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

[Seadog]

Dangerous stuff, don't breathe it,

But it smells so nice

 

[Tupers]

I picked up a second Fobco drill press. It’s much taller than my current one so I’ll have to check to see if the originals pillar has been cut down or if it’s just a smaller model.

 

[brightspark]

I picked up a second Fobco drill press. It’s much taller than my current one so I’ll have to check to see if the originals pillar has been cut down or if it’s just a smaller model.
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there's bench and floor standing models that looks like bench err it is

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I picked up a second Fobco drill press. It’s much taller than my current one so I’ll have to check to see if the originals pillar has been cut down or if it’s just a smaller model.
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Like the electrics, guess that's a repair job next.

Check you CO2 the horn is bent, it may leak liquid CO2 from the connection when used. Not a good thing.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Not sure if I posted on here but the church I go to was gifted a ride on mower - told there was an oil leak and intermittent starting but replaced a spark plug seemed to help. Oh joy. Both plugs were fouled so I got new. On removing the cover I was greeted with this filth. Mice had made a nest in the mower and stuffed the cooling fins with grass which had gone unnoticed as the previous owner thought servicing was a waste of time. Basically it overheated and then there was an oil leak, and it would appear a small fire! The drain plug pipe was cracked presumably because someone used it as a step, oil leak one down. New head gaskets, valve guides reinserted into the heads, push rods were bent and had to be straightened, made up some new rocker gaskets and then onto the fuel/carb, lines were perished and sending rubber into the system, tank was full of perished rubber and grass, had to flush it all out and put a new filter on, the air filter was a sorry mush of fuel soaked sponge. Smoked horribly on startup - underneath the heat shield another oil soaked mouse nest on the exhaust silencer! No fried mice anywhere lol. Cost $200 to fix not accounting my time but I give them that for free. It annoys me when people use the church as an alternative to the dump.

You'll get your reward in Heaven.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Not clearing cuttings kills them, the moisture is kept in contact with the deck etc. That and a mixture of soil and grass is far more abrasive than you think, wears everything out

Aye, that stuff sets like concrete if left - that's why it was a rule that all machines were hosed clean after every use when I was at the greenkeeping.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Today I acquired, thanks to a kind Member over on another forum, one of these with all the fittings, which is now surplus to requirements as he's ordered a new car with in-built cameras.

This is what I currently have, an A805



Now I just have to sort out where I'm going to locate it - all the cabling is in place for the current one, piggy-backed off the fuse board in the boot. I might move it to the upper o/s corner as it has no inbuilt screen, but I'm going to go back to when he fitted it in his car and did a very comprehensive write-up & review at the time.

His generous offer came at just the right time as the rear-facing one I have has either gone on strike or gone to that big camera graveyard in the sky.

 

[Memmeddu]

Nothing special
5" wheels

 

[mpats]

These actually pitched up on wednesday but only got a chance to try out the palm router today. Much nicer than the aldi one I have. The chisels were on offer and I could do with a reasonable set that I can keep together.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

These actually pitched up on wednesday but only got a chance to try out the palm router today. Much nicer than the aldi one I have. The chisels were on offer and I could do with a reasonable set that I can keep together.

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Those chisiels will come "Ground ends" you will need to put a sharpening angle them. Easily done.
I like to see the box with a nice wax coating on the inside.

But very nice set.

 

[Memmeddu]

These actually pitched up on wednesday but only got a chance to try out the palm router today. Much nicer than the aldi one I have. The chisels were on offer and I could do with a reasonable set that I can keep together.

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Chisels and planners are the only woodworking tools I enjoy using
I hate wooden dust

 

[mpats]

Those chisiels will come "Ground ends" you will need to put a sharpening angle them. Easily done.
I like to see the box with a nice wax coating on the inside.

But very nice set.

Already started, I also finally invested in one of those honing guide things. Always done my sharpening by hand on a stone but I think it might be time for me to get with modern stuff.
I could borrow my tormek back from my friend but I find if you keep on top of them things don't tend to need too much sharpening.

 

[mpats]

Chisels and planners are the only woodworking tools I enjoy using
I have wooden dust

I do enjoy using a well set up hand plane. Got the second hand Bailey 4 1/2 sharp and set up nicely now. Was taking some lovely shavings of the jara wood cutting block I'm working on.

 

[zx9]

Already started, I also finally invested in one of those honing guide things. Always done my sharpening by hand on a stone but I think it might be time for me to get with modern stuff.
I could borrow my tormek back from my friend but I find if you keep on top of them things don't tend to need too much sharpening.

Something I know very little about, and looking at You Tube there seems to be a lot of over the top advise, well OTT to a casual wood worrier like me.
Where is a good place to start on a decent sharpening / honing guide and stones (?) for planes and chisels?

 

[DAPPH]

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

I'd say a lot of stuff is still made in imperial in China & India for the American & UK market , many of the measurements I've undertaken were exact imperial sizes unless specifically stated as metric such as imperial threads with metric heads

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Something I know very little about, and looking at You Tube there seems to be a lot of over the top advise, well OTT to a casual wood worrier like me.
Where is a good place to start on a decent sharpening / honing guide and stones (?) for planes and chisels?

Get a decent Honing guide.
Get a decent oil stone.
Get some decent oil.

The guide is easy and will tell you how far the blade should stick out to give you the correct angle.

Oil the stone. The first few times it will soak the oil up.
Using the full length of the stone and the full width start.
Averey 40 to 60 strokes, turn the stone through 180 degree's.

Keep doing it until the burr is even on the underside.

Using a circular movement re move the burr.

Use a black marker pen, colour the angle and do 2 stoles.
Look straight at the end, there should be no marker on the angle.

It is that easy.

The hardest part is not putting to much pressure with one hand when sharpening, as it will give the edge a skew.

 

[zx9]

Get a decent Honing guide.
Get a decent oil stone.
Get some decent oil.

The guide is easy and will tell you how far the blade should stick out to give you the correct angle.

Oil the stone. The first few times it will soak the oil up.
Using the full length of the stone and the full width start.
Averey 40 to 60 strokes, turn the stone through 180 degree's.

Keep doing it until the burr is even on the underside.

Using a circular movement re move the burr.

Use a black marker pen, colour the angle and do 2 stoles.
Look straight at the end, there should be no marker on the angle.

It is that easy.

The hardest part is not putting to much pressure with one hand when sharpening, as it will give the edge a skew.

Thank you Mr. TYA so far I fall down on the first three points, not knowing what is good and what is good snake oil or bad snake oil.
The rest of it is kind of like using the wet grinding wheel which I use for sharpening chisels at the moment which usually gets me a sharp but slightly random edge.
Any particular product to be looking at?

 

[mpats]

Thank you Mr. TYA so far I fall down on the first three points, not knowing what is good and what is good snake oil or bad snake oil.
The rest of it is kind of like using the wet grinding wheel which I use for sharpening chisels at the moment which usually gets me a sharp but slightly random edge.
Any particular product to be looking at?

Something I know very little about, and looking at You Tube there seems to be a lot of over the top advise, well OTT to a casual wood worrier like me.
Where is a good place to start on a decent sharpening / honing guide and stones (?) for planes and chisels?

I would have gone for the axminster one https://www.axminstertools.com/axminster-rider-sharpening-station-kit-717767 but the website was being obstreperous and not letting me place an order. Had to phone to order, probably because of my dress so I just ordered a honing guide from FFX when I was ordering the makita.
If it's just hand planes and chisels the one above would be absolutely fine.
I've got a tormek mainly for my woodturning stuff.
Should have said, I went for the veritas honing guide (comes with a setting gauge) to use with stones I already have.

 

[zx9]

I would have gone for the axminster one https://www.axminstertools.com/axminster-rider-sharpening-station-kit-717767 but the website was being obstreperous and not letting me place an order. Had to phone to order, probably because of my dress so I just ordered a honing guide from FFX when I was ordering the makita.
If it's just hand planes and chisels the one above would be absolutely fine.
I've got a tormek mainly for my woodturning stuff.
Should have said, I went for the veritas honing guide (comes with a setting gauge) to use with stones I already have.

Thank you, looks like the sharpening station is out of stock ATM, perhaps I will order the Veritas honing guide and try it with the two christmas cracker grade diamond stones I have.

 

[Tupers]

there's bench and floor standing models that looks like bench err it is

Oh they’re definitely both bench top drills but the pillar on the cleaner one is about 20cm taller than the one on the stand.