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

[Dr.Al]

Big new toy day

 

[Windy Miller]

Big new toy day

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If that’s even half as good as my Bosch Sliding mitre saw, you’ll be delighted with it! Well done!

 

[dobbslc]

I've got one of these mitre saws and it's the dogs goolies.

 

[brightspark]

looks a good substantial machine blade looks a bit course though . suppose it depends on what u are cutting. I use the finer blade ones mainly

 

[Dr.Al]

looks a good substantial machine blade looks a bit course though . suppose it depends on what u are cutting. I use the finer blade ones mainly

I've got a finer blade for it as well; I've just left the factory fitted one on until I get it set up and on a soon-to-be-made home-made stand.

 

[Ashley Burton]

Nothing too exciting, But a self-centering dowel jig:

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Nothing too exciting, But a self-centering dowel jig:

That looks like a handy gadget Got a link?

 

[Ashley Burton]

That looks like a handy gadget Got a link?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223999879620

Seems to have gone up since I bought mine for just over £10

Seems a better design & build compared to the plastic versions being sold

 

[slim_boy_fat]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223999879620

Seems to have gone up since I bought mine for just over £10

Seems a better design & build compared to the plastic versions being sold

Cheers, Ashley.

I see it's the old "Doesn't post to Scottish Highlands" thing again, really gets on my goat...
Still, it's something someone with time on their hand could replicate, I'm sure

 

[Ashley Burton]

Cheers, Ashley.

I see it's the old "Doesn't post to Scottish Highlands" thing again, really gets on my goat...
Still, it's something someone with time on their hand could replicate, I'm sure

Your going to have to move mate!

I don't know how they make it for £10 odd quid posted tbh. I don't think you could make it for that with the time taken

 

[mpats]

Cheers, Ashley.

I see it's the old "Doesn't post to Scottish Highlands" thing again, really gets on my goat...
Still, it's something someone with time on their hand could replicate, I'm sure

I often order from MSC industrial, usually when I can take advantage of one of their free delivery offers. Every time, they charge me delivery and I have to contact them to get it refunded. Because you know, Aberdeen is Highlands and Islands

 

[Farside]

Kings College London.

Amazes me there wasn't some type of conservationist all over it, guarding it with their life, or a very stern look.

 

[Farside]

Today, twenty odd years ago, I acquired this...

... with the intention of making something more out of it.
However, it got left at the back of the cupboard for 'someday soon'.
It seems to have been set up for 160m, but is capable of so much more. The bloke who built it was probably only a Top Band user so had little interest in making a wide-banded matching unit, especially if this was tailored to his own Tx. The pencil markings on it mark out the mid range of the roller from 1800kHz to 2060kHz.
I'll ditch the RF ammeter, as that type is reputed to fail quite readily, and have ordered shafting, couplings, turns counter, knob, etc to finish it off at the front properly.
I've been doing a lot of digging into roller inductors and L-networks and found a lot of stuff I didn't know - the experience of others is dead useful in avoiding dead ends.
So far, this seems to be the winner...
https://pa0fri.home.xs4all.nl/ATU/Smatch/smatcheng.htm
Just by winding a simple toroid and clanking it in there, I can make this thing do all I want it to do, assuming the roller isn't too wildly off range and the cap isn't either. Both can be added to / subtracted from in value by switching in a couple of extra doodahs if needed to bring them closer to what I want.

The price of a similar commercial unit would make you blink.

 

[dobbslc]

Amazes me there wasn't some type of conservationist all over it, guarding it with their life, or a very stern look.

The stuff I've seen over the years that's been skipped on site

This lathe and a few other bits and bob's were under the viewing platform in the 'Rackets and fives' courts at Harrow School , I asked about it but they said no you can't have it, next time I was there it was all gone!

Some industrial lights that I acquired off a job, I had to give one of the demo boys £20 for them but well worth it! Just what I was after and very cheap compared to Ebay prices.

These came from another demo job,

All would have been skipped or in someone else's boot if i hadn't got in first!

 

[angellonewolf]

^^^ nice to see the vice sorted how wide are the jaws

 

[dobbslc]

3" I think. It's still stashed under the bench.

 

[jimbo84]

The stuff I've seen over the years that's been skipped on site

This lathe and a few other bits and bob's were under the viewing platform in the 'Rackets and fives' courts at Harrow School , I asked about it but they said no you can't have it, next time I was there it was all gone!
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Some industrial lights that I acquired off a job, I had to give one of the demo boys £20 for them but well worth it! Just what I was after and very cheap compared to Ebay prices.
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These came from another demo job,
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All would have been skipped or in someone else's boot if i hadn't got in first!

Found one of those V-blocks in the scrap yard, I've found various uses for it but not sure what its proper use is for, I assume some kind of machining thing, can you shed any light on it?

 

[Brad93]

Found one of those V-blocks in the scrap yard, I've found various uses for it but not sure what its proper use is for, I assume some kind of machining thing, can you shed any light on it?

Centring and supporting/holding round parts for machining or inspection. They usually come in matched pairs to guarantee the height of a cylindrical workpiece is the same at both ends.

Big 3”, 4”, 6” ones go for a lot of money.

they are usually hardened and ground.

 

[jimbo84]

Centring and supporting/holding round parts for machining or inspection. They usually come in matched pairs to guarantee the height of a cylindrical workpiece is the same at both ends.

Big 3”, 4”, 6” ones go for a lot of money.

they are usually hardened and ground.

Cheers Brad, I've only got the one and it's quite small so doubt I've struck gold with it.

 

[Brad93]

Cheers Brad, I've only got the one and it's quite small so doubt I've struck gold with it.

Always useful still though. On the drill press or milling machine.