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

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Whatever happend to wood glue and sawdust?

Glad you don't have a lot of weeds. Last year I tried the formula using vinegar, fairy liquid, and Epsom salts; it worked surprisingly well.

I use normal table salt.

Kills dandelions and ivy very well

 

[brightspark]

[QUOTE="The_Yellow_Ardvark, post: 1554198,

Dead Tilly lamp. But complete.

Something to look into.[/QUOTE]they look nice cleaned up fitted with an led bulb as a table lamp

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

[QUOTE="The_Yellow_Ardvark, post: 1554198,

Dead Tilly lamp. But complete.

Something to look into.

they look nice cleaned up fitted with an led bulb as a table lamp [/QUOTE]

They also look and sound good when they are working.

I find it nice to relax in winter, in the garden, fire going and a Tilly burning away with a good book and cold beer.

 

[bs2236]

Another day, another drill. Acquired this JCB branded hammer drill on Wednesday and gave it away this morning to a friend of mine.


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..........And then this afternoon I was given this large black holdall,

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which contained this !!!

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A Dahon Piccolo 3-Speed folding bicycle in excellent condition apart from a dent on the frame and the gear change mechanism needing a bit of work.
The guy I got it from used it when he lived in London and was dumping it as he no longer needed it.

I pumped the tyres up to see if they'd hold air - they did, so I took it for a spin.

They are a great little bike, we have a pair and have done miles on them !

 

[Woody.v8]

What the .... just happened??? I was on with a project then another appeared

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I was on with a project then another appeared

Not uninvited, surely?

 

[angellonewolf]

A very hard look from the other half

Just watching an episode of a series from Netflix watched 2 and at just passed 9 "i said we watching 1 more ? "

Reply from otherhalf "its getting a bit late I need my beauty sleep"

I flippant replyed (with out thinking)
"Its not helped for the last 30 years hows it going to start now"

And then there was the look
And then a few choose words "cheaky "I'd better not put down the rest I dont think the swear filter could coap

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

And then there was the look
And then a few choose words

Nice knowing you, you should know better than that.

 

[angellonewolf]

i could not help it i did it with out thinking

near as dam it involnatary responce

 

[galooph]

What the .... just happened??? I was on with a project then another appeared
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Sheesh, the projects are breeding!

 

[Greg05]

I use normal table salt.

Kills dandelions and ivy very well

is this just salt and water??

 

[DAPPH]

i bought a metal spinney thing!

its pre war, and i mean ww1, not ww2.

its got a 'modern' add on, which is a stand for a motor instead of running it from a belt shaft. (im lead to believe it had a similar one originally but without the motor mount holes)

it needs.

a chuck key
a tool holder
a motor
a base making for it
a spot of tig brazing to repair a bearing housing
a reverse gear, someone seems to have switched it into reverse under load. however, i am also lead to belive with a modern motor on it i wont need reverse. we'll see.

oh and a load of tooling.


its only little, but it should get me started.

Measure the diameter of the tool post bolt …the tool post bed height from the centre height & the centre height & get back to me via PM . I may have a small tool holder that takes 1/2 "( ?) tools you can have FOC so long as you pay the P&P.
Happy to take a piccy tomorrow & PM it to you if I remember .

 

[DAPPH]

i know very little about it, but the seller called it a myford 4.

I think the tool holder I mentioned is a former Myford one .

 

[DAPPH]

That sounds like a very small jack that it would fit in a 125 mm sided cube. Tell me what you need anyway and I'll see what I can do.

It is a Ko -jack hydraulic bottle , fits into a bolted on chassis safety bracket just in front of the axle . It makes changing a wheel very easy , far better than trying to hump a trolley jack around and even better than the jack scissor that came with the caravan . I'll measure it to be sure tomorrow & get back to you via PM . It will lift the rated tonnage with ease
See... https://www.purpleline.com.au/kojack/ Mines the orange type but with a slightly different positive locating bracket & is nearly 9 years old

 

[DAPPH]

Glad you don't have a lot of weeds. Last year I tried the formula using vinegar, fairy liquid, and Epsom salts; it worked surprisingly well.

Got any ratios or amounts to use per gallon ?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

i bought a metal spinney thing!

its pre war, and i mean ww1, not ww2.

its got a 'modern' add on, which is a stand for a motor instead of running it from a belt shaft. (im lead to believe it had a similar one originally but without the motor mount holes)

it needs.

a chuck key
a tool holder
a motor
a base making for it
a spot of tig brazing to repair a bearing housing
a reverse gear, someone seems to have switched it into reverse under load. however, i am also lead to belive with a modern motor on it i wont need reverse. we'll see.

oh and a load of tooling.


its only little, but it should get me started.

Ml2 or ml4?

Had the short bed version as my first lathe.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

TOOLS EXPLAINED
Stolen from another group
WIRE WHEEL : Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, 'Oh sh*t'
ANGLE GRINDER : A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.
PLIERS : Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
HACKSAW : One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle... It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
MOLE-GRIPS : Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXY-ACETYLENE TORCH : Used almost entirely for setting on fire various flammable objects. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing...
HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK : Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.
TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST : A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER : Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.
STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER : A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.
PRY BAR : A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50p part.
HOSE CUTTER : A tool used to make hoses too short.
HAMMER : Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit.
STANLEY KNIFE : Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.
ADJUSTABLE SPANNER: aka "Another hammer", aka "the Swedish Nut Lathe", aka "Crescent Wrench". Commonly used as a one size fits all wrench, usually results in rounding off nut heads before the use of pliers. Will randomly adjust size between bolts, resulting in busted knuckles, curse words, and multiple threats to any inanimate objects within the immediate vicinity.
BASTARD TOOL : Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling 'Bastard' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need.
Last but not least:
10MM Socket: likes to disappear for hours, sometimes days. Usually found again in your pocket or rattles out of the engine bay on the motorway.
13MM Socket: similar to it’s smaller brother, likes to play hide and seek, also pretends to be a 10MM.

 

[Olderisbetter]

TOOLS EXPLAINED
Stolen from another group
WIRE WHEEL : Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, 'Oh sh*t'
ANGLE GRINDER : A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.
PLIERS : Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
HACKSAW : One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle... It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
MOLE-GRIPS : Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXY-ACETYLENE TORCH : Used almost entirely for setting on fire various flammable objects. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing...
HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK : Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.
TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST : A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER : Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.
STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER : A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.
PRY BAR : A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50p part.
HOSE CUTTER : A tool used to make hoses too short.
HAMMER : Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit.
STANLEY KNIFE : Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.

Large dewalt circular saw.. used to cut wood up to 3 inches thick and also used to cut 18mm mdf while also circumcising the user who never used it again.
ADJUSTABLE SPANNER: aka "Another hammer", aka "the Swedish Nut Lathe", aka "Crescent Wrench". Commonly used as a one size fits all wrench, usually results in rounding off nut heads before the use of pliers. Will randomly adjust size between bolts, resulting in busted knuckles, curse words, and multiple threats to any inanimate objects within the immediate vicinity.
BASTARD TOOL : Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling 'Bastard' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need.
Last but not least:
10MM Socket: likes to disappear for hours, sometimes days. Usually found again in your pocket or rattles out of the engine bay on the motorway.
13MM Socket: similar to it’s smaller brother, likes to play hide and seek, also pretends to be a 10MM.

Large dewalt circular saw.. used to cut wood up to 3 inches thick and also used to cut 18mm mdf while also circumcising the user who never used it again.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

is this just salt and water??

Got any ratios or amounts to use per gallon ?

The measurements are easily to follow, if you want more, just scale up keeping the scales the same.

Dish washer or pool Salt (1/2 pint)

Water (1/4 pint)

Distilled White Vinegar (5%, 3/4pint)

Washing up soap (1/4 pint)

Measurement cups.

Dispensing bottle.

Mix the ingredients together. If the salt has not dissolved add more water or vinegar.

This works well on Ivy and other waxed leaves plants as well as grass.


Plus it is harmless to pets, it will also discourage neighbourhood cats doing their business.

Why Vinegar?

The acidity of Vinegar kills the weeds and its roots, and is also used as a "liquid vessel", where it carries the pool salt and dish soap when sprayed onto plants.

Why Water?

Although water dilutes the solution, it helps save your precious vinegar and does not drastically reduce the effectiveness of the weed killer.

Why Pool Salt?

Salt is notorious for its use in the olden days, where if there was a dispute, men would salt their victim's land, making it barren and unable to grow crops. This would effectively destroy their source of food and income. Pool salt is a very cheap alternative to regular table salt, and still gets the job done.

Why Dish Soap?

Dish soap helps the salt and vinegar cling onto the stem and leaves, making the weed killer much more effective.

 

[dobbslc]

Got some second-hand Thule roof bars delivered today, they fit the Surf perfectly

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@galooph nice Surf!
Is it a narrow arch 3rd gen?