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Looks a bit better but reduction still crops some of the picture

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Hi All,
Having difficulties with using Shrinkpic to compress the size of photos to transmit to site.
I am trying something new to see if it has worked.

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Tracks back on

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HI Darren,
The plate denotes it’s a 14″ built in 1949.
I susspect this is authentic as it is very similar to my old machine built in 1954.
Models didn’t seem to change much from year to year at that time.
Have a good tinker,
Keith

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Looks like you’re going to have a busy christmas in the garage. I bet it’ll be finished by Boxing Day! If its any help cheap wooden rolling pins off ebay can make good replacement rollers for the front.

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The grass collector is under going some panel beating as we have found that the box has had a few minor collisions in its 60 odd years on this planet. will come straight out and admit that its a job for the experts as the more I try to correct it, the collector develops a dint some where else. I am going to do the best I can with it and then I cannot say that I did not try.

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hi. I found that as well but the aging process of paint colour change is slowed down dramatically to zero when the sun cannot reach it directly. never the less once you get a new coat of the proper colour in place you will feel a lot happier

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The quality back then, good looking outboard Ray. I recon you might have seen the link below, I liked the technical part.

https://www.britishseagull.co.uk/index.php

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when I think about the life and work span of a mower which has been used in Mr Averages garden,say an hour per week for example over eight weeks per year then it should last a 100 years with good maintenance. this does NOT include what we see today on the mass market.

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Ray, just had a good look at the seagull site. Lots of info there ,and when I got to the section about Mr J Marsden I can now see more than one connection why you put this on. In my opinion with the man starting Villiers engines off,none of us would have what we have collected and cherished without him

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Thanks Guys,
Looks like I’ve got a job for this next week then along with mastering the Shrinkpic system to improve the quality of the photographs.

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Thank you , Charlie, I’ll do

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Thank you Geoff for the reply & the offer, but sadly i promised myself i wouldnt be insulted again , my comment was really to bring to VHGMC`s attention that if you are going to put on a display at this show or any other show & people show interest in what that are doing whether it be a member of the public or a potential club member ,please do not ignore them . Just because i had a bad experience doesnt mean anyone else should experience the same .
The Malvern Tractor show is a great show & the first major show of the year & VHGMC allways put on a good display of vintage machinery & is well worth a visit .

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Ray, like you say the Villiers carb is similar to one I saw last week. Do you have the deflector which normally fits on the end to stop sea water entering in a storm.

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A few more as for some reason the others have vanished.

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