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Tblisi's a lot older than that

I call it that too, but apparently it's Tbilisi now. I wonder when that change happened, my Russian lessons were in the 1980s. It was Tpilisi until 1936, and Tiflis to foreigners.

I never lived there but my ex's family was nearby (Langley) - went there for summers and Christmases for 4 or 5 years. Are you thinking of moving there?

Thanks. I ordered a KMC for £18. The chepeast I could find the Shimano was £22.

The chepeast I could find the Shimano was £22

HG601 for £13.49

I suppose it depends on whether you actually use the quick link, but at £5.99 it still makes the whole assembly under £20 :)

To my recollection that was St Stephen's Gardens W11

And here is my evidence, along with my bike of the time (a Cedric Clayson, since you ask):

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International shipping - who do people use? I need to send some pedals to Finland and normally use Royal Mail. Anyone else I should be looking at?

Thanks

Anybody got any recommendations for some food or beers in Budapest? I find myself here somewhat unexpectedly. I'm keen for anything paprika or cured meat

Not novel in any way but... Gozsdu Udvar, Karavan and Szimpla (for drinking) should do the trick.

Edit: eat everything goose liver or goulash related.

Lowest priced MIG/TIG weld option that isn’t made of cheese?

Also, likely total cost? Additional necessary extras?

Which one, MIG or TIG? They're very different beasties. What do you want to use it for? TIG is much, much more expensive than MIG.

Looking for the name of a US frame builder which I can’t remember. He makes the crazy hacky looking hhsb track bikes which are pretty much super aero tubes welded together at various angles. I know one of the frames is raw with some intense decals and I think I remember a hot sparkly pink one too

ground up speed shop

Which one, MIG or TIG?

Why not both? Not gonna be cheap to get a reputable multi-process unit though, Lincoln have some compact ones starting at around £1200, Millers are another £500 on top of that.

Yes! Cheers

Why not both?

Also an option. I have both. 2 TIG, 1 MIG. But for the price of a single unit that can do both, you can get two separate units and have change left over.

you can get two separate units and have change left over

If you have the space, that's definitely the way to go.

For food I liked Dunacorso and M restaurant (particularly the latter).

For beers, although a bit touristy Szimpla Kert was cool.

“All options are out of stock”

Looking at prices, I think TIG is going to be too expensive. It’s to try fix up that DIY cargo bike into something usable, and maybe a few smaller odd jobs to get the feel for welding.

Let’s say MIG, as a beginner.

Edit: wait I’m watching YT vids about cheap ‘MIG’ and learning that gasless actually means flux core, therefore really not great for anything.

Is stick welding impossible?

Useful? https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/330934/

Is stick welding impossible?

Not impossible but I wouldn’t recommend it for thin bike tubes. It’s a bit agricultural.

I call it that too, but apparently it's Tbilisi now. I wonder when that change happened, my Russian lessons were in the 1980s. It was Tpilisi until 1936, and Tiflis to foreigners.

Well, according to Wikipedia the change happened in 1936:

Until 1936, the name of the city in English and most other languages was Tiflis, while the Georgian name was ტფილისი (Tpilisi).[8]

On 17 August 1936, by order of the Soviet leadership, the official Russian names of various cities were modified to more closely match the local language. In addition, the Georgian-language form T′⁠pilisi was modernized on the basis of a proposal by Georgian linguists; the ancient Georgian component ტფილი (tpili, "warm") was replaced by the newer თბილი (t′⁠bili).[8] This form was the basis for a new official Russian name (Тбилиси Tbilisi). Most other languages have subsequently adopted the new name form, but some language such as Turkish, Persian, Greek, and German have retained a variation of Tiflis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisi

The reason appears to be the replacement of the older form of 'warm' with the newer one. From this article, it also seems that the name never was 'Tblisi'--that name doesn't even occur on the page. Perhaps it's a persistent spelling mistake, or the 'i' gets elided so people miss it, or it's a former Russian form?

Is that this wall round the corner in Shrewsbury Road into which a lot of new windows have been cut (probably because of a basement conversion)?

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5177727,-0.1972743,3a,79.1y,59.77h,89.55t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPTvyM_h_s7PDfNropCGs5A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

@wence thanks, useful for pricing but not local so would exponentially increase cost/effort to actually get it.

@Tijmen hmm thanks, so really I am stuck with getting frustrated with MIG/fake MIG, or ponying up for TIG.