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

[dobbslc]

Thanks for that!
My level of paranoia has just jumped up a notch!
Another company trading on their once good name?

 

[dobbslc]

I'm going to have to take a look now

 

[bigegg]

hmmm.
I've been planning to swap my 3.5 bag diesel mixer for a much smaller (easier to store) belle minimix.
I'm beginning to think more and more that's a bad idea.
(Mixed a full cube (20 mixes) yesterday in it - between spasms of earache, and dizziness from painkillers + vertigo)

 

[Parm]

The first part of a top secret project arrived today, I'll reveal all when it starts to come together.
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are you “Q”

 

[bigegg]

I hear you, but do wonder about all the crops. Besides I can get those stubborn boogers now my middle finger is 5" long

might be 50 feet? I know that the "survival" course I did in the late 80s was "don't eat from plants in roadside hedgerows".

 

[Arc Tourist]

Yeah, unfortunately nothing seems to be made as good as it use to be. The pully on the motor shaft only had a setscrew to hold it in place, not even a proper keyway.
Sorry, didn't mean to your jump your paranoia level up, but it is a good idea to check the workings of anything purchased nowadays.

 

[dobbslc]

Phew!
Looks ok.


Spectacularly pony piece of design work though!

 

[Matchless]

A neighbour lent me his Belle mixer to use and keep as long as I needed it, which I am grateful for. He said it might need a new belt. However, when I took the guard off I couldn't believe what I saw, the motor had a "Plastic Shaft " which had stripped itself out of the steel pully; an engineering design fail for sure.

The damage was too severe to remove the pully, but I did manage to repair it by using 3000 lb epoxy and then drilling through the pully & shaft and inserting a roll pin; how long it will last is questionable, but so far I've put about a couple dozen loads through the mixer without issue.

Thought I would let you know about this poor design feature, which might also be of interest to anyone who owns a Belle mixer, or those considering buying one.
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My son just dropped my Belle mixer back, he managed to pull the socket out of the mixer shorting the wires, will need to take a look at that, also my wheelbarrow has been rustproofed with a 1/2" layer of concrete, bit heavier now!

 

[Arc Tourist]

Kids today.

 

[Maker]

are you “Q”

Not quite that secret.

 

[MattF]

The first part of a top secret project arrived today, I'll reveal all when it starts to come together.
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My attention is still drawn to the socks. Seriously, red?

 

[God mode restorations]

acquired ages ago but finally home. My 7 inch Joshua heap threading machine. 1930s dsg. And big asquith pillar drill.

 

[brightspark]

err what are u going to do with all that gear ?? I bet your neighbours love you

 

[Dieselman 63]

Very nice. I'm trying to build up a better collection of metrology kit, can't bring myself to buy unbranded tools so it's going very slowly.

And the metric stuff is harder to find, compared to those old tools with the meaningless fractions and numbers

It’s not just measuring equipment though... these lovely screwdrivers are M&W so they make it into the box!

 

[God mode restorations]

err what are u going to do with all that gear ?? I bet your neighbours love you

It will get moved in to new workshop. As for neighbourhood...fk em.

 

[Maker]

And the metric stuff is harder to find, compared to those old tools with the meaningless fractions and numbers

It’s not just measuring equipment though... these lovely screwdrivers are M&W so they make it into the box!

I actually prefer imperial for machining, probably just because it's what I've been using for years but I used a metric lathe at uni and in my head I was converting everything to thousandths.

 

[roblane65]

It will get moved in to new workshop. As for neighbourhood...fk em.

I bet they like you too !

 

[God mode restorations]

I bet they like you too !

Even more so when I block the road up with big hiab

 

[KimB]

Got myself a little 50cc scooter for free off my best friend. He wanted £50 and I said can I see it before I part with money and he was said just take it and get it out my way.
Carb was full of water, cleaned it all out and runs great. I want to make it go faster than 30 so I need to see what restrictors it has at some point but I’m happy . £5 in parts for a switch and bulb and it should pass its MOT, £80 to insure, be great for going round town.

 

[DAPPH]

A neighbour lent me his Belle mixer to use and keep as long as I needed it, which I am grateful for. He said it might need a new belt. However, when I took the guard off I couldn't believe what I saw, the motor had a "Plastic Shaft " which had stripped itself out of the steel pully; an engineering design fail for sure.

The damage was too severe to remove the pully, but I did manage to repair it by using 3000 lb epoxy and then drilling through the pully & shaft and inserting a roll pin; how long it will last is questionable, but so far I've put about a couple dozen loads through the mixer without issue.

Thought I would let you know about this poor design feature, which might also be of interest to anyone who owns a Belle mixer, or those considering buying one.
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Keeping the belt correctly tensioned & not chucking massive shovels of sand or ballast into the side area of a partly filled barrel tends not to see things end up like that , once the belt start to slip it heats the pulley up and as you can see it ain't good for the plastic once it heats up & tears loose .