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Ho, ho, ho. Merry bloody Christmas to you bunch of lotharios, lechers, lovers and lucky-lucky men. Citysafe have kindly donated a mystery prize to the winner of this word search. All you have to do is donate £3, yes, just £3 to the Jimmy Mizen fund. (Make sure you leave your forum username so I know who's donated): https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROSomeoneSpecialPage?pageUrl=ShoeRepairerForum Fill the word search using the words provided, find the left-over letters and unscramble them to reveal a message and then PM me the answer. The winner will be drawn at random, in the new year. Rick.

We used to do this on the old forum before it was taken over by the new folks and I think we should revive it. I'm looking for nominations to see who you lovely bunch think has been the most helpful and who contributes on a regular basis. PM me your responses, please. I'll reveal the winner at the end of January and the winner will receive a gift card from me. Rick.

We used to do this on the old forum before it was taken over by the new folks and I think we should revive it. I'm looking for nominations to see who you lovely bunch think has been the most helpful and who contributes on a regular basis. PM me your responses, please. I'll reveal the winner at the end of January and the winner will receive a gift card from me. Rick.

I will try for you.

Hi all, there's a new feature on the TradeLocks website! TradeLocks stocks a popular range of key blanks by CitySafe UK. Each European, high quality steel key blank is CitySafe branded and carries the references of the three most popular manufacturers - HD, JMA and Silca. Figuring out the cross references of manufacturers can be hard. That's why TradeLocks has made finding the right key blank easier than ever with the brand new Easy Key Blank Selector. Don't know what key blank you need? Let TradeLocks help! To find the key blank you need use the drop down menus to select a Reference Type, then select (or type) a Reference and click Search. Don’t know the Reference Type? Not to worry – you can simply type or select the Reference you have and click search to find the CitySafe key blank you need! Click here to test out the TradeLocks Easy Key Blank Selector for yourself.

So if it's about treating your machine like a women, then I'm all for getting cheap ones from China.

There's a manual at http://www.nwkeys.co.uk/Documents/lancer-plus-230.pdf

Is there such a thing ?. I am a practising bench locksmith of 35+ years i tried to join the MLA 30 years ago but was rejected on the grounds i did not know anyone, now all you need is cash and your in. I tried to join the ALA about 10 years ago and was told i could not join as i was a Garage in Birmingham (Duncan at Hickleys witnessed this). I have no certification as a locksmith at all and it makes no difference to be honest. I have worked for the Police,MOD and many other government institutions without any certification. There is currently no licensing for locksmiths in the UK, due to the government not wanting to increase the legislative burden on small businesses. In Ireland, there is a government based licensing scheme run by the PSA.

Over the years I've come to the conclusion there is no 'best' finisher, I've also realised there is no 'best' motorbike but spent a lot of money trying to find it - there are a lot of factors like how much space do you have, how much money do you have, what is important in a finisher, what machinery were you brought up on, do you need a wide band, fixed brushes or tumble brushes, do you want good extraction or can you compromise, how much work do you have, how many different people will use it, how well will you look after it, do you have to have brand new (new doesn't mean best or even better we have seen that from China). If you are in the market decide what you want, have a look at the machines and see if they will do what you want.

We used to do this on the old forum before it was taken over by the new folks and I think we should revive it. I'm looking for nominations to see who you lovely bunch think has been the most helpful and who contributes on a regular basis. PM me your responses, please. I'll reveal the winner at the end of January and the winner will receive a gift card from me. Rick.

We used to do this on the old forum before it was taken over by the new folks and I think we should revive it. I'm looking for nominations to see who you lovely bunch think has been the most helpful and who contributes on a regular basis. PM me your responses, please. I'll reveal the winner at the end of January and the winner will receive a gift card from me. Rick.

We used to do this on the old forum before it was taken over by the new folks and I think we should revive it. I'm looking for nominations to see who you lovely bunch think has been the most helpful and who contributes on a regular basis. PM me your responses, please. I'll reveal the winner at the end of January and the winner will receive a gift card from me. Rick.

We used to do this on the old forum before it was taken over by the new folks and I think we should revive it. I'm looking for nominations to see who you lovely bunch think has been the most helpful and who contributes on a regular basis. PM me your responses, please. I'll reveal the winner at the end of January and the winner will receive a gift card from me. Rick.

We used to do this on the old forum before it was taken over by the new folks and I think we should revive it. I'm looking for nominations to see who you lovely bunch think has been the most helpful and who contributes on a regular basis. PM me your responses, please. I'll reveal the winner at the end of January and the winner will receive a gift card from me. Rick.

We used to do this on the old forum before it was taken over by the new folks and I think we should revive it. I'm looking for nominations to see who you lovely bunch think has been the most helpful and who contributes on a regular basis. PM me your responses, please. I'll reveal the winner at the end of January and the winner will receive a gift card from me. Rick.

We used to do this on the old forum before it was taken over by the new folks and I think we should revive it. I'm looking for nominations to see who you lovely bunch think has been the most helpful and who contributes on a regular basis. PM me your responses, please. I'll reveal the winner at the end of January and the winner will receive a gift card from me. Rick.

We used to do this on the old forum before it was taken over by the new folks and I think we should revive it. I'm looking for nominations to see who you lovely bunch think has been the most helpful and who contributes on a regular basis. PM me your responses, please. I'll reveal the winner at the end of January and the winner will receive a gift card from me. Rick.

We used to do this on the old forum before it was taken over by the new folks and I think we should revive it. I'm looking for nominations to see who you lovely bunch think has been the most helpful and who contributes on a regular basis. PM me your responses, please. I'll reveal the winner at the end of January and the winner will receive a gift card from me. Rick.

Now added as a download on this forum

Normally we use Silca CS207 for these Rick.

There is a crude saying in German: As forgiving as a harbour-wh... If you have the double sided ones, then ED4/HLX1 worked for me, in spite of the lack of width.

Moved to relevant sub-forum. Rick.

Old shoe rack I've had for years Tel, got a couple more in the cellar. And yes I'm working today.

when one country can out vote the other 3 on a straight yes no vote something is wrong