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Soldering Iron Tip Cleaning Wire Sponge With Brass Ball

Cleans your soldering iron tips without water! Made from coils of brass, which is softer than the tip plating yet harder than the oxidation that forms on the tip. To clean the tip, simply plunge (stab) the iron tip into the coils. The ideal alternative to a wet sponge.
Compare to $9.47 for the "Brand Name" ball of brass!
* "shell" design keeps the solder from splattering * Will not reduce the tip temperature * A great alternative to the conventional damp sponge * May be used as a portable tool holder and cleaner * Compatible with Hakko 599B-02 Tip cleaners and brass replacement ball

Warmley & Siston - One Hundred years of history - Part 6 of 7 - 1970 - 1979


1970

The 60's were a period of decline when we said farewell to much of the past that became unwanted in a throw-away society. In the more sympathetic climate of today, who knows what might have been retained? The 70's were an era of new life with many new industries moving in, especially along Tower Road North, and looking towards the future we saw four new schools being built.

The biggest by far of all of these was the Grange Comprehensive School, which combined the boys school at Woodstock and the girls school in Hanham Road. The school was built on fields belonging to Grimsbury Farm but the access is via the new bridge from Tower Road North.

1971

Early in 1970, John Seymour-Williams had received an offer to buy a piece of land near Warmley House which contained the giant statue of Neptune. The two and a half acres of land had been valued at 500 pounds and the owner of the caravan park was prepared to pay 1,300 pounds. A new scheme would have entailed the demolition of Neptune as a road was needed to service the land.

The main opponent of this act of vandalism was Dr. Ian McDonald, former Chairman of Warmley R.D.C. He enlisted the aid of S.W.K Morgan, Managing Director of Imperial Smelting, Avonmouth, and with others formed a committee to oppose the scheme and acquire the land.

In 1971 John Seymour-Williams had been persuaded to give Neptune and a thin strip of land to the council but the remaining land was still for sale. In due course with the support of both the council and the zinc industry, the land was secured from the hands of the developers.

The statue of the sea god that once stood in the centre of the thirteen acre lake had now become a land-lubber, as the retaining dam had been destroyed and the lake drained. Ivy had completely covered this giant and foxes and birds had made their homes around him.

By 1974, with alot of hard work from a group of Venture Scouts, Neptune was stripped of the ivy and once more stood guard, towering over the site. Much more work was yet to be done as huge cracks had appeared in his legs and his arms and his trident had disappeared. The important thing was that Neptune had been saved.

More recent research has shown that Neptune is the largest garden statue in Western Europe and he is also described by the concrete industry as the oldest concrete statue in the country.

it is strange that this 26 feet high Warmley giant is almost unknown by the people of Siston, although he is by far the oldest resident of the parish, at nearly 250 years of age!

1972

Before the introduction of North Sea gas, 3,200 tons of Welsh coal were passing through Warmley on its way to the gasworks at Bath. The signal box had to be manned and the level crossing gates were regularly brought together to allow the diesel trains to pass. In May 1971 the Bath Gas Works closed and subsequently the single track line that provided its supply of coal became redundant.

In May 1972, the lifting of the remaining track commenced, starting from the Bath end of the line and working towards Mangotsfield and the north. By September, the huge crane had lifted whole sections of track and sleepers onto railway wagons, just as if they were a giant toy train set being packed away.

A small enterprising group, mourning the loss of this environmentally sound transport system, formed themselves into the Bristol Suburban Railway Society and opened their headquarters in the redundant and derelict buildings at Bitton Station.

The Society originally planned to lay new track from Bitton station to Warmley signal box, but since those early days the route of the old railway line has been breached at North Common and the organisation is now looking south towards Bath to extend the line.

The society has since changed its name to The Avon Valley Railway, but still takes an interest in the signal box at Warmley and has plans for a static display nearby.

1973

The Clocktower Building in Tower Road North has an interesting and varied history. It was built in the 1740s when William Champion moved to the area. For the first hundred years it was associated with the copper, brass and zinc works and is generally considered to be Champions pin factory

Around 1811, the site was owned by the Davidson family who continued to produce pins at least until 1835. In 1847, stoneware goods were being manufactured and it is probable that the Clocktower Building was partially rebuilt as offices for the Pottery.

Later the building was sub-let to Derhams and used as a boot factory. Then once again it was to become part of the pottery works being used as offices, carpenters shop and mounders store for Haskins Pottery.

By 1969 there was no more industrial use for this 200 year old building so with funding from Warmley, Kingswood and Mangotsfield Councils and the Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundations a community use for it was found... (it was

Seeing as a 3-page BrickFair “review” got lost somehow, I thought you would like to see the prototype section, which I will re-write.

Model 1887. Well, I honestly don’t really have tons of uses for it, so I can’t say I love it (or like it). One thing I hate about it is that the upper trigger guard is unfinished like it was in The Terminator and Modern Warfare 2, which I seriously doubt is something that is found on a real one. I have one in brown, given to me by Banzai. Also a trans-clear one from Badger (or John).

The Core-burner. Seriously? Just seriously? Will designs some amazing accessories but this item was just useless, dumb, etc. I have absolutely no use for the one(s) I have. Sorry Will, I just don’t like it. Have two, one brown and gunmetal mix, and one in trans-clear and black mix.

AA-12. Oh. My. God. The thing is just amazing. It’s perfectly scaled, the new drum design is A+, the sights are perfect, and it even has a grip. One thing I’m not totally sold on is the magazine, you (Will) could try making the indents smaller and add more of them. The sight is maybe my favorite part, the tiny hole in the rear sight is perfect. I have seen some products that have similar size holes and details, but they just end up looking shabby and un-clean. I even asked Will what item he was most proud of, and he said the AA-12. I have to agree, the M16A1 might top it though. I have one, traded to me by Polar_Ice in bronze.

Lever action rifle. A very good, clean looking prototype. I don’t do western things, but I could use it for my brothers Sig ‘Fig, who loves shooting our 44. The lever was done pretty perfectly and the octagonal barrel is a nice touch. I have two in brown, one given to me by Badger and one from my brother.

SABR. I like it, Brickarms finally added a “universal” pump-action, full stocked shotgun to the arsenal. I would have enjoyed the “Universal Pump-action” more for a name then SABR, it seems a little too space-age. My favorite part of the prototype is probably the very detailed receiver section. I have two in brown, both given to me by Badger, thank you! Oh, and one in black from John.

M79 “Blooper” / ”Thumper”. Was one item that I just wasn’t expecting at all. The part that stands out to me the most is the strange looking stock that the M79 has. One thing that I don’t like about it is the size, it is quite large. If I were Will, I would take the stock down to an SGT44 stock size, then scale the rest of the prototype down along with it. A flip-up sight would also be nice. I feel like I’m complaining a little much about this one, even though I do like it very much. I received mine after Bantha asked for acouple break-down pictures of one of my heli’s, its overmolded in brown and gunmetal.

M16A1. A lovely prototype, not really much to say about it. All of the important parts like the receiver, barrel, mag and stock are all extremely well done. Got it from Bantha, love the prototype. Short and sweet review ‘eh?

MG34. Not really much to say about the prototype, but I do really like it. Ummm, yeah I like it. Nothing that makes me say “OmAIgAWd, n3W pRoT0tipZ 5o Cu|!!!” and nothing that makes me say “You know, he could have really done something better”. Got mine in gunmetal from John 0515 :).

Flintlock pistol. I got 5 >.> Well, I don’t really do revolutionary war, pirates, 1500-1800 kinda of stuff. But if I was into that era, I would love it. The detail is just incredible, the trigger, black-powder tray, flint ‘n steel and all that good stuff have tons of detail and are just lovely. I only have V.1s so the length still looks pretty long. One in gunmetal, one flat silver, one flat silver with a metallic brown tray. The latter one is VERY strange (at least in my opinion) for one reason: when laid down the barrel faces to the left, instead of the right (like my other 4). One in reddish, and one in regular brown. Not too rare because of the option to buy a figure with them, but they are still gifts.

V.2 AC8. Basically a production AC8, with a straighter carry handle....only in Glow in the Dark :P It also has a little trans-light green/yellow. From Badger.

V.1 M203. Can’t really see any differences, but it would have to be a prototype, unless Will is starting to go GITD production items :) From John.

Flame Gun. Uhh, I don’t know what the inspiration for this was, but I just don’t have a use for it. GITD, traded with my brother.

KuKiri (traditional). Ooooh, a new melee weapon! The handle is quite nice, and the blades “slanting” is also very nice for being curved. Also nice in GITD. Got it from Badger, thanks man!

M1A1 Carbine. Same as the production, but in brown. Could be production, but I doubt the mold was run in brown. Traded.

M1917. Looks like the production, but I don’t have a production one :/ Two gunmetal (one short-shot), one flat silver, one is flat silver with a little metallic bronze in it. From Badger and Banzai.

Podgun. Don’t have a use for it, don’t know its history, do

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