57 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Tim Martin wrote:
(Now, I wonder who will query the direction of the
cut...?? :-)

I got one of those electric tile cutters when I did the
kitchen.

I'd never used on, but they are amazing gadgets - for
those who've not used one, you can easily make
45-degree mitre cuts, to join tiles on window-ledge and
wall!

Yup - and cut a few mm sliver off a tile and have both
bits still intact. One of the best DIY tools ever.

Heartily agree - diamonds are forever! :-)

Except they aren't when they get rubbed off in normal use.

I've got one of those little wet saws too. The blades are
under $20.