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

[gordon stephenson]

A man I served my time with got a brass splinter in one of his fingers, didn't bother about it and it turned very nasty and infected, Hospital whittled half his finger away, Still the right length but 50% of the width missing, It did sort of match his usual white ghost like appearance, His nick name suited him perfectly "Willy Death" come to think of it I never did know his real surname,
P.S. same man used to make some cracking earo engines from scratch for his model air planes.

 

[Ashley Burton]

@bigegg I put a cut off wheel in mine! It was rather scary & not recommend

Shame it doesn't have variable speed control

 

[bigegg]

@bigegg I put a cut off wheel in mine! It was rather scary & not recommend

Shame it doesn't have variable speed control

I made a speed controller a while ago, i'll use that if it ever becomes neccessary.

 

[KimB]

@bigegg I put a cut off wheel in mine! It was rather scary & not recommend

Shame it doesn't have variable speed control

I did something like that with a dremmel once. Ended up with a cut off wheel stuck in my chest and scar to prove. Not posting on here though haha.

 

[Ashley Burton]

@bigegg I use one on my DA, But not sure it would work with a die grinder

@KimB Yeah I was playing with the devil, But needs must & I was out of direct contact

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Got given this yesterday:

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I have one of them, great bit of kit.

Get your self a nice long square and check the blade for true. It can be adjusted, but SIP will not tell you how. But it is clear when you look underneath.
The dust shoot can clog, but a gentle tap will free it.

Set up the angle pointers, they move, Loctite will solve that.

Did you get the stand?

 

[Agroshield]

Got one of these. Works well but just annoying it's 6mm chuck rather than 1/4".

It looks like a clone of a Makita. Makita sell 1/4" collets (and 3mm and 1/8") as a spare part.

I will let you into a secret: we are a metric country in the UK. China or Japan, the origin of the tool you have, are also metric countries. If you want to buy native imperial stuff, you have to up sticks and go live in mad Uncle Don's funpark.

 

[MBB]

we are a metric country in the UK

I'm having trouble locating some metric inches.

 

[Geoffm]

A 501-A quick change tool post, replacing the 4 way one.

 

[Geoffm]

Today I acquired a "501A" QC toolpost. It came with 2 holders, and it seems this model is more expensive than the "202" wedge type more commonly used. I have found a local seller that seems to be on par with Aliexpress for price, so I shall get some more in due course.

 

[rtcosic]

..I will let you into a secret: we are a metric country in the UK...

I'll let you into a bigger secret. We aren't a metric country, we are an SI country using the mks subset, having switched from the cgs subset in the late 1960's.

The metric system is a whole collection of units suitable for trade, so it has cm, dm, dl, kl, hl, etc. It's not dissimilar to the imperial system in that regard. I even used to hear my French colleagues use 'pouce', but I can't recall what name they gave to 500 g - livre?

More importantly, why does my Staropramen come in 660ml bottles and my wine in 750ml ones not 1 litre ones??

<pedant mode off> - I can resist everything except temptation!

 

[Dr.Al]

I'm having trouble locating some metric inches.

Fractional inches are easy. If you tell someone a distance is 12 mm and they tell you they prefer fractional inches, just tell them it's exactly 120/254".

 

[Dr.Al]

Having picked a day when the weather forecast was a bit uncertain but still okay and on which the beach at Lyme Regis was closed for reprofiling (deliberately chosen so it would be less crowded), yesterday we went to Lyme Regis for fish & chips and to break the four month long run of not leaving our immediate locality. Had a lovely day out and Lyme wasn't too busy so we didn't find ourselves in the chaotic scenes that have been reported in Bournemouth etc. Sadly a lot of the shops were closed, but plenty of options for fish & chips & ice cream!

En route we stopped at the Vintage Tool Shop in Stalbridge and Yandles in Martock. Got some wood to play with from Yandles and also got this lot (mostly from the Vintage Tool Shop, but the fret saw blades were from ebay and the Royal Mail):

I've got quite a lot of sharpening to do now...

 

[Windy Miller]

Got one of these. Works well but just annoying its 6mm chuck rather than 1/4".

I have one too and it came with both chucks!

 

[8ob]

I will let you into a secret: we are a metric country in the UK. China or Japan, the origin of the tool you have, are also metric countries. If you want to buy native imperial stuff, you have to up sticks and go live in mad Bobs country bunker

Fixed that for you, when they open I wont be going a mile down the road to the pub for a pint in my car thats on 15" rims then

Bob

 

[Onoff]

I have one of them, great bit of kit.

Get your self a nice long square and check the blade for true. It can be adjusted, but SIP will not tell you how. But it is clear when you look underneath.
The dust shoot can clog, but a gentle tap will free it.

Set up the angle pointers, they move, Loctite will solve that.

Did you get the stand?

This isn't SIP its "Performance Power" so B&Qs own offering I think?

No stand.

I got it sight unseen. Offered it over the phone and told it sits on a table top and the blade comes up and down like on a tile cutter. Its huge! Lucky I have the space to store it. Always wanted a table saw tbh. I have a radial arm and chop saw but this'll save me keep having to go and borrow the BiLs.

 

[Cobbler]

Fixed that for you, when they open I wont be going a mile down the road to the pub for a pint in my car thats on 15" rims then

Bob

With the wheels fitted with a 1/2” drive socket!

 

[dobbslc]

@Dr.Al that antiques / tool place is great isn't it?

 

[Dr.Al]

@Dr.Al that antiques / tool place is great isn't it?

Certainly is (although a lot pricier than smaller outfits like the one in the antique market in Lyme). It's probably a good thing I don't live nearby!

 

[dobbslc]

Probably a good thing we can't fit much in the car for the journey home too.....