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

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Yebbut, its only a little one, and I'd happily swap it for a lathe or a baike. (Even a Harley.. )

LOL

But you have a lathe, bikes and no space.

I need a lathe and I have space-ish.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Also found a lathe and motorbike.

Looks like an early 1970's basketball era shovelhead in a hard tail frame. What's the air cleaner made from ?

 

[stuvy]

Yebbut, its only a little one, and I'd happily swap it for a lathe or a baike. (Even a Harley.. )

I’m not a Harley fan, or cruiser/chopper for that matter whilst I appreciate the aesthetics and skill there just not for me.

I do like street scramblers and brats but prefer the minimalist clean lines look

 

[zx9]

Also Barr and Stroud - Wray and Kershaw.
Sadly all forgotten now but some true bargains around. Quality binoculars for £40 that actually outperform modern ones costing £2000

Ironically I have just found my father's 12x40 Kershaw bins, agreed not worth anything but very nice to look through.

 

[Arc Tourist]

I’m not a Harley fan, or cruiser/chopper for that matter whilst I appreciate the aesthetics and skill there just not for me.

I do like street scramblers and brats but prefer the minimalist clean lines look

I'd love to build another bike, just to chug along on some back country roads reminding me of earlier times in my life; only memories now, and a few old photos in my wallet.
.

 

[Kram]

 

[Seadog]

Four digital panel meters for my rotary converter project. Imperial phase colours, of course

 

[Wany]

A ten pound buzz box with a fist full of 6013 3.2mm rods. I cut all the leads and re-fitted them, fitted a new plug and dusted inside the box. Managed my first two rods (the guides here are brilliant thanks) so it's paid for itself with an afternoon of fun.

 

[Wallace]

I bit the bullet today on a 3 axis Sinpo DRO from Ebay for my SBox Chinese milling machine, the same as @pete fitted to his lathe. I haven't told the missus yet as it's her birthday (and Hitler's) and she is still pleased with me for buying her a new Kindle.

 

[steviec_lj]

Four digital panel meters for my rotary converter project. Imperial phase colours, of course

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Pictures and diagrams of the build please, or it never happened

 

[Pete.]

I bit the bullet today on a 3 axis Sinpo DRO from Ebay for my SBox Chinese milling machine, the same as @pete fitted to his lathe. I haven't told the missus yet as it's her birthday (and Hitler's) and she is still pleased with me for buying her a new Kindle.

Cool!

I hope you ordered the mill version

 

[Wallace]

Cool!

I hope you ordered the mill version

Yes, and it has bought the value of my mill up to £375 from £15. I have been looking at them for years and Saturday I started mulling it over again, did a search on here, looked at the one you bought this morning and followed suit from the same supplier. I have a few bits I want to make and a DRO will make life easier as the dial graduations drive me mad they are so odd and put me off using the mill.

Just an aside, do you still have that lovely variable drive unit you were selling?

 

[Pete.]

Yes, and it has bought the value of my mill up to £375 from £15. I have been looking at them for years and Saturday I started mulling it over again, did a search on here, looked at the one you bought this morning and followed suit from the same supplier. I have a few bits I want to make and a DRO will make life easier as the dial graduations drive me mad they are so odd and put me off using the mill.

Just an aside, do you still have that lovely variable drive unit you were selling?

Umm, you'll have to remind me what that is

 

[Wallace]

Umm, you'll have to remind me what that is

The Allspeeds variator.

 

[Pete.]

The Allspeeds variator.

Ah, long gone. Lives up in Scotchland somewhere now.

 

[Wallace]

Ah, long gone. Lives up in Scotchland somewhere now.

Thought I would ask as I want to lower the speed on a wood bandsaw, could not afford it back then.

 

[dobbslc]

Four digital panel meters for my rotary converter project. Imperial phase colours, of course

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We'll be going back to red, yellow, blue, black once brexxhit has been sorted, right?

 

[Ashley Burton]

Some new clamps!

10 of them for £6 delivered

6" ones, I just don't know how they do it

 

[angellonewolf]

dont use them for welding

could not be bothared to get my metal ones added thid for a quick tack one side melted

 

[Ashley Burton]

@angellonewolf good job they're only for wood work etc

Was running short on them the other day & could of done with them sooner to get the job done quicker!

Atleast I'm prepared for next time