rebo

I wonder if these hand cranked oil expellers could press rice bran oil from locally available rice bran??

This is exactly one of the materials I want to try to get oil off.

This oil press shouldn't cost more than THB 2'500 according to the alibaba-offers from China. I think it's worth the price to give several garden products a trial.

Next step: Farming forum ...

Is that me being flippant again

Remembering one of your last topics (http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/635690-the-same-feeling-as-i-hadafter-my-3rd-joint/#entry6344712) maybe simply stoned? Don't let yourself get caught ...!

But however - thanks for your most valuable and valued advise.

Google for images of "hand oil press": https://www.google.de/search?gs_rn=26&gs_ri=psy-ab&cp=11&gs_id=16&xhr=t&q=hand+oil+press&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.52164340,d.bmk&biw=1536&bih=703&dpr=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=QscyUtHgJ4vSrQe7xYCICw.
Anybody ever seen such a machine in Chiang Mai for sale?

Thanks in advance

from http://bicyclethailand.com/events/:

The organizing committee of “The Singha Tour of Chiang Rai”, Peter Pouly and Active Management Asia have decided to postpone the event to a more suitable date in 2014. This has been a difficult decision but it has been done in order to provide an even better quality event next year. The new date will be announced very soon. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience.

Any TV members that have seen the ice skating rink at KSK in use?

Went there quite often for a while about 12 ... 15 years ago until a home accident with a dislocated shoulder forced me to avoid any potential chance of having it dislocated once more.

The quality of the ice was quite inconstant, sometimes more, sometimes less wet, and not comparable to the "dry" ice condition I was used to from home.

I always wondered how this project could be economical or even profitable.

http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=561409

http://www.actionsportasia.com/land-sports/cycling-in-thailand/cycling-day-trips-in-thailand.html

http://thailandtrails.blogspot.com/

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If it is going down very slowly, over a matter of days or weeks, that is a normal occurrence here. That applies equally to motorcycles and cars. I have never received a good explanation, but using even the best tubes, my motorcycles are checked, and usually need to be brought up to the recommended pressure anytime they have sat for a period of time. Same for my bicycles. As you said, get a good gauge and check them regularly.

The reason for this phenomenon most often is a piece of very thin (about 5/100 mm) and short wire out of a damaged tire (not yours) on the road.

I had them several times in car-, motorbike- and bicycle-tires, and they were very difficult to locate. Also the hole in the tube can be unbelievable small, sometimes only one little bubble in 3 seconds when doing the water test. So check your tire most thoroughly several times in case you find "nothing" caused the puncture. What can ease your search for the "culprit" is to mark the position of the inner tube related to the outer tire directly after disassembly, then you know the area where to look after you located the hole in the inner tube.

No, I have 5 motorcycles/scooters. 3 bicycles and a pickup truck. I am sure they don't all have damaged tires or tubes. It is just a natural occurrence in these temps. That is why I have an air compressor.

Also if you take new tubes out of their packaging and store them as spares for any length of time, they will just fall apart when you finally use them.

Misunderstanding! The damaged tires are - as I tried to make clear - not yours. They - or parts of them - lie on the road and you drive through them.

Just got my son last week.

This brings this indian quality product to my mind: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=544820458895195&set=a.544719298905311.1073741828.544698088907432&type=1&theater but on your pic I like the position of the rear fender more ...

Especially the fork seems to be something special: http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/801787420/alloy_front_fork_ECA_326ST.html

Wish you an always safe ride ...

If it is going down very slowly, over a matter of days or weeks, that is a normal occurrence here. That applies equally to motorcycles and cars. I have never received a good explanation, but using even the best tubes, my motorcycles are checked, and usually need to be brought up to the recommended pressure anytime they have sat for a period of time. Same for my bicycles. As you said, get a good gauge and check them regularly.

The reason for this phenomenon most often is a piece of very thin (about 5/100 mm) and short wire out of a damaged tire (not yours) on the road.

I had them several times in car-, motorbike- and bicycle-tires, and they were very difficult to locate. Also the hole in the tube can be unbelievable small, sometimes only one little bubble in 3 seconds when doing the water test. So check your tire most thoroughly several times in case you find "nothing" caused the puncture. What can ease your search for the "culprit" is to mark the position of the inner tube related to the outer tire directly after disassembly, then you know the area where to look after you located the hole in the inner tube.

Made it today. Wow - what a stunning place the summit is, especially at weather conditions as we had today: magic atmosphere in the fog forest ... But also the various "Mon XYZ" settlements offer beautiful views (and mediocre accomodations even though 1'000 THB/night don't match what is effectively offered. But the look-outs ...) worth to spend at least some hours.

Didn't have the balls to go down the mentioned remote single trail because I was alone and would probably not have been found on time in case of mishap. So I continued the loop on the #4027 which was also a nice 20 km descent into Mae Rim.

Thanks, CNXpat, for introducing this wonderful piece of urban hinterland.

Tomorrow!

BTW - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_(Microsoft_service)

CU,

rebo

N18 46 43.5 E99 02 46.5

Honest and reliable silk fabric products supplier, make to order, too. Since years we buy all our silk household items over there, also all of our customers who buy from them are satisfied.

We are not at all related to this company.

Have you got a name and a rough location?

And what sort of prices?

Cheers.

Copy the coordinates in the first line of my post, then paste it in the search cell in Google Earth or Google Maps. Click "Search" and - voila - there it is.

Prices: Reasonable. Of course depending on size and quality of the silk. Sewing labour very inexpensive.

N18 46 43.5 E99 02 46.5

Honest and reliable silk fabric products supplier, make to order, too. Since years we buy all our silk household items over there, also all of our customers who buy from them are satisfied.

We are not at all related to this company.

Does anybody know where to buy a classic 3-folded/collapsable wallpaper table in Chiang Mai?

Thanks in advance.

There is one general problem regarding vacuum cleaners at least at Sahaphanit/Niomphanit: The bags (aside from the 3 or 5 bags you get with the cleaner) are deemed to be spare parts and are usually not in stock; so you have to order them at the spare part dept. and go a second time to pick them up.

In case you try to be smart and thus order more than one pack at the same time your vacuum cleaner will probably irreparably sigh out its soul before you have used up the first pack ... Of course you won't buy the same model again and will throw away all the remaining bags.

Needed an urgent shower after some exciting muddy downhill action, so I took the doener meat home and just had it with my favourite salad/cabbage mix and yoghurt garlic sauce in a fresh ciabatta.

Priceless ...!

July 20th is already marked in my calendar.

I get it at Royal Project, when they have it. Super cheap at their wholesale outlet on the road to Doi Kham temple, alongside the Royal Flora. They don't always have it of course, but it freezes well.

It's this place N18 45 09.88 E98 55 34.62. Yesterday they had a lot for really reasonable prices. Be quick; my wife just told me she'll go for some kilos more tomorrow morning ...

Here http://forums.adventurecycling.org/index.php?topic=10328.0 (last post on the page) you see a trick how to remove the SRAM master link with ease. It works perfectly but you may ask someone for assistance (Let him/her pull the string ends, so you'll spare him/her the finger scrubbing ...)

I personally prefer my Leatherman pliers which I use "diagonally" on the master link. With a bit of experience it takes about one second and the fingers remain clean.

I'm a member since 1.5 years now, and we had solely positive experiences with about 8 guests from 4 continents so far.

They all had interesting things to tell and show (incl. their chariots and equipment), gave us opportunities to broaden our horizon, and with some of them we are still in contact. We also spent some days biking together through Chiang Mai and some neighbouring provinces, or on their tours.

Unfortunately until now there were no hosts in the regions of Asia I passed on my extended tours; so I didn't have the pleasure to play the guest role yet ...

I can only recommend to join the community.

N18 46 43.5 E99 02 46.5

Honest and reliable silk wholesaler. Since years we buy all our silk household items over there, also all of our customers who buy from them are satisfied.

We are not at all related to this company.

I went for the lamb Donor yesterday and i loved it for my second time.but.It was a big for me and I will try the small one next kebab event which is on 6th july for the heads up. Rebo the price you quoted was wrong sir. large donor 149 baht and small donor 129 baht + His special Burmese beef of pork curry sets 99baht for the pork and 129 for beef and the wife loved the pork curry.It gets very busy at lunch so best to get their 11am or after 1pm. The service ladys speak English and good service.I will be going their tomorrow for his 99 baht breakfast.

You're right, Sir, sorry for my mistake, I wrote the price incl. my drink. I'll definitely be there again on July 6th (Do your math, PETDCAT ... ).

David Copperfield does himself the honor of giving a guest performance ...?

Gave the döner kebab a try yesterday and really liked it.

Not exactly the same style I was used from Berlin (the saying is the döner was invented there) - with yoghurt-garlic sauce inside a quarter of pide bread - but delicious, too. Especially worth to mention: The fine lamb taste, not strong mutton.

The large portion for 169 THB is really large, for Average Joe the "small" portion should be enough.

No doubt - it was worth the 40 km pedaling.

We or friends bring salt by the kilos from Nan province, a little village called "Bo Kluea" (N19 08 52 E101 09 15)(http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1531810-d2723704-Reviews-Bo_Klua_Salt_Wells-Bo_Kluea_Nan_Province.html), and share it.

The villagers over there extract it from deep underground wells, and you can buy it undiluted (what we personally prefere) or with iodine added.

Since salt is hygroscopic it must be stored hermetically sealed otherwise it will become pappy.

Our regular lunch group is between 6 & 16, we do not go there anymore.

Thanks, Thailand.

And I agree with your and your lunch group's decision.