William Wilson of the Wizard

[NickWelford]

When I was a lad I used to read about William Wilson, a super athlete who competed at the highest level in many sports - won the ashes for England, scored the winning FA cup final goal etc, I expect some of you might remember him.
Anyway, he lived in the railway arches and made a living making briquettes from coal dust, sawdust and, I think, cement. Now to the point, I have a bucket of coal dust and lento of sawdust so his story came to me, and I wondered about packing a mix into loo roll tubes but I need a binder of some kind. I guess I could use cement, but how about pva?

Anyone have experience in this area?

 

[Alex H]

YouTube is your friend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG5TFhdzak4

 

[NickWelford]

Thanks Alex, I should have done that, but I got carried away on thoughts of the Wizard and Hotspur in the 60's.....

 

[Alex H]

Thanks Alex, I should have done that, but I got carried away on thoughts of the Wizard and Hotspur in the 60's.....

To be honest, I didn't expect to find anything, but I do like a web search 'challenge'

 

[Max Power]

Someone on the comments suggested low quality flour as a binder ?

 

[CHJ]

Thanks Alex, I should have done that, but I got carried away on thoughts of the Wizard and Hotspur in the 60's.....

Darn you lot, have had "Roy of the Rovers", "Alf Tupper", and "I Flew with Braddock" going through my head ever since the first post. (those were the days, eagerly awaiting the next Rover from my mate who could afford to buy it, 1950's)

 

[NickWelford]

Ah, The Eagle........

 

[blackrodd]

Don't forget Dan Dare! ( My Grandad used to tell me all about him) And the hotspur!
Rodders

 

[Alexam]

Watch out for the Meakon!

 

[MusicMan]

Mekon, please, get it right!

 

[AES]

And don't forget those "How it works" cutaway drawings - I clearly remember a Rover gas turbine-powered car, some of the body panels being clearly based on the conventional P4 saloon (Rover 90, 100, etc).

AES

(Nostalgia ain't wot it used to be).

 

[Alexam]

Mekon, please, get it right!

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[Random Orbital Bob]

"Gott in Himmel"........Englander.....rat tat tat tat tat

Victor...circa 1972

 

[defsdoor]

How well does a coal dust and saw dust brick rate for fire resistance ?

 

[damo8604]

"Gott in Himmel"........Englander.....rat tat tat tat tat

Victor...circa 1972

I used to love reading Victor (although late 70's) I had to save up my pocket money for the 10p it costed

 

[Benchwayze]

When I was a lad I used to read about William Wilson, a super athlete who competed at the highest level in many sports - won the ashes for England, scored the winning FA cup final goal etc, I expect some of you might remember him.

Ah yes! Wilson the barefoot athlete. Can't say I remember what he did when he wasn't winning the Ashes, and every Field and Track Olympic Gold going!
And wasn't it 'The Hotspur'? Or maybe it was 'The Wizard'. I used to send both of them my stories. Never got any published though! :lol: So long ago!

I did once make my own firelighters. I mixed ploystyrene granules with one batch, and set the chimbley on fire.
Mr Firefighter wasn't best pleased!