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

Pigeon_Droppings2 · Apr 8, 2020

roofman said:
uppa torso with no head...whats worrying is it may be outbound

Excellent....I'm still laughing.

I reckon we have a new way of spicing up this thread....we need a few more cryptic packages to guess I think.

angellonewolf · Apr 8, 2020

Pigeon_Droppings2 said:
Today this arrived...I keep my mail aside for 3 days just to be safe. So you guys have 3 days to guess what it is...

The ship steering from battle beyond the stars :scared:

Olderisbetter · Apr 8, 2020

eLuSiVeMiTe said:
Why not open it and clean it up rather than leaving a possibility contaminated item in your hall.?

I am not opening anything that looks like a bill or HMRC for 3 months as i don't want to take any risks, I am sure this will be fine and they can all wait :laughing:

qwakers · Apr 8, 2020

i turned up a new toy on ebay today.... something ive been after for a LOOOONG time, and for £50 i really couldn't say no....

holy wheel balancer batman!
its 12v so i COULD keep it on the lorry for track day based punctures, but its not really necessary and it'll be far more useful in the garage.
plus he also has a tyre changing machine i looked at whilst i was there, but try as i might, i couldn't get it to fit in the astra

so i've borrowed this

and will be picking it up tomorrow. for a extra £100 its a steal.
but (there's always a but)
the balancer is showing error 12, which is either a flat battery, a loose belt, or a bad computer board (lets hope option 1 or 2) and the changer works 100% but is missing a couple of air fittings and the wheel clamp is a bit temperamental, the lead screw is probably all gummed up.
still, its something to do for the next week or so....
and for the covoid-19 fearing among us.. gloves and masks where used, and 2m rule was stuck to religiously.

Parm · Apr 8, 2020

The_Yellow_Ardvark said:
Can't do that.

I had/have a plan of cunning for it.

I have seen a hammer for @Parm.

You have all the ways of contacting me mr Vark

I’m taking g a sabbatical from the forum

People with BS seem to rule. I’ve only complained, mods just delete posts and let em carry o

Let em play and have fun, they must be more bored than normal

I’m gonna isolate for a while, it will do me good

But I. Afraid when I come back, the same people will be spouting the same BS

Let’s see what happens, thankfully I won’t be around for a while to see

Let the ******* have some fun, they have nothing else to do

I’ll be be back when the mood takes me

I’m looking after my own self

I

selectedgrub · Apr 8, 2020

Olderisbetter said:
I had one in my work vehicle and some thief walked bye grabbed it and ran for his life, I bet he was thinking he was in the money lol.

I posted on a photography forum
They give me advice on values, sharpness, depth composition and blah blah.
No one noticed the subject matter and picked up on it.

I wonder if this is what critics do?

arther dailey · Apr 8, 2020

Parm said:
You have all the ways of contacting me mr Vark

I’m taking g a sabbatical from the forum

Ass holes with BS seem to rule. I’ve only complained, mods just delete posts and let em carry o

Let em play and have fun, they must be more bored than normal

I’m gonna isolate for a while, it will do me good

But I. Afraid when I come back, the same ass holes will be spouting the same BS

Let’s see what happens, thankfully I won’t be around for a while to see

Let the **Language** have some fun, they have nothing else to do

I’ll be be back when the mood takes me

Sorry to hear that, stay safe and enjoy the bank holiday weather if possible

I’m looking after my own self

I

arther dailey · Apr 8, 2020

for some reason I messed that up !! stay safe and enjoy the bank holiday weather if possible ,oh the 97 second wait too post this reply now !! 54 seconds and counting ..

Fintray · Apr 9, 2020

brightspark said:
do you do the same with food from the supermarkets

Only if he shops at Sainsburys in Morecombe

Burdekin · Apr 9, 2020

Kram · Apr 9, 2020

75" of future tool holders. Was a different postman today, he had a trolly for it. Im told it is quite heavy

jerrytug · Apr 9, 2020

500w bad-boy soldering iron. Somebody on here linked to it on ebay, and I won it, £7.99! Mug for scale. The approx 3lb copper tip gets quite hot, just from leaving it in the sun

Total beast.

fizzy · Apr 9, 2020

jerrytug said:
View attachment 222147 500w bad-boy soldering iron. Somebody on here linked to it on ebay, and I won it, £7.99! Mug for scale. The approx 3lb copper tip gets quite hot, just from leaving it in the sun Total beast.

A mate of mine ran a very successful auto electrical business. He tried every type of soldering iron there is.
He went full circle and used copper irons like that. He had a little gas ring to keep it heated. Brilliant!

fizzy · Apr 9, 2020

Needed some steel to do repairs in the warehouse.
Local steel stockholders only doing deliveries and I didn't need much.
Popped into a local scrap yard run by travelling people. Made sure I was wearing a mask!
Got some nice bits of angle and plate.
These 2 bits left in my van until I can get help to unload. A tad heavy.
200kg of steel for £30 can't fault it. Much better value than our local steel merchants :laughing:

arther dailey · Apr 9, 2020

jerrytug said:
View attachment 222147 500w bad-boy soldering iron. Somebody on here linked to it on ebay, and I won it, £7.99! Mug for scale. The approx 3lb copper tip gets quite hot, just from leaving it in the sun Total beast.

wow,you wouldnt have got it if I had seen the link ! well done :thumbup:

arther dailey · Apr 9, 2020

fizzy said:
Needed some steel to do repairs in the warehouse.
Local steel stockholders only doing deliveries and I didn't need much.
Popped into a local scrap yard run by travelling people. Made sure I was wearing a mask!
Got some nice bits of angle and plate.
These 2 bits left in my van until I can get help to unload. A tad heavy.
200kg of steel for £30 can't fault it. Much better value than our local steel merchants View attachment 222161

impressed you strapped it down

fizzy · Apr 9, 2020

arther dailey said:
impressed you strapped it down

Not as securely as it should be. Will unload later.

Dr.Al · Apr 9, 2020

Last week my favourite singer/songwriter (Tom McRae) did a live online session thing. About half-way through he invited a guest singer/songwriter to play a song and a guy called David Ford came on. Having heard the song he did on Tom McRae's set, I listened to a few of his songs on Spotify. Following that, today I acquired: