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

[slim_boy_fat]

@The_Yellow_Ardvark I've had wine from them before - a decent crowd to deal with iirc.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

But wait good folks.
There is more.

The box was like a TARDIS.
I had to investigate more.
So I made more coffee and looked in.

What did I find?



This.
I know what they are, a post to follow.



A nice box of stones, all new bar one. That has been used hard.



A tin, but not an empty tin.

I am sure I will post about it soon.


Finally.

The Box.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@Parm
@Chillitt
@angellonewolf

Well I never.
Yes the box contained one of these.

I have plans. More plans.
The Red tube in some of the pictures will be turned into a punch, to make leather washers. Well that will be used to stamp the inner part.
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[jerrytug]

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

Same here mate, they are non-essential workers

 

[Rannsachair]

Having a tidy of the garage: centres from the old Turning cell at Cessna Fluid Power in Glenrothes, I picked it up when the factory closed with some other tools and found it at the back of a shelf:

 

[Cobbler]

@The_Yellow_Ardvark I've had wine from them before - a decent crowd to deal with iirc.

So have we, not the cheapest, but never had a duff one. My wife pays so much a month (I have no idea how much) & every so often gets a case. They also support small vineyards, too tiny to get on the supermarket shelves.

 

[Pete.]

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.

Soon as I sw the picture I recognised it! Thought about bidding on it myself but I didn't want to push the price up after posting about it here.

 

[angellonewolf]

@Parm
@Chillitt
@angellonewolf

Well I never.
Yes the box contained one of these.

I have plans. More plans.
The Red tube in some of the pictures will be turned into a punch, to make leather washers. Well that will be used to stamp the inner part.
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that looks a better hammer

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

that looks a better hammer

Not for long. I have plans for it.

 

[Nick67GT]

Some people for whatever reason have different reactions to electricity there is farmera local legend of a farmer who can grab an electric fence without problem then grab someone usually by the earlobe and they get the shock no t him

At school, we had quite a decent sized Van der Graaf generator.

Some people would wind it up good and proper, then leave it charged for the next unsuspecting victim to come along and investigate a little too closely.

That was, until the physics master took a right belt off it and knocked over a load of mercury in the process.

I reckon that was the nearest I got to being expelled in my educational career.

 

[Rannsachair]

Another find from the garage tidy:

 

[Olderisbetter]

@Burdekin Fantastic looking classic, What plans do you have for it?

 

[Olderisbetter]

These were free today two well soldering irons same as i had as a kid just need some decent tips and i have a spare iron for my arty shed.

 

[Burdekin]

@Burdekin Fantastic looking classic, What plans do you have for it?

A bit of a tidy up; rust proofing, polish, paint the original wheels and put them on, install a 71 radio I’ve had converted to am/fm, dab and Bluetooth and get a little welding done to the inner arches. Then use her. She may get a restoration after my Amazon or I may sell her, will see at the time.

 

[zx9]

A bit of a tidy up; rust proofing, polish, paint the original wheels and put them on, install a 71 radio I’ve had converted to am/fm, dab and Bluetooth and get a little welding done to the inner arches. Then use her. She may get a restoration after my Amazon or I may sell her, will see at the time.

You did look well made up with her in the video.

 

[Burdekin]

You did look well made up with her in the video.

Going to do a few vids of the tidy up and then of the places we go. Easier than writing a thread with pics I thought. Will see how it pans out.

 

[Kram]

Today I aquired.. sore hands!

And a future fence.

I was waiting for the postie to deliver some packets but Im told they dont deliver today

 

[cheb]

The post was delivered up here today. I can't see how this information might help you though.

 

[DAPPH]

I still have my Casio fx-39 from 1979 it seemed to cost a lot back then so i kept it for years and retired it to a box in the loft.
this is one

In 1964 my brother spent a two months wages £76 IIRC on getting one of the new fangled Sinclair six digit red LED calculators that took four or six AAA batteries and needed a new set a couple of hours late . Even the one shown above looks a long way off in the future , what sort of price was if ( if you can remember ) ? I was learning how to use a slide rule & still have one with the instruction & plastic storage case .

 

[DAPPH]

Just an update on the lawnmower. We have spark. I have my own special starter system. Managed to give myself a belt. Will be more careful in future.

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Belts look fine and the cables work to engage drive and the blades . It's 24 years old. Been neglected but I don't think it has seen much work. No damage to the Nylon sprockets.

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State of air filter.

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The blades are the worst looking part. Will they clean up a bit in use? They hardly turned until I loosened them away from the metal plate that they cut against.

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Carb float. It moves freely. There's a bit of a clue showing as to what's coming next.

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Carb Bowl. Lots of lovely rust.





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Had a lovely time taking it apart and having a poke around. I have ordered some new fuel hose, HT cap cover and spark plug.
Worth it despite being disowned by the wife and getting called "Mr Trebus". Again!

Richie before you start it ….lube the cylinder with the spark plug out ..give it several pull overs and squirt a bit of WD 40 in between pulls. Done so it lubes the piston rings & the cylinder wall and piston skirt . Other wise if it's too dry .....the rings might break or pick up metal from the walls & knacker the machine .

PS Your'e a jammy git finding such a score . They are brilliant machines if looked after .