WN30 - A hot day flugel

It came out to be much hotter than they predicted today. What a marvellous change. In at the factory, it was simply more of the same.

During the course of the morning I had the great pleasure of a visit from a good friend of very long standing by the name of Alex. He had been a real worker/director here in the 70s and 80s. He is responsible for a lot of the landscaping of today along with every so many other things such as drainage and so forth, at the time the site was being developed. Other events have taken him away for some twenty years in which time, he has not been back. So it was a great pleasure to be able to show him around this morning and let him see things as they are today. The trees have grown, some things have changed location, including some of the houses. I look forward to more of his company in time to come. Damned good to see you Alex. To today......................

You will remember my deflated attempts to rectify the air leaks in the 'N' wagon. Let's see the valve that was leaking............



At left, the handle, then the body, spindle and spring, with the spring tensioning/retaining cap above. Most of us will be more familiar with the type that has the spring at the small end of the taper. A bit of a lap and it was virtually cured.



During my tour with Alex, we checked out the new Maori Pa area. This is just a part of it and it is due to open very soon.