Don Sayers
@donsayers.bsky.social
Retired technology teacher, likes steam engines, cars, clocks social justice. Vaccines work.
Married to Tamsin @tornadovolcano.bsky.social
Married to Tamsin @tornadovolcano.bsky.social
Meet Smudge. About 12 weeks old.
October 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Meet Smudge. About 12 weeks old.
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#butterfly #smallcopper First post. Greetings!
July 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
#butterfly #smallcopper First post. Greetings!
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I found the most incredible graph on the other site
April 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I found the most incredible graph on the other site
Bought a tin of cookies from the local 'Bargain Buys' shop, for £1, mainly bought for the tin.
Made in India. A bit cheeky if you ask me.
Made in India. A bit cheeky if you ask me.
February 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Bought a tin of cookies from the local 'Bargain Buys' shop, for £1, mainly bought for the tin.
Made in India. A bit cheeky if you ask me.
Made in India. A bit cheeky if you ask me.
Christmas dinner, no turkey for us.
December 25, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Christmas dinner, no turkey for us.
Let's face it adult advent calendars are a bit shit.
December 13, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Let's face it adult advent calendars are a bit shit.
FSM for Christmas.
December 11, 2024 at 1:10 PM
FSM for Christmas.
Not the bullets, the shall casings or cartridges.
December 5, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Not the bullets, the shall casings or cartridges.
Ominous notice. What sort of chemical? What sort of damage? Will it happen again anytime soon, like while I'm reading this notice?
December 5, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Ominous notice. What sort of chemical? What sort of damage? Will it happen again anytime soon, like while I'm reading this notice?
Physics Question:
My new electric blanket is 74cmx135cm and is rated at 40W. My duvet is rated at 9 TOG
Assuming that no heat is lost downward through the mattress, what temperature rise can I expect over ambient?
My new electric blanket is 74cmx135cm and is rated at 40W. My duvet is rated at 9 TOG
Assuming that no heat is lost downward through the mattress, what temperature rise can I expect over ambient?
November 30, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Physics Question:
My new electric blanket is 74cmx135cm and is rated at 40W. My duvet is rated at 9 TOG
Assuming that no heat is lost downward through the mattress, what temperature rise can I expect over ambient?
My new electric blanket is 74cmx135cm and is rated at 40W. My duvet is rated at 9 TOG
Assuming that no heat is lost downward through the mattress, what temperature rise can I expect over ambient?
Christmas is organised: The tree is up, the YOJ mats have been unearthed from the cupboard, the multi-gauge steam locomotive tin has been sent to the recycling equivalent of Barry Island where it belongs. Still got two strings of fairy lights to find homes for.
November 29, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Christmas is organised: The tree is up, the YOJ mats have been unearthed from the cupboard, the multi-gauge steam locomotive tin has been sent to the recycling equivalent of Barry Island where it belongs. Still got two strings of fairy lights to find homes for.
November 27, 2024 at 9:04 AM
COTD No6 Looks really uninteresting, but it hides an interesting movement. Timecal was yet another brand of Smiths clocks. This one has a tuning fork movement that references Bulova patents. There are a pair of little magnets on the end of the tuning fork which drive a little toothed wheel.
November 22, 2024 at 5:04 PM
COTD No6 Looks really uninteresting, but it hides an interesting movement. Timecal was yet another brand of Smiths clocks. This one has a tuning fork movement that references Bulova patents. There are a pair of little magnets on the end of the tuning fork which drive a little toothed wheel.
Clock No5
A Kundo battery electric pendulum clock. The curved bar is a magnet and the brass cylinder it runs through contains solenoid windings, hidden inside is also a one transistor circuit that controls the solenoid and keeps the pendulum swinging.
A Kundo battery electric pendulum clock. The curved bar is a magnet and the brass cylinder it runs through contains solenoid windings, hidden inside is also a one transistor circuit that controls the solenoid and keeps the pendulum swinging.
November 21, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Clock No5
A Kundo battery electric pendulum clock. The curved bar is a magnet and the brass cylinder it runs through contains solenoid windings, hidden inside is also a one transistor circuit that controls the solenoid and keeps the pendulum swinging.
A Kundo battery electric pendulum clock. The curved bar is a magnet and the brass cylinder it runs through contains solenoid windings, hidden inside is also a one transistor circuit that controls the solenoid and keeps the pendulum swinging.
November 21, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Clock of the day No4
Unlike the machine made Gent's, the Synchronome master clock is much more a product of traditional clockmaking, with lots of handwork and finishing. Looking inside you might think 'I could make that.' and indeed many were built to plans with kits of parts supplied by the company
Unlike the machine made Gent's, the Synchronome master clock is much more a product of traditional clockmaking, with lots of handwork and finishing. Looking inside you might think 'I could make that.' and indeed many were built to plans with kits of parts supplied by the company
November 20, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Clock of the day No4
Unlike the machine made Gent's, the Synchronome master clock is much more a product of traditional clockmaking, with lots of handwork and finishing. Looking inside you might think 'I could make that.' and indeed many were built to plans with kits of parts supplied by the company
Unlike the machine made Gent's, the Synchronome master clock is much more a product of traditional clockmaking, with lots of handwork and finishing. Looking inside you might think 'I could make that.' and indeed many were built to plans with kits of parts supplied by the company
I can't stand Frasier. There I've said it. It's just the sound of it:
Random fast, angry and assertive shouting, burst of canned laughter.
Another burst of Random fast, angry and assertive shouting, more of canned laughter.
Rinse and repeat for 30 minutes.
Random fast, angry and assertive shouting, burst of canned laughter.
Another burst of Random fast, angry and assertive shouting, more of canned laughter.
Rinse and repeat for 30 minutes.
November 20, 2024 at 9:06 AM
I can't stand Frasier. There I've said it. It's just the sound of it:
Random fast, angry and assertive shouting, burst of canned laughter.
Another burst of Random fast, angry and assertive shouting, more of canned laughter.
Rinse and repeat for 30 minutes.
Random fast, angry and assertive shouting, burst of canned laughter.
Another burst of Random fast, angry and assertive shouting, more of canned laughter.
Rinse and repeat for 30 minutes.
Clock of the day No3
Since I am behind with my clock of the day, two today:
This is a Gents' Pulsynetic C7 Master clock. Messrs Parsons and Ball who took over from Mr Gent were not clock makers but engineers and it shows, who builds cast iron clocks?
It impulses all the slaves once every 30 seconds.
Since I am behind with my clock of the day, two today:
This is a Gents' Pulsynetic C7 Master clock. Messrs Parsons and Ball who took over from Mr Gent were not clock makers but engineers and it shows, who builds cast iron clocks?
It impulses all the slaves once every 30 seconds.
November 19, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Clock of the day No3
Since I am behind with my clock of the day, two today:
This is a Gents' Pulsynetic C7 Master clock. Messrs Parsons and Ball who took over from Mr Gent were not clock makers but engineers and it shows, who builds cast iron clocks?
It impulses all the slaves once every 30 seconds.
Since I am behind with my clock of the day, two today:
This is a Gents' Pulsynetic C7 Master clock. Messrs Parsons and Ball who took over from Mr Gent were not clock makers but engineers and it shows, who builds cast iron clocks?
It impulses all the slaves once every 30 seconds.