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So.......In short; I need a Thai Garmin Nuvi 205/250 that quietly speaks a little Engrish kitted out with ESRI v10.0, a Rotweiler, city navigator S.E.A. AND SE Asia map v4.5 and dont bother with the junction view/lane assist, just rely on the bull-bars and 4WD to make the turn instead. Thank you everyone for the information....much appreciated....!! :jap:

Cute, I like it! Shows a certain Sancho Panza.

hahaha.....so, do you reckon Garmin make a fitting kit to mount it on a donkey...??

So.......In short; I need a Thai Garmin Nuvi 205/250 that quietly speaks a little Engrish kitted out with ESRI v10.0, a Rotweiler, city navigator S.E.A. AND SE Asia map v4.5 and dont bother with the junction view/lane assist, just rely on the bull-bars and 4WD to make the turn instead. Thank you everyone for the information....much appreciated....!! :jap:

Hi.....do you know if these brazing rods (techno weld, HTS-2000 etc) will give a strong enough bond to use them to repair an aluminium motorcycle frame...??

no this will not give you a good weld!!!!

stainless uses dc

aluminum uses Ac

there is a massive difference in welding aluminum!!! you need to use a rounded electrode and then with your filler rod control the arch. this is two handed control of the arch where stainless is very simple!!

an easy way around this is to find some "techno weld" it is classed as a weld but you only need to achive a temp of 350 c meaning you can do this with a standard plumbers tourch.

you tin (coat) both surfaces then heat and press together, this weld is in many cases stronger than a TIG weld.

I hopes this helps

I was in a past life a coded TIG welder on stainless pressure vessels and pipe work. so was classed as an advanced welder, as for welding aluminum that is a true art form!!!! personaly I kept some techno weld in my tool box for those moments when a weld was needed!! I know snap on use to stock it, dont know where in Thailand you would get it though

Anyone proficient in TIG welding on stainless should be able to turn down the amps on their machine, and using a long, thin strip of the aluminum you're welding (for the same alloy, for good bonding.) just do the same thing they do with stainless. If they did one test weld, they would probably have it down. (Amps WAY down)

So....I'm guessing now's not the best time for me to buy a car...... all my money is in GBP (pounds) Do any of you guys (or ladies) have any idea whether this is the way its going to be or will USD/GBP recover anytime in the forseeable future....?? I know how to earn money and I sure know how to spend it.....but all the stuff inbetween is like voodoo to me.....

Perfect. Thanks very much for your help. I'll have a look and see how the road conditions are for each journey (there's a fair bit of flooding around up here too) and take it from there.

cheers...

Ahh....my girlfriends father is going to run me up in his truck, so I wont need to use public transport. I take it the procedure at Leoi province will be the same as stated above?

Jdinasia,

thanks for your input. That looks like a consensus of opinion to me so I guess The Friendship Bridge is the one.

cheers...

Once again, thanks very much for the information. Much appreciated.

cheers

Mario,

thank you for the information. The map (Google) showed 2 crossings, one called The Friendship Bridge and another (un-named) a little further west. Which is the better of the two to use, or is there any difference please?

Gents,

I need to do a visa run for the 1st time tomorrow (from Chaiyaphum) so will drive up to Vientien. I only need a 15 day visa as I'll be heading back to work within that time, so can anyone tell me where's the best place to cross and what the procedure will likely be please.

cheers.

7by7,

thanks for the advice. That's the way I read it too, and thats a particularly good point about sudden large sums of money showing up.

I'll let you know how it goes.....

Gents,

I'm just starting this process for the 1st time myself to try and get a visa for my girlfriend of 2 years to come to the UK to meet my family etc (oddly enough for Xmas too...she wants to see snow and Christmas...!!)

I've just downloaded the application forms & checklist and am starting to put all of the necessary documentation together, the one thing I'd like to know is, that she seems to think that she needs to have circa 200,000bht in her bank to ensure her being granted a visa, however, as we are saying on the application that I am to be funding her trip entirely, is this necessary...??

Any other pointers that anyone can give to help me with this process will be gratefully received...

cheers