The closest we ever get to the fabrication and design of buses is beating the living panels out of the local Tyrer fleet after they’ve pranged a bus shelter. Although we (and by we I mean Matt) did happen to design a fuel arm loading bracket to prevent the overspill of diesel while fueling locomotives [...]
Continue readingNew Server, New Site & New York (SES)
While you shouldn’t really be visiting this blog on a Friday evening when spring has sprung and the nights are getting longer, I just want to let you know that there’ll be a server upgrade going on. There’s also no reason for me to tell you this as no disruption in the slightest is expected [...]
Continue readingIt’s Going to be Like Jim’ll Fix It for Some Lucky Banker
So in I popped to Radio Shack (which is the American equivalent of Tandy – RIP) to ask them about an outdoor antenna set up for receiving over-the-air HD. It’s better than your average cable or satellite signal, and it’s free (the signal, not the antenna). I’m also loathe to pay a premium to my [...]
Continue reading“Two World Wars and One Great Depression Do-Dah Do-Dah”
This credit collapse/meltdown/armageddon is a curious one to fathom. Do you not think? What are you lot seeing and hearing? It seems like any response seems wholly inappropriate. For example, if you acknowledge there’s a squeeze going on but then follow up with how it isn’t affecting you and you’re bucking the trend, you’re a [...]
Continue readingSlippery Scam Artists: The Nigerian Soapy Smith
In terms of our marketing, not only am I omnipotent but I also have a certain omnipresence. By this, I mean I track every single email as it bounces about between all concerned parties. More often than not it just means I hold an extra saved copy of an email, but every now and again [...]
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The Tinbasher is the award-winning company blog of Butler Sheetmetal Ltd UK, a small fabrication shop in the darkest recesses of North West England.
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