Khaeng Mak

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Ladyboy for sure.

Nope.  I went back to check a few days later.

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

A couple of months back I had a massage in Siam Reap, and 3 massage girls piled into the room with me.

That was memorable.

I don't like massage as a rule so don't often go.  But 6 or 7 years ago I went to a little shop that only had three or four girls working.  It was in a beachside village and not a sexpat area.  The owner of the shop stepped up to do my massage, she was early forties and not unattractive.  But there was this tall and fit dark skinned girl in her early twenties.  She had her hair plaited into two pigtail braids.  I told the owner I would like her to do my massage if she was free.

The owner asked the girl. She said yes but said no sex.  I said yes no sex I only want a Thai massage.  

This girl was really stunning.  A hard 9 at least. She was also a good masseuse. After she had finished my back it was time to roll over.  And after looking at this lovely young thing I couldn't help but get a diamond cutter.

The young lass took of her top and her fisherman's pants and underneath she was wearing a pair of those tiny boy pants that hugged her tight little bum. Without any request on my part she started to blow me. Good lord it was good.

My legs were like jelly when I had to walk back out to the front of the shop where the other girls were seated. I must of looked a wreck because they kept asking me if I was ok.  They sat me down in a sofa and brought me some tea.

The dark skinned beauty came out to join us and giggled every time she made eye contact with me. 

I only paid for a standard Thai massage.  I have now idea why she blew me. But it was a surprise that rocked me to my core and a memory that will never be forgotten. 

52 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

You had interesting bullet points... some seemed a stretch to the causal reader - but there is no need for the 'Most is made up for sure' comment...  but then you loose credibility by highlighting your affinity for exaggeration when offering $100,000.... should have just ignored him.

I am not here to foster credibility.  You can believe what I say, or not.  Choice is up to you.

I no longer discuss my life when I meet someone new.  The reason is that they usually think that I am lying.  Especially here in Thailand were the bulk of expats are full of sh*t.

On 4/29/2019 at 3:33 AM, HuskerDo said:

Most is made up for sure.

I'll give you a $100,000 dollars for every bullet point that is not true.  But if they're all true you have to give me your entire life savings.

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5 hours ago, cmarshall said:

Since Musk is rich and Unsworth is not, Musk will spend him into the ground with motions of all kinds and, if he loses, appeals, possibly even countersuits.  Unsworth can't win against a pile of cash like Musk's.  Although Musk did defame him, the suit is ill-considered as his lawyer should have advised him.

Rubbish.  Vern's lawyers will be acting on a no win no fee retainer.  They would have been lining up to get a crack at this case.

This is developing into a very nice thread.  I will add some more of my experiences when I get a chance.

2 hours ago, Poppadom said:

@Khaeng Mak thank you for the elaborate and informative post, much appreciated.

Intended use is mainly inflating tires and other inflatables ???? As well as blowing air out of air con internals after cleaning, so mainly light use it had been meant for.

Planning to get a compressor unit, a female connector, a hose and a tire inflator (the Chinese one with digital display) and an air blow gun with male quick release fitting for starters.

 

I really like this kind of tire inflator (displays to 0.1 PSI accuracy), because all the other ones I saw with analogue gauges, the scaling goes up to 100-160 PSI and the maximum I'd be using is 42 so accurate reading is difficult.

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/high-precision-digital-tire-pressure-gauge-for-car-motorcycle-suv-and-small-and-medium-sized-van-inflated-pumps-deflated-tire-repair-tools-pressure-g-u-n-with-lock-on-nozzle-i165169810-s201027782.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.5.76df64447AvuKV&search=1

My advice is do not get a hi tech tire chuck.  Low tech is always best here in the third world.  Just get one of the small stainless chucks like I described in my post.  And then if you want a tyre pressure gauge buy a separate one.  Also consider getting a spray gun as well.  As Charlie H has already suggested the unit is good for spraying furniture, gates or other such household items is you have a little spray gun in your quiver also.

There is a drain on the bottom of the tank.  Make sure you regularly drain the condensation that will accumulate over time in the tank.

At my local household items shop I got a cast aluminum air gun with a trigger and a number of fittings including a short and long needle nose and also a fitting to blow up footballs.  The whole shebang was less than 80 baht and works a treat.

57 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

I have one, "Etop Oil free" use it in my workshop with nailgun (upto 30mm) for tacking small timber. Also used for spraying garden furniture etc. Nice easy little tool never let me down yet. Only used occasionally and light use which what I think the intended purpose was.

At the price paid its ideal for my use and makes things much easier.

That is the same as mine and a good bit cheaper than what I paid.

37 minutes ago, steve73 said:

Years ago I had one of those 12V mini-air compressors, but it didn't really provide enough air flow for using an air-brush. for anything other than very fine art-work.

 

So I took an old spare wheel and tyre from a car, and drilled a 2nd valve hole in the rim to fit a 2nd valve (with no internals).

I could then use the compressor to "pump up the tyre" to around 40-45 psi, and then use the 2nd (empty) valve to supply the air-brush so it could give me a bit more flow & smooth out the pressure fluctuations.

Clever idea.  You basically created your own holding tank.  

1 hour ago, tifino said:

taking up even less space; but you'd need a bike with multiple cylinder config:

 - the SparkPlug Air Pump!

Ridden bikes my whole life.  Never seen this gadget.  Great idea. Have you used one.

2 hours ago, darksidedog said:

I would have liked to have heard the story behind what made him do it.

My money is on Cutty Sark

I am rooting for TJ 100%, but having lived here for decades I just know he is going to end up in a ditch.

Pure Bullsh*t.

There are not 10 million people in Thailand who have the means to engage in domestic travel for shits and giggles.  At best they manage to scrap just enough money together to go home for songkran each year.  

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

“On April 20 morning the boat was found 15 kilometres from Ao Nang. It had sustained damage. The value of the repairs was around 350,000 baht.”

 

So how much did he pay?

I wonder who valued the repairs?

35 years ago my best friend and I were about 60% in on a cradle sized bottle of Cutty Sark on Phi Phi Don.  We borrowed a yacht moored in the bay to do a bit of island hopping.  We didn't get far before we dropped anchor, passed out and then woke up the next day with life threatening hang overs and no water.

We sailed back and moored the boat.  Swam to shore. And carried on chipping away at the Cutty.

1 hour ago, Vacuum said:

It's not waterbased.

It does dissolve in water though.

There are a lot of these listed by different sellers but they all look like they come from the same factory.

Last year I restored a vintage car and wanted to do my own spray paint.

I bought a model that looks exactly the same as yours but the brand is ETOP.  I buy a lot of stuff on lazada and did a thorough search for the cheapest at the time but I recall I paid about 2300 baht for mine so it looks like the price has come down a bit.  There was certainly nothing under 2000 baht like the 1680 bargain you have found.

I used it to power a HVLP spray gun.

Pros

• Certainly large enough if you just want to inflate your car and bike tyres
• It will also run a spray gun if you need to
• Not too big, the tank is a bit over two foot long (I store mine under my computer desk)
• Not very loud when running.  I did a lot of my paintwork after dark and no complaints from the neighbours
• Can get hot and cut out (see cons below for more details)
• Solid and low tech construction and design
• Can buy replacement parts at most good mum and pop building and hardware stores out in the boondocks

Cons

• The outlet pipe has a tap on it but just a threaded end.  You will have to but a female socket and screw it on so that you can connect a air hose
• The pressure switch is very poor quality and only has adjustment on the cut out.  Most quality compressors (in farang land) have adjustment on the cut out and cut in pressures.  
• When it arrives from the factory they have the cut out pressure set quiet low (around 7kpa by memory). This is not enough to run even a LP gun
• The pressure on the blow off valve is quite low.  I cranked the cut out pressure up as high as I could and adjusted it to cut out just as air started to leak from the blow off valve.  The maximum tank pressure I can get is just under 10kpa
• There is a big (non adjustable) gap between cut in and cut out.  When using my gun the tank pressure would have to drop down to about 6.5 kpa before the compressor would cut back in. And because of the smaller tank volume sometime this would cause problems because my gun did not have enough pressure for effective atomisation
• If you google around you will find a couple of (Indian?) youtube clips showing you how to adjust the pressure switch (cutout only, remember there is no cut in)
• I wanted to replace the cut out switch with one that had both cut out and cut in adjustment but couldn't find one in any of the store close to my home.  If you are in Bangkok or another urban centre you may have better luck than me.  I did find that I could buy the same switch as the one already on the unit at my local store for about 150 baht
• I don't know how long it will last before falling to bits.  I don't use mine much now that I have finished my car

Utility

• I sprayed three coats of undercoat and 5 top coats on my car.  Result was ok but running the little compressor at its maximum limits.  Because of the low price I viewed it as a disposable purchase anyway
• But it is still running fine and now I use it to inflate tires and also the occasional pool toy
• I hadn't run it for a month or so and just fired it up then to get the kpa reading I referred to above.  Seems to be still going strong

Hidden costs

• You will have to buy a female connector to screw on to the compressor so that you can connect your air hose
• You will also want to get yourself a chuck (the thing you blow tyres up with), an air gun (for cleaning dust from your computer), air hose with stainless connectors, and a HVLP spray gun.
• Make sure you check out the quality and prices of these items at your local shops first.  I found that I was able to buy better quality items, and at a cheaper price, from my local store rather than from lazada. I bought my first gun from lazada but it was dead on arrival (bent adjustment spindle).  I bought a great little gun at a local store for less than what I paid for the lazada item
• Don't get a tyre chuck with a gauge on it.  They always break anyway and they are often too cumbersome to squeeze in to put air in a motorbike tyre.  The rear wheel on a honda click is a relevant example.
• Just get a small stainless steel chuck that fits in your hand. They are bullet proof, child proof, and mooching Thai neighbour proof.  I wasn't able to find any listed on lazada but got a really good one from a local store for 90 baht.

I think you should grab one.

PM me if you want any more info.

I wonder how she gets on with his jack russells?

I am guessing this guy made his money on bitcoin or inherited it. No one who is self made would be this stupid with their hard earned.

I wonder if he knows the guys behind the seasteading project?

A lot can happen in 3 years in Thailand.

Just move to an area where there are no police.  Worked for me.