ReMan
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 08:51 PM |
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Do you think this guy is being paid enough?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsTIMxeO_ng&feature=player_embedded
www.plusnine.co.uk
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 08:56 PM |
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There are retired guys in the east midlands with equal skills, but due to successive government stupidity, were forced to live there later years on
the dole.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Coopz
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 08:57 PM |
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Truly talented, what a skill!
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zilspeed
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 09:05 PM |
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The world over, such skills are not appreciated as they should be.
Especially here in the UK where we've ended up as not much more than a service industry nation.
I'm reminded of the Hitch hiker trilogy (in four parts) where it was sort of predicted years before it actually happened.
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perksy
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 09:50 PM |
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Try doing that after a night on the Stella 
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ReMan
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 09:58 PM |
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But this is why they make the RE(man) in India still low technology, low wages
The UK bike industry was failing in chasing the japanese for high tech , low wages at the time.
We have/had the skills but........?
[Edited on 20/8/11 by ReMan]
www.plusnine.co.uk
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shindha
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 10:29 PM |
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Theres magic in the brush and gold paint can only be magic paint.
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Chippy
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 10:29 PM |
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When the early British bikes were made, all the tanks were done in the same fashion, by equally skilled people. Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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tobys
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 10:38 PM |
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He should definately get a payrise - I struggle with a roller on a wall! 
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ReMan
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 10:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Chippy
When the early British bikes were made, all the tanks were done in the same fashion, by equally skilled people. Ray
i agree , but well before the Tube of U though 
www.plusnine.co.uk
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loggyboy
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 11:17 PM |
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Wad it me or was there a fair size ding in the 2nd side of that tank?
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mrwibble
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 07:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Wad it me or was there a fair size ding in the 2nd side of that tank?
yes there was, but i thought it was the first side he painted, towards the front of the tank.
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bonzoronnie
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 08:01 AM |
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I thought the same then remembering my next door neighbour had a RE when I was a lad, I realised that it had this bad boy fixed to each side of the
tank 
So badge fixing point methinks
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 08:33 AM |
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The tank had a ding on both sides! I knew a signwriter that was every bit as good as him but like everything else the skills are gradually dying
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big_wasa
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 08:41 AM |
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All skills are dying, how many younger people sew and knit and how many of you lot fix your own tintop.
[Edited on 21/8/11 by big_wasa]
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StevieB
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 09:10 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
... how many of you lot fix your own tintop.
[Edited on 21/8/11 by big_wasa]
I do occassionally, but generally I pay a local garage to do all the work needed on my tin top as it saves me time (and lets face it, working on tin
tops is horrible compared to tinkering with a kit car or motorbike) and contributes to keeping a small, local business going.
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907
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 09:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
All skills are dying, how many younger people sew and knit and how many of you lot fix your own tintop.
I can "stitch" weld, and "lace" a vertical up root run if that's any help. 
Cheers,
Paul G
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designer
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 09:57 AM |
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I visited the factory two years ago, it was an education.
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02GF74
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 10:22 AM |
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anyone else notitce that it is just like in the UK, one chap working, three standing rounding watching
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dave
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 10:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
anyone else notitce that it is just like in the UK, one chap working, three standing rounding watching
Now that i think about it, I see that a lot.
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NigeEss
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 11:17 AM |
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I would guess that it's a teaching session, dinged tank to practice on and tutor etc
observing.
My wife knits and I still fix all our tintops
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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