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Title: Shetack DTC - A Warning!
Post by: Pete W. on February 24, 2014, 02:58:55 PM

Hi there, all,

I guess many of you will be familiar with the Shetack DTC (2nd edition, 1938).

I find mine so useful that it lives in the pocket of my white workshop coat.
I recently wiped something down with IPA (that's Isopropyl Alcohol, not India Pale Ale!   :lol:   :lol:   :lol:  ) on some blue paper towel.

Thing is, I then parked the paper towel in my workshop coat pocket.

Sometime later, I needed to consult the DTC but discovered, horror of horrors, the IPA had attacked the printing ink.  Here's a picture:

(http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o770/Pete_W73/Shetack%20DTC/ImageShetackDTC002_zps81b906b7.jpg) (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/Pete_W73/media/Shetack%20DTC/ImageShetackDTC002_zps81b906b7.jpg.html)

The one on the left is the casualty, the one on the right is 'first reserve'.

[Years ago, a rather cruel neighbour remarked that when I fall off my twig I'll have two tombstones, one with the usual biographical data,
the other bearing the inscription 'It's Always Handy To Have A Spare!'!!!   :lol:   :lol:   :lol:  ]

Actually, I have more than one spare DTC.   :clap:   :clap:   :clap:  They really are that useful.

So, dear reader, take note - keep your DTC safe from the ravages of alcohol, be it IPA, Ethyl, Methylated Spirit or whatever!   

Title: Re: Shetack DTC - A Warning!
Post by: krv3000 on February 24, 2014, 04:49:03 PM

hi yep Isopropyl Alcohol can be very agresive i have bin after one of thows for sum time wher did you get yours from

Title: Re: Shetack DTC - A Warning!
Post by: Stilldrillin on February 24, 2014, 05:53:42 PM

Here yer go, Bob!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xshetack+dtc&_nkw=shetack+dtc&_sacat=0&_from=R40

David D

Title: Re: Shetack DTC - A Warning!
Post by: lordedmond on February 25, 2014, 02:50:56 AM

Bob check your PM


Stuart

Title: Re: Shetack DTC - A Warning!
Post by: krv3000 on February 27, 2014, 04:24:55 PM

hi thanks stilldrillin and stuart