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How To Guides / Facebook linking
« on: July 11, 2016, 09:23:17 pm »
As you may notice, there's now a Facebook icon in the bar above the reply box (if using full reply, not quick reply!), all you need to do to show a Public FB post here, is click the button and paste the link to the post (right click the post and copy link).

Note that it needs to be a public post, not to a private / closed group, so for instance a photo status change is public, whereas a post to a secret / closed group isn't

So the link to the photo being changed by Su is (spaced so teh forum doesn't try to render it!):
h t t p s://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153512912100670&set=a.430119620669.231655.730425669&type=3

so click the FB button and paste, you get:

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General Banter / Pipe suppliers
« on: April 14, 2016, 04:30:58 pm »
Does anyone know where i can get a length (about 4-6ft) of 72/73mm Outer dia. Steel pipe.....

Tried ebay and not much there other than reducers which wont do what i want.....

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Classifieds & Useful eBay Links / Samsung 40" LCD TV For Sale
« on: January 24, 2016, 09:49:10 pm »
We've just recently upgraded our TV, so our old one is up for grabs to anyone here before going on ebay:

Samsung LE40C650 40" Full HD LCD TV
Perfect working order, no issues or problems - no dead areas on screen
Lots of connectivity on it:
  • 4 X HDMI
  • 2 X SCART
  • AV IN
  • COMPONENT IN
  • PC (VGA) IN
  • TV Antenna
  • LAN Connector
Comes with brand new remote (as current one was tempremental so bought new one), original manuals and all paper work

Collection from MK only!

£150 ovno cash.

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General Banter / Happy New Year
« on: January 01, 2016, 11:53:44 am »
Happy New Year to everyone, heres looking forward to a great 2016 with, hopefully!, more car shows attended lol

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Computers and Games / New Doom!!
« on: December 10, 2015, 10:22:17 pm »
Just noticed in steam that come sping 2016, there's a new Doom coming out !!

http://doom.com/en-gb/

Looks very good, keeping lots of the original Doom gameplay but much improved graphics...and it's got multiplayer!!!!!

:rock::up:

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Computers and Games / New Computer Ordered
« on: September 10, 2015, 01:25:27 pm »
Finally got around to ordering my new PC last night, sending some of the injury comp money...should last me for a few years i hope,  seeing as the last 'new' pc i built was over 8-9 years ago i think it's well overdue (all my other PC's have been updates to existing or second user systems from Ryan!)

Spec:
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower Chassis Black Edition with Side Window w/o PSU
Boot Drive: 512GB Samsung SM951, M.2 (22x80) PCIe 3.0 (x4) AHCI SSD, MLC NAND, Read 2150MB/s, Write 1500MB/s, 90k/70k IOPS
Storage Drives: 2 x 2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 Barracuda 7200.14 SATA 3 6GB/s 7200rpm 64MB Cache 8ms OEM
CPU: Intel Core i7 5930K Unlocked, S 2011-3, Haswell-E, 6 Core, 3.5GHz Clock, 3.7GHz Turbo, 15MB, 40 Lane
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX 240mm High Performance Multi CPU Liquid Cooler, with Corsair Link, for Intel/AMD CPU's
Motherboard: Asus ROG RAMPAGE V EXTREME/USB3.1 GAMING MB, Intel X99, S 2011-3, DDR4, SATA III 6Gb/s, PCIe 3.0, 2x SATA Express, E-ATX
RAM: 32GB (4x8GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black PC4-24000 (3000), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 15-15-15-36, XMP 2.0, 1.2V
DVD/BlueRay: LG UH12NS30 Internal Blu-ray ROM DVD Writer SATA, 12x BD-R, 16x DVD±R Write OEM
Monitor: 27" AOC G2770PQU Monitor, TN Panel, 1920x1080, 1ms, 144mhz refresh, 300cd/m², D-Sub/DP/DVI/HDMI, Black
Graphics card: 2 of 6GB EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC+ ACX 2.0+, PCIe 3.0 (x16), 7010MHz GDDR5, GPU 1102MHz, Boost 1190MHz, Cores 2816, 3xDP/HDMI/DVI-I
SLI Bridge: EVGA Pro SLI Bridge V2, 2-Way Long Version, High Pixel Clock Optimised, EVGA Logo Illuminates on select EVGA GPUs
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair RM1000i Series Fully Modular PSU, 80PLUS Gold Certified, 135mm Fan, ATX

All arriving tomorrow (Fri) so i can start building it :up:

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General Banter / New Tow Vehicle
« on: August 17, 2015, 08:18:06 pm »
Been looking for a replacement tow vehicle / second car for a while since we got shot of the Land Rover, and been looking at Jeeps mainly - went to see a couple and wern't impressed as they were definately not as descrived in the adverts (lacquer peel, tracking issues, air con problems, exhaust & coil spring issues etc etc), then came across the one we bought on Autotrader.

We have picked up last night, a '06 Mitsubishi Shogun Sport Warrior 3.0L V6 Auto.

It's got 129k on the clock so fairly high, but does have full service history and various receipts for some work, is due a service now but came with 12 months MOT on it.
Got a few scratches around the body, most of them look like with a good T-Cut & Polish should come out, driver's seat a bit worn but reckon with some leather food & a good clean it be OK.










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Music & Movies / Foo Fighters at MK Bowl
« on: July 13, 2015, 11:57:57 am »
Foo Fighters are playing 2 dates at the MK Bowl in September

http://foofighters.com/post/123965000282/september-5th-and-6th-milton-keynes-bowl

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General Banter / Smiler Crash at Alton Towers
« on: June 02, 2015, 02:20:23 pm »
Doesn't sound good !

http://news.sky.com/story/1494944/carriages-crash-on-alton-towers-smiler-ride

Quote from: Sky news
Four people have been seriously injured after two carriages on The Smiler rollercoaster at Alton Towers collided.

According to the West Midlands Ambulance Service, there were 16 people riding the attraction when the crash happened just after 2pm.

It is believed the passengers crashed into another carriage which was stationary at the time.

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Projects / MKB BBQ Tank Repaint
« on: May 27, 2015, 10:43:43 am »
Having used the BBQ for the Bashfest at the start of May, it's clear that the BBQ needed a re-paint on the tank at the minimum as it's showing signs of surface rust.

As it was:



(Rear was by far the worst bit)




So, this weekend i started the process - got a couple of wire wheels (one on the drill and one on grinder) and gave the tank a good going over to remove all the rust on it and smooth things out a bit.

Once that was done i masked off the shiny bits and started giving it a few coats of Matt black VHT Enamel BBQ paint, so it currently looks like this:





It's had 3 / 4 coats now so has a good covering, typically i had to change paint manufacturer half way through the last coat, so it's a bit odd at the moment as although they were both matt black enamel bbq paint - they are different shades, so it'll probably get another 1 or 2 coats of the new, darker paint to have just 1 colour and then i'll fire it up to cure it and see what it looks like after that!!

(New album in the MKB BBQ Gallery -? http://bbq.mkb.cc/gallery)

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Projects / MKB BBQ Brake Refurb
« on: April 12, 2015, 07:27:22 pm »
Think this counts as a mini project now!!

Seeing as the tires on the BBQ are at least 10 years old and it's stood for almost 3 maybe 4 years now, and i'm intending on using it in May, thought today would be a good day (as weather was nice) to sort getting the wheels off to get new rubber on them, plus give the brakes and over-hall (as they never been brilliant and a bit squirelly when braking).

Took the wheels off without too much trouble, so the BBQ now sits like this:




Gave the underside a check over and it's held up really well, springs and chassis look all good underneath:






Once i'd got the wheels off, took the drum's off and the 'passenger' / left side didn't look too bad:





Shame can't say the same for the 'driver' / right side.....explains why the brakes wern't working as well this side:







Checked online and the bearings are nice and cheap and easy to get (as they are a bit graunching and knackered), need to just track down what the correct oil seal is as need new one's of them as well - the sizes online don't seem to link up with what the one i've got is.....

Going to try this week to track down a new set of shoes & drums and hope they are still available ( as the drum on the left is totally contaminated and has to be replaced!) - know of one place in MK that might do it (intertruck?)

So Shopping list to get it back on it's wheels:

Inner & Out Bearings
Inner Oil Seals (outers are just a flat washer)
Shoes
Drums
Tires

Will then put it back together then sort the wiring as needs looking at as lights not working correctly

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How To Guides / Private Message Notification
« on: April 07, 2015, 08:43:03 pm »
Have made a slight change so that when you get a new PM, you will get a window come up telling you that you've got a new message.

This is customizable under your profile preferences to turn this OFF, to do this:

  • Click on Profile
  • Point To Modify Profile -> Personal Messaging
  • The option is "Show a popup when i receive new messages" - Untick to stop the pop up.

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How To Guides / Image sizing
« on: March 18, 2015, 10:30:14 pm »
After posting a few pics this evening, i found that they post waaaay too big, so have added a very quick mod so that if the pic is big, you will now get a yellow bar above a thumbnail of the image to click to open the full size image.

If you get any issues, lemme know!!

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General Banter / MOVED: Cunning Abandoned Stuff Picture Thread
« on: March 11, 2015, 08:58:41 am »
This topic has been moved to Photography Area.

http://www.mkb.cc/forum/index.php?topic=10177.0

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Additional Forum Areas / Additional Area's
« on: March 03, 2015, 12:14:34 pm »
There are a number of area's of the Forum that are now either "opt in" (you choose to be in them or not) or "request" (sends a message for approval), they are:

Opt-In
Bikers Corner
RC Area
Jokes
Photography Area

Requested
MKB Ladies
Naughty Zone
MKB Members

To add the additional areas, it's the same for both:

  • Click on "Profile" in the top menu
  • Under Modify Profile, select and click on "Group membership"
  • At the bottom of the page, you can see the available groups, simply click on either "Join Group" or "Request membership" to the right of the appropriate group
  • If the group is "Opt In", you will instantly see the additional area's on the main forum home screen, if it's a "Request" style, once it's approved it'll appear on your home page.

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How To Guides / How to - Add Avatar
« on: March 02, 2015, 11:35:59 am »
To add / change the Avatar you're using:

  • Click on "Profile" in the top menu bar
  • Under "Modify Profile" select and click "Forum Profile"  (If not visible, check under Profile > Account Settings > Modify Profile > Forum Profile )
  • At the top, where it says "Personalized Picture" you can choose to either pick from the Gallery (If you had one on the old forum i've migrated it over into this section), upload your own or add in a URL link to a picture elsewhere
  • Click on "Change Profile" to save the changes

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Known problems / Posting Smilies
« on: March 01, 2015, 09:24:54 am »
From a post by FBody:

Quote from: F Body on March 01, 2015, 07:12:53 am
Secondly it's really hard to find the right Smiley and when you do nothing seems to happen when you click it, you only know it's been inserted when you close the Smiley page ?

Will work on this - will see if i can put the most used ones nearer the front so can keep it smaller and don't have to scroll any further

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How To Guides / How to - Reset password
« on: February 28, 2015, 09:59:48 pm »
If you can't remember your password, you can reset it via email on the main login page:

  • Enter your username & password and hit login
  • If the password is incorrect, click on the "Forgot your password" link at the bottom of the page that comes up

If you are logged in and want to change it:
  • Click on "Profile" in the top menu
  • Under Modify profile, Select and click on "Account Settings"
  • Enter in a new password in both "Choose Password" and "Verify Password" fields
  • Enter your current password in the field at the bottom
  • Click Change Profile and this takes effect straight away

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Known problems / RedSample theme bug
« on: February 28, 2015, 09:22:06 pm »
I've come across a weird bug whereby when using the "RedSample" theme, it seems to refresh and then refresh again .

Looking into this

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Known problems / Old Smiley Links
« on: February 28, 2015, 09:21:18 pm »
There is an oddity whereby posts made before migration aren't showing the Smiley's properly.

This is due to a formatting issue in the address that it points to, I'm working on the appropriate fix, but it's not an easy / quick one

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How To Guides / How to - Post YouTube Videos
« on: February 28, 2015, 08:55:26 pm »

That should then show as per this:

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Suggestions / New forum suggestions
« on: February 28, 2015, 08:33:30 pm »
i'm open to suggestions on the default number of posts and topics per page (currently 25), and also the number of recent posts at the bottom (currently 15)

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How To Guides / How to - Add additional forum areas
« on: February 28, 2015, 08:32:16 pm »
There are a number of area's of the Forum that are now either "opt in" (you choose to be in them or not) or "request" (sends a message for approval), they are:

Opt-In
Bikers Corner
RC Area
Jokes
Photography

Requested
MKB Ladies
Naughty Zone
MKB Members

To add the additional areas, it's the same for both:

  • Click on "Profile" in the top menu
  • Under Modify Profile, select and click on "Group membership"
  • At the bottom of the page, you can see the available groups, simply click on either "Join Group" or "Request membership" to the right of the appropriate group
  • If the group is "Opt In", you will instantly see the additional area's on the main forum home screen, if it's a "Request" style, once it's approved it'll appear on your home page.

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How To Guides / How to - Change forum Themes
« on: February 28, 2015, 08:18:51 pm »
The new forum has the ability to change themes and allow for different colours / images / layouts depending on the user preferences.

To change your theme from the default:
  • Click on "Profile" in the top menu bar
  • Under "Modify Profile" select and click "Look & Layout"  (If not visible, check under Profile > Account Settings > Modify Profile > Look and Layout )
  • At the top of the information, it says Current Theme and tells you what you're using, if you click the Change button beside this you get the list of available themes
  • Click on "Preview Theme" under any of the theme's and the system will apply it temporarily so you can see it.
  • If you like it, Click on "Use This Theme" and it will then apply and set this as your default.

If you don't see a theme you like, you an go to http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/ and browse the ones available there, if you find one please send me a message with the link and i'll be happy to download and install it.

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General Banter / Happy Birthday Vicky
« on: February 19, 2015, 09:39:57 am »
Happy birthday to you!

Enjoy a nice relaxing day at home

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