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

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Another patch bay.

This one will be easier to wire up though. Only 3 wires a jack. Internal routing by solder bridge on the pads.
A bargain at 15 quid. Near 400 list price.

This one will be for multiplying inputs and outputs to fx

 

[seriesonewelder]

Saw a couple of mowers left outside on the footpath, had to go past and turn around as it was on a dual carriageway. As I stopped a bmw stopped behind and the driver came over. One was an ATCO the other a Qualcast, I said 'one each' and took the ATCO. 2 boxes too.

Fancied a folding knife for in the garage, had a look online and bought my first Milwaukee.

 

[johnny7]

Bought another watch

Been wanting a Hamilton King Khaki Qtz for ages but second hand prices were almost the same as new, This was the cheapest new watch I could find at £258 delivered!

Bought a firebin yesterday and had a great time reducing a massive pile of hedge cuttings and logs in to just four bags!!

John

 

[Ruffian]

A "bristol axe"
Got it given to me by a friend.
Going to look into it a bit more as may have some interesting history

 

[Shox Dr]

A "bristol axe"
Got it given to me by a friend.
Going to look into it a bit more as may have some interesting history

We had one of those in the wood shed when I was a kid. Firemans axe?

 

[Ruffian]

We had one of those in the wood shed when I was a kid. Firemans axe?

It appears so,
Could be ww2, airport/marine application.
But nice that its insulated to 20,000 volts also.

Just wants a clean up and a proper edge putting back onto it.
Was in a box of other bits and pieces for me to go though and organise, as trying to sort the garage out.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A "bristol axe"
Got it given to me by a friend.
Going to look into it a bit more as may have some interesting history

RAF WW2 Late issue Fire Man Rescue axe. Or Air crew escape axe.

Both were used to "hack your way out of a plane in an emergency.
Eg it is:
"Getting Jolly Well warm back here skipper."

You cane tell it is late.
1. The middle is solid.
2. The middle is not recessed.

Early axes had this to save steel. Early in WW2 every attempt was to save steel.

On it look for a Board Arrow mark or a WD and arrow mark.

WD is war issue then it was post 1945 for the board arrow, but ordered in WW2.

They early axes were good steel, take an edge very well. The later ones were still good steel. but was considered a "One shot tool"

You can see them in use in the film 633 squadron.

My quote starting It is getting jolly......

Was from a Wellington Bomber rear gunner, later Lancaster and finally Lincoln gunner, when over France he was getting toasted.
They got the fire out and landed at a fighter base.
His stories were always good to listen to.

 

[Lazurus]

My late Step-father was a rear gunner in Lancasters and I am sure he would have recognised that from his kit in the plane. Sadly he passed late last year, but he did write his memoirs and was a local hero up to the last. He even made a you tube video.
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news...ond-world-war-hero-peter-potter-died-aged-94/

https://www.frostick.co.uk/peter-potter-answers-questions-from-widford-lodge-school-children

 

[Cobbler]

My father in law was a rear gunner in Wellingtons, was shot down during a raid on the Munich marshalling yards. He ended up in prison camps in Poland, then on the long walk west as the Russians advanced. He was never bitter about his experiences, later on, he had German friends for years, but he never really talked much about the war times. He did say he used to sit in the turret sat on his tin hat as he would rather lose his head than his tackle.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

My late Step-father was a rear gunner in Lancasters and I am sure he would have recognised that from his kit in the plane. Sadly he passed late last year, but he did write his memoirs and was a local hero up to the last. He even made a you tube video.
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news...ond-world-war-hero-peter-potter-died-aged-94/

https://www.frostick.co.uk/peter-potter-answers-questions-from-widford-lodge-school-children
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My father in law was a rear gunner in Wellingtons, was shot down during a raid on the Munich marshalling yards. He ended up in prison camps in Poland, then on the long walk west as the Russians advanced. He was never bitter about his experiences, later on, he had German friends for years, but he never really talked much about the war times. He did say he used to sit in the turret sat on his tin hat as he would rather lose his head than his tackle.

We need a super like.

That is our history.

I have a friend, we talk, when we can via Skype in Iraq. I also had a friend in Chile, his new home after he moved west.

 

[Cobbler]

. That is our history. .

A bit more to the story, TYA,
At the time of they’re last trip, the crew were stationed in northern Italy, as I said to bomb the Munich railways. This involved flying over the Alps. The crews involved told the powers that be that the Wimpy hadn’t got the height with a full bomb load to get over the mountains, they were told to get on with it, the previous crews had done it. So the poor old Wellington was at the absolute max at that height & sitting ducks. F in Law’s plane was hit, all except the pilot bailed out, the pilot went with the plane into the mountain. He was buried in & subsequently moved to a war grave in Nancy. The crew found out after, the previous crews that were quoted as doing it were 4 engined planes, the Wellingtons had 2! We visited the pilots grave with some flowers some years ago at the in-laws request.

My wife has her fathers golden caterpillar badge, given for having his life saved with a parachute. He served after the war until the early 50s.

 

[4String.]

Today I acquired a lot of work tomorrow, tidying up the mancave:






Not sure it's ever been this bad...

 

[Ruffian]

Refound floor today. Still more time clear out though.
As well as laid my first floor matt to try and make it a bit easier on my knees.
Not as young as used to be.

 

[MattF]

Today I acquired a lot of work tomorrow, tidying up the mancave:

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Not sure it's ever been this bad...

That looks quite tidy to me.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Two dormer taper reamers with sharp flutes, incorrectly sold as drill bits.

One Eclipse No1 automatic centre punch, rusted and not working now clean and working.

Not bad, not bad.

 

[wacky7791]

An ingersol rand compressor, seems to work ok.

 

[johnny7]

Hi

I nipped to the bootsale this morn and picked up a couple of watches, The Junghans won't run and the second hand is adrift!, The Citizen eco drive is just too tight for my podgy wrist so it's on a di Modell leather strap now!!

Also picked up this Swift Trilyte mk3, 8x40 binocular in very good order at the same bootsale..

John

 

[Steveblade]

Got this today

But then I found this, keyway is a litle corroded.

 

[Cuthy246]

Acquired yesterday. Thanks @hotponyshoes they are just the ticket.

 

[paulmitchell1984]

Saw this on FB market place and thought its about time I got on, so 2 hour round trip picked it up and may have got myself some subby work aswell.