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« Reply #15 on: 17 June 2008, 18:52:11 »
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« Reply #16 on: 17 June 2008, 19:23:11 »
Watched him since I was young. Loved every series he made & the final series with alf on the tour was heartbreaking, watching him deteriorate in front of the camera.

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Re: Fred Dibnah
« Reply #17 on: 17 June 2008, 19:50:39 »
For anyone who loved Fred Dibnah and his exploits I would thoroughly recommend Fred: The definitive biography of Fred Dibnah by David Hall Bantam Press ISBN 0593056647 :y :y

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« Reply #18 on: 17 June 2008, 20:16:38 »
I have watched many of his TV programs and they guy was a genius he could turn his hand to anything, I wish i had a 10th of the creative talent he had.
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Re: Fred Dibnah
« Reply #19 on: 17 June 2008, 21:06:53 »
I think it came over that he was a bit of a chauvanist, but his knowlefge was priceless. As mentioned before if it wasn't for people like him then I think life would be very different.
In his later life when TV picked him up, it certainly produced a wonderful presenter who described things in a way to make even the most boring things fascinating.
I feel sure he is missed in the steam engine circles, but he left a great legacy of TV programmes which will last for years, and the filming of him dropping chimneys with a fire underneath must be unique, and something  that will never be seen in real life again.
As mentioned in an earlier note, Health and Safety would never let it happen.
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Re: Fred Dibnah
« Reply #20 on: 17 June 2008, 21:14:09 »
He was one of a very fast dying bread, those who knew how to fabricate, repair, make and mend anything using basic (and some advanced) tools.

How many these days could scrape a white metal bearing or temper a piece of steel...

Sadly we are slowly becoming a non-practical society thanks to the bloody PC brigade and health and safety and we are worse off for it.

I just hope my children can learn something from me that might just allow them to have the fulfilment of creating something themselves.

Sadly, its also now showing how lacking we are in the quality of many trades these days to....
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« Reply #21 on: 17 June 2008, 21:20:48 »
A hardback copy of "Age of steam" graces my bookcase, a cracking read, ISBN no:-0-563-48743-7. I must add to it.
     Love the vids of him levelling chimney stacks, running for his life at the last minute then saying to the camera "Did ya like that?" Stuff health & safety, things were done properly then. Even if anyone does'nt like him i hold him in high esteem.
     He's a legend. I'd love to have had fish'n chips & blown the froth off a couple of pints with him.
    
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Re: Fred Dibnah
« Reply #22 on: 17 June 2008, 21:22:39 »
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He was one of a very fast dying bread, those who knew how to fabricate, repair, make and mend anything using basic (and some advanced) tools.

How many these days could scrape a white metal bearing or temper a piece of steel...

Sadly we are slowly becoming a non-practical society thanks to the bloody PC brigade and health and safety and we are worse off for it.

I just hope my children can learn something from me that might just allow them to have the fulfilment of creating something themselves.

Sadly, its also now showing how lacking we are in the quality of many trades these days to....
Totally agree there Mark, My policy with Tony has always been to let him have a go but keep an eye on him to make sure he works safely.
He's been soldering since he was at primary school and he's now started welding, he's not 15 till September but he's learning to use equipment safely and can be trusted not to fool around.
How many teenagers can that be said about nowadays?
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Re: Fred Dibnah
« Reply #23 on: 17 June 2008, 21:24:36 »
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He was one of a very fast dying bread, those who knew how to fabricate, repair, make and mend anything using basic (and some advanced) tools.

How many these days could scrape a white metal bearing or temper a piece of steel...

Sadly we are slowly becoming a non-practical society thanks to the bloody PC brigade and health and safety and we are worse off for it.

I just hope my children can learn something from me that might just allow them to have the fulfilment of creating something themselves.

Sadly, its also now showing how lacking we are in the quality of many trades these days to....


I have to agree with that 100% Mark. My father was an engineer by trade and I learnt alot in my youth from him and it's only now when people become lost in the PC / HS swamp do you realise how clever these people are/were.
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Re: Fred Dibnah
« Reply #24 on: 17 June 2008, 21:28:31 »
I atually think one of the worst things in recent times was the advent of the moulded plug.

Wiring a plug used to be part of the national curriculum and pretty much everybody learn't how to do it well and safely.

No, the knowledge is gone and another small practical part of everyday life is gone.

Worse still, is it safer, if you see a damaged cable do these people cut the plug off and re-fit it after the damage......
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« Reply #25 on: 17 June 2008, 21:31:52 »
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I think it came over that he was a bit of a chauvanist, but his knowlefge was priceless. As mentioned before if it wasn't for people like him then I think life would be very different.
In his later life when TV picked him up, it certainly produced a wonderful presenter who described things in a way to make even the most boring things fascinating.
I feel sure he is missed in the steam engine circles, but he left a great legacy of TV programmes which will last for years, and the filming of him dropping chimneys with a fire underneath must be unique, and something  that will never be seen in real life again.
As mentioned in an earlier note, Health and Safety would never let it happen.

When men were men, ::) he is old school from when life as hard. He learned though, to soften up a bit, with his second wife.
Times have changed and, is it for the better??

I am not being sexist, just making a statement, have to be careful on here these days. ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #26 on: 17 June 2008, 21:33:58 »
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I atually think one of the worst things in recent times was the advent of the moulded plug.

Wiring a plug used to be part of the national curriculum and pretty much everybody learn't how to do it well and safely.

No, the knowledge is gone and another small practical part of everyday life is gone.

Worse still, is it safer, if you see a damaged cable do these people cut the plug off and re-fit it after the damage......



I would have benefited from this! Have to rely on the wife for most diy tasks. But then I am a numpty  ;D
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« Reply #27 on: 17 June 2008, 21:37:42 »
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I atually think one of the worst things in recent times was the advent of the moulded plug.

Wiring a plug used to be part of the national curriculum and pretty much everybody learn't how to do it well and safely.

No, the knowledge is gone and another small practical part of everyday life is gone.

Worse still, is it safer, if you see a damaged cable do these people cut the plug off and re-fit it after the damage......
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Safer to replace the cable, but given your valid point about wiring a plug, how many people would be compedant to change a cable. :(
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Re: Fred Dibnah
« Reply #28 on: 17 June 2008, 21:43:37 »
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I atually think one of the worst things in recent times was the advent of the moulded plug.

Wiring a plug used to be part of the national curriculum and pretty much everybody learn't how to do it well and safely.

No, the knowledge is gone and another small practical part of everyday life is gone.

Worse still, is it safer, if you see a damaged cable do these people cut the plug off and re-fit it after the damage......
As you know i'm not at all practical but i've always been able to change a plug & other basic tasks. How long before a directive telling us how to "wipe properly" comes into force? :-?
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Re: Fred Dibnah
« Reply #29 on: 17 June 2008, 22:13:50 »
I like soldering irons.

I fitted a NICAM decoder to a video recorder - that involved slicing tracks on the PCBs and making new internal leads.

I tend to look for easy routes - eg couldn't get the LPG ECU in the scuttle and fit bolts - make a GRP mount plate
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