steviec_lj
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Stop picking on me you weird YorkshiremanDoesn't all the oil run out of the headstock when your lathe is stood on its end?
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Stop picking on me you weird Yorkshireman
Sorry, feeling happier than normal at the moment. Seem to have passed through an invisible barrier at work and finally getting some Scottish loads. Had 2 runs to Edinburgh lately and off to Dingwall on Monday with one of three loads of rail (60' bullhead
. Awful stuff, like to trying to lift wet spaghetti 
), and another drop near the Kelpies at Falkirk. No matter how often I see them they still take my breath away 
.
I'm only doing what he asked for. It's a trade. He does three magic shows for me ( g/f's granddaughters birthday etc) and he gets what he wants. Of course, he then talks to other magicians, and, well, you
know how it goes
Yep.
mtt.tr
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Nicer than the one delivered recently, that was 19mm rebar blobbed on.
steviec_lj
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Still on the lookout for something different, 6 months of bulkers was fun, had to find farms out in the sticks down lanes you wouldn’t take a car.
Sorry, feeling happier than normal at the moment. Seem to have passed through an invisible barrier at work and finally getting some Scottish loads. Had 2 runs to Edinburgh lately and off to Dingwall on Monday with one of three loads of rail (60' bullhead
Onion job was interesting as there were a few bits of kits to take down and bring back, then all the onions.
Flats would be nice to get back on to, but there isn’t much going locally. Well, not for decent money! Had one chap desperate for a new Scania Pilot, to discover he only wanted to pay £9.20 an hour.
stuvy
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good spot my boss has a full set of beta tools some quirky bits in the set
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Memmeddu
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Did you gouge it someway?
Memmeddu
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I love this brand , I've always thought that wasn't so popular out there
stuvy
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he’s Dutch and worked for a rally team years ago so travelled the world picking bits up
he does have a hatred for snapon tools
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That's unexpected
Always thought snap-on has been always a top brand
As part of a BIG clear out (the bin men will definitely earn their wages for the next few weeks 
) I now have 2 benches I can use:
And the one which will soon be replaced by a bespoke welding bench has the marker boards sporting their white gloss top coat:
And inspired by @selectedgrub 's Dad's vice, I finally got round to bolting down my Dad's old vice. Not sure how I'll cope with being able to do a job properly...
And yes, there's more for the bin behind it.
) I now have 2 benches I can use: And the one which will soon be replaced by a bespoke welding bench has the marker boards sporting their white gloss top coat:
And inspired by @selectedgrub 's Dad's vice, I finally got round to bolting down my Dad's old vice. Not sure how I'll cope with being able to do a job properly...
And yes, there's more for the bin behind it
.
stuvy
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he always refers to them as overpriced
personally I like the lifetime warranty and the fact Iv worn a Halfords 8mm 1/4 socket and my snapon one still works is testament to them
stuvy
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are those the thick poly ones?
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Today (well yesterday) I made a hinge for the "deflector" from the sunroof on the alfa I'm doing up.
I've looked at this a few times and couldn't see an easy way of doing it.
It's plastic and as rare as a rare thing.
This is what I needed after a soak in citric acid
I'm trying to reuse what I can but the broken bits had disappeared a long time ago.
However there is one on the other side I can copy.
OK, maybe I don't want an exact copy, but at least its something to go on.
I don't have a 3d printer and I'm not sure it would work, so went with metal. (a stainless wall tie to be precise.)
Then made a 3.5mm dia stainless pin out of a 6mm setscrew.
With that done I could sort the good hinge by cutting the old rotten pin.
Which softened the plastic and let the rest out but not before melting the holes a bit oversize.
I drilled out the plastic to 4mm and made another oversized stainless pin to suit.
Filed and dressed the stainless hinge to match the plastic one and held it in place with a bit of 0,8mm stainless and a countersunk m4 set screw in lieu of the plastic clip.
With a lick of paint I think it will look ok but that was a remarkable amount of work for very little effect.
However it's great having a lathe, I don't know how I managed all these years without one.
I've looked at this a few times and couldn't see an easy way of doing it.
It's plastic and as rare as a rare thing.
This is what I needed after a soak in citric acid
I'm trying to reuse what I can but the broken bits had disappeared a long time ago.
However there is one on the other side I can copy.
OK, maybe I don't want an exact copy, but at least its something to go on.
I don't have a 3d printer and I'm not sure it would work, so went with metal. (a stainless wall tie to be precise.)
Then made a 3.5mm dia stainless pin out of a 6mm setscrew.
With that done I could sort the good hinge by cutting the old rotten pin.
Which softened the plastic and let the rest out but not before melting the holes a bit oversize.
I drilled out the plastic to 4mm and made another oversized stainless pin to suit.
Filed and dressed the stainless hinge to match the plastic one and held it in place with a bit of 0,8mm stainless and a countersunk m4 set screw in lieu of the plastic clip.
With a lick of paint I think it will look ok but that was a remarkable amount of work for very little effect.
However it's great having a lathe, I don't know how I managed all these years without one.
