Today I acquired...........

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

i need to fit a height adjuster plate to the ovlov.
i think it was originally for a tractor, or something, as the hitch looks as though its already been dropped about 6inches.

Putting a ball hitch back on should give you another 3 inches or so too?

 

[eSCHEn]

The OH spotted this in the local FB marketplace and I convinced her she needs more tools Actually she is very short of tooling having only just started on that slippery slope. For the princely sum of £30 a complete 80s 3/8" Britool socket set with spare ratchet. I also got shot of that one annoying 3/8" socket I have but don't have any ratchets for

She's a very happy bunny

 

[slim_boy_fat]

For the princely sum of £30 a complete 80s 3/8" Britool socket set with spare ratchet.

Major bargain there, well done her!

 

[angellonewolf]

The OH spotted this in the local FB marketplace and I convinced her she needs more tools Actually she is very short of tooling having only just started on that slippery slope. For the princely sum of £30 a complete 80s 3/8" Britool socket set with spare ratchet. I also got shot of that one annoying 3/8" socket I have but don't have any ratchets for

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She's a very happy bunny

only problem now is thats another person looking and buying the items your trying to get

 

[Hood]

only problem now is thats another person looking and buying the items your trying to get

Surely that is a good thing. She can buy and he can borrow, win win in my book

 

[Am333rcr]

hi

today a few birds. not shot by me.

 

[dobbslc]

I took a couple of those out a skip once, they got a hundred quid each on eBay, I assume they're good.

They are very good pumps!
The one I got is £370 new!!!

I once bought 2 pumps at a car boot sale, the first a Stuart Turner 3 bar one similar to this one and that's still powering my shower now, and also a grotty Salamander one, I paid £12 for both
I then sold the Salamander one on Ebay for £24! So I'm +£12
I love that sort of dealing!

 

[jimbo84]

Following on from the previous chair post. A couple of chairs, fiver each, the cushions were very dirty/stained so refoamed and new fabric. One of them needs a new brace piece on the bottom between the legs but other than that they're pretty sturdy.

 

[Kayos]

They are very good pumps!
The one I got is £370 new!!!
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I once bought 2 pumps at a car boot sale, the first a Stuart Turner 3 bar one similar to this one and that's still powering my shower now, and also a grotty Salamander one, I paid £12 for both
I then sold the Salamander one on Ebay for £24! So I'm +£12
I love that sort of dealing!

Wise choice, I only fit Stuart Turner pumps. A Salamander nearly cost me the business

 

[Maker]

Following on from the previous chair post. A couple of chairs, fiver each, the cushions were very dirty/stained so refoamed and new fabric. One of them needs a new brace piece on the bottom between the legs but other than that they're pretty sturdy.

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Any tips? I'll be helping my mum refoam & fabric our dining room chairs in a few months.

 

[jimbo84]

@Maker It's some kind of witch craft to get it as good as the professionals, watched a load of vids on youtube but still couldn't get my head round it and started getting very frustrated, but thankfully with these chairs it hides everything but the top so so long as the top looks good the bottom sides and underneath don't matter so much.

Get a decent stapler if you're going for staples instead of tacks. Try and get even tension when pulling the fabric and work from the centres outwards to the corners, doing opposite edges each time if that makes sense.
I'd avoid any fabrics with straight lines as lines will be less forgiving than plain or simple patterned fabrics.

I found this guys explanation the most helpful but still couldn't do it like he did it appears there are various ways of doing it and I guess it doesn't matter so long as the end result looks good.

 

[Tupers]

One very seized but compact hemi.

 

[Nick DV]

One very seized but compact hemi.
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Mmmm, this could be interesting

 

[Hopefuldave]

One very seized but compact hemi.
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Lovely little engines, designed by Turner who was responsible for the Triumph bike engines, quite a pedigree!

I never understood why they didn't fit them in the Triumph Stag instead of one-and-a-bit Dolomite engines, lighter, more power, *more reliable* by a long way!

The bigger Daimler 4.5 V8 was a favourite of drag racers in the 60s, capable of serious power and a lot lighter than e.g. a Chevy small-block.

Dave H. (the other one)

 

[mrsbruce]

Today I acquired an air nail gun.

While raking through tools yesterday, I found a box containing what I thought was an electric stapler. I brought it into the house to check it today, and saw it was actually an air nailer, and I have no idea where it came from.

The amount of times I could have used a air nailer over the last year or so, and there was one sitting, never used, at the bottom of a pile of boxes.

 

[Chillitt]

More candidates for the magic petrol can treatment. If that works I might even knock the dust off them.. These are Not so much aquired as on a lease/lend arrangement pending functionality testing.

Looks like I need to aquire a new phone...

All three now a lot less dusty and running sweet as a nut. Magic petrol can strikes again!

 

[mrsbruce]

My haul from the generous @The_Yellow_Ardvark. I gave them a tidy, and a polish yesterday, but must say the vark sent them in a very tidy condition, but I do like to give stuff an extra polish before use. I used some preservation wax on them, and I may go wild and give the handles a serious sanding, maybe not.

I’ve just been round to a neighbour and collected a little chair she wants reupholstered, so will be giving the upholsery hammer a good workout.

 

[Nick DV]

Today I acquired an air nail gun.

While raking through tools yesterday, I found a box containing what I thought was an electric stapler. I brought it into the house to check it today, and saw it was actually an air nailer, and I have no idea where it came from.

The amount of times I could have used a air nailer over the last year or so, and there was one sitting, never used, at the bottom of a pile of boxes.

Couldn't be without one now, don't know how I ever managed before I had one

 

[slim_boy_fat]

My haul from the generous @The_Yellow_Ardvark.

Nice gesture from the 'Vark

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Ordered the material(s) today so they should be here by the end of the week. Very switched on service from the Company, I'm impressed. The 'side click' edging system cost more than the actual sheeting stuff, but hey ho, needs must.

And today's progress report



The young local chap who's doing the fitting could have easily finished today [actually, what you see was done by lunchtime as he got a bit of help, but only in handing the sheets up to him]. The 'stop' was down to me being pernickety, and getting the Company to send off 2 new ali flashing lengths which had been slightly damaged at one end in transit - truth be told, I could just have straightened them, but.....

Anyway, no problem with the replacements and they're to be sent off today. Again, excellent service from the suppliers. I'll just let him know when they arrive and the job'll be finished.