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Post by patty on May 10, 2019 16:39:53 GMT
What a hard working individual that little hoover is.... Going home to clean up..
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Post by Mr Stabby on May 10, 2019 17:11:28 GMT
Those are as much MOLE grips as Robert is a hoover Partially correct. All Mole grips are locking pliers, however not all locking pliers are Mole grips. Any vacuum cleaner can however be described as a hoover, since the Hoover company did not adequately protect its trade mark, and it became generic and Hoover lost all rights to legal protection in the UK. The same applies to "Xerox" in Russia where it is a generic term for photocopying. Some brands have suffered global genericide, "escalator" was originally a trade mark protected name for a particular moving stairway marketed by the Otis Elevator co.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 18:37:34 GMT
I pulled one the same as that out of the cut a while ago when out in canoe. Water was clear. It was very very rusty but exactly the same item. I left it hooked onto one of the eco nesting things they have installed. It's probably still there will have a look. You should do, they are a very easy restoration, no matter how rusty. Like this you mean? Just retrieved it from where I left it. I was not amazingly surprised to see nobody had taken it. Nice item though being fair. May have been a red one.
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Post by Mr Stabby on May 10, 2019 18:45:19 GMT
Fab find, I'm sure you can do something with that. Looks like it even still has the burner so if you clean and dry out the wick and soak the adjuster in diesel for a day or two it will even light up. Personally, I'd rub that down and paint it, leaving the corrosion hole exactly as it is for a bit of a "ghost train" look.
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Post by thebfg on May 10, 2019 18:45:20 GMT
Here's my review of the multi-function Robert. Firstly here is Robert's instruction manual. The English doesn't get any better on the inside. I've never understood why Chinese manufacturers will spend tens of thousands developing a product, yet not give some English person £50 to check their instruction leaflet for grammar, spelling etc. But anyway, with it fully charged I set it off and it bimbled around the boat in a desultory and dilatory fashion. Whenever it bumps into something it pirouettes and moves off, sometimes in a different direction, and sometimes it just has a second attempt at pushing at the obstruction. It sort of managed to cover most of the floor area though, the only problem it had was that it was unable to comprehend the tapered area in the cabin above the swim, and tended to get stuck there and need manual intervention. I wasn't expecting it to do a great deal, firstly because I vacuumed the boat three times with a proper vacuum cleaner when I had a mains hook-up in Liverpool, and secondly because I imagined it would be a bit pants anyway, but I was surprised at how much debris there was in the dust container after just 30 minutes of running about. It remains to be seen how long it lasts, but so far it seems like a good little purchase for the boat. So is Robert any good at sucking. It seems to be doing a good job at hoovering
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Post by Mr Stabby on May 10, 2019 19:04:03 GMT
Here's my review of the multi-function Robert. Firstly here is Robert's instruction manual. The English doesn't get any better on the inside. I've never understood why Chinese manufacturers will spend tens of thousands developing a product, yet not give some English person £50 to check their instruction leaflet for grammar, spelling etc. But anyway, with it fully charged I set it off and it bimbled around the boat in a desultory and dilatory fashion. Whenever it bumps into something it pirouettes and moves off, sometimes in a different direction, and sometimes it just has a second attempt at pushing at the obstruction. It sort of managed to cover most of the floor area though, the only problem it had was that it was unable to comprehend the tapered area in the cabin above the swim, and tended to get stuck there and need manual intervention. I wasn't expecting it to do a great deal, firstly because I vacuumed the boat three times with a proper vacuum cleaner when I had a mains hook-up in Liverpool, and secondly because I imagined it would be a bit pants anyway, but I was surprised at how much debris there was in the dust container after just 30 minutes of running about. It remains to be seen how long it lasts, but so far it seems like a good little purchase for the boat. So is Robert any good at sucking. Yes, and if he still sucks after six months he will be better than any girlfriend I've ever had.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 20:01:51 GMT
Fab find, I'm sure you can do something with that. Looks like it even still has the burner so if you clean and dry out the wick and soak the adjuster in diesel for a day or two it will even light up. Personally, I'd rub that down and paint it, leaving the corrosion hole exactly as it is for a bit of a "ghost train" look. I prefer to leave it unrestored. Its going to fall to pieces too easily otherwise.
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Post by Mr Stabby on May 10, 2019 20:10:27 GMT
Fab find, I'm sure you can do something with that. Looks like it even still has the burner so if you clean and dry out the wick and soak the adjuster in diesel for a day or two it will even light up. Personally, I'd rub that down and paint it, leaving the corrosion hole exactly as it is for a bit of a "ghost train" look. I prefer to leave it unrestored. Its going to fall to pieces too easily otherwise. Yea, fair enough, it looks really good as it is.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 20:28:34 GMT
One of my favourite things is seeing man made objects gradually being reclaimed by nature. I just love it. Rust, rot, any sort of degradation really does it for me. One of the best items I have ever seen was a simple chain hanging down into the water on the Thames. The links at the top which was above flood level were almost perfect just a bit of rust. Gradually going down they got more and more corroded until there was almost nothing left.
This to me was a beautiful thing.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2019 9:40:53 GMT
Best leave it as it is.
You should always be careful, rubbing lamps.
Rog
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Post by Jim on May 11, 2019 10:14:03 GMT
Best leave it as it is. You should always be careful, rubbing lamps. Rog The thoughts of a geniius.
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Post by targaryenstark on Jun 2, 2019 6:42:37 GMT
As long as it's on the floor, it should be able to navigate around. lol,. It can be a bit stubborn sometimes, it eats the cables but would always chew them out eventually. We have mostly carpet at home but it cleans pretty decently. If there areas that you don't want it to go to, like the litter area, they have this barrier thingy. Unfortunately, ours didn't came with one, so we had to buy it separately. Our main concern is that it is too noisy. We can't stand it. If you're going to use it in your narrowboat, it might get a bit bothersome in the long run. But cleaning wise, I think it's worth checking out.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2019 7:03:06 GMT
Welcome targaryenstark to the premier vacuum cleaner forum on the net, and your first post is a significant moment. Feel free to jump in at any time. There are a few 'experts' on here but the majority, like my self, are just well meaning fools. Are you a boat owner, or just hopeful? Obviously a G of T fan Rog
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Post by phil70 on Jun 2, 2019 7:38:30 GMT
Here's my review of the multi-function Robert. Firstly here is Robert's instruction manual. The English doesn't get any better on the inside. I've never understood why Chinese manufacturers will spend tens of thousands developing a product, yet not give some English person £50 to check their instruction leaflet for grammar, spelling etc. But anyway, with it fully charged I set it off and it bimbled around the boat in a desultory and dilatory fashion. Whenever it bumps into something it pirouettes and moves off, sometimes in a different direction, and sometimes it just has a second attempt at pushing at the obstruction. It sort of managed to cover most of the floor area though, the only problem it had was that it was unable to comprehend the tapered area in the cabin above the swim, and tended to get stuck there and need manual intervention. I wasn't expecting it to do a great deal, firstly because I vacuumed the boat three times with a proper vacuum cleaner when I had a mains hook-up in Liverpool, and secondly because I imagined it would be a bit pants anyway, but I was surprised at how much debris there was in the dust container after just 30 minutes of running about. It remains to be seen how long it lasts, but so far it seems like a good little purchase for the boat. Impressive pile of dust but I can't believe it managed to ingest a drum of black pepper. Phil
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Post by phil70 on Jun 2, 2019 9:37:56 GMT
Welcome targaryenstark to the premier vacuum cleaner forum on the net, and your first post is a significant moment. Feel free to jump in at any time. There are a few 'experts' on here but the majority, like my self, are just well meaning fools. Are you a boat owner, or just hopeful? Obviously a G of T fan Rog It says a lot about me but I read G of T to be G & T Phil
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